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Comedy box office · Week 9 · Feb 24–Mar 2, 2002

Comedy Box Office, Week 9 of 2002: Comedy Releases of Feb 24–Mar 2

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2), with $95.1M worldwide, ahead of No Blood No Tears (2002) at $2.9M and Nati stanchi (2002) at $334.1K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $98.5M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 119% on Week 8, 2002, whose releases took $44.9M.

week 9 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$98.5M
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), the #1
$95.1M
vs Week 8, 2002
+119%
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 9, 2002

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

2002 · Drama, Comedy

$95.1M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$38M US & Canada · 40% $57.2M elsewhere · 60%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 9 of 2002?

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) leads with $95.1M, 97% of the total. The top 4 together took $98.5M, 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. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $95.1M 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
    $38M US & Canada · 40% $57.2M elsewhere · 60%
  2. No Blood No Tears (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $2.9M No Blood No Tears (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Nati stanchi (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $334.1K Nati stanchi (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Super Sucker (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $137.6K Super Sucker (2002)
    $137.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2).

  1. 1 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) movie poster
    40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) Mar 1, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $95.1M worldwide
    Mar 1, 2002 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $57.2M Worldwide: $95.1M
  2. 2 No Blood No Tears (2002) movie poster
    No Blood No Tears (2002) Feb 28, 2002 · Korean · Comedy, Crime, Drama $2.9M worldwide
    Feb 28, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  3. 3 Nati stanchi (2002) movie poster
    Nati stanchi (2002) Mar 1, 2002 · Italian · Comedy $334.1K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $334.1K
  4. 4 Super Sucker (2002) movie poster
    Super Sucker (2002) Feb 24, 2002 · Comedy $137.6K worldwide
    Feb 24, 2002 US and Canada: $137.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $137.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2001 earned the most: $191.8M from 5 films, led by The Mexican (2001). Week 9, 2002 took $98.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 9, 2001 Feb 25–Mar 3 5 films · +464% 5 $191.8M +464% The Mexican (2001) $147.8M
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 4 films · −49% 4 $98.5M −49% 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) $95.1M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 9 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2)?

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) leads with $95.1M worldwide, $38M of it in the US & Canada. Next come No Blood No Tears (2002) at $2.9M and Nati stanchi (2002) at $334.1K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2) report a worldwide gross, $98.5M in all, or $24.6M per film on average. Week 8, 2002 releases took $44.9M.

How many comedy movies released in week 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), earned $95.1M.

How much of the Week 9, 2002 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$38.1M of the $98.5M total, or 39%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2002 (Feb 24–Mar 2). 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, 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.