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Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 16–22, 1986

Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 1986: Comedy Releases of Mar 16–22

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22), with $43.6M worldwide, ahead of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) at $8.5M and Chopping Mall (1986) at $807. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 12 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$52.1M
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), the #1
$43.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 12 of 1986?

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) leads with $43.6M, 84% of the total. The top 3 together took $52.1M, 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. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) movie poster Number 1
    $43.6M Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
    $43.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) movie poster Number 2
    $8.5M Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
    $8.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Chopping Mall (1986) movie poster Number 3
    $807 Chopping Mall (1986)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 1986, 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 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22).

  1. 1 Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) movie poster
    Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) Mar 21, 1986 · English · Comedy $43.6M worldwide
    Mar 21, 1986 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.6M
  2. 2 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) movie poster
    Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) Mar 21, 1986 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $8.5M worldwide
    Mar 21, 1986 US and Canada: $8.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.5M
  3. 3 Chopping Mall (1986) movie poster
    Chopping Mall (1986) Mar 21, 1986 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $807 worldwide
    Mar 21, 1986 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $807
Weeks around it

How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 12 releases took $52.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 13 (Mar 23–29) with $63.2M, led by The Money Pit (1986).

  1. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 9–15 Wildcats (1986) $26.6M Wildcats (1986)
  3. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–Mar 1 Pretty in Pink (1986) $61.5M Pretty in Pink (1986)
  5. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 9–15 Gung Ho (1986) $36.6M Gung Ho (1986)
  7. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 16–22 Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) $52.1M Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
  8. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 23–29 The Money Pit (1986) $63.2M The Money Pit (1986)
  9. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 A Room with a View (1986) $23.5M A Room with a View (1986)
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 1986 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 1982 earned the most: $158.8M from 3 films, led by Porky's (1982). Week 12, 1986 took $52.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 1977 Mar 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 1978 Mar 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 1979 Mar 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 1980 Mar 16–22 2 films 2 $40.6M – Little Darlings (1980) $34.3M
Week 12, 1981 Mar 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 1982 Mar 14–20 3 films 3 $158.8M – Porky's (1982) $111.3M
Week 12, 1983 Mar 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 1984 Mar 18–24 2 films 2 $87.2M – Police Academy (1984) $81.2M
Week 12, 1985 Mar 17–23 2 films · −47% 2 $46.3M −47% The Last Dragon (1985) $25.8M
Week 12, 1986 Mar 16–22 3 films · +13% 3 $52.1M +13% Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) $43.6M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1986, Week by Week

45 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 39 (Sep 21–27) with $328.2M, led by Crocodile Dundee (1986).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 1986: 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 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22)?

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) leads with $43.6M worldwide, $43.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) at $8.5M and Chopping Mall (1986) at $807.

How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $52.1M in all, or $17.4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), earned $43.6M.

How much of the Week 12, 1986 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$52.1M of the $52.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 12, 1986 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 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22). 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 12, 1986 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.