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Comedy box office · Week 30 · Jul 18–24, 1982

Comedy Box Office, Week 30 of 1982: Comedy Releases of Jul 18–24

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24), with $69.7M worldwide, ahead of The World According to Garp (1982) at $29.7M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $99.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$99.4M
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), the #1
$69.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 30 of 1982, 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 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24).

  1. 1 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) movie poster
    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Jul 23, 1982 · English · Comedy, Musical $69.7M worldwide
    Jul 23, 1982 US and Canada: $69.7M Rest of the world: $535 Worldwide: $69.7M
  2. 2 The World According to Garp (1982) movie poster
    The World According to Garp (1982) Jul 23, 1982 · English · Drama, Comedy $29.7M worldwide
    Jul 23, 1982 US and Canada: $29.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.7M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1982, Week by Week

32 weeks of 1982 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $227.6M, led by Tootsie (1982).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 30 of 1982: 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 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24)?

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) leads with $69.7M worldwide, $69.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The World According to Garp (1982) at $29.7M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $99.4M in all, or $49.7M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), earned $69.7M.

How much of the Week 30, 1982 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$99.4M of the $99.4M 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 30, 1982 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 30 of 1982 (Jul 18–24). 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 30, 1982 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.