#1 of 9 #1 comedy movie of Week 36, 2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
2023 · Comedy, Drama
$38.8M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$28.5M US & Canada · 73% $10.3M elsewhere · 27%
Comedy box office · Week 36 · Sep 3–9, 2023
Comedy Box Office, Week 36 of 2023: Comedy Releases of Sep 3–9
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9), with $38.8M worldwide, ahead of The Best Century of My Life (2023) at $325.4K and The End (fragments artificiels de l’espèce humaine) (2023) at $269.6K. 9 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $39.6M in all, 72% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.9 times the total of Week 35, 2023, whose releases took $8.1M. By language, English leads with $38.8M across 3 comedy releases.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $39.6M
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023), the #1
- $38.8M
- vs Week 35, 2023
- ×4.9
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 36 of 2023?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) leads with $38.8M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $39.6M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $269.6K The End (fragments artificiels de l’espèce humaine) (2023)$141.7K US & Canada · 53% $127.9K elsewhere · 47% -
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 36 of 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 week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9).
- 1 Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: $10.3M Worldwide: $38.8M
- 2 Sep 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $325.4K
- 3 The End (fragments artificiels de l’espèce humaine) (2023)Sep 9, 2023 US and Canada: $141.7K Rest of the world: $127.9K Worldwide: $269.6K
Sep 9, 2023 · French · Comedy $269.6K worldwide - 4 Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $108.9K
- 5 Sep 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.6K
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Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4K - 7
Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7K - 8
Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6K - 9
Sep 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $39.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 23–29) with $370.3M, led by The First Slam Dunk (2023).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 The First Slam Dunk (2023) $370.3M The First Slam Dunk (2023)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 Rehragout-Rendezvous (2023) $22.4M Rehragout-Rendezvous (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) $8.1M The Braid (2023)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) $39.6M My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 Dumb Money (2023) $40.5M Dumb Money (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Weekend Rebels (2023) $19.3M Weekend Rebels (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2021 earned the most: $434.9M from 5 films, led by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Week 36, 2023 took $39.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 9 films | 9 | $83.6M | – | Thunder and the House of Magic (2014) $64.2M |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 14 films · +19% | 14 | $99.2M | +19% | A Walk in the Woods (2015) $37.5M |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 11 films · +77% | 11 | $175.3M | +77% | Skiptrace (2016) $136.6M |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 12 films · −75% | 12 | $44.2M | −75% | Home Again (2017) $37.3M |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 7 films · −33% | 7 | $29.8M | −33% | School of Life (2018) $14.9M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 16 films · −25% | 16 | $22.3M | −25% | Politics (2019) $10.6M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · −69% | 5 | $6.9M | −69% | The Speech (2020) $3M |
| Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 5 films · +6177% | 5 | $434.9M | +6177% | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M |
| Week 36, 2022 Aug 28–Sep 3 14 films · −98% | 14 | $7.1M | −98% | Olsenbanden - Siste skrik! (2022) $2.9M |
| Week 36, 2023 Sep 3–9 9 films · +461% | 9 | $39.6M | +461% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) $38.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 36 of 2023?
English-language comedy films took $38.8M across 3 films, 98% of the total, ahead of Italian-language comedy films ($325.4K) and French-language comedy films ($269.6K).
Week 36 of 2023 Comedy Box Office by Language
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English $38.8M3 films · #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) -
Italian $325.4K1 film · #1 The Best Century of My Life (2023) - French $269.6K1 film · #1 The End (fragments artificiels de l’espèce humaine) (2023)
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Hindi $108.9K1 film · #1 Lost Ladies (2023) -
Norwegian $25.6K1 film · #1 A Happy Day (2023) -
Spanish $22.4K1 film · #1 La Suprema (2023) -
Estonian $1.9K1 film · #1 Free Money (2023)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $1.4B, led by Barbie (2023).
- Week 1 $103.8M
- Week 2 $19.2M
- Week 3 $54.1M
- Week 4 $39.5M
- Week 5 $132.6M
- Week 6 $58.1M
- Week 7 $477.7M
- Week 8 $59.4M
- Week 9 $54.3M
- Week 10 $26.1M
- Week 11 $815.6M
- Week 12 $21.5M
- Week 13 $223M
- Week 14 $46.5M
- Week 15 $48.1M
- Week 16 $19.4M
- Week 17 $29M
- Week 18 $871M
- Week 19 $44M
- Week 20 $677.2K
- Week 21 $41.6M
- Week 22 $95.4M
- Week 23 $8.1M
- Week 24 $210.4M
- Week 25 $89.7M
- Week 26 $56.3M
- Week 27 $17.7M
- Week 28 $20.9M
- Week 29 $1.4B
- Week 30 $370.3M
- Week 31 $22.4M
- Week 32 $2.3M
- Week 33 $63.7M
- Week 34 $18.2M
- Week 35 $8.1M
- Week 36 $39.6M
- Week 37 $40.5M
- Week 38 $19.3M
- Week 39 $2.7M
- Week 40 $33.7M
- Week 41 $7.5M
- Week 42 $6.5M
- Week 43 $57.8M
- Week 44 $5.7M
- Week 45 $19.8M
- Week 46 $273.1M
- Week 47 $258.8M
- Week 48 $12.6M
- Week 49 $126.1M
- Week 50 $818.6M
- Week 51 $595.7M
- Week 52 $18.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 36 of 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9)?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) leads with $38.8M worldwide, $28.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Best Century of My Life (2023) at $325.4K and The End (fragments artificiels de l’espèce humaine) (2023) at $269.6K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) earn?
9 comedy films released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $39.6M in all, or $4.4M per film on average. Week 35, 2023 releases took $8.1M.
How many comedy movies released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023), earned $38.8M.
How is the week 36, 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 week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9). 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 36, 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.