#1 of 7 #1 comedy movie of Week 40, 2002
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
2002 · Adventure, Drama
$25.6M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
$25.6M US & Canada · 100% $40.1K elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2002
Comedy Box Office, Week 40 of 2002: Comedy Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $25.6M worldwide, ahead of YMCA Baseball Team (2002) at $8.3M and Welcome to Collinwood (2002) at $4.2M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $38.5M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 39, 2002, whose releases took $313.3M. By language, English leads with $29.8M across 4 comedy releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $38.5M
- Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002), the #1
- $25.6M
- vs Week 39, 2002
- −88%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 40 of 2002?
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) leads with $25.6M, 67% of the total. The top 5 together took $38.4M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5).
- 1 Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $40.1K Worldwide: $25.6M
- 2 Oct 3, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3M
- 3 Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: $336.6K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.2M
- 4 Oct 3, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $346.9K
- 5 Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4K
- 6
Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: $15.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.4K - 7
Oct 3, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 2002?
Of the top 7, Pipe Dream (2002) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Welcome to Collinwood (2002) made 92% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $25.9M (67%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) $25.6M $25.6M US & Canada · 100% $40.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 YMCA Baseball Team (2002) $8.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Welcome to Collinwood (2002) $4.2M $336.6K US & Canada · 8% $3.8M elsewhere · 92%
- 4 The Year of the First Kiss (2002) $346.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The One and Only (2002) $24.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Pipe Dream (2002) $15.4K $15.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Mercano the Martian (2002) $7.7K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $38.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 22–28) with $313.3M, led by Sweet Home Alabama (2002).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Serving Sara (2002) $25.4M Serving Sara (2002)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Poppitz (2002) $3.8M Poppitz (2002)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Naked (2002) $7.9M Naked (2002)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Barbershop (2002) $102.8M Barbershop (2002)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 8 Women (2002) $93.7M 8 Women (2002)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Sweet Home Alabama (2002) $313.3M Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) $38.5M Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Brown Sugar (2002) $87M Brown Sugar (2002)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 Formula 51 (2002) $25.8M Formula 51 (2002)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1998 earned the most: $202.1M from 2 films, led by Antz (1998). Week 40, 2002 took $38.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 1993 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films | 4 | $166M | – | Cool Runnings (1993) $154.9M |
| Week 40, 1994 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −96% | 3 | $6.1M | −96% | Ed Wood (1994) $5.9M |
| Week 40, 1995 Oct 1–7 3 films · −88% | 3 | $748.4K | −88% | Kicking and Screaming (1995) $718.5K |
| Week 40, 1996 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · +10349% | 5 | $78.2M | +10349% | That Thing You Do! (1996) $34.6M |
| Week 40, 1997 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · −96% | 2 | $3.4M | −96% | The Matchmaker (1997) $3.4M |
| Week 40, 1998 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films · +5845% | 2 | $202.1M | +5845% | Antz (1998) $171.8M |
| Week 40, 1999 Sep 26–Oct 2 7 films · −24% | 7 | $152.9M | −24% | Three Kings (1999) $107.8M |
| Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 4 films · −83% | 4 | $26.3M | −83% | Best in Show (2000) $20.8M |
| Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 5 films · +273% | 5 | $98.2M | +273% | Serendipity (2001) $77.5M |
| Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 7 films · −61% | 7 | $38.5M | −61% | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) $25.6M |
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).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $44.1M
- Week 3 $115M
- Week 4 $23M
- Week 5 $156.1M
- Week 6 $53.9M
- Week 7 $87.1M
- Week 8 $44.9M
- Week 9 $98.5M
- Week 10 $48.6M
- Week 11 $495.7M
- Week 12 $26.5M
- Week 13 $9.3M
- Week 14 $53.3M
- Week 15 $93.6M
- Week 16 $371M
- Week 17 $30M
- Week 18 $18.5M
- Week 19 $40.7M
- Week 20 $139.7M
- Week 21 $27.8M
- Week 22 $46.6M
- Week 23 $155.3M
- Week 24 $279M
- Week 25 $47.6M
- Week 26 $193.6M
- Week 27 $509.9M
- Week 28 $46.7M
- Week 29 $229.2M
- Week 30 $315.4M
- Week 31 $84.3M
- Week 32 $146.5M
- Week 33 $17.8M
- Week 34 $25.4M
- Week 35 $3.8M
- Week 36 $7.9M
- Week 37 $102.8M
- Week 38 $93.7M
- Week 39 $313.3M
- Week 40 $38.5M
- Week 41 $87M
- Week 42 $25.8M
- Week 43 $84.8M
- Week 44 $228.8M
- Week 45 $23.4M
- Week 46 $9.9M
- Week 47 $56.2M
- Week 48 $29.4M
- Week 49 $90.7M
- Week 50 $422.2M
- Week 51 $262.5M
- Week 52 $398.7M
- Week 53 $33.2M
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 40 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) leads with $25.6M worldwide, $25.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come YMCA Baseball Team (2002) at $8.3M and Welcome to Collinwood (2002) at $4.2M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?
7 comedy films released in week 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $38.5M in all, or $5.5M per film on average. Week 39, 2002 releases took $313.3M.
How many comedy movies released in week 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002), earned $25.6M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2002 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 40, 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.