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Comedy box office · Week 28 · Jul 6–12, 2003

Comedy Box Office, Week 28 of 2003: Comedy Releases of Jul 6–12

A Housekeeper (2003) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12), with $4.7M worldwide, ahead of The Cuckoo (2003) at $480.6K and The Very Merry Widows (2003) at $345.5K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 27, 2003, whose releases took $129.8M.

week 28 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5.5M
A Housekeeper (2003), the #1
$4.7M
vs Week 27, 2003
−96%
A Housekeeper (2003) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 28, 2003

A Housekeeper (2003)

2003 · Drama, Comedy

$4.7M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total

$467.3K US & Canada · 10% $4.3M elsewhere · 90%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 28 of 2003?

A Housekeeper (2003) leads with $4.7M, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.5M, 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. A Housekeeper (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $4.7M A Housekeeper (2003)
    $467.3K US & Canada · 10% $4.3M elsewhere · 90%
  2. The Cuckoo (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $480.6K The Cuckoo (2003)
    $243.9K US & Canada · 51% $236.6K elsewhere · 49%
  3. The Very Merry Widows (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $345.5K The Very Merry Widows (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 28 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 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12).

  1. 1 A Housekeeper (2003) movie poster
    A Housekeeper (2003) Jul 11, 2003 · French · Drama, Comedy, Romance $4.7M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $467.3K Rest of the world: $4.3M Worldwide: $4.7M
  2. 2 The Cuckoo (2003) movie poster
    The Cuckoo (2003) Jul 11, 2003 · English · Drama, Comedy, War $480.6K worldwide
    Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $243.9K Rest of the world: $236.6K Worldwide: $480.6K
  3. 3 The Very Merry Widows (2003) movie poster
    The Very Merry Widows (2003) Jul 9, 2003 · French · Comedy $345.5K worldwide
    Jul 9, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $345.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2000 earned the most: $284M from 4 films, led by Scary Movie (2000). Week 28, 2003 took $5.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 28, 1994 Jul 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 1995 Jul 9–15 2 films 2 $168.6M – Nine Months (1995) $138.5M
Week 28, 1996 Jul 7–13 1 film · −100% 1 $25.9K −100% Army Daze (1996) $25.9K
Week 28, 1997 Jul 6–12 1 film · +32143% 1 $8.3M +32143% A Simple Wish (1997) $8.3M
Week 28, 1998 Jul 5–11 2 films · +914% 2 $84.7M +914% Small Soldiers (1998) $54.7M
Week 28, 1999 Jul 4–10 2 films · +179% 2 $235.8M +179% American Pie (1999) $235.5M
Week 28, 2000 Jul 2–8 4 films · +20% 4 $284M +20% Scary Movie (2000) $278M
Week 28, 2001 Jul 8–14 6 films · −21% 6 $223.7M −21% Legally Blonde (2001) $141.8M
Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 6 films · −79% 6 $46.7M −79% The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) $33.1M
Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 3 films · −88% 3 $5.5M −88% A Housekeeper (2003) $4.7M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 28 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12)?

A Housekeeper (2003) leads with $4.7M worldwide, $467.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Cuckoo (2003) at $480.6K and The Very Merry Widows (2003) at $345.5K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $1.8M per film on average. Week 27, 2003 releases took $129.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Housekeeper (2003), earned $4.7M.

How much of the Week 28, 2003 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$711.2K of the $5.5M total, or 13%, 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 28, 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 28 of 2003 (Jul 6–12). 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 28, 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.