15 Highest Grossing Comedy Movies Of All Time

15 Liar Liar

Jim Carrey’s Liar Liar made $181,410,615 at the box office, making it Carrey’s second highest-grossing comedy film. Stick around to see what beat it out. (Hint: It's not Jim and Andy.) 

14 Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 took in $184,296,230 at the box office sporting reviews like, “It's basically the ‘Hangover 2’ of a cappella movies.” Oh boy, reviewer, if that’s how you feel, you might want to stop reading the list here.

13 22 Jump Street

The sequel to 21 Jump Street brought in $191,719,337 domestically making it the first movie starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube to pass the $191,719,336 mark. New Statesmen remarked, “22 Jump Street goes further than any other mainstream Hollywood comedy in normalizing the emotional transactions between men.” We couldn't agree more New Statesmen.

12 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Apparently, the box office DOES love a sequel, as Austin Powers 2 The Spy Who Shagged Me also makes the list with its $206,040,085 box office return. Nothing gets butts in seats like a Fat B*stard.

11 Wedding Crashers

The Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers swept the nation in theaters, cranking out $209,218,368 at the box office. This is the second highest-grossing film starring members of the “Frat Pack,” the comedy gods of the 2000’s consisting of Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, and Vince Vaughn.

10 Austin Powers in Goldmember

That’s right, Austin Powers Goldmember made even more money than its predecessors! With a box office take of $213,117,789, Austin Powers Goldmember proved that Fat B*stard truly is the key to box office success.

9 Ted

Seth Macfarlane’s feature film Ted about a teddy bear that can also say the F word made a whopping $218,665,740 at the box office. Sources say that they think they could have made it to the 300 million point if they had chosen to include Fat B*stard. 

8 Mrs. Doubtfire

The Robin Williams classic family comedy Mrs. Doubtfire raked in $219,195,051 at the box office. How can you not have a box office smash when you combine the talents of Chris Columbus and Robin Williams?

7 Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy made $234,760,478 in theaters, with The New York Times saying, “Beverly Hills Cop finds Eddie Murphy doing what he does best: playing the shrewdest, hippest, fastest-talking underdog in a rich man's world.”

6 Ghostbusters

It's obviously one of the most popular comedies in all of film history, so is it any surprise that it made $242,604,185 domestically? 

5 Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty made $242,704,995 at the box office. Although, it doesn’t seem very fair considering God was one of the cast members. 

4 The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II is the fourth highest-grossing comedy film of all time (domestically)! This film is most likely the reason Ed Helms owns a gold-plated jetpack. The film made $254,464,305 at the box office.

3 The Hangover

The Hangover made $277,322,503 domestically launching the careers of Zach Galifinakis and Ken Jeong into the stratosphere. These films made so much money no wonder they made three of them, and hopefully no more.

2 Meet The Fockers

Meet The Fockers is the second highest-grossing comedy film domestically, really let that sink in. The cast is stacked with Frat Pack member Ben Stiller, Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro, and Dustin Hoffman, resulting in a $279,167,575 run at the box office. 

1 Home Alone

Chris Columbus’s Christmas classic Home Alone is the highest-grossing comedy ever to grace American and Canadian screens. The slapstick yet heartwarming tale raked in $285,761,243 at the box office solidifying its spot as the king of the hill.

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