Based solely on my anecdotal data it seems like many comedies where I live are local (aka not from the US). Some of them do well others don't but they are cert

Based solely on my anecdotal data it seems like many comedies where I live are local (aka not from the US). Some of them do well others don't but they are certainly there. Is there a similar set of movies in the US (aimed at the national/state level market) or is all the money sucked up by productions for the international market.