#1 of 3 #1 comedy movie of Week 12, 2020
2020 · Drama, Comedy
$123M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$84.3K US & Canada · <1% $122.9M elsewhere · 100%
Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2020
Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 2020: Comedy Releases of Mar 15–21
Hooking Up (2020) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21), with $123M worldwide, ahead of Not Quite Dead Yet (2020) at $4.4M and Phoenix, Oregon (2020) at $42K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $127.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 11.1 times the total of Week 11, 2020, whose releases took $11.4M.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $127.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 11, 2020
- ×11.1
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 12 of 2020?
Hooking Up (2020) leads with $123M, 97% of the total. The top 3 together took $127.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 2020, 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 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21).
- 1 Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: $84.3K Rest of the world: $122.9M Worldwide: $123M
- 2 Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
- 3 Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: $42K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 12 releases took $127.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 10 (Mar 1–7) with $149.5M, led by Onward (2020).
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2020) $22.3M Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2020)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 9–15 Blumhouse's Fantasy Island (2020) $136.9M Blumhouse's Fantasy Island (2020)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 16–22 Emma. (2020) $62.6M Emma. (2020)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–29 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) $41.3M My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 Onward (2020) $149.5M Onward (2020)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 How to Be a Good Wife (2020) $11.4M How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Hooking Up (2020) $127.4M Hooking Up (2020)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 Vivarium (2020) $937.4K Vivarium (2020)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 Sex and the Future (2020) $5.7K Sex and the Future (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 12 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2013 earned the most: $685.6M from 15 films, led by The Croods (2013). Week 12, 2020 took $127.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 12, 2011 Mar 13–19 10 films | 10 | $135.8M | – | Paul (2011) $98M |
| Week 12, 2012 Mar 18–24 7 films · −76% | 7 | $32.6M | −76% | Architecture 101 (2012) $26.6M |
| Week 12, 2013 Mar 17–23 15 films · +2000% | 15 | $685.6M | +2000% | The Croods (2013) $587.3M |
| Week 12, 2014 Mar 16–22 7 films · −78% | 7 | $151.3M | −78% | Muppets Most Wanted (2014) $80.4M |
| Week 12, 2015 Mar 15–21 13 films · −73% | 13 | $40.5M | −73% | Assassination Classroom (2015) $25M |
| Week 12, 2016 Mar 13–19 12 films · +39% | 12 | $56.3M | +39% | Kapoor and Sons (2016) $17.4M |
| Week 12, 2017 Mar 19–25 10 films · +43% | 10 | $80.2M | +43% | Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas (2017) $35.7M |
| Week 12, 2018 Mar 18–24 10 films · +53% | 10 | $122.4M | +53% | Isle of Dogs (2018) $72.7M |
| Week 12, 2019 Mar 17–23 14 films · −93% | 14 | $8.8M | −93% | The Japon (2019) $3.1M |
| Week 12, 2020 Mar 15–21 3 films · +1341% | 3 | $127.4M | +1341% | Hooking Up (2020) $123M |
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $699.7M, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).
- Week 1 $58.1M
- Week 2 $62.4M
- Week 3 $699.7M
- Week 4 $137.9M
- Week 5 $8M
- Week 6 $22.3M
- Week 7 $136.9M
- Week 8 $62.6M
- Week 9 $41.3M
- Week 10 $149.5M
- Week 11 $11.4M
- Week 12 $127.4M
- Week 13 $937.4K
- Week 14 $5.7K
- Week 15 $15.3M
- Week 16 $200.1K
- Week 17 $28.7K
- Week 18 $54.7M
- Week 19 $3.1M
- Week 20 $31.8M
- Week 21 $6.7M
- Week 22 $679K
- Week 23 $1.1M
- Week 24 $5.1M
- Week 25 $5.5M
- Week 26 $17.6M
- Week 27 $90.3K
- Week 28 $10.4M
- Week 29 $55.4M
- Week 30 $12.6M
- Week 31 $18.8M
- Week 32 $19.4M
- Week 33 $10.8M
- Week 34 $3.5M
- Week 35 $31.5M
- Week 36 $6.9M
- Week 37 $16.9M
- Week 38 $17M
- Week 39 $21.7M
- Week 40 $32.6M
- Week 41 $90.7M
- Week 42 $7.9M
- Week 43 $55.8M
- Week 44 $7.6M
- Week 45 $15.6M
- Week 46 $35.2M
- Week 47 $58.8M
- Week 48 $223.3M
- Week 49 $45.3M
- Week 50 $71.8M
- Week 51 $362.6K
- Week 52 $51.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 2020: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21)?
Hooking Up (2020) leads with $123M worldwide, $84.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Not Quite Dead Yet (2020) at $4.4M and Phoenix, Oregon (2020) at $42K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21) earn?
3 comedy films released in week 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $127.4M in all, or $42.5M per film on average. Week 11, 2020 releases took $11.4M.
How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Hooking Up (2020) with $123M.
How is the week 12, 2020 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 12 of 2020 (Mar 15–21). 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 12, 2020 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.