Box Office History for Genre - Romantic Comedy
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Pretty Woman
|
Buena Vista
|
3/23/1990 |
$178,406,268 |
$297,952,431 |
| 2 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
|
IFC Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$241,438,208 |
$297,515,405 |
| 3 |
There's Something About Mary
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/15/1998 |
$176,484,651 |
$269,973,687 |
| 4 |
Pillow Talk
|
|
1/1/1959 |
$18,750,000 |
$263,970,589 |
| 5 |
Jerry Maguire
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/13/1996 |
$153,952,592 |
$243,935,445 |
| 6 |
What Women Want
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/15/2000 |
$182,805,123 |
$239,253,777 |
| 7 |
As Good as it Gets
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/24/1997 |
$148,478,011 |
$227,378,933 |
| 8 |
Runaway Bride
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/30/1999 |
$152,257,509 |
$215,038,336 |
| 9 |
Sleepless in Seattle
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/25/1993 |
$126,680,884 |
$202,664,877 |
| 10 |
Hitch
|
Sony Pictures
|
2/11/2005 |
$177,784,257 |
$198,906,319 |
| 11 |
The Apartment
|
United Artists
|
1/1/1960 |
$18,600,000 |
$193,547,828 |
| 12 |
Lover Come Back
|
Universal
|
12/20/1961 |
$16,937,969 |
$176,253,068 |
| 13 |
When Harry Met Sally…
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/14/1989 |
$92,823,546 |
$165,094,321 |
| 14 |
Notting Hill
|
Universal
|
5/28/1999 |
$116,089,678 |
$164,079,507 |
| 15 |
The Proposal
|
Buena Vista
|
6/19/2009 |
$163,947,053 |
$163,947,050 |
| 16 |
Knocked Up
|
Universal
|
6/1/2007 |
$148,761,765 |
$155,219,731 |
| 17 |
Moonstruck
|
MGM
|
12/16/1987 |
$80,640,528 |
$148,081,584 |
| 18 |
Something's Gotta Give
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/12/2003 |
$124,685,242 |
$146,963,931 |
| 19 |
Shakespeare in Love
|
Miramax
|
12/11/1998 |
$100,317,794 |
$142,785,867 |
| 20 |
50 First Dates
|
Sony Pictures
|
2/13/2004 |
$120,776,832 |
$139,642,133 |
| 21 |
While You Were Sleeping
|
Buena Vista
|
4/21/1995 |
$81,057,016 |
$133,782,980 |
| 22 |
Enchanted
|
Buena Vista
|
11/21/2007 |
$127,706,877 |
$132,674,015 |
| 23 |
The Break Up
|
Universal
|
6/2/2006 |
$118,806,699 |
$130,120,534 |
| 24 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
|
Paramount Pictures
|
2/7/2003 |
$105,807,520 |
$125,986,397 |
| 25 |
The Wedding Singer
|
New Line
|
2/13/1998 |
$80,245,725 |
$122,817,045 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
15 |
5.02% |
$265,764,627 |
61,095,316 |
$420,335,774 |
While You Were Sleeping
|
$81,052,361 |
| 1996 |
19 |
6.23% |
$348,598,460 |
78,868,427 |
$542,614,778 |
Jerry Maguire
|
$60,351,092 |
| 1997 |
21 |
5.09% |
$331,472,019 |
72,216,129 |
$496,846,968 |
Jerry Maguire
|
$93,269,730 |
| 1998 |
14 |
7.39% |
$500,453,447 |
106,706,491 |
$734,140,658 |
There's Something About Mary
|
$174,711,122 |
| 1999 |
23 |
9.89% |
$722,151,782 |
142,155,863 |
$978,032,337 |
Runaway Bride
|
$152,054,428 |
| 2000 |
23 |
4.99% |
$373,419,771 |
69,280,106 |
$476,647,129 |
What Women Want
|
$115,761,883 |
| 2001 |
22 |
6.40% |
$520,172,779 |
91,903,317 |
$632,294,821 |
America's Sweethearts
|
$93,607,673 |
| 2002 |
22 |
6.02% |
$552,930,065 |
95,168,685 |
$654,760,553 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
|
$222,517,469 |
| 2003 |
24 |
5.63% |
$526,003,707 |
87,231,127 |
$600,150,154 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
|
$105,807,520 |
| 2004 |
31 |
7.03% |
$651,537,578 |
104,917,483 |
$721,832,283 |
50 First Dates
|
$120,776,832 |
| 2005 |
15 |
4.91% |
$439,261,020 |
68,527,461 |
$471,468,932 |
Hitch
|
$177,575,142 |
| 2006 |
18 |
3.72% |
$344,572,667 |
52,606,514 |
$361,932,816 |
The Break Up
|
$118,703,275 |
| 2007 |
36 |
7.53% |
$726,492,406 |
105,594,831 |
$726,492,437 |
Knocked Up
|
$148,734,225 |
| 2008 |
24 |
3.41% |
$336,092,693 |
46,809,568 |
$322,049,828 |
What Happens in Vegas...
|
$80,277,646 |
| 2009 |
20 |
6.52% |
$547,038,087 |
76,189,150 |
$524,181,352 |
The Proposal
|
$163,947,053 |
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