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Comedy box office · Week 30 · Jul 19–25, 1987

Comedy Box Office, Week 30 of 1987: Comedy Releases of Jul 19–25

Summer School (1987) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25), with $35.7M worldwide, ahead of Wish You Were Here (1987) at $3.3M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $38.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$38.9M
Summer School (1987), the #1
$35.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Summer School (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 30, 1987

Summer School (1987)

1987 · Comedy, Romance

$35.7M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$35.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 30 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 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25).

  1. 1 Summer School (1987) movie poster
    Summer School (1987) Jul 22, 1987 · English · Comedy, Romance $35.7M worldwide
    Jul 22, 1987 US and Canada: $35.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.7M
  2. 2 Wish You Were Here (1987) movie poster
    Wish You Were Here (1987) Jul 24, 1987 · English · Drama, Romance, Comedy $3.3M worldwide
    Jul 24, 1987 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 30 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 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25)?

Summer School (1987) leads with $35.7M worldwide, $35.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wish You Were Here (1987) at $3.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $38.9M in all, or $19.5M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Summer School (1987), earned $35.7M.

How much of the Week 30, 1987 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$38.9M of the $38.9M 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 30, 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 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25). 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 30, 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.