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Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 1987

Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 1987: Comedy Releases of Mar 15–21

Burglar (1987) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 1987 (Mar 15–21), with $16.3M worldwide, ahead of Hollywood Shuffle (1987) at $5.2M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $21.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 12 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$21.6M
Burglar (1987), the #1
$16.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Burglar (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 12, 1987

Burglar (1987)

1987 · Crime, Comedy

$16.3M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total

$16.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 1987, 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 1987 (Mar 15–21).

  1. 1 Burglar (1987) movie poster
    Burglar (1987) Mar 20, 1987 · English · Crime, Comedy $16.3M worldwide
    Mar 20, 1987 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M
  2. 2 Hollywood Shuffle (1987) movie poster
    Hollywood Shuffle (1987) Mar 20, 1987 · English · Comedy $5.2M worldwide
    Mar 20, 1987 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 1987: 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 12 of 1987 (Mar 15–21)?

Burglar (1987) leads with $16.3M worldwide, $16.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hollywood Shuffle (1987) at $5.2M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 1987 (Mar 15–21) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 12 of 1987 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $21.6M in all, or $10.8M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 1987 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Burglar (1987), earned $16.3M.

How much of the Week 12, 1987 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.6M of the $21.6M 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 12, 1987 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 1987 (Mar 15–21). 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, 1987 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.