Romantic Comedy
1978-Present
Rows: #1-100 , #101-200 , #201-300 , #301-400 , #401-420 Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 345 Love is All You Need SPC $36,746 2.1% 4 $9,187 $1,721,127 5/3/13 2 123 The Big Wedding LGF $7,591,663 36.8% 2,633 $2,883 $20,651,504 4/26/13 3 392 Dorfman in Love BSM $6,410 46.7% 9 $712 $13,737 3/22/13 4 395 Language of a Broken Heart HLM $5,861 14.5% 1 $5,861 $40,293 3/8/13 5 381 Shanghai Calling SM $10,400 100.0% 4 $2,600 $10,400 2/15/13 6 415 Almost in Love Argo. $1,110 44.2% 1 $1,110 $2,510 2/15/13 7 198 Silver Linings Playbook Wein. $4,079,314 3.1% 745 $5,476 $132,040,391 12/25/12 8 403 Save the Date IFC $3,755 65.7% 2 $1,878 $5,719 12/14/12 9 163 Playing for Keeps FD $5,750,288 43.9% 2,837 $2,027 $13,102,272 12/7/12 10 417 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding IFC $727 27.4% 1 $727 $2,651 12/7/12 11 418 Vamps Anch. $548 16.3% 1 $548 $3,361 11/2/12 12 371 The First Time Gold. $17,061 74.7% 19 $898 $22,836 10/19/12 13 306 Ruby Sparks FoxS $140,822 5.5% 13 $10,832 $2,540,106 7/25/12 14 387 30 Beats RAtt. $8,624 58.7% 15 $575 $14,693 7/20/12 15 86 What to Expect When You're Expecting LGF $10,547,068 25.6% 3,021 $3,491 $41,152,203 5/18/12 16 402 The Color Wheel APD/C $3,884 21.4% 2 $1,942 $18,162 5/18/12 17 85 The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $10,610,060 36.8% 2,936 $3,614 $28,835,528 4/27/12 18 412 The Giant Mechanical Man Trib. $1,789 24.2% 1 $1,789 $7,396 4/27/12 19 10 Think Like a Man SGem $33,636,303 36.7% 2,015 $16,693 $91,547,205 4/20/12 20 323 Damsels in Distress SPC $58,589 5.8% 4 $14,647 $1,008,455 4/6/12 21 400 The Trouble with Bliss 7A $4,618 35.3% 1 $4,618 $13,093 3/23/12 22 409 Losing Control HLM $2,196 9.9% 1 $2,196 $22,081 3/23/12 23 419 Take Me Home Mont. $322 2.0% 1 $322 $15,760 3/9/12 24 64 New Year's Eve WB (NL) $13,019,180 23.9% 3,505 $3,714 $54,544,638 12/9/11 25 420 Chalet Girl IFC $192 11.2% 1 $192 $1,710 10/14/11 26 33 Crazy, Stupid, Love. WB $19,104,303 22.6% 3,020 $6,326 $84,351,197 7/29/11 27 36 Friends with Benefits SGem $18,622,150 33.4% 2,926 $6,364 $55,802,754 7/22/11 28 63 Larry Crowne Uni. $13,096,065 36.8% 2,973 $4,405 $35,608,245 7/1/11 29 128 Monte Carlo Fox $7,453,944 32.1% 2,473 $3,014 $23,186,769 7/1/11 30 160 Midnight in Paris SPC $5,830,723 10.3% 944 $6,177 $56,817,045 6/10/11 31 413 Love, Wedding, Marriage IFC $1,378 71.5% 2 $689 $1,926 6/3/11 32 356 35 and Ticking Imag. $29,808 26.2% 6 $4,968 $113,794 5/20/11 33 48 Jumping the Broom TriS $15,215,487 40.8% 2,035 $7,477 $37,295,394 5/6/11 34 54 Something Borrowed WB $13,945,368 35.7% 2,904 $4,802 $39,046,489 5/6/11 35 362 When Harry Tries to Marry 108 $23,790 67.8% 4 $5,948 $35,100 4/22/11 36 73 Arthur (2011) WB $12,222,756 37.0% 3,276 $3,731 $33,035,397 4/8/11 37 283 No Eres Tu, Soy Yo LGF $588,938 44.0% 226 $2,606 $1,339,911 4/8/11 38 358 Queen to Play Zeit. $28,092 5.9% 6 $4,682 $478,710 4/1/11 39 347 HappyThankYouMorePlease Anch. $35,063 16.2% 2 $17,532 $216,110 3/4/11 40 16 Just Go With It Sony $30,514,732 29.6% 3,548 $8,601 $103,028,109 2/11/11 41 328 What Women Want (Wo Zhi Nu Run Xin) CL $53,224 43.1% 26 $2,047 $123,526 2/3/11 42 275 From Prada to Nada LGF $1,115,638 36.8% 256 $4,358 $3,033,623 1/28/11 43 32 No Strings Attached Par. $19,652,921 27.8% 3,018 $6,512 $70,662,220 1/21/11 44 288 The Heart Specialist Free $473,062 42.9% 422 $1,121 $1,103,037 1/14/11 45 126 How Do You Know Sony $7,484,696 24.8% 2,483 $3,014 $30,212,620 12/17/10 46 51 Life as We Know It WB $14,506,464 27.2% 3,150 $4,605 $53,374,681 10/8/10 47 38 Easy A SGem $17,734,040 30.4% 2,856 $6,209 $58,401,464 9/17/10 48 337 The Romantics FOAK $45,527 42.7% 2 $22,764 $106,524 9/10/10 49 138 Going the Distance WB (NL) $6,884,964 38.7% 3,030 $2,272 $17,804,299 9/3/10 50 292 I Hate Luv Storys UTV $375,297 44.3% 85 $4,415 $847,993 6/30/10 51 14 Sex and the City 2 WB (NL) $31,001,870 32.5% 3,445 $8,999 $95,347,692 5/27/10 52 111 Just Wright FoxS $8,284,989 38.5% 1,831 $4,525 $21,540,363 5/14/10 53 75 The Back-Up Plan CBS $12,201,710 32.5% 3,280 $3,720 $37,490,007 4/23/10 54 93 She's Out of My League Par. $9,775,278 30.5% 2,956 $3,307 $32,010,860 3/12/10 55 348 The Good Guy RAtt. $34,712 34.5% 9 $3,857 $100,688 2/19/10 56 2 Valentine's Day WB $56,260,707 50.9% 3,665 $15,351 $110,485,654 2/12/10 57 71 When in Rome BV $12,350,041 37.8% 2,456 $5,029 $32,680,633 1/29/10 58 101 Leap Year Uni. $9,202,815 35.5% 2,511 $3,665 $25,918,920 1/8/10 59 25 It's Complicated Uni. $22,100,820 19.6% 2,887 $7,655 $112,735,375 12/25/09 60 145 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Sony $6,616,571 22.4% 2,718 $2,434 $29,580,087 12/18/09 61 80 All About Steve Fox $11,241,214 33.2% 2,251 $4,994 $33,862,903 9/4/09 62 214 (500) Days of Summer FoxS $3,739,702 11.5% 817 $4,577 $32,391,374 8/7/09 63 20 The Ugly Truth Sony $27,605,576 31.0% 2,882 $9,579 $88,915,214 7/24/09 64 398 I Hate Valentine's Day IFC $5,009 45.5% 3 $1,670 $11,004 7/3/09 65 11 The Proposal BV $33,627,598 20.5% 3,056 $11,004 $163,958,031 6/19/09 66 223 My Life in Ruins FoxS $3,223,161 37.2% 1,164 $2,769 $8,665,206 6/5/09 67 291 Management Gold. $375,916 40.2% 212 $1,773 $934,658 5/15/09 68 332 Play the Game Slow $51,197 7.8% 22 $2,327 $659,483 2/27/09 69 49 Confessions of a Shopaholic BV $15,066,360 34.0% 2,507 $6,010 $44,277,350 2/13/09 70 18 He's Just Not That Into You WB (NL) $27,785,487 29.6% 3,175 $8,751 $93,953,653 2/6/09 71 141 New in Town LGF $6,741,530 40.3% 1,941 $3,473 $16,734,283 1/30/09 72 112 My Best Friend's Girl LGF $8,265,357 43.0% 2,604 $3,174 $19,219,250 9/19/08 73 301 Everybody Wants to Be Italian RAtt. $197,861 56.3% 98 $2,019 $351,416 9/5/08 74 1 Sex and the City WB (NL) $57,038,404 37.4% 3,285 $17,363 $152,647,258 5/30/08 75 30 What Happens in Vegas Fox $20,172,474 25.1% 3,215 $6,274 $80,277,646 5/9/08 76 50 Made of Honor Sony $14,756,850 32.1% 2,729 $5,407 $46,012,734 5/2/08 77 39 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Uni. $17,725,330 28.1% 2,798 $6,335 $63,172,463 4/18/08 78 94 Definitely, Maybe Uni. $9,764,270 30.3% 2,204 $4,430 $32,241,649 2/14/08 79 28 Fool's Gold WB $21,589,295 30.7% 3,125 $6,909 $70,231,041 2/8/08 80 23 27 Dresses Fox $23,007,725 30.0% 3,057 $7,526 $76,808,654 1/18/08 81 414 Blonde Ambition First $1,322 20.6% 8 $165 $6,422 12/21/07 82 53 The Heartbreak Kid P/DW $14,022,105 38.1% 3,229 $4,342 $36,787,257 10/5/07 83 56 Good Luck Chuck LGF $13,652,001 39.0% 2,612 $5,226 $35,017,297 9/21/07 84 344 Ira & Abby Magn. $36,938 16.7% 7 $5,276 $221,096 9/14/07 85 77 No Reservations WB $11,704,357 27.2% 2,425 $4,826 $43,107,979 7/27/07 86 404 Falling for Grace Slow $3,614 10.9% 1 $3,614 $33,060 7/20/07 87 87 License to Wed WB $10,422,258 23.8% 2,604 $4,002 $43,799,818 7/3/07 88 327 Broken English Magn. $55,198 5.8% 7 $7,885 $956,919 6/22/07 89 15 Knocked Up Uni. $30,690,990 20.6% 2,871 $10,690 $148,768,917 6/1/07 90 254 Waitress FoxS $2,012,857 10.6% 605 $3,327 $19,074,800 6/1/07 91 267 The Ex MGM/W $1,394,229 45.1% 1,009 $1,381 $3,093,394 5/11/07 92 322 Blind Dating IDP $61,877 68.3% 74 $836 $90,560 5/11/07 93 359 Gray Matters YFG $25,714 35.9% 15 $1,714 $71,561 2/23/07 94 58 Music and Lyrics WB $13,623,630 26.9% 2,955 $4,610 $50,572,589 2/14/07 95 9 Norbit P/DW $34,195,434 35.7% 3,136 $10,904 $95,673,607 2/9/07 96 62 Because I Said So Uni. $13,122,865 30.8% 2,526 $5,195 $42,674,040 2/2/07 97 377 Puccini for Beginners Strand $13,380 15.0% 2 $6,690 $89,464 2/2/07 98 66 The Holiday Sony $12,778,913 20.2% 2,610 $4,896 $63,224,849 12/8/06 99 215 A Good Year Fox $3,721,526 49.9% 2,066 $1,801 $7,459,300 11/10/06 100 380 Sleeping Dogs Lie IDP $10,890 69.2% 6 $1,815 $15,745 10/20/06 AVERAGE $9,906,172 23.0% 1,889 $5,244 $43,118,335 -
Rows: #1-100 , #101-200 , #201-300 , #301-400 , #401-420 Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
NOTE: With such a broad genre as romantic comedy there's bound to be some missing movies here. There are also many borderline cases, but for each one the deciding factor was whether the romance is the primary focus of the plot beyond any gimmicks or how the movie is perceived. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com .
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