#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 29, 1984
1984 · Comedy
$40.9M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total
$40.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 29 · Jul 15–21, 1984
Comedy Box Office, Week 29 of 1984: Comedy Releases of Jul 15–21
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21), with $40.9M worldwide, ahead of Best Defense (1984) at $19.3M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $60.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 29 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $60.1M
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984), the #1
- $40.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 29 of 1984, 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 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21).
- 1 Jul 20, 1984 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9M
- 2
Jul 20, 1984 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3M
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1984, Week by Week
38 weeks of 1984 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 3–9) with $482.5M, led by Ghostbusters (1984).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $20.3M
- Week 3 $127.4K
- Week 4 $16.3M
- Week 5 $30M
- Week 6 $19.9M
- Week 7 $18.8M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $5.7M
- Week 10 $75M
- Week 11 $25.6M
- Week 12 $87.2M
- Week 13 $86.6M
- Week 14 $47.3M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $258.4K
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $71.3M
- Week 19 $2.5M
- Week 20 $6M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $482.5M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $28.3M
- Week 26 $66.5M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $25.5M
- Week 29 $60.1M
- Week 30 $11.6M
- Week 31 $4.5M
- Week 32 $6.3M
- Week 33 $26.4M
- Week 34 $8.8M
- Week 35 $8.9M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $3.7M
- Week 38 $36.4M
- Week 39 $23.4M
- Week 40 $32.6M
- Week 41 $1.5M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $5M
- Week 44 $220K
- Week 45 $29.1M
- Week 46 $23M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $354.7M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $108.4M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 29 of 1984: 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 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21)?
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) leads with $40.9M worldwide, $40.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Best Defense (1984) at $19.3M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $60.1M in all, or $30.1M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Revenge of the Nerds (1984), earned $40.9M.
How is the week 29, 1984 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 29 of 1984 (Jul 15–21). 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 29, 1984 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.