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Comedy box office · Week 8 · Feb 14–20, 2016

Comedy Box Office, Week 8 of 2016: Comedy Releases of Feb 14–20

Osman Pazarlama (2016) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20), with $9.4M worldwide, ahead of Snowtime! (2016) at $9.2M and Run for Love (2016) at $7.3M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 49% on Week 7, 2016, whose releases took $69.2M. By language, Turkish leads with $9.4M across 1 comedy release.

week 8 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$35M
Osman Pazarlama (2016), the #1
$9.4M
vs Week 7, 2016
−49%
Osman Pazarlama (2016) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 comedy movie of Week 8, 2016

Osman Pazarlama (2016)

2016 · Comedy

$9.4M worldwide · 27% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 8 of 2016?

Osman Pazarlama (2016) leads with $9.4M, 27% of the total. The top 5 together took $34.2M, 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. Osman Pazarlama (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $9.4M Osman Pazarlama (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Snowtime! (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $9.2M Snowtime! (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Run for Love (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $7.3M Run for Love (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Elections Day 2 (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $4.9M Elections Day 2 (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016) movie poster Number 5
    $3.5M Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20).

  1. 1 Osman Pazarlama (2016) movie poster
    Osman Pazarlama (2016) Feb 19, 2016 · Turkish · Comedy $9.4M worldwide
    Feb 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M
  2. 2 Snowtime! (2016) movie poster
    Snowtime! (2016) Feb 19, 2016 · French · Comedy, Animation, Family $9.2M worldwide
    Feb 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M
  3. 3 Run for Love (2016) movie poster
    Run for Love (2016) Feb 14, 2016 · Chinese · Drama, Comedy, Family $7.3M worldwide
    Feb 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
  4. 4 Elections Day 2 (2016) movie poster
    Elections Day 2 (2016) Feb 18, 2016 · Russian · Comedy $4.9M worldwide
    Feb 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  5. 5 Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016) movie poster
    Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016) Feb 19, 2016 · Finnish · Comedy, Family $3.5M worldwide
    Feb 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
  6. 6 Onda su onda (2016) movie poster
    Onda su onda (2016) Feb 18, 2016 · Italian · Comedy $659.5K worldwide
    Feb 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $659.5K
  7. 7 News from Planet Mars (2016) movie poster
    News from Planet Mars (2016) Feb 17, 2016 · French · Comedy $78.1K worldwide
    Feb 17, 2016 US and Canada: $310 Rest of the world: $77.8K Worldwide: $78.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2015 earned the most: $180.7M from 16 films, led by The DUFF (2015). Week 8, 2016 took $35M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2007 Feb 18–24 8 films 8 $40M – Reno 911!: Miami (2007) $22M
Week 8, 2008 Feb 17–23 6 films · +76% 6 $70.3M +76% Be Kind Rewind (2008) $30.6M
Week 8, 2009 Feb 15–21 5 films · +76% 5 $123.6M +76% Madea Goes to Jail (2009) $90.5M
Week 8, 2010 Feb 14–20 9 films · −73% 9 $33.2M −73% The Pimp (2010) $14.8M
Week 8, 2011 Feb 13–19 8 films · +181% 8 $93.3M +181% Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) $82.7M
Week 8, 2012 Feb 19–25 5 films · −31% 5 $64.3M −31% Good Deeds (2012) $35.6M
Week 8, 2013 Feb 17–23 7 films · −71% 7 $18.6M −71% Vive la France (2013) $10M
Week 8, 2014 Feb 16–22 7 films · +252% 7 $65.4M +252% Recep Ivedik 4 (2014) $39.5M
Week 8, 2015 Feb 15–21 16 films · +176% 16 $180.7M +176% The DUFF (2015) $43.7M
Week 8, 2016 Feb 14–20 7 films · −81% 7 $35M −81% Osman Pazarlama (2016) $9.4M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 8 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20)?

Osman Pazarlama (2016) leads with $9.4M worldwide. Next come Snowtime! (2016) at $9.2M and Run for Love (2016) at $7.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $35M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 7, 2016 releases took $69.2M.

How many comedy movies released in week 8 of 2016 (Feb 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Osman Pazarlama (2016), earned $9.4M.

How much of the Week 8, 2016 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$310 of the $35M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2016 (Feb 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 8, 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.