#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 51, 1986
1986 · Sci-Fi, Horror
$39.1M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$39M US & Canada · 100% $32.3K elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 1986
Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 1986: Comedy Releases of Dec 14–20
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20), with $39.1M worldwide, ahead of Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) at $3.8M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $42.8M
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986), the #1
- $39.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 51 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 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20).
- 1 Dec 19, 1986 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $32.3K Worldwide: $39.1M
- 2
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)Dec 17, 1986 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
Dec 17, 1986 · English · Mystery, Comedy, Action $3.8M worldwide
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).
- Week 1 $3.6M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $8.1M
- Week 4 $4.8M
- Week 5 $110M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $26.6M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $61.5M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $36.6M
- Week 12 $52.1M
- Week 13 $63.2M
- Week 14 $23.5M
- Week 15 $18M
- Week 16 $11.2M
- Week 17 $17.2M
- Week 18 $22.7M
- Week 19 $40.7M
- Week 20 $4.3K
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $1.9M
- Week 23 $20.2K
- Week 24 $162M
- Week 25 $93.2M
- Week 26 $110.1M
- Week 27 $59.9M
- Week 28 $12.3M
- Week 29 $6.6M
- Week 30 $40.8M
- Week 31 $70.4M
- Week 32 $26.6M
- Week 33 $15.9M
- Week 34 $9.9M
- Week 35 $2.3M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $1.5M
- Week 39 $328.2M
- Week 40 $24.5M
- Week 41 $73.8M
- Week 42 $298
- Week 43 $27.8M
- Week 44 $2.1M
- Week 45 $9.5M
- Week 46 $2.2M
- Week 47 $96.5M
- Week 48 $109.7M
- Week 49 $42.7M
- Week 50 $119.1M
- Week 51 $42.8M
- Week 52 $12M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 51 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 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20)?
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) leads with $39.1M worldwide, $39M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) at $3.8M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $42.8M in all, or $21.4M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Little Shop of Horrors (1986), earned $39.1M.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 1986 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 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.