#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 50, 1981
1981 · Comedy, Drama
$237.3K worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
$237K US & Canada · 100% $286 elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 1981
Comedy Box Office, Week 50 of 1981: Comedy Releases of Dec 6–12
Puberty Blues (1981) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12), with $237.3K worldwide, ahead of Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981) at $20K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $257.2K in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 50 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $257.2K
- Puberty Blues (1981), the #1
- $237.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 92%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12).
- 1 Dec 10, 1981 US and Canada: $237K Rest of the world: $286 Worldwide: $237.3K
- 2
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)Dec 9, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20K
Dec 9, 1981 · Italian · Action, Adventure, Comedy $20K worldwide
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 50 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 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12)?
Puberty Blues (1981) leads with $237.3K worldwide, $237K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981) at $20K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $257.2K in all, or $128.6K per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Puberty Blues (1981), earned $237.3K.
How is the week 50, 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 50 of 1981 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 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.