#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 14, 1983
1983 · Comedy, Musical
$14.9M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total
$14.9M US & Canada · 100% $20.1K elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 14 · Mar 27–Apr 2, 1983
Comedy Box Office, Week 14 of 1983: Comedy Releases of Mar 27–Apr 2
The Meaning of Life (1983) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2), with $14.9M worldwide, ahead of Screwballs (1983) at $2.1M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 14 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $17M
- The Meaning of Life (1983), the #1
- $14.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 14 of 1983, 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 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2).
- 1 Mar 31, 1983 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $20.1K Worldwide: $14.9M
- 2
Apr 1, 1983 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1983, Week by Week
30 weeks of 1983 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 48 (Nov 20–26) with $108.4M, led by Terms of Endearment (1983).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $25.8M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $4M
- Week 11 $4.3M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $41.7M
- Week 14 $17M
- Week 15 $1.2M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $22.6M
- Week 18 $17.3M
- Week 19 $25.9M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $10.4M
- Week 24 $90.4M
- Week 25 $80.3M
- Week 26 $38.1M
- Week 27 $13M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $11.8M
- Week 30 $21.7M
- Week 31 $75.5M
- Week 32 $66.2M
- Week 33 $6.9M
- Week 34 $94.1M
- Week 35 $8.6M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $14.6M
- Week 40 $56.4M
- Week 41 $6.9M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $16.2M
- Week 45 $10.4M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $26.4M
- Week 48 $108.4M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $52.8M
- Week 52 $11M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 14 of 1983: 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 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2)?
The Meaning of Life (1983) leads with $14.9M worldwide, $14.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Screwballs (1983) at $2.1M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) report a worldwide gross, $17M in all, or $8.5M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Meaning of Life (1983), earned $14.9M.
How is the week 14, 1983 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 14 of 1983 (Mar 27–Apr 2). 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 14, 1983 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.