#1 of 9 #1 comedy movie of Week 43, 2016
2016 · Drama, Horror
$74.8M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
$73.2M US & Canada · 98% $1.6M elsewhere · 2%
Comedy box office · Week 43 · Oct 16–22, 2016
Comedy Box Office, Week 43 of 2016: Comedy Releases of Oct 16–22
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22), with $74.8M worldwide, ahead of Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) at $29.9M and Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (2016) at $4.8M. 9 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $112M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 42% on Week 42, 2016, whose releases took $79.1M. By language, English leads with $104.8M across 3 comedy releases.
- week 43 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $112M
- Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), the #1
- $74.8M
- vs Week 42, 2016
- +42%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 43 of 2016?
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) leads with $74.8M, 67% of the total. The top 5 together took $111.6M, almost all of what the 9 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 43 of 2016, 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 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22).
- 1 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $73.2M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $74.8M
- 2 Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $29.9M
- 3 Oct 22, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
- 4 Oct 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
- 5 Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $603.7K
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Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $341.6K - 7
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.6K - 8
Oct 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K - 9
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 43 releases took $112M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 45 (Oct 30–Nov 5) with $414.9M, led by Trolls (2016).
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 The Wild Life (2016) $55.5M The Wild Life (2016)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) $250.7M Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Storks (2016) $212M Storks (2016)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Mission Milano (2016) $125.1M Mission Milano (2016)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) $51.4M Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Luck-Key (2016) $79.1M Luck-Key (2016)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) $112M Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Mr. Donkey (2016) $38.3M Mr. Donkey (2016)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Trolls (2016) $414.9M Trolls (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 43 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2008 earned the most: $267M from 10 films, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). Week 43, 2016 took $112M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 2007 Oct 21–27 6 films | 6 | $102.1M | – | Dan in Real Life (2007) $68.5M |
| Week 43, 2008 Oct 19–25 10 films · +162% | 10 | $267M | +162% | High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $252.9M |
| Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 9 films · −71% | 9 | $76.9M | −71% | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) $39.3M |
| Week 43, 2010 Oct 17–23 7 films · −77% | 7 | $17.3M | −77% | Open Season 3 (2010) $7.5M |
| Week 43, 2011 Oct 16–22 4 films · +1094% | 4 | $206.6M | +1094% | Johnny English Reborn (2011) $160.1M |
| Week 43, 2012 Oct 21–27 9 films · −90% | 9 | $21.5M | −90% | Fun Size (2012) $11.4M |
| Week 43, 2013 Oct 20–26 10 films · +689% | 10 | $169.9M | +689% | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $151.8M |
| Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 16 films · −80% | 16 | $33.5M | −80% | We Are Brothers (2014) $6.6M |
| Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 7 films · −33% | 7 | $22.4M | −33% | Shaandaar (2015) $14.1M |
| Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 9 films · +400% | 9 | $112M | +400% | Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) $74.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 43 of 2016?
English-language comedy films took $104.8M across 3 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language comedy films ($4.8M) and Italian-language comedy films ($1.9M).
Week 43 of 2016 Comedy Box Office by Language
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English $104.8M3 films · #1 Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) -
Japanese $4.8M1 film · #1 Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (2016) -
Italian $1.9M2 films · #1 I babysitter (2016) -
Korean $603.7K1 film · #1 Queen of Walking (2016) -
Spanish $19.6K1 film · #1 Maldito seas Waterfall (2016) -
Malayalam $4.1K1 film · #1 Aanandam (2016)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 12–18) with $1.3B, led by Finding Dory (2016).
- Week 1 $956.4K
- Week 2 $22.4M
- Week 3 $354.9M
- Week 4 $527.3M
- Week 5 $555.8M
- Week 6 $396.9M
- Week 7 $69.2M
- Week 8 $35M
- Week 9 $62.3M
- Week 10 $1.1B
- Week 11 $125.9M
- Week 12 $56.3M
- Week 13 $126.3M
- Week 14 $21M
- Week 15 $86.4M
- Week 16 $107.2M
- Week 17 $44.1M
- Week 18 $124M
- Week 19 $383K
- Week 20 $65.1M
- Week 21 $547.1M
- Week 22 $2.3M
- Week 23 $274.9M
- Week 24 $345.3M
- Week 25 $1.3B
- Week 26 $49.8M
- Week 27 $49.4M
- Week 28 $1.1B
- Week 29 $319.4M
- Week 30 $461.2M
- Week 31 $190.4M
- Week 32 $72.4M
- Week 33 $241.3M
- Week 34 $90.8M
- Week 35 $18.9M
- Week 36 $175.3M
- Week 37 $55.5M
- Week 38 $250.7M
- Week 39 $212M
- Week 40 $125.1M
- Week 41 $51.4M
- Week 42 $79.1M
- Week 43 $112M
- Week 44 $38.3M
- Week 45 $414.9M
- Week 46 $108.1M
- Week 47 $109.1M
- Week 48 $52.7M
- Week 49 $12.5M
- Week 50 $685.9M
- Week 51 $15.1M
- Week 52 $921.7M
- Week 53 $144.1M
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 43 of 2016: 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22)?
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) leads with $74.8M worldwide, $73.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) at $29.9M and Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final (2016) at $4.8M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) earn?
9 comedy films released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $112M in all, or $12.4M per film on average. Week 42, 2016 releases took $79.1M.
How many comedy movies released in week 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), earned $74.8M.
How is the week 43, 2016 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 43 of 2016 (Oct 16–22). 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 43, 2016 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.