Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	The Hangover	6/5/2009	Warner Bros.	R	$277,322,503	36,976,334
2	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	5/22/2009	20th Century Fox	PG	$177,243,721	23,632,496
3	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	12/23/2009	20th Century Fox	PG	$155,916,935	20,788,925
4	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	1/16/2009	Sony Pictures	PG	$146,336,178	19,511,490
5	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	9/18/2009	Sony Pictures	PG	$124,264,907	16,568,654
6	Couples Retreat	10/9/2009	Universal	PG-13	$108,511,760	14,468,235
7	Julie & Julia	8/7/2009	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$94,125,426	12,550,057
8	Madea Goes To Jail	2/20/2009	Lionsgate	PG-13	$90,508,336	12,067,778
9	Zombieland	10/2/2009	Sony Pictures	R	$75,590,286	10,078,705
10	Hotel for Dogs	1/16/2009	Paramount Pictures	PG	$73,178,547	9,757,140
11	I Love You, Man	3/20/2009	Paramount Pictures	R	$72,013,010	9,601,735
12	17 Again	4/17/2009	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$64,167,069	8,555,609
13	Br�no	7/10/2009	Universal	R	$60,054,530	8,007,271
14	Bride Wars	1/9/2009	20th Century Fox	PG	$58,715,510	7,828,735
15	Funny People	7/31/2009	Universal	R	$51,855,045	6,914,006
16	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	9/11/2009	Lionsgate	PG-13	$51,733,921	6,897,856
17	Land of the Lost	6/5/2009	Universal	PG-13	$49,438,370	6,591,783
18	Old Dogs	11/25/2009	Walt Disney	PG	$47,239,575	6,298,610
19	Year One	6/19/2009	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$43,337,279	5,778,304
20	Marley & Me	12/25/2008	20th Century Fox	PG	$36,489,705	4,865,294
21	The Pink Panther 2	2/6/2009	Sony Pictures	PG	$35,922,978	4,789,730
22	Dance Flick	5/22/2009	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$25,794,018	3,439,202
23	Bedtime Stories	12/25/2008	Walt Disney	PG	$24,562,807	3,275,041
24	Observe and Report	4/10/2009	Warner Bros.	R	$24,007,324	3,200,977
25	The Invention of Lying	10/2/2009	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$18,451,251	2,460,167
26	Yes Man	12/19/2008	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$18,183,588	2,424,478
27	Fired Up	2/20/2009	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$17,231,291	2,297,505
28	Imagine That	6/12/2009	Paramount Pictures	PG	$16,222,392	2,162,986
29	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	8/14/2009	Paramount Vantage	R	$15,122,676	2,016,357
30	I Love You, Beth Cooper	7/10/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$14,800,725	1,973,430
31	Whip It	10/2/2009	Fox Searchlight	PG-13	$13,077,184	1,743,625
32	Sunshine Cleaning	3/13/2009	Overture Films	R	$12,062,558	1,608,341
33	Extract	9/4/2009	Miramax	R	$10,823,158	1,443,088
34	De p�re en flic	7/8/2009		Not Rated	$10,644,453	1,419,260
35	Next Day Air	5/8/2009	Summit Entertainment	R	$10,027,047	1,336,940
36	Away We Go	6/5/2009	Focus Features	R	$9,451,946	1,260,259
37	A Serious Man	10/2/2009	Focus Features	R	$9,190,525	1,225,403
38	The Boat That Rocked	11/13/2009	Focus Features	R	$7,994,115	1,065,882
39	Post Grad	8/21/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$6,382,178	850,957
40	Bandslam	8/14/2009	Summit Entertainment	PG	$5,210,988	694,798
41	3 Idiots	12/23/2009	Big Pictures	PG-13	$4,757,078	634,277
42	Miss March	3/13/2009	20th Century Fox	R	$4,543,320	605,776
43	Bolt	11/21/2008	Walt Disney	PG	$4,136,434	551,525
44	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	11/7/2008	Paramount Pictures	PG	$3,158,070	421,076
45	Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day	9/25/2009		R	$3,012,677	401,690
46	My One and Only	8/21/2009	Freestyle Releasing	PG-13	$2,556,558	340,874
47	Four Christmases	11/26/2008	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$1,956,206	260,827
48	Rudo y Cursi	5/8/2009	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$1,827,660	243,688
49	Les doigts croches	7/31/2009		Not Rated	$1,662,485	221,665
50	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	10/16/2009	Freestyle Releasing	R	$1,429,299	190,573
51	Paper Heart	8/7/2009	Overture Films	PG-13	$1,274,062	169,875
52	Paper Man	4/23/2010	MPI Media Group	R	$1,261,065	168,142
53	Paris	9/18/2009	Equinox	R	$960,240	128,032
54	Superhero Movie	3/28/2008	MGM	PG-13	$764,486	101,931
55	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	10/3/2008	Walt Disney	PG	$735,449	98,060
56	Fanboys	2/6/2009	Weinstein Co.	PG-13	$687,609	91,681
57	Play the Game	2/27/2009	Slowhand Cinema	PG-13	$653,120	87,083
58	Role Models	11/7/2008	Universal	R	$590,530	78,737
59	Humpday	7/10/2009	Magnolia Pictures	R	$407,377	54,317
60	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	8/15/2008	MGM	PG-13	$386,017	51,469
61	Luck by Chance	1/30/2009	AdLab Films	Not Rated	$356,019	47,469
62	Spread	8/14/2009		R	$250,617	33,416
63	Big Fan	8/28/2009	First Independent Pictures	R	$230,874	30,783
64	Happy-Go-Lucky	10/10/2008	Miramax	R	$201,587	26,878
65	Tulpan	4/1/2009	Zeitgeist	Not Rated	$158,741	21,165
66	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	10/31/2008	Weinstein Co.	R	$157,136	20,951
67	Gentlemen Broncos	10/30/2009	Fox Searchlight	PG-13	$115,155	15,354
68	Monster Beach Party	4/10/2009	Indican Pictures	Not Rated	$113,132	15,084
69	Alien Trespass	4/3/2009	Roadside Attractions	PG	$104,526	13,937
70	Gigantic	4/3/2009	First Independent Pictures	R	$102,704	13,694
71	Nothing Like the Holidays	12/12/2008	Overture Films	PG-13	$97,952	13,060
72	Motherhood	10/23/2009	Freestyle Releasing	PG-13	$93,388	12,452
73	Igor	9/19/2008	MGM	PG	$81,381	10,851
74	Skills Like This	3/20/2009	Shadow	Not Rated	$62,408	8,321
75	Soul Men	11/7/2008	MGM	R	$60,453	8,060
76	Bart Got a Room	4/3/2009	Anchor Bay Entertainment	PG-13	$53,760	7,168
77	Mystery Team	8/28/2009	Roadside Attractions	R	$53,741	7,165
78	$9.99	12/12/2008	Regent Releasing	R	$51,085	6,811
79	Absurdistan	2/6/2009	First Run Features	Not Rated	$39,683	5,291
80	The Slammin' Salmon	12/11/2009	Anchor Bay Entertainment	R	$38,920	5,189
81	Super Capers	3/20/2009	Roadside Attractions	PG	$30,955	4,127
82	The Last International Playboy	6/12/2009		R	$25,646	3,419
83	JCVD	11/7/2008	Peace Arch Releasing	R	$21,700	2,893
84	Adventures of Power	10/9/2009	Variance Films	PG-13	$17,738	2,365
85	Splinterheads	11/6/2009	Paladin	R	$16,392	2,186
86	St. Trinian's	10/9/2009	NeoClassics Films	PG-13	$15,000	2,000
87	Janky Promoters	10/16/2009	Third Rail	R	$9,069	1,209
88	Looking for Palladin	1/14/2011	Monterey Media	R	$7,246	966
89	Momma's Man	8/22/2008	ThinkFilm	Not Rated	$5,627	750
90	Familiar Strangers	11/14/2008	Cavalier Films	PG-13	$3,516	469
91	Sixty Six	8/1/2008	First Independent Pictures	PG-13	$1,088	145
92	Teeth	1/18/2008	Roadside Attractions	R	$886	118
93	Patrik, Age 1.5	8/6/2010	Here Films	Not Rated	$408	54
Total Gross of All Movies					$2,202,544,090
Total Tickets Sold						293,672,541

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. 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.