Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2006
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- 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 Sold | 475,705,107 |
| 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.
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