Top list · Japan

Top 100 Comedies in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest comedies in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 253 comedies tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Slacker, Neighbors and Brüno lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 190k, and the largest, Slacker, reaches around 5.6M 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.

Last updated:

How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Idiocracy 91k 33.7 50.3% Comedy
27 Girls' Night 88k 41.5 52.6% Comedy
28 Wildcats (film) 84k 38.9 62.5% Comedy
29 Little Miss Sunshine 83k 27.8 68.1% Comedy
30 High Spirits 81k 34.1 63.4% Comedy
31 Guys and Dolls (film) 80k 39.1 89.2% Comedy
32 Playtime 73k 30.1 73.7% Comedy
33 Hellcats 73k 33.6 55.8% Comedy
34 Freaky Friday (2003 film) 70k 24.1 46.8% Comedy
35 Bill Cosby 67k 36.5 65.5% Comedy
36 Old School (film) 64k 30.3 68.6% Comedy
37 The Hangover 63k 30.7 39.6% Comedy
38 White Christmas (film) 63k 43.6 93.8% Comedy
39 21 Jump Street (film) 63k 27.9 64.7% Comedy
40 Haunted Mansion 62k 25.4 93.9% Comedy
41 Superbad (film) 61k 34.0 71.1% Comedy
42 National Lampoon's Animal House 60k 27.6 71.2% Comedy
43 Sleeper (1973 film) 59k 28.1 0.0% Comedy
44 Caddyshack 59k 41.7 74.6% Comedy
45 Jackass 57k 25.0 27.5% Comedy
46 Sister Act 57k 27.3 64.7% Comedy
47 The Lonely Island 54k 37.9 35.2% Comedy
48 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) 54k 46.6 48.4% Comedy
49 Back to the Future Part II 52k 46.7 0.0% Comedy
50 Courage the Cowardly Dog 51k 36.2 73.6% Comedy

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 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 5.6M people in Japan.

Other top lists in Japan