List of highest-grossing comedy films

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

Highest-grossing comedy films

As of March 2021, the top nine films, and 34 of the top 50 films, are animated films, marked with "A" in the Type column. "LA" indicates live-action films. Click the column header to sort them separately. The top six films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.

When adjusted for inflation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would appear at the top of the chart with an adjusted gross of $1,977,000,000.[1][lower-alpha 1]

RankFilmTypeGrossYearRef
1Incredibles 2A$1,242,805,3592018[3]
2MinionsA$1,159,398,3972015[4]
3Toy Story 4A$1,073,394,5932019[5]
4Toy Story 3A$1,066,970,8112010[6]
5Despicable Me 3A$1,035,799,4092017[7]
6Despicable Me 2A$970,761,8852013[8]
7Shrek 2A$919,838,7582004[9]
8The Secret Life of PetsA$875,457,9372016[10]
9Inside OutA$858,848,0192015[11]
10Hi, MomLA$807,710,0002021[12]
11Shrek the ThirdA$798,958,1622007[13]
12Deadpool 2LA$785,046,9202018[14]
13DeadpoolLA$783,112,9792016[15]
14Shrek Forever AfterA$752,600,8672010[16]
15Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedA$746,921,2742012[17]
16Monsters UniversityA$743,559,6452013[18]
17Detective Chinatown 3LA$702,700,0002021[19]
18The IncrediblesA$633,019,7342004[20]
19Men in Black 3LA$624,026,7762012[21]
20RatatouilleA$623,726,0852007[22]
21Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaA$603,900,3542008[23]
22TangledA$593,171,5802010[24]
23Men in BlackLA$589,390,5391997[25]
24The Hangover Part IILA$586,764,3052011[26]
25Monsters, Inc.A$579,707,7382001[27]
26Cars 2A$562,110,5572011[28]
27Puss in BootsA$554,987,4772011[29]
28The MermaidLA$553,810,2282016[30]
29TedH$549,368,3152012[31]
30Detective Chinatown 2LA$544,185,1562018[32]
31Despicable MeA$543,113,9852010[33]
32MadagascarA$532,680,6712005[34]
33Ralph Breaks the InternetA$529,323,9622018[35]
34Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationA$528,583,7742018[36]
35The Simpsons MovieA$527,071,0222007[37]
36Meet the FockersLA$522,657,9362004[38]
37Toy Story 2A$497,375,3811999[39]
38The IntouchablesLA$484,873,0452011[40]
39Bruce AlmightyLA$484,592,8742004[41]
40ShrekA$484,409,2182001[42]
41Home AloneLA$477,063,1141990[43]
42Hotel Transylvania 2A$474,800,0002015[44]
43Wreck-It RalphA$471,222,8892012[45]
44The HangoverLA$469,310,8362009[46]
45The Lego MovieA$468,060,6922014[47]
46CarsA$461,983,1492006[48]
47Men in Black IILA$441,818,8032002[49]
48Mrs. DoubtfireLA$441,286,1951993[50]
49The Secret Life of Pets 2 A$430,051,2932019[51]
50Sex and the CityLA$418,765,3212008[52]

A: Animated film.   LA: Live action film.   H: Live-action animated film (hybrid).

Highest-grossing comedy film by year

Year Film Worldwide gross Budget Ref.
2022Too Cool to Kill$410,340,000TBA[53]
2021Hi, Mom$841,674,419$59,000,000[54]
2020Bad Boys for Life$426,505,244$90,000,000[55]
2019Toy Story 4$1,073,394,593$200,000,000[5]
2018Incredibles 2$1,242,805,359$250,000,000[3]
2017Despicable Me 3$1,034,799,409$80,000,000[7]
2016The Secret Life of Pets $875,457,937$75,000,000[56]
2015Inside Out$858,848,019$175,000,000[11]
2014The Lego Movie$468,060,692$60,000,000[47]
2013Despicable Me 2$970,761,885$76,000,000[8]
2010Toy Story 3$1,066,970,811$200,000,000[6]
2009The Hangover$469,310,836$35,000,000[46]
2008Mamma Mia!$609,841,637$52,000,000[57]
2007Shrek the Third$798,958,162$160,000,000[13]
2004Shrek 2$919,838,758$150,000,000[9]
2003Bruce Almighty$484,592,874$81,000,000[58]
2002My Big Fat Greek Wedding $368,744,044$5,000,000
2001Monsters, Inc.$579,707,738 ($528,773,250)$115,000,000[27]
2000What Women Want$374,111,707$70,000,000[59]
1999Toy Story 2$497,375,381 ($485,015,179)$90,000,000[39]
1998There's Something About Mary$369,884,651$23,000,000
1997As Good as It Gets$314,178,011$50,000,000
1996The Nutty Professor $273,961,019$54,000,000
1995Toy Story$373,554,033 ($361,958,736)$30,000,000[60]
1994The Mask$351,583,407$23,000,000[61]
1993Mrs. Doubtfire$441,286,195$25,000,000[50]
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$358,994,850$28,000,000[62]
1990Home Alone$477,063,114$18,000,000[43]
1989Look Who's Talking$296,999,813$7,500,000
1988Rain Man$354,825,435$25,000,000[63]
1987Three Men and a Baby$167,780,960$25,000,000[64]
1986Crocodile Dundee$328,203,506$8,800,000
1985Back to the Future$389,053,797 ($381,109,762)$19,000,000[65]
19809 to 5$103,290,500$10,000,000[66]

Timeline of highest-grossing comedy film

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Toy Story 2 1999 $497,375,381 [6]
Monsters, Inc. 2001 $579,707,738 [6]
Shrek 2 2004 $919,838,758 [9]
Toy Story 3 2010 $1,066,970,811 [6]
Minions 2015 $1,159,398,397 [4]
Incredibles 2 2018 $1,242,805,359 [3]

Comedy 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 2]
Sholay (Embers) 1975 250,000,000 [72]
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1951 217,000,000 [lower-alpha 3]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 214,900,000 [77]
One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 199,800,000 [77]
The Jungle Book 1967 137,915,958 [lower-alpha 4]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 [lower-alpha 5]
Shrek 2 2004 123,023,527 [lower-alpha 6]
Incredibles 2 2018 113,261,772 [lower-alpha 7]
Back to the Future 1985 90,184,478 [lower-alpha 8]
Ghostbusters 1984 82,375,218 [lower-alpha 9]
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 81,716,713 [lower-alpha 10]
Home Alone 1990 81,491,808 [lower-alpha 11]

Highest-grossing comedy film series and franchises

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

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)[102]
1Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
2Deadpool2016$264,711,361
3Toy Story 42019$244,523,071
4Incredibles 22018$235,826,976
5Men In Black 32012$189,884,945

See also

Notes

  1. Inflation adjustment is carried out using the International Monetary Fund's global Consumer price index.[2] The index is uniformly applied to the grosses in the chart published by Guinness World Records in 2014, beginning with the 2014 index. The figures in the above chart take into account inflation that occurred in 2014, and in every available year since then, with 2016 the most recent year available.
  2. Shaolin Temple admissions:
  3. Awaara admissions:
  4. The Jungle Book (1967) admissions:
    • Germany – 27.3 million[78]
    • Other territories – 110,615,958[79]
  5. Disco Dancer admissions:
    • India – 15 million[80][74]
    • Soviet Union – 120 million[81]
  6. Shrek 2 admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,050,900[82]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 44,617,071[83]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Russia, South Korea – 7,355,556[84]
  7. Incredibles 2 admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 66,299,200[82]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 29,876,015[85]
    • China – 9,193,452[86]
    • Russia – 4.86 million[87]
    • South Korea – 3,033,105[71]
  8. Back to the Future admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344[88]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872[89]
    • United Kingdom – 9,719,533[90]
    • Japan – 8,078,180[91]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 343,292[71]
    • Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257[92]
  9. Ghostbusters admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,173,700[82]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600[93]
    • Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555[94]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 344,420[71]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943[95]
  10. Beverly Hills Cop admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402[96]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810[97]
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211[98]
    • Japan – 2,236,108[91]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 257,182[71]
  11. Home Alone admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419[99]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435[100]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 869,820[71]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134[101]

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