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Comedy box office · Week 21 · May 16–22, 2021

Comedy Box Office, Week 21 of 2021: Comedy Releases of May 16–22

Dream Horse (2021) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22), with $6.6M worldwide, ahead of Two Lottery Tickets (2021) at $3.7M and Fly Me Away (2021) at $2.4M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.9M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 98% on Week 20, 2021, whose releases took $7M. By language, English leads with $7.4M across 3 comedy releases.

week 21 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$13.9M
Dream Horse (2021), the #1
$6.6M
vs Week 20, 2021
+98%
Dream Horse (2021) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 comedy movie of Week 21, 2021

Dream Horse (2021)

2021 · Biography, Drama

$6.6M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

$2.9M US & Canada · 44% $3.7M elsewhere · 56%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 21 of 2021?

Dream Horse (2021) leads with $6.6M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.5M, 97% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Dream Horse (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $6.6M Dream Horse (2021)
    $2.9M US & Canada · 44% $3.7M elsewhere · 56%
  2. Two Lottery Tickets (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $3.7M Two Lottery Tickets (2021)
    $18.5K US & Canada · <1% $3.7M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Fly Me Away (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $2.4M Fly Me Away (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. This Town (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $497.2K This Town (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Tiny Astronaut (2021) movie poster Number 5
    $342.2K The Tiny Astronaut (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 21 of 2021, 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 21 of 2021 (May 16–22).

  1. 1 Dream Horse (2021) movie poster
    Dream Horse (2021) May 21, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, Sport $6.6M worldwide
    May 21, 2021 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $6.6M
  2. 2 Two Lottery Tickets (2021) movie poster
    Two Lottery Tickets (2021) May 21, 2021 · Romanian · Comedy $3.7M worldwide
    May 21, 2021 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $3.7M
  3. 3 Fly Me Away (2021) movie poster
    Fly Me Away (2021) May 19, 2021 · French · Drama, Comedy $2.4M worldwide
    May 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  4. 4 This Town (2021) movie poster
    This Town (2021) May 20, 2021 · English · Comedy $497.2K worldwide
    May 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.2K
  5. 5 The Tiny Astronaut (2021) movie poster
    The Tiny Astronaut (2021) May 18, 2021 · English · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi $342.2K worldwide
    May 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $342.2K
  6. 6 Polyamory for Dummies (2021) movie poster
    Polyamory for Dummies (2021) May 21, 2021 · Spanish · Comedy, Romance $320.8K worldwide
    May 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $320.8K
  7. 7 Spring Blossom (2021) movie poster
    Spring Blossom (2021) May 21, 2021 · French · Drama, Comedy, Romance $80K worldwide
    May 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80K
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2012 earned the most: $1.1B from 3 films, led by Men in Black III (2012). Week 21, 2021 took $13.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 3 films 3 $1.1B – Men in Black III (2012) $654.2M
Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 13 films · −39% 13 $697.1M −39% The Hangover Part III (2013) $362M
Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 9 films · −78% 9 $154.7M −78% Blended (2014) $128M
Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 10 films · −92% 10 $11.7M −92% Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) $4.2M
Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 13 films · +4561% 13 $547.1M +4561% The Angry Birds Movie (2016) $352.3M
Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 8 films · +79% 8 $977.3M +79% Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) $795.9M
Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 7 films · −99% 7 $9.7M −99% Ibiza (2018) $6.8M
Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 14 films · +11408% 14 $1.1B +11408% Aladdin (2019) $1.1B
Week 21, 2020 May 17–23 5 films · −99% 5 $6.7M −99% Military Wives (2020) $4.9M
Week 21, 2021 May 16–22 7 films · +106% 7 $13.9M +106% Dream Horse (2021) $6.6M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 21 of 2021: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22)?

Dream Horse (2021) leads with $6.6M worldwide, $2.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Two Lottery Tickets (2021) at $3.7M and Fly Me Away (2021) at $2.4M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $13.9M in all, or $2M per film on average. Week 20, 2021 releases took $7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dream Horse (2021), earned $6.6M.

How much of the Week 21, 2021 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.9M of the $13.9M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2021 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 21 of 2021 (May 16–22). 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 21, 2021 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.