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Comedy box office · Week 21 · May 18–24, 1997

Comedy Box Office, Week 21 of 1997: Comedy Releases of May 18–24

Addicted to Love (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 21 of 1997 (May 18–24), with $34.7M worldwide, ahead of Brassed Off (1997) at $2.6M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$37.3M
Addicted to Love (1997), the #1
$34.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Addicted to Love (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 21, 1997

Addicted to Love (1997)

1997 · Comedy, Romance

$34.7M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$34.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 21 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 21 of 1997 (May 18–24).

  1. 1 Addicted to Love (1997) movie poster
    Addicted to Love (1997) May 23, 1997 · Chinese · Comedy, Romance $34.7M worldwide
    May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.7M
  2. 2 Brassed Off (1997) movie poster
    Brassed Off (1997) May 23, 1997 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $2.6M worldwide
    May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $21K Worldwide: $2.6M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 21 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 21 of 1997 (May 18–24)?

Addicted to Love (1997) leads with $34.7M worldwide, $34.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Brassed Off (1997) at $2.6M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 21 of 1997 (May 18–24) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 21 of 1997 (May 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $37.3M in all, or $18.6M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 21 of 1997 (May 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Addicted to Love (1997), earned $34.7M.

How much of the Week 21, 1997 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$37.2M of the $37.3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 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 21 of 1997 (May 18–24). 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 21, 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.