RANKED: The 10 most successful comedy movies of all time

Comedies are not historicallyhuge box-office earners, but some strike a chord with so many different people that audiences go watch them again and again.So far this year, the Kevin Hart/Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson comedy "Central Intelligence" is the top in the genre of the year, having taken in over $110 million at the domestic box office. But the all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot kicks off its theatrical run Friday with the hopes of rising up the ranks to catch Hart andJohnson.Both, however, have a lot more work to do to catch these all-time great comediesespecially Bill Murray's original supernatural smash.Here are the 10 highest-grossing comedy movies ever, adjusted for inflation to keep things on an even playing field.Note: We did not count animated, sci-fi or superhero movies in our selection. All figures below are from Box Office Mojo.SEE ALSO:25 actors who appeared on "Seinfeld" and went on to become huge stars10. "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) $452 million (adjusted)$219.1 million - unadjustedIt's hard to imagine anyone other than Robin Williams playing the role of a father who decides to dress up as an elderly female housekeeper to spend more time with his children while in the midst ofa nasty divorce.9. "M*A*S*H" (1970) $460.6 million (adjusted)$81.6 million - unadjustedBefore the hit TV show, it was a hit movie from director Robert Altman, whose style of having all the characters talking over one another laid the groundwork for a unique brand of comedy.8. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) $462.2 million (adjusted)$46.3 million - unadjustedThe plot isn't mucha whole bunch of people racing for buried treasurebut what drew audiences to the theaters is that every comic who was huge up to the '60s was cast or had a cameo in the movie (even The Three Stooges!).See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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