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Comedy box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 1988

Comedy Box Office, Week 50 of 1988: Comedy Releases of Dec 4–10

Twins (1988) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10), with $216.6M worldwide, ahead of My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) at $13.9M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $230.5M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 50 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$230.5M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
55%
Twins (1988) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 50, 1988

Twins (1988)

1988 · Comedy

$216.6M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$111.9M US & Canada · 52% $104.7M elsewhere · 48%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Twins (1988) movie poster
    Twins (1988) Dec 9, 1988 · English · Comedy $216.6M worldwide
    Dec 9, 1988 US and Canada: $111.9M Rest of the world: $104.7M Worldwide: $216.6M
  2. 2 My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) movie poster
    My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) Dec 9, 1988 · English · Sci-Fi, Comedy $13.9M worldwide
    Dec 9, 1988 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.9M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 50 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 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10)?

Twins (1988) leads with $216.6M worldwide, $111.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) at $13.9M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $230.5M in all, or $115.2M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Twins (1988) with $216.6M.

How much of the Week 50, 1988 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$125.8M of the $230.5M total, or 55%, 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 50, 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 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10). 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 50, 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.