#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 33, 1985
1985 · Comedy
$19.9M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
$19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 33 · Aug 11–17, 1985
Comedy Box Office, Week 33 of 1985: Comedy Releases of Aug 11–17
Volunteers (1985) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17), with $19.9M worldwide, ahead of The Return of the Living Dead (1985) at $14.2M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $34.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $34.1M
- Volunteers (1985), the #1
- $19.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 33 of 1985, 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 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17).
- 1 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M
- 2
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $3.4K Worldwide: $14.2M
Aug 16, 1985 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $14.2M worldwide
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1985, Week by Week
38 weeks of 1985 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $385.1M, led by Back to the Future (1985).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $9.4M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $91.7K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $14.8M
- Week 7 $13.8M
- Week 8 $7.6M
- Week 9 $18.1M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $46.3M
- Week 13 $80.5M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $65.2M
- Week 16 $10.6M
- Week 17 $11.5M
- Week 18 $22.1M
- Week 19 $6.7M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $45.8M
- Week 22 $59.7M
- Week 23 $64.5M
- Week 24 $35.3M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $385.1M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $8.6M
- Week 30 $53.2M
- Week 31 $52.9M
- Week 32 $82.8M
- Week 33 $34.1M
- Week 34 $33.1M
- Week 35 $12.5M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $12.8M
- Week 38 $5.8M
- Week 39 $2.6M
- Week 40 $882
- Week 41 $24.7M
- Week 42 $2M
- Week 43 $11.1M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $7.2M
- Week 46 $24.1M
- Week 47 $18.1M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $63.4M
- Week 50 $125.7M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $30.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 33 of 1985: 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 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17)?
Volunteers (1985) leads with $19.9M worldwide, $19.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Return of the Living Dead (1985) at $14.2M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $34.1M in all, or $17.1M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Volunteers (1985), earned $19.9M.
How is the week 33, 1985 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 33 of 1985 (Aug 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 33, 1985 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.