#1 of 10 #1 comedy movie of Week 48, 2019
2019 · Drama, Mystery
$312.9M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$165.4M US & Canada · 53% $147.5M elsewhere · 47%
Comedy box office · Week 48 · Nov 24–30, 2019
Comedy Box Office, Week 48 of 2019: Comedy Releases of Nov 24–30
Knives Out (2019) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30), with $312.9M worldwide, ahead of Son of a Rich (2019) at $50.8M and Two Tigers (2019) at $32M. 10 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $397.2M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 73% on Week 47, 2019, whose releases took $1.5B. By language, English leads with $313.1M across 2 comedy releases.
- week 48 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $397.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 47, 2019
- −73%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 48 of 2019?
Knives Out (2019) leads with $312.9M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $396.8M, almost all of what the 10 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 48 of 2019, 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 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30).
- 1 Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: $165.4M Rest of the world: $147.5M Worldwide: $312.9M
- 2 Nov 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.8M
- 3 Nov 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32M
- 4 Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $781.3K
- 5 Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $287.5K
- 6
Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $243.7K - 7
Nov 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.3K - 8
Nov 26, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.2K - 9
Nov 28, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.3K - 10
Nov 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
Gross bands
How Many Week 48 of 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 10 films crossed $100M and took $312.9M between them, 79% of the total. 7 films, 70% of the list, earned under $10M.
79% 21%
- $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 1 film, 10% of the list $312.9M · 79% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 20% of the list $82.8M · 21% of the gross
- Under $10M 7 films, 70% of the list $1.5M · <1% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 48 releases took $397.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $1.5B, led by Frozen II (2019).
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) $233.2M Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 The Best Is Yet to Come (2019) $28.8M The Best Is Yet to Come (2019)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 Arctic Dogs (2019) $22M Arctic Dogs (2019)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 Last Christmas (2019) $224.2M Last Christmas (2019)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 Charlie's Angels (2019) $89.1M Charlie's Angels (2019)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 Frozen II (2019) $1.5B Frozen II (2019)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Knives Out (2019) $397.2M Knives Out (2019)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $28.4M Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $886.5M Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 48 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2010 earned the most: $739.1M from 7 films, led by Tangled (2010). Week 48, 2019 took $397.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 48, 2010 Nov 21–27 7 films | 7 | $739.1M | – | Tangled (2010) $591.8M |
| Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 8 films · −70% | 8 | $223.1M | −70% | The Muppets (2011) $171.8M |
| Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 9 films · −83% | 9 | $38.2M | −83% | What a Man (2012) $17.4M |
| Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 7 films · −76% | 7 | $9.1M | −76% | Schuks! Your Country Needs You (2013) $2.5M |
| Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 12 films · +5777% | 12 | $537.2M | +5777% | Penguins of Madagascar (2014) $373.5M |
| Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 9 films · −33% | 9 | $358.9M | −33% | The Good Dinosaur (2015) $332.2M |
| Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 11 films · −85% | 11 | $52.7M | −85% | Bad Santa 2 (2016) $24.1M |
| Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 11 films · +46% | 11 | $76.6M | +46% | Perfect Strangers (2017) $33.3M |
| Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 11 films · −79% | 11 | $16.4M | −79% | Qué León (2018) $7.8M |
| Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 10 films · +2328% | 10 | $397.2M | +2328% | Knives Out (2019) $312.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 48 of 2019?
English-language comedy films took $313.1M across 2 films, 79% of the total, ahead of Russian-language comedy films ($50.8M) and Chinese-language comedy films ($32M).
Week 48 of 2019 Comedy Box Office by Language
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 14–20) with $1.7B, led by The Lion King (2019).
- Week 1 $2.4M
- Week 2 $17.7M
- Week 3 $81.5M
- Week 4 $142.3M
- Week 5 $25.1M
- Week 6 $787.8M
- Week 7 $182.2M
- Week 8 $603.8M
- Week 9 $111.3M
- Week 10 $23.4M
- Week 11 $163.1M
- Week 12 $8.8M
- Week 13 $5.8M
- Week 14 $369.1M
- Week 15 $111.8M
- Week 16 $20M
- Week 17 $5.1M
- Week 18 $120.2M
- Week 19 $133.8M
- Week 20 $135.4M
- Week 21 $1.1B
- Week 22 $11.5M
- Week 23 $455.8M
- Week 24 $307M
- Week 25 $1.1B
- Week 26 $167.7M
- Week 27 $1.1B
- Week 28 $77.1M
- Week 29 $1.7B
- Week 30 $453.2M
- Week 31 $868.5M
- Week 32 $525M
- Week 33 $301.3M
- Week 34 $103.4M
- Week 35 $11.8M
- Week 36 $22.3M
- Week 37 $215.4M
- Week 38 $2.1M
- Week 39 $236.9M
- Week 40 $30.8M
- Week 41 $485.2M
- Week 42 $233.2M
- Week 43 $28.8M
- Week 44 $22M
- Week 45 $224.2M
- Week 46 $89.1M
- Week 47 $1.5B
- Week 48 $397.2M
- Week 49 $28.4M
- Week 50 $886.5M
- Week 51 $142.8M
- Week 52 $249.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 48 of 2019: 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 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30)?
Knives Out (2019) leads with $312.9M worldwide, $165.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Son of a Rich (2019) at $50.8M and Two Tigers (2019) at $32M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30) earn?
10 comedy films released in week 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $397.2M in all, or $39.7M per film on average. Week 47, 2019 releases took $1.5B.
How many comedy movies released in week 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Knives Out (2019) with $312.9M.
How is the week 48, 2019 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 48 of 2019 (Nov 24–30). 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 48, 2019 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.