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Comedy box office · Week 53 · Dec 28–31, 2014

Comedy Box Office, Week 53 of 2014: Comedy Releases of Dec 28–31

One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31), with $18.6M worldwide, ahead of Do Not Disturb (2014) at $9.4M and Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014) at $2.3M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.2M in all. That is down 89% on Week 52, 2014, whose releases took $303.7M. By language, Chinese leads with $18.6M across 1 comedy release.

week 53 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$32.2M
One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014), the #1
$18.6M
vs Week 52, 2014
−89%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 53 of 2014?

One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) leads with $18.6M, 58% of the total. The top 5 together took $32.1M, 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.

  1. One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $18.6M One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Do Not Disturb (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $9.4M Do Not Disturb (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $2.3M Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. How to Steal a Dog (2014) movie poster Number 4
    $1.1M How to Steal a Dog (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Iron Ladies Roar! (2014) movie poster Number 5
    $751.2K Iron Ladies Roar! (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31).

  1. 1 One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) movie poster
    One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) Dec 31, 2014 · Chinese · Animation, Comedy, Fantasy $18.6M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.6M
  2. 2 Do Not Disturb (2014) movie poster
    Do Not Disturb (2014) Dec 31, 2014 · French · Comedy $9.4M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M
  3. 3 Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014) movie poster
    Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014) Dec 30, 2014 · Russian · Comedy, Family $2.3M worldwide
    Dec 30, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  4. 4 How to Steal a Dog (2014) movie poster
    How to Steal a Dog (2014) Dec 31, 2014 · Korean · Comedy, Drama, Family $1.1M worldwide
    Dec 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  5. 5 Iron Ladies Roar! (2014) movie poster
    Iron Ladies Roar! (2014) Dec 31, 2014 · Thai · Comedy $751.2K worldwide
    Dec 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $751.2K
  6. 6 Vellaikaara Durai (2014) movie poster
    Vellaikaara Durai (2014) Dec 31, 2014 · Tamil · Comedy, Drama, Romance $135.2K worldwide
    Dec 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 53 releases took $32.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $697.5M, led by Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).

  1. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Do You See Me? (2014) $8.5M Do You See Me? (2014)
  2. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Penguins of Madagascar (2014) $537.2M Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
  3. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Meet Miss Anxiety (2014) $41.4M Meet Miss Anxiety (2014)
  4. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Top Five (2014) $62.3M Top Five (2014)
  5. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) $697.5M Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
  6. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Into the Woods (2014) $303.7M Into the Woods (2014)
  7. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) $32.2M One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014)
  8. Week 1, 2015 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 The Miracle (2015) $2.4M The Miracle (2015)
  9. Week 2, 2015 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Loucas pra Casar (2015) $16M Loucas pra Casar (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 53 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2005 earned the most: $130.1M from 6 films, led by Rumor Has It... (2005). Week 53, 2014 took $32.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 53, 2005 Dec 25–31 6 films 6 $130.1M – Rumor Has It... (2005) $88.9M
Week 53, 2006 Dec 31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2007 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2008 Dec 28–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2009 Dec 27–31 3 films 3 $6M – The Island (2009) $5.7M
Week 53, 2010 Dec 26–31 7 films · +1167% 7 $75.6M +1167% Another Year (2010) $19.7M
Week 53, 2011 Dec 25–31 2 films · −89% 2 $8.1M −89% The Stig-Helmer Story (2011) $5.3M
Week 53, 2012 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2013 Dec 29–31 1 film 1 $11.8M – Up in the Wind (2013) $11.8M
Week 53, 2014 Dec 28–31 6 films · +174% 6 $32.2M +174% One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) $18.6M
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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 53 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31)?

One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) leads with $18.6M worldwide. Next come Do Not Disturb (2014) at $9.4M and Paws, Bones & Rock’n’roll (2014) at $2.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31) report a worldwide gross, $32.2M in all, or $5.4M per film on average. Week 52, 2014 releases took $303.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014), earned $18.6M.

How is the week 53, 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 53 of 2014 (Dec 28–31). 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 53, 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.