#1 of 411 #1 comedy movie of 2024
2024 · Animation, Adventure
$1.7B worldwide · 17% of the chart's total
$653M US & Canada · 38% $1B elsewhere · 62%
Comedy box office · 2024
Comedy Box Office 2024: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Inside Out 2 (2024) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2024, with $1.7B worldwide, ahead of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) at $1.3B and Moana 2 (2024) at $1.1B. 411 comedy films released in 2024 report a worldwide gross, $10.1B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 17 crossed $100 million. That is up 27% on 2023, whose releases took $8B. By language, English leads with $8.6B across 143 comedy releases.
- 2024 releases with a gross
- 411
- combined worldwide
- $10.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 17
- vs 2023
- +27%
#1 of 411 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2024?
Inside Out 2 (2024) leads with $1.7B, 17% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.6B, 56% of what all 411 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 2024, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 411. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2024.
- 1 Jun 14, 2024 US and Canada: $653M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.7B
- 2 Jul 26, 2024 US and Canada: $636.7M Rest of the world: $701.3M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 3 Nov 27, 2024 US and Canada: $460.4M Rest of the world: $598.8M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 4 Jul 3, 2024 US and Canada: $361M Rest of the world: $611M Worldwide: $972M
- 5 Mar 8, 2024 US and Canada: $193.6M Rest of the world: $354.4M Worldwide: $547.9M
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Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $236.1M Rest of the world: $256M Worldwide: $492.2M - 7
Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $294.1M Rest of the world: $157.9M Worldwide: $452M - 8
Feb 10, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $431.6M Worldwide: $433.6M - 9
Jun 7, 2024 US and Canada: $193.6M Rest of the world: $211M Worldwide: $404.6M - 10
Feb 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $306.9M - 11
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $165.3M Worldwide: $257.2M - 12
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: $113.4M Rest of the world: $88.6M Worldwide: $202M
Mar 22, 2024 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy $202M worldwide - 13
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $111.4M Rest of the world: $79.2M Worldwide: $190.5M - 14
Nov 15, 2024 US and Canada: $97M Rest of the world: $89M Worldwide: $186M - 15
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $92.9M Rest of the world: $88.2M Worldwide: $181.1M - 16
Jan 12, 2024 US and Canada: $72.6M Rest of the world: $32.4M Worldwide: $105M - 17
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $93M Worldwide: $100M
May 31, 2024 · Japanese · Animation, Comedy, Drama $100M worldwide - 18
Apr 18, 2024 US and Canada: $28.9K Rest of the world: $84.4M Worldwide: $84.4M - 19
Spy x Family Code: White (2024)Apr 19, 2024 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $51.6M Worldwide: $59.7M Apr 19, 2024 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Comedy $59.7M worldwide - 20
Oct 18, 2024 US and Canada: $20.5M Rest of the world: $36.9M Worldwide: $57.4M - 21
Jul 12, 2024 US and Canada: $20.5M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $42.3M - 22
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)Nov 8, 2024 US and Canada: $40M Rest of the world: $213.4K Worldwide: $40.3M Nov 8, 2024 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Drama $40.3M worldwide - 23
Nov 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.6M - 24
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony (2024)Mar 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4M Mar 1, 2024 · Japanese · Animation, Comedy, Adventure $33.4M worldwide - 25
Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: $17.5M Worldwide: $33M - 26
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $32.2M Aug 2, 2024 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $32.2M worldwide - 27
May 19, 2024 US and Canada: $291.2K Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $28.1M - 28
Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $22.2M Worldwide: $27.2M - 29
School of Magical Animals 2 (2024)Jun 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.8M
Jun 7, 2024 · German · Adventure, Comedy, Family $25.8M worldwide - 30
Nov 1, 2024 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $16.5M Worldwide: $24.9M - 31
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (2024)Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4M Aug 9, 2024 · Japanese · Adventure, Animation, Family $24.4M worldwide - 32
Oct 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4M - 33
Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.2M - 34
Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $11.4M Worldwide: $16.4M - 35
Nov 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3M - 36
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)Jul 19, 2024 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $15.5M Jul 19, 2024 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $15.5M worldwide - 37
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7M - 38
Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $13.1M - 39
Jun 6, 2024 US and Canada: $12.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.3M - 40
Jul 12, 2024 US and Canada: $34.2K Rest of the world: $11M Worldwide: $11.1M - 41
Oct 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11M - 42
Feb 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7M - 43
Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: $9.8M Rest of the world: $966.2K Worldwide: $10.7M - 44
Sep 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2M - 45
Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $9.5M Rest of the world: $543.7K Worldwide: $10.1M - 46
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024)May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10M May 24, 2024 · Japanese · Fantasy, Comedy, Drama $10M worldwide - 47
Oct 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10M - 48
Feb 9, 2024 US and Canada: $9.8M Rest of the world: $153.4K Worldwide: $9.9M - 49
Jun 13, 2024 US and Canada: $214.5K Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $9.8M - 50
Jun 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2024?
Of the top 10, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) earned the biggest share at home (65% in the US & Canada), while Yolo (2024) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 411 films, $3.9B (39%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Inside Out 2 (2024) $1.7B $653M US & Canada · 38% $1B elsewhere · 62%
- 2 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1.3B $636.7M US & Canada · 48% $701.3M elsewhere · 52%
- 3 Moana 2 (2024) $1.1B $460.4M US & Canada · 43% $598.8M elsewhere · 57%
- 4 Despicable Me 4 (2024) $972M $361M US & Canada · 37% $611M elsewhere · 63%
- 5 Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) $547.9M $193.6M US & Canada · 35% $354.4M elsewhere · 65%
- 6 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $492.2M $236.1M US & Canada · 48% $256M elsewhere · 52%
- 7 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $452M $294.1M US & Canada · 65% $157.9M elsewhere · 35%
- 8 Yolo (2024) $433.6M $2M US & Canada · <1% $431.6M elsewhere · 100%
- 9 Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) $404.6M $193.6M US & Canada · 48% $211M elsewhere · 52%
- 10 Article 20 (2024) $306.9M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
17 of 411 films crossed $100M and took $8.9B between them, 88% of the total. 366 films, 89% of the list, earned under $10M.
41% 15% 33%
- $1B or more 3 films, <1% of the list $4.1B · 41% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 2 films, <1% of the list $1.5B · 15% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 12 films, 3% of the list $3.3B · 33% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 28 films, 7% of the list $740.2M · 7% of the gross
- Under $10M 366 films, 89% of the list $432.8M · 4% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2024 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.4B from 24 films, led by Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). August was the quietest month ($137.4M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Mean Girls (2024) $142.9M Mean Girls (2024)
- February Feb Yolo (2024) $806.2M Yolo (2024)
- March Mar Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) $848.1M Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- April Apr A Little Something Extra (2024) $175.6M A Little Something Extra (2024)
- May May The Garfield Movie (2024) $799.7M The Garfield Movie (2024)
- June Jun Inside Out 2 (2024) $2.2B Inside Out 2 (2024)
- July Jul Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $2.4B Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- August Aug Borderlands (2024) $137.4M Borderlands (2024)
- September Sep Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $501.9M Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- October Oct Anora (2024) $151.7M Anora (2024)
- November Nov Moana 2 (2024) $1.4B Moana 2 (2024)
- December Dec Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $521.4M Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Last 10 years
How Does 2024 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $16.1B from 598 films, led by The Lion King (2019). 2024 took $10.1B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2015 511 films | 511 | $14.3B | – | 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 |
| 2023 499 films · +121% | 499 | $8B | +121% | Barbie (2023) $1.4B |
| 2024 411 films · +27% | 411 | $10.1B | +27% | Inside Out 2 (2024) $1.7B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2024?
English-language comedy films took $8.6B across 143 films, 85% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($742.1M) and Japanese-language comedy films ($317.6M).
2024 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $8.6B143 films · #1 Inside Out 2 (2024)
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Chinese $742.1M7 films · #1 Yolo (2024) - Japanese $317.6M20 films · #1 HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
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French $194.2M43 films · #1 A Little Something Extra (2024) - German $43.6M8 films · #1 School of Magical Animals 2 (2024)
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Korean $23.5M8 films · #1 Sleep (2024) -
Spanish $23.2M25 films · #1 Buffalo Kids (2024) -
Russian $17.7M7 films · #1 Ruki Vverh! (2024) -
Dutch $17.2M10 films · #1 Panda Bear in Africa (2024) -
Hindi $16.4M8 films · #1 Stree 2 (2024)
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 2024: 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 411 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2024?
Inside Out 2 (2024) leads with $1.7B worldwide, $653M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) at $1.3B and Moana 2 (2024) at $1.1B.
How much did comedy movies released in 2024 earn?
411 comedy films released in 2024 report a worldwide gross, $10.1B in all, or $24.6M per film on average. 2023 releases took $8B.
How many comedy movies released in 2024 made $1 billion?
3 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Inside Out 2 (2024), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) and Moana 2 (2024). 17 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2024 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 2024. 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 2024 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.