#1 of 237 #1 comedy movie of 2025
2025 · Animation, Action
$1.9B worldwide · 32% of the chart's total
$428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
Comedy box office · 2025
Comedy Box Office 2025: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2025, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of A Minecraft Movie (2025) at $960.4M and Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) at $500.3M. 237 comedy films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $5.9B in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 13 crossed $100 million. That is down 42% on 2024, whose releases took $10.1B. By language, English leads with $4.8B across 105 comedy releases.
- 2025 releases with a gross
- 237
- combined worldwide
- $5.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 13
- vs 2024
- −42%
#1 of 237 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2025?
Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B, 32% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.7B, 63% of what all 237 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 $169.3M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)$71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Comedy Release of 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 237. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2025.
- 1 Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $428.1M Rest of the world: $1.4B Worldwide: $1.9B
- 2 Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: $424.1M Rest of the world: $536.3M Worldwide: $960.4M
- 3 Jan 29, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $498.1M Worldwide: $500.3M
- 4 Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $165.2M Worldwide: $211M
- 5 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $98.2M Worldwide: $169.3M
Dec 19, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $169.3M worldwide - 6
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) Oct 24, 2025 · Animation, Action, Adventure $162.4M worldwideOct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $43.4M Rest of the world: $119M Worldwide: $162.4M - 7
Aug 8, 2025 US and Canada: $94.2M Rest of the world: $59M Worldwide: $153.2M - 8
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)Feb 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140.4M Feb 13, 2025 · English · Comedy, Drama, Romance $140.4M worldwide - 9
Dec 25, 2025 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $135.4M - 10
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $46.1M Rest of the world: $87.4M Worldwide: $133.5M - 11
Jul 18, 2025 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $93.1M Worldwide: $124.2M - 12
Jun 13, 2025 US and Canada: $36.5M Rest of the world: $71.4M Worldwide: $107.9M - 13
Aug 1, 2025 US and Canada: $52.6M Rest of the world: $49.5M Worldwide: $102.1M - 14
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $48.8M Worldwide: $80.8M Sep 26, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $80.8M worldwide - 15
Aug 29, 2025 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: $36.7M Worldwide: $52M - 16
Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $51.9M - 17
Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $25.8M Worldwide: $43.5M - 18
Aug 15, 2025 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $43.3M - 19
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $19.6M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $40.6M - 20
Dec 25, 2025 US and Canada: $10M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $40.2M - 21
Jul 30, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37M - 22
Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $16.2M Rest of the world: $19.6M Worldwide: $35.9M - 23
Mar 14, 2025 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $34.5M - 24
Aug 29, 2025 US and Canada: $19M Rest of the world: $14.2M Worldwide: $33.3M - 25
Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $30.4M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $33.1M - 26
Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $10M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $26.8M - 27
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $26.4M - 28
Jan 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.3M - 29
Feb 20, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M - 30
Autumn and the Black Jaguar (2025)Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: $546.9K Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $22M Jan 17, 2025 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Family $22M worldwide - 31
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)Aug 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.9M
Aug 8, 2025 · Japanese · Adventure, Music, Animation $18.9M worldwide - 32
Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.9M - 33
Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $17.5M - 34
May 9, 2025 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: $291.2K Worldwide: $16.5M - 35
Mar 28, 2025 US and Canada: $12.9M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $16.5M - 36
Nov 7, 2025 US and Canada: $733.4K Rest of the world: $15.1M Worldwide: $15.8M - 37
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12M Worldwide: $13.9M - 38
Jul 18, 2025 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $13.7M - 39
Apr 6, 2025 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.6M - 40
Mar 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1M - 41
Feb 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5M - 42
Aug 6, 2025 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $10.3M - 43
May 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2M - 44
Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $10.1M - 45
Night of the Zoopocalypse (2025)Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $9.8M Mar 7, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $9.8M worldwide - 46
Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (2025)Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
Sep 19, 2025 · Vietnamese · Comedy, Drama, Family $8.9M worldwide - 47
Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $8.8M - 48
Dec 24, 2025 US and Canada: $964.5K Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $8.3M - 49
Jan 29, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3M - 50
Oct 29, 2025 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $8.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2025?
Of the top 10, Freakier Friday (2025) earned the biggest share at home (61% in the US & Canada), while Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 237 films, $1.8B (30%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B $428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
- 2 A Minecraft Movie (2025) $960.4M $424.1M US & Canada · 44% $536.3M elsewhere · 56%
- 3 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M $2.2M US & Canada · <1% $498.1M elsewhere · 100%
- 4 Paddington In Peru (2025) $211M $45.8M US & Canada · 22% $165.2M elsewhere · 78%
- 5 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) $169.3M $71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
- 6 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $162.4M $43.4M US & Canada · 27% $119M elsewhere · 73%
- 7 Freakier Friday (2025) $153.2M $94.2M US & Canada · 61% $59M elsewhere · 39%
- 8 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) $140.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Anaconda (2025) $135.4M $65.1M US & Canada · 48% $70.3M elsewhere · 52%
- 10 Mickey 17 (2025) $133.5M $46.1M US & Canada · 35% $87.4M elsewhere · 65%
Gross bands
How Many 2025 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
13 of 237 films crossed $100M and took $4.8B between them, 81% of the total. 193 films, 81% of the list, earned under $10M.
32% 25% 24% 14%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.9B · 32% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 2 films, <1% of the list $1.5B · 25% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 10 films, 4% of the list $1.4B · 24% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 31 films, 13% of the list $847.7M · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 193 films, 81% of the list $261.7M · 4% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2025 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $1.9B from 7 films, led by Zootopia 2 (2025). May was the quietest month ($87.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $653M Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- February Feb Paddington In Peru (2025) $453.4M Paddington In Peru (2025)
- March Mar Mickey 17 (2025) $248.9M Mickey 17 (2025)
- April Apr A Minecraft Movie (2025) $1B A Minecraft Movie (2025)
- May May The Phoenician Scheme (2025) $87.2M The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
- June Jun Materialists (2025) $125M Materialists (2025)
- July Jul Smurfs (2025) $179.6M Smurfs (2025)
- August Aug Freakier Friday (2025) $428.9M Freakier Friday (2025)
- September Sep Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) $96.7M Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)
- October Oct Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $273.1M Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
- November Nov Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B Zootopia 2 (2025)
- December Dec The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) $372.8M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)
Last 10 years
How Does 2025 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $16.1B from 598 films, led by The Lion King (2019). 2025 took $5.9B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2016 544 films | 544 | $12.3B | – | Finding Dory (2016) $1B |
| 2017 582 films · +5% | 582 | $12.9B | +5% | 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 344 films · −84% | 344 | $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 498 films · +121% | 498 | $7.9B | +121% | Barbie (2023) $1.4B |
| 2024 412 films · +27% | 412 | $10.1B | +27% | Inside Out 2 (2024) $1.7B |
| 2025 237 films · −42% | 237 | $5.9B | −42% | Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2025?
English-language comedy films took $4.8B across 105 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language comedy films ($508.7M) and Korean-language comedy films ($99.9M).
2025 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $4.8B105 films · #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
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Chinese $508.7M5 films · #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) -
Korean $99.9M5 films · #1 No Other Choice (2025) -
French $91M21 films · #1 God Save the Tuche (2025) - Vietnamese $30.4M3 films · #1 The 4 Rascals (2025)
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Italian $27.3M6 films · #1 Madly (2025) - Japanese $20.2M2 films · #1 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)
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Spanish $14.3M10 films · #1 Mesa de regalos (2025) -
Hindi $8.8M9 films · #1 Housefull 5 (2025) -
Norwegian $5.6M1 film · #1 The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
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 · $40.7B
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 2025: 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 237 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2025?
Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B worldwide, $428.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Minecraft Movie (2025) at $960.4M and Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) at $500.3M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2025 earn?
237 comedy films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $5.9B in all, or $24.8M per film on average. 2024 releases took $10.1B.
How many comedy movies released in 2025 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Zootopia 2 (2025). 13 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2025 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 2025. 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 2025 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.