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Top Grossing Comedy Movies in 1990

Rank Title Language Domestic Worldwide
1 Ghost
English

UK

$217,631,306 $505,703,557
2 Home Alone
English

UK

$285,761,243 $476,684,675
3 Pretty Woman
English

UK

$178,406,268 $463,406,268
4 Back to the Future Part III
English

UK

$88,277,583 $245,077,583
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
English

UK

$135,384,756 $202,084,756
6 Kindergarten Cop
English

UK

$91,457,688 $201,957,688
7 Dick Tracy
English

UK

$103,738,726 $162,738,726
8 Another 48 Hrs.
English

UK

$80,818,974 $153,518,974
9 Bird on a Wire
English

UK

$70,978,012 $138,697,012
10 Problem Child
English

UK

$53,470,891 $72,270,891
11 3 Men and a Little Lady
English

UK

$71,609,321 $71,609,321
12 Arachnophobia
English

UK

$53,208,180 $53,208,180
13 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
English

UK

$41,482,207 $41,483,050
14 Joe Versus the Volcano
English

UK

$39,404,261 $39,404,261
15 Postcards from the Edge
English

UK

$39,071,603 $39,071,603
16 Mermaids
English

UK

$35,419,397 $35,419,397
17 Air America
english

UK

$31,053,601 $33,461,269
18 Cadillac Man
English

UK

$27,627,310 $27,627,310
19 House Party
English

UK

$26,385,627 $26,385,627
20 Ernest Goes to Jail
English

UK

$25,029,569 $25,029,569
21 My Blue Heaven
English

UK

$23,591,472 $23,591,472
22 The Freshman
English

UK

$21,460,601 $21,460,601
23 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
English

UK

$21,413,502 $21,413,502
24 Madhouse
English

UK

$21,036,771 $21,036,771
25 Jetsons: The Movie
English

UK

$20,305,841 $20,305,841
26 Taking Care of Business
English

UK

$20,005,435 $20,005,435
27 Betsy's Wedding
English

UK

$19,740,070 $19,740,070
28 Tremors
spanish

ES

$16,667,084 $16,668,790
29 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
English

UK

$16,324,573 $16,324,573
30 Men at Work
Dutch

NL

$16,247,964 $16,247,964
31 I Love You to Death
filipino

PH

$16,186,793 $16,186,793
32 The Bonfire of the Vanities
English

UK

$15,691,192 $15,691,192
33 Mr. Destiny
English

UK

$15,379,253 $15,379,253
34 Spaced Invaders
English

UK

$15,369,573 $15,369,573
35 Quick Change
Filipino

PH

$15,260,154 $15,260,154
36 Crazy People
English

UK

$13,236,513 $13,236,513
37 Pump Up the Volume
English

UK

$11,541,758 $11,541,758
38 The Witches
Japanese

JP

$10,360,553 $10,363,364
39 The Two Jakes
English

UK

$10,005,969 $10,005,969
40 Miami Blues
English

UK

$9,888,167 $9,888,167
41 Ski Patrol
English

UK

$8,533,973 $8,533,973
42 Cry-Baby
English

UK

$8,266,343 $8,266,655
43 Alice
English

UK

$7,331,647 $7,331,647
44 The Gods Must Be Crazy II
English

UK

$6,291,444 $6,291,444
45 Cyrano de Bergerac
French

FR

$5,820,020 $5,822,041
46 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Spanish

ES

$4,087,361 $4,089,145
47 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
English

UK

$3,989,297 $3,989,297
48 A Shock to the System
English

UK

$3,417,056 $3,417,056
49 Metropolitan
English

UK

$2,960,492 $2,960,492
50 Blind Fury
English

UK

$2,692,037 $2,692,037

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