#1 of 5 #1 comedy movie of Week 36, 2020
2020 · Comedy
$3M worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Comedy box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2020
Comedy Box Office, Week 36 of 2020: Comedy Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5
The Speech (2020) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $3M worldwide, ahead of Oh! My Gran (2020) at $2.2M and The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) at $1.1M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.9M in all. That is down 78% on Week 35, 2020, whose releases took $31.5M. By language, French leads with $4.1M across 2 comedy releases.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $6.9M
- The Speech (2020), the #1
- $3M
- vs Week 35, 2020
- −78%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 36 of 2020?
The Speech (2020) leads with $3M, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.9M, almost all of what the 5 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 36 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 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5).
- 1 Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
- 2 Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
- 3 Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 4 Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $538K
- 5 Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $6.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 23–29) with $31.5M, led by The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Fisherman's Friends (2020) $12.6M Fisherman's Friends (2020)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Father There Is Only One 2 (2020) $18.8M Father There Is Only One 2 (2020)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Les Blagues de Toto (2020) $19.4M Les Blagues de Toto (2020)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Okay! Madam (2020) $10.8M Okay! Madam (2020)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 My Cousin (2020) $3.5M My Cousin (2020)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) $31.5M The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 The Speech (2020) $6.9M The Speech (2020)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Pets United (2020) $16.9M Pets United (2020)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Antebellum (2020) $17M Antebellum (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2016 earned the most: $175.3M from 11 films, led by Skiptrace (2016). Week 36, 2020 took $6.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 12 films | 12 | $63.6M | – | Bodyguard (2011) $31.5M |
| Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 13 films · +97% | 13 | $125M | +97% | The Inbetweeners Movie (2012) $88.8M |
| Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 10 films · −79% | 10 | $26M | −79% | Populaire (2013) $12.7M |
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 9 films · +221% | 9 | $83.6M | +221% | Thunder and the House of Magic (2014) $64.2M |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 14 films · +19% | 14 | $99.2M | +19% | A Walk in the Woods (2015) $37.5M |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 11 films · +77% | 11 | $175.3M | +77% | Skiptrace (2016) $136.6M |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 12 films · −75% | 12 | $44.2M | −75% | Home Again (2017) $37.3M |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 7 films · −33% | 7 | $29.8M | −33% | School of Life (2018) $14.9M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 16 films · −25% | 16 | $22.3M | −25% | Politics (2019) $10.6M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · −69% | 5 | $6.9M | −69% | The Speech (2020) $3M |
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 36 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?
The Speech (2020) leads with $3M worldwide. Next come Oh! My Gran (2020) at $2.2M and The Butcher’s Daughter (2020) at $1.1M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?
5 comedy films released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $6.9M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 35, 2020 releases took $31.5M.
How many comedy movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Speech (2020), earned $3M.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.