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Comedy box office · Week 3 · Jan 12–18, 1986

Comedy Box Office, Week 3 of 1986: Comedy Releases of Jan 12–18

Troll (1986) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18), with $5.5M worldwide, ahead of Heathcliff: The Movie (1986) at $2.6M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$8.1M
Troll (1986), the #1
$5.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Troll (1986) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 3, 1986

Troll (1986)

1986 · Fantasy, Horror

$5.5M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

$5.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 3 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 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18).

  1. 1 Troll (1986) movie poster
    Troll (1986) Jan 17, 1986 · Fantasy, Horror, Comedy $5.5M worldwide
    Jan 17, 1986 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
  2. 2 Heathcliff: The Movie (1986) movie poster
    Heathcliff: The Movie (1986) Jan 17, 1986 · English · Comedy, Family, Animation $2.6M worldwide
    Jan 17, 1986 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 3 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 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18)?

Troll (1986) leads with $5.5M worldwide, $5.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heathcliff: The Movie (1986) at $2.6M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, or $4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Troll (1986), earned $5.5M.

How much of the Week 3, 1986 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.1M of the $8.1M 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 3, 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 3 of 1986 (Jan 12–18). 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 3, 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.