#1 of 16 #1 comedy movie of Week 38, 2014
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
2014 · Drama, Comedy
$41.3M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$34.3M US & Canada · 83% $7M elsewhere · 17%
Comedy box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2014
Comedy Box Office, Week 38 of 2014: Comedy Releases of Sep 14–20
This Is Where I Leave You (2014) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20), with $41.3M worldwide, ahead of Iceman (2014) at $26M and Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) at $6.3M. 16 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $79.8M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 185% on Week 37, 2014, whose releases took $28M. By language, English leads with $49.7M across 7 comedy releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 16
- combined worldwide
- $79.8M
- This Is Where I Leave You (2014), the #1
- $41.3M
- vs Week 37, 2014
- +185%
#1 of 16 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 38 of 2014?
This Is Where I Leave You (2014) leads with $41.3M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $76.9M, 96% of what all 16 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 38 of 2014, 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 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20).
- 1 Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $41.3M
- 2 Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $26M
- 3 Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $6.3M
Sep 19, 2014 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $6.3M worldwide - 4 Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $55.4K Worldwide: $1.9M
- 5 Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $710.5K Rest of the world: $665.1K Worldwide: $1.4M
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Sep 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $995.7K - 7
Sep 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $807.2K - 8
Sep 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $549.9K - 9
Sep 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.8K - 10
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: $99.7K Worldwide: $103.1K - 11
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: $71.6K Worldwide: $75.5K - 12
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K - 13
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $36K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36K - 14
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.9K - 15
Sep 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2K - 16
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2014?
Of the top 10, Tusk (2014) earned the biggest share at home (97% in the US & Canada), while Iceman (2014) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 16 films, $38M (48%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 This Is Where I Leave You (2014) $41.3M $34.3M US & Canada · 83% $7M elsewhere · 17%
- 2 Iceman (2014) $26M $7.7K US & Canada · <1% $26M elsewhere · 100%
- 3 Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) $6.3M $1.1M US & Canada · 18% $5.2M elsewhere · 82%
- 4 Tusk (2014) $1.9M $1.8M US & Canada · 97% $55.4K elsewhere · 3%
- 5 Khoobsurat (2014) $1.4M $710.5K US & Canada · 52% $665.1K elsewhere · 48%
- 6 Golden Brother (2014) $995.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 A Golden Boy (2014) $807.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Sunstrokes (2014) $549.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Plan Bart (2014) $190.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Life's a Breeze (2014) $103.1K $3.5K US & Canada · 3% $99.7K elsewhere · 97%
Gross bands
How Many Week 38 of 2014 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 16 films reached $100M. 14 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $79.8M total.
84% 16%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 13% of the list $67.3M · 84% of the gross
- Under $10M 14 films, 88% of the list $12.5M · 16% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $79.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 3–9) with $493.5M, led by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $493.5M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Let's Be Cops (2014) $158.6M Let's Be Cops (2014)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Talk Back and You’re Dead (2014) $6.6M Talk Back and You’re Dead (2014)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Lupin the 3rd (2014) $31.4M Lupin the 3rd (2014)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Thunder and the House of Magic (2014) $83.6M Thunder and the House of Magic (2014)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 My Old Lady (2014) $28M My Old Lady (2014)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 This Is Where I Leave You (2014) $79.8M This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 The Boxtrolls (2014) $143.1M The Boxtrolls (2014)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Bang Bang! (2014) $87.9M Bang Bang! (2014)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2009 earned the most: $369.6M from 12 films, led by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009). Week 38, 2014 took $79.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 6 films | 6 | $112.1M | – | Just Like Heaven (2005) $102.9M |
| Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 12 films · +26% | 12 | $141.8M | +26% | Jackass Number Two (2006) $84.6M |
| Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 6 films · −42% | 6 | $82.2M | −42% | Good Luck Chuck (2007) $59.8M |
| Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 11 films · +41% | 11 | $116.1M | +41% | My Best Friend's Girl (2008) $41.6M |
| Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 12 films · +218% | 12 | $369.6M | +218% | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) $243M |
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 10 films · −57% | 10 | $158.2M | −57% | Easy A (2010) $75M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 13 films · −55% | 13 | $70.8M | −55% | I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) $31.4M |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 4 films · −97% | 4 | $1.8M | −97% | Due West: Our Sex Journey (2012) $1.5M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 9 films · +3536% | 9 | $64.7M | +3536% | Enough Said (2013) $25.3M |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 16 films · +23% | 16 | $79.8M | +23% | This Is Where I Leave You (2014) $41.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2014?
English-language comedy films took $49.7M across 7 films, 62% of the total, ahead of German-language comedy films ($26M) and Hindi-language comedy films ($1.4M).
Week 38 of 2014 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $49.7M7 films · #1 This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
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German $26M1 film · #1 Iceman (2014) -
Hindi $1.4M1 film · #1 Khoobsurat (2014) -
Cantonese $995.7K1 film · #1 Golden Brother (2014) -
Italian $807.2K1 film · #1 A Golden Boy (2014) -
Spanish $613.9K2 films · #1 Sunstrokes (2014) -
Dutch $190.8K1 film · #1 Plan Bart (2014) -
Turkish $39.1K2 films · #1 Kanunsuzlar (2014)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2014, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $697.5M, led by Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).
- Week 1 $30.4M
- Week 2 $45.1M
- Week 3 $318.5M
- Week 4 $79.8M
- Week 5 $262.7M
- Week 6 $551.8M
- Week 7 $93.8M
- Week 8 $65.4M
- Week 9 $62.2M
- Week 10 $683.7M
- Week 11 $141.7M
- Week 12 $151.3M
- Week 13 $5.2M
- Week 14 $27.8M
- Week 15 $518.9M
- Week 16 $78.5M
- Week 17 $252.8M
- Week 18 $13.1M
- Week 19 $344.3M
- Week 20 $17.2M
- Week 21 $154.7M
- Week 22 $110.8M
- Week 23 $26.8M
- Week 24 $341.9M
- Week 25 $102.5M
- Week 26 $92M
- Week 27 $107.6M
- Week 28 $92.8M
- Week 29 $309.2M
- Week 30 $88.3M
- Week 31 $27.3M
- Week 32 $493.5M
- Week 33 $158.6M
- Week 34 $6.6M
- Week 35 $31.4M
- Week 36 $83.6M
- Week 37 $28M
- Week 38 $79.8M
- Week 39 $143.1M
- Week 40 $87.9M
- Week 41 $186.4M
- Week 42 $225.2M
- Week 43 $33.5M
- Week 44 $18M
- Week 45 $670.8M
- Week 46 $194.1M
- Week 47 $8.5M
- Week 48 $537.2M
- Week 49 $41.4M
- Week 50 $62.3M
- Week 51 $697.5M
- Week 52 $303.7M
- Week 53 $32.2M
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 38 of 2014: 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 16 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20)?
This Is Where I Leave You (2014) leads with $41.3M worldwide, $34.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Iceman (2014) at $26M and Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) at $6.3M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20) earn?
16 comedy films released in week 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $79.8M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 37, 2014 releases took $28M.
How many comedy movies released in week 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, This Is Where I Leave You (2014), earned $41.3M.
How is the week 38, 2014 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 38 of 2014 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 2014 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.