Comedy box office

Comedy Box Office: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies of All Time & 2026 So Far

Zootopia 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing comedy movie in our database, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of Inside Out 2 (2024) ($1.7B) and The Lion King (2019) ($1.7B). 13,092 comedy films report a worldwide gross, $293.6B in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. 18 films crossed $1 billion and 715 crossed $100 million. In 2026 so far, Toy Story 5 (2026) leads with $1.1B; 86 releases took $5.6B, up 69% on the same days of 2025 ($3.3B).

comedy films with a gross: 13,092
combined worldwide, all time: $293.6B
from 2026 releases so far: $5.6B
vs the same days of 2025: +69%

#1 of 13,092

Highest-grossing comedy movie ever

Zootopia 2 (2025)

2025 · Animation, Action

$1.9B worldwide

$428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%

All-time records

What Are the 10 Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies Ever?

Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B, $167.8M ahead of Inside Out 2 (2024). The top 10 took $14.1B together, 5% of what all 13,092 films earned. 9 of them came out in 2016 or later.

Full all-time chart

1
Zootopia 2 (2025) Nov 26, 2025 · English · Animation, Action, Adventure $1.9B worldwide

Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $428.1M Rest of the world: $1.4B Worldwide: $1.9B
2
Inside Out 2 (2024) Jun 14, 2024 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $1.7B worldwide

Jun 14, 2024 US and Canada: $653M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.7B
3
The Lion King (2019) Jul 19, 2019 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $1.7B worldwide

Jul 19, 2019 US and Canada: $543.6M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.7B
4
Frozen II (2019) Nov 22, 2019 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $1.5B worldwide

Nov 22, 2019 US and Canada: $477.4M Rest of the world: $976.3M Worldwide: $1.5B
5
Barbie (2023) Jul 21, 2023 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $1.4B worldwide

Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $636.2M Rest of the world: $810.9M Worldwide: $1.4B
6
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Jul 26, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $1.3B worldwide

Jul 26, 2024 US and Canada: $636.7M Rest of the world: $701.3M Worldwide: $1.3B
7
Incredibles 2 (2018) Jun 15, 2018 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.2B worldwide

Jun 15, 2018 US and Canada: $608.6M Rest of the world: $634.6M Worldwide: $1.2B
8
Minions (2015) Jul 10, 2015 · English · Comedy, Animation, Family $1.2B worldwide

Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $336M Rest of the world: $823.4M Worldwide: $1.2B
9
Toy Story 5 (2026) Jun 19, 2026 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $1.1B worldwide

Jun 19, 2026 US and Canada: $480.3M Rest of the world: $667.2M Worldwide: $1.1B
10
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) Jul 2, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.1B worldwide

Jul 2, 2019 US and Canada: $391.3M Rest of the world: $741.4M Worldwide: $1.1B

2026 so far

What Are the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2026 So Far?

Toy Story 5 (2026) leads with $1.1B, 21% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.8B, 68% of what all 86 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Full 2026 chart

Number 1

$1.1B Toy Story 5 (2026)
$480.3M US & Canada · 42% $667.2M elsewhere · 58%
Number 2

$1B The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
$429.8M US & Canada · 42% $582.6M elsewhere · 58%
Number 3

$693.2M The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
$220.6M US & Canada · 32% $472.6M elsewhere · 68%
Number 4

$523.6M Minions & Monsters (2026)
$183.2M US & Canada · 35% $340.4M elsewhere · 65%
Number 5

$389.7M Hoppers (2026)
$166M US & Canada · 43% $223.7M elsewhere · 57%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

By release month

Which Month of 2026 Was Best for Comedy Movies?

June releases took the most, $1.5B from 7 films, led by Toy Story 5 (2026). January was the quietest month ($30.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

Biggest years

Which Years Had the Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies?

2019 releases earned the most: $16.1B from 598 films, led by The Lion King (2019). The 10 biggest years, each linking to its chart.

Year	Films	Worldwide	Biggest film
2019 598 films	598	$16.1B	The Lion King (2019) $1.7B
2015 511 films	511	$14.3B	Minions (2015) $1.2B
2017 582 films	582	$12.9B	Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1B
2016 544 films	544	$12.3B	Finding Dory (2016) $1B
2018 614 films	614	$11.8B	Incredibles 2 (2018) $1.2B
2013 464 films	464	$10.7B	Despicable Me 2 (2013) $970.8M
2010 399 films	399	$10.4B	Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B
2007 447 films	447	$10.3B	Shrek the Third (2007) $808.3M
2012 457 films	457	$10.2B	Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) $877.2M
2024 412 films	412	$10.1B	Inside Out 2 (2024) $1.7B

By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak?

English-language comedy films took $241B across 5,984 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($15B) and French-language comedy films ($6.7B).

English $241B
5,984 films · #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
Chinese $15B
317 films · #1 Hi, Mom (2021)
French $6.7B
1,070 films · #1 The Intouchables (2012)
Japanese $4.1B
419 films · #1 The First Slam Dunk (2023)
Korean $3.8B
354 films · #1 Parasite (2019)
Spanish $2.3B
640 films
Hindi $2.2B
395 films · #1 Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
German $2.1B
361 films · #1 Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
Italian $1.7B
428 films · #1 Forever Young (2016)
Cantonese $1B
198 films · #1 From Vegas to Macau III (2016)

Comedy Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $16.1B, led by The Lion King (2019).

2020s 7 years · $40.7B

2010s 10 years · $117.9B

2000s 10 years · $79.4B

1990s 10 years · $33.7B

1980s 10 years · $17.5B

1970s 10 years · $3.2B

1960s 10 years · $552.3M

1950s 10 years · $149.8M

1940s 10 years · $185.7M

1930s 10 years · $27.9M

1920s 7 years · $132.3K

Other genres

Compare Comedy With Another Genre

Comedy has 13,092 films with a gross and $293.6B in all; each of these 20 genres has the same all-time and yearly charts to compare with.

All genres ranked

FAQ

Comedy Box Office: Questions & Answers

The Comedy charts in short: the all-time #1, 2026's leader, the billion-dollar hits and the biggest year, answered from the same 13,092 films as the charts.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie of all time?

Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B worldwide, $428.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Inside Out 2 (2024) ($1.7B) and The Lion King (2019) ($1.7B).

All-time chart

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie of 2026 so far?

Toy Story 5 (2026) leads 2026 with $1.1B worldwide, 21% of the $5.6B that its 86 releases report. Films of this year are still earning, so the order can change.

2026 chart

How much have comedy movies earned at the box office?

13,092 comedy films report a worldwide gross, $293.6B in all, or $22.4M per film on average. $133.2B (45%) came from the US & Canada.

How many comedy movies have made $1 billion?

18 films crossed $1 billion worldwide, among them Zootopia 2 (2025), Inside Out 2 (2024), The Lion King (2019), Frozen II (2019) and Barbie (2023). 715 crossed $100 million.

Which year was the biggest for comedy movies?

2019 releases earned the most: $16.1B from 598 films, led by The Lion King (2019).

2019 chart

How are comedy box office numbers counted?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are records that list seven or more genres.