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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2005

RankMovieGenreMPAA2005 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Wedding Crashers Comedy R $209,218,368 32,639,371 $224,558,872
2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Comedy PG $206,459,076 32,208,904 $221,597,260
3 The Longest Yard Comedy PG-13 $158,119,460 24,667,622 $169,713,239
4 Meet the Fockers Comedy PG-13 $116,706,205 18,206,896 $125,263,444
5 The Pacifier Comedy PG $113,006,880 17,629,778 $121,292,873
6 The 40 Year-old Virgin Comedy R $109,449,237 17,074,764 $117,474,376
7 Monster-in-Law Comedy PG-13 $82,931,301 12,937,800 $89,012,064
8 The Dukes of Hazzard Comedy PG-13 $80,270,227 12,522,656 $86,155,873
9 Guess Who Comedy PG-13 $68,915,888 10,751,309 $73,969,006
10 Herbie: Fully Loaded Comedy G $66,010,682 10,298,078 $70,850,777
11 Bewitched Comedy PG-13 $63,313,159 9,877,248 $67,955,466
12 Fun With Dick And Jane Comedy PG-13 $60,104,858 9,376,733 $64,511,923
13 Be Cool Comedy PG-13 $55,849,401 8,712,855 $59,944,442
14 Kicking and Screaming Comedy PG $52,842,724 8,243,795 $56,717,310
15 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Comedy PG $51,019,112 7,959,300 $54,759,984
16 Yours, Mine and Ours Comedy PG $50,733,384 7,914,724 $54,453,301
17 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Comedy PG $50,313,031 7,849,147 $54,002,131
18 Racing Stripes Comedy PG $49,772,522 7,764,824 $53,421,989
19 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Comedy PG-13 $48,478,006 7,562,871 $52,032,552
20 In Good Company Comedy PG-13 $45,264,721 7,061,579 $48,583,664
21 The Family Stone Comedy PG-13 $44,169,641 6,890,740 $47,408,291
22 Fever Pitch Comedy PG-13 $42,071,069 6,563,349 $45,155,841
23 Beauty Shop Comedy PG-13 $36,351,350 5,671,037 $39,016,735
24 The Bad News Bears Comedy PG-13 $32,868,349 5,127,668 $35,278,356
25 Because of Winn-Dixie Comedy PG $32,647,042 5,093,142 $35,040,817
26 Just Friends Comedy PG-13 $31,493,937 4,913,251 $33,803,167
27 Rumor Has It Comedy PG-13 $24,440,035 3,812,798 $26,232,050
28 Ice Princess Comedy G $24,381,334 3,803,640 $26,169,043
29 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Comedy PG $24,010,372 3,745,768 $25,770,884
30 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Comedy R $22,400,154 3,494,564 $24,042,600
31 A Lot Like Love Comedy PG-13 $21,835,784 3,406,519 $23,436,851
32 The Ringer Comedy PG-13 $19,782,053 3,086,124 $21,232,533
33 Man of the House Comedy PG-13 $19,699,706 3,073,277 $21,144,146
34 Roll Bounce Comedy PG-13 $17,380,866 2,711,524 $18,655,285
35 Son of the Mask Comedy PG $17,018,422 2,654,980 $18,266,262
36 Rebound Comedy PG $16,809,014 2,622,311 $18,041,500
37 Waiting... Comedy R $16,124,543 2,515,529 $17,306,840
38 Fat Albert Comedy PG $14,788,934 2,307,166 $15,873,302
39 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (IMAX) Comedy PG $14,000,000 2,184,087 $15,026,519
40 The Honeymooners Comedy PG-13 $12,834,849 2,002,317 $13,775,941
41 Spanglish Comedy PG-13 $11,042,733 1,722,735 $11,852,417
42 In the Mix Comedy PG-13 $10,223,896 1,594,992 $10,973,545
43 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Comedy R $9,211,898 1,437,114 $9,887,344
44 The Man Comedy PG-13 $8,330,720 1,299,644 $8,941,551
45 Millions Comedy PG $6,584,159 1,027,170 $7,066,930
46 The Aristocrats Comedy Not Rated $6,361,370 992,413 $6,827,801
47 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Comedy R $4,210,358 656,842 $4,519,073
48 King's Ransom Comedy PG-13 $4,008,527 625,355 $4,302,442
49 Melinda and Melinda Comedy PG-13 $3,826,280 596,924 $4,106,837
50 El Vacilón: The Movie Comedy R $1,693,256 264,159 $1,817,414
51 Salaam Namaste Comedy Not Rated $1,411,065 220,135 $1,514,529
52 Thumbsucker Comedy R $1,328,679 207,282 $1,426,100
53 Saving Face Comedy R $1,187,266 185,221 $1,274,320
54 After You Comedy R $830,292 129,531 $891,173
55 The Thing About My Folks Comedy PG-13 $815,101 127,161 $874,868
56 Saint Ralph Comedy PG-13 $795,126 124,045 $853,430
57 No Entry Comedy Not Rated $678,000 105,772 $727,711
58 Christmas with the Kranks Comedy PG $624,893 97,487 $670,711
59 Schultze Gets the Blues Comedy PG $595,071 92,835 $638,705
60 Bluff Master Comedy Not Rated $578,732 90,286 $621,168
61 Mrs. Henderson Presents Comedy R $422,094 65,849 $453,041
62 Mobsters and Mormons Comedy PG $409,604 63,901 $439,639
63 A Wake in Providence Comedy R $393,835 61,441 $422,714
64 Shaadi No. 1 Comedy Not Rated $336,772 52,539 $361,468
65 Pretty Persuasion Comedy R $305,688 47,689 $328,100
66 Christmas in the Clouds Comedy PG $279,225 43,561 $299,700
67 Up & Down Comedy R $244,105 38,082 $262,004
68 Nina's Tragedies Comedy Not Rated $238,487 37,205 $255,970
69 Down and Derby Comedy PG $230,601 35,975 $247,508
70 Lost Embrace Comedy Not Rated $189,836 29,616 $203,758
71 I Heart Huckabees Comedy R $187,738 29,288 $201,501
72 Uncle Nino Comedy PG $175,000 27,301 $187,831
73 Eating Out Comedy Not Rated $155,212 24,214 $166,592
74 Dirty Deeds Comedy PG-13 $152,665 23,817 $163,861
75 The Boys from County Clare Comedy R $140,872 21,977 $151,202
76 Cote d'Azur Comedy Not Rated $139,533 21,768 $149,764
77 Napoleon Dynamite Comedy PG $129,906 20,266 $139,430
78 5×2 Comedy R $128,752 20,086 $138,192
79 Garcon Stupide Comedy Not Rated $124,146 19,368 $133,252
80 Sons of Provo Comedy PG $120,488 18,797 $129,323
81 Fear and Trembling Comedy Not Rated $102,106 15,929 $109,592
82 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Comedy Not Rated $90,869 14,176 $97,531
83 Torremolinos 73 Comedy Not Rated $87,385 13,633 $93,795
84 Funny Ha Ha Comedy Not Rated $77,070 12,023 $82,718
85 The Syrian Bride Comedy Not Rated $68,442 10,677 $73,458
86 The Talent Given Us Comedy Not Rated $66,014 10,299 $70,857
87 Mail Order Wife Comedy R $62,387 9,733 $66,963
88 Dorian Blues Comedy Not Rated $60,809 9,487 $65,271
89 Home Delivery Comedy Not Rated $58,499 9,126 $62,787
90 Without a Paddle Comedy PG-13 $48,453 7,559 $52,006
91 Never Been Thawed Comedy R $47,219 7,366 $50,678
92 Manna From Heaven Comedy PG $46,822 7,304 $50,252
93 You, I Love (Ya lyublu tebya) Comedy Not Rated $44,218 6,898 $47,458
94 Baptists At Our Barbecue Comedy PG $39,978 6,237 $42,911
95 Margaret Cho: Assassin Comedy Not Rated $39,652 6,186 $42,560
96 Grand Role, Le Comedy Not Rated $36,407 5,680 $39,078
97 Jiminy Glick in La La Wood Comedy R $36,039 5,622 $38,679
98 Dirty Love Comedy R $35,657 5,563 $38,273
99 Bear Cub Comedy R $33,165 5,174 $35,597
100 Vodka Lemon Comedy Not Rated $32,499 5,070 $34,882
101 After Midnight Comedy Not Rated $29,588 4,616 $31,758
102 Straight-Jacket Comedy Not Rated $28,952 4,517 $31,077
103 Wasabi Tuna Comedy R $27,896 4,352 $29,942
104 Ellie Parker Comedy Not Rated $27,762 4,331 $29,797
105 National Lampoon's Barely Legal Comedy R $26,511 4,136 $28,456
106 Sequins Comedy Not Rated $25,880 4,037 $27,775
107 Cape of Good Hope Comedy PG-13 $25,325 3,951 $27,183
108 Drivers Wanted Comedy Not Rated $25,189 3,930 $27,038
109 Team America: World Police Comedy R $25,006 3,901 $26,839
110 Sex, Politics & Cocktails Comedy Not Rated $22,770 3,552 $24,438
111 Screen Door Jesus Comedy R $21,445 3,346 $23,020
112 Bigger Than the Sky Comedy PG-13 $20,149 3,143 $21,624
113 Seducing Doctor Lewis Comedy   $19,787 3,087 $21,239
114 The Reception Comedy Not Rated $18,389 2,869 $19,739
115 Night of Henna Comedy Not Rated $17,064 2,662 $18,315
116 Formula 17 Comedy Not Rated $15,427 2,407 $16,560
117 CSA: The Confederate States of America Comedy PG-13 $14,661 2,287 $15,735
118 A Tale of Two Pizzas Comedy PG $14,305 2,232 $15,356
119 Duane Hopwood Comedy R $13,510 2,108 $14,503
120 Go For Zucker Comedy Not Rated $13,490 2,105 $14,482
121 A Halfway House Christmas Comedy Not Rated $12,405 1,935 $13,313
122 All Babes Want to Kill Me Comedy PG-13 $11,975 1,868 $12,852
123 Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control Comedy Not Rated $11,089 1,730 $11,902
124 One More Round Comedy Not Rated $10,629 1,658 $11,407
125 Alfie Comedy R $9,627 1,502 $10,334
126 My Big Fat Independent Movie Comedy R $4,655 726 $4,995
127 The Helix... Loaded Comedy R $3,700 577 $3,970
128 A Hole in My Heart Comedy Not Rated $3,306 516 $3,550
129 I Love Your Work Comedy R $3,264 509 $3,502
130 Sex is Comedy Comedy Not Rated $3,062 478 $3,289
131 Sex Sells: The Making of Touche Comedy R $2,386 372 $2,559
132 The Raspberry Reich Comedy Not Rated $2,328 363 $2,497
133 Two Men Went to War Comedy PG $2,170 339 $2,332
134 Spooky House Comedy PG $1,345 210 $1,445
Total Gross of All Movies$2,304,356,414
Total Tickets Sold359,493,982
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$2,473,318,596

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2005. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2005. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2004 will most likely earn money in 2004 and 2005. 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.