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Comedy box office · Week 45 · Oct 31–Nov 6, 1999

Comedy Box Office, Week 45 of 1999: Comedy Releases of Oct 31–Nov 6

The Bachelor (1999) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6), with $36.9M worldwide, ahead of Train of Life (1999) at $3.3M and Across a Gold Prairie (1999) at $38.4K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $40.3M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 72% on Week 44, 1999, whose releases took $23.4M.

week 45 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$40.3M
The Bachelor (1999), the #1
$36.9M
vs Week 44, 1999
+72%
The Bachelor (1999) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 45, 1999

The Bachelor (1999)

1999 · Comedy, Romance

$36.9M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$21.8M US & Canada · 59% $15.2M elsewhere · 41%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 45 of 1999?

The Bachelor (1999) leads with $36.9M, 92% of the total. The top 4 together took $40.3M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Bachelor (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $36.9M The Bachelor (1999)
    $21.8M US & Canada · 59% $15.2M elsewhere · 41%
  2. Train of Life (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $3.3M Train of Life (1999)
    $98.7K US & Canada · 3% $3.2M elsewhere · 97%
  3. Across a Gold Prairie (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $38.4K Across a Gold Prairie (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999) movie poster Number 4
    $1.4K The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 45 of 1999, 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 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6).

  1. 1 The Bachelor (1999) movie poster
    The Bachelor (1999) Nov 5, 1999 · English · Comedy, Romance $36.9M worldwide
    Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $36.9M
  2. 2 Train of Life (1999) movie poster
    Train of Life (1999) Nov 5, 1999 · French · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3.3M worldwide
    Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: $98.7K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.3M
  3. 3 Across a Gold Prairie (1999) movie poster
    Across a Gold Prairie (1999) Oct 31, 1999 · Japanese · Comedy, Romance, Drama $38.4K worldwide
    Oct 31, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.4K
  4. 4 The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999) movie poster
    The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999) Nov 5, 1999 · Spanish · Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi $1.4K worldwide
    Nov 5, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 45 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 45 releases took $40.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $152.9M, led by Three Kings (1999).

  1. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 Jakob the Liar (1999) $10.1M Jakob the Liar (1999)
  2. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Three Kings (1999) $152.9M Three Kings (1999)
  3. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 Superstar (1999) $31.2M Superstar (1999)
  4. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 The Story of Us (1999) $58.9M The Story of Us (1999)
  5. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 The Best Man (1999) $47.2M The Best Man (1999)
  6. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 Being John Malkovich (1999) $23.4M Being John Malkovich (1999)
  7. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 The Bachelor (1999) $40.3M The Bachelor (1999)
  8. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Dogma (1999) $55.1M Dogma (1999)
  9. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Mansfield Park (1999) $5.2M Mansfield Park (1999)
Earlier years

How Does Week 45 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 45, 1997 earned the most: $251.2M from 1 film, led by Bean (1997). Week 45, 1999 took $40.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 45, 1990 Nov 4–10 2 films 2 $487.7K – Meet the Applegates (1990) $485.8K
Week 45, 1991 Nov 3–9 2 films · +4513% 2 $22.5M +4513% All I Want For Christmas (1991) $14.8M
Week 45, 1992 Nov 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 45, 1993 Oct 31–Nov 6 2 films 2 $10.3M – Look Who's Talking Now (1993) $10.3M
Week 45, 1994 Oct 30–Nov 5 1 film · −77% 1 $2.3M −77% Double Dragon (1994) $2.3M
Week 45, 1995 Nov 5–11 1 film · +8971% 1 $212.4M +8971% Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) $212.4M
Week 45, 1996 Nov 3–9 3 films · −100% 3 $360.3K −100% Santa with Muscles (1996) $220.2K
Week 45, 1997 Nov 2–8 1 film · +69626% 1 $251.2M +69626% Bean (1997) $251.2M
Week 45, 1998 Nov 1–7 1 film · −26% 1 $186M −26% The Waterboy (1998) $186M
Week 45, 1999 Oct 31–Nov 6 4 films · −78% 4 $40.3M −78% The Bachelor (1999) $36.9M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1999, Week by Week

50 weeks of 1999 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 48 (Nov 21–27) with $503.6M, led by Toy Story 2 (1999).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 45 of 1999: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6)?

The Bachelor (1999) leads with $36.9M worldwide, $21.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Train of Life (1999) at $3.3M and Across a Gold Prairie (1999) at $38.4K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6) report a worldwide gross, $40.3M in all, or $10.1M per film on average. Week 44, 1999 releases took $23.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Bachelor (1999), earned $36.9M.

How much of the Week 45, 1999 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.9M of the $40.3M total, or 54%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 45, 1999 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 45 of 1999 (Oct 31–Nov 6). 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 45, 1999 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.