“Why make a trillion when we could make… billions?”–Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Comedies weave their way into American and cinematic culture like no other genre. After all, no one quotes lines from melodramatic tearjerkers. Comedy is simply essential and could never go out of style.

Following last month’s release of Hollywood.com’s 25 Highest Grossing Horror Films of All Time list, we decided to lighten the mood by unveiling the highest grossing domestic comedies of all time.

We have updated all earnings by tallying total domestic box office receipts for all movies in the genre, and then adjusted the performances to current U.S. average ticket prices to determine the final winners. So, to find out who truly got the proverbial “last laugh,” read on.

Rank Title Gross Domestic Box Office Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office1 1 Beverly Hills Cop (Paramount / 1984) $234,760,478 $433,887,669 2 Home Alone (20th Century Fox / 1990) $281,493,907 $413,257,012 3 Tootsie (Columbia Pictures / 1982) $177,200,000 $409,075,093 4 Blazing Saddles (Warner Brothers / 1974) $119,500,000 $404,656,100 5 National Lampoon’s Animal House (Universal Pictures / 1978) $141,600,000 $383,297,700 6 Mrs. Doubtfire (20th Century Fox / 1993) $219,194,773 $321,796,582 7 Three Men and a Baby (Touchstone Pictures / 1987) $167,780,960 $310,095,167 8 Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (New Line Cinema / 1999) $205,444,716 $305,218,107 9 Beverly Hills Cop 2 (Paramount Pictures / 1987) $151,663,265 $280,306,213 10 Meet the Fockers (Universal Pictures / 2004) $279,167,575 $279,167,575 11 Liar Liar (Universal Pictures / 1997) $181,395,380 $269,489,309 12 There’s Something About Mary (20th Century Fox / 1998) $176,484,651 $262,193,704 13 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC Films / 2002) $241,437,427 $258,059,625 14 Porky’s (20th Century Fox / 1982) $111,289,673 $256,917,795 15 Home Alone 2 (20th Century Fox / 1992) $172,676,450 $253,503,724 16 Look Who’s Talking (Tristar Pictures / 1989) $136,950,770 $253,114,370 17 Bruce Almighty (Universal Pictures / 2003) $242,589,580 $249,831,060 18 Big Daddy (Columbia Pictures / 1999) $163,479,795 $242,873,093 19 The Waterboy (Touchstone Pictures / 1998) $161,487,252 $239,912,879 20 9 to 5 (20th Century Fox / 1980) $103,290,500 $238,451,303 21 Coming to America (Paramount Pictures / 1988) $128,113,607 $236,781,399 22 Stir Crazy (Columbia Pictures / 1980) $101,300,000 $233,856,134 23 Austin Powers in Goldmember (New Line Cinema / 2002) $213,079,163 $227,748,985 24 Trading Places (Paramount Pictures / 1983) $90,404,800 $208,704,018 25 Stripes (Columbia Pictures / 1981) $85,297,000 $196,912,405 TOTALS $4,287,081,722 $7,169,107,020

Hollywood.com also compiled a list of highest grossing movies that bridged the comedy genre with either action or romance. Below are the top 10 films from this cross-genre group:

Cross Genre Rank Title Gross Domestic Box Office Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office1 1 The Sting (Universal Pictures / 1973) $156,000,000 $570,514,300 2 The Graduate (AVCO / 1967) $104,642,560 $547,295,400 3 American Graffiti (Universal Pictures / 1973) $115,000,000 $420,571,400 4 Men In Black (Columbia Pictures / 1997) $250,147,615 $371,630,787 5 Smokey and the Bandit (Universal Pictures / 1977) $126,737,428 $363,730,700 6 M.A.S.H (20th Century Fox / 1970) $81,600,000 $343,578,900 7 Crocodile Dundee (Paramount Pictures / 1986) $169,014,205 $312,374,468 8 Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Live Action) (Universal Pictures / 2000) $260,031,035 $299,590,487 9 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Touchstone Pictures / 1988) $153,452,495 $283,613,093 10 Rush Hour 2 (New Line Cinema / 2001) $226,138,454 $248,113,039 TOTALS $1,642,763,792 $3,761,012,575

1 Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office figures are derived based on the total domestic gross of the film, divided by average ticket price in the year of release, multiplied by 2004 average ticket price ($6.21). Average annual ticket prices source: MPAA.