#1 of 12 #1 comedy movie of Week 37, 2018
2018 · Drama, Mystery
$97.6M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total
$53.5M US & Canada · 55% $44.1M elsewhere · 45%
Comedy box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2018
Comedy Box Office, Week 37 of 2018: Comedy Releases of Sep 9–15
A Simple Favor (2018) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15), with $97.6M worldwide, ahead of Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away (2018) at $9.8M and The Freshmen (2018) at $7.9M. 12 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $126.8M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.3 times the total of Week 36, 2018, whose releases took $29.8M. By language, English leads with $103.1M across 2 comedy releases.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 12
- combined worldwide
- $126.8M
- A Simple Favor (2018), the #1
- $97.6M
- vs Week 36, 2018
- ×4.3
#1 of 12 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 37 of 2018?
A Simple Favor (2018) leads with $97.6M, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $123.4M, 97% of what all 12 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 37 of 2018, 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 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15).
- 1 Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $53.5M Rest of the world: $44.1M Worldwide: $97.6M
- 2 Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away (2018)Sep 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M
Sep 9, 2018 · French · Comedy, Animation, Adventure $9.8M worldwide - 3 Sep 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
- 4 Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.5M
- 5 Sep 15, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
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Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 7
Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $698.6K - 8
Sep 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $362.6K - 9
Sep 10, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.8K - 10
Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $142.1K - 11
Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36K - 12
Sep 10, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K
Gross bands
How Many Week 37 of 2018 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 12 films reached $100M. 11 films, 92% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $126.8M total.
77% 23%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 8% of the list $97.6M · 77% of the gross
- Under $10M 11 films, 92% of the list $29.1M · 23% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $126.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $411.8M, led by Smallfoot (2018).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) $118.8M The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 The Island (2018) $310.9M The Island (2018)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Crazy Rich Asians (2018) $342.9M Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Tricky Old Dogs (2018) $24.6M Tricky Old Dogs (2018)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Stree (2018) $33.8M Stree (2018)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 School of Life (2018) $29.8M School of Life (2018)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 A Simple Favor (2018) $126.8M A Simple Favor (2018)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 The Sisters Brothers (2018) $30.7M The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Smallfoot (2018) $411.8M Smallfoot (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2015 earned the most: $217.9M from 10 films, led by The Visit (2015). Week 37, 2018 took $126.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 11 films | 11 | $85.6M | – | I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) $51.7M |
| Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 9 films · −33% | 9 | $57M | −33% | Heartbreaker (2010) $48M |
| Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 10 films · −39% | 10 | $34.8M | −39% | Men in the City 2 (2011) $14.7M |
| Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 8 films · −48% | 8 | $18M | −48% | English Vinglish (2012) $10.3M |
| Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 8 films · +78% | 8 | $32M | +78% | Grand Masti (2013) $13.5M |
| Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 10 films · −12% | 10 | $28M | −12% | My Old Lady (2014) $10.6M |
| Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 10 films · +679% | 10 | $217.9M | +679% | The Visit (2015) $98.5M |
| Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 11 films · −75% | 11 | $55.5M | −75% | The Wild Life (2016) $40.1M |
| Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 8 films · −70% | 8 | $16.7M | −70% | High Society (2017) $10.7M |
| Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 12 films · +660% | 12 | $126.8M | +660% | A Simple Favor (2018) $97.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 37 of 2018?
English-language comedy films took $103.1M across 2 films, 81% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($20.2M) and Polish-language comedy films ($2M).
Week 37 of 2018 Comedy Box Office by Language
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English $103.1M2 films · #1 A Simple Favor (2018) - French $20.2M3 films · #1 Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away (2018)
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Polish $2M1 film · #1 Julius (2018) -
Hindi $860.5K2 films · #1 Mitron (2018) - Tamil $362.6K1 film · #1 Seemaraja (2018)
- Malayalam $178.1K2 films · #1 Padayottam (2018)
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Slovenian $33.4K1 film · #1 My Last Year as a Loser (2018)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 10–16) with $1.3B, led by Incredibles 2 (2018).
- Week 1 $107.8M
- Week 2 $327.5M
- Week 3 $102.6M
- Week 4 $68.8M
- Week 5 $77.9M
- Week 6 $393.4M
- Week 7 $1.1B
- Week 8 $143.4M
- Week 9 $22.1M
- Week 10 $80.6M
- Week 11 $96.6M
- Week 12 $122.4M
- Week 13 $26.7M
- Week 14 $151M
- Week 15 $28M
- Week 16 $139M
- Week 17 $78.8M
- Week 18 $177M
- Week 19 $126.3M
- Week 20 $932.5M
- Week 21 $9.7M
- Week 22 $42.5M
- Week 23 $301.2M
- Week 24 $1.3B
- Week 25 $40.4M
- Week 26 $64.1M
- Week 27 $26.8M
- Week 28 $30.4M
- Week 29 $424.6M
- Week 30 $426M
- Week 31 $118.8M
- Week 32 $310.9M
- Week 33 $342.9M
- Week 34 $24.6M
- Week 35 $33.8M
- Week 36 $29.8M
- Week 37 $126.8M
- Week 38 $30.7M
- Week 39 $411.8M
- Week 40 $182.2M
- Week 41 $97.5M
- Week 42 $76.9M
- Week 43 $162M
- Week 44 $77.8M
- Week 45 $555.9M
- Week 46 $562.6M
- Week 47 $654M
- Week 48 $16.4M
- Week 49 $21.8M
- Week 50 $424.6M
- Week 51 $190.8M
- Week 52 $332.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 37 of 2018: 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 12 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15)?
A Simple Favor (2018) leads with $97.6M worldwide, $53.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away (2018) at $9.8M and The Freshmen (2018) at $7.9M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) earn?
12 comedy films released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $126.8M in all, or $10.6M per film on average. Week 36, 2018 releases took $29.8M.
How many comedy movies released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Simple Favor (2018), earned $97.6M.
How is the week 37, 2018 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 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 2018 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.