List of highest-grossing comedy films

This is a list of the highest-grossing comedy films, animated films do not count as they got their own list see List of highest-grossing animated films.

Highest-grossing comedy films

The following is a list of highest grossing comedy films of all time. Only Barbie sits along the highest grossing films of all time being 14th place. 2018 was the most frequent year with 3 films. 50% of films have placed since 2000 and all had a theatrical run since 1987. Meet the Parents is the most frequent franchise with 3 films.

  Indicates films playing in theaters as of 6 October 2023

Rank	Film	Gross	Year	Ref
1	Barbie †	$1,441,820,453	2023	[1]
2	Hi, Mom	$841,674,419	2021	[2]
3	Deadpool 2	$785,046,920	2018	[3]
4	Deadpool	$783,112,979	2016	[4]
5	Detective Chinatown 3	$686,257,563	2021	[5]
6	Men in Black 3	$624,026,776	2012	[6]
7	Men in Black	$589,390,539	1997	[7]
8	The Hangover Part II	$586,764,305	2011	[8]
9	The Mermaid	$553,810,228	2016	[9]
10	Ted	$549,368,315	2012	[10]
11	Detective Chinatown 2	$544,185,156	2018	[11]
12	Meet the Fockers	$522,657,936	2004	[12]
13	The Intouchables	$484,873,045	2011	[13]
14	Bruce Almighty	$484,592,874	2003	[14]
15	Home Alone	$477,063,114	1990	[15]
16	The Hangover	$469,310,836	2009	[16]
17	Moon Man	$460,237,662	2022	[17]
18	Mrs. Doubtfire	$441,286,195	1993	[18]
19	Sex and the City	$418,765,321	2008	[19]
19	Back to the Future	$389,053,797	1985	[20]
20	Shazam!	$365,971,656	2019	[21]
21	The Hangover Part III	$362,000,072	2013	[22]
22	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	$358,994,850	1992	[23]
23	Rain Man	$354,825,435	1988	[24]
24	The Mask	$351,583,407	1994	[25]
25	The Flintstones	$341,631,208	1994	[26]
26	Never Say Die	$334,530,869	2017	[27]
27	Back to the Future Part II	$331,950,002	1989	[28]
28	22 Jump Street	$331,333,876	2014	[29]
29	Meet the Parents	$330,444,045	2000	[30]
30	Green Book	$329,704,599	2018	[31]
31	Crocodile Dundee	$328,203,506	1986	[32]
32	Crazy Alien	$327,598,891	2019	[33]
33	The Devil Wears Prada	$326,706,115	2006	[34]
34	Green Book	$321,752,656	2018	[35]
35	Beverly Hills Cop	$316,360,478	1984	[36]
36	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	$312,016,928	1999	[37]
37	Little Fockers	$310,650,585	2010	[38]
38	The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes	$307,592,427	2017	[39]
39	Liar Liar	$302,710,615	1997	[40]
39	Beverly Hills Cop II	$299,965,036	1987	[41]
40	My Best Friend's Wedding	$299,288,605	1997	[42]
41	Look Who's Talking	$296,999,813	1989	[43]
42	Austin Powers in Goldmember	$296,938,801	2002	[44]
43	Ghostbusters	$296,578,797	1984	[45]
44	Sex and the City 2	$290,745,055	2010	[46]
45	Bridesmaids	$306,442,085	2011	[47]
46	Coming to America	$288,752,301	1988	[48]
47	Pitch Perfect 2	$287,144,079	2015	[49]
48	Wedding Crashers	$288,485,135	2005	[50]
49	Casper	$287,928,194	1995	[51]
50	Scary Movie	$278,019,771	1999	[52]

Highest-grossing comedy film by year

The following is a list of highest grossing comedy film by year, Meet the Parents tops the list more then any other franchise with all three films on the list.

A film has made more the $100 million every year since 1983, and over $250 ever year since 2021 and over $500,$750 million every year since 2022.

2023 was the top grossing overall film of the year.

Year	Film	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref.
2023	Barbie †	$1,441,820,453	$145,000,000	[1]
2022	Thor: Love and Thunder	$760,928,081	$250,000,000	[53]
2021	Hi, Mom	$841,674,419	$59,000,000	[54]
2020	Bad Boys for Life	$426,505,244	$90,000,000	[55]
2019	The Upside	$125,856,180	$37,500,000	[56]
2018	Deadpool 2	$785,896,609 ($734,546,611)	$110,000,000	[57]
2017	Pitch Perfect 3	$185,400,345	$45,000,000	[58]
2016	Deadpool	$782,836,791	$58,000,000	[59]
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	$287,144,079	$29,000,000	[60]
2014	Ride Along	$154,468,902	$25,000,000	[61]
2013	Grown Ups 2	$246,984,278	$80,000,000	[62]
2012	Men in Black III	$654,213,485	$225,000,000	[63]
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,045,713,802	$250,000,000	[64]
2010	Meet the Parents: Little Fockers	$310,650,585	$110,000,000	[65]
2009	The Hangover	$469,310,836	$35,000,000	[16]
2008	Mamma Mia!	$609,841,637	$52,000,000	[66]
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$961,691,209	$300,000,000	[67]
2006	Night at the Museum	$574,481,229	$110,000,000	[68]
2005	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	$487,287,646	$110,000,000	[69]
2004	Meet the Fockers	$522,657,936	$80,000,000	[12]
2003	Bruce Almighty	$484,592,874	$81,000,000	[14]
2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$368,744,044	$5,000,000	[70]
2001	Ocean's Eleven	$297,795,726 ($297,718,711)	$85,000,000	[71]
2000	What Women Want	$374,111,707	$70,000,000	[72]
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	$313,701,294	$33,000,000	[73] [74]
1998	There's Something About Mary	$369,884,651	$23,000,000
1997	As Good as It Gets	$314,178,011	$50,000,000
1996	The Nutty Professor	$273,961,019	$54,000,000
1995	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	$212,385,533	TBA	[75] [76]
1994	The Mask	$351,583,407	$23,000,000	[77]
1993	Mrs. Doubtfire	$441,286,195	$25,000,000	[18]
1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	$358,994,850	$28,000,000	[78]
1991	City Slickers	$179,000,000	$27,000,000	[79] [80]
1990	Home Alone	$477,063,114	$18,000,000	[15]
1989	Look Who's Talking	$296,999,813	$7,500,000
1988	Coming to America	$288,752,301	$36,000,000	[81]
1987	Three Men and a Baby	$240,000,000	$11,000,000	[82] [83]
1986	Crocodile Dundee	$328,203,506	TBA	[84]
1985	Back to the Future	$389,053,797 ($381,109,762)	$19,000,000	[85]
1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$316,360,478	$13,000,000	[36] [86]
1983	Trading Places	$90,404,800	$15,000,000	[87]
1982	Tootsie	$241,000,000	$21,000,000	[88] [89]
1981	Arthur	$95,461,682	$7,000,000	[90]
1980	9 to 5	$103,290,500	$10,000,000	[91]
1979	The Jerk	$100,000,000	$4,000,000	[92]
1978	Animal House	$141,607,219 ($120,098,342)	TBA	[93]
1977	Smokey and the Bandit	$300,000,000	$3,500,000	[94] [95]
1976	The Pink Panther Strikes Again	$75,000,000	TBA	[96]
1975	The Rocky Horror Picture Show	$115,322,757	$1,400,000	[97]
1974	Blazing Saddles	$119,617,265	TBA	[98]
1973	The Sting	$257,000,000	$5,500,000	[99] [100]
1972	What's Up, Doc?	$66,000,000	TBA	[101]
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	$17,871,174	$6,500,000	[102] [103]
1970	M*A*S*H	$81,600,000	$3,500,000	[104]
1969	The Love Bug	$51,264,022	$5,000,000	[105] [106]
1968	Funny Girl	$58,707,416	TBA	[107]
1967	The Graduate	$105,015,008 ($104,675,450)	TBA	[108]
1966	The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming	$21,693,114	$3,900,000	[109] [110]
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines	$31,111,111	TBA	[111]
1964	My Fair Lady	$72,632,653	$17,000,000	[112]
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	$60,000,000	$9,400,000	[113]
1962	That Touch of Mink	$12,923,077	TBA	[114]
1961	The Absent-Minded Professor	$25,300,000	TBA	[115]
1960	The Apartment	$24,000,000	$3,000,000	[116]
1959	Some Like It Hot	$49,200,000	$2,900,000	[117]
1958	Auntie Mame	$23,200,000	$2,900,000	[118]
1957	Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	$4,900,000	$1,050,000	[119] [120] [121] [122]
1956	The Teahouse of the August Moon	$8,925,000	$3,926,000[	[119] [123]
1955	Mister Roberts	$21,200,000	$2,300,000	[124] [125]
1954	Sabrina	$4,000,000	TBA	[126]
1953	How to Marry a Millionaire	$8,000,000	$1,300,000	[127] [128]
1952	Singin' in the Rain	$7,241,009	$2,540,000	[129]
1951	An American in Paris	$7,000,000	$2,700,000	[119]
1950	Father of the Bride	$6,084,000	$1,215,000	[119] [130]
1949	I Was a Male War Bride	$4,100,000	TBA	[131] [132]
1948	The Paleface	$4,500,000	$2,000,000	[133] [134]
1947	Welcome Stranger	$6,100,000	$1,961,000	[135] [136]
1946	Margie	$4,100,000	$1,680,000	[137] [135] [136]
1945	The Bells of St. Mary's	$21,300,000	$1,300,000	[138] [139]
1944	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek	$9,000,000	$775,000	[140] [141]
1943	Thousands Cheer	$5,886,000	$1,568,000	[119]
1942	Road to Morocco	$3,800,000	TBA	[142]
1941	Ball of Fire	$2,641,000	TBA	[143] [144]
1940	The Great Dictator	$5,000,000	$2,200,000	[145] [146] [143] [144]
1939	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	$9,000,000	TBA	[147]
1938	You Can't Take It with You	$2,137,575	$1,644,736	[148]
1937	The Awful Truth	$3,000,000	TBA	[149]
1936	Follow the Fleet	$2,727,000	$747,000	[150]
1935	Top Hat	$3,200,000	$609,000	[150]
1934	It Happened One Night	$3,200,000	$325,000	[151] [152]
1933	I'm No Angel	$2,250,000	$225,000	[153] [154]
1932	Movie Crazy	$1,439,000	$675,353	[155] [156] [157]
1931	City Lights	$4,250,000	TBA	[157]
1930	Animal Crackers	$3,100,000	TBA	[158]
1929	Welcome Danger	$3,000,000	$979,828	[159] [160]
1928	The Circus	$3,800,000	TBA	[161]
1927	The General	$474,264	TBA	[162]
1925	The Gold Rush	$4,000,000	$923,000	[163] [136]
1924	The Navigator	$680,406	$385,000	[164] [136]

Timeline of highest-grossing comedy film

At least 10 films has hold the title of highest grossing comedy film.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Ref
Ghostbusters	1984	$229,242,989	[165]
Beverly Hills Cop	1985	$316,360,478	[36]
Crocodile Dundee	1986	$328,203,506
Home Alone	1990	$476,684,675	[15]
Bruce Almighty	2003	$484,592,874	[14]
Meet the Fockers	2004	$522,657,936	[12]
Night at the Museum	2006	$579,446,407	[166]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	2007	$961,691,209	[67]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	2011	$1,046,721,266	[64]
Barbie †	2023	$1,441,820,453	[1]

Comedy films by box office admissions

See also: List of films by box office admissions

The following is a list of comedy films by estimated tickets sold worldwide.

Film	Year	Ticket sales (est.)	Notes
Shaolin Temple	1982	304,920,000	[lower-alpha 1]
Sholay (Embers)	1975	250,000,000	[172]
Awaara (The Vagabond)	1951	217,000,000	[lower-alpha 2]
Disco Dancer	1982	135,000,000	[lower-alpha 3] ″
Back to the Future	1985	90,184,478	[lower-alpha 4]
Ghostbusters	1984	82,375,218	[lower-alpha 5]
Beverly Hills Cop	1984	81,716,713	[lower-alpha 6]
Home Alone	1990	81,491,808	[lower-alpha 7]

Highest-grossing comedy film series and franchises

The following is a list of highest grossing film series. Men in Black sits top $1.9 billion, Deadpool has the best average with $784.1 million per film.

Highest-grossing comedy film franchises and film series ^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)

Rank Series Total worldwide gross No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Men in Black $1,915,759,789 4 $478,939,947 Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 1 Men in Black 3 (2012) $624,026,776 2 Men in Black (1997) $589,390,539 3 Men in Black II (2002) $441,818,803 4 Men in Black: International (2019) $253,890,701 5 Men in Black II/Spider-Man (combo) $6,632,970

2 Deadpool $1,568,159,899 2 $784,079,950 Deadpool 2 ($785,046,920) 1 Deadpool 2 (2018) $785,046,920 2 Deadpool (2016) $783,112,979

3 The Hangover $1,416,248,289 3 $472,082,763 The Hangover Part II ($586,764,305) 1 The Hangover Part II (2011) $586,764,305 2 The Hangover (2009) $467,483,912 3 The Hangover Part III (2013) $362,000,072

4 Detective Chinatown $1,356,285,654 4 $339,071,414 Detective Chinatown 3 ($686,257,563) 1 Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) $686,257,563 2 Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) $544,185,156 3 Detective Chinatown (2015) $125,842,935

5 Meet the Parents $1,163,752,566 3 $387,917,522 Meet the Fockers ($522,657,936) 1 Meet the Fockers (2004) $522,657,936 2 Meet the Parents (2000) $330,444,045 3 Little Fockers (2010) $310,650,585

6 American Pie $989,475,386 4 $247,368,847 American Pie 2 ($287,553,595) 1 American Pie 2 (2001) $287,553,595 2 American Pie (1999) $235,483,004 3 American Reunion (2012) $234,989,584 4 American Wedding (2003) $231,449,203

7 Back to the Future $970,381,382 3 $323,460,461 Back to the Future ($389,053,797) 1 Back to the Future (1985) $389,053,797 2 Back to the Future Part II (1989) $331,950,002 3 Back to the Future Part III (1990) $244,527,583 4 Back to the Future Day (2015) $4,850,000

8 Ghostbusters $931,368,963 4 $232,842,241 Ghostbusters (1984) ($295,212,467) Original series $702,221,454 3 $234,073,818 Ghostbusters (1984) ($295,212,467) 1 Ghostbusters (1984) $295,212,467 2 Ghostbusters II (1989) $215,394,738 3 Afterlife (2021) $191,614,249 Answer the Call (2016) $229,147,509

9 Home Alone $915,140,479 3 $305,046,826 Home Alone ($476,684,675) 1 Home Alone (1990) $477,063,114 2 Lost in New York (1992) $358,994,850 3 Home Alone 3 (1997) $79,082,515

10 Scary Movie $896,555,030 5 $179,311,006 Scary Movie ($278,019,771) 1 Scary Movie (2000) $278,019,771 2 Scary Movie 3 (2003) $220,673,217 3 Scary Movie 4 (2006) $178,262,620 4 Scary Movie 2 (2001) $141,220,678 5 Scary Movie 5 (2013) $78,378,744

11 Ted $763,103,098 2 $381,551,549 Ted ($400,062,763) 1 Ted (2012) $549,368,315 2 Ted 2 (2015) $213,734,783

12 Beverly Hills Cop $735,534,503 3 $245,178,168 Beverly Hills Cop ($316,360,478) 1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316,360,478 2 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) $299,965,036 3 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) $119,208,989

13 Sex and the City $709,510,376 2 $354,755,188 Sex and the City ($418,765,321) 1 Sex and the City (2008) $418,765,321 2 Sex and the City 2 (2010) $290,745,055

14 Austin Powers $676,356,278 3 $225,452,093 The Spy Who Shagged Me ($312,016,858) 1 The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $312,016,858 2 Goldmember (2002) $296,655,431 3 International Man of Mystery (1997) $67,683,989

15 Bruce Almighty $659,033,598 2 $329,516,799 Bruce Almighty ($484,592,874) 1 Bruce Almighty (2003) $484,592,874 2 Evan Almighty (2007) $174,440,724

16 Crocodile Dundee $607,248,390 3 $202,416,130 Crocodile Dundee ($328,203,506) 1 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $328,203,506 2 Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988) $239,606,210 3 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) $39,438,674

17 Jump Street $532,919,204 2 $266,459,602 22 Jump Street ($331,333,876) 1 22 Jump Street (2014) $331,333,876 2 21 Jump Street (2012) $201,585,328

18 Looney Tunes $482,387,456 3 $160,795,819 Space Jam ($250,180,384) Space Jam series $413,872,612 2 $206,936,306 Space Jam ($250,180,384) 1 Space Jam (1996) $250,180,384 2 A New Legacy (2021) $163,692,228 Back in Action (2003) $68,514,844

19 The Mask $411,501,829 2 $205,750,915 The Mask ($351,583,407) 1 The Mask (1994) $351,583,407 2 Son of the Mask (2005) $59,918,422

20 The Flintstones $401,099,483 2 $200,549,742 The Flintstones ($341,631,208) 1 The Mask (1994) $341,631,208 2 Viva Rock Vegas (2000) $59,468,275

Biggest worldwide openings on record for comedy films

This list charts films the biggest worldwide openings for comedy films. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available. Country-by-country variations in release dates are not taken into account.

Rank	Film	Year	Opening (USD) [194]
1	Barbie	2023	$356,300,000 [195]
2	Deadpool 2	2018	$300,386,357
3	Deadpool	2016	$264,711,361
4	Men In Black 3	2012	$189,884,945
5	Men in Black: International	2019	$103,700,000

See also

• List of highest-grossing films
• Lists of highest-grossing films

Notes

1. Shaolin Temple admissions:
   • China – 300 million ^[167]
   • Japan – 3,925,538 ^{[168] [169]}
   • Hong Kong – 700,000 ^[170]
   • South Korea (Seoul City) – 294,065 ^[171]
2. Awaara admissions:
   • India – 17 million ^{[173] [174]}
   • China – 100 million ^[175]
   • Soviet Union – 100 million ^[176]
3. Disco Dancer admissions:
   • India – 15 million ^{[177] [174]}
   • Soviet Union – 120 million ^[178]
4. Back to the Future admissions:
   • United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344 ^[179]
   • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872 ^[180]
   • United Kingdom – 9,719,533 ^[181]
   • Japan – 8,078,180 ^[182]
   • South Korea (Seoul City) – 343,292 ^[171]
   • Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257 ^[183]
5. Ghostbusters admissions:
   • United States and Canada – 71,173,700 ^[184]
   • France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600 ^[185]
   • Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555 ^[186]
   • South Korea (Seoul City) – 344,420 ^[171]
   • United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943 ^[187]
6. Beverly Hills Cop admissions:
   • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402 ^[188]
   • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810 ^[189]
   • United Kingdom – 2,620,211 ^[190]
   • Japan – 2,236,108 ^[182]
   • South Korea (Seoul City) – 257,182 ^[171]
7. Home Alone admissions:
   • United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419 ^[191]
   • France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435 ^[192]
   • South Korea (Seoul City) – 869,820 ^[171]
   • United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134 ^[193]

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