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Comedy box office · Week 8 · Feb 17–23, 2019

Comedy Box Office, Week 8 of 2019: Comedy Releases of Feb 17–23

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23), with $540M worldwide, ahead of Fly me to the Saitama (2019) at $32.8M and Total Dhamaal (2019) at $26.9M. 12 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $603.8M in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.3 times the total of Week 7, 2019, whose releases took $182.2M. By language, English leads with $540M across 2 comedy releases.

week 8 releases with a gross
12
combined worldwide
$603.8M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 7, 2019
×3.3
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 8 of 2019?

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) leads with $540M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $603M, almost all of what the 12 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $540M How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
    $160.9M US & Canada · 30% $379M elsewhere · 70%
  2. Fly me to the Saitama (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $32.8M Fly me to the Saitama (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Total Dhamaal (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $26.9M Total Dhamaal (2019)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 8% $24.7M elsewhere · 92%
  4. Sai de Baixo: O Filme (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $1.8M Sai de Baixo: O Filme (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Modalità aereo (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $1.5M Modalità aereo (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23).

  1. 1 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) movie poster
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $540M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $379M Worldwide: $540M
  2. 2 Fly me to the Saitama (2019) movie poster
    Fly me to the Saitama (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Japanese · Comedy $32.8M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8M
  3. 3 Total Dhamaal (2019) movie poster
    Total Dhamaal (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Adventure, Comedy $26.9M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $24.7M Worldwide: $26.9M
  4. 4 Sai de Baixo: O Filme (2019) movie poster
    Sai de Baixo: O Filme (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Portuguese · Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  5. 5 Modalità aereo (2019) movie poster
    Modalità aereo (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Italian · Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  6. 6 Pee Nak (2019) movie poster
    Pee Nak (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Thai · Comedy, Horror $501K worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $501K
  7. 7 LKG (2019) movie poster
    LKG (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Tamil · Comedy, Drama $101K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $101K
  8. 8 High End Yaariyaan (2019) movie poster
    High End Yaariyaan (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Punjabi · Drama, Family, Comedy $36.7K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.7K
  9. 9 Mind My Mind (2019) movie poster
    Mind My Mind (2019) Feb 23, 2019 · English · Drama, Animation, Comedy $34.4K worldwide
    Feb 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.4K
  10. 10 Portugal Não Está à Venda (2019) movie poster
    Portugal Não Está à Venda (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Portuguese · Comedy $33.2K worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.2K
  11. 11 Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) movie poster
    Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Malayalam · Comedy, Action $31.9K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.9K
  12. 12 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel (2019) movie poster
    Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Malayalam · Thriller, Comedy $21.4K worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
Gross bands

How Many Week 8 of 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?

1 of 12 films crossed $100M and took $540M between them, 89% of the total. 9 films, 75% of the list, earned under $10M.

  • $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $500M to $1B 1 film, 8% of the list $540M · 89% of the gross
  • $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $10M to $100M 2 films, 17% of the list $59.7M · 10% of the gross
  • Under $10M 9 films, 75% of the list $4.1M · <1% of the gross
Weeks around it

How Does Week 8 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 8 releases took $603.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 3–9) with $787.8M, led by Crazy Alien (2019).

  1. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 The Dude in Me (2019) $17.7M The Dude in Me (2019)
  2. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 The Queen’s Corgi (2019) $81.5M The Queen’s Corgi (2019)
  3. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 Extreme Job (2019) $142.3M Extreme Job (2019)
  4. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 27–Feb 2 Money Trap (2019) $25.1M Money Trap (2019)
  5. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 3–9 Crazy Alien (2019) $787.8M Crazy Alien (2019)
  6. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 10–16 Happy Death Day 2U (2019) $182.2M Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
  7. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 17–23 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $603.8M How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
  8. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 24–Mar 2 Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral (2019) $111.3M Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
  9. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 3–9 Gloria Bell (2019) $23.4M Gloria Bell (2019)
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2019 earned the most: $603.8M from 12 films, led by How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2010 Feb 14–20 9 films 9 $33.2M – 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
Week 8, 2017 Feb 19–25 9 films · +788% 9 $310.8M +788% Get Out (2017) $255.8M
Week 8, 2018 Feb 18–24 10 films · −54% 10 $143.4M −54% Game Night (2018) $117.8M
Week 8, 2019 Feb 17–23 12 films · +321% 12 $603.8M +321% How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $540M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 8 of 2019?

English-language comedy films took $540M across 2 films, 89% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language comedy films ($32.8M) and Hindi-language comedy films ($26.9M).

Week 8 of 2019 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. English $540M
    2 films · #1 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
  2. Japanese $32.8M
    1 film · #1 Fly me to the Saitama (2019)
  3. Hindi $26.9M
    1 film · #1 Total Dhamaal (2019)
  4. Portuguese $1.8M
    2 films · #1 Sai de Baixo: O Filme (2019)
  5. Italian $1.5M
    1 film · #1 Modalità aereo (2019)
  6. Thai $501K
    1 film · #1 Pee Nak (2019)
  7. Tamil $101K
    1 film · #1 LKG (2019)
  8. Malayalam $53.4K
    2 films · #1 Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019)
  9. Punjabi $36.7K
    1 film · #1 High End Yaariyaan (2019)
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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 8 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 12 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23)?

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) leads with $540M worldwide, $160.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fly me to the Saitama (2019) at $32.8M and Total Dhamaal (2019) at $26.9M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) earn?

12 comedy films released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $603.8M in all, or $50.3M per film on average. Week 7, 2019 releases took $182.2M.

How many comedy movies released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) with $540M.

How much of the Week 8, 2019 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$163.1M of the $603.8M total, or 27%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 10 films of the 12 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23). 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, 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.