#1 of 10 #1 comedy movie of Week 51, 2021
2021 · Action, Adventure
$51.6M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total
$36.5K US & Canada · <1% $51.6M elsewhere · 100%
Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 12–18, 2021
Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 2021: Comedy Releases of Dec 12–18
Schemes in Antiques (2021) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18), with $51.6M worldwide, ahead of Price of Parenting (2021) at $5.3M and You Keep the Kids (2021) at $3.8M. 10 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $62.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 108% on Week 50, 2021, whose releases took $29.8M. By language, Chinese leads with $51.6M across 1 comedy release.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $62.2M
- Schemes in Antiques (2021), the #1
- $51.6M
- vs Week 50, 2021
- +108%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 51 of 2021?
Schemes in Antiques (2021) leads with $51.6M, 83% of the total. The top 5 together took $61.8M, 99% 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 51 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 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18).
- 1 Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $36.5K Rest of the world: $51.6M Worldwide: $51.6M
- 2 Dec 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
- 3 Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
- 4 Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $878.8K
- 5 Dec 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.8K
- 6
Dec 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150.3K - 7
Dec 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $112.1K - 8
Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98K - 9
Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K - 10
Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K
Gross bands
How Many Week 51 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 $62.2M total.
83% 17%
- $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 $51.6M · 83% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 90% of the list $10.6M · 17% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $62.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 19–25) with $128.8M, led by The King's Man (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)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Schemes in Antiques (2021) $62.2M Schemes in Antiques (2021)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 The King's Man (2021) $128.8M The King's Man (2021)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) $34.8M 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2017 earned the most: $1.2B from 16 films, led by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Week 51, 2021 took $62.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 10 films | 10 | $177.4M | – | This Is 40 (2012) $88.2M |
| Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 8 films · +101% | 8 | $357.3M | +101% | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) $173.6M |
| Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 13 films · +95% | 13 | $697.5M | +95% | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) $363.2M |
| Week 51, 2015 Dec 13–19 9 films · −45% | 9 | $383.9M | −45% | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) $234.8M |
| Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 5 films · −96% | 5 | $15.1M | −96% | Poor but Rich (2016) $7.3M |
| Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 16 films · +8172% | 16 | $1.2B | +8172% | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M |
| Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 16 films · −85% | 16 | $190.8M | −85% | Second Act (2018) $72.3M |
| Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 7 films · −25% | 7 | $142.8M | −25% | Cats (2019) $75.6M |
| Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 1 film · −100% | 1 | $362.6K | −100% | Hold Me Back (2020) $362.6K |
| Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 10 films · +17051% | 10 | $62.2M | +17051% | Schemes in Antiques (2021) $51.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 51 of 2021?
Chinese-language comedy films took $51.6M across 1 film, 83% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($5.3M) and Spanish-language comedy films ($3.8M).
Week 51 of 2021 Comedy Box Office by Language
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Chinese $51.6M1 film · #1 Schemes in Antiques (2021) -
French $5.3M2 films · #1 Price of Parenting (2021) -
Spanish $3.8M1 film · #1 You Keep the Kids (2021) -
English $1.3M4 films · #1 Boxing Day (2021) -
Punjabi $98K1 film · #1 Shava Ni Girdhari Lal (2021) -
Basque $1.7K1 film · #1 Gora Automatikoa (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 51 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 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18)?
Schemes in Antiques (2021) leads with $51.6M worldwide, $36.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Price of Parenting (2021) at $5.3M and You Keep the Kids (2021) at $3.8M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) earn?
10 comedy films released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $62.2M in all, or $6.2M per film on average. Week 50, 2021 releases took $29.8M.
How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Schemes in Antiques (2021), earned $51.6M.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18). 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 51, 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.