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Comedy box office · Week 52 · Dec 23–29, 2012

Comedy Box Office, Week 52 of 2012: Comedy Releases of Dec 23–29

Parental Guidance (2012) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29), with $119.8M worldwide, ahead of Quartet (2012) at $59.5M and Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) at $33.7M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $218.9M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 23% on Week 51, 2012, whose releases took $177.4M. By language, Russian leads with $33.7M across 1 comedy release.

week 52 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$218.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 51, 2012
+23%
Parental Guidance (2012) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 comedy movie of Week 52, 2012

Parental Guidance (2012)

2012 · Comedy

$119.8M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

$77.3M US & Canada · 65% $42.5M elsewhere · 35%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 52 of 2012?

Parental Guidance (2012) leads with $119.8M, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $217.8M, 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. Parental Guidance (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $119.8M Parental Guidance (2012)
    $77.3M US & Canada · 65% $42.5M elsewhere · 35%
  2. Quartet (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $59.5M Quartet (2012)
    $18.4M US & Canada · 31% $41.1M elsewhere · 69%
  3. Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $33.7M Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Crazy Crying Lady (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $3.2M Crazy Crying Lady (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Gloriously Wasted (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $1.6M Gloriously Wasted (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29).

  1. 1 Parental Guidance (2012) movie poster
    Parental Guidance (2012) Dec 25, 2012 · Comedy $119.8M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $77.3M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $119.8M
  2. 2 Quartet (2012) movie poster
    Quartet (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Drama, Comedy $59.5M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: $18.4M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $59.5M
  3. 3 Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) movie poster
    Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) Dec 27, 2012 · Russian · Animation, Comedy $33.7M worldwide
    Dec 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7M
  4. 4 Crazy Crying Lady (2012) movie poster
    Crazy Crying Lady (2012) Dec 24, 2012 · Thai · Comedy $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  5. 5 Gloriously Wasted (2012) movie poster
    Gloriously Wasted (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Finnish · Comedy $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  6. 6 Ella and Friends (2012) movie poster
    Ella and Friends (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Finnish · Adventure, Family, Comedy $1.2M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  7. 7 Ci vediamo a casa (2012) movie poster
    Ci vediamo a casa (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Italian · Romance, Comedy, Drama $11.1K worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $218.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 11–17) with $258.3M, led by Silver Linings Playbook (2012).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 Silver Linings Playbook (2012) $258.3M Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) $27.1M Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 What a Man (2012) $38.2M What a Man (2012)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Playing for Keeps (2012) $87.9M Playing for Keeps (2012)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Stand Up Guys (2012) $6.4M Stand Up Guys (2012)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 This Is 40 (2012) $177.4M This Is 40 (2012)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 Parental Guidance (2012) $218.9M Parental Guidance (2012)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 1, 2013 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Us in the U.S. (2013) $9M Us in the U.S. (2013)
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2010 earned the most: $768.9M from 9 films, led by Little Fockers (2010). Week 52, 2012 took $218.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 3 films 3 $194.1M – Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) $190.5M
Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 2 films · +194% 2 $571.2M +194% Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M
Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 8 films · −27% 8 $417.6M −27% Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) $204.7M
Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 5 films · −91% 5 $38.5M −91% The Tiger and the Snow (2006) $25.5M
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 5 films · +402% 5 $193.1M +402% The Bucket List (2007) $175.4M
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 7 films · +149% 7 $481.7M +149% Marley & Me (2008) $255.7M
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 7 films · +39% 7 $668.3M +39% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
Week 52, 2010 Dec 19–25 9 films · +15% 9 $768.9M +15% Little Fockers (2010) $310.7M
Week 52, 2011 Dec 18–24 6 films · −82% 6 $140.7M −82% We Bought a Zoo (2011) $120.1M
Week 52, 2012 Dec 23–29 7 films · +56% 7 $218.9M +56% Parental Guidance (2012) $119.8M
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 52 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29)?

Parental Guidance (2012) leads with $119.8M worldwide, $77.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Quartet (2012) at $59.5M and Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) at $33.7M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $218.9M in all, or $31.3M per film on average. Week 51, 2012 releases took $177.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Parental Guidance (2012) with $119.8M.

How much of the Week 52, 2012 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$95.7M of the $218.9M total, or 44%, 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 52, 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29). 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 52, 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.