#1 of 3 #1 comedy movie of Week 12, 1998
1998 · Drama, Comedy
$52.1M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$39M US & Canada · 75% $13.1M elsewhere · 25%
Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 1998
Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 1998: Comedy Releases of Mar 15–21
Primary Colors (1998) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21), with $52.1M worldwide, ahead of Wide Awake (1998) at $282.2K and Toto Who Lived Twice (1998) at $8.5K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $52.4M
- Primary Colors (1998), the #1
- $52.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 75%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 12 of 1998?
Primary Colors (1998) leads with $52.1M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $52.4M, 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.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 1998, 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 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21).
- 1 Mar 20, 1998 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $52.1M
- 2 Mar 20, 1998 US and Canada: $282.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $282.2K
- 3 Mar 20, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 12 releases took $52.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 8–14) with $123.5M, led by The Wedding Singer (1998).
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) $14.1M Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 The Wedding Singer (1998) $123.5M The Wedding Singer (1998)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Senseless (1998) $12.9M Senseless (1998)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 Krippendorf’s Tribe (1998) $11.8M Krippendorf’s Tribe (1998)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Big Lebowski (1998) $50.8M The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 Chairman of the Board (1998) $181.2K Chairman of the Board (1998)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Primary Colors (1998) $52.4M Primary Colors (1998)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 Ride (1998) $9.8M Ride (1998)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 Barney's Great Adventure (1998) $12.2M Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
Earlier years
How Does Week 12 of 1998 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 12, 1990 earned the most: $466.8M from 2 films, led by Pretty Woman (1990). Week 12, 1998 took $52.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 12, 1989 Mar 19–25 1 film | 1 | $8.5M | – | Troop Beverly Hills (1989) $8.5M |
| Week 12, 1990 Mar 18–24 2 films · +5386% | 2 | $466.8M | +5386% | Pretty Woman (1990) $463.4M |
| Week 12, 1991 Mar 17–23 2 films · −83% | 2 | $78.7M | −83% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) $78.7M |
| Week 12, 1992 Mar 15–21 1 film · −97% | 1 | $2.3M | −97% | Noises Off... (1992) $2.3M |
| Week 12, 1993 Mar 14–20 1 film · +1754% | 1 | $42.3M | +1754% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) $42.3M |
| Week 12, 1994 Mar 13–19 4 films · +174% | 4 | $116M | +174% | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) $51.1M |
| Week 12, 1995 Mar 19–25 2 films · −74% | 2 | $30.2M | −74% | Major Payne (1995) $30.1M |
| Week 12, 1996 Mar 17–23 4 films · −13% | 4 | $26.2M | −13% | Flirting with Disaster (1996) $14.7M |
| Week 12, 1997 Mar 16–22 2 films · +1057% | 2 | $302.7M | +1057% | Liar Liar (1997) $302.7M |
| Week 12, 1998 Mar 15–21 3 films · −83% | 3 | $52.4M | −83% | Primary Colors (1998) $52.1M |
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
49 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 48 (Nov 22–28) with $462.1M, led by A Bug's Life (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $27.5K
- Week 3 $18.2M
- Week 4 $29.4M
- Week 5 $2.1M
- Week 6 $14.1M
- Week 7 $123.5M
- Week 8 $12.9M
- Week 9 $11.8M
- Week 10 $50.8M
- Week 11 $181.2K
- Week 12 $52.4M
- Week 13 $9.8M
- Week 14 $12.2M
- Week 15 $50.6M
- Week 16 $79.2M
- Week 17 $41M
- Week 18 $3M
- Week 19 $8.2M
- Week 20 $593.9K
- Week 21 $37.3M
- Week 22 $19.5M
- Week 23 $332K
- Week 24 $37M
- Week 25 $2.2M
- Week 26 $381.4M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $84.7M
- Week 29 $369.9M
- Week 30 $11.7M
- Week 31 $197.2M
- Week 32 $48.5K
- Week 33 $15.7M
- Week 34 $23.2M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $54.8K
- Week 37 $20.2M
- Week 38 $244.9M
- Week 39 $4.1M
- Week 40 $202.1M
- Week 41 $12.1M
- Week 42 $100.4M
- Week 43 $50.4M
- Week 44 $18.8M
- Week 45 $186M
- Week 46 $12.3M
- Week 47 $201.2M
- Week 48 $462.1M
- Week 49 $4.6M
- Week 50 $341.1M
- Week 51 $250.8M
- Week 52 $362.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 1998: 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 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21)?
Primary Colors (1998) leads with $52.1M worldwide, $39M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wide Awake (1998) at $282.2K and Toto Who Lived Twice (1998) at $8.5K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21) earn?
3 comedy films released in week 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, or $17.5M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Primary Colors (1998), earned $52.1M.
How is the week 12, 1998 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 12 of 1998 (Mar 15–21). 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 12, 1998 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.