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Comedy box office · Week 31 · Jul 29–Aug 4, 1990

Comedy Box Office, Week 31 of 1990: Comedy Releases of Jul 29–Aug 4

DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4), with $18.1M worldwide, ahead of Metropolitan (1990) at $3M and Book of Love (1990) at $1.4M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 31 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$22.5M
DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), the #1
$18.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 31 of 1990?

DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) leads with $18.1M, 81% of the total. The top 3 together took $22.5M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) movie poster Number 1
    $18.1M DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
    $18.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Metropolitan (1990) movie poster Number 2
    $3M Metropolitan (1990)
    $3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Book of Love (1990) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4M Book of Love (1990)
    $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 31 of 1990, 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 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4).

  1. 1 DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) movie poster
    DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) Aug 3, 1990 · English · Family, Fantasy, Adventure $18.1M worldwide
    Aug 3, 1990 US and Canada: $18.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.1M
  2. 2 Metropolitan (1990) movie poster
    Metropolitan (1990) Aug 3, 1990 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3M worldwide
    Aug 3, 1990 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  3. 3 Book of Love (1990) movie poster
    Book of Love (1990) Aug 3, 1990 · English · Comedy, Romance $1.4M worldwide
    Aug 3, 1990 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 31 of 1990?

Of the top 3, DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Book of Love (1990) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $22.5M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) $18.1M
    $18.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Metropolitan (1990) $3M
    $3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Book of Love (1990) $1.4M
    $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 31 of 1990 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 31, 1988 earned the most: $234M from 2 films, led by Cocktail (1988). Week 31, 1990 took $22.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 31, 1981 Jul 26–Aug 1 1 film 1 $18.8M – Under the Rainbow (1981) $18.8M
Week 31, 1982 Jul 25–31 2 films · +43% 2 $26.9M +43% Night Shift (1982) $21.1M
Week 31, 1983 Jul 24–30 2 films · +180% 2 $75.5M +180% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) $61.4M
Week 31, 1984 Jul 29–Aug 4 1 film · −94% 1 $4.5M −94% Joy of Sex (1984) $4.5M
Week 31, 1985 Jul 28–Aug 3 2 films · +1085% 2 $52.9M +1085% Weird Science (1985) $38.9M
Week 31, 1986 Jul 27–Aug 2 3 films · +33% 3 $70.4M +33% Howard the Duck (1986) $38M
Week 31, 1987 Jul 26–Aug 1 2 films · −54% 2 $32.6M −54% The Lost Boys (1987) $32.5M
Week 31, 1988 Jul 24–30 2 films · +618% 2 $234M +618% Cocktail (1988) $171.5M
Week 31, 1989 Jul 30–Aug 5 2 films · −46% 2 $126.3M −46% Parenthood (1989) $126.3M
Week 31, 1990 Jul 29–Aug 4 3 films · −82% 3 $22.5M −82% DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) $18.1M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 31 of 1990: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4)?

DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) leads with $18.1M worldwide, $18.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Metropolitan (1990) at $3M and Book of Love (1990) at $1.4M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4) report a worldwide gross, $22.5M in all, or $7.5M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), earned $18.1M.

How much of the Week 31, 1990 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$22.5M of the $22.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 31, 1990 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 31 of 1990 (Jul 29–Aug 4). 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 31, 1990 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.