List of highest-grossing live-action comedy films

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Three of the five highest-grossing live-action comedy films consist of the Deadpool trilogy, co-produced by and starring Ryan Reynolds.

This is a list of the highest-grossing live-action comedy films.

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Highest-grossing comedy films

The following is a list of highest grossing comedy films of all time. Only Barbie and Deadpool & Wolverine sits along the highest grossing films of all time, being both 14th and 20th place, respectively. 2018 was the most frequent year, with three films. 50% of films have placed since 2000, and all had a theatrical run since 1987. Deadpool and Meet the Parents are tied for the most frequented franchises, with three films.

  Indicates films playing in theaters as of 6 October 2023
RankFilmGrossYearRef
1 Barbie $1,445,636,2202023 [1]
2 Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,6452024 [2]
3 Hi, Mom $841,674,4192021 [3]
4 Deadpool 2 $785,046,9202018 [4]
5 Deadpool $783,112,9792016 [5]
6 Detective Chinatown 3 $686,257,5632021 [6]
7 Men in Black 3 $624,026,7762012 [7]
8 Men in Black $589,390,5391997 [8]
9 The Hangover Part II $586,764,3052011 [9]
10 The Mermaid $553,810,2282016 [10]
11 Ted $549,368,3152012 [11]
12 Detective Chinatown 2 $544,185,1562018 [12]
13 Meet the Fockers $522,657,9362004 [13]
14 The Intouchables $484,873,0452011 [14]
15 Bruce Almighty $484,592,8742003 [15]
16 Home Alone $477,063,1141990 [16]
17 The Hangover $469,310,8362009 [17]
18 Moon Man $460,237,6622022 [18]
19 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice $451,100,4352024 [19]
20 Mrs. Doubtfire $441,286,1951993 [20]
21 Sex and the City $418,765,3212008 [21]
22 Back to the Future $389,053,7971985 [22]
23 Hitch $371,594,2102005 [23]
24 The Hangover Part III $362,000,0722013 [24]
25 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,8501992 [25]
26 Rain Man $354,825,4351988 [26]
27 The Mask $351,583,4071994 [27]
28 The Flintstones $341,631,2081994 [28]
29 Never Say Die $334,530,8692017 [29]
30 Back to the Future Part II $331,950,0021989 [30]
31 Free Guy $331,526,5982021 [31]
32 22 Jump Street $331,333,8762014 [32]
33 Meet the Parents $330,444,0452000 [33]
34 Green Book $329,704,5992018 [34]
35 Crocodile Dundee $328,203,5061986 [35]
36 Crazy Alien $327,598,8912019 [36]
37 The Devil Wears Prada $326,706,1152006 [37]
38 Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,4781984 [38]
39 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $312,016,9281999 [39]
40 Little Fockers $310,650,5852010 [40]
41 The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes $307,592,4272017 [41]
42 Liar Liar $302,710,6151997 [42]
43 Beverly Hills Cop II $299,965,0361987 [43]
44 My Best Friend's Wedding $299,288,6051997 [44]
45 Look Who's Talking $296,999,8131989 [45]
46 Austin Powers in Goldmember $296,938,8012002 [46]
47 Ghostbusters $296,578,7971984 [47]
48 Sex and the City 2 $290,745,0552010 [48]
49 Bridesmaids $306,442,0852011 [49]
50 Coming to America $288,752,3011988 [50]

Highest-grossing comedy film by year

The following is a list of highest-grossing comedy films by year. Both Deadpool and Meet the Parents tops the list more than any other franchise, with all three films on the list.

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

2023 was the top-grossing overall film of the year.

YearFilmWorldwide grossBudgetRef.
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,382$200,000,000 [2]
2023 Barbie $1,445,630,472$145,000,000 [1]
2022 Moon Man $460,237,662$8,200,000 [51]
2021 Hi, Mom $841,674,419$59,000,000 [52]
2020 Bad Boys for Life $426,505,244$90,000,000 [53]
2019 The Upside $125,856,180$37,500,000 [54]
2018 Deadpool 2 $785,896,609 ($734,546,611)$110,000,000 [55]
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 $185,400,345$45,000,000 [56]
2016 Deadpool $782,836,791$58,000,000 [57]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 $287,144,079$29,000,000 [58]
2014 Ride Along $154,468,902$25,000,000 [59]
2013 Grown Ups 2 $246,984,278$80,000,000 [60]
2012 Men in Black III $654,213,485$225,000,000 [61]
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $1,045,713,802$250,000,000 [62]
2010 Meet the Parents: Little Fockers $310,650,585$110,000,000 [63]
2009 The Hangover $469,310,836$35,000,000 [17]
2008 Mamma Mia! $609,841,637$52,000,000 [64]
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $961,691,209$300,000,000 [65]
2006 Night at the Museum $574,481,229$110,000,000 [66]
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $487,287,646$110,000,000 [67]
2004 Meet the Fockers $522,657,936$80,000,000 [13]
2003 Bruce Almighty $484,592,874$81,000,000 [15]
2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $368,744,044$5,000,000 [68]
2001 Ocean's Eleven $450,728,529$85,000,000 [69]
2000 What Women Want $374,111,707$70,000,000 [70]
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $313,701,294$33,000,000 [71] [72]
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$30,000,000 [73] [74]
1994 The Mask $351,583,407$23,000,000 [75]
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire $441,286,195$25,000,000 [20]
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,850$28,000,000 [25]
1991 City Slickers $179,000,000$27,000,000 [76] [77]
1990 Home Alone $477,063,114$18,000,000 [16]
1989 Look Who's Talking $296,999,813$7,500,000
1988 Coming to America $288,752,301$36,000,000 [78]
1987 Three Men and a Baby $240,000,000$11,000,000 [79] [80]
1986 Crocodile Dundee $328,203,506TBA [81]
1985 Back to the Future $389,053,797 ($381,109,762)$19,000,000 [82]
1984 Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,478$13,000,000 [38] [83]
1983 Trading Places $90,404,800$15,000,000 [84]
1982 Tootsie $241,000,000$21,000,000 [85] [86]
1981 Arthur $95,461,682$7,000,000 [87]
1980 9 to 5 $103,290,500$10,000,000 [88]
1979 The Jerk $100,000,000$4,000,000 [89]
1978 Animal House $141,607,219 ($120,098,342)TBA [90]
1977 Smokey and the Bandit $300,000,000$3,500,000 [91] [92]
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again $75,000,000TBA [93]
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show $115,322,757$1,400,000 [94]
1974 Blazing Saddles $119,617,265TBA [95]
1973 The Sting $257,000,000$5,500,000 [96] [97]
1972 What's Up, Doc? $66,000,000TBA [98]
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks $17,871,174$6,500,000 [99] [100]
1970 M*A*S*H $81,600,000$3,500,000 [101]
1969 The Love Bug $51,264,022$5,000,000 [102] [103]
1968 Funny Girl $58,707,416TBA [104]
1967 The Graduate $105,015,008 ($104,675,450)TBA [105]
1966 The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming $21,693,114$3,900,000 [106] [107]
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines $31,111,111TBA [108]
1964 My Fair Lady $72,632,653$17,000,000 [109]
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World $60,000,000$9,400,000 [110]
1962 That Touch of Mink $12,923,077TBA [111]
1961 The Absent-Minded Professor $25,300,000TBA [112]
1960 The Apartment $24,000,000$3,000,000 [113]
1959 Some Like It Hot $49,200,000$2,900,000 [114]
1958 Auntie Mame $23,200,000$2,900,000 [115]
1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? $4,900,000$1,050,000 [116] [117] [118] [119]
1956 The Teahouse of the August Moon $8,925,000$3,926,000[ [116] [120]
1955 Mister Roberts $21,200,000$2,300,000 [121] [122]
1954 Sabrina $4,000,000TBA [123]
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire $8,000,000$1,300,000 [124] [125]
1952 Singin' in the Rain $7,241,009$2,540,000 [126]
1951 An American in Paris $7,000,000$2,700,000 [116]
1950 Father of the Bride $6,084,000$1,215,000 [116] [127]
1949 I Was a Male War Bride $4,100,000TBA [128] [129]
1948 The Paleface $4,500,000$2,000,000 [130] [131]
1947 Welcome Stranger $6,100,000$1,961,000 [132] [133]
1946 Margie $4,100,000$1,680,000 [134] [132] [133]
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's $21,300,000$1,300,000 [135] [136]
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek $9,000,000$775,000 [137] [138]
1943 Thousands Cheer $5,886,000$1,568,000 [116]
1942 Road to Morocco $3,800,000TBA [139]
1941 Ball of Fire $2,641,000TBA [140] [141]
1940 The Great Dictator $5,000,000$2,200,000 [142] [143] [140] [141]
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington $9,000,000TBA [144]
1938 You Can't Take It with You $2,137,575$1,644,736 [145]
1937 The Awful Truth $3,000,000TBA [146]
1936 Follow the Fleet $2,727,000$747,000 [147]
1935 Top Hat $3,200,000$609,000 [147]
1934 It Happened One Night $3,200,000$325,000 [148] [149]
1933 I'm No Angel $2,250,000$225,000 [150] [151]
1932 Movie Crazy $1,439,000$675,353 [152] [153] [154]
1931 City Lights $4,250,000TBA [154]
1930 Animal Crackers $3,100,000TBA [155]
1929 Welcome Danger $3,000,000$979,828 [156] [157]
1928 The Circus $3,800,000TBA [158]
1927 The General $474,264TBA [159]
1925 The Gold Rush $4,000,000$923,000 [160] [133]
1924 The Navigator $680,406$385,000 [161] [133]

Timeline of highest-grossing comedy film

At least 10 films have held the title of highest grossing comedy film.

TitleEstablishedRecord-setting grossRef
Ghostbusters 1984$229,242,989 [162]
Beverly Hills Cop 1985$316,360,478 [38]
Crocodile Dundee 1986$328,203,506
Home Alone 1990$476,684,675 [16]
Bruce Almighty 2003$484,592,874 [15]
Meet the Fockers 2004$522,657,936 [13]
Night at the Museum 2006$579,446,407 [163]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007$961,691,209 [65]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011$1,046,721,266 [62]
Barbie 2023$1,445,630,472 [1]

Comedy films by box office admissions

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

FilmYearTicket sales (est.)Notes
Shaolin Temple 1982304,920,000 [a]
Sholay (Embers)1975250,000,000 [169]
Awaara (The Vagabond)1951217,000,000 [b]
Disco Dancer 1982135,000,000 [c]
Back to the Future 198590,184,478 [d]
Ghostbusters 198482,375,218 [e]
Beverly Hills Cop 198481,716,713 [f]
Home Alone 199081,491,808 [g]

Highest-grossing comedy film series and franchises

The following is a list of highest grossing film series. Deadpool sits atop the list with $2.9 billion and has the best average with $968.7 million per film.

Highest-grossing comedy film franchises and film series [§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
RankSeriesTotal worldwide grossNo. of filmsAverage of filmsHighest-grossing film

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.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD) [191]
1 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024$444,300,000 [192]
2 Barbie 2023$356,300,000 [193]
3 Deadpool 2 2018$300,386,357
4 Deadpool 2016$264,711,361
5 Men In Black 3 2012$189,884,945

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Shaolin Temple admissions:
  2. ↑ Awaara admissions:
  3. ↑ Disco Dancer admissions:
  4. ↑ Back to the Future admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344 [176]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872 [177]
    • United Kingdom – 9,719,533 [178]
    • Japan – 8,078,180 [179]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 343,292 [168]
    • Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257 [180]
  5. ↑ Ghostbusters admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,173,700 [181]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600 [182]
    • Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555 [183]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 344,420 [168]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943 [184]
  6. ↑ Beverly Hills Cop admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402 [185]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810 [186]
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211 [187]
    • Japan – 2,236,108 [179]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 257,182 [168]
  7. ↑ Home Alone admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419 [188]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435 [189]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 869,820 [168]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134 [190]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Beverly Hills Cop</i> 1984 film directed by Martin Brest

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