Top 50 Comedies in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest comedies in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 253 comedies tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Slacker, Neighbors and Brüno lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,562,729 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 352,698, and the largest, Slacker, reaches around 5,553,130 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each comedy, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slacker |
5,553,130 | 21.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Neighbors |
1,923,531 | 32.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Brüno |
1,086,068 | 27.2% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Honest (TV series) |
891,800 | 25.9% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Fridays (TV series) |
798,467 | 8.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Good Luck (TV series) |
692,611 | 34.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Pan (2015 film) |
685,342 | 12.2% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Baby's Day Out |
632,951 | 90.2% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Wasabi (film) |
571,657 | 9.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Mean Girls |
486,926 | 14.8% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Back to the Future |
409,094 | 3.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  The Devil Wears Prada (film) |
333,702 | 4.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Sky High (2005 film) |
283,228 | 11.2% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Mr. Bean |
222,296 | 1.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Home Alone |
196,636 | 1.6% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Forrest Gump |
178,505 | 1.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Jack (1996 film) |
151,800 | 1.3% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Home Alone (franchise) |
150,597 | 1.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Ghostbusters |
140,718 | 1.6% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Upright Citizens Brigade |
116,181 | 2.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Welcome Back (film) |
111,278 | 10.6% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Dazed and Confused |
109,751 | 2.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Confessions of a Shopaholic (film) |
94,720 | 3.9% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  The Internship |
91,530 | 2.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Maron |
91,155 | 18.7% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Idiocracy |
90,617 | 1.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Girls' Night |
87,741 | 6.8% | Comedy | Arts & Culture |
| 28 |  Wildcats (film) |
84,095 | 6.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Little Miss Sunshine |
81,724 | 1.5% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  High Spirits |
80,812 | 30.4% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Guys and Dolls (film) |
79,883 | 7.6% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Hellcats |
72,661 | 1.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Freaky Friday (2003 film) |
68,444 | 0.3% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Old School (film) |
63,859 | 10.7% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  White Christmas (film) |
63,408 | 2.7% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  The Hangover |
62,547 | 0.7% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Haunted Mansion |
62,183 | 4.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  21 Jump Street (film) |
61,190 | 0.9% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Superbad (film) |
60,708 | 0.8% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  National Lampoon's Animal House |
60,319 | 9.1% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Sleeper (1973 film) |
58,673 | 1.5% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Caddyshack |
58,576 | 2.7% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Jackass |
57,093 | 2.5% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Playtime |
56,820 | 0.8% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Sister Act |
56,011 | 2.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  The Lonely Island |
55,057 | 1.8% | Comedy | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Back to the Future Part II |
54,498 | 2.3% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 48 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) |
53,998 | 1.6% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Courage the Cowardly Dog |
52,566 | 1.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  The Wedding Banquet |
47,788 | 3.0% | Comedy | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each comedy by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest comedy in Japan?
Slacker currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,553,130 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.