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Comedy box office · Week 52 · Dec 18–24, 2022

Comedy Box Office, Week 52 of 2022: Comedy Releases of Dec 18–24

Babylon (2022) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24), with $65.3M worldwide, ahead of Black Night Parade (2022) at $4.5M and Cirkus (2022) at $956.4K. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $72.1M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. That is 15.1 times the total of Week 51, 2022, whose releases took $4.8M. By language, English leads with $66.2M across 2 comedy releases.

week 52 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$72.1M
Babylon (2022), the #1
$65.3M
vs Week 51, 2022
×15.1
Babylon (2022) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 52, 2022

Babylon (2022)

2022 · Drama, History

$65.3M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

$15.7M US & Canada · 24% $49.6M elsewhere · 76%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 52 of 2022?

Babylon (2022) leads with $65.3M, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $72.1M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Babylon (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $65.3M Babylon (2022)
    $15.7M US & Canada · 24% $49.6M elsewhere · 76%
  2. Black Night Parade (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $4.5M Black Night Parade (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Cirkus (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $956.4K Cirkus (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $892.8K Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Julia(s) (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $493.1K Julia(s) (2022)
    $399.8K US & Canada · 81% $93.3K elsewhere · 19%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24).

  1. 1 Babylon (2022) movie poster
    Babylon (2022) Dec 23, 2022 · English · Drama, History, Comedy $65.3M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $49.6M Worldwide: $65.3M
  2. 2 Black Night Parade (2022) movie poster
    Black Night Parade (2022) Dec 23, 2022 · Japanese · Comedy, Fantasy, Drama $4.5M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
  3. 3 Cirkus (2022) movie poster
    Cirkus (2022) Dec 23, 2022 · Hindi · Drama, Comedy $956.4K worldwide
    Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $956.4K
  4. 4 Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022) movie poster
    Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat (2022) Dec 22, 2022 · English · Animation, Comedy, Adventure $892.8K worldwide
    Dec 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $892.8K
  5. 5 Julia(s) (2022) movie poster
    Julia(s) (2022) Dec 21, 2022 · French · Comedy, Drama $493.1K worldwide
    Dec 21, 2022 US and Canada: $399.8K Rest of the world: $93.3K Worldwide: $493.1K
  6. 6 Aanandam Paramanandam (2022) movie poster
    Aanandam Paramanandam (2022) Dec 23, 2022 · Malayalam · Drama, Family, Comedy $7.7K worldwide
    Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $72.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 6–12) with $249.6M, led by The First Noelle (2022).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 The First Noelle (2022) $249.6M The First Noelle (2022)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Menu (2022) $91.4M The Menu (2022)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 The Noel Diary (2022) $2.7M The Noel Diary (2022)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Violent Night (2022) $105M Violent Night (2022)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) $53.6M Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 I Believe in Santa (2022) $4.8M I Believe in Santa (2022)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Babylon (2022) $72.1M Babylon (2022)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 A Man Called Otto (2022) $116.2M A Man Called Otto (2022)
  9. Week 1, 2023 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023) $103.8M Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023)
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2016 earned the most: $921.7M from 9 films, led by Sing (2016). Week 52, 2022 took $72.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2013 Dec 22–28 9 films 9 $744.9M – The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) $407M
Week 52, 2014 Dec 21–27 12 films · −59% 12 $303.7M −59% Into the Woods (2014) $212.9M
Week 52, 2015 Dec 20–26 9 films · +70% 9 $517.1M +70% Daddy's Home (2015) $242.8M
Week 52, 2016 Dec 18–24 9 films · +78% 9 $921.7M +78% Sing (2016) $634.3M
Week 52, 2017 Dec 24–30 5 films · −99% 5 $12.3M −99% Like a Cat on a Highway (2017) $11.4M
Week 52, 2018 Dec 23–29 15 films · +2607% 15 $332.2M +2607% Kill Mobile (2018) $94.9M
Week 52, 2019 Dec 22–28 11 films · −25% 11 $249.6M −25% Spies in Disguise (2019) $171.6M
Week 52, 2020 Dec 20–26 4 films · −79% 4 $51.6M −79% The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2020) $28.4M
Week 52, 2021 Dec 19–25 8 films · +150% 8 $128.8M +150% The King's Man (2021) $125.9M
Week 52, 2022 Dec 18–24 6 films · −44% 6 $72.1M −44% Babylon (2022) $65.3M
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).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 52 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 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24)?

Babylon (2022) leads with $65.3M worldwide, $15.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Black Night Parade (2022) at $4.5M and Cirkus (2022) at $956.4K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $72.1M in all, or $12M per film on average. Week 51, 2022 releases took $4.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Babylon (2022), earned $65.3M.

How much of the Week 52, 2022 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.1M of the $72.1M total, or 22%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2022 (Dec 18–24). 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 52, 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.