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Comedy box office · Week 44 · Oct 24–30, 2021

Comedy Box Office, Week 44 of 2021: Comedy Releases of Oct 24–30

Dear Mother (2021) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30), with $1.8M worldwide, ahead of Doctor on Call (2021) at $550.5K and Joy Ride (2021) at $136.2K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all. That is down 98% on Week 43, 2021, whose releases took $109.1M.

week 44 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2.5M
Dear Mother (2021), the #1
$1.8M
vs Week 43, 2021
−98%
Dear Mother (2021) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 44, 2021

Dear Mother (2021)

2021 · Comedy

$1.8M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 44 of 2021?

Dear Mother (2021) leads with $1.8M, 73% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.5M, 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.

  1. Dear Mother (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $1.8M Dear Mother (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Doctor on Call (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $550.5K Doctor on Call (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Joy Ride (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $136.2K Joy Ride (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30).

  1. 1 Dear Mother (2021) movie poster
    Dear Mother (2021) Oct 29, 2021 · French · Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  2. 2 Doctor on Call (2021) movie poster
    Doctor on Call (2021) Oct 28, 2021 · Italian · Comedy $550.5K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $550.5K
  3. 3 Joy Ride (2021) movie poster
    Joy Ride (2021) Oct 29, 2021 · English · Comedy $136.2K worldwide
    Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2017 earned the most: $1.1B from 16 films, led by Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Week 44, 2021 took $2.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 9 films 9 $518.6M – Wreck-It Ralph (2012) $471.2M
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 8 films · −34% 8 $341.8M −34% Last Vegas (2013) $134.4M
Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 9 films · −95% 9 $18M −95% The Legend of the Guanajuato Mummies (2014) $6.3M
Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 15 films · +388% 15 $87.7M +388% Burnt (2015) $36.6M
Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 8 films · −56% 8 $38.3M −56% Mr. Donkey (2016) $25.5M
Week 44, 2017 Oct 29–Nov 4 16 films · +2698% 16 $1.1B +2698% Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M
Week 44, 2018 Oct 28–Nov 3 11 films · −93% 11 $77.8M −93% Intimate Strangers (2018) $39.6M
Week 44, 2019 Oct 27–Nov 2 10 films · −72% 10 $22M −72% Arctic Dogs (2019) $10.4M
Week 44, 2020 Oct 25–31 8 films · −65% 8 $7.6M −65% Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Wonderful Day with Everyone (2020) $3.5M
Week 44, 2021 Oct 24–30 3 films · −67% 3 $2.5M −67% Dear Mother (2021) $1.8M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 44 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30)?

Dear Mother (2021) leads with $1.8M worldwide. Next come Doctor on Call (2021) at $550.5K and Joy Ride (2021) at $136.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $833.5K per film on average. Week 43, 2021 releases took $109.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 44 of 2021 (Oct 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dear Mother (2021), earned $1.8M.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2021 (Oct 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 44, 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.