#1 of 21 #1 comedy movie of December 2024
2024 · Action, Adventure
$492.2M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$236.1M US & Canada · 48% $256M elsewhere · 52%
Comedy box office · December 2024
Comedy Box Office, December 2024: Top-Grossing Releases
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in December 2024, with $492.2M worldwide, ahead of How Could I Live Without You? (2024) at $7.9M and Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024) at $4.6M. 21 comedy films released in December 2024 report a worldwide gross, $521.3M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 63% on November 2024, whose releases took $1.4B. By language, English leads with $500.3M across 9 comedy releases.
- December 2024 releases with a gross
- 21
- combined worldwide
- $521.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs November 2024
- −63%
#1 of 21 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of December 2024?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) leads with $492.2M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $513.4M, 98% of what all 21 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 December 2024, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2024.
- 1 Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $236.1M Rest of the world: $256M Worldwide: $492.2M
- 2 How Could I Live Without You? (2024)Dec 12, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Dec 12, 2024 · Hungarian · Music, Comedy, Romance $7.9M worldwide - 3 Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024)Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Dec 20, 2024 · Japanese · Comedy $4.6M worldwide - 4 Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $34.9K Worldwide: $4.5M
- 5 Dec 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
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Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $808.1K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.8M - 7
Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 8
Dec 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 9
Dec 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 10
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Rockers Story (2024)Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $210K Rest of the world: $13.7K Worldwide: $223.7K
Dec 6, 2024 · English · Comedy, Music $223.7K worldwide - 11
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $179.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $179.9K - 12
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171K - 13
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.5K - 14
Dec 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.4K - 15
Dec 19, 2024 US and Canada: $19.4K Rest of the world: $66.7K Worldwide: $86.1K - 16
Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.6K - 17
Dec 27, 2024 US and Canada: $78.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78.1K - 18
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.9K - 19
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9K - 20
Soodhu Kavvum 2: Nadum Naatu Makkalum… (2024)Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.6K
Dec 13, 2024 · Tamil · Thriller, Comedy, Crime $14.6K worldwide - 21
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2024?
Of the top 10, Y2K (2024) earned the biggest share at home (99% in the US & Canada), while Hard Truths (2024) made 71% of its gross abroad. Across all 21 films, $241.9M (46%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $492.2M $236.1M US & Canada · 48% $256M elsewhere · 52%
- 2 How Could I Live Without You? (2024) $7.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024) $4.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Y2K (2024) $4.5M $4.4M US & Canada · 99% $34.9K elsewhere · <1%
- 5 Cortina Express (2024) $4.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Hard Truths (2024) $2.8M $808.1K US & Canada · 29% $2M elsewhere · 71%
- 7 Super Charlie (2024) $1.7M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 ReEmigrants 2 (2024) $1.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Riders (2024) $1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Rockers Story (2024) $223.7K $210K US & Canada · 94% $13.7K elsewhere · 6%
Gross bands
How Many December 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 21 films crossed $100M and took $492.2M between them, 94% of the total. 20 films, 95% of the list, earned under $10M.
94%
- $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 1 film, 5% of the list $492.2M · 94% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 20 films, 95% of the list $29.1M · 6% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2024 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 15–21) took $498.1M, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Y2K (2024) $8M Y2K (2024)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 How Could I Live Without You? (2024) $9M How Could I Live Without You? (2024)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $498.1M Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 Cortina Express (2024) $6.2M Cortina Express (2024)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2024 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2016 earned the most: $1.8B from 42 films, led by Sing (2016). December 2024 took $521.3M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 49 films | 49 | $1.4B | – | Daddy's Home (2015) $242.8M |
| December 2016 42 films · +30% | 42 | $1.8B | +30% | Sing (2016) $634.3M |
| December 2017 44 films · −6% | 44 | $1.7B | −6% | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M |
| December 2018 51 films · −42% | 51 | $969.4M | −42% | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) $393.6M |
| December 2019 41 films · +35% | 41 | $1.3B | +35% | Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $801.7M |
| December 2020 27 films · −87% | 27 | $169.1M | −87% | The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) $36.7M |
| December 2021 50 films · +56% | 50 | $263.7M | +56% | The King's Man (2021) $125.9M |
| December 2022 37 films · +31% | 37 | $345.4M | +31% | A Man Called Otto (2022) $113.4M |
| December 2023 44 films · +353% | 44 | $1.6B | +353% | Wonka (2023) $634.5M |
| December 2024 21 films · −67% | 21 | $521.3M | −67% | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $492.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in December 2024?
English-language comedy films took $500.3M across 9 films, 96% of the total, ahead of Hungarian-language comedy films ($7.9M) and Japanese-language comedy films ($4.6M).
December 2024 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $500.3M9 films · #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
- Hungarian $7.9M1 film · #1 How Could I Live Without You? (2024)
- Japanese $4.6M1 film · #1 Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024)
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Italian $4.3M1 film · #1 Cortina Express (2024) -
Swedish $1.7M1 film · #1 Super Charlie (2024) -
Lithuanian $1.2M1 film · #1 ReEmigrants 2 (2024) -
Thai $1M1 film · #1 Riders (2024) -
Russian $92.4K1 film · #1 Uralochka (2024) -
Tagalog $82.6K1 film · #1 And the Breadwinner Is… (2024) -
Chinese $61.9K1 film · #1 Honey Money Phony (2024)
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 2024, Month by Month
The months of 2024 with their totals: July leads with $2.4B, led by Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
- January $142.9M #1 Mean Girls (2024)
- February $511.9M #1 Yolo (2024)
- March $848.1M #1 Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- April $175.6M #1 A Little Something Extra (2024)
- May $799.7M #1 The Garfield Movie (2024)
- June $2.2B #1 Inside Out 2 (2024)
- July $2.4B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- August $137.4M #1 Borderlands (2024)
- September $501.9M #1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- October $151.7M #1 Anora (2024)
- November $1.4B #1 Moana 2 (2024)
- December $521.3M #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office December 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 21 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in December 2024?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) leads with $492.2M worldwide, $236.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come How Could I Live Without You? (2024) at $7.9M and Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024) at $4.6M.
How much did comedy movies released in December 2024 earn?
21 comedy films released in December 2024 report a worldwide gross, $521.3M in all, or $24.8M per film on average. November 2024 releases took $1.4B.
How many comedy movies released in December 2024 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) with $492.2M.
How is the December 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 December 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 December 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.