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Comedy box office · Week 34 · Aug 14–20, 1983

Comedy Box Office, Week 34 of 1983: Comedy Releases of Aug 14–20

Mr. Mom (1983) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20), with $64.8M worldwide, ahead of Easy Money (1983) at $29.3M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $94.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$94.1M
Mr. Mom (1983), the #1
$64.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Mr. Mom (1983) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 34, 1983

Mr. Mom (1983)

1983 · Drama, Comedy

$64.8M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

$64.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 34 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 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20).

  1. 1 Mr. Mom (1983) movie poster
    Mr. Mom (1983) Aug 19, 1983 · English · Drama, Comedy $64.8M worldwide
    Aug 19, 1983 US and Canada: $64.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $64.8M
  2. 2 Easy Money (1983) movie poster
    Easy Money (1983) Aug 19, 1983 · English · Comedy $29.3M worldwide
    Aug 19, 1983 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.3M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 34 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 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20)?

Mr. Mom (1983) leads with $64.8M worldwide, $64.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Easy Money (1983) at $29.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $94.1M in all, or $47M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mr. Mom (1983), earned $64.8M.

How much of the Week 34, 1983 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$94.1M of the $94.1M 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 34, 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 34 of 1983 (Aug 14–20). 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 34, 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.