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Comedy box office · Week 17 · Apr 17–23, 2011

Comedy Box Office, Week 17 of 2011: Comedy Releases of Apr 17–23

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23), with $54.2M worldwide, ahead of Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) at $4M and The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) at $2M. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 16, 2011, whose releases took $505.4M. By language, English leads with $54.9M across 3 comedy releases.

week 17 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$63M
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011), the #1
$54.2M
vs Week 16, 2011
−88%
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 comedy movie of Week 17, 2011

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

2011 · Drama, Comedy

$54.2M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$53.3M US & Canada · 98% $816K elsewhere · 2%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 17 of 2011?

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) leads with $54.2M, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $62.7M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $54.2M Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
    $53.3M US & Canada · 98% $816K elsewhere · 2%
  2. Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $2M The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
    $3.5K US & Canada · <1% $2M elsewhere · 100%
  4. Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $1.8M Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $698.2K POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
    $638.5K US & Canada · 91% $59.8K elsewhere · 9%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 17 of 2011, 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 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23).

  1. 1 Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) movie poster
    Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) Apr 22, 2011 · English · Drama, Comedy $54.2M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: $816K Worldwide: $54.2M
  2. 2 Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) movie poster
    Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) Apr 22, 2011 · Italian · Comedy $4M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) movie poster
    The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) Apr 20, 2011 · French · Drama, Comedy $2M worldwide
    Apr 20, 2011 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2M
  4. 4 Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011) movie poster
    Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011) Apr 23, 2011 · Tagalog · Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  5. 5 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) movie poster
    POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) Apr 22, 2011 · English · Comedy, Documentary $698.2K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: $638.5K Rest of the world: $59.8K Worldwide: $698.2K
  6. 6 Mr. Perfect (2011) movie poster
    Mr. Perfect (2011) Apr 21, 2011 · Telugu · Romance, Comedy $211.9K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.9K
  7. 7 Cruzadas (2011) movie poster
    Cruzadas (2011) Apr 21, 2011 · Spanish · Comedy, Crime, Adventure $61.4K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.4K
  8. 8 When Harry Tries to Marry (2011) movie poster
    When Harry Tries to Marry (2011) Apr 22, 2011 · English · Comedy, Romance $35.1K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: $35.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 17 of 2011?

Of the top 8, When Harry Tries to Marry (2011) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $54M (86%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) $54.2M
    $53.3M US & Canada · 98% $816K elsewhere · 2%
  2. 2 Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) $4M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) $2M
    $3.5K US & Canada · <1% $2M elsewhere · 100%
  4. 4 Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011) $1.8M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) $698.2K
    $638.5K US & Canada · 91% $59.8K elsewhere · 9%
  6. 6 Mr. Perfect (2011) $211.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Cruzadas (2011) $61.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  8. 8 When Harry Tries to Marry (2011) $35.1K
    $35.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 17 releases took $63M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 10–16) with $505.4M, led by Rio (2011).

  1. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 Mars Needs Moms (2011) $77.4M Mars Needs Moms (2011)
  2. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 Paul (2011) $135.8M Paul (2011)
  3. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011) $125.8M Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011)
  4. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Hop (2011) $290.5M Hop (2011)
  5. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Arthur (2011) $84M Arthur (2011)
  6. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Rio (2011) $505.4M Rio (2011)
  7. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) $63M Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
  8. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Prom (2011) $12.3M Prom (2011)
  9. Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Something Borrowed (2011) $162.8M Something Borrowed (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2008 earned the most: $143.4M from 7 films, led by Baby Mama (2008). Week 17, 2011 took $63M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 2002 Apr 21–27 6 films 6 $30M – Life or Something Like It (2002) $16.9M
Week 17, 2003 Apr 20–26 2 films · −98% 2 $512.6K −98% Boredom in Brno (2003) $508.3K
Week 17, 2004 Apr 18–24 6 films · +22237% 6 $114.5M +22237% 13 Going on 30 (2004) $96.5M
Week 17, 2005 Apr 17–23 6 films · −54% 6 $52.5M −54% A Lot Like Love (2005) $42.9M
Week 17, 2006 Apr 23–29 5 films · +159% 5 $135.8M +159% RV (2006) $87.5M
Week 17, 2007 Apr 22–28 10 films · −82% 10 $23.9M −82% Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) $15.2M
Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 7 films · +500% 7 $143.4M +500% Baby Mama (2008) $64.4M
Week 17, 2009 Apr 19–25 8 films · −96% 8 $5.8M −96% Friend Zone (2009) $3M
Week 17, 2010 Apr 18–24 14 films · +2304% 14 $138.3M +2304% The Back-up Plan (2010) $77.5M
Week 17, 2011 Apr 17–23 8 films · −54% 8 $63M −54% Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) $54.2M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 17 of 2011?

English-language comedy films took $54.9M across 3 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Italian-language comedy films ($4M) and French-language comedy films ($2M).

Week 17 of 2011 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. English $54.9M
    3 films · #1 Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
  2. Italian $4M
    1 film · #1 Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011)
  3. French $2M
    1 film · #1 The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
  4. Tagalog $1.8M
    1 film · #1 Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (2011)
  5. Telugu $211.9K
    1 film · #1 Mr. Perfect (2011)
  6. Spanish $61.4K
    1 film · #1 Cruzadas (2011)
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $1.3B, led by Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 17 of 2011: 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23)?

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) leads with $54.2M worldwide, $53.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Faccio un salto all’Avana (2011) at $4M and The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) at $2M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23) earn?

8 comedy films released in week 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, or $7.9M per film on average. Week 16, 2011 releases took $505.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Madea's Big Happy Family (2011), earned $54.2M.

How much of the Week 17, 2011 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$54M of the $63M total, or 86%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 2011 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 17 of 2011 (Apr 17–23). 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 17, 2011 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.