This is a list of the highest-grossing live-action comedy films. The list includes comedy films that are either live-action or hybrid live-action/animated, but not fully animated. For fully animated comedy films, see the list of highest-grossing animated films.
Highest-grossing comedy films The following is a list of the top 50 highest-grossing live-action comedy films of all time. Barbie, Deadpool & Wolverine and Aladdin are among the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time. The majority of films released after 2000, with all films released after 1987. 2018 and 2024 are the most frequent years, with five films each on the list. Deadpool and Detective Chinatown are the most frequent franchises, with three films each.
Rank Film Year Gross 1Barbie 2023$1,447,038,421 2Deadpool & Wolverine2024$1,338,073,645 3Aladdin2019$1,050,693,953 4Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017$962,544,5855A Minecraft Movie2025$961,187,780 6 Hi, Mom 2021 $841,674,419 7Jumanji: The Next Level2019$801,693,929 8 Deadpool 2 2018 $785,046,920 9 Deadpool 2016 $783,112,979 10Hobbs & Shaw 2019 $760,732,926 11The Devil Wears Prada 2 † 2026 $690,296,671 12 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $686,257,563 13 Men in Black 3 2012 $654,213,485 14Hancock2008$629,443,42815Mamma Mia!2008$610,002,542 16 Men in Black 1997 $589,390,539 17 The Hangover Part II 2011 $586,764,305 18 Night at the Museum 2006 $574,482,479 19 The Mermaid 2016 $553,810,228 20 Ted 2012 $549,368,315 21 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $544,185,156 22 Meet the Fockers 2004 $522,657,936 23Detective Chinatown 1900 2025 $508,922,947 24Sonic the Hedgehog 32024$492,162,60425Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005$487,287,646 26 The Intouchables 2011 $484,873,045 27 Bruce Almighty 2003 $484,592,874 28YOLO2024$479,597,304 29 Home Alone 1990 $477,063,114 30 The Hangover 2009 $469,310,836 31 Pretty Woman 1990 $463,406,248 32Successor 2024 $460,400,000 33Moon Man 2022 $460,237,662 34Detective Pikachu2019$451,453,44435Dying to Survive2018$451,183,391 36Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 $451,100,435 37Men in Black II2002$445,135,288 38 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 $441,286,195 39Bad Boys for Life2020$426,505,244 40 Sex and the City 2008 $418,765,321 41 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 $413,106,170 42Sonic the Hedgehog 22022$405,421,51843Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018$395,044,706 44 Back to the Future 1985 $389,053,797 45Monster Hunt2015$387,053,506 46 What Women Want 2000 $374,111,707 47 Hitch 2005 $371,594,210 48 There's Something About Mary 1998 $369,884,651 49 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 $368,744,044 50 Hello Mr. Billionaire 2018 $366,961,907
Biggest opening weekends 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 weekend 1 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $444,300,0002Detective Chinatown 32021$399,682,0053 Barbie2023$356,300,0004A Minecraft Movie2025$301,000,000 5 Deadpool 2 2018 $300,386,3576The Mermaid2016$275,100,000 7 Deadpool 2016 $264,711,3618Aladdin2019$234,700,0009The Devil Wears Prada 22026$233,600,00010Men in Black 32012$202,000,000 11 Hi, Mom 2021 $195,000,00012Monster Hunt 22018$191,163,44813Hancock2008$182,500,00014Hobbs & Shaw2019$179,000,00015The Hangover Part II2011$178,800,00016Detective Pikachu2019$161,000,00017Detective Chinatown 22018$156,597,04118Dying to Survive2018$152,163,42819Once Upon a Time in the Middle East2026$148,000,00020Sonic the Hedgehog 22022$141,000,00021Detective Chinatown 19002025$133,946,48522Jumanji: The Next Level2019$112,600,00023Monster Hunt2015$109,000,00024Men in Black: International2019$103,700,00025Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009$103,200,00026Sonic the Hedgehog2020$101,000,00027Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017$100,000,00028Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018$77,852,18029Kung Fu Soccer2026$73,600,00030Rush Hour 22001$70,670,10431Bruce Almighty2003$67,953,33032Sonic the Hedgehog 32024$60,102,14633Men in Black II2002$57,607,79834Sex and the City2008$57,038,40435Ted2012$54,415,20536Men in Black1997$51,068,45537Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005$50,342,878
Box office ticket sales
The following is a list of comedy films by estimated tickets sold at the worldwide box office. The following films sold more than 50million tickets worldwide.
Film Year Ticket sales () Shaolin Temple19821980500,000,000Caravan1971Sholay (Embers)1975250,021,329Awaara (The Vagabond)1951230,100,000The Flying Son-in-Law (Fei lai de nü xu)1982199,500,000Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017188,400,000Aladdin2019161,600,000Deadpool2016156,900,000Barbie2023152,200,000Deadpool 22018152,100,000Disco Dancer1982135,000,000Some Like It Hot1959Deadpool & Wolverine2024127,100,000The Sting1973123,048,854Jumanji: The Next Level2019122,600,000Hi, Mom2021Hobbs & Shaw2019116,800,000Detective Chinatown 22018105,500,000Bobby1973Men in Black1997Detective Chinatown 3202195,136,767The Mermaid2016Back to the Future198590,184,478Dying to Survive201889,042,600Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears198085,020,845A Minecraft Movie202582,600,000Ghostbusters198482,375,218Beverly Hills Cop1984Home Alone199081,491,808Maine Pyar Kiya198979,700,000The Diamond Arm196976,700,751Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again201876,600,000Kidnapping, Caucasian Style196776,540,000Moon Man202274,628,237Detective Chinatown 1900202574,330,123Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!199473,962,000Men in Black 3201273,500,000Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)197073,100,000YOLO202472,584,067Coolie198370,000,000Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures196569,600,000Hancock2008 Kung Fu Soccer †202667,877,500Detective Pikachu201966,600,000Monster Hunt201565,689,800Gentlemen of Fortune197165,000,000Ted201264,500,000Afonya197562,200,000Men in Black II2002 Once Upon a Time in the Middle East †202660,395,600Monster Hunt 2201858,389,300 The Devil Wears Prada 2 †202657,600,000The Hangover200956,600,000Night at the Museum200652,700,000Rush Hour 22001Ganga Jamna196152,500,000Muqaddar Ka Sikandar197852,500,000Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian200950,700,000The Intouchables201150,200,000
Timeline of highest-grossing films At least 20 films have held the title of highest-grossing comedy film.
Year Title Record-setting gross 1924The Navigator$680,4061925The Gold Rush$4,000,0001931City Lights$4,250,0001939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington$9,000,0001944The Miracle of Morgan's Creek$9,000,0001945The Bells of St. Mary's$21,337,9781951Awaara (The Vagabond)$30,660,0001959Some Like It Hot$49,200,0001963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World$60,000,0001967The Graduate$104,675,4501972The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)$130,000,0001973The Sting$257,000,0001977 Smokey and the Bandit$300,000,0001984Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,478 1985Back to the Future$381,109,7621990Home Alone$476,684,6752003Bruce Almighty$484,592,8742004Meet the Fockers$522,657,9362006Night at the Museum$579,446,4072017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle$962,544,5852019Aladdin$1,050,693,9532023Barbie$1,447,038,421
Highest-grossing films 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.
In 2023, Barbie was the top-grossing overall film of the year.