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Comedy box office · Week 44 · Oct 23–29, 2005

Comedy Box Office, Week 44 of 2005: Comedy Releases of Oct 23–29

Prime (2005) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29), with $67.9M worldwide, ahead of The Weather Man (2005) at $19.1M and The Beast and the Beauty (2005) at $8.7M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $103.6M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.2 times the total of Week 43, 2005, whose releases took $24.7M. By language, English leads with $87.1M across 2 comedy releases.

week 44 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$103.6M
Prime (2005), the #1
$67.9M
vs Week 43, 2005
×4.2
Prime (2005) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 44, 2005

Prime (2005)

2005 · Drama, Comedy

$67.9M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total

$22.8M US & Canada · 34% $45.1M elsewhere · 66%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 44 of 2005?

Prime (2005) leads with $67.9M, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $103.4M, 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. Prime (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $67.9M Prime (2005)
    $22.8M US & Canada · 34% $45.1M elsewhere · 66%
  2. The Weather Man (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $19.1M The Weather Man (2005)
    $12.5M US & Canada · 65% $6.6M elsewhere · 35%
  3. The Beast and the Beauty (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $8.7M The Beast and the Beauty (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) movie poster Number 4
    $6.8M How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Fisherman and His Wife (2005) movie poster Number 5
    $917.9K The Fisherman and His Wife (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29).

  1. 1 Prime (2005) movie poster
    Prime (2005) Oct 28, 2005 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $67.9M worldwide
    Oct 28, 2005 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $67.9M
  2. 2 The Weather Man (2005) movie poster
    The Weather Man (2005) Oct 28, 2005 · English · Drama, Comedy $19.1M worldwide
    Oct 28, 2005 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $19.1M
  3. 3 The Beast and the Beauty (2005) movie poster
    The Beast and the Beauty (2005) Oct 27, 2005 · Korean · Romance, Comedy $8.7M worldwide
    Oct 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  4. 4 How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) movie poster
    How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) Oct 26, 2005 · French · Comedy, Drama $6.8M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M
  5. 5 The Fisherman and His Wife (2005) movie poster
    The Fisherman and His Wife (2005) Oct 26, 2005 · German · Comedy, Drama $917.9K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $917.9K
  6. 6 Nynne (2005) movie poster
    Nynne (2005) Oct 27, 2005 · Danish · Comedy, Romance $157.2K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 44 releases took $103.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 2–8) with $322.2M, led by Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).

  1. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Just Like Heaven (2005) $112.1M Just Like Heaven (2005)
  2. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Roll Bounce (2005) $22.7M Roll Bounce (2005)
  3. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Torrente 3: The Protector (2005) $43.3M Torrente 3: The Protector (2005)
  4. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) $322.2M Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
  5. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Elizabethtown (2005) $54.4M Elizabethtown (2005)
  6. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) $24.7M Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
  7. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Prime (2005) $103.6M Prime (2005)
  8. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Chicken Little (2005) $318.6M Chicken Little (2005)
  9. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) $130.6M Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2001 earned the most: $759M from 5 films, led by Monsters, Inc. (2001). Week 44, 2005 took $103.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 1996 Oct 27–Nov 2 3 films 3 $15.5M – Larger Than Life (1996) $8.3M
Week 44, 1997 Oct 26–Nov 1 3 films · +83% 3 $28.3M +83% An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) $26.6M
Week 44, 1998 Oct 25–31 4 films · −34% 4 $18.8M −34% Living Out Loud (1998) $15.6M
Week 44, 1999 Oct 24–30 5 films · +24% 5 $23.4M +24% Being John Malkovich (1999) $23.1M
Week 44, 2000 Oct 22–28 7 films · +74% 7 $40.7M +74% The Little Vampire (2000) $28M
Week 44, 2001 Oct 28–Nov 3 5 films · +1765% 5 $759M +1765% Monsters, Inc. (2001) $579.8M
Week 44, 2002 Oct 27–Nov 2 7 films · −70% 7 $228.8M −70% The Santa Clause 2 (2002) $172.9M
Week 44, 2003 Oct 26–Nov 1 5 films · −94% 5 $13.8M −94% Kisarazu Cat’s Eye: Nihon Series (2003) $10M
Week 44, 2004 Oct 24–30 3 films · −57% 3 $5.9M −57% University of Laughs (2004) $5.7M
Week 44, 2005 Oct 23–29 6 films · +1665% 6 $103.6M +1665% Prime (2005) $67.9M
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 44 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 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29)?

Prime (2005) leads with $67.9M worldwide, $22.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Weather Man (2005) at $19.1M and The Beast and the Beauty (2005) at $8.7M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $103.6M in all, or $17.3M per film on average. Week 43, 2005 releases took $24.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Prime (2005), earned $67.9M.

How much of the Week 44, 2005 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.3M of the $103.6M total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2005 (Oct 23–29). 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 44, 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.