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Friday, May 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Cars Comedy G $244,082,982 37,264,577 $256,380,290
2 Over the Hedge Comedy PG $155,019,340 23,667,075 $162,829,476
3 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Comedy PG-13 $148,213,377 22,627,996 $155,680,612
4 Click Comedy PG-13 $137,355,633 20,970,326 $144,275,843
5 Borat Comedy R $125,601,414 19,175,788 $131,929,421
6 The Devil Wears Prada Comedy PG-13 $124,740,460 19,044,345 $131,025,094
7 Night at the Museum Comedy PG $115,822,154 17,682,772 $121,657,471
8 Scary Movie 4 Comedy PG-13 $90,710,620 13,848,950 $95,280,776
9 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Comedy G $83,549,047 12,755,580 $87,758,390
10 The Pink Panther Comedy PG $82,226,474 12,553,660 $86,369,181
11 Nacho Libre Comedy PG $80,197,993 12,243,968 $84,238,500
12 You, Me and Dupree Comedy PG-13 $75,802,010 11,572,826 $79,621,043
13 Barnyard: The Original Party Animals Comedy PG $72,779,000 11,111,298 $76,445,730
14 Jackass: Number Two Comedy R $72,778,712 11,111,254 $76,445,428
15 R.V. Comedy PG $71,724,497 10,950,305 $75,338,098
16 Big Momma's House 2 Comedy PG-13 $70,165,972 10,712,362 $73,701,051
17 Madea's Family Reunion Comedy PG-13 $63,257,940 9,657,701 $66,444,983
18 Flushed Away Comedy PG $61,607,497 9,405,725 $64,711,388
19 The Shaggy Dog Comedy PG $61,123,569 9,331,843 $64,203,080
20 The Benchwarmers Comedy PG-13 $59,843,754 9,136,451 $62,858,783
21 Little Miss Sunshine Comedy R $59,489,083 9,082,303 $62,486,245
22 Curious George Comedy G $58,640,119 8,952,690 $61,594,507
23 Little Man Comedy PG-13 $58,636,047 8,952,068 $61,590,228
24 Hoodwinked Comedy PG $51,386,611 7,845,284 $53,975,554
25 Fun With Dick And Jane Comedy PG-13 $50,445,142 7,701,548 $52,986,650
26 Date Movie Comedy PG-13 $48,548,426 7,411,973 $50,994,374
27 Nanny McPhee Comedy PG $47,279,279 7,218,211 $49,661,292
28 John Tucker Must Die Comedy PG-13 $41,011,711 6,261,330 $43,077,950
29 Stranger Than Fiction Comedy PG-13 $40,435,190 6,173,311 $42,472,380
30 Last Holiday Comedy PG-13 $38,399,961 5,862,589 $40,334,612
31 Man of the Year Comedy PG-13 $37,442,180 5,716,363 $39,328,577
32 The Wild Comedy G $37,384,046 5,707,488 $39,267,517
33 Accepted Comedy PG-13 $36,580,083 5,584,745 $38,423,046
34 Deck the Halls Comedy PG $34,753,961 5,305,948 $36,504,922
35 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Comedy PG $32,258,142 4,924,907 $33,883,360
36 Employee of the Month Comedy PG-13 $28,444,855 4,342,726 $29,877,955
37 Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties Comedy PG $28,426,747 4,339,961 $29,858,932
38 Stick It Comedy PG-13 $26,910,736 4,108,509 $28,266,542
39 Clerks II Comedy R $24,148,068 3,686,728 $25,364,689
40 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Comedy PG-13 $22,530,295 3,439,740 $23,665,411
41 ATL Comedy PG-13 $21,170,563 3,232,147 $22,237,171
42 A Prairie Home Companion Comedy PG-13 $20,342,852 3,105,779 $21,367,760
43 Beerfest Comedy R $19,185,184 2,929,036 $20,151,768
44 Aquamarine Comedy PG $18,597,342 2,839,289 $19,534,308
45 Rumor Has It Comedy PG-13 $18,556,105 2,832,993 $19,490,992
46 School for Scoundrels Comedy PG-13 $17,807,569 2,718,713 $18,704,745
47 The Family Stone Comedy PG-13 $15,893,227 2,426,447 $16,693,955
48 Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Comedy PG-13 $15,680,099 2,393,908 $16,470,087
49 The Ringer Comedy PG-13 $15,646,622 2,388,797 $16,434,923
50 Unaccompanied Minors Comedy PG $14,993,733 2,289,120 $15,749,146
51 Friends with Money Comedy R $13,368,437 2,040,983 $14,041,963
52 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Comedy Not Rated $12,671,300 1,934,550 $13,309,704
53 Material Girls Comedy PG $11,449,638 1,748,036 $12,026,488
54 Mrs. Henderson Presents Comedy R $10,614,272 1,620,500 $11,149,040
55 Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny Comedy R $8,334,575 1,272,454 $8,754,484
56 Hoot Comedy PG $8,117,637 1,239,334 $8,526,618
57 Running With Scissors Comedy R $6,775,659 1,034,452 $7,117,030
58 Grandma's Boy Comedy R $6,090,172 929,797 $6,397,003
59 Let's Go to Prison Comedy R $5,525,320 843,560 $5,803,693
60 For Your Consideration Comedy PG-13 $5,414,596 826,656 $5,687,393
61 Volver Comedy R $4,753,067 725,659 $4,992,534
62 Keeping Up with the Steins Comedy PG-13 $4,339,241 662,480 $4,557,862
63 Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj Comedy R $4,251,674 649,111 $4,465,884
64 Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Comedy R $3,833,507 585,268 $4,026,644
65 Art School Confidential Comedy R $3,297,137 503,380 $3,463,254
66 Yours, Mine and Ours Comedy PG $2,626,533 400,997 $2,758,859
67 Le Secret de ma Mere Comedy Not Rated $2,399,232 366,295 $2,520,110
68 Lage Raho Munnabhai Comedy Not Rated $2,217,561 338,559 $2,329,286
69 Strangers with Candy Comedy R $2,072,645 316,434 $2,177,066
70 The History Boys Comedy R $1,935,485 295,494 $2,032,999
71 Shortbus Comedy Not Rated $1,930,689 294,762 $2,027,963
72 Kinky Boots Comedy PG-13 $1,822,428 278,233 $1,914,243
73 Keeping Mum Comedy R $1,603,973 244,881 $1,684,781
74 Trust the Man Comedy R $1,530,535 233,669 $1,607,643
75 Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Comedy R $1,253,413 191,361 $1,316,564
76 Just Friends Comedy PG-13 $1,102,979 168,394 $1,158,551
77 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Comedy PG-13 $887,416 135,483 $932,123
78 CSA: The Confederate States of America Comedy PG-13 $657,495 100,381 $690,621
79 Another Gay Movie Comedy Not Rated $654,132 99,867 $687,085
80 Artie Lange's Beer League Comedy R $475,000 72,519 $498,931
81 Church Ball Comedy PG $464,991 70,991 $488,418
82 Idiocracy Comedy R $444,093 67,800 $466,464
83 When Do We Eat? Comedy R $431,513 65,880 $453,254
84 Preaching to the Choir Comedy   $405,191 61,861 $425,604
85 Conversations with Other Women Comedy R $379,418 57,926 $398,531
86 Preaching to the Choir Comedy PG-13 $343,522 52,446 $360,828
87 Chup Chup Ke Comedy   $334,618 51,087 $351,479
88 The Syrian Bride Comedy Not Rated $312,063 47,643 $327,784
89 Only Human Comedy R $284,961 43,505 $299,314
90 Kabul Express Comedy   $274,202 41,863 $288,017
91 La Moustache Comedy Not Rated $244,771 37,370 $257,106
92 Wassup Rockers Comedy R $221,574 33,828 $232,737
93 Malamaal Weekly Comedy   $204,612 31,238 $214,917
94 Lonesome Jim Comedy R $154,187 23,540 $161,955
95 The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green Comedy R $153,122 23,377 $160,834
96 Pyare Mohan Comedy   $150,198 22,931 $157,765
97 Duck Season Comedy R $147,551 22,527 $154,986
98 Bluff Master Comedy Not Rated $140,224 21,408 $147,287
99 Game 6 Comedy R $129,664 19,796 $136,196
100 The Groomsmen Comedy   $128,585 19,631 $135,061
101 I Am a Sex Addict Comedy   $115,694 17,663 $121,521
102 Mutual Appreciation Comedy   $103,509 15,803 $108,725
103 Suits on the Loose Comedy PG $79,470 12,133 $83,475
104 Go For Zucker Comedy Not Rated $74,000 11,298 $77,730
105 Mongolian Ping Pong Comedy   $70,939 10,830 $74,510
106 Anthony Kaun Hai Comedy   $55,418 8,461 $58,212
107 Kalamazoo? Comedy   $53,609 8,185 $56,313
108 Guys and Balls Comedy R $28,324 4,324 $29,749
109 The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros Comedy   $28,041 4,281 $29,453
110 Garcon Stupide Comedy Not Rated $27,556 4,207 $28,944
111 Mozart and the Whale Comedy   $27,000 4,122 $28,359
112 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Comedy R $25,479 3,890 $26,763
113 Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds Comedy   $23,303 3,558 $24,479
114 Screen Door Jesus Comedy R $21,679 3,310 $22,773
115 Film Geek Comedy   $17,341 2,647 $18,211
116 The Aristocrats Comedy Not Rated $16,091 2,457 $16,904
117 Stay Comedy R $15,745 2,404 $16,540
118 Wasabi Tuna Comedy R $15,190 2,319 $15,955
119 Dorian Blues Comedy Not Rated $10,660 1,627 $11,194
120 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story Comedy   $9,528 1,455 $10,010
121 Crazy Like a Fox Comedy PG-13 $9,376 1,431 $9,845
122 Rolling Family Comedy   $9,291 1,418 $9,756
123 A Wake in Providence Comedy R $9,234 1,410 $9,701
124 Ellie Parker Comedy Not Rated $6,648 1,015 $6,983
125 20 Centimeters Comedy   $6,635 1,013 $6,969
126 Say Uncle Comedy R $5,361 818 $5,628
127 Slow Jam King Comedy   $4,270 652 $4,486
128 Simon Comedy   $4,055 619 $4,259
129 A Dog Lover's Symphony Comedy   $2,968 453 $3,117
130 Alien Autopsy Comedy   $2,867 438 $3,013
131 The Surfer King Comedy   $1,990 304 $2,092
132 Cote d'Azur Comedy Not Rated $1,506 230 $1,582
133 The Long Weekend Comedy   $1,286 196 $1,348
134 Doing Time for Patsy Cline Comedy   $831 127 $874
135 Unconscious Comedy R $807 123 $846
136 Issues Comedy   $783 120 $826
137 Uncut Comedy   $762 116 $798
Total Gross of All Movies$3,115,868,477
Total Tickets Sold475,705,107
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$3,272,851,136

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2006. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2006. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2005 will most likely earn money in 2005 and 2006. 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.