Skip to content
What's After the Movie?
Comedy box office · Week 43 · Oct 22–28, 2023

Comedy Box Office, Week 43 of 2023: Comedy Releases of Oct 22–28

The Holdovers (2023) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28), with $48.8M worldwide, ahead of Inspector Sun (2023) at $3.7M and Brave Citizen (2023) at $2.1M. 8 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. That is 8.9 times the total of Week 42, 2023, whose releases took $6.5M. By language, English leads with $48.8M across 2 comedy releases.

week 43 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$57.8M
The Holdovers (2023), the #1
$48.8M
vs Week 42, 2023
×8.9
The Holdovers (2023) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 comedy movie of Week 43, 2023

The Holdovers (2023)

2023 · Comedy, Drama

$48.8M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$20.4M US & Canada · 42% $28.5M elsewhere · 58%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 43 of 2023?

The Holdovers (2023) leads with $48.8M, 84% of the total. The top 5 together took $57.7M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Holdovers (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $48.8M The Holdovers (2023)
    $20.4M US & Canada · 42% $28.5M elsewhere · 58%
  2. Inspector Sun (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $3.7M Inspector Sun (2023)
    $642.2K US & Canada · 17% $3.1M elsewhere · 83%
  3. Brave Citizen (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $2.1M Brave Citizen (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Like a Prince (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $1.7M Like a Prince (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Too Much Love (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $1.4M Too Much Love (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 43 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28).

  1. 1 The Holdovers (2023) movie poster
    The Holdovers (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · English · Comedy, Drama $48.8M worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $48.8M
  2. 2 Inspector Sun (2023) movie poster
    Inspector Sun (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · Spanish · Animation, Comedy, Family $3.7M worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $642.2K Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $3.7M
  3. 3 Brave Citizen (2023) movie poster
    Brave Citizen (2023) Oct 25, 2023 · Korean · Comedy, Action, Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  4. 4 Like a Prince (2023) movie poster
    Like a Prince (2023) Oct 23, 2023 · French · Comedy $1.7M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  5. 5 Too Much Love (2023) movie poster
    Too Much Love (2023) Oct 26, 2023 · Turkish · Romance, Comedy $1.4M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  6. 6 Not Friends (2023) movie poster
    Not Friends (2023) Oct 25, 2023 · Thai · Comedy, Drama $56K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56K
  7. 7 La guerra del Tiburtino III (2023) movie poster
    La guerra del Tiburtino III (2023) Oct 22, 2023 · Italian · Comedy, Sci-Fi $27.4K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.4K
  8. 8 The Emu War (2023) movie poster
    The Emu War (2023) Oct 22, 2023 · English · Action, Comedy, Adventure $21.1K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2022 earned the most: $178.5M from 7 films, led by Ticket to Paradise (2022). Week 43, 2023 took $57.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 2014 Oct 19–25 16 films 16 $33.5M – We Are Brothers (2014) $6.6M
Week 43, 2015 Oct 18–24 7 films · −33% 7 $22.4M −33% Shaandaar (2015) $14.1M
Week 43, 2016 Oct 16–22 9 films · +400% 9 $112M +400% Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) $74.8M
Week 43, 2017 Oct 22–28 9 films · −12% 9 $98.4M −12% Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017) $64.2M
Week 43, 2018 Oct 21–27 11 films · +65% 11 $162M +65% Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) $159M
Week 43, 2019 Oct 20–26 12 films · −82% 12 $28.8M −82% The Best Is Yet to Come (2019) $7.7M
Week 43, 2020 Oct 18–24 11 films · +94% 11 $55.8M +94% The Witches (2020) $29.3M
Week 43, 2021 Oct 17–23 7 films · +96% 7 $109.1M +96% Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) $60.7M
Week 43, 2022 Oct 16–22 7 films · +64% 7 $178.5M +64% Ticket to Paradise (2022) $168.8M
Week 43, 2023 Oct 22–28 8 films · −68% 8 $57.8M −68% The Holdovers (2023) $48.8M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 43 of 2023?

English-language comedy films took $48.8M across 2 films, 84% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language comedy films ($3.7M) and Korean-language comedy films ($2.1M).

Week 43 of 2023 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. English $48.8M
    2 films · #1 The Holdovers (2023)
  2. Spanish $3.7M
    1 film · #1 Inspector Sun (2023)
  3. Korean $2.1M
    1 film · #1 Brave Citizen (2023)
  4. French $1.7M
    1 film · #1 Like a Prince (2023)
  5. Turkish $1.4M
    1 film · #1 Too Much Love (2023)
  6. Thai $56K
    1 film · #1 Not Friends (2023)
  7. Italian $27.4K
    1 film · #1 La guerra del Tiburtino III (2023)
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 43 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28)?

The Holdovers (2023) leads with $48.8M worldwide, $20.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Inspector Sun (2023) at $3.7M and Brave Citizen (2023) at $2.1M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) earn?

8 comedy films released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, or $7.2M per film on average. Week 42, 2023 releases took $6.5M.

How many comedy movies released in week 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Holdovers (2023), earned $48.8M.

How much of the Week 43, 2023 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$21M of the $57.8M total, or 36%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 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 43 of 2023 (Oct 22–28). 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 43, 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.