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Comedy box office · Week 17 · Apr 21–27, 2002

Comedy Box Office, Week 17 of 2002: Comedy Releases of Apr 21–27

Life or Something Like It (2002) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27), with $16.9M worldwide, ahead of Shooting Stars (2002) at $6.4M and Oollala Sisters (2002) at $4.5M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 92% on Week 16, 2002, whose releases took $371M. By language, English leads with $18.4M across 2 comedy releases.

week 17 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$30M
Life or Something Like It (2002), the #1
$16.9M
vs Week 16, 2002
−92%
Life or Something Like It (2002) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 17, 2002

Life or Something Like It (2002)

2002 · Comedy, Romance

$16.9M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total

$14.4M US & Canada · 86% $2.4M elsewhere · 14%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 17 of 2002?

Life or Something Like It (2002) leads with $16.9M, 56% of the total. The top 5 together took $29.7M, 99% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Life or Something Like It (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $16.9M Life or Something Like It (2002)
    $14.4M US & Canada · 86% $2.4M elsewhere · 14%
  2. Shooting Stars (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $6.4M Shooting Stars (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Oollala Sisters (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $4.5M Oollala Sisters (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Other Brother (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $1.5M The Other Brother (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. God Is on Air (2002) movie poster Number 5
    $407.4K God Is on Air (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 17 of 2002, 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 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27).

  1. 1 Life or Something Like It (2002) movie poster
    Life or Something Like It (2002) Apr 26, 2002 · English · Comedy, Romance $16.9M worldwide
    Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $16.9M
  2. 2 Shooting Stars (2002) movie poster
    Shooting Stars (2002) Apr 24, 2002 · French · Comedy $6.4M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4M
  3. 3 Oollala Sisters (2002) movie poster
    Oollala Sisters (2002) Apr 26, 2002 · Korean · Comedy $4.5M worldwide
    Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
  4. 4 The Other Brother (2002) movie poster
    The Other Brother (2002) Apr 26, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  5. 5 God Is on Air (2002) movie poster
    God Is on Air (2002) Apr 26, 2002 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $407.4K worldwide
    Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $407.4K
  6. 6 Smoking Room (2002) movie poster
    Smoking Room (2002) Apr 27, 2002 · Spanish · Comedy, Drama $312.8K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $312.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 17 releases took $30M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 11 (Mar 10–16) with $495.7M, led by Ice Age (2002).

  1. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 10–16 Ice Age (2002) $495.7M Ice Age (2002)
  2. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 17–23 Sorority Boys (2002) $26.5M Sorority Boys (2002)
  3. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 24–30 Death to Smoochy (2002) $9.3M Death to Smoochy (2002)
  4. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Van Wilder (2002) $53.3M Van Wilder (2002)
  5. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 The Sweetest Thing (2002) $93.6M The Sweetest Thing (2002)
  6. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $371M My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
  7. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 Life or Something Like It (2002) $30M Life or Something Like It (2002)
  8. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Hollywood Ending (2002) $18.5M Hollywood Ending (2002)
  9. Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 The New Guy (2002) $40.7M The New Guy (2002)
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 1996 earned the most: $60M from 3 films, led by The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). Week 17, 2002 took $30M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 1993 Apr 18–24 2 films 2 $38.2M – Benny & Joon (1993) $23.3M
Week 17, 1994 Apr 17–23 2 films · −73% 2 $10.5M −73% The Inkwell (1994) $8.9M
Week 17, 1995 Apr 23–29 5 films · +236% 5 $35.2M +236% Friday (1995) $28.2M
Week 17, 1996 Apr 21–27 3 films · +70% 3 $60M +70% The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) $34.9M
Week 17, 1997 Apr 20–26 1 film · −51% 1 $29.2M −51% Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) $29.2M
Week 17, 1998 Apr 19–25 4 films · +40% 4 $41M +40% The Big Hit (1998) $27M
Week 17, 1999 Apr 18–24 3 films · −27% 3 $29.9M −27% Election (1999) $14.9M
Week 17, 2000 Apr 16–22 2 films · −86% 2 $4M −86% Erkan & Stefan (2000) $4M
Week 17, 2001 Apr 22–28 3 films · +500% 3 $24.3M +500% One Night at McCool's (2001) $13.6M
Week 17, 2002 Apr 21–27 6 films · +24% 6 $30M +24% Life or Something Like It (2002) $16.9M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2002, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $509.9M, led by Men in Black II (2002).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 17 of 2002: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27)?

Life or Something Like It (2002) leads with $16.9M worldwide, $14.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shooting Stars (2002) at $6.4M and Oollala Sisters (2002) at $4.5M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $30M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 16, 2002 releases took $371M.

How many comedy movies released in week 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Life or Something Like It (2002), earned $16.9M.

How much of the Week 17, 2002 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.4M of the $30M total, or 48%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 2002 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 17 of 2002 (Apr 21–27). 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 17, 2002 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.