Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Hangover
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$277,322,503 |
36,976,334 |
$291,743,275 |
| 2 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$177,243,721 |
23,632,496 |
$186,460,393 |
| 3 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$155,916,935 |
20,788,925 |
$164,024,618 |
| 4 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$146,336,178 |
19,511,490 |
$153,945,656 |
| 5 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$124,264,907 |
16,568,654 |
$130,726,680 |
| 6 |
Couples Retreat
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$108,511,760 |
14,468,235 |
$114,154,374 |
| 7 |
Julie & Julia
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$94,125,426 |
12,550,057 |
$99,019,950 |
| 8 |
Madea Goes To Jail
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$90,508,336 |
12,067,778 |
$95,214,768 |
| 9 |
Zombieland
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$75,590,286 |
10,078,705 |
$79,520,982 |
| 10 |
Hotel for Dogs
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$73,178,547 |
9,757,140 |
$76,983,835 |
| 11 |
I Love You, Man
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$72,013,010 |
9,601,735 |
$75,757,689 |
| 12 |
17 Again
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$64,167,069 |
8,555,609 |
$67,503,755 |
| 13 |
Brüno
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$60,054,530 |
8,007,271 |
$63,177,368 |
| 14 |
Bride Wars
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$58,715,510 |
7,828,735 |
$61,768,719 |
| 15 |
Funny People
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$51,855,045 |
6,914,006 |
$54,551,507 |
| 16 |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$51,733,921 |
6,897,856 |
$54,424,084 |
| 17 |
Land of the Lost
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$49,438,370 |
6,591,783 |
$52,009,168 |
| 18 |
Old Dogs
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$47,239,575 |
6,298,610 |
$49,696,033 |
| 19 |
Year One
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$43,337,279 |
5,778,304 |
$45,590,819 |
| 20 |
Marley & Me
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$36,489,705 |
4,865,294 |
$38,387,170 |
| 21 |
The Pink Panther 2
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$35,922,978 |
4,789,730 |
$37,790,970 |
| 22 |
Dance Flick
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,794,018 |
3,439,202 |
$27,135,304 |
| 23 |
Bedtime Stories
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$24,562,807 |
3,275,041 |
$25,840,073 |
| 24 |
Observe and Report
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$24,007,324 |
3,200,977 |
$25,255,709 |
| 25 |
The Invention of Lying
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,451,251 |
2,460,167 |
$19,410,718 |
| 26 |
Yes Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,183,588 |
2,424,478 |
$19,129,131 |
| 27 |
Fired Up
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,231,291 |
2,297,505 |
$18,127,314 |
| 28 |
Imagine That
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$16,222,392 |
2,162,986 |
$17,065,960 |
| 29 |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$15,122,676 |
2,016,357 |
$15,909,057 |
| 30 |
I Love You, Beth Cooper
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$14,800,725 |
1,973,430 |
$15,570,363 |
| 31 |
Whip It
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,077,184 |
1,743,625 |
$13,757,201 |
| 32 |
Sunshine Cleaning
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$12,062,558 |
1,608,341 |
$12,689,810 |
| 33 |
Extract
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$10,823,158 |
1,443,088 |
$11,385,964 |
| 34 |
De pčre en flic
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$10,644,453 |
1,419,260 |
$11,197,961 |
| 35 |
Next Day Air
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$10,027,047 |
1,336,940 |
$10,548,457 |
| 36 |
Away We Go
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,451,946 |
1,260,259 |
$9,943,444 |
| 37 |
Everybody's Fine
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,208,876 |
1,227,850 |
$9,687,737 |
| 38 |
A Serious Man
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,190,525 |
1,225,403 |
$9,668,430 |
| 39 |
The Boat That Rocked
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$7,994,115 |
1,065,882 |
$8,409,809 |
| 40 |
Post Grad
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$6,382,178 |
850,957 |
$6,714,051 |
| 41 |
Bandslam
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$5,210,988 |
694,798 |
$5,481,956 |
| 42 |
3 Idiots
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,757,078 |
634,277 |
$5,004,446 |
| 43 |
Miss March
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,543,320 |
605,776 |
$4,779,573 |
| 44 |
Bolt
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,136,434 |
551,525 |
$4,351,532 |
| 45 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$3,158,070 |
421,076 |
$3,322,290 |
| 46 |
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$3,012,677 |
401,690 |
$3,169,334 |
| 47 |
My One and Only
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,556,558 |
340,874 |
$2,689,496 |
| 48 |
Four Christmases
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,956,206 |
260,827 |
$2,057,925 |
| 49 |
Rudo y Cursi
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,827,660 |
243,688 |
$1,922,698 |
| 50 |
Les doigts croches
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$1,662,485 |
221,665 |
$1,748,937 |
| 51 |
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,429,299 |
190,573 |
$1,503,621 |
| 52 |
Paper Heart
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,274,062 |
169,875 |
$1,340,314 |
| 53 |
Paris
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$960,240 |
128,032 |
$1,010,172 |
| 54 |
De Dana Dan
|
Comedy
|
|
$944,979 |
125,997 |
$994,116 |
| 55 |
Superhero Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$764,486 |
101,931 |
$804,236 |
| 56 |
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
|
Comedy
|
|
$741,238 |
98,832 |
$779,784 |
| 57 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$735,449 |
98,060 |
$773,693 |
| 58 |
Fanboys
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$687,609 |
91,681 |
$723,363 |
| 59 |
Play the Game
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$653,120 |
87,083 |
$687,085 |
| 60 |
La fille de Monaco
|
Comedy
|
|
$602,992 |
80,399 |
$634,348 |
| 61 |
Role Models
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$590,530 |
78,737 |
$621,235 |
| 62 |
Humpday
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$407,377 |
54,317 |
$428,561 |
| 63 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$386,017 |
51,469 |
$406,090 |
| 64 |
Luck by Chance
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$356,019 |
47,469 |
$374,530 |
| 65 |
O'Horten
|
Comedy
|
|
$302,232 |
40,298 |
$317,951 |
| 66 |
Spread
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$250,617 |
33,416 |
$263,652 |
| 67 |
Big Fan
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$230,874 |
30,783 |
$242,878 |
| 68 |
Happy-Go-Lucky
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$201,587 |
26,878 |
$212,067 |
| 69 |
Tulpan
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$158,741 |
21,165 |
$166,992 |
| 70 |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$157,136 |
20,951 |
$165,303 |
| 71 |
Gentlemen Broncos
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$115,155 |
15,354 |
$121,143 |
| 72 |
Monster Beach Party
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$113,132 |
15,084 |
$119,013 |
| 73 |
Alien Trespass
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$104,526 |
13,937 |
$109,963 |
| 74 |
Gigantic
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$102,704 |
13,694 |
$108,046 |
| 75 |
Nothing Like the Holidays
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$97,952 |
13,060 |
$103,043 |
| 76 |
Motherhood
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$93,388 |
12,452 |
$98,246 |
| 77 |
Igor
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$81,381 |
10,851 |
$85,614 |
| 78 |
Skills Like This
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$62,408 |
8,321 |
$65,653 |
| 79 |
Soul Men
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$60,453 |
8,060 |
$63,593 |
| 80 |
Somers Town
|
Comedy
|
|
$54,526 |
7,270 |
$57,360 |
| 81 |
Bart Got a Room
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$53,760 |
7,168 |
$56,556 |
| 82 |
Mystery Team
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$53,741 |
7,165 |
$56,532 |
| 83 |
$9.99
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$51,085 |
6,811 |
$53,739 |
| 84 |
Le code a changé
|
Comedy
|
|
$46,714 |
6,229 |
$49,147 |
| 85 |
Beeswax
|
Comedy
|
|
$41,439 |
5,525 |
$43,592 |
| 86 |
Absurdistan
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$39,683 |
5,291 |
$41,746 |
| 87 |
The Slammin' Salmon
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$38,920 |
5,189 |
$40,941 |
| 88 |
Super Capers
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$30,955 |
4,127 |
$32,562 |
| 89 |
The Last International Playboy
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$25,646 |
3,419 |
$26,976 |
| 90 |
JCVD
|
Action
|
R
|
$21,700 |
2,893 |
$22,826 |
| 91 |
Adventures of Power
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,738 |
2,365 |
$18,660 |
| 92 |
A Town Called Panic
|
Comedy
|
|
$17,542 |
2,339 |
$18,455 |
| 93 |
Splinterheads
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$16,392 |
2,186 |
$17,248 |
| 94 |
St. Trinian's
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$15,000 |
2,000 |
$15,780 |
| 95 |
Taxidermia
|
Comedy
|
|
$11,408 |
1,521 |
$12,001 |
| 96 |
Janky Promoters
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,069 |
1,209 |
$9,539 |
| 97 |
Looking for Palladin
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$7,246 |
966 |
$7,622 |
| 98 |
Momma's Man
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$5,627 |
750 |
$5,918 |
| 99 |
The Marc Pease Experience
|
Comedy
|
|
$4,033 |
538 |
$4,245 |
| 100 |
Familiar Strangers
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,516 |
469 |
$3,700 |
| 101 |
Sixty Six
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,088 |
145 |
$1,144 |
| 102 |
Teeth
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$886 |
118 |
$931 |
| 103 |
Patrik, Age 1.5
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$408 |
54 |
$426 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,213,259,004 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 295,101,197 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,328,348,444 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2009.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2009.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2008 will most likely earn money in 2008 and 2009.
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.
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