#1 of 109 #1 comedy movie of 1997
1997 · Action, Sci-Fi
$589.4M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
$250.7M US & Canada · 43% $338.7M elsewhere · 57%
Comedy box office · 1997
Comedy Box Office 1997: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies, Page 2
Men in Black (1997) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 1997, with $589.4M worldwide, ahead of As Good as It Gets (1997) at $314.2M and Liar Liar (1997) at $302.7M. 109 comedy films released in 1997 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. 9 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 15% on 1996, whose releases took $3.2B. By language, English leads with $3.1B across 94 comedy releases.
- 1997 releases with a gross
- 109
- combined worldwide
- $3.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 9
- vs 1996
- +15%
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Every Comedy Release of 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 109. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1997.
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Jan 29, 1997 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6M - 52
Apr 18, 1997 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M - 53
Oct 24, 1997 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M - 54
Jan 31, 1997 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1M - 55
Apr 18, 1997 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 56
Mar 26, 1997 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 57
Oct 3, 1997 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M - 58
Aug 27, 1997 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M - 59
May 16, 1997 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M - 60
Jan 31, 1997 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $2.9M - 61
Aug 1, 1997 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M - 62
May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $21K Worldwide: $2.6M - 63
Dec 26, 1997 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M - 64
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)Apr 19, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
Apr 19, 1997 · Japanese · Comedy, Animation $2.3M worldwide - 65
Sep 11, 1997 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M - 66
Mar 5, 1997 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M - 67
Jul 13, 1997 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M - 68
Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M - 69
Jul 18, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M - 70
Oct 30, 1997 US and Canada: $320.3K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.5M - 71
Apr 11, 1997 US and Canada: $127.9K Rest of the world: $911.7K Worldwide: $1M - 72
Apr 30, 1997 US and Canada: $838.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $838.4K - 73
Jul 23, 1997 US and Canada: $661.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $661.5K - 74
Feb 7, 1997 US and Canada: $656.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $656.7K - 75
Oct 10, 1997 US and Canada: $626.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $626.1K - 76
May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $548.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $548.6K - 77
Jan 16, 1997 US and Canada: $543.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $543.7K - 78
Sep 17, 1997 US and Canada: $523K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $523K - 79
Aug 20, 1997 US and Canada: $505.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $505.3K - 80
Oct 21, 1997 US and Canada: $417.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $417.7K - 81
Feb 14, 1997 US and Canada: $387.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $387.1K - 82
Jun 20, 1997 US and Canada: $345.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $345.5K - 83
Apr 30, 1997 US and Canada: $282.3K Rest of the world: $32.7K Worldwide: $315K - 84
Mar 28, 1997 US and Canada: $294.2K Rest of the world: $445 Worldwide: $294.7K - 85
Nov 19, 1997 US and Canada: $285K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $285K - 86
Oct 15, 1997 US and Canada: $250.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $250.9K - 87
Oct 31, 1997 US and Canada: $221.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $221.2K - 88
Feb 20, 1997 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: $208.4K Worldwide: $214.1K - 89
I Married a Strange Person! (1997)Aug 9, 1997 US and Canada: $206.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $206.3K
Aug 9, 1997 · English · Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi $206.3K worldwide - 90
Sep 5, 1997 US and Canada: $199K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $199K - 91
May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $194.2K Rest of the world: $3.8K Worldwide: $198K - 92
Feb 7, 1997 US and Canada: $165.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $165.8K - 93
Aug 12, 1997 US and Canada: $76.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.1K - 94
Oct 12, 1997 US and Canada: $45.8K Rest of the world: $14.1K Worldwide: $59.9K - 95
Sep 7, 1997 US and Canada: $59.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $59.9K - 96
Sep 1, 1997 US and Canada: $54.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.8K - 97
Mar 7, 1997 US and Canada: $40K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40K - 98
May 13, 1997 US and Canada: $37.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.6K - 99
Mar 19, 1997 US and Canada: $29.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.1K - 100
Oct 9, 1997 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.9K
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 · $118B
- 2019 $16.1B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $11.8B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $12.9B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $12.4B #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 $313.5M #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 · $554.7M
- 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 $364.7K #1 Do Not Disturb (1965)
- 1964 $143.3M #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 · $162M
- 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 $51.1M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $3.1M #1 White Christmas (1954)
- 1953 $9M #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 · $188M
- 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 $723 #1 The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- 1941 $2.3M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $123.3M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
1930s 10 years · $31.5M
- 1939 $26.1M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $18K #1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.7M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $532K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (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)