#1 of 399 #1 comedy movie of 2010
2010 · Adventure, Fantasy
$1.1B worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$415M US & Canada · 39% $652.3M elsewhere · 61%
Comedy box office · 2010
Comedy Box Office 2010: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Toy Story 3 (2010) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2010, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Shrek Forever After (2010) at $752.6M and Tangled (2010) at $591.8M. 399 comedy films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $10.4B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 23 crossed $100 million. That is up 14% on 2009, whose releases took $9.2B. By language, English leads with $8.4B across 140 comedy releases.
- 2010 releases with a gross
- 399
- combined worldwide
- $10.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 23
- vs 2009
- +14%
#1 of 399 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2010?
Toy Story 3 (2010) leads with $1.1B, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.3B, 31% of what all 399 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of 2010, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 399. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2010.
- 1 Jun 18, 2010 US and Canada: $415M Rest of the world: $652.3M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 2 May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $238.7M Rest of the world: $513.9M Worldwide: $752.6M
- 3 Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $200.8M Rest of the world: $391M Worldwide: $591.8M
- 4 Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $251.7M Rest of the world: $292.5M Worldwide: $544.2M
- 5 Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $148.4M Rest of the world: $173.5M Worldwide: $321.9M
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Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $148.4M Rest of the world: $162.2M Worldwide: $310.7M - 7
May 27, 2010 US and Canada: $95.3M Rest of the world: $195.4M Worldwide: $290.7M - 8
Jun 25, 2010 US and Canada: $162M Rest of the world: $109.5M Worldwide: $271.5M - 9
Jun 23, 2010 US and Canada: $76.4M Rest of the world: $185.6M Worldwide: $262M - 10
Dec 25, 2010 US and Canada: $42.8M Rest of the world: $194.6M Worldwide: $237.4M - 11
Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: $97M Rest of the world: $128M Worldwide: $224.9M - 12
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $110.5M Rest of the world: $106M Worldwide: $216.5M - 13
Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $111.2M Worldwide: $211.8M - 14
Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $103.3M Worldwide: $203.5M - 15
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $90.4M Rest of the world: $108.6M Worldwide: $199M - 16
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $117.2M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $178.1M - 17
Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $119.2M Rest of the world: $51.2M Worldwide: $170.5M - 18
Apr 9, 2010 US and Canada: $98.7M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $152.3M - 19
Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $136.3M - 20
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: $68.9M Worldwide: $112.5M
Jul 30, 2010 · English · Action, Comedy, Family $112.5M worldwide - 21
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $52.4M Worldwide: $112.5M - 22
Oct 8, 2010 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $52.4M Worldwide: $105.7M - 23
Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $32.4M Rest of the world: $70.5M Worldwide: $102.8M - 24
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $51.1M Worldwide: $98.2M - 25
Dec 20, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.8M - 26
Aug 20, 2010 US and Canada: $29M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $93.3M - 27
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $61M Rest of the world: $30.7M Worldwide: $91.7M - 28
Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $73M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $86.9M - 29
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)Apr 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.2M
Apr 17, 2010 · Japanese · Comedy, Romance, Music $86.2M worldwide - 30
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)Jul 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85.3M Jul 3, 2010 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy, Action $85.3M worldwide - 31
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $50.1M Worldwide: $83.8M - 32
Aug 20, 2010 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $58.2M Worldwide: $83.2M - 33
Aug 18, 2010 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: $43.9M Worldwide: $80.5M - 34
May 14, 2010 US and Canada: $53M Rest of the world: $26.3M Worldwide: $79.3M - 35
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $77.5M - 36
Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $76.2M - 37
Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $426.9K Rest of the world: $75.7M Worldwide: $76.1M - 38
Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $58.4M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $75M - 39
Mar 26, 2010 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $64.8M - 40
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $38.3M Worldwide: $62.6M - 41
Apr 2, 2010 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $578.1K Worldwide: $60.7M - 42
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $53.7M Worldwide: $60.3M - 43
Nov 10, 2010 US and Canada: $31M Rest of the world: $29M Worldwide: $60M - 44
Feb 26, 2010 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $55.6M - 45
Oct 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.9M - 46
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $33.5M Rest of the world: $18.3M Worldwide: $51.8M Aug 13, 2010 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $51.8M worldwide - 47
Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $25.4M Worldwide: $50.5M - 48
Aug 20, 2010 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $49.8M - 49
Mar 12, 2010 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $17.8M Worldwide: $49.8M - 50
Apr 16, 2010 US and Canada: $42.7M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $49.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2010?
Of the top 10, Grown Ups (2010) earned the biggest share at home (60% in the US & Canada), while Gulliver's Travels (2010) made 82% of its gross abroad. Across all 399 films, $4.1B (40%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B $415M US & Canada · 39% $652.3M elsewhere · 61%
- 2 Shrek Forever After (2010) $752.6M $238.7M US & Canada · 32% $513.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 3 Tangled (2010) $591.8M $200.8M US & Canada · 34% $391M elsewhere · 66%
- 4 Despicable Me (2010) $544.2M $251.7M US & Canada · 46% $292.5M elsewhere · 54%
- 5 Megamind (2010) $321.9M $148.4M US & Canada · 46% $173.5M elsewhere · 54%
- 6 Little Fockers (2010) $310.7M $148.4M US & Canada · 48% $162.2M elsewhere · 52%
- 7 Sex and the City 2 (2010) $290.7M $95.3M US & Canada · 33% $195.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 8 Grown Ups (2010) $271.5M $162M US & Canada · 60% $109.5M elsewhere · 40%
- 9 Knight and Day (2010) $262M $76.4M US & Canada · 29% $185.6M elsewhere · 71%
- 10 Gulliver's Travels (2010) $237.4M $42.8M US & Canada · 18% $194.6M elsewhere · 82%
Gross bands
How Many 2010 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
23 of 399 films crossed $100M and took $6.8B between them, 65% of the total. 293 films, 73% of the list, earned under $10M.
10% 18% 37% 30%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.1B · 10% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 3 films, <1% of the list $1.9B · 18% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 19 films, 5% of the list $3.8B · 37% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 83 films, 21% of the list $3.1B · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 293 films, 73% of the list $533.9M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2010 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $1.9B from 26 films, led by Toy Story 3 (2010). January was the quietest month ($345.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Tooth Fairy (2010) $345.3M Tooth Fairy (2010)
- February Feb Valentine's Day (2010) $457.1M Valentine's Day (2010)
- March Mar The Bounty Hunter (2010) $432.5M The Bounty Hunter (2010)
- April Apr Date Night (2010) $579.6M Date Night (2010)
- May May Shrek Forever After (2010) $1.2B Shrek Forever After (2010)
- June Jun Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.9B Toy Story 3 (2010)
- July Jul Despicable Me (2010) $943.8M Despicable Me (2010)
- August Aug The Other Guys (2010) $611M The Other Guys (2010)
- September Sep Easy A (2010) $387.5M Easy A (2010)
- October Oct The Social Network (2010) $885.8M The Social Network (2010)
- November Nov Tangled (2010) $1.4B Tangled (2010)
- December Dec Little Fockers (2010) $1.3B Little Fockers (2010)
Last 10 years
How Does 2010 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2010 earned the most: $10.4B from 399 films, led by Toy Story 3 (2010).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 221 films | 221 | $6.6B | – | Monsters, Inc. (2001) $579.8M |
| 2002 295 films · −3% | 295 | $6.4B | −3% | Men in Black II (2002) $445.1M |
| 2003 284 films · +26% | 284 | $8.1B | +26% | Finding Nemo (2003) $941.6M |
| 2004 327 films · −8% | 327 | $7.5B | −8% | Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M |
| 2005 319 films · +7% | 319 | $8B | +7% | Madagascar (2005) $542.1M |
| 2006 387 films · +5% | 387 | $8.4B | +5% | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $667.1M |
| 2007 447 films · +23% | 447 | $10.3B | +23% | Shrek the Third (2007) $808.3M |
| 2008 386 films · −10% | 386 | $9.3B | −10% | Mamma Mia! (2008) $703.2M |
| 2009 396 films · −1% | 396 | $9.2B | −1% | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $886.7M |
| 2010 399 films · +14% | 399 | $10.4B | +14% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2010?
English-language comedy films took $8.4B across 140 films, 80% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($298.3M) and Japanese-language comedy films ($280.1M).
2010 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $8.4B140 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
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French $298.3M25 films · #1 Nothing to Declare (2010) - Japanese $280.1M18 films · #1 Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
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Chinese $146.4M13 films · #1 If You Are the One 2 (2010) -
Italian $140.6M16 films · #1 The Santa Claus Gang (2010) -
German $137.7M13 films · #1 Animals United (2010) -
Korean $86M14 films · #1 Hello Ghost (2010) -
Hindi $84.7M19 films · #1 I Hate Luv Storys (2010) -
Russian $38.9M4 films · #1 Six Degrees of Celebration (2010) -
Portuguese $34.8M6 films · #1 Head Over Heels (2010)
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 2010: 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 399 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2010?
Toy Story 3 (2010) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $415M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shrek Forever After (2010) at $752.6M and Tangled (2010) at $591.8M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2010 earn?
399 comedy films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $10.4B in all, or $26.2M per film on average. 2009 releases took $9.2B.
How many comedy movies released in 2010 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Toy Story 3 (2010). 23 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2010 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, and grouped by their release date in 2010. 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 2010 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.