Box Office Performance for Romantic Comedy Movies in 2012

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2012 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Think Like a Man	4/20/2012	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$91,547,205	11,691,852
2	Hope Springs	8/8/2012	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$63,536,011	8,114,433
3	This Means War	2/17/2012	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$54,760,791	6,993,715
4	What to Expect When You're Expecting	5/18/2012	Lionsgate	PG-13	$41,152,203	5,255,709
5	The Five-Year Engagement	4/27/2012	Universal	R	$28,700,285	3,665,425
6	To Rome with Love	6/22/2012	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$16,684,352	2,130,824
7	Playing for Keeps	12/7/2012	FilmDistrict	PG-13	$12,562,630	1,604,422
8	New Year's Eve	12/9/2011	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$7,286,815	918,892
9	Friends with Kids	3/9/2012	Roadside Attractions	R	$7,251,073	926,062
10	Hysteria	5/18/2012	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$3,337,194	426,206
11	Celeste and Jesse Forever	8/3/2012	Sony Pictures Classics	R	$3,103,407	396,348
12	Barfi	9/14/2012	UTV Communications	Not Rated	$2,804,874	358,221
13	Ruby Sparks	7/25/2012	Fox Searchlight	R	$2,540,106	324,406
14	Cocktail	7/13/2012	Eros Entertainment	Not Rated	$1,027,121	131,177
15	2 Days in New York	8/10/2012	Magnolia Pictures	R	$633,210	80,869
16	Midnight in Paris	5/20/2011	Sony Pictures Classics	PG-13	$438,930	55,351
17	Student of the Year	10/19/2012	Eros Entertainment	Not Rated	$326,508	41,699
18	The First Time	10/19/2012	Samuel Goldwyn Films	PG-13	$17,061	2,178
19	Take Me Home	4/6/2012	Monterey Media	PG-13	$15,374	1,963
20	A Little Bit of Heaven	5/4/2012	Millenium Entertainment	PG-13	$10,011	1,278
21	The Giant Mechanical Man	4/27/2012	TriBeca Films	PG-13	$7,396	944
22	Save the Date	12/14/2012	IFC Films	R	$5,719	730
23	Tonight You're Mine	5/11/2012	Roadside Attractions	R	$4,321	551
24	Vamps	11/2/2012	Anchor Bay Entertainment	PG-13	$3,361	429
25	Cheerful Weather for the Wedding	12/7/2012	IFC Films	PG	$2,651	338
Total Gross of All Movies					$337,758,609
Total Tickets Sold						43,124,022

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.