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Comedy box office · Week 2 · Jan 7–13, 2007

Comedy Box Office, Week 2 of 2007: Comedy Releases of Jan 7–13

Temporary Release (2007) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13), with $3M worldwide, ahead of Four Last Songs (2007) at $211.1K and Pokkiri (2007) at $93.7K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all. That is down 95% on Week 1, 2007, whose releases took $70.4M.

week 2 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3.3M
Temporary Release (2007), the #1
$3M
vs Week 1, 2007
−95%
Temporary Release (2007) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 2, 2007

Temporary Release (2007)

2007 · Comedy, Drama

$3M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 2 of 2007?

Temporary Release (2007) leads with $3M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.3M, 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. Temporary Release (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $3M Temporary Release (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Four Last Songs (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $211.1K Four Last Songs (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Pokkiri (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $93.7K Pokkiri (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 2 of 2007, 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 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13).

  1. 1 Temporary Release (2007) movie poster
    Temporary Release (2007) Jan 12, 2007 · Danish · Comedy, Drama, Family $3M worldwide
    Jan 12, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
  2. 2 Four Last Songs (2007) movie poster
    Four Last Songs (2007) Jan 11, 2007 · English · Drama, Romance, Comedy $211.1K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.1K
  3. 3 Pokkiri (2007) movie poster
    Pokkiri (2007) Jan 11, 2007 · Tamil · Action, Comedy, Romance $93.7K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2003 earned the most: $104M from 2 films, led by Just Married (2003). Week 2, 2007 took $3.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 2, 1998 Jan 4–10 1 film 1 $27.5K – Finding North (1998) $27.5K
Week 2, 1999 Jan 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2000 Jan 2–8 1 film 1 $220.5K – Mela (2000) $220.5K
Week 2, 2001 Jan 7–13 2 films · +14584% 2 $32.4M +14584% Double Take (2001) $31.6M
Week 2, 2002 Jan 6–12 2 films · +36% 2 $44.1M +36% Orange County (2002) $43.3M
Week 2, 2003 Jan 5–11 2 films · +136% 2 $104M +136% Just Married (2003) $101.6M
Week 2, 2004 Jan 4–10 4 films · −67% 4 $34.3M −67% My Baby's Daddy (2004) $18.5M
Week 2, 2005 Jan 2–8 2 films · −96% 2 $1.3M −96% Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (2005) $1.2M
Week 2, 2006 Jan 8–14 5 films · +7264% 5 $97.7M +7264% Suite Dreams (2006) $48.1M
Week 2, 2007 Jan 7–13 3 films · −97% 3 $3.3M −97% Temporary Release (2007) $3M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 2 of 2007: 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 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13)?

Temporary Release (2007) leads with $3M worldwide. Next come Four Last Songs (2007) at $211.1K and Pokkiri (2007) at $93.7K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. Week 1, 2007 releases took $70.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Temporary Release (2007), earned $3M.

How is the week 2, 2007 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 2 of 2007 (Jan 7–13). 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 2, 2007 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.