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Comedy box office · Week 5 · Jan 29–Feb 4, 2012

Comedy Box Office, Week 5 of 2012: Comedy Releases of Jan 29–Feb 4

Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4), with $5.3M worldwide, ahead of Ghost Graduation (2012) at $2.6M and Zettl (2012) at $1.5M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 85% on Week 4, 2012, whose releases took $69M. By language, Swedish leads with $5.3M across 1 comedy release.

week 5 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$10.5M
Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012), the #1
$5.3M
vs Week 4, 2012
−85%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 5 of 2012?

Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) leads with $5.3M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $10.4M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $5.3M Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Ghost Graduation (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $2.6M Ghost Graduation (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Zettl (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $1.5M Zettl (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Professor Kosta Vujic’s Hat (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $736.8K Professor Kosta Vujic’s Hat (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Soul of Bread (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $260.7K The Soul of Bread (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4).

  1. 1 Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) movie poster
    Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) Feb 3, 2012 · Swedish · Comedy, Romance $5.3M worldwide
    Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
  2. 2 Ghost Graduation (2012) movie poster
    Ghost Graduation (2012) Feb 3, 2012 · Spanish · Comedy, Fantasy $2.6M worldwide
    Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  3. 3 Zettl (2012) movie poster
    Zettl (2012) Feb 1, 2012 · German · Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Feb 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  4. 4 Professor Kosta Vujic’s Hat (2012) movie poster
    Professor Kosta Vujic’s Hat (2012) Feb 2, 2012 · Serbian · Comedy $736.8K worldwide
    Feb 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $736.8K
  5. 5 The Soul of Bread (2012) movie poster
    The Soul of Bread (2012) Feb 3, 2012 · Chinese · Comedy, Romance $260.7K worldwide
    Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.7K
  6. 6 An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) movie poster
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) Jan 30, 2012 · English · Animation, Fantasy, Comedy $71.9K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2012 US and Canada: $71.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71.9K
  7. 7 Dysfunctional Friends (2012) movie poster
    Dysfunctional Friends (2012) Feb 3, 2012 · English · Romance, Comedy $13.5K worldwide
    Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: $13.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $10.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 12–18) with $173.4M, led by This Means War (2012).

  1. Week 52, 2011 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 We Bought a Zoo (2011) $140.7M We Bought a Zoo (2011)
  2. Week 53, 2011 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 The Stig-Helmer Story (2011) $8.1M The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
  3. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Agamenon: The Film (2012) $12.8M Agamenon: The Film (2012)
  4. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Joyful Noise (2012) $67.4M Joyful Noise (2012)
  5. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012) $77.5M Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012)
  6. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 One for the Money (2012) $69M One for the Money (2012)
  7. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) $10.5M Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012)
  8. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 5–11 LOL (2012) $20.7M LOL (2012)
  9. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 12–18 This Means War (2012) $173.4M This Means War (2012)
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2007 earned the most: $133.9M from 13 films, led by Because I Said So (2007). Week 5, 2012 took $10.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 5 films 5 $108.6M – 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
Week 5, 2012 Jan 29–Feb 4 7 films · −86% 7 $10.5M −86% Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) $5.3M
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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 5 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4)?

Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012) leads with $5.3M worldwide. Next come Ghost Graduation (2012) at $2.6M and Zettl (2012) at $1.5M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4) report a worldwide gross, $10.5M in all, or $1.5M per film on average. Week 4, 2012 releases took $69M.

How many comedy movies released in week 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2012), earned $5.3M.

How much of the Week 5, 2012 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$85.5K of the $10.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2012 (Jan 29–Feb 4). 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, 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.