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Comedy box office · Week 31 · Jul 27–Aug 2, 2008

Comedy Box Office, Week 31 of 2008: Comedy Releases of Jul 27–Aug 2

Swing Vote (2008) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2), with $17.6M worldwide, ahead of Boshkash (2008) at $1.6M and In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) at $1.3M. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.5M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 84% on Week 30, 2008, whose releases took $130.1M.

week 31 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$20.5M
Swing Vote (2008), the #1
$17.6M
vs Week 30, 2008
−84%
Swing Vote (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 31, 2008

Swing Vote (2008)

2008 · Drama, Comedy

$17.6M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$16.3M US & Canada · 92% $1.3M elsewhere · 8%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 31 of 2008?

Swing Vote (2008) leads with $17.6M, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $20.5M, 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. Swing Vote (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $17.6M Swing Vote (2008)
    $16.3M US & Canada · 92% $1.3M elsewhere · 8%
  2. Boshkash (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $1.6M Boshkash (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $1.3M In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)
    $172.6K US & Canada · 13% $1.1M elsewhere · 87%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 31 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 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2).

  1. 1 Swing Vote (2008) movie poster
    Swing Vote (2008) Aug 1, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy $17.6M worldwide
    Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $17.6M
  2. 2 Boshkash (2008) movie poster
    Boshkash (2008) Aug 1, 2008 · Arabic · Comedy $1.6M worldwide
    Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  3. 3 In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) movie poster
    In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) Aug 1, 2008 · English · Comedy, Romance $1.3M worldwide
    Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: $172.6K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 31 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 31 releases took $20.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $828.3M, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).

  1. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 15–21 Get Smart (2008) $299.1M Get Smart (2008)
  2. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 22–28 2 Alone in Paris (2008) $20M 2 Alone in Paris (2008)
  3. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 29–Jul 5 Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008) $24.5M Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008)
  4. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Meet Dave (2008) $52.1M Meet Dave (2008)
  5. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 Mamma Mia! (2008) $828.3M Mamma Mia! (2008)
  6. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Step Brothers (2008) $130.1M Step Brothers (2008)
  7. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Swing Vote (2008) $20.5M Swing Vote (2008)
  8. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Pineapple Express (2008) $212.9M Pineapple Express (2008)
  9. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Tropic Thunder (2008) $220.2M Tropic Thunder (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 31 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 31, 2001 earned the most: $520.3M from 4 films, led by Rush Hour 2 (2001). Week 31, 2008 took $20.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 31, 1999 Jul 25–31 2 films 2 $309.5M – Runaway Bride (1999) $309.5M
Week 31, 2000 Jul 23–29 3 films · −46% 3 $168.4M −46% Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) $166.3M
Week 31, 2001 Jul 29–Aug 4 4 films · +209% 4 $520.3M +209% Rush Hour 2 (2001) $347.3M
Week 31, 2002 Jul 28–Aug 3 5 films · −84% 5 $84.3M −84% The Master of Disguise (2002) $43.4M
Week 31, 2003 Jul 27–Aug 2 7 films · +189% 7 $243.4M +189% American Wedding (2003) $232.7M
Week 31, 2004 Jul 25–31 8 films · −57% 8 $105.8M −57% Garden State (2004) $35.8M
Week 31, 2005 Jul 24–30 5 films · +53% 5 $161.6M +53% Sky High (2005) $86.4M
Week 31, 2006 Jul 30–Aug 5 7 films · +83% 7 $296M +83% Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) $163.4M
Week 31, 2007 Jul 29–Aug 4 10 films · −60% 10 $117.9M −60% Underdog (2007) $65.3M
Week 31, 2008 Jul 27–Aug 2 3 films · −83% 3 $20.5M −83% Swing Vote (2008) $17.6M
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 31 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2)?

Swing Vote (2008) leads with $17.6M worldwide, $16.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Boshkash (2008) at $1.6M and In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) at $1.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2) report a worldwide gross, $20.5M in all, or $6.8M per film on average. Week 30, 2008 releases took $130.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Swing Vote (2008), earned $17.6M.

How much of the Week 31, 2008 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.5M of the $20.5M total, or 80%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 31, 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 31 of 2008 (Jul 27–Aug 2). 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 31, 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.