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Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2026

Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 2026: Comedy Releases of Mar 15–21

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21), with $43.1M worldwide, ahead of The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) at $5.6M and Dead Lover (2026) at $108.5K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $48.8M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.

week 12 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$48.8M
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), the #1
$43.1M
earned in the US & Canada
53%
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 12, 2026

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

2026 · Comedy, Horror

$43.1M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$23M US & Canada · 53% $20.1M elsewhere · 47%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 12 of 2026?

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) leads with $43.1M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $48.8M, 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.

  1. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster Number 1
    $43.1M Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
    $23M US & Canada · 53% $20.1M elsewhere · 47%
  2. The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) movie poster Number 2
    $5.6M The Pout-Pout Fish (2026)
    $2.9M US & Canada · 53% $2.6M elsewhere · 47%
  3. Dead Lover (2026) movie poster Number 3
    $108.5K Dead Lover (2026)
    $102.2K US & Canada · 94% $6.3K elsewhere · 6%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 2026, 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21).

  1. 1 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster
    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Comedy, Horror, Thriller $43.1M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $43.1M
  2. 2 The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) movie poster
    The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $5.6M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $5.6M
  3. 3 Dead Lover (2026) movie poster
    Dead Lover (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Comedy, Horror, Romance $108.5K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $102.2K Rest of the world: $6.3K Worldwide: $108.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 12 of 2026?

Of the top 3, Dead Lover (2026) earned the biggest share at home (94% in the US & Canada), while The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) made 47% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $26M (53%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) $43.1M
    $23M US & Canada · 53% $20.1M elsewhere · 47%
  2. 2 The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) $5.6M
    $2.9M US & Canada · 53% $2.6M elsewhere · 47%
  3. 3 Dead Lover (2026) $108.5K
    $102.2K US & Canada · 94% $6.3K elsewhere · 6%
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2024 earned the most: $206.1M from 9 films, led by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Week 12, 2026 took $48.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 2017 Mar 19–25 10 films 10 $80.2M – Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas (2017) $35.7M
Week 12, 2018 Mar 18–24 10 films · +53% 10 $122.4M +53% Isle of Dogs (2018) $72.7M
Week 12, 2019 Mar 17–23 14 films · −93% 14 $8.8M −93% The Japon (2019) $3.1M
Week 12, 2020 Mar 15–21 3 films · +1341% 3 $127.4M +1341% Hooking Up (2020) $123M
Week 12, 2021 Mar 14–20 5 films · −91% 5 $11M −91% Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021) $10.4M
Week 12, 2022 Mar 13–19 13 films · +72% 13 $18.8M +72% Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible (2022) $8.1M
Week 12, 2023 Mar 19–25 9 films · +14% 9 $21.5M +14% Cats in the Museum (2023) $9.1M
Week 12, 2024 Mar 17–23 9 films · +860% 9 $206.1M +860% Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) $202M
Week 12, 2025 Mar 16–22 3 films · −99% 3 $2.9M −99% Misericordia (2025) $1.9M
Week 12, 2026 Mar 15–21 3 films · +1563% 3 $48.8M +1563% Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) $43.1M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 2026: 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21)?

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) leads with $43.1M worldwide, $23M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) at $5.6M and Dead Lover (2026) at $108.5K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $48.8M in all, or $16.3M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), earned $43.1M.

How much of the Week 12, 2026 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$26M of the $48.8M total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 12, 2026 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21). 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 12, 2026 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.