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Comedy box office · Week 50 · Dec 7–13, 2008

Comedy Box Office, Week 50 of 2008: Comedy Releases of Dec 7–13

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13), with $7.5M worldwide, ahead of Dean Spanley (2008) at $1.5M and Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) at $945.8K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, 77% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 49, 2008, whose releases took $80.2M.

week 50 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$10.6M
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), the #1
$7.5M
vs Week 49, 2008
−87%
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 50, 2008

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

2008 · Drama, Comedy

$7.5M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

$7.5M US & Canada · 100% $15.8K elsewhere · <1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 50 of 2008?

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) leads with $7.5M, 71% of the total. The top 4 together took $10.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $7.5M Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
    $7.5M US & Canada · 100% $15.8K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Dean Spanley (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M Dean Spanley (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $945.8K Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Delgo (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $694.8K Delgo (2008)
    $694.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13).

  1. 1 Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) movie poster
    Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) Dec 12, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $7.5M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $7.5M Rest of the world: $15.8K Worldwide: $7.5M
  2. 2 Dean Spanley (2008) movie poster
    Dean Spanley (2008) Dec 12, 2008 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) movie poster
    Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) Dec 11, 2008 · Malay · Action, Comedy, Fantasy $945.8K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $945.8K
  4. 4 Delgo (2008) movie poster
    Delgo (2008) Dec 12, 2008 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $694.8K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $694.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $694.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2002 earned the most: $422.2M from 8 films, led by Maid in Manhattan (2002). Week 50, 2008 took $10.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 7 films 7 $93.5M – Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) $92.9M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 1 film · −97% 1 $2.9M −97% No More School (2000) $2.9M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 6 films · +5323% 6 $155.7M +5323% The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) $71.4M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 8 films · +171% 8 $422.2M +171% Maid in Manhattan (2002) $154.9M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 6 films · −14% 6 $361.1M −14% Something's Gotta Give (2003) $265.3M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 5 films · −90% 5 $35.7M −90% The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) $34.8M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 6 films · +16% 6 $41.2M +16% Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) $27.9M
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 10 films · +476% 10 $237.3M +476% Charlotte's Web (2006) $149M
Week 50, 2007 Dec 9–15 6 films · +73% 6 $411.6M +73% Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $365.4M
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 4 films · −97% 4 $10.6M −97% Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) $7.5M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 50 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13)?

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) leads with $7.5M worldwide, $7.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dean Spanley (2008) at $1.5M and Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) at $945.8K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, or $2.7M per film on average. Week 49, 2008 releases took $80.2M.

How many comedy movies released in week 50 of 2008 (Dec 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), earned $7.5M.

How much of the Week 50, 2008 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.2M of the $10.6M total, or 77%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2008 (Dec 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 50, 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.