The Numbers - Box Office Performance History for Comedy Movies
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 | $2,574,506,528 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $104,371,496 |
| 1996 | 76 | 19.67% | $1,135,437,230 | 256,886,212 | $2,769,233,365 | The Nutty Professor | $128,814,019 |
| 1997 | 78 | 19.74% | $1,222,947,068 | 266,437,231 | $2,872,193,350 | Liar Liar | $181,410,615 |
| 1998 | 79 | 15.27% | $1,042,034,707 | 222,182,198 | $2,395,124,094 | The Waterboy | $150,042,308 |
| 1999 | 75 | 16.24% | $1,191,994,180 | 234,644,487 | $2,529,467,570 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who … | $206,040,085 |
| 2000 | 84 | 22.63% | $1,702,011,125 | 315,771,962 | $3,404,021,750 | Meet the Parents | $161,325,490 |
| 2001 | 92 | 19.09% | $1,584,602,506 | 279,965,060 | $3,018,023,347 | American Pie 2 | $145,096,820 |
| 2002 | 86 | 12.85% | $1,176,509,398 | 202,497,270 | $2,182,920,571 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $213,117,789 |
| 2003 | 91 | 23.30% | $2,142,980,175 | 355,386,387 | $3,831,065,252 | Bruce Almighty | $242,704,995 |
| 2004 | 121 | 16.26% | $1,510,705,203 | 243,269,701 | $2,622,447,377 | Meet the Fockers | $162,461,370 |
| 2005 | 127 | 18.30% | $1,610,418,721 | 251,235,304 | $2,708,316,577 | Wedding Crashers | $209,218,368 |
| 2006 | 122 | 19.86% | $1,823,365,689 | 278,376,380 | $3,000,897,376 | Talladega Nights: The Balla… | $148,213,377 |
| 2007 | 137 | 15.17% | $1,482,427,128 | 215,468,999 | $2,322,755,809 | Wild Hogs | $168,213,584 |
| 2008 | 126 | 20.54% | $2,002,496,448 | 278,899,192 | $3,006,533,290 | Sex and the City | $152,647,258 |
| 2009 | 96 | 15.21% | $1,618,718,537 | 215,829,112 | $2,326,637,827 | The Hangover | $277,322,503 |
| 2010 | 88 | 14.32% | $1,501,295,839 | 190,278,274 | $2,051,199,794 | Grown Ups | $162,001,186 |
| 2011 | 97 | 13.20% | $1,343,052,884 | 169,363,506 | $1,825,738,595 | The Hangover Part II | $254,464,305 |
| 2012 | 100 | 12.83% | $1,411,805,064 | 177,362,392 | $1,911,966,586 | Ted | $218,665,740 |
| 2013 | 102 | 15.11% | $1,644,738,629 | 202,304,824 | $2,180,846,003 | The Heat | $159,581,587 |
| 2014 | 105 | 12.91% | $1,326,503,118 | 162,362,635 | $1,750,269,205 | 22 Jump Street | $191,719,337 |
| 2015 | 122 | 11.61% | $1,308,219,507 | 155,186,127 | $1,672,906,449 | Pitch Perfect 2 | $184,296,230 |
| 2016 | 100 | 12.44% | $1,401,195,803 | 161,987,908 | $1,746,229,648 | Ghostbusters | $128,350,574 |
| 2017 | 73 | 7.18% | $789,705,236 | 88,038,456 | $949,054,556 | Girls Trip | $115,108,515 |
| 2018 | 75 | 7.98% | $952,904,586 | 104,599,819 | $1,127,586,049 | Ocean’s 8 | $140,218,711 |
| 2019 | 62 | 7.57% | $849,789,287 | 92,771,731 | $1,000,079,260 | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | $144,105,346 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3.74% | $75,449,405 | 8,218,868 | $88,599,397 | Like a Boss | $22,169,514 |
| 2021 | 58 | 7.99% | $360,876,255 | 35,484,367 | $382,521,476 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | $122,378,960 |
| 2022 | 57 | 4.34% | $321,176,713 | 30,501,086 | $328,801,707 | The Bad Guys | $97,233,630 |
| 2023 | 73 | 12.61% | $1,130,082,521 | 104,831,379 | $1,130,082,266 | Barbie | $636,225,983 |
| 2024 | 94 | 10.10% | $885,473,936 | 82,140,398 | $885,473,490 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $294,100,435 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8.01% | $36,912,269 | 3,424,138 | $36,912,208 | One of Them Days | $35,965,212 |
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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.