How much of the Week 16, 1997 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.1M of the $10.4M total, or 78%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · Week 16 · Apr 13–19, 1997

Comedy Box Office, Week 16 of 1997: Comedy Releases of Apr 13–19

McHale's Navy (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19), with $4.5M worldwide, ahead of 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) at $3.6M and Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) at $2.3M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 73% on Week 15, 1997, whose releases took $38.7M.

week 16 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $10.4M
McHale's Navy (1997), the #1: $4.5M
vs Week 15, 1997: −73%

#1 of 3

#1 comedy movie of Week 16, 1997

McHale's Navy (1997)

1997 · Action, Comedy

$4.5M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total

$4.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 16 of 1997?

McHale's Navy (1997) leads with $4.5M, 43% of the total. The top 3 together took $10.4M, 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.

Number 1

$4.5M McHale's Navy (1997)
$4.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 2

$3.6M 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
$3.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$2.3M Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 16 of 1997, 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 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19).

1
McHale's Navy (1997) Apr 18, 1997 · English · Action, Comedy $4.5M worldwide

Apr 18, 1997 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M
2
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) Apr 18, 1997 · English · Comedy, Crime $3.6M worldwide

Apr 18, 1997 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
3
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) Apr 19, 1997 · Japanese · Comedy, Animation $2.3M worldwide

Apr 19, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M

Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $10.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 12 (Mar 16–22) with $302.7M, led by Liar Liar (1997).

Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 1997 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 1995 earned the most: $182.4M from 2 films, led by While You Were Sleeping (1995). Week 16, 1997 took $10.4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 16, 1988 Apr 10–16 3 films	3	$2.3M	–	The Moderns (1988) $2M
Week 16, 1989 Apr 16–22 2 films · +32%	2	$3.1M	+32%	Speed Zone (1989) $3.1M
Week 16, 1990 Apr 15–21 1 film · +221%	1	$9.9M	+221%	Miami Blues (1990) $9.9M
Week 16, 1991 Apr 14–20 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 16, 1992 Apr 12–18 1 film	1	$918.2K	–	Brain Donors (1992) $918.2K
Week 16, 1993 Apr 11–17 1 film · −100%	1	$596	−100%	Madadayo (1993) $596
Week 16, 1994 Apr 10–16 3 films · +2375701%	3	$14.2M	+2375701%	Serial Mom (1994) $7.8M
Week 16, 1995 Apr 16–22 2 films · +1188%	2	$182.4M	+1188%	While You Were Sleeping (1995) $182.1M
Week 16, 1996 Apr 14–20 6 films · −77%	6	$42M	−77%	Kazaam (1996) $18.9M
Week 16, 1997 Apr 13–19 3 films · −75%	3	$10.4M	−75%	McHale's Navy (1997) $4.5M

Comedy Box Office in 1997, Week by Week

46 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 29–Jul 5) with $627.5M, led by Men in Black (1997).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 16 of 1997: 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 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19)?

McHale's Navy (1997) leads with $4.5M worldwide, $4.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) at $3.6M and Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997) at $2.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all, or $3.5M per film on average. Week 15, 1997 releases took $38.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, McHale's Navy (1997), earned $4.5M.

How is the week 16, 1997 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 16 of 1997 (Apr 13–19). 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 16, 1997 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.