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Comedy box office · Week 37 · Sep 4–10, 1994

Comedy Box Office, Week 37 of 1994: Comedy Releases of Sep 4–10

Bullets Over Broadway (1994) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10), with $13.4M worldwide, ahead of A Good Man in Africa (1994) at $2.3M and Double Happiness (1994) at $759.4K. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 24% on Week 36, 1994, whose releases took $21.7M. By language, English leads with $16.6M across 5 comedy releases.

week 37 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$16.6M
Bullets Over Broadway (1994), the #1
$13.4M
vs Week 36, 1994
−24%
Bullets Over Broadway (1994) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 comedy movie of Week 37, 1994

Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

1994 · Crime, Comedy

$13.4M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 37 of 1994?

Bullets Over Broadway (1994) leads with $13.4M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $16.6M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bullets Over Broadway (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $13.4M Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
    $13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. A Good Man in Africa (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Double Happiness (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $759.4K Double Happiness (1994)
    $759.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Arizona Dream (1994) movie poster Number 4
    $112.5K Arizona Dream (1994)
    $112.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. What Happened Was... (1994) movie poster Number 5
    $141 What Happened Was... (1994)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 37 of 1994, 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 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10).

  1. 1 Bullets Over Broadway (1994) movie poster
    Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Sep 6, 1994 · English · Crime, Comedy $13.4M worldwide
    Sep 6, 1994 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.4M
  2. 2 A Good Man in Africa (1994) movie poster
    A Good Man in Africa (1994) Sep 9, 1994 · English · Comedy $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 9, 1994 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Double Happiness (1994) movie poster
    Double Happiness (1994) Sep 7, 1994 · English · Comedy, Drama, Romance $759.4K worldwide
    Sep 7, 1994 US and Canada: $759.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $759.4K
  4. 4 Arizona Dream (1994) movie poster
    Arizona Dream (1994) Sep 9, 1994 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $112.5K worldwide
    Sep 9, 1994 US and Canada: $112.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $112.5K
  5. 5 What Happened Was... (1994) movie poster
    What Happened Was... (1994) Sep 9, 1994 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $141 worldwide
    Sep 9, 1994 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 1994?

Of the top 5, Bullets Over Broadway (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Arizona Dream (1994) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $16.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Bullets Over Broadway (1994) $13.4M
    $13.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 A Good Man in Africa (1994) $2.3M
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Double Happiness (1994) $759.4K
    $759.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Arizona Dream (1994) $112.5K
    $112.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 What Happened Was... (1994) $141
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 1994 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1992 earned the most: $105.2M from 2 films, led by Sneakers (1992). Week 37, 1994 took $16.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1985 Sep 8–14 2 films 2 $12.8M – After Hours (1985) $10.6M
Week 37, 1986 Sep 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1987 Sep 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1988 Sep 4–10 3 films 3 $12.3M – Moon Over Parador (1988) $11.4M
Week 37, 1989 Sep 10–16 2 films · −91% 2 $1.1M −91% Sweetie (1989) $938.6K
Week 37, 1990 Sep 9–15 4 films · +3971% 4 $43M +3971% Postcards from the Edge (1990) $39.1M
Week 37, 1991 Sep 8–14 6 films · −57% 6 $18.3M −57% The Commitments (1991) $14.9M
Week 37, 1992 Sep 6–12 2 films · +475% 2 $105.2M +475% Sneakers (1992) $105.2M
Week 37, 1993 Sep 5–11 3 films · −87% 3 $14.1M −87% Undercover Blues (1993) $12.3M
Week 37, 1994 Sep 4–10 5 films · +17% 5 $16.6M +17% Bullets Over Broadway (1994) $13.4M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 37 of 1994: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10)?

Bullets Over Broadway (1994) leads with $13.4M worldwide, $13.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Good Man in Africa (1994) at $2.3M and Double Happiness (1994) at $759.4K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $16.6M in all, or $3.3M per film on average. Week 36, 1994 releases took $21.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 37 of 1994 (Sep 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bullets Over Broadway (1994), earned $13.4M.

How much of the Week 37, 1994 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.6M of the $16.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 1994 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 37 of 1994 (Sep 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 37, 1994 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.