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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1995

RankMovieGenreMPAA1995 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Comedy PG-13 $104,355,781 23,989,835 $172,247,015
2 Casper Comedy PG $100,237,375 23,043,075 $165,449,279
3 Nine Months Comedy PG-13 $69,590,987 15,997,928 $114,865,123
4 Get Shorty Comedy R $68,798,612 15,815,773 $113,557,250
5 Dumb & Dumber Comedy PG-13 $60,671,411 13,947,451 $100,142,698
6 Clueless Comedy PG-13 $56,461,210 12,979,589 $93,193,449
7 Father of the Bride Part II Comedy PG $52,265,735 12,015,111 $86,268,497
8 Something to Talk About Comedy R $50,835,801 11,686,391 $83,908,287
9 The Brady Bunch Movie Comedy PG-13 $46,532,720 10,697,177 $76,805,731
10 Man of the House Comedy PG $40,029,009 9,202,071 $66,070,870
11 To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Comedy PG-13 $36,422,690 8,373,032 $60,118,370
12 A Goofy Movie Comedy G $35,323,408 8,120,324 $58,303,926
13 Tommy Boy Comedy PG-13 $32,637,949 7,502,977 $53,871,375
14 Grumpier Old Men Comedy PG-13 $30,748,841 7,068,699 $50,753,259
15 Major Payne Comedy PG-13 $29,386,820 6,755,591 $48,505,143
16 Friday Comedy R $27,409,510 6,301,037 $45,241,446
17 Houseguest Comedy PG $26,313,748 6,049,137 $43,432,804
18 Billy Madison Comedy PG-13 $25,441,250 5,848,563 $41,992,682
19 The Big Green Comedy PG $17,736,619 4,077,384 $29,275,617
20 Heavy Weights Comedy PG $17,662,142 4,060,263 $29,152,688
21 It Takes Two Comedy PG $17,468,169 4,015,671 $28,832,518
22 Home for the Holidays Comedy PG-13 $17,244,975 3,964,362 $28,464,119
23 Jury Duty Comedy PG-13 $16,927,407 3,891,358 $27,939,950
24 Muriel's Wedding Comedy R $15,103,199 3,472,000 $24,928,960
25 Ri¢hie Ri¢h Comedy PG $14,709,190 3,381,423 $24,278,617
26 Bye Bye Love Comedy PG-13 $11,959,497 2,749,310 $19,740,046
27 Roommates Comedy PG $11,933,937 2,743,434 $19,697,856
28 The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill, But Came Down a Mountain Comedy PG $10,882,631 2,501,754 $17,962,594
29 The Baby-Sitters Club Comedy PG $9,574,155 2,200,955 $15,802,857
30 Dracula: Dead and Loving It Comedy PG-13 $8,244,193 1,895,217 $13,607,658
31 The Jerky Boys Comedy R $7,555,256 1,736,840 $12,470,511
32 Bushwhacked Comedy PG-13 $7,357,794 1,691,447 $12,144,589
33 The Santa Clause Comedy PG $6,873,909 1,580,209 $11,345,901
34 Junior Comedy PG-13 $5,911,390 1,358,940 $9,757,189
35 Mighty Aphrodite Comedy R $5,037,971 1,158,154 $8,315,546
36 Angus Comedy PG-13 $4,791,125 1,101,408 $7,908,109
37 National Lampoon's Senior Trip Comedy R $4,671,358 1,073,875 $7,710,423
38 Bullets Over Broadway Comedy R $4,597,373 1,056,867 $7,588,305
39 Ready to Wear Comedy R $4,469,411 1,027,451 $7,377,098
40 Gordy Comedy G $3,901,856 896,978 $6,440,302
41 Steal Big, Steal Little Comedy PG-13 $3,087,268 709,717 $5,095,768
42 Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Comedy PG-13 $2,721,955 625,737 $4,492,792
43 The Perez Family Comedy R $2,669,359 613,646 $4,405,978
44 Four Rooms Comedy R $2,521,975 579,764 $4,162,706
45 Mallrats Comedy R $2,028,211 466,255 $3,347,711
46 Strawberry and Chocolate Comedy R $1,918,424 441,017 $3,166,502
47 Destiny Turns on the Radio Comedy R $1,076,567 247,487 $1,776,957
48 The Mask Comedy PG-13 $1,053,965 242,291 $1,739,649
49 Living in Oblivion Comedy R $1,043,576 239,903 $1,722,504
50 Stuart Saves His Family Comedy PG-13 $810,781 186,386 $1,338,251
51 Mixed Nuts Comedy PG-13 $664,788 152,825 $1,097,284
52 Funny Bones Comedy R $487,481 112,065 $804,627
53 Clerks Comedy R $481,383 110,663 $794,560
54 Love & Human Remains Comedy R $469,268 107,878 $774,564
55 Double Happiness Comedy PG-13 $439,196 100,965 $724,929
56 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Comedy R $402,962 92,635 $665,119
57 Swimming with Sharks Comedy R $311,156 71,530 $513,585
58 Empire Records Comedy PG-13 $293,879 67,558 $485,066
59 Lie Down with Dogs Comedy R $212,535 48,859 $350,808
60 Canadian Bacon Comedy   $149,532 34,375 $246,813
61 Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie Comedy PG-13 $144,961 33,324 $239,266
62 Last Summer in the Hamptons Comedy R $138,528 31,846 $228,654
63 Coldblooded Comedy R $8,423 1,936 $13,900
64 Augustin Comedy   $5,490 1,262 $9,061
65 A Business Affair Comedy R $5,000 1,149 $8,250
Total Gross of All Movies$1,141,223,077
Total Tickets Sold262,350,134
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,883,673,962

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1995. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1995. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1994 will most likely earn money in 1994 and 1995. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.