How much of the Week 35, 2012 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $7.2M total, or 17%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · Week 35 · Aug 26–Sep 1, 2012

Comedy Box Office, Week 35 of 2012: Comedy Releases of Aug 26–Sep 1

Just Like Brothers (2012) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1), with $2.4M worldwide, ahead of Superstar (2012) at $1.5M and For a Good Time, Call... (2012) at $1.4M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.2M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 34, 2012, whose releases took $56.3M. By language, French leads with $4.4M across 3 comedy releases.

week 35 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $7.2M
Just Like Brothers (2012), the #1: $2.4M
vs Week 34, 2012: −87%

#1 of 6

#1 comedy movie of Week 35, 2012

Just Like Brothers (2012)

2012 · Comedy

$2.4M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 35 of 2012?

Just Like Brothers (2012) leads with $2.4M, 34% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.8M, 94% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$2.4M Just Like Brothers (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$1.5M Superstar (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$1.4M For a Good Time, Call... (2012)
$1.3M US & Canada · 90% $134.3K elsewhere · 10%
Number 4

$1.1M It Was the Son (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$446.6K David et Madame Hansen (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1).

1
Just Like Brothers (2012) Aug 26, 2012 · French · Comedy $2.4M worldwide

Aug 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
2
Superstar (2012) Aug 29, 2012 · French · Comedy, Drama $1.5M worldwide

Aug 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
3
For a Good Time, Call... (2012) Aug 31, 2012 · English · Comedy $1.4M worldwide

Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $134.3K Worldwide: $1.4M
4
It Was the Son (2012) Sep 1, 2012 · Italian · Crime, Drama, Comedy $1.1M worldwide

Sep 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
5
David et Madame Hansen (2012) Aug 29, 2012 · French · Drama, Comedy $446.6K worldwide

Aug 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446.6K
6
Project 577 (2012) Aug 30, 2012 · Korean · Comedy, Adventure $407.7K worldwide

Aug 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $407.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 35 releases took $7.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 5–11) with $326.4M, led by Hope Springs (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2005 earned the most: $140.6M from 8 films, led by The Brothers Grimm (2005). Week 35, 2012 took $7.2M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 35, 2003 Aug 24–30 7 films	7	$22.8M	–	The Other Side of the Bed (2003) $13.5M
Week 35, 2004 Aug 22–28 9 films · −47%	9	$12.1M	−47%	Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) $9.4M
Week 35, 2005 Aug 21–27 8 films · +1057%	8	$140.6M	+1057%	The Brothers Grimm (2005) $105.3M
Week 35, 2006 Aug 27–Sep 2 7 films · −79%	7	$29.1M	−79%	Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) $17.9M
Week 35, 2007 Aug 26–Sep 1 8 films · +102%	8	$58.6M	+102%	Balls of Fury (2007) $41.7M
Week 35, 2008 Aug 24–30 11 films · −20%	11	$46.9M	−20%	Disaster Movie (2008) $34.8M
Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 11 films · −3%	11	$45.4M	−3%	High Security Vacation (2009) $19.5M
Week 35, 2010 Aug 22–28 6 films · −81%	6	$8.4M	−81%	The Clink of Ice (2010) $5.6M
Week 35, 2011 Aug 21–27 7 films · +296%	7	$33.3M	+296%	Our Idiot Brother (2011) $25.8M
Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 6 films · −78%	6	$7.2M	−78%	Just Like Brothers (2012) $2.4M

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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 35 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1)?

Just Like Brothers (2012) leads with $2.4M worldwide. Next come Superstar (2012) at $1.5M and For a Good Time, Call... (2012) at $1.4M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) report a worldwide gross, $7.2M in all, or $1.2M per film on average. Week 34, 2012 releases took $56.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Just Like Brothers (2012), earned $2.4M.

How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1). 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 35, 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.