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Comedy box office · Week 17 · Apr 17–23, 2005

Comedy Box Office, Week 17 of 2005: Comedy Releases of Apr 17–23

A Lot Like Love (2005) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23), with $42.9M worldwide, ahead of Tapas (2005) at $4.5M and King's Ransom (2005) at $4.1M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.5M in all, 49% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 125% on Week 16, 2005, whose releases took $23.3M. By language, English leads with $47M across 3 comedy releases.

week 17 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$52.5M
A Lot Like Love (2005), the #1
$42.9M
vs Week 16, 2005
+125%
A Lot Like Love (2005) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 17, 2005

A Lot Like Love (2005)

2005 · Drama, Comedy

$42.9M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total

$21.8M US & Canada · 51% $21M elsewhere · 49%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 17 of 2005?

A Lot Like Love (2005) leads with $42.9M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $52.5M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. A Lot Like Love (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $42.9M A Lot Like Love (2005)
    $21.8M US & Canada · 51% $21M elsewhere · 49%
  2. Tapas (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $4.5M Tapas (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. King's Ransom (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $4.1M King's Ransom (2005)
    $4M US & Canada · 97% $135.1K elsewhere · 3%
  4. Too Beautiful (2005) movie poster Number 4
    $903.4K Too Beautiful (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The City of the Sun (2005) movie poster Number 5
    $96K The City of the Sun (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 17 of 2005, 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 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23).

  1. 1 A Lot Like Love (2005) movie poster
    A Lot Like Love (2005) Apr 22, 2005 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $42.9M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $42.9M
  2. 2 Tapas (2005) movie poster
    Tapas (2005) Apr 23, 2005 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $4.5M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
  3. 3 King's Ransom (2005) movie poster
    King's Ransom (2005) Apr 22, 2005 · English · Comedy, Crime $4.1M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $135.1K Worldwide: $4.1M
  4. 4 Too Beautiful (2005) movie poster
    Too Beautiful (2005) Apr 22, 2005 · Italian · Comedy, Romance $903.4K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $903.4K
  5. 5 The City of the Sun (2005) movie poster
    The City of the Sun (2005) Apr 19, 2005 · Czech · Drama, Comedy $96K worldwide
    Apr 19, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96K
  6. 6 Night of Henna (2005) movie poster
    Night of Henna (2005) Apr 22, 2005 · English · Comedy, Romance $16K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2005 US and Canada: $16K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 17 of 2005?

Of the top 6, Night of Henna (2005) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while A Lot Like Love (2005) made 49% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $25.9M (49%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 6 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 A Lot Like Love (2005) $42.9M
    $21.8M US & Canada · 51% $21M elsewhere · 49%
  2. 2 Tapas (2005) $4.5M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 King's Ransom (2005) $4.1M
    $4M US & Canada · 97% $135.1K elsewhere · 3%
  4. 4 Too Beautiful (2005) $903.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 The City of the Sun (2005) $96K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  6. 6 Night of Henna (2005) $16K
    $16K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 17 releases took $52.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 11 (Mar 6–12) with $355.4M, led by Robots (2005).

  1. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 Robots (2005) $355.4M Robots (2005)
  2. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 Ice Princess (2005) $50.4M Ice Princess (2005)
  3. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Guess Who (2005) $204.6M Guess Who (2005)
  4. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Beauty Shop (2005) $62.1M Beauty Shop (2005)
  5. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Sahara (2005) $279.5M Sahara (2005)
  6. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005) $23.3M By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005)
  7. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 A Lot Like Love (2005) $52.5M A Lot Like Love (2005)
  8. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) $119.7M The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
  9. Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Zaki Chan (2005) $2.1M Zaki Chan (2005)
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2004 earned the most: $114.5M from 6 films, led by 13 Going on 30 (2004). Week 17, 2005 took $52.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 1996 Apr 21–27 3 films 3 $60M – The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) $34.9M
Week 17, 1997 Apr 20–26 1 film · −51% 1 $29.2M −51% Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) $29.2M
Week 17, 1998 Apr 19–25 4 films · +40% 4 $41M +40% The Big Hit (1998) $27M
Week 17, 1999 Apr 18–24 3 films · −27% 3 $29.9M −27% Election (1999) $14.9M
Week 17, 2000 Apr 16–22 2 films · −86% 2 $4M −86% Erkan & Stefan (2000) $4M
Week 17, 2001 Apr 22–28 3 films · +500% 3 $24.3M +500% One Night at McCool's (2001) $13.6M
Week 17, 2002 Apr 21–27 6 films · +24% 6 $30M +24% Life or Something Like It (2002) $16.9M
Week 17, 2003 Apr 20–26 2 films · −98% 2 $512.6K −98% Boredom in Brno (2003) $508.3K
Week 17, 2004 Apr 18–24 6 films · +22237% 6 $114.5M +22237% 13 Going on 30 (2004) $96.5M
Week 17, 2005 Apr 17–23 6 films · −54% 6 $52.5M −54% A Lot Like Love (2005) $42.9M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2005, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 10–16) with $768.9M, led by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 17 of 2005: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23)?

A Lot Like Love (2005) leads with $42.9M worldwide, $21.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tapas (2005) at $4.5M and King's Ransom (2005) at $4.1M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $52.5M in all, or $8.8M per film on average. Week 16, 2005 releases took $23.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Lot Like Love (2005), earned $42.9M.

How much of the Week 17, 2005 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.9M of the $52.5M total, or 49%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 2005 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 17 of 2005 (Apr 17–23). 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 17, 2005 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.