#1 of 6 #1 comedy movie of Week 53, 2022
2022 · Drama, Comedy
$113.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$64.3M US & Canada · 57% $49.1M elsewhere · 43%
Comedy box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 2022
Comedy Box Office, Week 53 of 2022: Comedy Releases of Dec 25–31
A Man Called Otto (2022) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31), with $113.4M worldwide, ahead of What You Can See from Here (2022) at $1.3M and ReEmigrants (2022) at $977.7K. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $116.2M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 61% on Week 52, 2022, whose releases took $72.1M. By language, English leads with $113.4M across 1 comedy release.
- week 53 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $116.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 52, 2022
- +61%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 53 of 2022?
A Man Called Otto (2022) leads with $113.4M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $116.2M, 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.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31).
- 1 Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: $64.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $113.4M
- 2 Dec 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
- 3 Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $977.7K
- 4 Dec 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $266.3K
- 5 Charlotte M.: Il film - Flamingo Party (2022)Dec 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.4K
Dec 31, 2022 · Italian · Music, Comedy, Family $237.4K worldwide - 6
Dec 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 53 releases took $116.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 53 (Dec 25–31) with $116.2M, led by A Man Called Otto (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)
- Week 1, 2023 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023) $103.8M Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023)
- Week 2, 2023 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 House Party (2023) $19.2M House Party (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 53 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2016 earned the most: $144.1M from 12 films, led by Some Like It Hot (2016). Week 53, 2022 took $116.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 53, 2013 Dec 29–31 1 film | 1 | $11.8M | – | Up in the Wind (2013) $11.8M |
| Week 53, 2014 Dec 28–31 6 films · +174% | 6 | $32.2M | +174% | One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) $18.6M |
| Week 53, 2015 Dec 27–31 4 films · +294% | 4 | $127.2M | +294% | Devil and Angel (2015) $98.6M |
| Week 53, 2016 Dec 25–31 12 films · +13% | 12 | $144.1M | +13% | Some Like It Hot (2016) $95.7M |
| Week 53, 2017 Dec 31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2018 Dec 30–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2019 Dec 29–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2020 Dec 27–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2021 Dec 26–31 9 films | 9 | $34.8M | – | 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) $23.1M |
| Week 53, 2022 Dec 25–31 6 films · +234% | 6 | $116.2M | +234% | A Man Called Otto (2022) $113.4M |
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 53 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 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31)?
A Man Called Otto (2022) leads with $113.4M worldwide, $64.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come What You Can See from Here (2022) at $1.3M and ReEmigrants (2022) at $977.7K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31) earn?
6 comedy films released in week 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $116.2M in all, or $19.4M per film on average. Week 52, 2022 releases took $72.1M.
How many comedy movies released in week 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by A Man Called Otto (2022) with $113.4M.
How is the week 53, 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 53 of 2022 (Dec 25–31). 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 53, 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.