How much of the Week 20, 2011 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$171.8M of the $344M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · Week 20 · May 8–14, 2011

Comedy Box Office, Week 20 of 2011: Comedy Releases of May 8–14

Bridesmaids (2011) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14), with $324.8M worldwide, ahead of Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) at $14.9M and Everything Must Go (2011) at $2.8M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $344M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 111% on Week 19, 2011, whose releases took $162.8M. By language, English leads with $327.7M across 2 comedy releases.

week 20 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $344M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 19, 2011: +111%

#1 of 5

#1 comedy movie of Week 20, 2011

Bridesmaids (2011)

2011 · Comedy

$324.8M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$169.1M US & Canada · 52% $155.7M elsewhere · 48%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 20 of 2011?

Bridesmaids (2011) leads with $324.8M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $344M, 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.

Number 1

$324.8M Bridesmaids (2011)
$169.1M US & Canada · 52% $155.7M elsewhere · 48%
Number 2

$14.9M Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$2.8M Everything Must Go (2011)
$2.7M US & Canada · 96% $108.8K elsewhere · 4%
Number 4

$1.2M Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$237K Polnische Ostern (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 20 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 20 of 2011 (May 8–14).

1
Bridesmaids (2011) May 13, 2011 · English · Comedy $324.8M worldwide

May 13, 2011 US and Canada: $169.1M Rest of the world: $155.7M Worldwide: $324.8M
2
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) May 13, 2011 · German · Comedy, Drama $14.9M worldwide

May 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9M
3
Everything Must Go (2011) May 13, 2011 · English · Drama, Comedy $2.8M worldwide

May 13, 2011 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $108.8K Worldwide: $2.8M
4
Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) May 13, 2011 · Hindi · Family, Comedy $1.2M worldwide

May 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
5
Polnische Ostern (2011) May 11, 2011 · German · Comedy $237K worldwide

May 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $344M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 22–28) with $1.3B, led by Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2007 earned the most: $819M from 9 films, led by Shrek the Third (2007). Week 20, 2011 took $344M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 20, 2002 May 12–18 4 films	4	$139.7M	–	About a Boy (2002) $130.5M
Week 20, 2003 May 11–17 5 films · −99%	5	$1.1M	−99%	Blizzard (2003) $576.3K
Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 4 films · +3155%	4	$36M	+3155%	Breakin' All the Rules (2004) $12.5M
Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 13 films · +525%	13	$225M	+525%	Monster-in-Law (2005) $155.5M
Week 20, 2006 May 14–20 3 films · +52%	3	$340.9M	+52%	Over the Hedge (2006) $339.8M
Week 20, 2007 May 13–19 9 films · +140%	9	$819M	+140%	Shrek the Third (2007) $808.3M
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films · −100%	2	$595.7K	−100%	Ikaw Pa Rin: Bongga Ka Boy! (2008) $557.2K
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 8 films · +2664%	8	$16.5M	+2664%	The Brothers Bloom (2009) $5.5M
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 8 films · +602%	8	$115.5M	+602%	Letters to Juliet (2010) $79.3M
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 5 films · +198%	5	$344M	+198%	Bridesmaids (2011) $324.8M

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 20 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14)?

Bridesmaids (2011) leads with $324.8M worldwide, $169.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) at $14.9M and Everything Must Go (2011) at $2.8M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $344M in all, or $68.8M per film on average. Week 19, 2011 releases took $162.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Bridesmaids (2011) with $324.8M.

How is the week 20, 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 20 of 2011 (May 8–14). 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 20, 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.