Genre Keyword: Black Comedy

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1Horrible Bosses$117,538,5593,134$28,302,1653,040Jul 8, 2011Warner Bros.
2The War of the Roses$86,888,5461,559$9,488,7941,259Dec 8, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
3Ruthless People$71,624,8791,114$5,274,3061,111Jun 27, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4The Witches of Eastwick$63,766,5101,337$9,454,2381,103Jun 12, 1987Warner Bros.
5A Fish Called Wanda$62,493,7121,223$115,4183Jul 15, 1988Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
6Burn After Reading$60,355,3472,657$19,128,0012,651Sep 12, 2008Focus Features
7The Cable Guy$60,240,2952,657$19,806,2262,657Jun 14, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
8Bad Santa$60,060,3282,540$12,500,0002,005Nov 26, 2003Dimension Films
9The Stepford Wives$59,484,7423,057$21,406,7813,057Jun 11, 2004Paramount Pictures
10The Grand Budapest Hotel$59,301,3241,467$811,1664Mar 7, 2014-
11Death Becomes Her$58,422,6501,866$12,110,3551,409Jul 31, 1992Universal Pictures
12Throw Momma from the Train$57,915,9721,623$7,318,8781,477Dec 11, 1987Orion Pictures
13Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri$54,513,7401,726$322,1684Nov 10, 2017-
14Horrible Bosses 2$54,445,3573,400$15,457,4183,375Nov 26, 2014Warner Bros.
15Death at a Funeral$42,739,3472,459$16,217,5402,459Apr 16, 2010Screen Gems
16Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)$42,340,5981,213$424,3974Oct 17, 2014-
17The Ladykillers$39,799,1911,589$12,634,5631,583Mar 26, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Little Shop of Horrors$38,748,3951,183$3,659,884866Dec 19, 1986Warner Bros.
19Mars Attacks!$37,771,0171,955$9,384,2721,955Dec 13, 1996Warner Bros.
20The 'Burbs$36,601,9931,956$11,101,1971,952Feb 17, 1989Universal Pictures
21Addicted to Love$34,673,0952,021$11,446,0982,007May 23, 1997Warner Bros.
22I, Tonya$30,014,5391,450$264,1554Dec 8, 2017Neon
23Grosse Pointe Blank$28,084,3571,242$6,870,3971,227Apr 11, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
24The Big Hit$27,007,1432,149$10,809,4242,149Apr 24, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
25Nurse Betty$25,170,0541,491$7,145,9501,459Sep 8, 2000USA Films
26Fargo$24,611,975716$730,26536Mar 8, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
27Observe and Report$24,007,3242,727$11,017,3342,727Apr 10, 2009Warner Bros.
28Being John Malkovich$22,863,596630$637,72125Oct 29, 1999USA Films
29Raising Arizona$22,847,564697$36,2401Mar 13, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
30Rough Night$22,105,6433,162$8,004,2833,162Jun 16, 2017Sony Pictures Releasing
31The Player$21,706,101452$302,21623Apr 10, 1992New Line Cinema
32To Die For$21,284,514954$386,51011Sep 29, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
33The Big Lebowski$18,718,8181,235$5,533,8441,207Mar 6, 1998Gramercy Pictures (I)
34Punch-Drunk Love$17,844,2161,293$367,2035Oct 11, 2002Revolution Studios
35I Love You to Death$16,186,7931,095$4,014,6401,072Apr 6, 1990TriStar Pictures
36Drowning Mona$15,506,7641,981$5,802,2291,981Mar 3, 2000Destination Films
37American Psycho$15,070,2851,242$4,961,0151,236Apr 14, 2000Lionsgate
38Election$14,902,041827$119,0806Apr 23, 1999Paramount Pictures
39Envy$13,562,3252,445$6,160,8862,445Apr 30, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
40Sugar & Spice$13,305,1012,150$5,891,1762,150Jan 26, 2001New Line Cinema
41Sunshine Cleaning$12,062,558642$219,1904Mar 13, 2009Overture Films
42Surviving Christmas$11,663,1562,755$4,441,3562,750Oct 22, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
43So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,4831,355$3,466,9301,349Jul 30, 1993TriStar Pictures
44The Ref$11,439,193861$3,044,097701Mar 9, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
45After Hours$10,609,321503$45,4351Sep 13, 1985Warner Bros.
46Better Off Dead$10,297,601650$56,37113Aug 23, 1985Warner Bros.
47Lucky Numbers$10,042,5162,528$4,536,6252,497Oct 27, 2000Paramount Pictures
48Brazil$9,929,135173$30,0991Dec 18, 1985Universal Pictures
49Very Bad Things$9,898,4121,260$3,245,8531,260Nov 27, 1998PolyGram
50Duplex$9,692,1352,191$4,600,0002,189Sep 26, 2003Miramax
51A Serious Man$9,228,768262$251,3376Oct 2, 2009Focus Features
52Bernie$9,206,470332$85,8053Apr 27, 2012Millennium Entertainment
53Teaching Mrs. Tingle$8,951,9351,710$3,326,8701,710Aug 20, 1999Miramax
54Nothing But Trouble$8,479,7931,671$3,966,2401,671Feb 15, 1991Warner Bros.
55Death to Smoochy$8,364,6912,164$4,266,4632,164Mar 29, 2002Warner Bros.
56Downhill$8,287,0612,311$4,622,0182,301Feb 14, 2020Searchlight Pictures
57Serial Mom$7,820,688560$2,040,450502Apr 13, 1994-
58Big Trouble$7,267,3071,961$3,545,2041,961Apr 5, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
59The Rules of Attraction$6,532,6191,437$2,532,4101,437Oct 11, 2002Lionsgate
60Barton Fink$6,153,939189$268,56111Aug 23, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
61Folks!$6,132,9241,402$2,177,5181,402May 1, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
62Club Dread$5,001,7081,807$3,035,6881,807Feb 27, 2004-
63Passed Away$4,030,793582$1,506,887582Apr 24, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
64A Shock to the System$3,417,056345$1,002,158345Mar 23, 1990Corsair Pictures
65Jawbreaker$3,117,085801$1,603,425801Feb 19, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
66The Butcher Boy$1,995,91190$135,6069Apr 3, 1998Warner Bros.
67Heathers$1,108,46254$177,24735Mar 31, 1989New World Pictures
68Parents$870,53294$277,95294Jan 27, 1989Vestron Pictures
69The Last Supper$459,74940$33,8246Apr 5, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
70Swimming with Sharks$382,92813$34,7034Apr 21, 1995Trimark Pictures
71Buffalo Soldiers$354,42124$30,9776Jul 25, 2003Miramax
72Out Cold$294,266142$201,499142Mar 3, 1989Hemdale
73Citizen Ruth$285,11223$26,7096Dec 13, 1996Miramax
74Breakfast of Champions$178,27811$42,3267Sep 17, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
75John Dies at the End$141,95119$12,4671Jan 25, 2013Magnolia Pictures
76God Bless America$122,55015$27,30814May 11, 2012Magnolia Pictures
77Consuming Passions$118,2065$5,3731Apr 6, 1988The Samuel Goldwyn Company
78Eulogy$75,07622$41,78822Oct 15, 2004Lionsgate
79The Details$63,59573$18,52814Nov 2, 2012RADiUS-TWC
80Sightseers$61,78210$7,3842May 10, 2013IFC Films
81Cheap Thrills$59,42418$18,6382Mar 21, 2014Drafthouse Films
82Dirty Love$36,09944$23,28144Sep 23, 2005First Look International
83Garmento$19,4021$3,6111Jun 6, 2003-
84Coldblooded$16,1985$8,4235Sep 15, 1995IRS Media
85Rid of Me$11,7402$2,0701Nov 18, 2011Submarine Deluxe
86BuzzKill$5,8601$2,9121Jan 20, 2012Indican Pictures
87Burke and Hare$4,8331$9471Sep 9, 2011IFC Films
88Between Us$4,380---Jun 14, 2013Monterey Media