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Comedy box office · Week 48 · Nov 24–30, 2002

Comedy Box Office, Week 48 of 2002: Comedy Releases of Nov 24–30

Eight Crazy Nights (2002) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30), with $23.8M worldwide, ahead of If I Were a Rich Man (2002) at $5.6M and Dead or Alive: Final (2002) at $2.6K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.4M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 48% on Week 47, 2002, whose releases took $56.2M.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$29.4M
Eight Crazy Nights (2002), the #1
$23.8M
vs Week 47, 2002
−48%
Eight Crazy Nights (2002) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 48, 2002

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

2002 · Drama, Comedy

$23.8M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$23.6M US & Canada · 99% $246.5K elsewhere · 1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 48 of 2002?

Eight Crazy Nights (2002) leads with $23.8M, 81% of the total. The top 3 together took $29.4M, 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. Eight Crazy Nights (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $23.8M Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
    $23.6M US & Canada · 99% $246.5K elsewhere · 1%
  2. If I Were a Rich Man (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $5.6M If I Were a Rich Man (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Dead or Alive: Final (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $2.6K Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
    $2.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30).

  1. 1 Eight Crazy Nights (2002) movie poster
    Eight Crazy Nights (2002) Nov 27, 2002 · Drama, Comedy, Animation $23.8M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2002 US and Canada: $23.6M Rest of the world: $246.5K Worldwide: $23.8M
  2. 2 If I Were a Rich Man (2002) movie poster
    If I Were a Rich Man (2002) Nov 27, 2002 · French · Comedy $5.6M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M
  3. 3 Dead or Alive: Final (2002) movie poster
    Dead or Alive: Final (2002) Nov 29, 2002 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $2.6K worldwide
    Nov 29, 2002 US and Canada: $2.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 1999 earned the most: $503.6M from 4 films, led by Toy Story 2 (1999). Week 48, 2002 took $29.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 1993 Nov 21–27 2 films 2 $442.9M – Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M
Week 48, 1994 Nov 20–26 2 films · −69% 2 $137.8M −69% Junior (1994) $108.4M
Week 48, 1995 Nov 26–Dec 2 1 film · −99% 1 $1.1M −99% Two Much (1995) $1.1M
Week 48, 1996 Nov 24–30 1 film · +27992% 1 $320.7M +27992% 101 Dalmatians (1996) $320.7M
Week 48, 1997 Nov 23–29 1 film · −45% 1 $178M −45% Flubber (1997) $178M
Week 48, 1998 Nov 22–28 7 films · +160% 7 $462.1M +160% A Bug's Life (1998) $363.3M
Week 48, 1999 Nov 21–27 4 films · +9% 4 $503.6M +9% Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M
Week 48, 2000 Nov 19–25 2 films · −63% 2 $184.3M −63% 102 Dalmatians (2000) $183.6M
Week 48, 2001 Nov 25–Dec 1 1 film · −100% 1 $238.4K −100% The Independent (2001) $238.4K
Week 48, 2002 Nov 24–30 3 films · +12239% 3 $29.4M +12239% Eight Crazy Nights (2002) $23.8M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 48 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30)?

Eight Crazy Nights (2002) leads with $23.8M worldwide, $23.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come If I Were a Rich Man (2002) at $5.6M and Dead or Alive: Final (2002) at $2.6K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $29.4M in all, or $9.8M per film on average. Week 47, 2002 releases took $56.2M.

How many comedy movies released in week 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Eight Crazy Nights (2002), earned $23.8M.

How much of the Week 48, 2002 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.6M of the $29.4M total, or 80%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2002 (Nov 24–30). 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 48, 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.