The Numbers - Box Office Performance History for Romantic Comedy Movies

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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

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Apr 19, 2002	IFC Films	PG	$241,438,208	$447,053,133
2	There's Something About Mary	Jul 15, 1998	20th Century Fox	R	$176,484,651	$405,338,467
3	Jerry Maguire	Dec 13, 1996	Sony Pictures	R	$153,952,592	$369,098,511
4	What Women Want	Dec 15, 2000	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$182,805,123	$359,213,887
5	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$148,478,011	$343,359,148
6	Runaway Bride	Jul 30, 1999	Paramount Pictures	PG	$152,257,509	$323,086,000
7	Hitch	Feb 11, 2005	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$177,784,257	$298,988,183
8	My Best Friend's Wedding	Jun 20, 1997	Sony Pictures	PG	$126,813,153	$297,829,463
9	You’ve Got Mail	Dec 18, 1998	Warner Bros.	PG	$115,821,495	$259,547,678
10	Notting Hill	May 28, 1999	Universal	PG-13	$116,089,678	$246,347,772
11	Sweet Home Alabama	Sep 27, 2002	Walt Disney	PG-13	$127,214,072	$235,959,431
12	The Proposal	Jun 19, 2009	Walt Disney	PG-13	$163,958,031	$235,662,345
13	Knocked Up	Jun 1, 2007	Universal	R	$148,761,765	$233,088,922
14	Something's Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$124,685,242	$220,650,570
15	Shakespeare in Love	Dec 11, 1998	Miramax	R	$100,317,794	$214,553,424
16	50 First Dates	Feb 13, 2004	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$120,776,832	$209,657,687
17	Crazy Rich Asians	Aug 15, 2018	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$174,532,921	$206,527,336
18	While You Were Sleeping	Apr 21, 1995	Walt Disney	PG	$81,057,016	$200,872,321
19	The Break-Up	Jun 2, 2006	Universal	PG-13	$118,703,275	$195,362,027
20	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Feb 7, 2003	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$105,807,520	$189,155,065
21	The Wedding Singer	Jan 12, 1998	New Line	PG-13	$80,245,725	$184,445,390
22	The 40 Year-old Virgin	Aug 19, 2005	Universal	R	$109,449,237	$184,065,945
23	America’s Sweethearts	Jul 20, 2001	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$93,607,673	$178,284,577
24	Grumpier Old Men	Dec 22, 1995	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$71,518,503	$175,635,004
25	Maid in Manhattan	Dec 13, 2002	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$93,932,896	$173,093,414
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

Year	Movies in Release	Market Share	Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross that Year
1995	18	7.13%	$378,912,030	87,106,205	$939,004,890	While You Were Sleeping	$81,057,016
1996	18	7.02%	$405,069,364	91,644,643	$987,929,252	Jerry Maguire	$83,338,125
1997	26	7.31%	$453,062,212	98,706,353	$1,064,054,485	My Best Friend's Wedding	$126,776,290
1998	20	8.87%	$604,838,825	128,963,491	$1,390,226,433	There's Something About Mary	$174,711,965
1999	36	11.91%	$873,903,162	172,028,161	$1,854,463,576	Runaway Bride	$152,162,347
2000	26	3.83%	$288,155,324	53,461,088	$576,310,529	What Women Want	$115,761,883
2001	27	6.89%	$571,752,194	101,016,277	$1,088,955,466	America’s Sweethearts	$93,607,673
2002	29	7.91%	$723,989,649	124,610,942	$1,343,305,955	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$227,898,505
2003	30	5.60%	$514,801,860	85,373,429	$920,325,565	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	$105,807,520
2004	34	7.63%	$708,729,234	114,127,074	$1,230,289,858	50 First Dates	$120,776,832
2005	19	7.33%	$645,542,657	100,708,672	$1,085,639,484	Hitch	$177,784,257
2006	24	4.57%	$419,183,980	63,997,542	$689,893,503	The Break-Up	$118,703,275
2007	34	6.09%	$594,806,330	86,454,394	$931,978,367	Knocked Up	$148,761,765
2008	30	5.28%	$514,758,141	71,693,322	$772,854,011	What Happens in Vegas...	$80,277,646
2009	33	7.38%	$785,414,481	104,721,922	$1,128,902,319	The Proposal	$163,958,031
2010	32	4.95%	$518,954,926	65,773,744	$709,040,960	Valentine's Day	$110,485,654
2011	36	7.82%	$795,145,868	100,270,587	$1,080,916,928	Just Go With It	$103,028,109
2012	31	3.08%	$338,633,185	42,541,843	$458,601,068	Think Like a Man	$91,547,205
2013	26	1.85%	$201,075,352	24,732,505	$266,616,404	Warm Bodies	$66,380,662
2014	30	2.05%	$210,667,211	25,785,442	$277,967,065	Think Like a Man Too	$65,028,687
2015	24	1.18%	$133,500,052	15,836,292	$170,715,228	Trainwreck	$110,212,700
2016	29	1.21%	$136,465,751	15,776,372	$170,069,290	How to be Single	$46,843,513
2017	16	0.78%	$86,175,889	9,607,117	$103,564,721	The Big Sick	$42,872,467
2018	17	2.60%	$310,260,650	34,057,146	$367,136,034	Crazy Rich Asians	$174,519,335
2019	19	2.29%	$257,036,788	28,060,777	$302,495,176	Yesterday	$73,286,650
2020	10	0.36%	$7,250,057	789,761	$8,513,624	The Broken Hearts Gallery	$4,066,487
2021	7	0.03%	$1,358,954	133,622	$1,440,445	Long Weekend	$1,018,532
2022	11	1.43%	$105,384,522	10,008,022	$107,886,477	Ticket to Paradise	$68,229,160
2023	13	0.96%	$86,336,712	8,008,967	$86,336,664	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3	$28,496,030
2024	8	0.98%	$86,267,614	8,002,559	$86,267,586	Anyone But You	$63,482,283
2025	1	0.00%	$6,554	607	$6,543	Swept Away	$6,554

Upcoming Releases

Release Date	Movie	Theatrical Distributor	Domestic Box Office to Date	Trailer
January, 2025
January 10	Sanju Weds Geetha 2 (Limited)
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January 24	Bau: Artist at War (Limited)	Republic Pictures
January 31	Swept Away (Limited)	Kino Lorber	$7,876
March, 2025
March 7	We’re All Gonna Die (Limited)	Cinema Direct
March 16	WITCH WATCH: Watch Party (Limited)	GKIDS
April, 2025
April 18	The Wedding Banquet (Limited)	Bleecker Street
May, 2025
May 16	Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Limited)	Sony Pictures Cla…

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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.