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Comedy box office · January 1981

Comedy Box Office, January 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in January 1981, with $20.3M worldwide. 1 comedy film released in January 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $20.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1981 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$20.3M
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), the #1
$20.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Comedy Release of January 1981 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 1981.

  1. 1 The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) movie poster
    The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) Jan 30, 1981 · English · Sci-Fi, Family, Comedy $20.3M worldwide
    Jan 30, 1981 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M
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Comedy Box Office in 1981, Month by Month

The months of 1981 with their totals: June leads with $220.4M, led by Stripes (1981).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office January 1981: 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 1981?

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) leads with $20.3M worldwide, $20.3M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did comedy movies released in January 1981 earn?

1 comedy film released in January 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $20.3M in all, or $20.3M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in January 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), earned $20.3M.

How much of the January 1981 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.3M of the $20.3M total, or 100%, 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 1981 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 1981. 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 1981 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.