Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2012
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2012 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Ted |
6/29/2012 |
Universal |
R |
$218,665,740 |
27,926,659 |
| 2 |
Hotel Transylvania |
9/28/2012 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$143,923,820 |
18,381,075 |
| 3 |
21 Jump Street |
3/16/2012 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$138,447,667 |
17,681,694 |
| 4 |
Magic Mike |
6/29/2012 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$113,721,571 |
14,523,827 |
| 5 |
The Campaign |
8/10/2012 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$86,907,746 |
11,099,328 |
| 6 |
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection |
6/29/2012 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$65,653,242 |
8,384,832 |
| 7 |
Pitch Perfect |
10/5/2012 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$64,403,578 |
8,225,233 |
| 8 |
The Dictator |
5/16/2012 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$59,650,222 |
7,618,163 |
| 9 |
American Reunion |
4/6/2012 |
Universal |
R |
$56,758,835 |
7,248,893 |
| 10 |
ParaNorman |
8/17/2012 |
Focus Features |
PG |
$55,995,170 |
7,151,362 |
| 11 |
Project X |
3/2/2012 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$54,731,865 |
6,990,021 |
| 12 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
8/3/2012 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$49,008,662 |
6,259,088 |
| 13 |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
5/4/2012 |
Fox Searchlight |
PG-13 |
$46,383,639 |
5,923,836 |
| 14 |
The Three Stooges |
4/13/2012 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$44,338,224 |
5,662,608 |
| 15 |
Here Comes the Boom |
10/12/2012 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$42,680,159 |
5,450,850 |
| 16 |
That's My Boy |
6/15/2012 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$36,931,089 |
4,716,614 |
| 17 |
This is 40 |
12/21/2012 |
Universal |
R |
$36,431,350 |
4,652,790 |
| 18 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
12/16/2011 |
20th Century Fox |
G |
$35,259,275 |
4,503,100 |
| 19 |
Frankenweenie |
10/5/2012 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$34,485,378 |
4,404,262 |
| 20 |
The Watch |
7/27/2012 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$34,353,000 |
4,387,356 |
| 21 |
Parental Guidance |
12/25/2012 |
20th Century Fox |
PG |
$29,342,745 |
3,747,477 |
| 22 |
One for the Money |
1/27/2012 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$26,414,527 |
3,373,502 |
| 23 |
The Guilt Trip |
12/19/2012 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$21,102,000 |
2,695,019 |
| 24 |
A Thousand Words |
3/9/2012 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$18,450,127 |
2,356,338 |
| 25 |
Wanderlust |
2/24/2012 |
Universal |
R |
$17,288,155 |
2,207,938 |
| 26 |
Seven Psychopaths |
10/12/2012 |
CBS Films |
R |
$15,024,049 |
1,918,780 |
| 27 |
Hit & Run |
8/22/2012 |
Open Road |
R |
$13,749,300 |
1,755,977 |
| 28 |
Les Intouchables |
5/25/2012 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$13,094,646 |
1,672,368 |
| 29 |
Fun Size |
10/26/2012 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$9,409,538 |
1,201,728 |
| 30 |
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World |
6/22/2012 |
Focus Features |
R |
$7,078,738 |
904,053 |
| 31 |
Casa de mi Padre |
3/16/2012 |
Pantelion Films |
R |
$5,909,483 |
754,723 |
| 32 |
The Muppets |
11/23/2011 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$5,064,849 |
638,695 |
| 33 |
Jeff, Who Lives at Home |
3/16/2012 |
Paramount Vantage |
R |
$4,269,426 |
545,265 |
| 34 |
Goon |
2/24/2012 |
Alliance Films |
R |
$4,164,911 |
531,917 |
| 35 |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
6/8/2012 |
FilmDistrict |
R |
$4,010,957 |
512,255 |
| 36 |
The Sitter |
12/9/2011 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$3,726,236 |
469,891 |
| 37 |
Young Adult |
12/9/2011 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$3,642,319 |
459,309 |
| 38 |
Jack and Jill |
11/11/2011 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$2,408,120 |
303,672 |
| 39 |
Housefull 2 |
4/6/2012 |
Eros Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$1,586,745 |
202,649 |
| 40 |
For a Good Time, Call |
8/31/2012 |
Focus Features |
R |
$1,251,749 |
159,865 |
| 41 |
Tower Heist |
11/4/2011 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$1,244,345 |
156,916 |
| 42 |
Darling Companion |
4/20/2012 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
PG-13 |
$793,352 |
101,322 |
| 43 |
Blue Like Jazz |
4/13/2012 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$595,018 |
75,992 |
| 44 |
Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding |
6/8/2012 |
IFC Films |
R |
$542,762 |
69,318 |
| 45 |
Bachelorette |
9/7/2012 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$446,770 |
57,058 |
| 46 |
The Oranges |
10/5/2012 |
ATO Pictures |
R |
$364,875 |
46,599 |
| 47 |
Liberal Arts |
9/14/2012 |
IFC Films |
PG-13 |
$319,176 |
40,763 |
| 48 |
Lola Versus |
6/8/2012 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$252,603 |
32,260 |
| 49 |
My Uncle Rafael |
9/21/2012 |
Slater Brothers Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$234,830 |
29,991 |
| 50 |
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie |
3/2/2012 |
Magnet Pictures |
R |
$201,436 |
25,726 |
| 51 |
'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana |
11/2/2012 |
UTV Communications |
Not Rated |
$143,900 |
18,378 |
| 52 |
High School |
6/1/2012 |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
R |
$139,034 |
17,756 |
| 53 |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
11/4/2011 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$132,486 |
16,707 |
| 54 |
The Perfect Family |
5/4/2012 |
Variance Films |
PG-13 |
$110,013 |
14,050 |
| 55 |
The Obama Effect |
7/13/2012 |
ARC Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$103,000 |
13,154 |
| 56 |
Butter |
10/5/2012 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$70,931 |
9,058 |
| 57 |
Backwards |
9/21/2012 |
Dada Films |
PG |
$61,465 |
7,849 |
| 58 |
Natural Selection |
3/16/2012 |
Cinema Guild |
R |
$46,635 |
5,955 |
| 59 |
The Comedy |
11/9/2012 |
TriBeca Films |
Not Rated |
$40,394 |
5,158 |
| 60 |
Et si on vivait tous ensemble? |
10/19/2012 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$37,734 |
4,819 |
| 61 |
The Inbetweeners |
9/7/2012 |
Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
R |
$35,955 |
4,591 |
| 62 |
L!fe Happens |
4/13/2012 |
PMK*BNC |
R |
$30,905 |
3,946 |
| 63 |
Sound of Noise |
3/9/2012 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$24,565 |
3,137 |
| 64 |
The Guard |
7/29/2011 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$23,630 |
2,980 |
| 65 |
Lay the Favorite |
12/7/2012 |
Radius |
R |
$20,998 |
2,681 |
| 66 |
6 Month Rule |
6/1/2012 |
Secret Identity Productions |
R |
$14,057 |
1,795 |
| 67 |
Reuniting the Rubins |
3/16/2012 |
Monterey Media |
PG |
$13,569 |
1,732 |
| 68 |
The Trouble With Bliss |
3/23/2012 |
7A Productions |
PG-13 |
$13,093 |
1,672 |
| 69 |
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon |
7/6/2012 |
Red Flag Releasing |
R |
$10,000 |
1,277 |
| 70 |
Price Check |
11/16/2012 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$7,413 |
946 |
| 71 |
Grassroots |
6/22/2012 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
R |
$6,497 |
829 |
| 72 |
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez |
12/7/2012 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,609 |
716 |
| 73 |
The Babymakers |
8/3/2012 |
Millenium Entertainment |
R |
$5,215 |
666 |
| 74 |
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman |
11/2/2012 |
Brainstorm Media |
R |
$5,102 |
651 |
| 75 |
Newlyweds |
1/13/2012 |
TriBeca Films |
R |
$4,584 |
578 |
| 76 |
Why Stop Now |
8/17/2012 |
IFC Films |
R |
$2,432 |
310 |
| 77 |
The Decoy Bride |
3/9/2012 |
IFC Films |
PG |
$759 |
96 |
| 78 |
Nature Calls |
11/9/2012 |
Magnet Pictures |
R |
$646 |
82 |
| 79 |
Loosies |
1/11/2012 |
IFC Films |
PG-13 |
$0 |
0 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,631,824,640 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 208,380,526 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2012.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012.
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.
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