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Comedy box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–4, 2003

Comedy Box Office, Week 1 of 2003: Comedy Releases of Jan 1–4

Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4), with $2M worldwide, ahead of Nayee Padosan (2003) at $456K and Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) at $319.2K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.7M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$2.7M
Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), the #1
$2M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 1, 2003

Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003)

2003 · Comedy, Family

$2M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 1 of 2003?

Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) leads with $2M, 71% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.7M, 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. Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $2M Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Nayee Padosan (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $456K Nayee Padosan (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $319.2K Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. ManFast (2003) movie poster Number 4
    $11.5K ManFast (2003)
    $11.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 1 of 2003, 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 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4).

  1. 1 Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) movie poster
    Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) Jan 3, 2003 · Hindi · Comedy, Family, Romance $2M worldwide
    Jan 3, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  2. 2 Nayee Padosan (2003) movie poster
    Nayee Padosan (2003) 2003 · Hindi · Comedy $456K worldwide
    2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $456K
  3. 3 Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) movie poster
    Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) 2003 · Russian · Comedy $319.2K worldwide
    2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $319.2K
  4. 4 ManFast (2003) movie poster
    ManFast (2003) 2003 · English · Romance, Comedy $11.5K worldwide
    2003 US and Canada: $11.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2000 earned the most: $248.6M from 1 film, led by The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000). Week 1, 2003 took $2.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 1994 Jan 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1995 Jan 1–7 2 films 2 $26.6M – Houseguest (1995) $26.3M
Week 1, 1996 Jan 1–6 1 film · −100% 1 $27.4K −100% Naked Acts (1996) $27.4K
Week 1, 1997 Jan 1–4 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1998 Jan 1–3 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1999 Jan 1–2 2 films 2 $92.4K – Peppermint (1999) $89.2K
Week 1, 2000 Jan 1 1 film · +269008% 1 $248.6M +269008% The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000) $248.6M
Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 3 films · −100% 3 $1.2M −100% Love Me, Love My Money (2001) $607.1K
Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 4 films 4 $2.7M – Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) $2M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 1 of 2003: 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 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4)?

Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) leads with $2M worldwide. Next come Nayee Padosan (2003) at $456K and Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) at $319.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4) report a worldwide gross, $2.7M in all, or $684.5K per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), earned $2M.

How much of the Week 1, 2003 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.5K of the $2.7M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2003 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 1 of 2003 (Jan 1–4). 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 1, 2003 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.