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Comedy box office · Week 32 · Aug 3–9, 1986

Comedy Box Office, Week 32 of 1986: Comedy Releases of Aug 3–9

One Crazy Summer (1986) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9), with $13.4M worldwide, ahead of She's Gotta Have It (1986) at $7.1M and A Fine Mess (1986) at $6M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $26.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 62% on Week 31, 1986, whose releases took $70.4M.

week 32 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$26.6M
One Crazy Summer (1986), the #1
$13.4M
vs Week 31, 1986
−62%
One Crazy Summer (1986) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 32, 1986

One Crazy Summer (1986)

1986 · Comedy, Romance

$13.4M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 32 of 1986?

One Crazy Summer (1986) leads with $13.4M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $26.6M, 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. One Crazy Summer (1986) movie poster Number 1
    $13.4M One Crazy Summer (1986)
    $13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. She's Gotta Have It (1986) movie poster Number 2
    $7.1M She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    $7.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. A Fine Mess (1986) movie poster Number 3
    $6M A Fine Mess (1986)
    $6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 32 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 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9).

  1. 1 One Crazy Summer (1986) movie poster
    One Crazy Summer (1986) Aug 8, 1986 · English · Comedy, Romance $13.4M worldwide
    Aug 8, 1986 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.4M
  2. 2 She's Gotta Have It (1986) movie poster
    She's Gotta Have It (1986) Aug 8, 1986 · English · Comedy, Romance $7.1M worldwide
    Aug 8, 1986 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1M
  3. 3 A Fine Mess (1986) movie poster
    A Fine Mess (1986) Aug 8, 1986 · English · Action, Comedy, Romance $6M worldwide
    Aug 8, 1986 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 32 of 1986?

Of the top 3, One Crazy Summer (1986) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while A Fine Mess (1986) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $26.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 One Crazy Summer (1986) $13.4M
    $13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 She's Gotta Have It (1986) $7.1M
    $7.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 A Fine Mess (1986) $6M
    $6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 32 of 1986 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 32, 1985 earned the most: $82.8M from 4 films, led by Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). Week 32, 1986 took $26.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 32, 1977 Jul 31–Aug 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 32, 1978 Aug 6–12 1 film 1 $8.4K – Girlfriends (1978) $8.4K
Week 32, 1979 Aug 5–11 2 films · +101830% 2 $8.6M +101830% Americathon (1979) $6.2M
Week 32, 1980 Aug 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 32, 1981 Aug 2–8 2 films 2 $14.7M – Carbon Copy (1981) $9.6M
Week 32, 1982 Aug 1–7 2 films · +98% 2 $29.1M +98% Things Are Tough All Over (1982) $21.1M
Week 32, 1983 Jul 31–Aug 6 4 films · +127% 4 $66.2M +127% Risky Business (1983) $63.5M
Week 32, 1984 Aug 5–11 1 film · −91% 1 $6.3M −91% The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) $6.3M
Week 32, 1985 Aug 4–10 4 films · +1224% 4 $82.8M +1224% Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) $41M
Week 32, 1986 Aug 3–9 3 films · −68% 3 $26.6M −68% One Crazy Summer (1986) $13.4M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 32 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 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9)?

One Crazy Summer (1986) leads with $13.4M worldwide, $13.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come She's Gotta Have It (1986) at $7.1M and A Fine Mess (1986) at $6M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $26.6M in all, or $8.9M per film on average. Week 31, 1986 releases took $70.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, One Crazy Summer (1986), earned $13.4M.

How much of the Week 32, 1986 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.6M of the $26.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 32, 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 32 of 1986 (Aug 3–9). 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 32, 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.