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Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 2011

Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 2011: Comedy Releases of Dec 11–17

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17), with $342.7M worldwide, ahead of Carnage (2011) at $30M and Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M. 9 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $431.3M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 4.1 times the total of Week 50, 2011, whose releases took $104.9M. By language, English leads with $372.9M across 3 comedy releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$431.3M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 50, 2011
×4.1
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 51 of 2011?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) leads with $342.7M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $429.4M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $342.7M Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
    $133.1M US & Canada · 39% $209.6M elsewhere · 61%
  2. Carnage (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $30M Carnage (2011)
    $2.5M US & Canada · 8% $27.5M elsewhere · 92%
  3. Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $22.5M Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Woman in Love (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $19.3M Woman in Love (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $14.8M Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17).

  1. 1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) movie poster
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · English · Comedy, Animation, Family $342.7M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $133.1M Rest of the world: $209.6M Worldwide: $342.7M
  2. 2 Carnage (2011) movie poster
    Carnage (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · English · Drama, Comedy $30M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $27.5M Worldwide: $30M
  3. 3 Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) movie poster
    Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) Dec 17, 2011 · Japanese · Comedy, Animation, Family $22.5M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M
  4. 4 Woman in Love (2011) movie poster
    Woman in Love (2011) Dec 15, 2011 · German · Comedy $19.3M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.3M
  5. 5 Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011) movie poster
    Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · Italian · Comedy $14.8M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8M
  6. 6 Maktub (2011) movie poster
    Maktub (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · Spanish · Comedy, Family $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  7. 7 Lovemakers (2011) movie poster
    Lovemakers (2011) Dec 15, 2011 · English · Comedy, Romance $179.2K worldwide
    Dec 15, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.2K
  8. 8 Year of Grace (2011) movie poster
    Year of Grace (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · Catalan · Comedy $115K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115K
  9. 9 Les Tribulations d’une caissière (2011) movie poster
    Les Tribulations d’une caissière (2011) Dec 14, 2011 · French · Comedy $21.8K worldwide
    Dec 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $431.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $431.3M, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Tower Heist (2011) $201.5M Tower Heist (2011)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Jack and Jill (2011) $183.6M Jack and Jill (2011)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Descendants (2011) $340M The Descendants (2011)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 The Muppets (2011) $223.1M The Muppets (2011)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 K-On! The Movie (2011) $52.2M K-On! The Movie (2011)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 The Sitter (2011) $104.9M The Sitter (2011)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) $431.3M Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 We Bought a Zoo (2011) $140.7M We Bought a Zoo (2011)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 The Stig-Helmer Story (2011) $8.1M The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2006 earned the most: $613.9M from 8 films, led by Night at the Museum (2006). Week 51, 2011 took $431.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 3 films 3 $262.5M – Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 7 films · −25% 7 $196.9M −25% The Butterfly (2003) $96.8M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 8 films · +49% 8 $292.8M +49% Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) $211.5M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 5 films · −47% 5 $156.2M −47% The Family Stone (2005) $92.9M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 8 films · +293% 8 $613.9M +293% Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 12 films · −8% 12 $563.5M −8% National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $459.2M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 9 films · −28% 9 $404.8M −28% Yes Man (2008) $223.2M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 5 films · −68% 5 $128.9M −68% Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 8 films · +145% 8 $315.6M +145% Yogi Bear (2010) $203.5M
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 9 films · +37% 9 $431.3M +37% Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) $342.7M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 51 of 2011?

English-language comedy films took $372.9M across 3 films, 86% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language comedy films ($22.5M) and German-language comedy films ($19.3M).

Week 51 of 2011 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. English $372.9M
    3 films · #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
  2. Japanese $22.5M
    1 film · #1 Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
  3. German $19.3M
    1 film · #1 Woman in Love (2011)
  4. Italian $14.8M
    1 film · #1 Vacanze di Natale a Cortina (2011)
  5. Spanish $1.6M
    1 film · #1 Maktub (2011)
  6. Catalan $115K
    1 film · #1 Year of Grace (2011)
  7. French $21.8K
    1 film · #1 Les Tribulations d’une caissière (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 51 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 9 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17)?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) leads with $342.7M worldwide, $133.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Carnage (2011) at $30M and Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) earn?

9 comedy films released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $431.3M in all, or $47.9M per film on average. Week 50, 2011 releases took $104.9M.

How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) with $342.7M.

How much of the Week 51, 2011 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$135.7M of the $431.3M total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 7 films of the 9 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17). 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 51, 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.