Market Charts > 2016 > Genres > Comedy
Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2016
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2016 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Ghostbusters |
Jul 15, 2016 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$128,350,574 |
14,838,216 |
| 2 |
Central Intelligence |
Jun 17, 2016 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$127,440,871 |
14,733,049 |
| 3 |
Bad Moms |
Jul 29, 2016 |
STX Entertainment |
R |
$113,257,297 |
13,093,329 |
| 4 |
Sausage Party |
Aug 12, 2016 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$97,670,358 |
11,291,370 |
| 5 |
Ride Along 2 |
Jan 15, 2016 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$90,862,685 |
10,504,356 |
| 6 |
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea … |
Oct 21, 2016 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$73,206,343 |
8,463,161 |
| 7 |
The Boss |
Apr 8, 2016 |
Universal |
R |
$63,077,560 |
7,292,203 |
| 8 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
Mar 25, 2016 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$59,689,605 |
6,900,532 |
| 9 |
Daddy’s Home |
Dec 25, 2015 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$56,467,276 |
6,528,008 |
| 10 |
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising |
May 20, 2016 |
Universal |
R |
$55,340,730 |
6,397,772 |
| 11 |
Barbershop: The Next Cut |
Apr 15, 2016 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$54,030,051 |
6,246,249 |
| 12 |
Office Christmas Party |
Dec 9, 2016 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$51,137,285 |
5,911,824 |
| 13 |
Mike and Dave Need Wedding … |
Jul 8, 2016 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$46,009,673 |
5,319,037 |
| 14 |
Sisters |
Dec 18, 2015 |
Universal |
R |
$37,921,265 |
4,383,961 |
| 15 |
Dirty Grandpa |
Jan 22, 2016 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$35,593,113 |
4,114,810 |
| 16 |
Why Him? |
Dec 23, 2016 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$30,633,916 |
3,541,493 |
| 17 |
Hail, Caesar! |
Feb 5, 2016 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$30,080,225 |
3,477,482 |
| 18 |
Zoolander 2 |
Feb 12, 2016 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$28,848,693 |
3,335,109 |
| 19 |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot |
Mar 4, 2016 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$23,083,334 |
2,668,593 |
| 20 |
Keanu |
Apr 29, 2016 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$20,591,853 |
2,380,561 |
| 21 |
Middle School: The Worst Ye… |
Oct 7, 2016 |
Lionsgate |
PG |
$20,007,149 |
2,312,965 |
| 22 |
Bad Santa 2 |
Nov 23, 2016 |
Broad Green Pictures |
R |
$17,725,773 |
2,049,222 |
| 23 |
Masterminds |
Sep 30, 2016 |
Relativity |
PG-13 |
$17,356,894 |
2,006,577 |
| 24 |
Keeping Up with the Joneses |
Oct 21, 2016 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$14,904,426 |
1,723,055 |
| 25 |
Fifty Shades of Black |
Jan 29, 2016 |
Open Road |
R |
$11,686,940 |
1,351,091 |
| 26 |
No Manches Frida |
Sep 2, 2016 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$11,528,613 |
1,332,787 |
| 27 |
Pride and Prejudice and Zom… |
Feb 5, 2016 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$10,907,291 |
1,260,958 |
| 28 |
Popstar: Never Stop Never S… |
Jun 3, 2016 |
Universal |
R |
$9,496,130 |
1,097,818 |
| 29 |
Meet the Blacks |
Apr 1, 2016 |
Freestyle Releasing |
R |
$9,097,072 |
1,051,684 |
| 30 |
The Brothers Grimsby |
Mar 11, 2016 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$6,864,016 |
793,527 |
| 31 |
Hunt for the Wilderpeople |
Jun 24, 2016 |
The Orchard |
PG-13 |
$5,205,471 |
601,788 |
| 32 |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$4,772,155 |
551,694 |
| 33 |
Don’t Think Twice |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Film Arcade |
R |
$4,417,983 |
510,749 |
| 34 |
The Meddler |
Apr 22, 2016 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$4,267,219 |
493,320 |
| 35 |
Anomalisa |
Dec 30, 2015 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$3,548,654 |
410,249 |
| 36 |
Everybody Wants Some |
Mar 30, 2016 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$3,400,278 |
393,095 |
| 37 |
Maggie’s Plan |
May 20, 2016 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$3,351,735 |
387,483 |
| 38 |
En man som heter Ove |
Sep 30, 2016 |
Music Box Films |
PG-13 |
$3,336,006 |
385,665 |
| 39 |
Compadres |
Apr 22, 2016 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$3,127,773 |
361,592 |
| 40 |
Kapoor & Sons |
Mar 18, 2016 |
FIP |
Not Rated |
$2,607,036 |
301,391 |
| 41 |
Lazer Team |
Jan 27, 2016 |
Rooster Teeth |
PG-13 |
$1,186,426 |
137,159 |
| 42 |
Dough |
Feb 12, 2016 |
Menemsha Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$1,148,304 |
132,751 |
| 43 |
Ki & Ka |
Apr 1, 2016 |
Eros Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$857,986 |
99,189 |
| 44 |
Premam |
Oct 6, 2016 |
Bluesky Cinemas |
Not Rated |
$825,602 |
95,445 |
| 45 |
Chongqing Hot Pot |
Apr 1, 2016 |
China Lion Film D… |
Not Rated |
$776,649 |
89,786 |
| 46 |
El Jeremías |
Oct 21, 2016 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$647,701 |
74,878 |
| 47 |
Range 15 |
Jun 15, 2016 |
Tugg |
Not Rated |
$575,258 |
66,503 |
| 48 |
Wiener-Dog |
Jun 24, 2016 |
Sundance Selects |
R |
$470,575 |
54,401 |
| 49 |
Leokki |
Oct 21, 2016 |
JBG Pictures |
Not Rated |
$466,505 |
53,931 |
| 50 |
Mr. Donkey |
Oct 28, 2016 |
China Lion Film D… |
Not Rated |
$356,255 |
41,185 |
| 51 |
Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse |
Mar 18, 2016 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$269,144 |
31,114 |
| 52 |
The Family Fang |
Apr 29, 2016 |
Starz Media |
R |
$262,921 |
30,395 |
| 53 |
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero |
May 13, 2016 |
A24 |
Not Rated |
$230,069 |
26,597 |
| 54 |
The Intern |
Sep 25, 2015 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$189,786 |
21,941 |
| 55 |
Tanpopo |
Oct 21, 2016 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$177,313 |
20,498 |
| 56 |
The Love Witch |
Nov 11, 2016 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$160,747 |
18,583 |
| 57 |
The Night Before |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$150,899 |
17,444 |
| 58 |
Love the Coopers |
Nov 13, 2015 |
CBS Films |
PG-13 |
$108,974 |
12,598 |
| 59 |
Campanadas a medianoche |
Jan 1, 2016 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$107,766 |
12,458 |
| 60 |
Puerto Ricans in Paris |
Jun 10, 2016 |
Focus World |
R |
$102,890 |
11,894 |
| 61 |
Paterson |
Dec 28, 2016 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$100,825 |
11,656 |
| 62 |
Toni Erdmann |
Dec 25, 2016 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$96,893 |
11,201 |
| 63 |
Cock and Bull |
Sep 16, 2016 |
China Lion Film D… |
Not Rated |
$82,778 |
9,569 |
| 64 |
Le tout nouveau testament |
Dec 9, 2016 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$75,928 |
8,777 |
| 65 |
E gun tian shi |
Dec 31, 2015 |
China Lion Film D… |
Not Rated |
$66,588 |
7,698 |
| 66 |
Em La Ba Noi Cua Anh |
Mar 11, 2016 |
CJ Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$65,718 |
7,597 |
| 67 |
Microbe et Gasoil |
Jul 1, 2016 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$63,802 |
7,375 |
| 68 |
El Rey Del Once |
Jul 29, 2016 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$63,201 |
7,306 |
| 69 |
Burnt |
Oct 30, 2015 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$54,991 |
6,357 |
| 70 |
Grandma |
Aug 21, 2015 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$52,304 |
6,046 |
| 71 |
Comoara |
Jan 8, 2016 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$48,508 |
5,607 |
| 72 |
Mastizaade |
Jan 29, 2016 |
Eros Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$43,403 |
5,017 |
| 73 |
Wild Oats |
Sep 16, 2016 |
Weinstein Co. |
PG-13 |
$40,598 |
4,693 |
| 74 |
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? |
Sep 16, 2016 |
Area 23a |
R |
$39,928 |
4,615 |
| 75 |
Multiple Maniacs |
Apr 10, 1970 |
|
NC-17 |
$33,036 |
3,819 |
| 76 |
Der Vampir auf der Couch |
Jun 10, 2016 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$30,115 |
3,481 |
| 77 |
3 Weeks in Yerevan |
Sep 16, 2016 |
Richmond Media En… |
Not Rated |
$29,245 |
3,380 |
| 78 |
Chevalier |
May 27, 2016 |
Strand Releasing |
Not Rated |
$25,696 |
2,970 |
| 79 |
Guo Nian Hao |
Feb 12, 2016 |
China Lion Film D… |
Not Rated |
$25,358 |
2,931 |
| 80 |
Angry Indian Goddess |
Aug 5, 2016 |
|
Not Rated |
$23,192 |
2,681 |
| 81 |
The Black Dove |
Aug 12, 2016 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$21,900 |
2,531 |
| 82 |
Search Engines |
Oct 14, 2016 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$18,851 |
2,179 |
| 83 |
Seoul Searching |
Jun 17, 2016 |
Mondo Paradiso Films |
Not Rated |
$18,654 |
2,156 |
| 84 |
A Bit of Bad Luck |
Mar 29, 2016 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$18,089 |
2,091 |
| 85 |
La città delle donne |
Feb 19, 2016 |
Cohen Media Group |
R |
$12,516 |
1,446 |
| 86 |
What Happened Last Night |
Nov 4, 2016 |
Gemelli Productions |
R |
$9,244 |
1,068 |
| 87 |
The Olivia Experiment |
Aug 22, 2014 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$8,256 |
954 |
| 88 |
Gone Doggy Gone |
Jun 26, 2015 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$6,609 |
764 |
| 89 |
Ghost Team |
Aug 12, 2016 |
The Orchard |
PG-13 |
$6,245 |
721 |
| 90 |
Slash |
Dec 9, 2016 |
Gravitas Ventures |
Not Rated |
$5,902 |
682 |
| 91 |
Undrafted |
Jul 15, 2016 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$5,777 |
667 |
| 92 |
Klovn Forever |
Sep 2, 2016 |
Drafthouse Films |
Not Rated |
$5,700 |
658 |
| 93 |
Miss Stevens |
Sep 16, 2016 |
The Orchard |
Not Rated |
$4,611 |
533 |
| 94 |
Search Party |
May 13, 2016 |
Focus World |
R |
$4,571 |
528 |
| 95 |
Auto Shop of Horrors |
Sep 23, 2016 |
Driving With Our … |
Not Rated |
$4,300 |
497 |
| 96 |
The Last Film Festival |
Sep 16, 2016 |
Monterey Media |
R |
$3,558 |
411 |
| 97 |
The Forbidden Room |
Oct 7, 2015 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$2,670 |
308 |
| 98 |
De la guerre |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$2,414 |
279 |
| 99 |
Güeros |
May 20, 2015 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$428 |
49 |
| 100 |
Des nouvelles de la planète… |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$310 |
35 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,401,195,803 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 161,987,908 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2016.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2016.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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.
