COMEDY - DARK/BLACK
1982-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
The War of the Roses |
Fox |
$86,888,546 |
1,559 |
$9,488,794 |
1,259 |
12/8/89 |
| 2 |
Ruthless People |
BV |
$71,624,879 |
1,114 |
$5,274,306 |
1,111 |
6/27/86 |
| 3 |
The Witches of Eastwick |
WB |
$63,766,510 |
1,337 |
$9,454,238 |
1,103 |
6/12/87 |
| 4 |
A Fish Called Wanda |
MGM |
$62,493,712 |
1,223 |
$115,418 |
3 |
7/15/88 |
| 5 |
Burn After Reading |
Focus |
$60,355,347 |
2,657 |
$19,128,001 |
2,651 |
9/12/08 |
| 6 |
The Cable Guy |
Sony |
$60,240,295 |
2,657 |
$19,806,226 |
2,657 |
6/14/96 |
| 7 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$60,060,328 |
2,540 |
$12,292,952 |
2,005 |
11/26/03 |
| 8 |
The Stepford Wives |
Par. |
$59,484,742 |
3,057 |
$21,406,781 |
3,057 |
6/11/04 |
| 9 |
Death Becomes Her |
Uni. |
$58,422,650 |
1,866 |
$12,110,355 |
1,409 |
7/31/92 |
| 10 |
Throw Momma From the Train |
Orion |
$57,915,972 |
1,623 |
$7,318,878 |
1,477 |
12/11/87 |
| 11 |
The Ladykillers |
BV |
$39,799,191 |
1,589 |
$12,634,563 |
1,583 |
3/26/04 |
| 12 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
WB |
$38,748,395 |
1,183 |
$3,659,884 |
866 |
12/19/86 |
| 13 |
Mars Attacks! |
WB |
$37,771,017 |
1,955 |
$9,384,272 |
1,955 |
12/13/96 |
| 14 |
The 'Burbs |
Uni. |
$36,601,993 |
1,956 |
$11,101,197 |
1,952 |
2/17/89 |
| 15 |
Addicted to Love |
WB |
$34,673,095 |
2,021 |
$11,446,098 |
2,007 |
5/23/97 |
| 16 |
Grosse Pointe Blank |
BV |
$28,084,357 |
1,242 |
$6,870,397 |
1,227 |
4/11/97 |
| 17 |
The Big Hit |
Sony |
$27,007,143 |
2,149 |
$10,809,424 |
2,149 |
4/24/98 |
| 18 |
Nurse Betty |
USA |
$25,170,054 |
1,491 |
$7,145,950 |
1,459 |
9/8/00 |
| 19 |
Fargo |
Gram. |
$24,611,975 |
716 |
$730,265 |
36 |
3/8/96 |
| 20 |
Observe and Report |
WB |
$24,007,324 |
2,727 |
$11,017,334 |
2,727 |
4/10/09 |
| 21 |
Being John Malkovich |
USA |
$22,863,596 |
630 |
$637,721 |
25 |
10/29/99 |
| 22 |
Raising Arizona |
Fox |
$22,847,564 |
697 |
$36,240 |
1 |
3/13/87 |
| 23 |
The Player |
NL |
$21,706,101 |
452 |
$302,216 |
23 |
4/10/92 |
| 24 |
To Die For |
Sony |
$21,284,514 |
954 |
$386,510 |
11 |
9/29/95 |
| 25 |
Punch-Drunk Love |
SonR |
$17,844,216 |
1,293 |
$367,203 |
5 |
10/11/02 |
| 26 |
The Big Lebowski |
Gram. |
$17,451,873 |
1,235 |
$5,533,844 |
1,207 |
3/6/98 |
| 27 |
I Love You to Death |
TriS |
$16,186,793 |
1,095 |
$4,014,640 |
1,072 |
4/6/90 |
| 28 |
Drowning Mona |
Dest. |
$15,506,764 |
1,981 |
$5,802,229 |
1,981 |
3/3/00 |
| 29 |
American Psycho |
Lions |
$15,070,285 |
1,242 |
$4,961,015 |
1,236 |
4/14/00 |
| 30 |
Election |
Par. |
$14,902,041 |
827 |
$119,080 |
6 |
4/23/99 |
| 31 |
Envy |
DW |
$13,562,325 |
2,445 |
$6,160,886 |
2,445 |
4/30/04 |
| 32 |
Sugar & Spice |
NL |
$13,305,101 |
2,150 |
$5,891,176 |
2,150 |
1/26/01 |
| 33 |
Sunshine Cleaning |
Over. |
$12,062,558 |
642 |
$219,190 |
4 |
3/13/09 |
| 34 |
Surviving Christmas |
DW |
$11,663,156 |
2,755 |
$4,441,356 |
2,750 |
10/22/04 |
| 35 |
So I Married an Axe Murderer |
TriS |
$11,585,483 |
1,355 |
$3,466,930 |
1,349 |
7/30/93 |
| 36 |
The Ref |
BV |
$11,439,193 |
861 |
$3,044,097 |
701 |
3/9/94 |
| 37 |
After Hours |
WB |
$10,609,321 |
503 |
$45,435 |
1 |
9/13/85 |
| 38 |
Better Off Dead |
WB |
$10,297,601 |
650 |
$56,371 |
13 |
8/23/85 |
| 39 |
Lucky Numbers |
Par. |
$10,042,516 |
2,528 |
$4,536,625 |
2,497 |
10/27/00 |
| 40 |
Brazil |
Uni. |
$9,929,135 |
173 |
$30,099 |
1 |
12/18/85 |
| 41 |
Very Bad Things |
Poly |
$9,898,412 |
1,260 |
$3,245,853 |
1,260 |
11/27/98 |
| 42 |
Duplex |
Mira. |
$9,692,135 |
2,191 |
$4,617,128 |
2,189 |
9/26/03 |
| 43 |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle |
Mira. |
$8,951,935 |
1,710 |
$3,326,870 |
1,710 |
8/20/99 |
| 44 |
Death to Smoochy |
WB |
$8,364,691 |
2,164 |
$4,266,463 |
2,164 |
3/29/02 |
| 45 |
Serial Mom |
Sav. |
$7,820,688 |
560 |
$2,040,450 |
502 |
4/13/94 |
| 46 |
Big Trouble |
BV |
$7,267,307 |
1,961 |
$3,545,204 |
1,961 |
4/5/02 |
| 47 |
The Rules of Attraction |
Lions |
$6,532,619 |
1,437 |
$2,532,410 |
1,437 |
10/11/02 |
| 48 |
Barton Fink |
Fox |
$6,153,939 |
189 |
$268,561 |
11 |
8/23/91 |
| 49 |
Club Dread |
FoxS |
$5,001,708 |
1,807 |
$3,035,688 |
1,807 |
2/27/04 |
| 50 |
A Shock to the System |
Cors |
$3,417,056 |
345 |
$1,002,158 |
345 |
3/23/90 |
| 51 |
Jawbreaker |
Sony |
$3,117,085 |
801 |
$1,603,425 |
801 |
2/19/99 |
| 52 |
The Butcher Boy |
WB |
$1,995,911 |
90 |
$135,606 |
9 |
4/3/98 |
| 53 |
Heathers |
NW |
$1,108,462 |
54 |
$177,247 |
35 |
3/31/89 |
| 54 |
Parents |
Vest |
$870,532 |
94 |
$277,952 |
94 |
1/27/89 |
| 55 |
The Last Supper |
Sony |
$459,749 |
40 |
$33,824 |
6 |
4/5/96 |
| 56 |
Swimming with Sharks |
Trim. |
$382,928 |
13 |
$34,703 |
4 |
4/21/95 |
| 57 |
Buffalo Soldiers |
Mira. |
$354,421 |
24 |
$30,977 |
6 |
7/25/03 |
| 58 |
Out Cold (1989) |
Hemd |
$294,266 |
142 |
$201,499 |
142 |
3/3/89 |
| 59 |
Citizen Ruth |
Mira. |
$285,112 |
23 |
$26,709 |
6 |
12/13/96 |
| 60 |
Breakfast of Champions |
BV |
$178,278 |
11 |
$42,326 |
7 |
9/17/99 |
| 61 |
Consuming Passions |
Gold. |
$118,206 |
5 |
$5,373 |
1 |
4/6/88 |
| 62 |
Coldblooded |
IRS |
$16,198 |
5 |
$8,423 |
5 |
9/15/95 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,340,169,299 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $21,615,634 | 1,227 | $4,543,662 | 1,043 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $1,274,468,996 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $28,321,533 | 1,630 | $7,621,541 | 1,760 | - |
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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