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Comedy box office · Week 7 · Feb 7–13, 1999

Comedy Box Office, Week 7 of 1999: Comedy Releases of Feb 7–13

Blast from the Past (1999) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13), with $40.3M worldwide, ahead of My Favorite Martian (1999) at $36.9M and Gorgeous (1999) at $451.5K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $77.7M in all, 82% of it from the US & Canada.

week 7 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$77.7M
Blast from the Past (1999), the #1
$40.3M
earned in the US & Canada
82%
Blast from the Past (1999) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 7, 1999

Blast from the Past (1999)

1999 · Drama, Comedy

$40.3M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$26.5M US & Canada · 66% $13.8M elsewhere · 34%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 7 of 1999?

Blast from the Past (1999) leads with $40.3M, 52% of the total. The top 4 together took $77.7M, 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. Blast from the Past (1999) movie poster Number 1
    $40.3M Blast from the Past (1999)
    $26.5M US & Canada · 66% $13.8M elsewhere · 34%
  2. My Favorite Martian (1999) movie poster Number 2
    $36.9M My Favorite Martian (1999)
    $36.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Gorgeous (1999) movie poster Number 3
    $451.5K Gorgeous (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Juha (1999) movie poster Number 4
    $159.3K Juha (1999)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 7 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 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13).

  1. 1 Blast from the Past (1999) movie poster
    Blast from the Past (1999) Feb 12, 1999 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $40.3M worldwide
    Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $40.3M
  2. 2 My Favorite Martian (1999) movie poster
    My Favorite Martian (1999) Feb 12, 1999 · English · Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family $36.9M worldwide
    Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.9M
  3. 3 Gorgeous (1999) movie poster
    Gorgeous (1999) Feb 12, 1999 · Cantonese · Comedy, Action, Romance $451.5K worldwide
    Feb 12, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $451.5K
  4. 4 Juha (1999) movie poster
    Juha (1999) Feb 13, 1999 · Finnish · Comedy, Romance, Drama $159.3K worldwide
    Feb 13, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $159.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 7 of 1999 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 7, 1992 earned the most: $183.1M from 1 film, led by Wayne's World (1992). Week 7, 1999 took $77.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 7, 1990 Feb 11–17 2 films 2 $23.3M – Madhouse (1990) $21M
Week 7, 1991 Feb 10–16 2 films · +161% 2 $61M +161% King Ralph (1991) $52.5M
Week 7, 1992 Feb 9–15 1 film · +200% 1 $183.1M +200% Wayne's World (1992) $183.1M
Week 7, 1993 Feb 7–13 3 films · −55% 3 $83.1M −55% Groundhog Day (1993) $71.1M
Week 7, 1994 Feb 6–12 1 film · −63% 1 $30.6M −63% Blank Check (1994) $30.6M
Week 7, 1995 Feb 12–18 2 films · +110% 2 $64.3M +110% The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) $46.6M
Week 7, 1996 Feb 11–17 5 films · +40% 5 $90.1M +40% Happy Gilmore (1996) $41.4M
Week 7, 1997 Feb 9–15 4 films · −6% 4 $84.6M −6% Vegas Vacation (1997) $36.4M
Week 7, 1998 Feb 8–14 2 films · +46% 2 $123.5M +46% The Wedding Singer (1998) $123.3M
Week 7, 1999 Feb 7–13 4 films · −37% 4 $77.7M −37% Blast from the Past (1999) $40.3M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 7 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 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13)?

Blast from the Past (1999) leads with $40.3M worldwide, $26.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Favorite Martian (1999) at $36.9M and Gorgeous (1999) at $451.5K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $77.7M in all, or $19.4M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blast from the Past (1999), earned $40.3M.

How much of the Week 7, 1999 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$63.4M of the $77.7M total, or 82%, 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 7, 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 7 of 1999 (Feb 7–13). 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 7, 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.