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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.

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 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
Rank Film Gross Year Ref
1 Barbie $1,445,636,220 2023
2 Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,645 2024
3 Hi, Mom $841,674,419 2021
4 Deadpool 2 $785,046,920 2018
5 Deadpool $783,112,979 2016
6 Detective Chinatown 3 $686,257,563 2021
7 Men in Black 3 $624,026,776 2012
8 Men in Black $589,390,539 1997
9 The Hangover Part II $586,764,305 2011
10 The Mermaid $553,810,228 2016
11 Ted $549,368,315 2012
12 Detective Chinatown 2 $544,185,156 2018
13 Meet the Fockers $522,657,936 2004
14 The Intouchables $484,873,045 2011
15 Bruce Almighty $484,592,874 2003
16 Home Alone $477,063,114 1990
17 The Hangover $469,310,836 2009
18 Moon Man $460,237,662 2022
19 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice $451,100,435 2024
20 Mrs. Doubtfire $441,286,195 1993
21 Sex and the City $418,765,321 2008
22 Back to the Future $389,053,797 1985
23 Hitch $371,594,210 2005
24 The Hangover Part III $362,000,072 2013
25 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,850 1992
26 Rain Man $354,825,435 1988
27 The Mask $351,583,407 1994
28 The Flintstones $341,631,208 1994
29 Never Say Die $334,530,869 2017
30 Back to the Future Part II $331,950,002 1989
31 Free Guy $331,526,598 2021
32 22 Jump Street $331,333,876 2014
33 Meet the Parents $330,444,045 2000
34 Green Book $329,704,599 2018
35 Crocodile Dundee $328,203,506 1986
36 Crazy Alien $327,598,891 2019
37 The Devil Wears Prada $326,706,115 2006
38 Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,478 1984
39 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $312,016,928 1999
40 Little Fockers $310,650,585 2010
41 The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes $307,592,427 2017
42 Liar Liar $302,710,615 1997
43 Beverly Hills Cop II $299,965,036 1987
44 My Best Friend's Wedding $299,288,605 1997
45 Look Who's Talking $296,999,813 1989
46 Austin Powers in Goldmember $296,938,801 2002
47 Ghostbusters $296,578,797 1984
48 Sex and the City 2 $290,745,055 2010
49 Bridesmaids $306,442,085 2011
50 Coming to America $288,752,301 1988

Highest-grossing comedy film by year

The following is a list of highest-grossing comedy films by year. 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.

Year Film Worldwide gross Budget Ref.
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,382 $200,000,000
2023 Barbie $1,445,630,472 $145,000,000
2022 Moon Man $460,237,662 $8,223,008
2021 Hi, Mom $841,674,419 $59,000,000
2020 Bad Boys for Life $426,505,244 $90,000,000
2019 The Upside $125,856,180 $37,500,000
2018 Deadpool 2 $785,896,609 ($734,546,611) $110,000,000
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 $185,400,345 $45,000,000
2016 Deadpool $782,836,791 $58,000,000
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 $287,144,079 $29,000,000
2014 Ride Along $154,468,902 $25,000,000
2013 Grown Ups 2 $246,984,278 $80,000,000
2012 Men in Black III $654,213,485 $225,000,000
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $1,045,713,802 $250,000,000
2010 Meet the Parents: Little Fockers $310,650,585 $110,000,000
2009 The Hangover $469,310,836 $35,000,000
2008 Mamma Mia! $609,841,637 $52,000,000
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $961,691,209 $300,000,000
2006 Night at the Museum $574,481,229 $110,000,000
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $487,287,646 $110,000,000
2004 Meet the Fockers $522,657,936 $80,000,000
2003 Bruce Almighty $484,592,874 $81,000,000
2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $368,744,044 $5,000,000
2001 Ocean's Eleven $450,728,529 $85,000,000
2000 What Women Want $374,111,707 $70,000,000
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $313,701,294 $33,000,000
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
1994 The Mask $351,583,407 $23,000,000
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire $441,286,195 $25,000,000
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,850 $28,000,000
1991 City Slickers $179,000,000 $27,000,000
1990 Home Alone $477,063,114 $18,000,000
1989 Look Who's Talking $296,999,813 $7,500,000
1988 Coming to America $288,752,301 $36,000,000
1987 Three Men and a Baby $240,000,000 $11,000,000
1986 Crocodile Dundee $328,203,506 TBA
1985 Back to the Future $389,053,797 ($381,109,762) $19,000,000
1984 Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,478 $13,000,000
1983 Trading Places $90,404,800 $15,000,000
1982 Tootsie $241,000,000 $21,000,000
1981 Arthur $95,461,682 $7,000,000
1980 9 to 5 $103,290,500 $10,000,000
1979 The Jerk $100,000,000 $4,000,000
1978 Animal House $141,607,219 ($120,098,342) TBA
1977 Smokey and the Bandit $300,000,000 $3,500,000
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again $75,000,000 TBA
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show $115,322,757 $1,400,000
1974 Blazing Saddles $119,617,265 TBA
1973 The Sting $257,000,000 $5,500,000
1972 What's Up, Doc? $66,000,000 TBA
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks $17,871,174 $6,500,000
1970 M*A*S*H $81,600,000 $3,500,000
1969 The Love Bug $51,264,022 $5,000,000
1968 Funny Girl $58,707,416 TBA
1967 The Graduate $105,015,008 ($104,675,450) TBA
1966 The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming $21,693,114 $3,900,000
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines $31,111,111 TBA
1964 My Fair Lady $72,632,653 $17,000,000
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World $60,000,000 $9,400,000
1962 That Touch of Mink $12,923,077 TBA
1961 The Absent-Minded Professor $25,300,000 TBA
1960 The Apartment $24,000,000 $3,000,000
1959 Some Like It Hot $49,200,000 $2,900,000
1958 Auntie Mame $23,200,000 $2,900,000
1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? $4,900,000 $1,050,000
1956 The Teahouse of the August Moon $8,925,000 $3,926,000[
1955 Mister Roberts $21,200,000 $2,300,000
1954 Sabrina $4,000,000 TBA
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire $8,000,000 $1,300,000
1952 Singin' in the Rain $7,241,009 $2,540,000
1951 An American in Paris $7,000,000 $2,700,000
1950 Father of the Bride $6,084,000 $1,215,000
1949 I Was a Male War Bride $4,100,000 TBA
1948 The Paleface $4,500,000 $2,000,000
1947 Welcome Stranger $6,100,000 $1,961,000
1946 Margie $4,100,000 $1,680,000
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's $21,300,000 $1,300,000
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek $9,000,000 $775,000
1943 Thousands Cheer $5,886,000 $1,568,000
1942 Road to Morocco $3,800,000 TBA
1941 Ball of Fire $2,641,000 TBA
1940 The Great Dictator $5,000,000 $2,200,000
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington $9,000,000 TBA
1938 You Can't Take It with You $2,137,575 $1,644,736
1937 The Awful Truth $3,000,000 TBA
1936 Follow the Fleet $2,727,000 $747,000
1935 Top Hat $3,200,000 $609,000
1934 It Happened One Night $3,200,000 $325,000
1933 I'm No Angel $2,250,000 $225,000
1932 Movie Crazy $1,439,000 $675,353
1931 City Lights $4,250,000 TBA
1930 Animal Crackers $3,100,000 TBA
1929 Welcome Danger $3,000,000 $979,828
1928 The Circus $3,800,000 TBA
1927 The General $474,264 TBA
1925 The Gold Rush $4,000,000 $923,000
1924 The Navigator $680,406 $385,000

Timeline of highest-grossing comedy film

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

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

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
Sholay (Embers) 1975 250,000,000
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1951 217,000,000
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000
Back to the Future 1985 90,184,478
Ghostbusters 1984 82,375,218
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 81,716,713
Home Alone 1990 81,491,808

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".)
Rank Series Total worldwide gross No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film
1 Deadpool $2,906,582,409 3 $968,860,803 Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,645)
1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1,338,073,645
2 Deadpool 2 (2018) $785,896,609
3 Deadpool (2016) $782,612,155
2 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 International (2019) $253,890,701
5 Men in Black II/Spider-Man (combo) $6,632,970
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 Ghostbusters $1,127,110,415 5 $225,422,083 Ghostbusters (1984) ($295,212,467)
Original series $901,794,746 4 $225,448,687 Ghostbusters (1984) ($295,212,467)
1 Ghostbusters (1984) $295,212,467
2 Ghostbusters II (1989) $215,394,738
3 Frozen Empire (2024) $195,741,452
4 Afterlife (2021) $195,446,089
Answer the Call (2016) $229,147,509
7 Kingsman $1,043,378,686 4 $260,844,672 The Secret Service ($414,351,546)
1 The Secret Service (2015) $414,351,546
2 The Golden Circle (2017) $410,902,662
3 The King's Man (2021) $125,897,478
4 Argylle (2024) $92,227,000
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 Beetlejuice $535,654,632 2 $267,827,316 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ($451,100,435)
1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $451,100,435
2 Beetlejuice (1988) $84,554,197
19 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
20 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

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)
1 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $444,300,000
2 Barbie 2023 $356,300,000
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:
    • China – 300 million
    • Japan – 3,925,538
    • Hong Kong – 700,000
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 294,065
  2. Awaara admissions:
    • India – 17 million
    • China – 100 million
    • Soviet Union – 100 million
  3. Disco Dancer admissions:
    • India – 15 million
    • Soviet Union – 120 million
  4. Back to the Future admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872
    • United Kingdom – 9,719,533
    • Japan – 8,078,180
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 343,292
    • Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257
  5. Ghostbusters admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,173,700
    • France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600
    • Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 344,420
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943
  6. Beverly Hills Cop admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211
    • Japan – 2,236,108
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 257,182
  7. Home Alone admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419
    • France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 869,820
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134

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