The Naked Gunhas passed a major box office milestone after just two full weeks in theaters. The new movie is a legacy sequel to the comedy trilogy of the same name and stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen’s original character, Frank Drebin.
TheNaked Gunreleasekicked off on August 1 with a middling $16.5 million debut that saw it premiere at No. 3 behind the fellow new releaseThe Bad Guys 2at No. 2 and Marvel’sThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsat No. 1. Nevertheless, the comedy quickly rose to becomeLiam Neeson’s highest-grossing movie of the decade.
PerThe Numbers, at the end of its 14th day in theaters,The Naked Gunreached a cumulative global box office total of $60.6 million, comprising $37.2 million at the domestic box office and $23.4 million from international markets. This makes it the 35th movie of the year to pass the $60 million milestone worldwide.
What This Means For The Naked Gun
In addition to being one of a select number of movies to have hit the $60 million milestone throughout the year so far,2025’sThe Naked Gunhas cemented its status asthe third highest-grossing live-action comedy movie of 2025at the time of writing, behind onlyMaterialists($65 million) andBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy($140.1 million).
The gap between theLiam Neeson movieand the next lowest-grossing live-action comedy movie of 2025 (not countingFreakier Friday, which isen routeto passing the $60 million milestone itself during its forthcoming sophomore weekend) is nearly $10 million, as that title isthe Keke Palmer movieOne of Them Days, which earned $51.9 million.
One of Them Daysitself is more than $10 million above the next highest-grossing live-action comedy on the 2025 global chart, which is Wes Anderson’sThe Phoenician Scheme($39 million). Thisunderscores just how rare it is for a movie likeThe Naked Gunto reach a major milestonelike this in the modern era.
Our Take On The Naked Gun Box Office Milestone
One potential hurdle forThe Naked Gunis the fact thatit comes with a relatively sizable reported budget of $42 million. While its exact break-even point is unknown, movies often need to earn back two and a half times their budgets in order to turn a profit in theaters, which could place its break-even point as high as $105 million.
However, whileThe Naked Gunmay not be able to hit that milestone in theaters, its glowing reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 74% audience score) and outstanding box office performance (on the scale of a modern comedy, at least) should help boost its eventual VOD and streaming revenue, pushing it over the edge.
