As the box office leans more and more toward the blockbusters, comedy movies are seemingly falling by the wayside. People find it increasingly unnecessary to go see a comedy at the movies, and the broadcast is giving moviegoers immediate access to thousands of beloved comedies at home.
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With the increasingly expensive movie experience, people want their money to be put to good use: great sound, wacky special effects, and epic stories. In short, movies worth seeing in the cinema. Comedies just don’t scratch that itch, and gross income from comedy has been steadily declining. But that’s not to say that there haven’t been big hits over the years.
10 22 Jump Street (2014) – $ 331 millones
21 Jump Street was a surprising critical and commercial success, resulting in a hilarious sequel that parodied and poked fun at unnecessary sequel tropes. Fortunately, the movie was not too smart for its own good and it turned out to be a huge commercial success. The film opened at No. 1 with a $ 57 million opening weekend and spent five weeks in the top five.
He finished his domestic career with a very respectable $ 191.7 million gross, and when combined with international grossing $ 139 million, 22 Jump Street took home $ 331.3 million at the worldwide box office.
9 The Hangover Part III (2013) – $ 362 millones
The Hangover Part III was a huge disappointment to critics, and while its experimentation and surprising genre change is to be commended, it didn’t really work out. However, the negative critical reception did not prevent audiences from flocking to the theater. The film opened at No. 2 on Memorial Day weekend to a gross of $ 62 million in four days.
He spent three weeks in the top ten, finishing his national career with $ 112.1 million. Fortunately, the movie was boosted by its international gross $ 249 million, resulting in a worldwide gross of $ 362 million.
8 Shazam! (2019) – $ 365 million
Although technically a superhero movie, Shazam! it’s funny and mindful enough to qualify as a comedy. Despite its lesser-known source material, Shazam! It opened at # 1 with a solid $ 56 million gross. The film had strong legs and spent five weeks in the top ten, two of which were spent at No. 1, ending its national run with $ 140.3 million.
Shazam! it also made $ 225 million in the international market, resulting in a gross worldwide box office of $ 365.9 million. Basically an opening weekend for one of the mega-blockbusters, but a solid ending to a superhero comedy with relatively unknown source material.
7 Ted (2012) – $ 549 million
Co-written, directed, and starring Seth MacFarlane, Ted was a massive and rather surprising commercial success. The comedy was made for a decent $ 50 million, but it pulled off it all in its opening weekend, opening at No. 1 with $ 54.4 million.
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The film had stellar legs for a comedy, spent seven weeks in the top ten, and finished its national run with $ 218.6 million. Ted also performed fantastically in the international market, raising $ 330 million for a worldwide total of $ 549.3 million. It was the highest-grossing comedy of the 2010s that did not draw on previously existing material.
6 The Hangover Part II (2011) – $ 586 millones
The Hangover was a huge success, so Warner Bros. immediately commissioned a sequel. The Hangover Part II performed even better than its predecessor, which is quite a feat considering The Hangover was the second highest grossing R-rated comedy ever made.
Part II was made for $ 80 million and raised $ 135 million over the four days of Memorial Day weekend. He spent five weeks in the top ten and ended up with $ 254.4 million. It grossed $ 586.7 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever made at the time.
5 Men In Black 3 (2012) – $ 624 millones
A unique blend of sci-fi, action, and comedy, Men in Black 3 was another surprise hit. Ten full years after its predecessor, Sony went big with Men in Black 3 and put more than $ 225 million into its production. It opened at No. 1 on Memorial Day weekend in 2012, grossing $ 69.2 million.
However, strong word of mouth kept him in the top ten for five weeks and he ended up with $ 179 million. The international market helped drive him to success with $ 445 million gross, resulting in a worldwide gross of $ 624 million.
4 Deadpool 2 (2018) – $ 734 million
Deadpool 2 was released two years after its iconic original. This one was made for $ 110 million much more robust and was just as successful at the worldwide box office. The film opened at # 1 with $ 125 million and grossed $ 53 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.
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In just two weeks, it had raised $ 218.5 million. Deadpool 2 ended its domestic run with $ 318.4 million and grossed $ 416 million internationally, resulting in a worldwide total of $ 734.5 million.
3 Deadpool (2016) – $ 782 million
The enthusiasm for Deadpool was unimaginably high thanks to some very strong marketing and star power from frontman Ryan Reynolds. The movie was made for just $ 58 million, a fairly small sum for a superhero comedy. Fox got his money back and something else. The film opened for $ 152 million over the four-day Presidents Day weekend and spent three consecutive weeks at No. 1.
He spent eight weeks in the top ten and finished his national career with a stellar $ 363 million. When combined with international grossing $ 419 million, Deadpool amassed $ 782.6 million at the worldwide box office.
2 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) – $ 800 million
Jumanji: The Next Level, which served as a direct sequel to the original 2017 surprise, garnered solid reviews and a very solid box office performance. The film opened at No. 1 over the weekend of December 13-15 with $ 59.2 million.
Like its predecessor, the film had some stellar stages and spent eleven weeks in the top ten before it was finally displaced on the weekend of February 28 to March 1. It ended with $ 316.7 million and $ 479 million internationally for a global box office with gross income. at $ 800 million.
1 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) – $ 962 million
The surprise hit of all surprise hits, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a monumental success for Sony. The film opened widely over the 2017 Christmas long weekend and grossed a solid, if not overwhelming, $ 55.3 million. However, the film enjoyed incredibly strong legs, spending twelve weeks in a row in the top ten until it was finally displaced in March.
He finished his national career with a spectacular $ 404.5 million, even while competing with The Last Jedi. When combined with international grossing $ 557 million, Welcome to the Jungle ended its global run with $ 962 million.
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