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Box Office History for Romantic Comedy

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 IFC Films PG $241,438,208 $469,032,554
2 There's Something About Mary Jul 15, 1998 20th Century Fox R $176,484,651 $425,266,982
3 Jerry Maguire Dec 13, 1996 Sony Pictures R $153,952,592 $387,245,284
4 What Women Want Dec 15, 2000 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $182,805,123 $376,874,681
5 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $148,478,011 $360,240,442
6 Runaway Bride Jul 30, 1999 Paramount Pictures PG $152,257,509 $338,970,562
7 Hitch Feb 11, 2005 Sony Pictures PG-13 $177,784,257 $313,687,973
8 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Sony Pictures PG $126,813,153 $312,472,284
9 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Warner Bros. PG $115,821,495 $272,308,370
10 Notting Hill May 28, 1999 Universal PG-13 $116,089,678 $258,459,490
11 Sweet Home Alabama Sep 27, 2002 Walt Disney PG-13 $127,214,072 $247,560,405
12 The Proposal Jun 19, 2009 Walt Disney PG-13 $163,958,031 $247,248,713
13 Knocked Up Jun 1, 2007 Universal R $148,761,765 $244,548,767
14 Something's Gotta Give Dec 12, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $124,685,242 $231,498,882
15 Shakespeare in Love Dec 11, 1998 Miramax R $100,317,794 $225,101,969
16 50 First Dates Feb 13, 2004 Sony Pictures PG-13 $120,776,832 $219,965,532
17 Crazy Rich Asians Aug 15, 2018 Warner Bros. PG-13 $174,532,921 $216,681,278
18 While You Were Sleeping Apr 21, 1995 Walt Disney PG $81,057,016 $210,748,233
19 The Break-Up Jun 2, 2006 Universal PG-13 $118,703,275 $204,967,024
20 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Feb 7, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $105,807,520 $198,454,896
21 The Wedding Singer Jan 12, 1998 New Line PG-13 $80,245,725 $193,513,670
22 The 40 Year-old Virgin Aug 19, 2005 Universal R $109,449,237 $193,115,570
23 America’s Sweethearts Jul 20, 2001 Sony Pictures PG-13 $93,607,673 $187,049,960
24 Grumpier Old Men Dec 22, 1995 Warner Bros. PG-13 $71,518,503 $184,270,120
25 Maid in Manhattan Dec 13, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $93,932,896 $181,603,573
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Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 18 7.13% $378,912,030 87,106,205 $985,171,179 While You Were Sleeping $81,057,016
1996 18 7.02% $405,069,364 91,644,643 $1,036,500,912 Jerry Maguire $83,338,125
1997 26 7.31% $453,062,212 98,706,353 $1,116,368,852 My Best Friend's Wedding $126,776,290
1998 20 8.87% $604,838,825 128,963,491 $1,458,577,083 There's Something About Mary $174,711,965
1999 36 11.91% $873,903,162 172,028,161 $1,945,638,501 Runaway Bride $152,162,347
2000 26 3.83% $288,155,324 53,461,088 $604,644,905 What Women Want $115,761,883
2001 27 6.89% $571,752,194 101,016,277 $1,142,494,093 America’s Sweethearts $93,607,673
2002 29 7.91% $723,989,649 124,610,942 $1,409,349,754 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $227,898,505
2003 30 5.60% $514,801,860 85,373,429 $965,573,482 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days $105,807,520
2004 34 7.63% $708,729,234 114,127,074 $1,290,777,207 50 First Dates $120,776,832
2005 19 7.33% $645,542,657 100,708,672 $1,139,015,080 Hitch $177,784,257
2006 24 4.57% $419,183,980 63,997,542 $723,812,200 The Break-Up $118,703,275
2007 34 6.09% $594,806,330 86,454,394 $977,799,196 Knocked Up $148,761,765
2008 30 5.28% $514,758,141 71,693,322 $810,851,472 What Happens in Vegas... $80,277,646
2009 33 7.38% $785,414,481 104,721,922 $1,184,404,938 The Proposal $163,958,031
2010 32 4.95% $518,954,926 65,773,744 $743,901,045 Valentine's Day $110,485,654
2011 36 7.82% $795,145,868 100,270,587 $1,134,060,339 Just Go With It $103,028,109
2012 31 3.08% $338,633,185 42,541,843 $481,148,244 Think Like a Man $91,547,205
2013 26 1.85% $201,075,352 24,732,505 $279,724,632 Warm Bodies $66,380,662
2014 31 2.05% $210,908,237 25,814,943 $291,967,005 Think Like a Man Too $65,028,687
2015 25 1.18% $133,530,760 15,839,934 $179,149,654 Trainwreck $110,212,700
2016 29 1.21% $136,465,751 15,776,372 $178,430,767 How to be Single $46,843,513
2017 16 0.78% $86,175,889 9,607,117 $108,656,493 The Big Sick $42,872,467
2018 17 2.60% $310,260,650 34,057,146 $385,186,321 Crazy Rich Asians $174,519,335
2019 19 2.29% $257,036,788 28,060,777 $317,367,388 Yesterday $73,286,650
2020 10 0.36% $7,250,057 789,761 $8,932,197 The Broken Hearts Gallery $4,066,487
2021 7 0.03% $1,358,954 133,622 $1,511,265 Long Weekend $1,018,532
2022 11 1.43% $105,384,522 10,008,022 $113,190,729 Ticket to Paradise $68,229,160
2023 13 0.96% $86,336,712 7,891,834 $89,256,643 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 $28,496,030
2024 8 1.00% $86,267,614 7,627,552 $86,267,613 Anyone But You $63,482,283
2025 2 0.00% $36,139 3,194 $36,124 Swept Away $26,900

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie Theatrical
Distributor		Domestic
Box Office
to Date		Trailer
March, 2025
March 7 We’re All Gonna Die (Limited) Cinema Direct    
 
March 16 WITCH WATCH: Watch Party (Limited) GKIDS    
 
March 21 Asian Persuasion (Limited) Seismic Releasing    
 
March 28 My Love Will Make You Disappear (Limited) ABS-CBN    
April, 2025
April 4 A Nice Indian Boy (Limited) Blue Harbor    
 
April 18 The Wedding Banquet (Limited) Bleecker Street    
May, 2025
May 16 Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Limited) Sony Pictures Cla…    
June, 2025
June 13 Materialists (Wide) A24    

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.