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Box Office History for Comedy
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60 | 19.55% | $1,038,877,996 | 238,822,498 | $2,701,082,452 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $104,371,496 |
| 1996 | 76 | 19.67% | $1,135,415,770 | 256,881,357 | $2,905,328,148 | The Nutty Professor | $128,814,019 |
| 1997 | 79 | 19.74% | $1,223,043,833 | 266,458,312 | $3,013,643,509 | Liar Liar | $181,410,615 |
| 1998 | 82 | 15.44% | $1,046,313,646 | 223,094,593 | $2,523,199,847 | The Waterboy | $147,895,431 |
| 1999 | 78 | 16.41% | $1,210,912,192 | 238,368,537 | $2,695,948,153 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who … | $205,957,794 |
| 2000 | 86 | 22.48% | $1,698,441,791 | 315,109,795 | $3,563,891,781 | Meet the Parents | $161,325,490 |
| 2001 | 93 | 19.86% | $1,615,401,265 | 285,406,588 | $3,227,948,510 | American Pie 2 | $145,096,820 |
| 2002 | 88 | 12.83% | $1,169,857,165 | 201,352,351 | $2,277,295,090 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $213,117,789 |
| 2003 | 91 | 22.98% | $2,117,741,092 | 351,200,846 | $3,972,081,568 | Bruce Almighty | $242,704,995 |
| 2004 | 121 | 16.10% | $1,511,903,212 | 243,462,665 | $2,753,562,741 | Meet the Fockers | $133,000,000 |
| 2005 | 128 | 18.68% | $1,648,893,313 | 257,237,646 | $2,909,357,776 | Wedding Crashers | $209,218,368 |
| 2006 | 123 | 20.02% | $1,843,850,287 | 281,503,856 | $3,183,808,611 | Talladega Nights: The Balla… | $148,213,377 |
| 2007 | 139 | 17.15% | $1,659,123,918 | 241,151,732 | $2,727,426,089 | The Simpsons Movie | $183,135,014 |
| 2008 | 127 | 20.87% | $2,038,826,810 | 283,959,168 | $3,211,578,190 | Sex and the City | $152,647,258 |
| 2009 | 96 | 15.20% | $1,617,521,335 | 215,669,510 | $2,439,222,158 | The Hangover | $277,322,503 |
| 2010 | 88 | 14.35% | $1,502,215,266 | 190,394,837 | $2,153,365,606 | Grown Ups | $162,001,186 |
| 2011 | 98 | 13.18% | $1,342,962,656 | 169,352,163 | $1,915,372,964 | The Hangover Part II | $254,464,305 |
| 2012 | 102 | 12.69% | $1,369,325,067 | 172,025,764 | $1,945,611,391 | Ted | $218,665,740 |
| 2013 | 103 | 15.16% | $1,658,244,561 | 203,966,123 | $2,306,856,851 | The Heat | $159,581,587 |
| 2014 | 104 | 12.96% | $1,354,562,649 | 165,797,141 | $1,875,165,665 | 22 Jump Street | $191,719,337 |
| 2015 | 119 | 11.42% | $1,283,571,856 | 152,262,378 | $1,722,087,495 | Pitch Perfect 2 | $184,296,230 |
| 2016 | 100 | 12.55% | $1,429,319,819 | 165,239,284 | $1,868,856,302 | Ghostbusters | $128,350,574 |
| 2017 | 73 | 7.17% | $791,746,122 | 88,266,010 | $998,288,573 | Girls Trip | $115,108,515 |
| 2018 | 75 | 7.91% | $936,590,925 | 102,809,102 | $1,162,770,944 | Ocean’s 8 | $140,218,711 |
| 2019 | 65 | 7.69% | $865,786,638 | 94,518,194 | $1,069,000,774 | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | $144,105,346 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3.73% | $79,327,550 | 8,641,347 | $97,733,635 | Like a Boss | $22,169,514 |
| 2021 | 60 | 7.99% | $361,028,614 | 35,499,372 | $401,497,897 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | $122,378,960 |
| 2022 | 57 | 3.50% | $258,713,315 | 24,569,164 | $277,877,245 | The Bad Guys | $97,233,630 |
| 2023 | 73 | 11.93% | $1,080,400,008 | 98,756,856 | $1,116,940,041 | Barbie | $636,225,983 |
| 2024 | 94 | 10.28% | $884,831,451 | 78,234,430 | $884,831,403 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $294,100,435 |
| 2025 | 62 | 4.55% | $358,215,357 | 31,672,443 | $358,215,330 | Freakier Friday | $94,186,236 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Theatrical Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | ||||
| November 14 | Bull Run (Limited) | VRC | ||
| Bunny (Limited) | VRC | |||
| Jay Kelly (Limited) | Netflix | |||
| Pennu Case (Limited) | Zee Studios | |||
| Serious People (Limited) | TriBeca Films | |||
| Tapawingo (Limited) | Indican Pictures | $2,500 | ||
| November 21 | Rental Family (Wide) | Searchlight Pictures | $8,967,404 | |
| Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Christmas in … (Limited) | Indican Pictures | $50,098 | ||
| November 28 | Tinsel Town (Limited) | Brainstorm Media | ||
| December 2025 | ||||
| December 5 | Fackham Hall (Wide) | Bleecker Street | $620,909 | |
| December 12 | Atropia (Limited) | VRC | ||
| December 25 | Anaconda (Wide) | Sony Pictures | ||
| January 2026 | ||||
| January 23 | B-Roll (Wide) | Zurty Studios | ||
| January 30 | The Moment (Wide) | A24 | ||
| Paying for It (Limited) | Film Movement | |||
| A Poet (Limited) | 1-2 Special | |||
| The Love That Remains (Oscar Qualifying Run) | Janus Films | |||
| January TBD | K-POPS! (Wide) | Aura Entertainment | ||
| February 2026 | ||||
| February 13 | Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Limited) | Neon | ||
| March 2026 | ||||
| March 13 | The Breadwinner (Wide) | Sony Pictures | ||
| Slanted (Limited) | Bleecker Street | |||
| March 27 | She Dances (Limited) | EKKL Entertainment | ||
| May 2026 | ||||
| May 8 | The Sheep Detectives (Wide) | Amazon MGM Studios | ||
| May 22 | I Love Boosters (Wide) | Neon | ||
| May 29 | Stop! That! Train (Wide) | Bleecker Street | ||
| June 2026 | ||||
| June 5 | Power Ballad (Wide) | Lionsgate | ||
| June 12 | Scary Movie 6 (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | ||
| July 2026 | ||||
| July 17 | Cut Off (Wide) | Warner Bros. | ||
| August 2026 | ||||
| August 7 | One Night Only (Wide) | Universal | ||
| September 2026 | ||||
| September 18 | Practical Magic 2 (Wide) | Warner Bros. | ||
| November 2026 | ||||
| November 25 | Focker-in-Law (Wide) | Universal | ||
| December 2026 | ||||
| December 4 | Violent Night 2 (Wide) | Universal | ||
| During 2026 | Air Bud Returns (Limited) | Cineverse | ||
| The Napa Boys (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |||
| March 2027 | ||||
| March 12 | Buds (Wide) | Sony Pictures | ||
| July 2027 | ||||
| July 23 | The Simpsons Movie 2 (Wide) | 20th Century Studios | ||
| November 2027 | ||||
| November 5 | Margie Clause (Wide) | Warner Bros. | ||
| December 2027 | ||||
| During 2027 | Spaceballs 2 (Wide) | Amazon MGM Studios | ||
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.