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Comedy box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 1985

Comedy Box Office, Week 49 of 1985: Comedy Releases of Dec 1–7

Spies Like Us (1985) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7), with $60.1M worldwide, ahead of Fraternity Vacation (1985) at $3.3M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $63.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$63.4M
Spies Like Us (1985), the #1
$60.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Spies Like Us (1985) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 49, 1985

Spies Like Us (1985)

1985 · Adventure, Comedy

$60.1M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$60.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 49 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 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Spies Like Us (1985) movie poster
    Spies Like Us (1985) Dec 6, 1985 · English · Adventure, Comedy $60.1M worldwide
    Dec 6, 1985 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.1M
  2. 2 Fraternity Vacation (1985) movie poster
    Fraternity Vacation (1985) Dec 4, 1985 · English · Romance, Comedy $3.3M worldwide
    Dec 4, 1985 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 49 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 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7)?

Spies Like Us (1985) leads with $60.1M worldwide, $60.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fraternity Vacation (1985) at $3.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $63.4M in all, or $31.7M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Spies Like Us (1985), earned $60.1M.

How much of the Week 49, 1985 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$63.4M of the $63.4M 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 49, 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 49 of 1985 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.