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Comedy box office · Week 43 · Oct 22–28, 2006

Comedy Box Office, Week 43 of 2006: Comedy Releases of Oct 22–28

7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28), with $32.9M worldwide, ahead of Poltergay (2006) at $3.7M and Kidz in da Hood (2006) at $901.2K. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 49% on Week 42, 2006, whose releases took $25.4M. By language, German leads with $32.9M across 1 comedy release.

week 43 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$37.9M
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006), the #1
$32.9M
vs Week 42, 2006
+49%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 43 of 2006?

7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) leads with $32.9M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $37.9M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $32.9M 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Poltergay (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $3.7M Poltergay (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Kidz in da Hood (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $901.2K Kidz in da Hood (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 20 Centimeters (2006) movie poster Number 4
    $439.6K 20 Centimeters (2006)
    $6.6K US & Canada · 2% $433K elsewhere · 98%
  5. Mukhsin (2006) movie poster Number 5
    $4.9K Mukhsin (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 43 of 2006, 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 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28).

  1. 1 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) movie poster
    7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) Oct 25, 2006 · German · Comedy, Fantasy $32.9M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.9M
  2. 2 Poltergay (2006) movie poster
    Poltergay (2006) Oct 25, 2006 · French · Horror, Comedy $3.7M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
  3. 3 Kidz in da Hood (2006) movie poster
    Kidz in da Hood (2006) Oct 27, 2006 · Swedish · Drama, Family, Comedy $901.2K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $901.2K
  4. 4 20 Centimeters (2006) movie poster
    20 Centimeters (2006) Oct 27, 2006 · English · Comedy, Musical $439.6K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: $6.6K Rest of the world: $433K Worldwide: $439.6K
  5. 5 Mukhsin (2006) movie poster
    Mukhsin (2006) Oct 26, 2006 · Malay · Family, Comedy, Drama $4.9K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2003 earned the most: $256.5M from 10 films, led by Scary Movie 3 (2003). Week 43, 2006 took $37.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 1997 Oct 19–25 2 films 2 $4.8M – A Life Less Ordinary (1997) $4.4M
Week 43, 1998 Oct 18–24 2 films · +954% 2 $50.4M +954% Pleasantville (1998) $49.8M
Week 43, 1999 Oct 17–23 4 films · −6% 4 $47.2M −6% The Best Man (1999) $34.6M
Week 43, 2000 Oct 15–21 3 films · +94% 3 $91.7M +94% Bedazzled (2000) $90.4M
Week 43, 2001 Oct 21–27 6 films · −84% 6 $14.9M −84% The Man Who Sued God (2001) $6M
Week 43, 2002 Oct 20–26 5 films · +470% 5 $84.8M +470% Jackass: The Movie (2002) $79.5M
Week 43, 2003 Oct 19–25 10 films · +203% 10 $256.5M +203% Scary Movie 3 (2003) $220.7M
Week 43, 2004 Oct 17–23 6 films · −51% 6 $125.1M −51% Sideways (2004) $109.7M
Week 43, 2005 Oct 16–22 6 films · −80% 6 $24.7M −80% Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) $15.8M
Week 43, 2006 Oct 22–28 5 films · +53% 5 $37.9M +53% 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) $32.9M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 43 of 2006: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28)?

7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) leads with $32.9M worldwide. Next come Poltergay (2006) at $3.7M and Kidz in da Hood (2006) at $901.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $37.9M in all, or $7.6M per film on average. Week 42, 2006 releases took $25.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006), earned $32.9M.

How much of the Week 43, 2006 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.6K of the $37.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 2006 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 43 of 2006 (Oct 22–28). 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 43, 2006 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.