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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 9–15, 1988

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 1988: Comedy Releases of Oct 9–15

Mystic Pizza (1988) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15), with $12.8M worldwide, ahead of The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) at $5.4K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$12.8M
Mystic Pizza (1988), the #1
$12.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Mystic Pizza (1988) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 1988

Mystic Pizza (1988)

1988 · Drama, Comedy

$12.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$12.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15).

  1. 1 Mystic Pizza (1988) movie poster
    Mystic Pizza (1988) Oct 14, 1988 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $12.8M worldwide
    Oct 14, 1988 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.8M
  2. 2 The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) movie poster
    The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) Oct 10, 1988 · English · Comedy, Drama $5.4K worldwide
    Oct 10, 1988 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 42 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 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15)?

Mystic Pizza (1988) leads with $12.8M worldwide, $12.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) at $5.4K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $12.8M in all, or $6.4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mystic Pizza (1988), earned $12.8M.

How much of the Week 42, 1988 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.8M of the $12.8M 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 42, 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 42 of 1988 (Oct 9–15). 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 42, 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.