ACTION - BUDDY COMEDY
1980-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Men in Black |
Sony |
$250,690,539 |
3,180 |
$51,068,455 |
3,020 |
7/2/97 |
| 2 |
Rush Hour 2 |
NL |
$226,164,286 |
3,118 |
$67,408,222 |
3,118 |
8/3/01 |
| 3 |
Men in Black II |
Sony |
$190,418,803 |
3,641 |
$52,148,751 |
3,557 |
7/3/02 |
| 4 |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
WB |
$147,253,986 |
1,830 |
$20,388,800 |
1,803 |
7/7/89 |
| 5 |
Lethal Weapon 3 |
WB |
$144,731,527 |
2,568 |
$33,243,086 |
2,510 |
5/15/92 |
| 6 |
Rush Hour |
NL |
$141,186,864 |
2,724 |
$33,001,803 |
2,638 |
9/18/98 |
| 7 |
Rush Hour 3 |
NL |
$140,125,968 |
3,778 |
$49,100,158 |
3,778 |
8/10/07 |
| 8 |
Bad Boys II |
Sony |
$138,608,444 |
3,202 |
$46,522,560 |
3,186 |
7/18/03 |
| 9 |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
WB |
$130,444,603 |
3,117 |
$34,048,124 |
3,117 |
7/10/98 |
| 10 |
Wild Wild West |
WB |
$113,804,681 |
3,342 |
$27,687,484 |
3,342 |
6/30/99 |
| 11 |
Starsky and Hutch |
WB |
$88,237,754 |
3,185 |
$28,103,367 |
3,185 |
3/5/04 |
| 12 |
Pineapple Express |
Sony |
$87,341,380 |
3,072 |
$23,245,025 |
3,072 |
8/6/08 |
| 13 |
Another 48 HRS. |
Par. |
$80,818,974 |
2,721 |
$19,475,559 |
2,721 |
6/8/90 |
| 14 |
48 HRS. |
Par. |
$78,868,508 |
1,050 |
$4,369,868 |
850 |
12/10/82 |
| 15 |
Bad Boys |
Sony |
$65,807,024 |
2,132 |
$15,523,358 |
2,132 |
4/7/95 |
| 16 |
Stakeout |
BV |
$65,673,233 |
1,364 |
$5,170,403 |
951 |
8/7/87 |
| 17 |
Lethal Weapon |
WB |
$65,207,127 |
1,420 |
$6,829,949 |
1,256 |
3/6/87 |
| 18 |
Tango & Cash |
WB |
$63,408,614 |
1,575 |
$6,628,918 |
1,409 |
12/22/89 |
| 19 |
Shanghai Knights |
BV |
$60,476,872 |
2,755 |
$19,603,630 |
2,753 |
2/7/03 |
| 20 |
Spies Like Us |
WB |
$60,088,980 |
1,700 |
$8,614,039 |
1,556 |
12/6/85 |
| 21 |
The Last Boy Scout |
WB |
$59,509,925 |
1,823 |
$7,923,669 |
1,823 |
12/13/91 |
| 22 |
Dragnet |
Uni. |
$57,387,516 |
1,343 |
$10,542,669 |
1,337 |
6/26/87 |
| 23 |
Shanghai Noon |
BV |
$56,937,502 |
2,751 |
$15,607,034 |
2,711 |
5/26/00 |
| 24 |
The Tuxedo |
DW |
$50,547,998 |
3,022 |
$15,051,028 |
3,022 |
9/27/02 |
| 25 |
The Rundown |
Uni. |
$47,726,342 |
3,154 |
$18,553,765 |
3,152 |
9/26/03 |
| 26 |
Nothing to Lose |
BV |
$44,480,039 |
1,888 |
$11,617,767 |
1,862 |
7/18/97 |
| 27 |
Money Talks |
NL |
$40,922,619 |
2,033 |
$10,654,369 |
2,005 |
8/22/97 |
| 28 |
Running Scared |
MGM |
$38,500,726 |
1,376 |
$5,227,757 |
1,376 |
6/27/86 |
| 29 |
Midnight Run |
Uni. |
$38,413,606 |
1,161 |
$5,506,290 |
1,158 |
7/22/88 |
| 30 |
City Heat |
WB |
$38,348,988 |
1,655 |
$6,301,694 |
1,393 |
12/7/84 |
| 31 |
Showtime |
WB |
$38,082,712 |
2,917 |
$15,011,430 |
2,917 |
3/15/02 |
| 32 |
Taxi |
Fox |
$36,611,066 |
3,001 |
$12,029,832 |
3,001 |
10/6/04 |
| 33 |
National Security |
Sony |
$36,381,186 |
2,729 |
$14,369,694 |
2,729 |
1/17/03 |
| 34 |
Money Train |
Sony |
$35,431,113 |
2,522 |
$10,608,297 |
2,522 |
11/22/95 |
| 35 |
Red Heat |
TriS |
$34,994,648 |
1,892 |
$8,133,822 |
1,885 |
6/17/88 |
| 36 |
I Spy |
Sony |
$33,561,137 |
3,182 |
$12,752,803 |
3,182 |
11/1/02 |
| 37 |
Hollywood Homicide |
SonR |
$30,940,691 |
2,840 |
$11,112,632 |
2,840 |
6/13/03 |
| 38 |
Bad Company |
BV |
$30,160,161 |
2,944 |
$11,007,367 |
2,944 |
6/7/02 |
| 39 |
Double Take |
BV |
$29,831,583 |
1,631 |
$11,736,236 |
1,631 |
1/12/01 |
| 40 |
Loaded Weapon 1 |
NL |
$27,979,399 |
2,015 |
$9,202,722 |
1,989 |
2/5/93 |
| 41 |
All About the Benjamins |
NL |
$25,916,319 |
1,519 |
$10,007,291 |
1,505 |
3/8/02 |
| 42 |
The Hard Way |
Uni. |
$25,895,485 |
1,629 |
$6,301,470 |
1,622 |
3/8/91 |
| 43 |
Hot Fuzz |
Rog. |
$23,637,265 |
1,272 |
$5,848,464 |
825 |
4/20/07 |
| 44 |
The Rookie (1990) |
WB |
$21,633,874 |
1,862 |
$5,510,056 |
1,862 |
12/7/90 |
| 45 |
Bulletproof |
Uni. |
$21,576,954 |
2,242 |
$6,014,400 |
2,240 |
9/6/96 |
| 46 |
The Glimmer Man |
WB |
$20,351,264 |
2,236 |
$7,605,504 |
2,236 |
10/4/96 |
| 47 |
The Cowboy Way |
Uni. |
$20,280,016 |
1,833 |
$5,048,640 |
1,753 |
6/3/94 |
| 48 |
Another Stakeout |
BV |
$20,208,496 |
1,477 |
$5,418,316 |
1,185 |
7/23/93 |
| 49 |
Fled |
MGM |
$17,193,231 |
2,104 |
$5,405,855 |
2,104 |
7/19/96 |
| 50 |
Armed and Dangerous |
Col. |
$15,945,534 |
1,557 |
$4,348,276 |
1,552 |
8/15/86 |
| 51 |
Bon Cop, Bad Cop |
All. |
$12,665,721 |
260 |
$1,433,259 |
133 |
8/4/06 |
| 52 |
Double Team |
Sony |
$11,438,337 |
2,203 |
$5,034,914 |
2,203 |
4/4/97 |
| 53 |
Chill Factor |
WB |
$11,263,966 |
2,558 |
$4,529,231 |
2,558 |
9/3/99 |
| 54 |
Knock Off |
Sony |
$10,319,915 |
1,800 |
$5,516,231 |
1,800 |
9/4/98 |
| 55 |
Renegades |
Uni. |
$9,015,164 |
1,627 |
$3,075,030 |
1,627 |
6/2/89 |
| 56 |
The Man |
NL |
$8,330,720 |
2,040 |
$4,065,014 |
2,040 |
9/9/05 |
| 57 |
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man |
MGM |
$7,434,726 |
1,196 |
$2,200,549 |
1,196 |
8/23/91 |
| 58 |
Loose Cannons |
TriS |
$5,585,154 |
1,214 |
$2,239,830 |
1,214 |
2/9/90 |
| 59 |
Dead Heat |
NW |
$3,588,626 |
1,012 |
$1,667,036 |
1,012 |
5/6/88 |
| 60 |
Downtown |
Fox |
$2,346,150 |
349 |
$821,626 |
349 |
1/12/90 |
| 61 |
Company Business |
MGM |
$1,501,785 |
232 |
$533,610 |
232 |
9/6/91 |
| 62 |
Real Men |
UA |
$873,903 |
150 |
$241,258 |
150 |
9/25/87 |
| 63 |
Number One with a Bullet |
Can. |
$410,952 |
223 |
$210,761 |
223 |
2/27/87 |
| 64 |
Fifty/Fifty |
Can. |
$229,041 |
337 |
n/a |
- |
3/26/93 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $3,443,749,722 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $53,808,589 | 2,036 | $13,565,767 | 2,017 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $3,425,722,170 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $59,064,175 | 2,220 | $14,913,251 | 2,172 | - |
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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