#1 of 10 #1 comedy movie of Week 48, 2021
2021 · Drama, Comedy
$33.3M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total
$17.3M US & Canada · 52% $16M elsewhere · 48%
Comedy box office · Week 48 · Nov 21–27, 2021
Comedy Box Office, Week 48 of 2021: Comedy Releases of Nov 21–27
Licorice Pizza (2021) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27), with $33.3M worldwide, ahead of Nothing Serious (2021) at $5.2M and Spoiled Brats (2021) at $3.9M. 10 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $45.6M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 40% on Week 47, 2021, whose releases took $32.6M. By language, English leads with $34.6M across 4 comedy releases.
- week 48 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $45.6M
- Licorice Pizza (2021), the #1
- $33.3M
- vs Week 47, 2021
- +40%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 48 of 2021?
Licorice Pizza (2021) leads with $33.3M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $44.5M, 98% of what all 10 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 48 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 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27).
- 1 Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $16M Worldwide: $33.3M
- 2 Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
- 3 Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
- 4 Nov 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 5 Nov 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $991.2K
- 6
Nov 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $739.3K - 7
Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.3K - 8
Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.8K - 9
Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $896 - 10
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $154
Gross bands
How Many Week 48 of 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 10 films reached $100M. 9 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $45.6M total.
73% 27%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 10% of the list $33.3M · 73% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 90% of the list $12.3M · 27% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 48 releases took $45.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 17–23) with $109.1M, led by Ron's Gone Wrong (2021).
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 Monster Family 2 (2021) $17.7M Monster Family 2 (2021)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) $109.1M Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 Dear Mother (2021) $2.5M Dear Mother (2021)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Alles op Tafel (2021) $4.7M Alles op Tafel (2021)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) $35.6M Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Superwho? (2021) $32.6M Superwho? (2021)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Licorice Pizza (2021) $45.6M Licorice Pizza (2021)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) $8.1M Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 The Duke (2021) $29.8M The Duke (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 48 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2014 earned the most: $537.2M from 12 films, led by Penguins of Madagascar (2014). Week 48, 2021 took $45.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 9 films | 9 | $38.2M | – | What a Man (2012) $17.4M |
| Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 7 films · −76% | 7 | $9.1M | −76% | Schuks! Your Country Needs You (2013) $2.5M |
| Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 12 films · +5777% | 12 | $537.2M | +5777% | Penguins of Madagascar (2014) $373.5M |
| Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 9 films · −33% | 9 | $358.9M | −33% | The Good Dinosaur (2015) $332.2M |
| Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 11 films · −85% | 11 | $52.7M | −85% | Bad Santa 2 (2016) $24.1M |
| Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 11 films · +46% | 11 | $76.6M | +46% | Perfect Strangers (2017) $33.3M |
| Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 11 films · −79% | 11 | $16.4M | −79% | Qué León (2018) $7.8M |
| Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 10 films · +2328% | 10 | $397.2M | +2328% | Knives Out (2019) $312.9M |
| Week 48, 2020 Nov 22–28 5 films · −44% | 5 | $223.3M | −44% | The Croods: A New Age (2020) $215.9M |
| Week 48, 2021 Nov 21–27 10 films · −80% | 10 | $45.6M | −80% | Licorice Pizza (2021) $33.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 48 of 2021?
English-language comedy films took $34.6M across 4 films, 76% of the total, ahead of Korean-language comedy films ($5.2M) and French-language comedy films ($3.9M).
Week 48 of 2021 Comedy Box Office by Language
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English $34.6M4 films · #1 Licorice Pizza (2021) -
Korean $5.2M1 film · #1 Nothing Serious (2021) -
French $3.9M1 film · #1 Spoiled Brats (2021) -
Cantonese $991.2K1 film · #1 Showbiz Spy (2021) -
Italian $739.3K1 film · #1 Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires! (2021) -
Spanish $197.3K1 film · #1 El refugio (2021) -
Telugu $8961 film · #1 Anubhavinchu Raja (2021)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 7–13) with $1.6B, led by Hi, Mom (2021).
- Week 1 $4M
- Week 2 $17.4M
- Week 3 $4.4M
- Week 4 $992.8K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $5.6M
- Week 7 $1.6B
- Week 8 $5.9M
- Week 9 $137.6M
- Week 10 $13.9M
- Week 11 $4.1M
- Week 12 $11M
- Week 13 $11.7M
- Week 14 $3.9M
- Week 15 $210.9K
- Week 16 $7.2M
- Week 17 $2.3M
- Week 18 $120.2K
- Week 19 $3M
- Week 20 $7M
- Week 21 $13.9M
- Week 22 $233.9M
- Week 23 $5.4M
- Week 24 $189.1M
- Week 25 $139M
- Week 26 $6.3M
- Week 27 $173.3M
- Week 28 $9.2M
- Week 29 $43.7M
- Week 30 $3.7M
- Week 31 $231M
- Week 32 $189.4M
- Week 33 $343.3M
- Week 34 $147.2M
- Week 35 $6.4M
- Week 36 $434.9M
- Week 37 $12.4M
- Week 38 $9.1M
- Week 39 $7M
- Week 40 $507.9M
- Week 41 $2.1M
- Week 42 $17.7M
- Week 43 $109.1M
- Week 44 $2.5M
- Week 45 $4.7M
- Week 46 $35.6M
- Week 47 $32.6M
- Week 48 $45.6M
- Week 49 $8.1M
- Week 50 $29.8M
- Week 51 $62.2M
- Week 52 $128.8M
- Week 53 $34.8M
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 48 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 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27)?
Licorice Pizza (2021) leads with $33.3M worldwide, $17.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nothing Serious (2021) at $5.2M and Spoiled Brats (2021) at $3.9M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27) earn?
10 comedy films released in week 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $45.6M in all, or $4.6M per film on average. Week 47, 2021 releases took $32.6M.
How many comedy movies released in week 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Licorice Pizza (2021), earned $33.3M.
How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2021 (Nov 21–27). 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 48, 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.