How much of the Week 50, 2012 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.3M of the $6.4M total, or 52%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · Week 50 · Dec 9–15, 2012

Comedy Box Office, Week 50 of 2012: Comedy Releases of Dec 9–15

Stand Up Guys (2012) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15), with $5.1M worldwide, ahead of Pirate TV (2012) at $663K and Bana Bir Soygun Yaz (2012) at $510.2K. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.4M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 93% on Week 49, 2012, whose releases took $87.9M. By language, English leads with $5.1M across 3 comedy releases.

week 50 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $6.4M
Stand Up Guys (2012), the #1: $5.1M
vs Week 49, 2012: −93%

#1 of 6

#1 comedy movie of Week 50, 2012

Stand Up Guys (2012)

2012 · Comedy, Crime

$5.1M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

$3.3M US & Canada · 65% $1.8M elsewhere · 35%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 50 of 2012?

Stand Up Guys (2012) leads with $5.1M, 80% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.4M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$5.1M Stand Up Guys (2012)
$3.3M US & Canada · 65% $1.8M elsewhere · 35%
Number 2

$663K Pirate TV (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$510.2K Bana Bir Soygun Yaz (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$104.9K La banda Picasso (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$5.7K Save the Date (2012)
$5.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15).

1
Stand Up Guys (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · English · Comedy, Crime $5.1M worldwide

Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $5.1M
2
Pirate TV (2012) Dec 10, 2012 · French · Comedy $663K worldwide

Dec 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $663K
3
Bana Bir Soygun Yaz (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · Turkish · Comedy $510.2K worldwide

Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $510.2K
4
La banda Picasso (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · Spanish · Comedy $104.9K worldwide

Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $104.9K
5
Save the Date (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · English · Comedy, Romance $5.7K worldwide

Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7K
6
The Men Next Door (2012) Dec 11, 2012 · English · Romance, Drama, Comedy $3.7K worldwide

Dec 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $6.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 28–Nov 3) with $518.6M, led by Wreck-It Ralph (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2007 earned the most: $411.6M from 6 films, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). Week 50, 2012 took $6.4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 6 films	6	$361.1M	–	Something's Gotta Give (2003) $265.3M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 5 films · −90%	5	$35.7M	−90%	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) $34.8M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 6 films · +16%	6	$41.2M	+16%	Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) $27.9M
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 10 films · +476%	10	$237.3M	+476%	Charlotte's Web (2006) $149M
Week 50, 2007 Dec 9–15 6 films · +73%	6	$411.6M	+73%	Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $365.4M
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 4 films · −97%	4	$10.6M	−97%	Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) $7.5M
Week 50, 2009 Dec 6–12 10 films · +506%	10	$64.3M	+506%	The Vicious Kind (2009) $47.7M
Week 50, 2010 Dec 5–11 7 films · −45%	7	$35.3M	−45%	New Kids Turbo (2010) $18.3M
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 8 films · +197%	8	$104.9M	+197%	The Sitter (2011) $34.9M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 6 films · −94%	6	$6.4M	−94%	Stand Up Guys (2012) $5.1M

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 50 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 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15)?

Stand Up Guys (2012) leads with $5.1M worldwide, $3.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pirate TV (2012) at $663K and Bana Bir Soygun Yaz (2012) at $510.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $6.4M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. Week 49, 2012 releases took $87.9M.

How many comedy movies released in week 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Stand Up Guys (2012), earned $5.1M.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2012 (Dec 9–15). 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 50, 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.