The Numbers - Box Office Performance History for Romantic Comedy Movies

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Apr 19, 2002	IFC Films	PG	$241,438,208	$326,935,453
2	There's Something About Mary	Jul 15, 1998	20th Century Fox	R	$176,484,651	$296,670,249
3	Jerry Maguire	Dec 13, 1996	Sony Pictures	R	$153,952,592	$268,057,195
4	What Women Want	Dec 15, 2000	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$182,805,123	$262,912,576
5	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$148,478,011	$249,863,479
6	Runaway Bride	Jul 30, 1999	Paramount Pictures	PG	$152,257,509	$236,302,573
7	Hitch	Feb 11, 2005	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$177,784,257	$218,575,329
8	Notting Hill	May 28, 1999	Universal	PG-13	$116,089,678	$180,304,639
9	The Proposal	Jun 19, 2009	Walt Disney	PG-13	$163,958,031	$172,483,850
10	Knocked Up	Jun 1, 2007	Universal	R	$148,761,765	$170,568,758
11	Something's Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$124,685,242	$161,496,575
12	Shakespeare in Love	Dec 11, 1998	Miramax	R	$100,317,794	$156,905,361
13	50 First Dates	Feb 13, 2004	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$120,776,832	$153,450,756
14	While You Were Sleeping	Apr 21, 1995	Walt Disney	PG	$81,057,016	$147,012,216
15	Enchanted	Nov 21, 2007	Walt Disney	PG	$127,706,877	$145,793,590
16	The Break Up	Jun 2, 2006	Universal	PG-13	$118,806,699	$142,987,606
17	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Feb 7, 2003	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$105,807,520	$138,444,662
18	The Wedding Singer	Feb 13, 1998	New Line	PG-13	$80,245,725	$134,961,906
19	Me, Myself & Irene	Jun 23, 2000	20th Century Fox	R	$90,570,999	$132,575,015
20	America's Sweethearts	Jul 20, 2001	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$93,607,673	$130,488,434
21	Maid in Manhattan	Dec 13, 2002	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$93,932,896	$126,154,354
22	Six Days, Seven Nights	Jun 12, 1998	Walt Disney	PG-13	$74,339,294	$124,981,884
23	Two Weeks Notice	Dec 20, 2002	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$93,354,918	$124,871,858
24	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Aug 11, 2004	Walt Disney	G	$95,149,435	$120,890,343
25	It's Complicated	Dec 25, 2009	Universal	R	$112,735,375	$115,812,679
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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	$483,874,903	While You Were Sleeping	$81,052,361
1996	19	6.23%	$348,598,460	78,868,427	$624,637,942	Jerry Maguire	$60,351,092
1997	21	5.09%	$331,483,903	72,218,718	$571,972,247	Jerry Maguire	$93,269,730
1998	14	7.38%	$500,453,447	106,706,491	$845,115,409	There's Something About Mary	$174,711,122
1999	23	9.89%	$722,151,782	142,155,863	$1,125,874,435	Runaway Bride	$152,054,428
2000	23	4.99%	$373,419,771	69,280,106	$548,698,440	What Women Want	$115,761,883
2001	22	6.40%	$520,172,779	91,903,317	$727,874,271	America's Sweethearts	$93,607,673
2002	22	6.02%	$552,930,065	95,168,685	$753,735,985	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$222,517,469
2003	24	5.63%	$526,003,707	87,231,127	$690,870,526	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	$105,807,520
2004	31	7.15%	$651,537,578	104,917,483	$830,946,465	50 First Dates	$120,776,832
2005	15	4.92%	$439,261,020	68,527,461	$542,737,491	Hitch	$177,575,142
2006	18	3.72%	$344,572,667	52,606,514	$416,643,591	The Break Up	$118,703,275
2007	36	7.54%	$726,492,406	105,594,831	$836,311,062	Knocked Up	$148,734,225
2008	24	3.38%	$336,092,693	46,809,568	$370,731,779	What Happens in Vegas...	$80,277,646
2009	25	5.97%	$635,978,484	84,797,132	$671,593,285	The Proposal	$163,958,031
2010	30	4.94%	$517,406,269	65,577,472	$519,373,578	Valentine's Day	$110,485,654
2011	33	5.66%	$577,791,604	72,861,486	$577,062,969	Just Go With It	$103,028,109
2012	29	3.17%	$339,815,957	43,384,541	$343,605,565	Think Like a Man	$91,547,205
2013	9	3.09%	$114,073,795	14,366,981	$113,786,490	Warm Bodies	$66,380,662

Box Office History for Romantic Comedy Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Year by Year Market Share