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Comedy box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 1984

Comedy Box Office, Week 34 of 1984: Comedy Releases of Aug 19–25

Oxford Blues (1984) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25), with $8.8M worldwide, ahead of What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) at $690. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$8.8M
Oxford Blues (1984), the #1
$8.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Oxford Blues (1984) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 34, 1984

Oxford Blues (1984)

1984 · Drama, Sport

$8.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$8.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 34 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 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25).

  1. 1 Oxford Blues (1984) movie poster
    Oxford Blues (1984) Aug 24, 1984 · English · Drama, Sport, Comedy $8.8M worldwide
    Aug 24, 1984 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.8M
  2. 2 What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) movie poster
    What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) Aug 23, 1984 · Spanish · Comedy, Drama $690 worldwide
    Aug 23, 1984 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $690
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 34 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 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25)?

Oxford Blues (1984) leads with $8.8M worldwide, $8.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) at $690.

How much did comedy movies released in week 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $8.8M in all, or $4.4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Oxford Blues (1984), earned $8.8M.

How much of the Week 34, 1984 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.8M of the $8.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 1984 (Aug 19–25). 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, 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.