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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 9–15, 1994

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 1994: Comedy Releases of Oct 9–15

Little Giants (1994) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15), with $19.3M worldwide, ahead of Exit to Eden (1994) at $6.8M and I Like It Like That (1994) at $1.8M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $27.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$27.9M
Little Giants (1994), the #1
$19.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Little Giants (1994) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 1994

Little Giants (1994)

1994 · Family, Comedy

$19.3M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

$19.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 42 of 1994?

Little Giants (1994) leads with $19.3M, 69% of the total. The top 3 together took $27.9M, 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. Little Giants (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $19.3M Little Giants (1994)
    $19.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Exit to Eden (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $6.8M Exit to Eden (1994)
    $6.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. I Like It Like That (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M I Like It Like That (1994)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15).

  1. 1 Little Giants (1994) movie poster
    Little Giants (1994) Oct 14, 1994 · English · Family, Comedy $19.3M worldwide
    Oct 14, 1994 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3M
  2. 2 Exit to Eden (1994) movie poster
    Exit to Eden (1994) Oct 14, 1994 · English · Comedy, Crime, Thriller $6.8M worldwide
    Oct 14, 1994 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.8M
  3. 3 I Like It Like That (1994) movie poster
    I Like It Like That (1994) Oct 14, 1994 · English · Romance, Comedy, Drama $1.8M worldwide
    Oct 14, 1994 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 1994?

Of the top 3, Little Giants (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while I Like It Like That (1994) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $27.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Little Giants (1994) $19.3M
    $19.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Exit to Eden (1994) $6.8M
    $6.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 I Like It Like That (1994) $1.8M
    $1.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $27.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 9–15) with $27.9M, led by Little Giants (1994).

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Milk Money (1994) $21.7M Milk Money (1994)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Bullets Over Broadway (1994) $16.6M Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Princess Caraboo (1994) $3.4M Princess Caraboo (1994)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Sleep with Me (1994) $271.1K Sleep with Me (1994)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Ed Wood (1994) $6.1M Ed Wood (1994)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Maybe… Maybe Not (1994) $654.8K Maybe… Maybe Not (1994)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Little Giants (1994) $27.9M Little Giants (1994)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Love Affair (1994) $23.4M Love Affair (1994)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Drop Squad (1994) $734.7K Drop Squad (1994)
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 1994 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 1993 earned the most: $60.6M from 3 films, led by The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Week 42, 1994 took $27.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 1985 Oct 13–19 1 film 1 $2M – Re-Animator (1985) $2M
Week 42, 1986 Oct 12–18 1 film · −100% 1 $298 −100% Shadows in Paradise (1986) $298
Week 42, 1987 Oct 11–17 1 film · +1081032% 1 $3.2M +1081032% Barfly (1987) $3.2M
Week 42, 1988 Oct 9–15 2 films · +297% 2 $12.8M +297% Mystic Pizza (1988) $12.8M
Week 42, 1989 Oct 15–21 2 films · +5% 2 $13.4M +5% Gross Anatomy (1989) $11.6M
Week 42, 1990 Oct 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1991 Oct 13–19 2 films 2 $26.9M – Other People’s Money (1991) $25.7M
Week 42, 1992 Oct 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1993 Oct 10–16 3 films 3 $60.6M – The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) $57.4M
Week 42, 1994 Oct 9–15 3 films · −54% 3 $27.9M −54% Little Giants (1994) $19.3M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1994, Week by Week

47 weeks of 1994 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $462.5M, led by The Flintstones (1994).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 42 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15)?

Little Giants (1994) leads with $19.3M worldwide, $19.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Exit to Eden (1994) at $6.8M and I Like It Like That (1994) at $1.8M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $27.9M in all, or $9.3M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 1994 (Oct 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Little Giants (1994), earned $19.3M.

How much of the Week 42, 1994 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$27.9M of the $27.9M 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 42, 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 42 of 1994 (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, 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.