#1 of 8 #1 comedy movie of Week 47, 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
2017 · Biography, Drama
$8.1M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$5.7M US & Canada · 70% $2.5M elsewhere · 30%
Comedy box office · Week 47 · Nov 19–25, 2017
Comedy Box Office, Week 47 of 2017: Comedy Releases of Nov 19–25
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25), with $8.1M worldwide, ahead of Couch Potatoes (2017) at $2.5M and Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers (2017) at $1.5M. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 80% on Week 46, 2017, whose releases took $66.9M. By language, English leads with $8.1M across 1 comedy release.
- week 47 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $13.3M
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), the #1
- $8.1M
- vs Week 46, 2017
- −80%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 47 of 2017?
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) leads with $8.1M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.3M, almost all of what the 8 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 47 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 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25).
- 1 The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)Nov 22, 2017 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $8.1M
Nov 22, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $8.1M worldwide - 2 Nov 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
- 3 Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers (2017)Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Nov 24, 2017 · Finnish · Comedy, Family $1.5M worldwide - 4 Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)Nov 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $853.8K Nov 23, 2017 · Finnish · Animation, Family, Adventure $853.8K worldwide
- 5 Nov 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $232.9K
- 6
Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1K - 7
Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K - 8
Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 47 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 47 releases took $13.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 29–Nov 4) with $1.1B, led by Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017) $16.8M How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Psychic Kusuo (2017) $26.3M Psychic Kusuo (2017)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017) $98.4M Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $1.1B Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Daddy's Home 2 (2017) $368.3M Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 The Star (2017) $66.9M The Star (2017)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) $13.3M The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 Perfect Strangers (2017) $76.6M Perfect Strangers (2017)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 I, Tonya (2017) $69.9M I, Tonya (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 47 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2011 earned the most: $340M from 6 films, led by The Descendants (2011). Week 47, 2017 took $13.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 47, 2008 Nov 16–22 8 films | 8 | $325.5M | – | Bolt (2008) $310M |
| Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 6 films · −66% | 6 | $109.7M | −66% | Planet 51 (2009) $105.6M |
| Week 47, 2010 Nov 14–20 3 films · −88% | 3 | $13.3M | −88% | Made in Dagenham (2010) $12.6M |
| Week 47, 2011 Nov 13–19 6 films · +2451% | 6 | $340M | +2451% | The Descendants (2011) $177.2M |
| Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 5 films · −92% | 5 | $27.1M | −92% | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) $14.4M |
| Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 7 films · +156% | 7 | $69.3M | +156% | Delivery Man (2013) $53.1M |
| Week 47, 2014 Nov 16–22 7 films · −88% | 7 | $8.5M | −88% | Do You See Me? (2014) $6.6M |
| Week 47, 2015 Nov 15–21 7 films · +1243% | 7 | $114.4M | +1243% | The Night Before (2015) $52.4M |
| Week 47, 2016 Nov 13–19 12 films · −5% | 12 | $109.1M | −5% | I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) $70.8M |
| Week 47, 2017 Nov 19–25 8 films · −88% | 8 | $13.3M | −88% | The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) $8.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 47 of 2017?
English-language comedy films took $8.1M across 1 film, 61% of the total, ahead of Italian-language comedy films ($2.8M) and Finnish-language comedy films ($2.4M).
Week 47 of 2017 Comedy Box Office by Language
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2017, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 25–Jul 1) with $1.3B, led by Despicable Me 3 (2017).
- Week 1 $107.3M
- Week 2 $15.6M
- Week 3 $39.4M
- Week 4 $692M
- Week 5 $265.7M
- Week 6 $359.7M
- Week 7 $93.2M
- Week 8 $310.8M
- Week 9 $10.4M
- Week 10 $8.3M
- Week 11 $80.1M
- Week 12 $80.2M
- Week 13 $531.8M
- Week 14 $325.2M
- Week 15 $34.4M
- Week 16 $50.8M
- Week 17 $130.8M
- Week 18 $938.1M
- Week 19 $80.6M
- Week 20 $99.2M
- Week 21 $977.3M
- Week 22 $138.9M
- Week 23 $11.8M
- Week 24 $458.5M
- Week 25 $61.2M
- Week 26 $1.3B
- Week 27 $10.4M
- Week 28 $114.6M
- Week 29 $153.6M
- Week 30 $245.4M
- Week 31 $29.2M
- Week 32 $113M
- Week 33 $279.8M
- Week 34 $148.3M
- Week 35 $40.2M
- Week 36 $44.2M
- Week 37 $16.7M
- Week 38 $604.6M
- Week 39 $395.6M
- Week 40 $92.7M
- Week 41 $16.8M
- Week 42 $26.3M
- Week 43 $98.4M
- Week 44 $1.1B
- Week 45 $368.3M
- Week 46 $66.9M
- Week 47 $13.3M
- Week 48 $76.6M
- Week 49 $69.9M
- Week 50 $299.5M
- Week 51 $1.2B
- Week 52 $12.3M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 47 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25)?
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) leads with $8.1M worldwide, $5.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Couch Potatoes (2017) at $2.5M and Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers (2017) at $1.5M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) earn?
8 comedy films released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. Week 46, 2017 releases took $66.9M.
How many comedy movies released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), earned $8.1M.
How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25). 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 47, 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.