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Comedy box office · Week 5 · Jan 23–29, 2011

Comedy Box Office, Week 5 of 2011: Comedy Releases of Jan 23–29

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29), with $32.4M worldwide, ahead of My Own Swordsman (2011) at $30.1M and Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) at $5.3M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $72.9M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 64% on Week 4, 2011, whose releases took $202.7M. By language, Korean leads with $32.4M across 1 comedy release.

week 5 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$72.9M
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011), the #1
$32.4M
vs Week 4, 2011
−64%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 5 of 2011?

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) leads with $32.4M, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $72.5M, 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. Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $32.4M Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. My Own Swordsman (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $30.1M My Own Swordsman (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $5.3M Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. From Prada to Nada (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $4.1M From Prada to Nada (2011)
    $3M US & Canada · 74% $1M elsewhere · 26%
  5. Kaboom (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $635.2K Kaboom (2011)
    $118.9K US & Canada · 19% $516.2K elsewhere · 81%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29).

  1. 1 Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) movie poster
    Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) Jan 27, 2011 · Korean · Action, History, Comedy $32.4M worldwide
    Jan 27, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.4M
  2. 2 My Own Swordsman (2011) movie poster
    My Own Swordsman (2011) Jan 26, 2011 · Chinese · Comedy, Action $30.1M worldwide
    Jan 26, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.1M
  3. 3 Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) movie poster
    Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · Hindi · Drama, Romance, Comedy $5.3M worldwide
    Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
  4. 4 From Prada to Nada (2011) movie poster
    From Prada to Nada (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $4.1M worldwide
    Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $4.1M
  5. 5 Kaboom (2011) movie poster
    Kaboom (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · English · Sci-Fi, Comedy $635.2K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $118.9K Rest of the world: $516.2K Worldwide: $635.2K
  6. 6 365 Days of Happiness (2011) movie poster
    365 Days of Happiness (2011) Jan 25, 2011 · Arabic · Comedy, Romance, Drama $400.3K worldwide
    Jan 25, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $400.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $72.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2010 (Dec 19–25) with $768.9M, led by Little Fockers (2010).

  1. Week 52, 2010 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Little Fockers (2010) $768.9M Little Fockers (2010)
  2. Week 53, 2010 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 Another Year (2010) $75.6M Another Year (2010)
  3. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 Some Say No (2011) $3M Some Say No (2011)
  4. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011) $20M Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011)
  5. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 The Dilemma (2011) $87.2M The Dilemma (2011)
  6. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 No Strings Attached (2011) $202.7M No Strings Attached (2011)
  7. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) $72.9M Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
  8. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 Kokowääh (2011) $110.1M Kokowääh (2011)
  9. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 6–12 Just Go with It (2011) $231.5M Just Go with It (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2002 earned the most: $156.1M from 8 films, led by Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002). Week 5, 2011 took $72.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 8 films 8 $156.1M – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) $131.1M
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 5 films · −30% 5 $108.6M −30% Taxi 3 (2003) $65.5M
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 12 films · −20% 12 $86.5M −20% You Got Served (2004) $50.6M
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 4 films · −91% 4 $7.7M −91% About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) $4.8M
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 5 films · +1019% 5 $85.8M +1019% French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006) $84.2M
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 13 films · +56% 13 $133.9M +56% Because I Said So (2007) $69.5M
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 8 films · −63% 8 $49.7M −63% Over Her Dead Body (2008) $21.5M
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 9 films · −24% 9 $37.7M −24% New in Town (2009) $29M
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 9 films · +126% 9 $85.4M +126% When in Rome (2010) $43.1M
Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 6 films · −15% 6 $72.9M −15% Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) $32.4M
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 5 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29)?

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) leads with $32.4M worldwide. Next come My Own Swordsman (2011) at $30.1M and Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) at $5.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $72.9M in all, or $12.1M per film on average. Week 4, 2011 releases took $202.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011), earned $32.4M.

How much of the Week 5, 2011 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.2M of the $72.9M total, or 4%, 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 5, 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29). 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 5, 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.