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Comedy box office · Week 41 · Oct 8–14, 2017

Comedy Box Office, Week 41 of 2017: Comedy Releases of Oct 8–14

How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14), with $5.6M worldwide, ahead of Coexister (2017) at $5.3M and The Stronghold (2017) at $2.7M. 9 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16.8M in all. That is down 82% on Week 40, 2017, whose releases took $92.7M. By language, Spanish leads with $5.6M across 1 comedy release.

week 41 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$16.8M
How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017), the #1
$5.6M
vs Week 40, 2017
−82%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 41 of 2017?

How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) leads with $5.6M, 33% of the total. The top 5 together took $16.4M, 97% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $5.6M How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Coexister (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $5.3M Coexister (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Stronghold (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $2.7M The Stronghold (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $2M Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Funny Cow (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $739.3K Funny Cow (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 41 of 2017, 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 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14).

  1. 1 How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) movie poster
    How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) Oct 13, 2017 · Spanish · Comedy, Romance $5.6M worldwide
    Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M
  2. 2 Coexister (2017) movie poster
    Coexister (2017) Oct 11, 2017 · French · Comedy $5.3M worldwide
    Oct 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
  3. 3 The Stronghold (2017) movie poster
    The Stronghold (2017) Oct 12, 2017 · Ukrainian · Adventure, Fantasy, Family $2.7M worldwide
    Oct 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  4. 4 Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (2017) movie poster
    Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (2017) Oct 12, 2017 · Portuguese · Comedy $2M worldwide
    Oct 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  5. 5 Funny Cow (2017) movie poster
    Funny Cow (2017) Oct 9, 2017 · English · Comedy, Drama $739.3K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $739.3K
  6. 6 Dede Korkut Hikayeleri: Bamsı Beyrek (2017) movie poster
    Dede Korkut Hikayeleri: Bamsı Beyrek (2017) Oct 13, 2017 · Turkish · History, Comedy $285.8K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $285.8K
  7. 7 LavaKusha (2017) movie poster
    LavaKusha (2017) Oct 12, 2017 · Malayalam · Drama, Comedy $117.9K worldwide
    Oct 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $117.9K
  8. 8 Valentina (2017) movie poster
    Valentina (2017) Oct 14, 2017 · English · Comedy $34.5K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.5K
  9. 9 Streaker (2017) movie poster
    Streaker (2017) Oct 12, 2017 · German · Comedy $4.3K worldwide
    Oct 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2014 earned the most: $186.4M from 11 films, led by Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014). Week 41, 2017 took $16.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 8 films 8 $23.3M – Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) $18.7M
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 10 films · +696% 10 $185.7M +696% Couples Retreat (2009) $171.8M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 11 films · ±0% 11 $186M ±0% Life as We Know It (2010) $105.7M
Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 14 films · −68% 14 $58.8M −68% The Woman on the 6th Floor (2011) $27.5M
Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 11 films · +95% 11 $114.9M +95% Here Comes the Boom (2012) $73.1M
Week 41, 2013 Oct 6–12 8 films · −90% 8 $11.4M −90% Friends of Friends (2013) $8.1M
Week 41, 2014 Oct 5–11 11 films · +1531% 11 $186.4M +1531% Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) $100.7M
Week 41, 2015 Oct 4–10 11 films · −3% 11 $180.2M −3% Pan (2015) $129M
Week 41, 2016 Oct 2–8 19 films · −71% 19 $51.4M −71% Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) $23.3M
Week 41, 2017 Oct 8–14 9 films · −67% 9 $16.8M −67% How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) $5.6M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 41 of 2017?

Spanish-language comedy films took $5.6M across 1 film, 33% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($5.3M) and Ukrainian-language comedy films ($2.7M).

Week 41 of 2017 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. Spanish $5.6M
    1 film · #1 How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017)
  2. French $5.3M
    1 film · #1 Coexister (2017)
  3. 1 film · #1 The Stronghold (2017)
  4. 1 film · #1 Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (2017)
  5. English $773.7K
    2 films · #1 Funny Cow (2017)
  6. Turkish $285.8K
    1 film · #1 Dede Korkut Hikayeleri: Bamsı Beyrek (2017)
  7. Malayalam $117.9K
    1 film · #1 LavaKusha (2017)
  8. German $4.3K
    1 film · #1 Streaker (2017)
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 41 of 2017: 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 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14)?

How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) leads with $5.6M worldwide. Next come Coexister (2017) at $5.3M and The Stronghold (2017) at $2.7M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) earn?

9 comedy films released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $16.8M in all, or $1.9M per film on average. Week 40, 2017 releases took $92.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017), earned $5.6M.

How is the week 41, 2017 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 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14). 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 41, 2017 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.