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Comedy box office · Week 46 · Nov 11–17, 1984

Comedy Box Office, Week 46 of 1984: Comedy Releases of Nov 11–17

Night of the Comet (1984) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17), with $14.4M worldwide, ahead of Just the Way You Are (1984) at $7.9M and Lust in the Dust (1984) at $727.6K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $23M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 21% on Week 45, 1984, whose releases took $29.1M.

week 46 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$23M
Night of the Comet (1984), the #1
$14.4M
vs Week 45, 1984
−21%
Night of the Comet (1984) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 46, 1984

Night of the Comet (1984)

1984 · Sci-Fi, Horror

$14.4M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

$14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 46 of 1984?

Night of the Comet (1984) leads with $14.4M, 63% of the total. The top 3 together took $23M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Night of the Comet (1984) movie poster Number 1
    $14.4M Night of the Comet (1984)
    $14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Just the Way You Are (1984) movie poster Number 2
    $7.9M Just the Way You Are (1984)
    $7.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Lust in the Dust (1984) movie poster Number 3
    $727.6K Lust in the Dust (1984)
    $727.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 46 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 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17).

  1. 1 Night of the Comet (1984) movie poster
    Night of the Comet (1984) Nov 16, 1984 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $14.4M worldwide
    Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M
  2. 2 Just the Way You Are (1984) movie poster
    Just the Way You Are (1984) Nov 16, 1984 · English · Drama, Comedy $7.9M worldwide
    Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9M
  3. 3 Lust in the Dust (1984) movie poster
    Lust in the Dust (1984) Nov 14, 1984 · English · Comedy, Western $727.6K worldwide
    Nov 14, 1984 US and Canada: $727.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $727.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 46 of 1984?

Of the top 3, Night of the Comet (1984) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Lust in the Dust (1984) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $23M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Night of the Comet (1984) $14.4M
    $14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Just the Way You Are (1984) $7.9M
    $7.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Lust in the Dust (1984) $727.6K
    $727.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 46 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 46 releases took $23M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $32.6M, led by Teachers (1984).

  1. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Teachers (1984) $32.6M Teachers (1984)
  2. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 Garbo Talks (1984) $1.5M Garbo Talks (1984)
  3. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 American Dreamer (1984) $5M American Dreamer (1984)
  5. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 Radioactive Dreams (1984) $220K Radioactive Dreams (1984)
  6. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 Oh, God! You Devil (1984) $29.1M Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
  7. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 Night of the Comet (1984) $23M Night of the Comet (1984)
  8. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 46 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17)?

Night of the Comet (1984) leads with $14.4M worldwide, $14.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Just the Way You Are (1984) at $7.9M and Lust in the Dust (1984) at $727.6K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $23M in all, or $7.7M per film on average. Week 45, 1984 releases took $29.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Night of the Comet (1984), earned $14.4M.

How much of the Week 46, 1984 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$23M of the $23M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 46, 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 46 of 1984 (Nov 11–17). 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 46, 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.