#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 9, 1988
1988 · Comedy, Romance
$6.7M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$6.7M US & Canada · 100% $8.5K elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 9 · Feb 21–27, 1988
Comedy Box Office, Week 9 of 1988: Comedy Releases of Feb 21–27
Hairspray (1988) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27), with $6.7M worldwide, ahead of Aloha Summer (1988) at $418.4K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $7.1M
- Hairspray (1988), the #1
- $6.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27).
- 1 Feb 26, 1988 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $8.5K Worldwide: $6.7M
- 2
Feb 26, 1988 US and Canada: $418.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $418.4K
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1988, Week by Week
48 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 19–25) with $329.8M, led by Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $161.7M
- Week 4 $609.4K
- Week 5 $70.1K
- Week 6 $16M
- Week 7 $43.1M
- Week 8 $10M
- Week 9 $7.1M
- Week 10 $20.8M
- Week 11 $13.7M
- Week 12 $33.3M
- Week 13 $77M
- Week 14 $74.9M
- Week 15 $3.1M
- Week 16 $2.3M
- Week 17 $16.2M
- Week 18 $3.8M
- Week 19 $174.4K
- Week 20 $1.8M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $239.6M
- Week 23 $177.5M
- Week 24 $40.2M
- Week 25 $130.1M
- Week 26 $329.8M
- Week 27 $288.8M
- Week 28 $37.1M
- Week 29 $344.4K
- Week 30 $109.8M
- Week 31 $234M
- Week 32 $1.9M
- Week 33 $45.7M
- Week 34 $37.7M
- Week 35 $6.4M
- Week 36 $1.2M
- Week 37 $12.3M
- Week 38 $648.4K
- Week 39 $3.8M
- Week 40 $11.1M
- Week 41 $25M
- Week 42 $12.8M
- Week 43 $3.9M
- Week 44 $8.7M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $36.1M
- Week 47 $82.7M
- Week 48 $85.4M
- Week 49 $78.8M
- Week 50 $230.5M
- Week 51 $66.6M
- Week 52 $160M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27)?
Hairspray (1988) leads with $6.7M worldwide, $6.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Aloha Summer (1988) at $418.4K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $7.1M in all, or $3.5M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Hairspray (1988), earned $6.7M.
How is the week 9, 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 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27). 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 9, 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.