List of films based on comic strips


This is a list of films based on English-language comic strips and characters first appearing in them, including single panel gag cartoons appearing in newspapers, magazines, and webcomics. The practice of creating films based on comic strips dates back to the early years of film itself. In recent years, due to advances in special effects, big budget films based on comic books have become more common.

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Highest grossing comic strip films

The following is a list of comic strip films that have surpassed $100 million in worldwide box office gross. Superhero films are not included as they have their own list. See List of highest grossing superhero films.
RankFilmWorldwide grossYearComic strip
1 The Smurfs$563,892,3762011The Smurfs
2Over the Hedge$339,795,8902006Over the Hedge
3The Garfield Movie$257,211,2592024 Garfield
4The Peanuts Movie$246,233,1132015Peanuts
5Garfield: The Movie$203,172,4172004Garfield
6Smurfs: The Lost Village$197,183,5462017The Smurfs
7Dick Tracy$162,738,7261990Dick Tracy
8Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties$143,325,9702006Garfield
9Annie$136,853,5062014Little Orphan Annie
10Smurfs$123,700,5742025The Smurfs