#1 of 520 #1 comedy movie of 2022
2022 · Action, Adventure
$405.4M worldwide · 11% of the chart's total
$190.9M US & Canada · 47% $214.5M elsewhere · 53%
Comedy box office · 2022
Comedy Box Office 2022: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2022, with $405.4M worldwide, ahead of The Bad Guys (2022) at $250.4M and The First Noelle (2022) at $246.9M. 520 comedy films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 10 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 29% on 2021, whose releases took $5.1B. By language, English leads with $2.5B across 140 comedy releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 520
- combined worldwide
- $3.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 10
- vs 2021
- −29%
#1 of 520 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2022?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) leads with $405.4M, 11% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.3B, 37% of what all 520 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Comedy Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 520. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2022.
- 1 Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $190.9M Rest of the world: $214.5M Worldwide: $405.4M
- 2 Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $250.4M
- 3 Nov 10, 2022 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $246.9M
- 4 Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $185.9K Rest of the world: $217.1M Worldwide: $217.3M
- 5 Feb 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211M
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Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $87.6M Worldwide: $192.9M - 7
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $68.3M Rest of the world: $100.5M Worldwide: $168.8M - 8
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $65.6M Worldwide: $142.8M
Mar 25, 2022 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $142.8M worldwide - 9
Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: $64.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $113.4M - 10
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $111.1M - 11
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $61.8M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $84.6M - 12
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $80.6M - 13
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $79.6M - 14
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: $25.9M Worldwide: $76M - 15
Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $49.6M Worldwide: $65.3M - 16
Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)Sep 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.5M
Sep 7, 2022 · Korean · Action, Comedy $54.5M worldwide - 17
Feb 11, 2022 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $28.1M Worldwide: $50.5M - 18
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $24.6M Worldwide: $42.4M Jul 15, 2022 · English · Action, Comedy, Animation $42.4M worldwide - 19
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022)Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.3M Dec 9, 2022 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $37.3M worldwide - 20
The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)May 27, 2022 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $34.1M May 27, 2022 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $34.1M worldwide - 21
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: $67.6K Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $32.8M
Aug 24, 2022 · Spanish · Comedy, Adventure, Animation $32.8M worldwide - 22
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $31.2M - 23
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: $20.7M Worldwide: $31.2M - 24
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $29.1M Apr 22, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $29.1M worldwide - 25
Jan 7, 2022 US and Canada: $14.6M Rest of the world: $13.3M Worldwide: $27.8M - 26
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $21.6M Worldwide: $26.2M - 27
The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - (2022)Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.2M
Jan 14, 2022 · Japanese · Comedy $23.2M worldwide - 28
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3M - 29
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $22M - 30
Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $20.4M Worldwide: $21.8M - 31
May 20, 2022 US and Canada: $412.2K Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $21.4M - 32
May 20, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.3M - 33
Dec 4, 2022 US and Canada: $355.1K Rest of the world: $15.1M Worldwide: $15.4M - 34
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $14.8M - 35
May 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2M - 36
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $13.9M - 37
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7M - 38
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $60.6K Worldwide: $13.1M - 39
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $13.1M - 40
Jul 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.3M - 41
Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $12.1M - 42
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9M Jun 10, 2022 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $10.9M worldwide - 43
Apr 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1M - 44
May 26, 2022 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $9.8M - 45
Jun 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M - 46
Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M - 47
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4M - 48
May 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3M - 49
Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible (2022)Mar 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M
Mar 17, 2022 · German · Animation, Comedy, Adventure $8.1M worldwide - 50
Jul 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2022?
Of the top 10, A Man Called Otto (2022) earned the biggest share at home (57% in the US & Canada), while Too Cool to Kill (2022) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 520 films, $1.1B (31%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) $405.4M $190.9M US & Canada · 47% $214.5M elsewhere · 53%
- 2 The Bad Guys (2022) $250.4M $97.5M US & Canada · 39% $152.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 3 The First Noelle (2022) $246.9M $1.3M US & Canada · <1% $245.6M elsewhere · 99%
- 4 Too Cool to Kill (2022) $217.3M $185.9K US & Canada · <1% $217.1M elsewhere · 100%
- 5 Nice View (2022) $211M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 The Lost City (2022) $192.9M $105.3M US & Canada · 55% $87.6M elsewhere · 45%
- 7 Ticket to Paradise (2022) $168.8M $68.3M US & Canada · 40% $100.5M elsewhere · 60%
- 8 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) $142.8M $77.2M US & Canada · 54% $65.6M elsewhere · 46%
- 9 A Man Called Otto (2022) $113.4M $64.3M US & Canada · 57% $49.1M elsewhere · 43%
- 10 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) $111.1M $46.9M US & Canada · 42% $64.2M elsewhere · 58%
Gross bands
How Many 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
10 of 520 films crossed $100M and took $2.1B between them, 57% of the total. 477 films, 92% of the list, earned under $10M.
57% 29% 13%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 10 films, 2% of the list $2.1B · 57% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 33 films, 6% of the list $1.1B · 29% of the gross
- Under $10M 477 films, 92% of the list $482.1M · 13% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2022 Earned the Most?
April releases took the most, $736.7M from 52 films, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022). June was the quietest month ($75.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The 355 (2022) $90.3M The 355 (2022)
- February Feb Too Cool to Kill (2022) $684.7M Too Cool to Kill (2022)
- March Mar The Lost City (2022) $399.8M The Lost City (2022)
- April Apr Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) $736.7M Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- May May The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) $136.6M The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
- June Jun Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022) $75.3M Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
- July Jul Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) $123.3M Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
- August Aug Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) $135.6M Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
- September Sep Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) $131.7M Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
- October Oct Ticket to Paradise (2022) $384.8M Ticket to Paradise (2022)
- November Nov The First Noelle (2022) $353.8M The First Noelle (2022)
- December Dec A Man Called Otto (2022) $345.4M A Man Called Otto (2022)
Last 10 years
How Does 2022 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $16.1B from 598 films, led by The Lion King (2019). 2022 took $3.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2013 464 films | 464 | $10.7B | – | 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 545 films · −13% | 545 | $12.4B | −13% | Finding Dory (2016) $1B |
| 2017 582 films · +4% | 582 | $12.9B | +4% | Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1B |
| 2018 614 films · −8% | 614 | $11.8B | −8% | Incredibles 2 (2018) $1.2B |
| 2019 598 films · +36% | 598 | $16.1B | +36% | The Lion King (2019) $1.7B |
| 2020 345 films · −84% | 345 | $2.6B | −84% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
| 2021 350 films · +96% | 350 | $5.1B | +96% | Hi, Mom (2021) $822M |
| 2022 520 films · −29% | 520 | $3.6B | −29% | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) $405.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2022?
English-language comedy films took $2.5B across 140 films, 71% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($434.1M) and Korean-language comedy films ($83.2M).
2022 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $2.5B140 films · #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
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Chinese $434.1M9 films · #1 Too Cool to Kill (2022) - Korean $83.2M8 films · #1 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
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French $83.1M59 films · #1 Epic Tails (2022) - Spanish $65.6M40 films · #1 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
- Japanese $62.9M17 films · #1 The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - (2022)
- German $49.8M19 films · #1 Guglhupfgeschwader (2022)
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Hindi $44.3M15 films · #1 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) -
Russian $42.1M12 films · #1 Finnick (2022) - Telugu $28.6M19 films · #1 Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022)
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 · $41B
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 $355.2K #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 · $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 2022: 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 520 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2022?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) leads with $405.4M worldwide, $190.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Bad Guys (2022) at $250.4M and The First Noelle (2022) at $246.9M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2022 earn?
520 comedy films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, or $6.9M per film on average. 2021 releases took $5.1B.
How many comedy movies released in 2022 made $1 billion?
None. 10 films crossed $100 million, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) with $405.4M.
How is the 2022 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 2022. 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 2022 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.