#1 of 10 #1 comedy movie of Week 33, 2012
2012 · Adventure, Fantasy
$107.1M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$56M US & Canada · 52% $51.1M elsewhere · 48%
Comedy box office · Week 33 · Aug 12–18, 2012
Comedy Box Office, Week 33 of 2012: Comedy Releases of Aug 12–18
ParaNorman (2012) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18), with $107.1M worldwide, ahead of The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) at $56M and Robot and Frank (2012) at $4.8M. 10 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $176.3M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 46% on Week 32, 2012, whose releases took $326.4M. By language, English leads with $168M across 4 comedy releases.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $176.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 32, 2012
- −46%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 33 of 2012?
ParaNorman (2012) leads with $107.1M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $174.7M, 99% of what all 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 33 of 2012, 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 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18).
- 1 Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $51.1M Worldwide: $107.1M
- 2 Aug 15, 2012 US and Canada: $51.9M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $56M
- 3 Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $4.8M
- 4 Aug 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
- 5 Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $253.9K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3.3M
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Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)Aug 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $911.5K
Aug 18, 2012 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Comedy $911.5K worldwide - 7
Aug 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $469.8K - 8
Aug 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.1K - 9
Aug 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K - 10
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $2.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 33 of 2012?
Of the top 10, Why Stop Now (2012) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Chicken with Plums (2012) made 92% of its gross abroad. Across all 10 films, $111.4M (63%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 ParaNorman (2012) $107.1M $56M US & Canada · 52% $51.1M elsewhere · 48%
- 2 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) $56M $51.9M US & Canada · 93% $4.2M elsewhere · 7%
- 3 Robot and Frank (2012) $4.8M $3.3M US & Canada · 69% $1.5M elsewhere · 31%
- 4 Wer’s glaubt wird selig (2012) $3.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Chicken with Plums (2012) $3.3M $253.9K US & Canada · 8% $3M elsewhere · 92%
- 6 Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012) $911.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Greedy Ghost (2012) $469.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Just One Summer (2012) $145.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Mr. Marumakan (2012) $5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Why Stop Now (2012) $2.4K $2.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many Week 33 of 2012 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 10 films crossed $100M and took $107.1M between them, 61% of the total. 8 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
61% 32%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 10% of the list $107.1M · 61% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 10% of the list $56M · 32% of the gross
- Under $10M 8 films, 80% of the list $13.1M · 7% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 33 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 33 releases took $176.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 28 (Jul 8–14) with $900.1M, led by Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 1–7 Bol Bachchan (2012) $29.3M Bol Bachchan (2012)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 8–14 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) $900.1M Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 Bowling (2012) $3.8M Bowling (2012)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 The Watch (2012) $95.3M The Watch (2012)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) $95M Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 Hope Springs (2012) $326.4M Hope Springs (2012)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 ParaNorman (2012) $176.3M ParaNorman (2012)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Hit and Run (2012) $56.3M Hit and Run (2012)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Just Like Brothers (2012) $7.2M Just Like Brothers (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 33 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2007 earned the most: $235.5M from 6 films, led by Superbad (2007). Week 33, 2012 took $176.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 33, 2003 Aug 10–16 8 films | 8 | $61.9M | – | Uptown Girls (2003) $44.6M |
| Week 33, 2004 Aug 8–14 5 films · +123% | 5 | $138.1M | +123% | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) $134.7M |
| Week 33, 2005 Aug 7–13 4 films · −55% | 4 | $62.4M | −55% | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) $45.1M |
| Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 7 films · +46% | 7 | $90.8M | +46% | Accepted (2006) $38.6M |
| Week 33, 2007 Aug 12–18 6 films · +159% | 6 | $235.5M | +159% | Superbad (2007) $170.8M |
| Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 5 films · −6% | 5 | $220.2M | −6% | Tropic Thunder (2008) $195.7M |
| Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 9 films · −70% | 9 | $66.7M | −70% | Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) $22.2M |
| Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 8 films · +12% | 8 | $74.8M | +12% | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) $51.8M |
| Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 7 films · −26% | 7 | $55.5M | −26% | 30 Minutes or Less (2011) $40.7M |
| Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 10 films · +218% | 10 | $176.3M | +218% | ParaNorman (2012) $107.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 33 of 2012?
English-language comedy films took $168M across 4 films, 95% of the total, ahead of German-language comedy films ($3.5M) and French-language comedy films ($3.3M).
Week 33 of 2012 Comedy Box Office by Language
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English $168M4 films · #1 ParaNorman (2012) -
German $3.5M1 film · #1 Wer’s glaubt wird selig (2012) -
French $3.3M1 film · #1 Chicken with Plums (2012) - Japanese $911.5K1 film · #1 Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)
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Chinese $469.8K1 film · #1 Greedy Ghost (2012) -
Tagalog $145.1K1 film · #1 Just One Summer (2012) -
Malayalam $5K1 film · #1 Mr. Marumakan (2012)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2012, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 20–26) with $1.1B, led by Men in Black III (2012).
- Week 1 $12.8M
- Week 2 $67.4M
- Week 3 $77.5M
- Week 4 $69M
- Week 5 $10.5M
- Week 6 $20.7M
- Week 7 $173.4M
- Week 8 $64.3M
- Week 9 $142M
- Week 10 $80M
- Week 11 $261.4M
- Week 12 $32.6M
- Week 13 $219.2M
- Week 14 $332.3M
- Week 15 $72M
- Week 16 $103M
- Week 17 $148.2M
- Week 18 $181.1M
- Week 19 $269.8M
- Week 20 $303.9M
- Week 21 $1.1B
- Week 22 $47.2M
- Week 23 $777.3M
- Week 24 $174.8M
- Week 25 $636.5M
- Week 26 $790.8M
- Week 27 $29.3M
- Week 28 $900.1M
- Week 29 $3.8M
- Week 30 $95.3M
- Week 31 $95M
- Week 32 $326.4M
- Week 33 $176.3M
- Week 34 $56.3M
- Week 35 $7.2M
- Week 36 $125M
- Week 37 $18M
- Week 38 $1.8M
- Week 39 $498.5M
- Week 40 $190.2M
- Week 41 $114.9M
- Week 42 $24.8M
- Week 43 $21.5M
- Week 44 $518.6M
- Week 45 $8M
- Week 46 $258.3M
- Week 47 $27.1M
- Week 48 $38.2M
- Week 49 $87.9M
- Week 50 $6.4M
- Week 51 $177.4M
- Week 52 $218.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 33 of 2012: 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 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18)?
ParaNorman (2012) leads with $107.1M worldwide, $56M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) at $56M and Robot and Frank (2012) at $4.8M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) earn?
10 comedy films released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $176.3M in all, or $17.6M per film on average. Week 32, 2012 releases took $326.4M.
How many comedy movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by ParaNorman (2012) with $107.1M.
How is the week 33, 2012 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 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18). 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 33, 2012 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.