#1 of 13,095 Highest-grossing comedy movie ever
2025 · Animation, Action
$1.9B worldwide
$428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
Comedy box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies of All Time
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing comedy movie in our database, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of Inside Out 2 (2024) at $1.7B and The Lion King (2019) at $1.7B. 13,095 comedy films in our database 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. By language, English leads with $241B across 5,985 comedy releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 13,095
- combined worldwide
- $293.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 715
- earned in the US & Canada
- 45%
#1 of 13,095 Top 5
What Are the Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies Ever?
Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B, $167.8M ahead of Inside Out 2 (2024). The top 5 were released between 2019 and 2025 and took $8.1B together; every one of them earned more than half of their gross outside the US & Canada.
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The Top 5,000 Comedy Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 5,000. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. The pages stop at the top 5,000 of 13,095 films.
- 1 Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $428.1M Rest of the world: $1.4B Worldwide: $1.9B
- 2 Jun 14, 2024 US and Canada: $653M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.7B
- 3 Jul 19, 2019 US and Canada: $543.6M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.7B
- 4 Nov 22, 2019 US and Canada: $477.4M Rest of the world: $976.3M Worldwide: $1.5B
- 5 Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $636.2M Rest of the world: $810.9M Worldwide: $1.4B
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Jul 26, 2024 US and Canada: $636.7M Rest of the world: $701.3M Worldwide: $1.3B - 7
Jun 15, 2018 US and Canada: $608.6M Rest of the world: $634.6M Worldwide: $1.2B - 8
Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $336M Rest of the world: $823.4M Worldwide: $1.2B - 9
Jun 19, 2026 US and Canada: $480.3M Rest of the world: $667.2M Worldwide: $1.1B - 10
Jul 2, 2019 US and Canada: $391.3M Rest of the world: $741.4M Worldwide: $1.1B - 11
Jun 21, 2019 US and Canada: $434M Rest of the world: $639.8M Worldwide: $1.1B - 12
Jun 18, 2010 US and Canada: $415M Rest of the world: $652.3M Worldwide: $1.1B - 13
Nov 27, 2024 US and Canada: $460.4M Rest of the world: $598.8M Worldwide: $1.1B - 14
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $355.6M Rest of the world: $698.7M Worldwide: $1.1B - 15
Jun 30, 2017 US and Canada: $264.6M Rest of the world: $770.2M Worldwide: $1B - 16
Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $486.3M Rest of the world: $543M Worldwide: $1B - 17
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $341.3M Rest of the world: $684.3M Worldwide: $1B - 18
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)Apr 1, 2026 US and Canada: $429.8M Rest of the world: $582.8M Worldwide: $1B
Apr 1, 2026 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $1B worldwide - 19
Jul 3, 2024 US and Canada: $361M Rest of the world: $611M Worldwide: $972M - 20
Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $368.1M Rest of the world: $602.7M Worldwide: $970.8M - 21
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $404.5M Rest of the world: $558M Worldwide: $962.5M Dec 20, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $962.5M worldwide - 22
Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: $424.1M Rest of the world: $536.3M Worldwide: $960.4M - 23
May 30, 2003 US and Canada: $380.8M Rest of the world: $560.8M Worldwide: $941.6M - 24
May 19, 2004 US and Canada: $445M Rest of the world: $487.6M Worldwide: $932.5M - 25
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)Jul 1, 2009 US and Canada: $196.6M Rest of the world: $690.1M Worldwide: $886.7M Jul 1, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $886.7M worldwide - 26
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)Jul 13, 2012 US and Canada: $161.3M Rest of the world: $715.9M Worldwide: $877.2M Jul 13, 2012 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $877.2M worldwide - 27
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $368.6M Rest of the world: $507.1M Worldwide: $875.7M Jul 8, 2016 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $875.7M worldwide - 28
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $389.8M Rest of the world: $473.9M Worldwide: $863.8M May 5, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $863.8M worldwide - 29
Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M - 30
Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M - 31
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $315.1M Rest of the world: $540.2M Worldwide: $855.3M - 32
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $359M Rest of the world: $486.6M Worldwide: $845.6M May 5, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $845.6M worldwide - 33
Feb 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $822M - 34
May 18, 2007 US and Canada: $322.7M Rest of the world: $485.6M Worldwide: $808.3M - 35
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $320.3M Rest of the world: $481.4M Worldwide: $801.7M Dec 13, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $801.7M worldwide - 36
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)May 26, 2017 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $623.4M Worldwide: $795.9M May 26, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $795.9M worldwide - 37
May 18, 2018 US and Canada: $324.6M Rest of the world: $461.3M Worldwide: $785.9M - 38
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)Aug 1, 2019 US and Canada: $174M Rest of the world: $586.8M Worldwide: $760.7M Aug 1, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $760.7M worldwide - 39
May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $238.7M Rest of the world: $513.9M Worldwide: $752.6M - 40
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $216.4M Rest of the world: $530.5M Worldwide: $746.9M Jun 8, 2012 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $746.9M worldwide - 41
Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $268.5M Rest of the world: $475.1M Worldwide: $743.6M - 42
May 29, 2009 US and Canada: $293M Rest of the world: $442.1M Worldwide: $735.1M - 43
Jul 3, 2007 US and Canada: $319.2M Rest of the world: $390.5M Worldwide: $709.7M - 44
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $144.3M Rest of the world: $558.9M Worldwide: $703.2M - 45
May 1, 2026 US and Canada: $220.6M Rest of the world: $472.6M Worldwide: $693.2M - 46
Feb 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $686.3M - 47
Mar 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $670.5M - 48
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)Mar 31, 2006 US and Canada: $195.3M Rest of the world: $471.8M Worldwide: $667.1M Mar 31, 2006 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $667.1M worldwide - 49
May 26, 2011 US and Canada: $165.2M Rest of the world: $500.4M Worldwide: $665.7M - 50
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $222.5M Rest of the world: $435.3M Worldwide: $657.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Biggest Comedy Movies Make Their Money?
Of the top 10, Incredibles 2 (2018) earned the biggest share at home (49% in the US & Canada), while Zootopia 2 (2025) made 77% of its gross abroad. Across all 13,095 films, $133.2B (45%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B $428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
- 2 Inside Out 2 (2024) $1.7B $653M US & Canada · 38% $1B elsewhere · 62%
- 3 The Lion King (2019) $1.7B $543.6M US & Canada · 33% $1.1B elsewhere · 67%
- 4 Frozen II (2019) $1.5B $477.4M US & Canada · 33% $976.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 5 Barbie (2023) $1.4B $636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 6 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1.3B $636.7M US & Canada · 48% $701.3M elsewhere · 52%
- 7 Incredibles 2 (2018) $1.2B $608.6M US & Canada · 49% $634.6M elsewhere · 51%
- 8 Minions (2015) $1.2B $336M US & Canada · 29% $823.4M elsewhere · 71%
- 9 Toy Story 5 (2026) $1.1B $480.3M US & Canada · 42% $667.2M elsewhere · 58%
- 10 Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) $1.1B $391.3M US & Canada · 35% $741.4M elsewhere · 65%
Gross bands
How Many Comedy Movies Crossed $100 Million?
715 of 13,095 films crossed $100M and took $198.5B between them, 68% of the total. 9,929 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 45% 27%
- $1B or more 18 films, <1% of the list $22.5B · 8% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 66 films, <1% of the list $45B · 15% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 631 films, 5% of the list $131B · 45% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 2,451 films, 19% of the list $80B · 27% of the gross
- Under $10M 9,929 films, 76% of the list $15.1B · 5% of the gross
By decade
Which Decade's Comedy Movies Earned the Most?
Films released in the 2010s lead with $117.9B from 5,106 titles, led by The Lion King (2019). Each column links to the decade's biggest year.
- 1920s 1920s Peak year 1925 The Gold Rush (1925) $132.3K The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1930s 1930s Peak year 1939 The Wizard of Oz (1939) $27.9M The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1940s 1940s Peak year 1940 Pinocchio (1940) $185.7M Pinocchio (1940)
- 1950s 1950s Peak year 1955 Lady and the Tramp (1955) $149.8M Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1960s 1960s Peak year 1967 The Graduate (1967) $552.3M The Graduate (1967)
- 1970s 1970s Peak year 1979 The Aristocats (1970) $3.2B The Aristocats (1970)
- 1980s 1980s Peak year 1989 Back to the Future (1985) $17.5B Back to the Future (1985)
- 1990s 1990s Peak year 1999 Men in Black (1997) $33.7B Men in Black (1997)
- 2000s 2000s Peak year 2007 Finding Nemo (2003) $79.4B Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2010s 2010s Peak year 2019 The Lion King (2019) $117.9B The Lion King (2019)
- 2020s 2020s Peak year 2024 Zootopia 2 (2025) $40.8B Zootopia 2 (2025)
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 |
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| 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 5,985 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($15B) and French-language comedy films ($6.7B).
All-Time Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $241B5,985 films · #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
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Chinese $15B317 films · #1 Hi, Mom (2021) -
French $6.7B1,070 films · #1 The Intouchables (2012) -
Japanese $4.1B419 films · #1 The First Slam Dunk (2023) -
Korean $3.8B354 films · #1 Parasite (2019) -
Spanish $2.3B642 films -
Hindi $2.2B395 films · #1 Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) -
German $2.1B361 films · #1 Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015) -
Italian $1.7B428 films · #1 Forever Young (2016) -
Cantonese $1B198 films · #1 From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
Archive
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 · $40.8B
2010s 10 years · $117.9B
- 2019 $16.1B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $11.8B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $12.9B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $12.3B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- 2015 $14.3B #1 Minions (2015)
- 2014 $9.3B #1 Big Hero 6 (2014)
- 2013 $10.7B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $10.2B #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- 2011 $9.8B #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- 2010 $10.4B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $79.4B
- 2009 $9.2B #1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 2008 $9.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $10.3B #1 Shrek the Third (2007)
- 2006 $8.4B #1 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- 2005 $8B #1 Madagascar (2005)
- 2004 $7.5B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.1B #1 Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2002 $6.4B #1 Men in Black II (2002)
- 2001 $6.6B #1 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2000 $5.7B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $33.7B
- 1999 $5.4B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 There's Something About Mary (1998)
- 1997 $3.6B #1 Men in Black (1997)
- 1996 $3.2B #1 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- 1995 $3B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $3.6B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.1B #1 Sister Act (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Hook (1991)
- 1990 $3.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $17.5B
- 1989 $3.1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $3B #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $2.1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $2B #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $1.9B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $979.6M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.1B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $752.2M #1 Arthur (1981)
- 1980 $1.1B #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.2B
- 1979 $823.9M #1 1941 (1979)
- 1978 $568.8M #1 Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- 1977 $509.1M #1 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- 1976 $181.6M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $301.6M #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- 1974 $309.1M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $290.9M #1 The Sting (1973)
- 1972 $19.3M #1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- 1971 $10.7M #1 Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
- 1970 $209.7M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $552.3M
- 1969 $66.3M #1 The Love Bug (1969)
- 1968 $98.4M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $162.1M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $177.9K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $355.2K #1 Do Not Disturb (1965)
- 1964 $140.9M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $61.9M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $1.8M #1 Copacabana Palace (1962)
- 1961 $1.4M #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $19.1M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $149.8M
- 1959 $231.6K #1 Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 1958 $2.1M #1 Paris Holiday (1958)
- 1957 $46.4K #1 Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- 1956 $42.2M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $3.1M #1 White Christmas (1954)
- 1953 $5.7M #1 Father of Four (1953)
- 1952 $2.2M #1 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 1951 $56.4K #1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- 1950 $16K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)
1940s 10 years · $185.7M
- 1949 $217.9K #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 1948 $29.7K #1 Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
- 1947 $1.1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $37.7M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $21.9M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $31.7K #1 What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944)
- 1943 $1.3M #1 The Marry-Go-Round (1943)
- 1942 $330 #1 The Major and the Minor (1942)
- 1941 $31K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $123.3M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
1930s 10 years · $27.9M
- 1939 $26.1M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $18K #1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $35K #1 Top Hat (1935)
- 1934 $43.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $108.6K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $12.2K #1 Fanny (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office All Time: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 13,095 films as the chart.
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) at $1.7B and The Lion King (2019) at $1.7B.
How much have comedy movies earned at the box office?
13,095 comedy films in our database report a worldwide gross, $293.6B in all, or $22.4M per film on average.
How many comedy movies have made $1 billion?
18 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Zootopia 2 (2025), Inside Out 2 (2024), The Lion King (2019), Frozen II (2019) and Barbie (2023) among others. 715 crossed $100 million.
How is the all-time comedy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the all-time comedy box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.