#1 of 1 #1 comedy movie of Week 39, 1981
1981 · Comedy, Drama
$25.5M worldwide
$25.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 39 · Sep 20–26, 1981
Comedy Box Office, Week 39 of 1981: Comedy Releases of Sep 20–26
Only When I Laugh (1981) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26), with $25.5M worldwide. 1 comedy film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $25.5M
- Only When I Laugh (1981), the #1
- $25.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Comedy Release of Week 39 of 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 week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26).
- 1 Sep 25, 1981 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.5M
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
31 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 21–27) with $116.5M, led by Stripes (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $20.3M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $20.5M
- Week 11 $14.7M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $7.3M
- Week 15 $5.5M
- Week 16 $16M
- Week 17 $17.6M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $19.5K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $81.7M
- Week 22 $5.1K
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $31.7M
- Week 25 $72.2M
- Week 26 $116.5M
- Week 27 $14.9M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $95.5M
- Week 30 $2.9M
- Week 31 $18.8M
- Week 32 $14.7M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $14.5M
- Week 35 $26.3M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $15.6M
- Week 39 $25.5M
- Week 40 $18.8M
- Week 41 $17.1K
- Week 42 $5.1K
- Week 43 $560
- Week 44 $111.1K
- Week 45 $42.4M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $257.2K
- Week 51 $32.1M
- Week 52 $26.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 39 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 1 film as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26)?
Only When I Laugh (1981) leads with $25.5M worldwide, $25.5M of it in the US & Canada.
How much did comedy movies released in week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26) earn?
1 comedy film released in week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26) reports a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, or $25.5M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Only When I Laugh (1981), earned $25.5M.
How is the week 39, 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 39 of 1981 (Sep 20–26). 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 39, 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.