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Comedy box office · Week 36 · Sep 1–7, 2024

Comedy Box Office, Week 36 of 2024: Comedy Releases of Sep 1–7

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7), with $452M worldwide, ahead of The Honest Candidate (2024) at $3.8M and Winter in Sokcho (2024) at $715.7K. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $456.5M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 46.6 times the total of Week 35, 2024, whose releases took $9.8M. By language, English leads with $452M across 2 comedy releases.

week 36 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$456.5M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 35, 2024
×46.6
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 comedy movie of Week 36, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

2024 · Comedy, Fantasy

$452M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$294.1M US & Canada · 65% $157.9M elsewhere · 35%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 36 of 2024?

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) leads with $452M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $456.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) movie poster Number 1
    $452M Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
    $294.1M US & Canada · 65% $157.9M elsewhere · 35%
  2. The Honest Candidate (2024) movie poster Number 2
    $3.8M The Honest Candidate (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Winter in Sokcho (2024) movie poster Number 3
    $715.7K Winter in Sokcho (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo (2024) movie poster Number 4
    $17.5K Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Paragon (2024) movie poster Number 5
    $4.7K The Paragon (2024)
    $4.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7).

  1. 1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) movie poster
    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror $452M worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $294.1M Rest of the world: $157.9M Worldwide: $452M
  2. 2 The Honest Candidate (2024) movie poster
    The Honest Candidate (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · Spanish · Comedy $3.8M worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
  3. 3 Winter in Sokcho (2024) movie poster
    Winter in Sokcho (2024) Sep 5, 2024 · French · Drama, Romance, Comedy $715.7K worldwide
    Sep 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $715.7K
  4. 4 Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo (2024) movie poster
    Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo (2024) Sep 4, 2024 · Arabic · Thriller, Comedy, Drama $17.5K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.5K
  5. 5 The Paragon (2024) movie poster
    The Paragon (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Comedy $4.7K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2024 earned the most: $456.5M from 5 films, led by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 14 films 14 $99.2M – 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
Week 36, 2024 Sep 1–7 5 films · +1053% 5 $456.5M +1053% Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $452M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 36 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7)?

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) leads with $452M worldwide, $294.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Honest Candidate (2024) at $3.8M and Winter in Sokcho (2024) at $715.7K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $456.5M in all, or $91.3M per film on average. Week 35, 2024 releases took $9.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) with $452M.

How much of the Week 36, 2024 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$294.1M of the $456.5M total, or 64%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7). 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, 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.