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Comedy box office · Week 9 · Feb 20–26, 2000

Comedy Box Office, Week 9 of 2000: Comedy Releases of Feb 20–26

Wonder Boys (2000) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26), with $33.4M worldwide, ahead of Mifune's Last Song (2000) at $512.4K and Judy Berlin (2000) at $61.2K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $34M in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 79% on Week 8, 2000, whose releases took $159.1M.

week 9 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$34M
Wonder Boys (2000), the #1
$33.4M
vs Week 8, 2000
−79%
Wonder Boys (2000) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 9, 2000

Wonder Boys (2000)

2000 · Drama, Comedy

$33.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$19.4M US & Canada · 58% $14M elsewhere · 42%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 9 of 2000?

Wonder Boys (2000) leads with $33.4M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $34M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Wonder Boys (2000) movie poster Number 1
    $33.4M Wonder Boys (2000)
    $19.4M US & Canada · 58% $14M elsewhere · 42%
  2. Mifune's Last Song (2000) movie poster Number 2
    $512.4K Mifune's Last Song (2000)
    $512.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Judy Berlin (2000) movie poster Number 3
    $61.2K Judy Berlin (2000)
    $61.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26).

  1. 1 Wonder Boys (2000) movie poster
    Wonder Boys (2000) Feb 25, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy $33.4M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $19.4M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $33.4M
  2. 2 Mifune's Last Song (2000) movie poster
    Mifune's Last Song (2000) Feb 25, 2000 · Danish · Drama, Comedy, Romance $512.4K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $512.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $512.4K
  3. 3 Judy Berlin (2000) movie poster
    Judy Berlin (2000) Feb 25, 2000 · English · Drama, Comedy $61.2K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $61.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $61.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 9 of 2000?

Of the top 3, Mifune's Last Song (2000) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Wonder Boys (2000) made 42% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $20M (59%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Wonder Boys (2000) $33.4M
    $19.4M US & Canada · 58% $14M elsewhere · 42%
  2. 2 Mifune's Last Song (2000) $512.4K
    $512.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Judy Berlin (2000) $61.2K
    $61.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2000 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 1995 earned the most: $40.1M from 1 film, led by Man of the House (1995). Week 9, 2000 took $34M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 1991 Feb 24–Mar 2 1 film 1 $78.1K – To Want to Fly (1991) $78.1K
Week 9, 1992 Feb 23–29 1 film · +18274% 1 $14.4M +18274% Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) $14.4M
Week 9, 1993 Feb 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1994 Feb 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1995 Feb 26–Mar 4 1 film 1 $40.1M – Man of the House (1995) $40.1M
Week 9, 1996 Feb 25–Mar 2 1 film · −6% 1 $37.6M −6% Down Periscope (1996) $37.6M
Week 9, 1997 Feb 23–Mar 1 1 film · −47% 1 $20.1M −47% Booty Call (1997) $20.1M
Week 9, 1998 Feb 22–28 4 films · −41% 4 $11.8M −41% Krippendorf’s Tribe (1998) $7.6M
Week 9, 1999 Feb 21–27 3 films · +199% 3 $35.2M +199% The Other Sister (1999) $27.8M
Week 9, 2000 Feb 20–26 3 films · −3% 3 $34M −3% Wonder Boys (2000) $33.4M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 9 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26)?

Wonder Boys (2000) leads with $33.4M worldwide, $19.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mifune's Last Song (2000) at $512.4K and Judy Berlin (2000) at $61.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $34M in all, or $11.3M per film on average. Week 8, 2000 releases took $159.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wonder Boys (2000), earned $33.4M.

How much of the Week 9, 2000 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$20M of the $34M total, or 59%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2000 (Feb 20–26). 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 9, 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.