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Comedy box office · Week 43 · Oct 19–25, 1997

Comedy Box Office, Week 43 of 1997: Comedy Releases of Oct 19–25

A Life Less Ordinary (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25), with $4.4M worldwide, ahead of My Son the Fanatic (1997) at $417.7K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 43 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4.8M
A Life Less Ordinary (1997), the #1
$4.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
A Life Less Ordinary (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 43, 1997

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

1997 · Drama, Fantasy

$4.4M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$4.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 43 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 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25).

  1. 1 A Life Less Ordinary (1997) movie poster
    A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Oct 24, 1997 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $4.4M worldwide
    Oct 24, 1997 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M
  2. 2 My Son the Fanatic (1997) movie poster
    My Son the Fanatic (1997) Oct 21, 1997 · English · Comedy, Drama $417.7K worldwide
    Oct 21, 1997 US and Canada: $417.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $417.7K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 43 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 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25)?

A Life Less Ordinary (1997) leads with $4.4M worldwide, $4.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Son the Fanatic (1997) at $417.7K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $2.4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Life Less Ordinary (1997), earned $4.4M.

How much of the Week 43, 1997 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.8M of the $4.8M 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 43, 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 43 of 1997 (Oct 19–25). 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 43, 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.