#1 of 8 #1 comedy movie of Week 41, 2003
2003 · Comedy, Romance
$120.8M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
$35.3M US & Canada · 29% $85.5M elsewhere · 71%
Comedy box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 2003
Comedy Box Office, Week 41 of 2003: Comedy Releases of Oct 5–11
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11), with $120.8M worldwide, ahead of Good Boy! (2003) at $45.5M and Mother’s Elling (2003) at $3.4M. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $172.2M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 17% on Week 40, 2003, whose releases took $147.5M. By language, English leads with $122.4M across 4 comedy releases.
- week 41 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $172.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 40, 2003
- +17%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 41 of 2003?
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) leads with $120.8M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $171.6M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11).
- 1 Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $35.3M Rest of the world: $85.5M Worldwide: $120.8M
- 2 Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $45.5M
- 3 Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
- 4 Oct 9, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
- 5 Oct 7, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $556.2K
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Oct 9, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $396K - 7
Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $148K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $148K - 8
Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $69.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 41 of 2003?
Of the top 8, Girls Will Be Girls (2003) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Intolerable Cruelty (2003) made 71% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $73.2M (43%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Intolerable Cruelty (2003) $120.8M $35.3M US & Canada · 29% $85.5M elsewhere · 71%
- 2 Good Boy! (2003) $45.5M $37.7M US & Canada · 83% $7.8M elsewhere · 17%
- 3 Mother’s Elling (2003) $3.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Gettin’ Square (2003) $1.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003) $556.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Phileine Says Sorry (2003) $396K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Girls Will Be Girls (2003) $148K $148K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Dopamine (2003) $69.5K $69.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 41 releases took $172.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 19–25) with $256.5M, led by Scary Movie 3 (2003).
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 The Other Side of the Bed (2003) $22.8M The Other Side of the Bed (2003)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) $27.6M Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Matchstick Men (2003) $67.7M Matchstick Men (2003)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Secondhand Lions (2003) $107.6M Secondhand Lions (2003)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 The Rundown (2003) $164M The Rundown (2003)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 School of Rock (2003) $147.5M School of Rock (2003)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Intolerable Cruelty (2003) $172.2M Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 The Miracle of Bern (2003) $31.5M The Miracle of Bern (2003)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Scary Movie 3 (2003) $256.5M Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Earlier years
How Does Week 41 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2000 earned the most: $333.3M from 4 films, led by Meet the Parents (2000). Week 41, 2003 took $172.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 1994 Oct 2–8 2 films | 2 | $654.8K | – | Maybe… Maybe Not (1994) $468.9K |
| Week 41, 1995 Oct 8–14 1 film · +94% | 1 | $1.3M | +94% | Blue in the Face (1995) $1.3M |
| Week 41, 1996 Oct 6–12 2 films · −39% | 2 | $772.5K | −39% | Trees Lounge (1996) $749.7K |
| Week 41, 1997 Oct 5–11 3 films · +1984% | 3 | $16.1M | +1984% | RocketMan (1997) $15.4M |
| Week 41, 1998 Oct 4–10 1 film · −25% | 1 | $12.1M | −25% | Holy Man (1998) $12.1M |
| Week 41, 1999 Oct 3–9 5 films · +158% | 5 | $31.2M | +158% | Superstar (1999) $30.6M |
| Week 41, 2000 Oct 1–7 4 films · +969% | 4 | $333.3M | +969% | Meet the Parents (2000) $330.4M |
| Week 41, 2001 Oct 7–13 9 films · −71% | 9 | $95.4M | −71% | Bandits (2001) $67.6M |
| Week 41, 2002 Oct 6–12 12 films · −9% | 12 | $87M | −9% | Brown Sugar (2002) $28.3M |
| Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 8 films · +98% | 8 | $172.2M | +98% | Intolerable Cruelty (2003) $120.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 41 of 2003?
English-language comedy films took $122.4M across 4 films, 71% of the total, ahead of Norwegian-language comedy films ($3.4M) and Hindi-language comedy films ($556.2K).
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2003, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 25–31) with $941.6M, led by Finding Nemo (2003).
- Week 1 $2.7M
- Week 2 $104M
- Week 3 $158.3M
- Week 4 $13.2M
- Week 5 $108.6M
- Week 6 $321.1M
- Week 7 $563.6K
- Week 8 $87.1M
- Week 9 $1.3M
- Week 10 $169.8M
- Week 11 $77.6M
- Week 12 $57.4M
- Week 13 $65.8M
- Week 14 $63.7M
- Week 15 $203.5M
- Week 16 $177.6M
- Week 17 $512.6K
- Week 18 $55.6M
- Week 19 $221M
- Week 20 $1.1M
- Week 21 $512.7M
- Week 22 $941.6M
- Week 23 $1.4M
- Week 24 $168.5M
- Week 25 $24.4M
- Week 26 $262.4M
- Week 27 $129.8M
- Week 28 $5.5M
- Week 29 $611.1M
- Week 30 $204.4M
- Week 31 $243.4M
- Week 32 $177.7M
- Week 33 $61.9M
- Week 34 $57.9M
- Week 35 $22.8M
- Week 36 $27.6M
- Week 37 $67.7M
- Week 38 $107.6M
- Week 39 $164M
- Week 40 $147.5M
- Week 41 $172.2M
- Week 42 $31.5M
- Week 43 $256.5M
- Week 44 $13.8M
- Week 45 $495.7M
- Week 46 $69.7M
- Week 47 $171.5M
- Week 48 $278.1M
- Week 49 $4.7M
- Week 50 $361.1M
- Week 51 $196.9M
- Week 52 $194.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 41 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11)?
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) leads with $120.8M worldwide, $35.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Good Boy! (2003) at $45.5M and Mother’s Elling (2003) at $3.4M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11) earn?
8 comedy films released in week 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $172.2M in all, or $21.5M per film on average. Week 40, 2003 releases took $147.5M.
How many comedy movies released in week 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Intolerable Cruelty (2003) with $120.8M.
How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2003 (Oct 5–11). 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 41, 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.