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Comedy box office · Week 4 · Jan 18–24, 1998

Comedy Box Office, Week 4 of 1998: Comedy Releases of Jan 18–24

Spice World (1998) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24), with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Slappy and the Stinkers (1998) at $80.8K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 4 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$29.4M
Spice World (1998), the #1
$29.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Spice World (1998) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 4, 1998

Spice World (1998)

1998 · Comedy, Music

$29.4M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$29.3M US & Canada · 100% $12.8K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 4 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 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24).

  1. 1 Spice World (1998) movie poster
    Spice World (1998) Jan 23, 1998 · English · Comedy, Music, Family $29.4M worldwide
    Jan 23, 1998 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: $12.8K Worldwide: $29.4M
  2. 2 Slappy and the Stinkers (1998) movie poster
    Slappy and the Stinkers (1998) Jan 23, 1998 · English · Comedy, Adventure, Family $80.8K worldwide
    Jan 23, 1998 US and Canada: $80.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $80.8K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 4 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24)?

Spice World (1998) leads with $29.4M worldwide, $29.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Slappy and the Stinkers (1998) at $80.8K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $29.4M in all, or $14.7M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 4 of 1998 (Jan 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Spice World (1998), earned $29.4M.

How much of the Week 4, 1998 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$29.4M of the $29.4M 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 4, 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 4 of 1998 (Jan 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 4, 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.