List of highest-grossing comedy films

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

Highest-grossing comedy films

As of February 2020, the top seven films, and 28 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 four films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.

RankFilmTypeGrossYearRef
1Incredibles 2A$1,242,805,3592018[1]
2MinionsA$1,159,398,3972015[2]
3Despicable Me 3A$1,035,799,4092017[3]
4Despicable Me 2A$970,761,8852013[4]
5Shrek 2A$919,800,0002004[5]
6The Secret Life of PetsA$875,457,9372016[6]
7Shrek the ThirdA$798,958,1622007[7]
8Deadpool 2LA$785,046,9202018[8]
9DeadpoolLA$783,112,9792016[9]
10Shrek Forever AfterA$752,600,8672010[10]
11Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedA$746,921,2742012[11]
12The IncrediblesA$633,019,7342004[12]
13Men in Black 3LA$624,026,7762012[13]
14Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaA$603,900,3542008[14]
15TangledA$593,171,5802010[15]
16Men in BlackLA$589,390,5391997[16]
17The Hangover Part IILA$586,764,3052011[17]
18Cars 2A$562,110,5572011[18]
19Puss in BootsA$554,987,4772011[19]
20TedH$549,368,3152012[20]
21Despicable MeA$543,113,9852010[21]
22MadagascarA$532,680,6712005[22]
23Ralph Breaks the InternetA$529,323,9622018[23]
24Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationA$528,583,7742018[24]
25The Simpsons MovieA$527,071,0222007[25]
26Meet the FockersLA$522,657,9362004[26]
27The IntouchablesLA$484,873,0452011[27]
28Bruce AlmightyLA$484,592,8742004[28]
29ShrekA$484,409,2182001[29]
30Home AloneLA$477,063,1141990[30]
31Hotel Transylvania 2A$474,800,0002015[31]
32Wreck-It RalphA$471,222,8892012[32]
33The HangoverLA$469,310,8362009[33]
34The Lego MovieA$468,060,6922014[34]
35CarsA$461,983,1492006[35]
36Men in Black IILA$441,818,8032002[36]
37Mrs. DoubtfireLA$441,286,1951993[37]
38The Secret Life of Pets 2 A$430,051,2932019[38]
39Sex and the CityLA$418,765,3212008[39]
40Back to the FutureLA$389,053,7971985[40]
41Cars 3A$383,930,6562017[41]
42Penguins of MadagascarA$373,515,6212015[42]
43My Big Fat Greek WeddingLA$368,744,0442002[43]
44Shazam!LA$365,971,6562019[44]
45The Hangover Part IIILA$362,000,0722013[45]
46Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkLA$358,994,8501992[46]
47Hotel TransylvaniaA$358,375,6032012[47]
48Rain ManLA$354,825,4351988[48]
49The MaskLA$351,583,4071994[49]
50The FlintstonesLA$341,631,2081994[50]

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.
2020Bad Boys for Life$426,505,244$90,000,000[51]
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2$430,051,293$80,000,000[38]
2018Incredibles 2$1,242,805,359$250,000,000[1]
2017Despicable Me 3$1,034,799,409$80,000,000[52]
2016The Secret Life of Pets $875,457,937$75,000,000[53]
2009The Hangover$469,310,836$35,000,000[33]
2008Mamma Mia!$609,841,637$52,000,000[54]
2003Bruce Almighty$484,592,874$81,000,000[55]
2002My Big Fat Greek Wedding $368,744,044$5,000,000
2000What Women Want$374,111,707$70,000,000[56]
1999Notting Hill$363,889,678$42,000,000[57]
1998There's Something About Mary$369,884,651$23,000,000
1997As Good as It Gets$314,178,011$50,000,000
1995The Nutty Professor $273,961,019$54,000,000
1994The Mask$351,583,407$23,000,000[49]
1993Mrs. Doubtfire$441,286,195$25,000,000[37]
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$358,994,850$28,000,000[46]
1990Home Alone$477,063,114$18,000,000[30]
1989Look Who's Talking$296,999,813$7,500,000
1988Rain Man$354,825,435$25,000,000[48]
1987Three Men and a Baby$167,780,960$25,000,000[58]
1986Crocodile Dundee$328,203,506$8,800,000
1985Back to the Future$389,053,797$19,000,000[59]
19809 to 5$103,290,500$10,000,000[60]

Timeline of highest-grossing comedy film

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Shrek 2 2004 $919,800,000 [61]
Despicable Me 2 2013 $970,761,885 [62]
Minions 2015 $1,159,398,397 [63]
Incredibles 2 2018 $1,242,805,359 [64]

Comedy films by box office admissions

The following is a list of comedy films which have sold more than 1 million tickets worldwide.

Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Notes
Shaolin Temple 1982 304,920,000 [lower-alpha 1]
Sholay (Embers) 1975 250,000,000 [70]
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1951 217,000,000 [lower-alpha 2]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 214,900,000 [75]
One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 199,800,000 [75]
Frozen 2013 138,415,845 [lower-alpha 3]
The Jungle Book 1967 137,915,958 [lower-alpha 4]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 [lower-alpha 5]
Finding Nemo 2003 124,728,882 [lower-alpha 6]
Shrek 2 2004 123,023,527 [lower-alpha 7]
Incredibles 2 2018 113,261,772 [lower-alpha 8]
Back to the Future 1985 90,184,478 [lower-alpha 9]
Ghostbusters 1984 82,375,218 [lower-alpha 10]
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 81,716,713 [lower-alpha 11]
Home Alone 1990 81,491,808 [lower-alpha 12]

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

See also

Notes

  1. Shaolin Temple admissions:
  2. Awaara admissions:
  3. Frozen admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 49,041,000[76]
    • Japan – 20.03 million[77]
    • Russia – 4,916,598[78]
    • Other territories – 64,428,247[79]
  4. The Jungle Book (1967) admissions:
    • Germany – 27.3 million[80]
    • Other territories – 110,615,958[81]
  5. Disco Dancer admissions:
    • India – 15 million[82][72]
    • Soviet Union – 120 million[83]
  6. Finding Nemo:
    • United States and Canada – 61,586,500[84]
    • Other territories – 63,142,382[85]
  7. Shrek 2 admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,050,900[84]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 44,617,071[86]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Russia, South Korea – 7,355,556[87]
  8. Incredibles 2 admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 66,299,200[84]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 29,876,015[88]
    • China – 9,193,452[89]
    • Russia – 4.86 million[90]
    • South Korea – 3,033,105[69]
  9. Back to the Future admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344[91]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872[92]
    • United Kingdom – 9,719,533[93]
    • Japan – 8,078,180[94]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 343,292[69]
    • Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257[95]
  10. Ghostbusters admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 71,173,700[84]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600[96]
    • Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555[97]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 344,420[69]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943[98]
  11. Beverly Hills Cop admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402[99]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810[100]
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211[101]
    • Japan – 2,236,108[94]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 257,182[69]
  12. Home Alone admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419[102]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435[103]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 869,820[69]
    • United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134[104]

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