#1 of 8 #1 comedy movie of Week 51, 2022
2022 · Romance, Comedy
$3.5M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 2022
Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 2022: Comedy Releases of Dec 11–17
I Believe in Santa (2022) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17), with $3.5M worldwide, ahead of National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden (2022) at $526.6K and The Peace and Love Process (2022) at $429.8K. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all. That is down 91% on Week 50, 2022, whose releases took $53.6M. By language, English leads with $4.1M across 5 comedy releases.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $4.8M
- I Believe in Santa (2022), the #1
- $3.5M
- vs Week 50, 2022
- −91%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 51 of 2022?
I Believe in Santa (2022) leads with $3.5M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.7M, 99% of what all 8 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 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 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17).
- 1 Dec 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
- 2 National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden (2022)Dec 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.6K
Dec 14, 2022 · English · Comedy $526.6K worldwide - 3 Dec 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $429.8K
- 4 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022)Dec 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $185.1K
Dec 12, 2022 · Malayalam · Fantasy, Drama, Comedy $185.1K worldwide - 5 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.6K
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Dec 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.8K - 7
Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7K - 8
Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $4.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 6–12) with $249.6M, led by The First Noelle (2022).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Incredible But True (2022) $5.5M Incredible But True (2022)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 The First Noelle (2022) $249.6M The First Noelle (2022)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Menu (2022) $91.4M The Menu (2022)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 The Noel Diary (2022) $2.7M The Noel Diary (2022)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Violent Night (2022) $105M Violent Night (2022)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) $53.6M Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 I Believe in Santa (2022) $4.8M I Believe in Santa (2022)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Babylon (2022) $72.1M Babylon (2022)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 A Man Called Otto (2022) $116.2M A Man Called Otto (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2022 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, 2022 took $4.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 8 films | 8 | $357.3M | – | 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 |
| Week 51, 2022 Dec 11–17 8 films · −92% | 8 | $4.8M | −92% | I Believe in Santa (2022) $3.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 51 of 2022?
English-language comedy films took $4.1M across 5 films, 87% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($429.8K) and Malayalam-language comedy films ($185.1K).
Week 51 of 2022 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $4.1M5 films · #1 I Believe in Santa (2022)
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French $429.8K1 film · #1 The Peace and Love Process (2022) - Malayalam $185.1K1 film · #1 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022)
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Indonesian $17.8K1 film · #1 The Big 4 (2022)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2022, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 15 (Apr 3–9) with $412.4M, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
- Week 1 $3.6M
- Week 2 $29.6M
- Week 3 $41.4M
- Week 4 $13.5M
- Week 5 $2.2M
- Week 6 $317.6M
- Week 7 $57.4M
- Week 8 $305.5M
- Week 9 $4.1M
- Week 10 $5.7M
- Week 11 $28M
- Week 12 $18.8M
- Week 13 $344.4M
- Week 14 $3.9M
- Week 15 $412.4M
- Week 16 $15.1M
- Week 17 $280.7M
- Week 18 $27.4M
- Week 19 $4.4M
- Week 20 $36.1M
- Week 21 $48.1M
- Week 22 $49.9M
- Week 23 $7M
- Week 24 $30.3M
- Week 25 $23.6M
- Week 26 $10M
- Week 27 $14.1M
- Week 28 $3.5M
- Week 29 $98.8M
- Week 30 $2.3M
- Week 31 $24.6M
- Week 32 $28.3M
- Week 33 $22.5M
- Week 34 $6.5M
- Week 35 $78.3M
- Week 36 $7.1M
- Week 37 $60.7M
- Week 38 $40.1M
- Week 39 $1.1M
- Week 40 $23.2M
- Week 41 $182.4M
- Week 42 $10.4M
- Week 43 $178.5M
- Week 44 $11.9M
- Week 45 $5.5M
- Week 46 $249.6M
- Week 47 $91.4M
- Week 48 $2.7M
- Week 49 $105M
- Week 50 $53.6M
- Week 51 $4.8M
- Week 52 $72.1M
- Week 53 $116.2M
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 51 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17)?
I Believe in Santa (2022) leads with $3.5M worldwide. Next come National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden (2022) at $526.6K and The Peace and Love Process (2022) at $429.8K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) earn?
8 comedy films released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $596.1K per film on average. Week 50, 2022 releases took $53.6M.
How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, I Believe in Santa (2022), earned $3.5M.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17). 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, 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.