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Comedy box office · Week 16 · Apr 9–15, 2000

Comedy Box Office, Week 16 of 2000: Comedy Releases of Apr 9–15

Keeping the Faith (2000) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15), with $59.9M worldwide, ahead of Where the Money Is (2000) at $7.5M and East Is East (2000) at $4.2M. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $71.6M in all, 66% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 45% on Week 15, 2000, whose releases took $49.4M.

week 16 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$71.6M
Keeping the Faith (2000), the #1
$59.9M
vs Week 15, 2000
+45%
Keeping the Faith (2000) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 16, 2000

Keeping the Faith (2000)

2000 · Drama, Comedy

$59.9M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$37M US & Canada · 62% $22.9M elsewhere · 38%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 16 of 2000?

Keeping the Faith (2000) leads with $59.9M, 84% of the total. The top 4 together took $71.6M, 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. Keeping the Faith (2000) movie poster Number 1
    $59.9M Keeping the Faith (2000)
    $37M US & Canada · 62% $22.9M elsewhere · 38%
  2. Where the Money Is (2000) movie poster Number 2
    $7.5M Where the Money Is (2000)
    $5.7M US & Canada · 76% $1.8M elsewhere · 24%
  3. East Is East (2000) movie poster Number 3
    $4.2M East Is East (2000)
    $4.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) movie poster Number 4
    $42.9K Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000)
    $42.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 16 of 2000, 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 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15).

  1. 1 Keeping the Faith (2000) movie poster
    Keeping the Faith (2000) Apr 14, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $59.9M worldwide
    Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $37M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $59.9M
  2. 2 Where the Money Is (2000) movie poster
    Where the Money Is (2000) Apr 14, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy, Crime $7.5M worldwide
    Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $7.5M
  3. 3 East Is East (2000) movie poster
    East Is East (2000) Apr 14, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy $4.2M worldwide
    Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
  4. 4 Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) movie poster
    Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) Apr 14, 2000 · Hindi · Comedy, Romance $42.9K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $42.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 16 of 2000?

Of the top 4, East Is East (2000) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Keeping the Faith (2000) made 38% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $46.9M (66%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Keeping the Faith (2000) $59.9M
    $37M US & Canada · 62% $22.9M elsewhere · 38%
  2. 2 Where the Money Is (2000) $7.5M
    $5.7M US & Canada · 76% $1.8M elsewhere · 24%
  3. 3 East Is East (2000) $4.2M
    $4.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) $42.9K
    $42.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 2000 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 1995 earned the most: $182.4M from 2 films, led by While You Were Sleeping (1995). Week 16, 2000 took $71.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 1991 Apr 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 16, 1992 Apr 12–18 1 film 1 $918.2K – Brain Donors (1992) $918.2K
Week 16, 1993 Apr 11–17 1 film · −100% 1 $596 −100% Madadayo (1993) $596
Week 16, 1994 Apr 10–16 3 films · +2375701% 3 $14.2M +2375701% Serial Mom (1994) $7.8M
Week 16, 1995 Apr 16–22 2 films · +1188% 2 $182.4M +1188% While You Were Sleeping (1995) $182.1M
Week 16, 1996 Apr 14–20 6 films · −77% 6 $42M −77% Kazaam (1996) $18.9M
Week 16, 1997 Apr 13–19 3 films · −75% 3 $10.4M −75% McHale's Navy (1997) $4.5M
Week 16, 1998 Apr 12–18 5 films · +659% 5 $79.2M +659% The Object of My Affection (1998) $46.9M
Week 16, 1999 Apr 11–17 3 films · −7% 3 $73.8M −7% Life (1999) $73.5M
Week 16, 2000 Apr 9–15 4 films · −3% 4 $71.6M −3% Keeping the Faith (2000) $59.9M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 16 of 2000: 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 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15)?

Keeping the Faith (2000) leads with $59.9M worldwide, $37M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Where the Money Is (2000) at $7.5M and East Is East (2000) at $4.2M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $71.6M in all, or $17.9M per film on average. Week 15, 2000 releases took $49.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Keeping the Faith (2000), earned $59.9M.

How much of the Week 16, 2000 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.9M of the $71.6M total, or 66%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 2000 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 16 of 2000 (Apr 9–15). 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 16, 2000 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.