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Comedy box office · Week 22 · May 25–31, 1997

Comedy Box Office, Week 22 of 1997: Comedy Releases of May 25–31

Trial and Error (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 22 of 1997 (May 25–31), with $14.6M worldwide, ahead of Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) at $647. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.6M in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada.

week 22 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$14.6M
Trial and Error (1997), the #1
$14.6M
earned in the US & Canada
93%
Trial and Error (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 22, 1997

Trial and Error (1997)

1997 · Comedy, Romance

$14.6M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$13.6M US & Canada · 93% $995.7K elsewhere · 7%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 22 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 22 of 1997 (May 25–31).

  1. 1 Trial and Error (1997) movie poster
    Trial and Error (1997) May 30, 1997 · English · Comedy, Romance $14.6M worldwide
    May 30, 1997 US and Canada: $13.6M Rest of the world: $995.7K Worldwide: $14.6M
  2. 2 Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) movie poster
    Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) May 26, 1997 · English · Comedy, Drama $647 worldwide
    May 26, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $647
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 22 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 22 of 1997 (May 25–31)?

Trial and Error (1997) leads with $14.6M worldwide, $13.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) at $647.

How much did comedy movies released in week 22 of 1997 (May 25–31) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 22 of 1997 (May 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $14.6M in all, or $7.3M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 22 of 1997 (May 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Trial and Error (1997), earned $14.6M.

How much of the Week 22, 1997 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.6M of the $14.6M total, or 93%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 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 22 of 1997 (May 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 22, 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.