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Comedy box office · Week 24 · Jun 8–14, 1986

Comedy Box Office, Week 24 of 1986: Comedy Releases of Jun 8–14

Back to School (1986) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14), with $91.3M worldwide, ahead of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) at $70.7M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $162M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 24 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$162M
Back to School (1986), the #1
$91.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Back to School (1986) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 24, 1986

Back to School (1986)

1986 · Sport, Comedy

$91.3M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total

$91.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 24 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 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14).

  1. 1 Back to School (1986) movie poster
    Back to School (1986) Jun 13, 1986 · Sport, Comedy, Romance $91.3M worldwide
    Jun 13, 1986 US and Canada: $91.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $91.3M
  2. 2 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) movie poster
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Jun 11, 1986 · English · Comedy $70.7M worldwide
    Jun 11, 1986 US and Canada: $70.1M Rest of the world: $604.1K Worldwide: $70.7M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 24 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14)?

Back to School (1986) leads with $91.3M worldwide, $91.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) at $70.7M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $162M in all, or $81M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Back to School (1986), earned $91.3M.

How much of the Week 24, 1986 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$161.4M of the $162M 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 24, 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 24 of 1986 (Jun 8–14). 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 24, 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.