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Comedy box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 1994

Comedy Box Office, Week 53 of 1994: Comedy Releases of Dec 25–31

I.Q. (1994) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31), with $26.4M worldwide, ahead of The Madness of King George (1994) at $15.2M and Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) at $11.3M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 64% on Week 52, 1994, whose releases took $145.3M.

week 53 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$52.9M
I.Q. (1994), the #1
$26.4M
vs Week 52, 1994
−64%
I.Q. (1994) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 53, 1994

I.Q. (1994)

1994 · Comedy, Romance

$26.4M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$26.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 53 of 1994?

I.Q. (1994) leads with $26.4M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $52.9M, 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. I.Q. (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $26.4M I.Q. (1994)
    $26.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Madness of King George (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $15.2M The Madness of King George (1994)
    $15.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $11.3M Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994)
    $11.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 53 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 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31).

  1. 1 I.Q. (1994) movie poster
    I.Q. (1994) Dec 25, 1994 · English · Comedy, Romance $26.4M worldwide
    Dec 25, 1994 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.4M
  2. 2 The Madness of King George (1994) movie poster
    The Madness of King George (1994) Dec 28, 1994 · English · Biography, Drama, History $15.2M worldwide
    Dec 28, 1994 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M
  3. 3 Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) movie poster
    Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) Dec 25, 1994 · English · Drama, Comedy $11.3M worldwide
    Dec 25, 1994 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.3M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 53 of 1994?

Of the top 3, I.Q. (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $52.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 I.Q. (1994) $26.4M
    $26.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Madness of King George (1994) $15.2M
    $15.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) $11.3M
    $11.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 53 releases took $52.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $268.7M, led by Dumb and Dumber (1994).

  1. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Junior (1994) $137.8M Junior (1994)
  3. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Trapped in Paradise (1994) $6M Trapped in Paradise (1994)
  4. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 The Stöned Age (1994) $413.1K The Stöned Age (1994)
  5. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Dumb and Dumber (1994) $268.7M Dumb and Dumber (1994)
  6. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Street Fighter (1994) $145.3M Street Fighter (1994)
  7. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 I.Q. (1994) $52.9M I.Q. (1994)
  8. Week 1, 1995 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Houseguest (1995) $26.6M Houseguest (1995)
  9. Week 2, 1995 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Nobody's Fool (1995) $39.5M Nobody's Fool (1995)
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 53 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 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31)?

I.Q. (1994) leads with $26.4M worldwide, $26.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Madness of King George (1994) at $15.2M and Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) at $11.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $52.9M in all, or $17.6M per film on average. Week 52, 1994 releases took $145.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I.Q. (1994), earned $26.4M.

How much of the Week 53, 1994 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$52.9M of the $52.9M 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 53, 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 53 of 1994 (Dec 25–31). 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 53, 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.