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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2008

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 2008: Comedy Releases of Oct 12–18

Sex Drive (2008) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18), with $18.8M worldwide, ahead of Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) at $8.6M and Coluche (2008) at $4.5M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 50% on Week 41, 2008, whose releases took $23.3M. By language, English leads with $19.4M across 3 comedy releases.

week 42 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$35.1M
Sex Drive (2008), the #1
$18.8M
vs Week 41, 2008
+50%
Sex Drive (2008) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 2008

Sex Drive (2008)

2008 · Adventure, Comedy

$18.8M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

$8.4M US & Canada · 45% $10.4M elsewhere · 55%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 42 of 2008?

Sex Drive (2008) leads with $18.8M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $34.8M, 99% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sex Drive (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $18.8M Sex Drive (2008)
    $8.4M US & Canada · 45% $10.4M elsewhere · 55%
  2. Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $8.6M Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Coluche (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $4.5M Coluche (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Crush and Blush (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $2.6M Crush and Blush (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Filth and Wisdom (2008) movie poster Number 5
    $354.6K Filth and Wisdom (2008)
    $22.4K US & Canada · 6% $332.2K elsewhere · 94%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18).

  1. 1 Sex Drive (2008) movie poster
    Sex Drive (2008) Oct 17, 2008 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $18.8M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2008 US and Canada: $8.4M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $18.8M
  2. 2 Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) movie poster
    Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) Oct 16, 2008 · German · Drama, Comedy $8.6M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
  3. 3 Coluche (2008) movie poster
    Coluche (2008) Oct 15, 2008 · French · Drama, Comedy $4.5M worldwide
    Oct 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
  4. 4 Crush and Blush (2008) movie poster
    Crush and Blush (2008) Oct 16, 2008 · Korean · Drama, Comedy $2.6M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  5. 5 Filth and Wisdom (2008) movie poster
    Filth and Wisdom (2008) Oct 17, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $354.6K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2008 US and Canada: $22.4K Rest of the world: $332.2K Worldwide: $354.6K
  6. 6 A Film with Me in It (2008) movie poster
    A Film with Me in It (2008) Oct 17, 2008 · English · Thriller, Mystery, Comedy $241.2K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $241.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $35.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 19–25) with $267M, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008).

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood’s End (2008) $3.3M Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood’s End (2008)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Burn After Reading (2008) $260.2M Burn After Reading (2008)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 My Best Friend's Girl (2008) $116.1M My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Choke (2008) $10.1M Choke (2008)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) $263.8M Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) $23.3M Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Sex Drive (2008) $35.1M Sex Drive (2008)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $267M High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) $63.5M Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2004 earned the most: $241.3M from 10 films, led by Shall We Dance? (2004). Week 42, 2008 took $35.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 1999 Oct 10–16 1 film 1 $58.9M – The Story of Us (1999) $58.9M
Week 42, 2000 Oct 8–14 3 films · +149% 3 $146.8M +149% Billy Elliot (2000) $110.2M
Week 42, 2001 Oct 14–20 4 films · −71% 4 $42.8M −71% Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $35.7M
Week 42, 2002 Oct 13–19 6 films · −40% 6 $25.8M −40% Formula 51 (2002) $12.9M
Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 7 films · +22% 7 $31.5M +22% The Miracle of Bern (2003) $24.8M
Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 10 films · +666% 10 $241.3M +666% Shall We Dance? (2004) $170.1M
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 5 films · −77% 5 $54.4M −77% Elizabethtown (2005) $52.2M
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 8 films · −53% 8 $25.4M −53% Righteous Ties (2006) $8.7M
Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 6 films · −15% 6 $21.6M −15% The Comebacks (2007) $13.5M
Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 6 films · +63% 6 $35.1M +63% Sex Drive (2008) $18.8M
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 42 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18)?

Sex Drive (2008) leads with $18.8M worldwide, $8.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) at $8.6M and Coluche (2008) at $4.5M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, or $5.8M per film on average. Week 41, 2008 releases took $23.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sex Drive (2008), earned $18.8M.

How much of the Week 42, 2008 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.4M of the $35.1M total, or 24%, 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 42, 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 42 of 2008 (Oct 12–18). 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 42, 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.