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Comedy box office · January 1964

Comedy Box Office, January 1964: Top-Grossing Releases

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in January 1964, with $9.6M worldwide. 1 comedy film released in January 1964 reports a worldwide gross, $9.6M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1964 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$9.6M
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), the #1
$9.6M
earned in the US & Canada
98%
The chart

The Only Comedy Release of January 1964 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in January 1964.

  1. 1 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) movie poster
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Jan 29, 1964 · English · Thriller, Comedy $9.6M worldwide
    Jan 29, 1964 US and Canada: $9.4M Rest of the world: $191.7K Worldwide: $9.6M
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Comedy Box Office in 1964, Month by Month

The months of 1964 with their totals: August leads with $105.5M, led by Mary Poppins (1964).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office January 1964: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in January 1964?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) leads with $9.6M worldwide, $9.4M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did comedy movies released in January 1964 earn?

1 comedy film released in January 1964 reports a worldwide gross, $9.6M in all, or $9.6M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in January 1964 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), earned $9.6M.

How much of the January 1964 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$9.4M of the $9.6M total, or 98%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 1964 comedy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in January 1964. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the January 1964 comedy box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.