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Comedy box office · Week 41 · Oct 2–8, 1988

Comedy Box Office, Week 41 of 1988: Comedy Releases of Oct 2–8

Punchline (1988) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8), with $21M worldwide, ahead of Memories of Me (1988) at $4M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 41 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$25M
Punchline (1988), the #1
$21M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Punchline (1988) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 41, 1988

Punchline (1988)

1988 · Drama, Comedy

$21M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$21M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 41 of 1988, 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 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8).

  1. 1 Punchline (1988) movie poster
    Punchline (1988) Oct 7, 1988 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $21M worldwide
    Oct 7, 1988 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21M
  2. 2 Memories of Me (1988) movie poster
    Memories of Me (1988) Oct 7, 1988 · English · Drama, Comedy $4M worldwide
    Oct 7, 1988 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 41 of 1988: 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 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8)?

Punchline (1988) leads with $21M worldwide, $21M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Memories of Me (1988) at $4M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $25M in all, or $12.5M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Punchline (1988), earned $21M.

How much of the Week 41, 1988 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$25M of the $25M 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 41, 1988 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 41 of 1988 (Oct 2–8). 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 41, 1988 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.