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Comedy box office · Week 11 · Mar 8–14, 1981

Comedy Box Office, Week 11 of 1981: Comedy Releases of Mar 8–14

Back Roads (1981) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14), with $11.8M worldwide, ahead of Modern Romance (1981) at $2.9M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 11 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$14.7M
Back Roads (1981), the #1
$11.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Back Roads (1981) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 11, 1981

Back Roads (1981)

1981 · Adventure, Comedy

$11.8M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

$11.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 11 of 1981, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14).

  1. 1 Back Roads (1981) movie poster
    Back Roads (1981) Mar 13, 1981 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $11.8M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1981 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.8M
  2. 2 Modern Romance (1981) movie poster
    Modern Romance (1981) Mar 13, 1981 · English · Comedy, Romance, Drama $2.9M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1981 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $582 Worldwide: $2.9M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 11 of 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14)?

Back Roads (1981) leads with $11.8M worldwide, $11.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Modern Romance (1981) at $2.9M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, or $7.3M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Back Roads (1981), earned $11.8M.

How much of the Week 11, 1981 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.7M of the $14.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 11, 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 week 11 of 1981 (Mar 8–14). 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 week 11, 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.