#1 of 544 #1 comedy movie of 2016
2016 · Adventure, Comedy
$1B worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$486.3M US & Canada · 47% $543M elsewhere · 53%
Comedy box office · 2016
Comedy Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Finding Dory (2016) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2016, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Zootopia (2016) at $1B and The Secret Life of Pets (2016) at $875.7M. 544 comedy films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $12.3B in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 25 crossed $100 million. That is down 14% on 2015, whose releases took $14.3B. By language, English leads with $9.1B across 185 comedy releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 544
- combined worldwide
- $12.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 25
- vs 2015
- −14%
#1 of 544 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2016?
Finding Dory (2016) leads with $1B, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.1B, 33% of what all 544 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 2016, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 544. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2016.
- 1 Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $486.3M Rest of the world: $543M Worldwide: $1B
- 2 Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $341.3M Rest of the world: $684.3M Worldwide: $1B
- 3 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 - 4 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $270.6M Rest of the world: $363.8M Worldwide: $634.3M
- 5 Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $143.5M Rest of the world: $377.6M Worldwide: $521.2M
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Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $151.1M Rest of the world: $358.1M Worldwide: $509.2M - 7
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $64.1M Rest of the world: $344.7M Worldwide: $408.8M Jul 22, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $408.8M worldwide - 8
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $32.8K Rest of the world: $387M Worldwide: $387.1M - 9
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $244.8M Worldwide: $352.3M - 10
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $154.2M Rest of the world: $193.2M Worldwide: $347.3M - 11
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M - 12
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M Jun 3, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $245.6M worldwide - 13
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M - 14
Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $127.4M Rest of the world: $89.5M Worldwide: $216.9M - 15
Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $187.7M Worldwide: $212M - 16
Jul 29, 2016 US and Canada: $113.3M Rest of the world: $70.7M Worldwide: $183.9M - 17
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $72.8M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $183.8M - 18
Feb 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.7M - 19
Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $97.7M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $140.7M - 20
Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.6M - 21
Jan 15, 2016 US and Canada: $474.3K Rest of the world: $125.4M Worldwide: $125.8M - 22
Jan 15, 2016 US and Canada: $91.2M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $124.6M - 23
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: $60.3M Rest of the world: $57.8M Worldwide: $118.1M - 24
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: $59.7M Worldwide: $114.5M - 25
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $52.6M Worldwide: $108M - 26
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $58.5M Worldwide: $94.1M - 27
Mar 25, 2016 US and Canada: $59.7M Rest of the world: $30.9M Worldwide: $90.6M - 28
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $86.4M - 29
Apr 8, 2016 US and Canada: $63.3M Rest of the world: $15.6M Worldwide: $78.8M - 30
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $46M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $77.1M Jul 8, 2016 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $77.1M worldwide - 31
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: $73.2M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $74.8M - 32
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $71.3M - 33
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: $436.8K Rest of the world: $70.4M Worldwide: $70.8M - 34
Dec 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.1M - 35
Feb 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.7M - 36
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $30.5M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $63.9M - 37
Mar 10, 2016 US and Canada: $149.8K Rest of the world: $59.8M Worldwide: $60M - 38
Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $57.8M - 39
Feb 12, 2016 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $27.9M Worldwide: $56.7M - 40
Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $54.1M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $55.7M - 41
A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016)Jul 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.3M
Jul 7, 2016 · Chinese · Comedy, Adventure, Family $53.3M worldwide - 42
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.6M - 43
Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $49.1M - 44
Oct 13, 2016 US and Canada: $466.5K Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $48.9M - 45
Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $48.8M - 46
Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: $15.8M Rest of the world: $30.4M Worldwide: $46.2M - 47
Boonie Bears: The Big Top Secret (2016)Jan 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.2M Jan 16, 2016 · Chinese · Comedy, Animation, Adventure $45.2M worldwide - 48
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $32.7M Worldwide: $43.8M - 49
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: $42.2M Rest of the world: $422.1K Worldwide: $42.6M - 50
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $32.1M Worldwide: $40.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2016?
Of the top 10, Finding Dory (2016) earned the biggest share at home (47% in the US & Canada), while Monster Hunt (2016) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 544 films, $4.1B (33%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Finding Dory (2016) $1B $486.3M US & Canada · 47% $543M elsewhere · 53%
- 2 Zootopia (2016) $1B $341.3M US & Canada · 33% $684.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 3 The Secret Life of Pets (2016) $875.7M $368.6M US & Canada · 42% $507.1M elsewhere · 58%
- 4 Sing (2016) $634.3M $270.6M US & Canada · 43% $363.8M elsewhere · 57%
- 5 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521.2M $143.5M US & Canada · 28% $377.6M elsewhere · 72%
- 6 La La Land (2016) $509.2M $151.1M US & Canada · 30% $358.1M elsewhere · 70%
- 7 Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) $408.8M $64.1M US & Canada · 16% $344.7M elsewhere · 84%
- 8 Monster Hunt (2016) $387.1M $32.8K US & Canada · <1% $387M elsewhere · 100%
- 9 The Angry Birds Movie (2016) $352.3M $107.5M US & Canada · 31% $244.8M elsewhere · 69%
- 10 Trolls (2016) $347.3M $154.2M US & Canada · 44% $193.2M elsewhere · 56%
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
25 of 544 films crossed $100M and took $8.7B between them, 71% of the total. 432 films, 79% of the list, earned under $10M.
17% 21% 34% 23%
- $1B or more 2 films, <1% of the list $2.1B · 17% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 4 films, <1% of the list $2.5B · 21% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 19 films, 3% of the list $4.2B · 34% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 87 films, 16% of the list $2.9B · 23% of the gross
- Under $10M 432 films, 79% of the list $653.2M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.1B from 51 films, led by The Secret Life of Pets (2016). October was the quietest month ($281.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $1.5B Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- February Feb From Vegas to Macau III (2016) $563.3M From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
- March Mar Zootopia (2016) $1.4B Zootopia (2016)
- April Apr The Boss (2016) $375.3M The Boss (2016)
- May May The Angry Birds Movie (2016) $614.9M The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- June Jun Finding Dory (2016) $1.9B Finding Dory (2016)
- July Jul The Secret Life of Pets (2016) $2.1B The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- August Aug Sausage Party (2016) $427.6M Sausage Party (2016)
- September Sep Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) $813.7M Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- October Oct Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) $281.2M Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
- November Nov Trolls (2016) $684.9M Trolls (2016)
- December Dec Sing (2016) $1.7B Sing (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $14.3B from 511 films, led by Minions (2015). 2016 took $12.3B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 447 films | 447 | $10.3B | – | 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 |
| 2011 427 films · −7% | 427 | $9.8B | −7% | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665.7M |
| 2012 457 films · +5% | 457 | $10.2B | +5% | Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) $877.2M |
| 2013 464 films · +5% | 464 | $10.7B | +5% | Despicable Me 2 (2013) $970.8M |
| 2014 510 films · −13% | 510 | $9.3B | −13% | Big Hero 6 (2014) $657.9M |
| 2015 511 films · +53% | 511 | $14.3B | +53% | Minions (2015) $1.2B |
| 2016 544 films · −14% | 544 | $12.3B | −14% | Finding Dory (2016) $1B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2016?
English-language comedy films took $9.1B across 185 films, 74% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($932.3M) and Hungarian-language comedy films ($634.5M).
2016 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $9.1B185 films · #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- Chinese $932.3M25 films · #1 Monster Hunt (2016)
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Hungarian $634.5M2 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
French $337.2M54 films · #1 Two Is a Family (2016) -
Cantonese $259.8M6 films · #1 From Vegas to Macau III (2016) -
Korean $190.5M17 films · #1 A Violent Prosecutor (2016) -
Japanese $184.4M18 films · #1 Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016) -
Spanish $112.1M32 films · #1 No Manches Frida (2016) -
Italian $91.7M20 films · #1 Forever Young (2016) -
Hindi $68.5M16 films · #1 Kapoor and Sons (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 2016: 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 544 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2016?
Finding Dory (2016) leads with $1B worldwide, $486.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Zootopia (2016) at $1B and The Secret Life of Pets (2016) at $875.7M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2016 earn?
544 comedy films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $12.3B in all, or $22.6M per film on average. 2015 releases took $14.3B.
How many comedy movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Finding Dory (2016) and Zootopia (2016). 25 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2016 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 2016. 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 2016 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.