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Comedy box office · Week 20 · May 12–18, 2013

Comedy Box Office, Week 20 of 2013: Comedy Releases of May 12–18

Frances Ha (2013) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 20 of 2013 (May 12–18), with $9M worldwide, ahead of Happiness for Sale (2013) at $2M and Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013) at $1.8M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.8M in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 51% on Week 19, 2013, whose releases took $30.1M. By language, English leads with $9.3M across 3 comedy releases.

week 20 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$14.8M
Frances Ha (2013), the #1
$9M
vs Week 19, 2013
−51%
Frances Ha (2013) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 comedy movie of Week 20, 2013

Frances Ha (2013)

2013 · Drama, Comedy

$9M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$4.1M US & Canada · 45% $4.9M elsewhere · 55%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 20 of 2013?

Frances Ha (2013) leads with $9M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $14.5M, 98% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Frances Ha (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $9M Frances Ha (2013)
    $4.1M US & Canada · 45% $4.9M elsewhere · 55%
  2. Happiness for Sale (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $2M Happiness for Sale (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Giovanni Improtta (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $957.2K Giovanni Improtta (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Leve Boerenliefde (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $776.5K Leve Boerenliefde (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 20 of 2013, 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 20 of 2013 (May 12–18).

  1. 1 Frances Ha (2013) movie poster
    Frances Ha (2013) May 17, 2013 · English · Drama, Comedy $9M worldwide
    May 17, 2013 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $9M
  2. 2 Happiness for Sale (2013) movie poster
    Happiness for Sale (2013) May 16, 2013 · Korean · Comedy, Drama $2M worldwide
    May 16, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013) movie poster
    Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013) May 14, 2013 · Tagalog · Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    May 14, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  4. 4 Giovanni Improtta (2013) movie poster
    Giovanni Improtta (2013) May 18, 2013 · Portuguese · Crime, Comedy $957.2K worldwide
    May 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $957.2K
  5. 5 Leve Boerenliefde (2013) movie poster
    Leve Boerenliefde (2013) May 14, 2013 · Dutch · Romance, Comedy $776.5K worldwide
    May 14, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $776.5K
  6. 6 The English Teacher (2013) movie poster
    The English Teacher (2013) May 17, 2013 · English · Drama, Comedy $320K worldwide
    May 17, 2013 US and Canada: $104.8K Rest of the world: $215.2K Worldwide: $320K
  7. 7 National Theatre Live: This House (2013) movie poster
    National Theatre Live: This House (2013) May 15, 2013 · English · Comedy, Drama $33.4K worldwide
    May 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $14.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 19–25) with $697.1M, led by The Hangover Part III (2013).

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Running Man (2013) $14.6M Running Man (2013)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 Scary Movie 5 (2013) $96.4M Scary Movie 5 (2013)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Serial Teachers (2013) $40.7M Serial Teachers (2013)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 Pain & Gain (2013) $135.1M Pain & Gain (2013)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Love Is All You Need (2013) $26.6M Love Is All You Need (2013)
  6. Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Peeples (2013) $30.1M Peeples (2013)
  7. Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 Frances Ha (2013) $14.8M Frances Ha (2013)
  8. Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 The Hangover Part III (2013) $697.1M The Hangover Part III (2013)
  9. Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) $32.6M Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2007 earned the most: $819M from 9 films, led by Shrek the Third (2007). Week 20, 2013 took $14.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 4 films 4 $36M – Breakin' All the Rules (2004) $12.5M
Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 13 films · +525% 13 $225M +525% Monster-in-Law (2005) $155.5M
Week 20, 2006 May 14–20 3 films · +52% 3 $340.9M +52% Over the Hedge (2006) $339.8M
Week 20, 2007 May 13–19 9 films · +140% 9 $819M +140% Shrek the Third (2007) $808.3M
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films · −100% 2 $595.7K −100% Ikaw Pa Rin: Bongga Ka Boy! (2008) $557.2K
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 8 films · +2664% 8 $16.5M +2664% The Brothers Bloom (2009) $5.5M
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 8 films · +602% 8 $115.5M +602% Letters to Juliet (2010) $79.3M
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 5 films · +198% 5 $344M +198% Bridesmaids (2011) $324.8M
Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 7 films · −12% 7 $303.9M −12% The Dictator (2012) $179.4M
Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 7 films · −95% 7 $14.8M −95% Frances Ha (2013) $9M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2013, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2013 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $1.1B, led by Despicable Me 2 (2013).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 20 of 2013: 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 20 of 2013 (May 12–18)?

Frances Ha (2013) leads with $9M worldwide, $4.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Happiness for Sale (2013) at $2M and Bromance: My Brother’s Romance (2013) at $1.8M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 20 of 2013 (May 12–18) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 20 of 2013 (May 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $14.8M in all, or $2.1M per film on average. Week 19, 2013 releases took $30.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 20 of 2013 (May 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Frances Ha (2013), earned $9M.

How much of the Week 20, 2013 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.2M of the $14.8M total, or 28%, 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 20, 2013 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 20 of 2013 (May 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 20, 2013 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.