7 Funniest Superhero Movies Having Highest-Grossing Of All Time

Any superhero comedy subgenre movie is worth rooting for. This list of the funniest superhero movies will make you giggle hard until the end.

Their hilarious personality and over-the-top superhero action sequences make superhero comedy movies the best. Over the past few decades, the genre has grown abundantly and continues to rule the box office. Their growing popularity is hands down due to the number of comic book adaptations.

As viewers have too many favorites from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is due to the presentation of wacky characters, their banters, and action comedy that charms the audience. Whether it is MCU films or any other production house, some comedy superhero films never fail to captivate the audiences with silly jokes and unexpected comedies, whopping the chart on the blockbuster list of superhero movies.

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7 of the Best Funniest Superhero Movies

7. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, and more.

MCU stuns viewers with a fresh take on the film, set in a universe with authentic visuals and an exceptionally crazy set of characters. Who thought a tree and a raccoon could fight alongside human superheroes? James Gunn’s direction and his eyes for a weird but authentic style provide the charm in the movie. Chris Pratt was naturally hilarious and a perfect fit for the character Quill although at first, he refused to do the character.

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The film’s hero, a half-human and a half-alien, Peter Quill, stole a valuable orb from a planet and now is the target of Ronan the Accuser. Although he escapes from the attacks of Ronan’s forces, Gamora ambushes him and obtains the orb. Quil finds himself in an ensuing fight among relentless bounty hunters. Later, Quill creates a team of unlikely heroes to fight the enemy and save the galaxy.

With the team of misfits containing a sadistic raccoon, a talking tree, a person who doesn’t get the metaphor, and the wacky hero obsessing over 70s music, the team Guardians of the Galaxy being one of the funniest superhero movies will make your belly ache with laughter.

With hilarious scenes, a sense of humor, and the best crew of hilarious misfits, this film surpassed the previous Robert Downey Jr.-led Iron-Man movies with good humor. Thus, it unquestionably remains one of the funniest superhero films. The sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 came out in 2017, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is still in work, following its release in 2023.

6. Incredibles 2 (2018)

Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huckleberry Milner, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk.

The sequel of the lauded Pixar animated film, Incredibles 2, returns to the big screen after 14 years of its first movie, The Incredibles. With the same family trope and catchy humor, the film is still one of the best-animated movies, not only animated but Disney Pixar’s one of the best superhero movies of all time.

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This movie follows the same superhero family who tries to restore people’s faith in superheroes while fighting new villains. The catch is the gender reversal role in the sequel, where the matriarch Helen aka Elastigirl, goes on a mission to fight crime, and Bob manages the housework, finding it an extremely hard task.

The new family member, baby Jack-Jack enters the drama, wreaking havoc, making it harder for stay-at-home daddy Bob. His newly emerged power makes Bob, both a superhero and a dad’s task, impossible to manage. It is a great approach to see Disney Pixar challenging the traditional gender norms, making the so-called easy household work look like a real hard-hitting task.

The hilarious part is Bob descending into paternal anxiety while solving math problems with his son, his daughter’s dating problems, and his infant son’s newfound superpower.

All the previous voice cast returns to lend voices to their characters. Director Brad Bird returns with an incredible script of the family dynamic deviating from the general superhero movies, making it one of the highest-grossing animated films of 2018 and the fourth highest-grossing superhero film of 2018.

5. The Lego Batman Movie

Director: Chris McCay
Cast: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes.

The comic book character Batman returns to save Gotham City, and this time he is in a lego avatar in an animated spoof of the Dark Knight. Leaving the dark aura of DC Comics, The Lego Batman Movie is the best Superhero comedy film in the DC Universe. It is a fun superhero cinema with various references to previous Batman movies and comic books with a comedic tone.

In the superhero film, Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage kid, Robin, who wants to be his sidekick. He has to fight Joker from taking over the city. Batman must save the city along with his friends and the Police commissioner’s daughter, Barbara.

4. Ant-Man

Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie.

Unlike any other trope of Marvel canon, Ant-Man is a light take on superhero movies. Giddy, charming, and delightful in its way, the movie is a full-on superhero comedy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paul Rudd brings out the best of him in the silly character, literally throwing a challenge to any Avengers superheroes. The other supporting character that brings laughter with belly aches is Michael Peña as Luis.

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The comic book title character, originally named Scott Lang, just came out of prison. Earlier, he was an engineer, and currently, it is hard for him to find a job because of his criminal record. With no choice left, he landed in a burglary where he found a super-suit that could shrink in scale and increase in strength.

Unexpectedly, he meets Dr. Hank Pym, who had to leave his company forced by the former protégé Darren Cross. Dr. Pym recruits Scott to be the Ant-Man and save the secret of the Ant-Man suit. Lang must strengthen and pull off a heist plan with his mentor, Dr. Pym.

Due to creative differences, they had to change the director. Initially, Edgar Wright was in the directing and co-writing process, but Payton Rudd replaced him as the director. With a good cast and good script, and lots of hilarious moments, it certainly succeeded in being one of the great superhero comedies of MCU films.

3. Shazam

Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou.

It is surprising to see the DC Extended Universe leaving the usual color palette and going for complete comedy mode with plenty of humor in a film. Based on a DC comic book character, Shazam is precisely one of the best superhero comedy movies of DCEU.

What is great about the movie is its great mixture of humor and a heartwarming story that never misses the tag superhero genre making it one of the funniest superhero movies. In the movie, a foster teen, Billy Batson, is constantly searching for his mother. He becomes the new champion of the ancient wizard Shazam. The wizard says the name ‘Shazam,‘ and he transforms into an adult superhero inheriting the superpowers.

Billy must fight the enemy with his foster brother with seven deadly sins. In the lead role, Zachary Levi showed his charisma with physical comedy, especially in one of the scenes where he discovers and uses the superpowers and reacts with a childlike, immature attitude.

2. Deadpool

Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand.

The list will be incomplete without the funniest unconventional comic book superhero movie Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds single-handedly made this superhero genre movie a likable rare gem. Whether his physical comedy or witty banter, he never misses any moment to charm us.

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Breaking the fourth wall, Deadpool may be the only movie adaptation that audiences have never seen before based on the Marvel comic book X-Men franchise. In the film, Wade Wilson, a former special forces operative, now a mercenary, becomes the victim of a scientific experiment by the evil scientist Ajax.

As an experiment to cure his cancer, Wade got the mutant-like power. However, it leaves him with a disfigured and ugly physical appearance. So he goes on a hunt to find this person and take revenge. This typical, wildly entertaining superhero movie, or anti-hero, has some very dirty, goofy adult jokes and is not a family-friendly movie that goes on to charm adult audiences.

No wonder it broke all the unlikely records and became the highest-grossing R-rated superhero movie. The film’s romantic element and chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Morena Baccarin also contribute a great success to the film. Deadpool 2 came out in 2018, which is equally funny with Ryan Reynolds’ witty banter.

1. Thor: Ragnarok

Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo.

The superhero film Thor: Ragnarok surprisingly changes the entire dimension of previous Thor movies. Thor is in a unique form with no longer long hair and a different outfit. With his hammer, Mjorlin destroyed, our mighty Thor finds himself in total loss. Chris Hemsworth is a bit bored after portraying the character, in the same way, in several films. So he was ready to experience, and all thanks to director Taika Waititi for bringing out the laid-back comedic side of Thor.

Waititi’s quirky sense of direction, an odd cast of supporting characters, banters, and action made this movie one of the best superhero movies in the Marvel movies. Chris Hemsworth is in a fresh look and more relaxed in the film. His performance with the new experiment was exceptional, instantly making him a fan-favorite character and this film one of the funniest superhero movies.

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In the film, imprisoned Thor must escape the unknown planet Sakaar and save Asgard after Edin’s death. He must stop the destruction of Asgard from the ruthless villain Hela, the Goddess of Death. Fan-favorite character Korg (voiced by Waititi) brings the most comic relief in the film. His fellow Avengers teammate, Hulk, appears as his opponent in a deadly gladiatorial contest which was surely unexpected.

The team-up squad of Thor, Hulk, and Valkyrie carry some more influential scenes. Thor’s evil brother Loki works beside him but does not leave his mischievous side.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What are the highest-grossing Marvel movies in order?

Ans: The highest-grossing Marvel movies in order are:

Rank	Film	Worldwide gross
1	Avengers: Endgame	$2,797,800,564
2	Avengers: Infinity War	$2,048,359,754
3	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,916,306,995
4	The Avengers	$1,518,812,988