#1 of 42 #1 comedy movie of August 2023
2023 · Adventure, Comedy
$36.1M worldwide · 36% of the chart's total
$24M US & Canada · 67% $12.1M elsewhere · 33%
Comedy box office · August 2023
Comedy Box Office, August 2023: Top-Grossing Releases
Strays (2023) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in August 2023, with $36.1M worldwide, ahead of Bottoms (2023) at $13M and Championext (2023) at $12.9M. 42 comedy films released in August 2023 report a worldwide gross, $100.1M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on July 2023, whose releases took $1.9B. By language, English leads with $61.5M across 14 comedy releases.
- August 2023 releases with a gross
- 42
- combined worldwide
- $100.1M
- Strays (2023), the #1
- $36.1M
- vs July 2023
- −95%
#1 of 42 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of August 2023?
Strays (2023) leads with $36.1M, 36% of the total. The top 5 together took $79.8M, 80% of what all 42 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 August 2023, 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 August 2023.
- 1 Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $24M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $36.1M
- 2 Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $12M Rest of the world: $940K Worldwide: $13M
- 3 Aug 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.9M
- 4 Aug 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8M
- 5 Aug 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1M
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Les Blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023)Aug 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Aug 2, 2023 · French · Drama, Comedy, Romance $5.2M worldwide - 7
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 8
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 9
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $214K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 10
Aug 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 11
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $790.4K - 12
Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó (2023)Aug 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $731K
Aug 3, 2023 · Portuguese · Mystery, Comedy $731K worldwide - 13
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $669.5K Rest of the world: $33.7K Worldwide: $703.1K - 14
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $675.3K Rest of the world: $10.8K Worldwide: $686K - 15
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $630.9K - 16
Aug 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $618.2K - 17
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $617K - 18
Aug 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $592.7K - 19
Aug 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $430.3K - 20
Aug 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $411.1K - 21
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $340K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $340K - 22
Aug 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $204.1K - 23
Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $203.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $203.4K
Aug 18, 2023 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $203.4K worldwide - 24
Aug 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137.1K - 25
Aug 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.2K - 26
Aug 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.9K - 27
Aug 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.8K - 28
Aug 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.2K - 29
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.4K - 30
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $31.6K Rest of the world: $26.7K Worldwide: $58.3K - 31
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K - 32
Aug 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K - 33
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.2K - 34
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5K - 35
Aug 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K - 36
Aug 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K - 37
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K - 38
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K - 39
Aug 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 40
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K - 41
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K - 42
Aug 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2023?
Of the top 10, Bottoms (2023) earned the biggest share at home (93% in the US & Canada), while Scrapper (2023) made 84% of its gross abroad. Across all 42 films, $38.2M (38%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Strays (2023) $36.1M $24M US & Canada · 67% $12.1M elsewhere · 33%
- 2 Bottoms (2023) $13M $12M US & Canada · 93% $940K elsewhere · 7%
- 3 Championext (2023) $12.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Honeysweet (2023) $10.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Braid (2023) $7.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Les Blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023) $5.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Papa (2023) $2.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 New Beginnings (2023) $2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Scrapper (2023) $1.3M $214K US & Canada · 16% $1.1M elsewhere · 84%
- 10 We Are Zombies (2023) $1.2M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many August 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 42 films reached $100M. 38 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $100.1M total.
73% 27%
- $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 4 films, 10% of the list $72.7M · 73% of the gross
- Under $10M 38 films, 90% of the list $27.4M · 27% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 33 (Aug 13–19) took $63.7M, led by Strays (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 Les Blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023) $8.2M Les Blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 We Are Zombies (2023) $2.3M We Are Zombies (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Strays (2023) $63.7M Strays (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Bottoms (2023) $18.2M Bottoms (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 The Braid (2023) $7.7M The Braid (2023)
Earlier years
How Does August 2023 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2019 earned the most: $1.8B from 58 films, led by Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). August 2023 took $100.1M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 36 films | 36 | $715.9M | – | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $485M |
| August 2015 43 films · −5% | 43 | $681M | −5% | The Mend (2015) $156.7M |
| August 2016 30 films · −37% | 30 | $427.6M | −37% | Sausage Party (2016) $140.7M |
| August 2017 74 films · +37% | 74 | $587.2M | +37% | The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) $183.4M |
| August 2018 62 films · +41% | 62 | $829.6M | +41% | Crazy Rich Asians (2018) $239.3M |
| August 2019 58 films · +118% | 58 | $1.8B | +118% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M |
| August 2020 25 films · −96% | 25 | $65.2M | −96% | The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) $14.4M |
| August 2021 35 films · +952% | 35 | $686.4M | +952% | Free Guy (2021) $331.5M |
| August 2022 45 films · −80% | 45 | $135.6M | −80% | Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) $32.8M |
| August 2023 42 films · −26% | 42 | $100.1M | −26% | Strays (2023) $36.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in August 2023?
English-language comedy films took $61.5M across 14 films, 61% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language comedy films ($13.7M) and Korean-language comedy films ($10.8M).
August 2023 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $61.5M14 films · #1 Strays (2023)
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Spanish $13.7M3 films · #1 Championext (2023) -
Korean $10.8M1 film · #1 Honeysweet (2023) - French $9M8 films · #1 Les Blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023)
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Chinese $2.8M1 film · #1 Papa (2023) - Portuguese $731K1 film · #1 Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó (2023)
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Arabic $679.8K3 films · #1 Marei El Breemo (2023) -
Hindi $617K1 film · #1 Dream Girl 2 (2023) - Telugu $102.3K3 films · #1 Kushi (2023)
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Russian $72.2K1 film · #1 Hoffmann’s Fairy Tales (2023)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2023, Month by Month
The months of 2023 with their totals: July leads with $1.9B, led by Barbie (2023).
- January $216.6M #1 Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023)
- February $728.1M #1 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- March $1.1B #1 Full River Red (2023)
- April $143M #1 Ride On (2023)
- May $1B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- June $376.6M #1 One and Only (2023)
- July $1.9B #1 Barbie (2023)
- August $100.1M #1 Strays (2023)
- September $102.5M #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
- October $105.5M #1 The Holdovers (2023)
- November $563.3M #1 Wish (2023)
- December $1.6B #1 Wonka (2023)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office August 2023: 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 42 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in August 2023?
Strays (2023) leads with $36.1M worldwide, $24M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bottoms (2023) at $13M and Championext (2023) at $12.9M.
How much did comedy movies released in August 2023 earn?
42 comedy films released in August 2023 report a worldwide gross, $100.1M in all, or $2.4M per film on average. July 2023 releases took $1.9B.
How many comedy movies released in August 2023 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Strays (2023), earned $36.1M.
How is the August 2023 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 August 2023. 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 August 2023 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.