#1 of 3 #1 comedy movie of Week 2, 2024
2024 · Comedy, Musical
$105M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$72.6M US & Canada · 69% $32.4M elsewhere · 31%
Comedy box office · Week 2 · Jan 7–13, 2024
Comedy Box Office, Week 2 of 2024: Comedy Releases of Jan 7–13
Mean Girls (2024) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13), with $105M worldwide, ahead of The Book of Clarence (2024) at $6.2M and Hanu-Man (2024) at $775.6K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $112M in all, 70% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 2 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $112M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 70%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 2 of 2024?
Mean Girls (2024) leads with $105M, 94% of the total. The top 3 together took $112M, almost all of what the 3 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 2 of 2024, 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 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13).
- 1 Jan 12, 2024 US and Canada: $72.6M Rest of the world: $32.4M Worldwide: $105M
- 2 Jan 12, 2024 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $72.4K Worldwide: $6.2M
- 3 Jan 11, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $775.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 2 releases took $112M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50, 2023 (Dec 10–16) with $818.6M, led by Wonka (2023).
- Week 49, 2023 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Poor Things (2023) $126.1M Poor Things (2023)
- Week 50, 2023 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Wonka (2023) $818.6M Wonka (2023)
- Week 51, 2023 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Migration (2023) $595.7M Migration (2023)
- Week 52, 2023 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 The Crime Is Mine (2023) $18.2M The Crime Is Mine (2023)
- Week 53, 2023 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–6 Weak Layers (2024) $207.9K Weak Layers (2024)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 7–13 Mean Girls (2024) $112M Mean Girls (2024)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 14–20 Lohusa (2024) $22.4M Lohusa (2024)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 21–27 Baby Boom, or Egg Nogg 5 (2024) $8.3M Baby Boom, or Egg Nogg 5 (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 2 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2018 earned the most: $327.5M from 17 films, led by Paddington 2 (2018). Week 2, 2024 took $112M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2, 2015 Jan 4–10 3 films | 3 | $16M | – | Loucas pra Casar (2015) $15.9M |
| Week 2, 2016 Jan 3–9 5 films · +40% | 5 | $22.4M | +40% | Chocolat (2016) $15.3M |
| Week 2, 2017 Jan 8–14 7 films · −30% | 7 | $15.6M | −30% | All or Nothing (2017) $6.4M |
| Week 2, 2018 Jan 7–13 17 films · +1995% | 17 | $327.5M | +1995% | Paddington 2 (2018) $290.1M |
| Week 2, 2019 Jan 6–12 8 films · −95% | 8 | $17.7M | −95% | The Dude in Me (2019) $14.7M |
| Week 2, 2020 Jan 5–11 8 films · +252% | 8 | $62.4M | +252% | Like a Boss (2020) $30.4M |
| Week 2, 2021 Jan 3–9 3 films · −72% | 3 | $17.4M | −72% | Gintama: The Very Final (2021) $17.2M |
| Week 2, 2022 Jan 2–8 4 films · +70% | 4 | $29.6M | +70% | The 355 (2022) $27.8M |
| Week 2, 2023 Jan 8–14 11 films · −35% | 11 | $19.2M | −35% | House Party (2023) $9.3M |
| Week 2, 2024 Jan 7–13 3 films · +484% | 3 | $112M | +484% | Mean Girls (2024) $105M |
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 9–15) with $1.7B, led by Inside Out 2 (2024).
- Week 1 $207.9K
- Week 2 $112M
- Week 3 $22.4M
- Week 4 $8.3M
- Week 5 $9.5M
- Week 6 $470M
- Week 7 $21.3M
- Week 8 $11.2M
- Week 9 $36.9M
- Week 10 $551.1M
- Week 11 $16.1M
- Week 12 $206.1M
- Week 13 $37.9M
- Week 14 $15M
- Week 15 $9.2M
- Week 16 $144.6M
- Week 17 $6.9M
- Week 18 $182.4M
- Week 19 $1.5M
- Week 20 $199M
- Week 21 $304.1M
- Week 22 $115.6M
- Week 23 $453.2M
- Week 24 $1.7B
- Week 25 $31.5M
- Week 26 $8M
- Week 27 $974.7M
- Week 28 $56.1M
- Week 29 $20.7M
- Week 30 $1.3B
- Week 31 $39.3M
- Week 32 $60.1M
- Week 33 $10.9M
- Week 34 $17.2M
- Week 35 $9.8M
- Week 36 $456.5M
- Week 37 $29.3M
- Week 38 $1.5M
- Week 39 $14.5M
- Week 40 $6.1M
- Week 41 $53.4M
- Week 42 $64.5M
- Week 43 $2.8M
- Week 44 $74.6M
- Week 45 $93.4M
- Week 46 $187.3M
- Week 47 $7.3M
- Week 48 $1.1B
- Week 49 $8M
- Week 50 $9M
- Week 51 $498.1M
- Week 52 $6.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 2 of 2024: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13)?
Mean Girls (2024) leads with $105M worldwide, $72.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Book of Clarence (2024) at $6.2M and Hanu-Man (2024) at $775.6K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13) earn?
3 comedy films released in week 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $112M in all, or $37.3M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Mean Girls (2024) with $105M.
How is the week 2, 2024 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 2 of 2024 (Jan 7–13). 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 2, 2024 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.