Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2010

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2010 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Despicable Me	7/9/2010	Universal	PG	$251,203,225	31,838,178
2	How to Train Your Dragon	3/26/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$217,581,231	27,576,835
3	Grown Ups	6/25/2010	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$162,001,186	20,532,470
4	The Other Guys	8/6/2010	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$119,219,978	15,110,263
5	Jackass 3D	10/15/2010	Paramount Pictures	R	$117,109,417	14,842,765
6	Little Fockers	12/22/2010	Universal	PG-13	$102,576,190	13,000,785
7	Due Date	11/5/2010	Warner Bros.	R	$99,231,922	12,576,923
8	Date Night	4/9/2010	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$98,711,404	12,510,951
9	Sex and the City 2	5/27/2010	Warner Bros.	R	$95,347,692	12,084,625
10	Dinner for Schmucks	7/30/2010	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$73,026,337	9,255,556
11	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	3/19/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$65,003,625	8,238,736
12	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	12/23/2009	20th Century Fox	PG	$63,697,677	8,073,216
13	Get Him to the Greek	6/4/2010	Universal	R	$61,153,526	7,750,764
14	The Tooth Fairy	1/22/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$60,022,256	7,607,384
15	Easy A	9/17/2010	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$58,401,464	7,401,960
16	Hot Tub Time Machine	3/26/2010	MGM	R	$50,269,859	6,371,338
17	Cop Out	2/26/2010	Warner Bros.	R	$44,875,481	5,687,640
18	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	7/30/2010	Warner Bros.	PG	$43,585,753	5,524,177
19	Death at a Funeral	4/16/2010	Sony Pictures	R	$42,739,347	5,416,901
20	Vampires Suck	8/18/2010	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$36,661,504	4,646,578
21	Marmaduke	6/4/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$33,644,788	4,264,232
22	Scott Pilgrim vs. The World	8/13/2010	Universal	PG-13	$31,611,316	4,006,504
23	Morning Glory	11/10/2010	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$30,759,976	3,898,603
24	Gulliver's Travels	12/25/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$27,454,506	3,479,659
25	Ramona and Beezus	7/23/2010	20th Century Fox	G	$26,167,002	3,316,477
26	You Again	9/24/2010	Walt Disney	PG	$25,702,053	3,257,548
27	Lottery Ticket	8/20/2010	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$24,719,879	3,133,065
28	The Spy Next Door	1/15/2010	Lionsgate	PG	$24,307,106	3,080,749
29	The Kids Are All Right	7/9/2010	Focus Features	R	$20,811,365	2,637,689
30	Our Family Wedding	3/12/2010	Fox Searchlight	PG-13	$20,255,281	2,567,209
31	Furry Vengeance	4/30/2010	Summit Entertainment	PG	$17,630,465	2,234,533
32	Youth in Revolt	1/8/2010	Weinstein/Dimension	R	$15,285,588	1,937,337
33	MacGruber	5/21/2010	Universal	R	$8,525,600	1,080,558
34	Cyrus	6/18/2010	Fox Searchlight	R	$7,468,936	946,633
35	City Island	3/19/2010	Anchor Bay Entertainment	PG-13	$6,671,036	845,505
36	It's Kind of a Funny Story	10/8/2010	Focus Features	PG-13	$6,363,628	806,543
37	Old Dogs	11/25/2009	Walt Disney	PG	$2,252,485	285,486
38	3 Idiots	12/23/2009	Big Pictures	PG-13	$1,776,771	225,193
39	Micmacs	5/28/2010	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$1,259,693	159,657
40	I Love You, Phillip Morris	12/3/2010	Roadside Attractions	R	$1,126,302	142,751
41	Middle Men	8/6/2010	Paramount Vantage	R	$754,301	95,602
42	Couples Retreat	10/9/2009	Universal	PG-13	$693,900	87,947
43	The Virginity Hit	9/24/2010	Sony Pictures	R	$636,706	80,698
44	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	9/18/2009	Sony Pictures	PG	$605,368	76,726
45	Jack Goes Boating	9/17/2010	Overture Films	R	$541,992	68,694
46	Tamara Drewe	10/8/2010	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$526,639	66,748
47	Today's Special	11/19/2010	Reliance Big Pictures	R	$317,831	40,283
48	Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale	12/3/2010	Oscilloscope Pictures	R	$215,430	27,304
49	Wild Target	10/29/2010	Freestyle Releasing	PG-13	$109,338	13,858
50	The Romantics	9/10/2010	Four of a Kind Productions	PG-13	$106,524	13,501
51	Crazy on the Outside	1/8/2010	Freestyle Releasing	PG-13	$88,335	11,196
52	Patrik, Age 1.5	8/6/2010	Here Films	Not Rated	$57,060	7,232
53	A Serious Man	10/2/2009	Focus Features	R	$38,263	4,850
54	Mystery Team	8/28/2009	Roadside Attractions	R	$35,701	4,525
55	Expecting Mary	9/10/2010	Rocky Mountain Pictures	PG	$28,700	3,638
56	The Boat That Rocked	11/13/2009	Focus Features	R	$23,352	2,960
57	Paper Man	4/23/2010	MPI Media Group	R	$15,389	1,950
58	Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger	4/23/2010	Monterey Media	PG-13	$15,222	1,929
59	White Wedding	9/3/2010	The Little Film Company/Dada Films	PG-13	$11,711	1,484
60	The Winning Season	9/3/2010	Roadside Attractions	PG-13	$5,000	634
61	Big Fan	8/28/2009	First Independent Pictures	R	$3,666	465
62	The Slammin' Salmon	12/11/2009	Anchor Bay Entertainment	R	$2,510	318
63	$9.99	12/12/2008	Regent Releasing	R	$544	69
64	Bolt	11/21/2008	Walt Disney	PG	$180	23
65	To Die is Hard	12/17/2010	Driving With Our Eyes Shut	Not Rated	$112	14
Total Gross of All Movies					$2,201,046,624
Total Tickets Sold						278,966,624

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2010. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2010. 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.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.