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Comedy box office · Week 2 · Jan 6–12, 2008

Comedy Box Office, Week 2 of 2008: Comedy Releases of Jan 6–12

First Sunday (2008) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 2 of 2008 (Jan 6–12), with $38.8M worldwide, ahead of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) at $13.2M and L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) at $12.1M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $65M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. That is 12.7 times the total of Week 1, 2008, whose releases took $5.1M. By language, English leads with $52.9M across 4 comedy releases.

week 2 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$65M
First Sunday (2008), the #1
$38.8M
vs Week 1, 2008
×12.7
First Sunday (2008) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 comedy movie of Week 2, 2008

First Sunday (2008)

2008 · Drama, Comedy

$38.8M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total

$37.9M US & Canada · 98% $878.4K elsewhere · 2%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 2 of 2008?

First Sunday (2008) leads with $38.8M, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $65M, 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. First Sunday (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $38.8M First Sunday (2008)
    $37.9M US & Canada · 98% $878.4K elsewhere · 2%
  2. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $13.2M The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)
    $13M US & Canada · 98% $266.5K elsewhere · 2%
  3. L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $12.1M L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Bombay To Bangkok (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $600.7K Bombay To Bangkok (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) movie poster Number 5
    $240K My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 2 of 2008, 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 2008 (Jan 6–12).

  1. 1 First Sunday (2008) movie poster
    First Sunday (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy, Crime $38.8M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $878.4K Worldwide: $38.8M
  2. 2 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) movie poster
    The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $13.2M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $266.5K Worldwide: $13.2M
  3. 3 L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) movie poster
    L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · Italian · Comedy $12.1M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1M
  4. 4 Bombay To Bangkok (2008) movie poster
    Bombay To Bangkok (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · English · Comedy, Romance, Drama $600.7K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $600.7K
  5. 5 My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) movie poster
    My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · English · Comedy, Drama $240K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 2 releases took $65M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2007 (Dec 16–22) with $563.5M, led by National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).

  1. Week 49, 2007 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Juno (2007) $232.4M Juno (2007)
  2. Week 50, 2007 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $411.6M Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
  3. Week 51, 2007 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $563.5M National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
  4. Week 52, 2007 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 The Bucket List (2007) $193.1M The Bucket List (2007)
  5. Week 53, 2007 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Crazy Waiting (2008) $5.1M Crazy Waiting (2008)
  7. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 First Sunday (2008) $65M First Sunday (2008)
  8. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 Welcome to the Sticks (2008) $447M Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
  9. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 Meet the Spartans (2008) $140.4M Meet the Spartans (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2008 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, 2008 took $65M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 2, 2008 Jan 6–12 5 films · +1887% 5 $65M +1887% First Sunday (2008) $38.8M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $879.7M, led by Kung Fu Panda (2008).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 2 of 2008: 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 2 of 2008 (Jan 6–12)?

First Sunday (2008) leads with $38.8M worldwide, $37.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) at $13.2M and L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) at $12.1M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 2 of 2008 (Jan 6–12) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 2 of 2008 (Jan 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $65M in all, or $13M per film on average. Week 1, 2008 releases took $5.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 2 of 2008 (Jan 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, First Sunday (2008), earned $38.8M.

How much of the Week 2, 2008 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.9M of the $65M total, or 78%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 2, 2008 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 2008 (Jan 6–12). 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, 2008 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.