Hollywood star Adam Sandler rose to fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1990 and 1995, after which he became one of the most well-known comedy actors in the industry. In 2021, the actor even made a four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million.
While Adam Sandler has starred in all sorts of different genres — there is no doubt that the actor is best known for his comedies. Today, we're taking a look at just which one of Sandler's comedies ended up grossing the most at the box office!
10 'The Longest Yard' — Box Office: $191.5 Million
Kicking the list off is the 2005 sports comedy The Longest Yard. In it, Adam Sandler portrays Paul "Wrecking" Crewe, and he stars alongside Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner, and Burt Reynolds. The Longest Yard tells the story of prison inmates who form a football team — and it currently has a 6.4 rating on IMDb. The movie ended up grossing $191.5 million at the box office.
9 'Anger Management' — Box Office: $195.7 Million
Next on the list is the 2003 buddy comedy Anger Management in which Adam Sandler plays David "Dave" Buznik. Apart from Sandler, the movie also stars Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, Woody Harrelson, and John Turturro. The movie follows a businessman who is sentenced to an anger management program, and it currently holds a 6.2 rating on IMDb. Anger Management ended up making $195.7 million at the box office.
8 '50 First Dates' — Box Office: $198.5 Million
Let's move on to the 2004 romantic comedy 50 First Dates in which Adam Sandler stars alongside his good friend Drew Barrymore. In it, Sandler portrays Henry Roth, and apart from him and Barrymore the movie also stars Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd.
50 First Dates tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman who has amnesia and forgets him the next day — and it currently has a 6.8 rating on IMDb. The movie ended up earning $198.5 million at the box office.
7 'You Don't Mess With The Zohan' — Box Office $204.3 Million
The 2008 comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan in which Adam Sandler plays Zohanele "Zohan" Dvir is next. Apart from Sandler, the movie also stars John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider. The movie follows an Israeli Special Forces Soldier who fakes his death goes to New York City to be a hairstylist. You Don't Mess with the Zohan currently holds a 5.6 rating on IMDb, and it ended up grossing $204.3 million at the box office.
6 'Bedtime Stories' — Box Office: $212.9 Million
Next on the list is the 2008 fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories. In it, Adam Sandler plays Skeeter Bronson, and he stars alongside Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, and Jonathan Pryce. The movie follows a hotel handyman whose lavish bedtime stories start to magically come true — and it currently has a 6.0 rating on IMDb. Bedtime Stories ended up making $212.9 million at the box office.
5 'Just Go With It' — Box Office: $215 Million
Opening up the top five on today's list is the 2011 romantic comedy Just Go with It. In it, Adam Sandler plays Dr. Daniel "Danny" Maccabee, and he stars alongside Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman. Just Go with It is a remake of the 1969 movie Cactus Flower — and it currently has a 6.4 rating on IMDb. The movie ended up earning $215 million at the box office.
4 'Big Daddy' — Box Office: $234.8 Million
Let's move on to the 1999 comedy Big Daddy in which Adam Sandler portrays Sonny Koufax. Apart from Sandler, the movie also stars Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Cole and Dylan Sprouse, and Leslie Mann.
Big Daddy tells the story of a man who adopts a child to impress his girlfriend — and it currently has a 6.4 rating on IMDb. The movie ended up grossing $234.8 million at the box office.
3 'Click' — Box Office: $240.7 Million
Opening up the top three on today's list is the 2006 comedy movie Click. In it, Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, and he stars alongside Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Henry Winkler, David Hasselhoff, and Julie Kavner. The movie follows a man who acquires a magical universal remote that enables him to control reality — and it currently holds a 6.4 rating on IMDb. Click ended up making $240.7 million at the box office.
2 'Grown Ups 2' — Box Office: $247 Million
The runner-up on today's list is the 2013 comedy Grown Ups 2 which is the sequel to 2010's Grown Ups. In it, Adam Sandler plays Lenny Feder, and he stars alongside Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, and Maya Rudolph. The movie has a 5.3 rating on IMDb, and it ended up grossing $247 million at the box office.
1 'Grown Ups' — Box Office: $271.4 Million
And finally, wrapping the list up is the 2010 comedy Grown Ups which follows five lifelong friends as they reunite three decades after winning their high school basketball championship in 1978. The movie currently has a 5.9 rating on IMDb, and it ended up grossing an impressive $271.4 million — making it Adam Sandler's most profitable comedy as of writing.
