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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 9–15, 2022

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 2022: Comedy Releases of Oct 9–15

My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15), with $7.2M worldwide, ahead of Jentetur (2022) at $1.5M and Rosaline (2022) at $825.9K. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all. That is down 94% on Week 41, 2022, whose releases took $182.4M. By language, German leads with $7.2M across 1 comedy release.

week 42 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$10.4M
My Fairy Troublemaker (2022), the #1
$7.2M
vs Week 41, 2022
−94%
My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 2022

My Fairy Troublemaker (2022)

2022 · Family, Adventure

$7.2M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 42 of 2022?

My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) leads with $7.2M, 69% of the total. The top 5 together took $10.3M, 99% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $7.2M My Fairy Troublemaker (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Jentetur (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M Jentetur (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Rosaline (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $825.9K Rosaline (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Mondays: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $534K Mondays: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Where the Devil Can’t Go, He Sends a Woman (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $271.6K Where the Devil Can’t Go, He Sends a Woman (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 of 2022, 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 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15).

  1. 1 My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) movie poster
    My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) Oct 13, 2022 · German · Family, Adventure, Fantasy $7.2M worldwide
    Oct 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2M
  2. 2 Jentetur (2022) movie poster
    Jentetur (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · Norwegian · Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 Rosaline (2022) movie poster
    Rosaline (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · English · Comedy, Romance $825.9K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $825.9K
  4. 4 Mondays: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022) movie poster
    Mondays: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · Japanese · Comedy, Sci-Fi $534K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $534K
  5. 5 Where the Devil Can’t Go, He Sends a Woman (2022) movie poster
    Where the Devil Can’t Go, He Sends a Woman (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · Polish · Comedy, History $271.6K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $271.6K
  6. 6 The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022) movie poster
    The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · English · Horror, Comedy $52.2K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2019 earned the most: $233.2M from 17 films, led by Zombieland: Double Tap (2019). Week 42, 2022 took $10.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 5 films 5 $17.7M – Frau Ella (2013) $12.1M
Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 12 films · +1174% 12 $225.2M +1174% Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) $103.2M
Week 42, 2015 Oct 11–17 9 films · −11% 9 $200.3M −11% Goosebumps (2015) $158.3M
Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 10 films · −60% 10 $79.1M −60% Luck-Key (2016) $48.9M
Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 15 films · −67% 15 $26.3M −67% Psychic Kusuo (2017) $8.6M
Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 21 films · +192% 21 $76.9M +192% Badhaai Ho (2018) $26.1M
Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 17 films · +203% 17 $233.2M +203% Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) $122.8M
Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 6 films · −97% 6 $7.9M −97% Antarctica (2020) $5.9M
Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 10 films · +123% 10 $17.7M +123% Monster Family 2 (2021) $6.7M
Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 6 films · −41% 6 $10.4M −41% My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) $7.2M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 42 of 2022: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15)?

My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) leads with $7.2M worldwide. Next come Jentetur (2022) at $1.5M and Rosaline (2022) at $825.9K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $10.4M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. Week 41, 2022 releases took $182.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, My Fairy Troublemaker (2022), earned $7.2M.

How is the week 42, 2022 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 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15). 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 42, 2022 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.