#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 40, 1998
1998 · Adventure, Comedy
$171.8M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total
$90.8M US & Canada · 53% $81M elsewhere · 47%
Comedy box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 1998
Comedy Box Office, Week 40 of 1998: Comedy Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
Antz (1998) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $171.8M worldwide, ahead of A Night at the Roxbury (1998) at $30.3M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $202.1M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $202.1M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 60%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
- 1 Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $171.8M
- 2
Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $575 Worldwide: $30.3M
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 40 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 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
Antz (1998) leads with $171.8M worldwide, $90.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Night at the Roxbury (1998) at $30.3M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $202.1M in all, or $101M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Antz (1998) with $171.8M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 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.