Comedy Remake
1980-Present
(Remakes of English-language comedies only.)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
The Longest Yard |
Par. |
$158,119,460 |
3,654 |
$47,606,480 |
3,634 |
5/27/05 |
| 2 |
Doctor Dolittle |
Fox |
$144,156,605 |
2,871 |
$29,014,324 |
2,777 |
6/26/98 |
| 3 |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
Fox |
$138,614,544 |
3,307 |
$27,557,647 |
3,298 |
12/25/03 |
| 4 |
The Nutty Professor (1996) |
Uni. |
$128,814,019 |
2,239 |
$25,411,725 |
2,115 |
6/28/96 |
| 5 |
Mr. Deeds |
Sony |
$126,293,452 |
3,239 |
$37,162,787 |
3,231 |
6/28/02 |
| 6 |
You've Got Mail
(The Shop Around the Corner) |
WB |
$115,821,495 |
2,948 |
$18,426,749 |
2,691 |
12/18/98 |
| 7 |
Fun with Dick and Jane |
Sony |
$110,332,737 |
3,239 |
$14,383,515 |
3,056 |
12/21/05 |
| 8 |
Freaky Friday |
BV |
$110,230,332 |
3,067 |
$22,203,007 |
2,954 |
8/6/03 |
| 9 |
Just Go With It
(Cactus Flower) |
Sony |
$103,028,109 |
3,548 |
$30,514,732 |
3,548 |
2/11/11 |
| 10 |
Flubber
(The Absent Minded Professor) |
BV |
$92,977,226 |
2,679 |
$26,725,207 |
2,641 |
11/26/97 |
| 11 |
Father of the Bride |
BV |
$89,325,780 |
1,712 |
$7,031,146 |
1,561 |
12/20/91 |
| 12 |
The Pink Panther (2006) |
Sony |
$82,226,474 |
3,477 |
$20,220,412 |
3,477 |
2/10/06 |
| 13 |
Father of the Bride Part II |
BV |
$76,594,107 |
2,148 |
$11,134,978 |
1,949 |
12/8/95 |
| 14 |
The Parent Trap |
BV |
$66,308,518 |
2,407 |
$11,148,497 |
2,247 |
7/31/98 |
| 15 |
Down to Earth
(Heaven Can Wait) |
Par. |
$64,186,502 |
2,521 |
$17,268,883 |
2,521 |
2/16/01 |
| 16 |
The Shaggy Dog |
BV |
$61,123,569 |
3,501 |
$16,310,058 |
3,501 |
3/10/06 |
| 17 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
Fox |
$58,236,838 |
2,922 |
$12,765,508 |
2,909 |
12/25/13 |
| 18 |
Sabrina |
Par. |
$53,672,080 |
1,976 |
$5,563,259 |
1,821 |
12/15/95 |
| 19 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$53,412,862 |
3,210 |
$17,461,108 |
3,206 |
11/23/05 |
| 20 |
Are We Done Yet?
(Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House) |
SonR |
$49,662,533 |
2,944 |
$14,262,724 |
2,877 |
4/4/07 |
| 21 |
About Last Night (2014) |
SGem |
$48,637,684 |
2,253 |
$25,649,011 |
2,253 |
2/14/14 |
| 22 |
The Preacher's Wife
(The Bishop's Wife) |
BV |
$48,102,795 |
2,008 |
$7,649,752 |
1,783 |
12/13/96 |
| 23 |
Death at a Funeral (2010) |
SGem |
$42,739,347 |
2,459 |
$16,217,540 |
2,459 |
4/16/10 |
| 24 |
Fever Pitch |
Fox |
$42,071,069 |
3,275 |
$12,400,125 |
3,267 |
4/8/05 |
| 25 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(Bedtime Story) |
Orion |
$42,039,085 |
1,515 |
$3,840,498 |
1,466 |
12/16/88 |
| 26 |
The Ladykillers |
BV |
$39,799,191 |
1,589 |
$12,634,563 |
1,583 |
3/26/04 |
| 27 |
Last Holiday |
Par. |
$38,399,961 |
2,514 |
$12,806,188 |
2,514 |
1/13/06 |
| 28 |
Bedazzled (2000) |
Fox |
$37,886,980 |
2,571 |
$13,106,526 |
2,568 |
10/20/00 |
| 29 |
The Heartbreak Kid |
P/DW |
$36,787,257 |
3,233 |
$14,022,105 |
3,229 |
10/5/07 |
| 30 |
What a Girl Wants
(The Reluctant Debutante) |
WB |
$36,105,433 |
2,964 |
$11,434,964 |
2,964 |
4/4/03 |
| 31 |
Arthur (2011) |
WB |
$33,035,397 |
3,276 |
$12,222,756 |
3,276 |
4/8/11 |
| 32 |
Bad News Bears |
Par. |
$32,868,349 |
3,183 |
$11,382,472 |
3,183 |
7/22/05 |
| 33 |
Major Payne
(The Private War of Major Benson) |
Uni. |
$29,412,050 |
1,991 |
$7,011,225 |
1,895 |
3/24/95 |
| 34 |
The Out-of-Towners |
Par. |
$28,544,120 |
2,128 |
$8,224,215 |
2,102 |
4/2/99 |
| 35 |
Love Don't Cost a Thing
(Can't Buy Me Love) |
WB |
$21,924,226 |
1,844 |
$6,315,311 |
1,844 |
12/12/03 |
| 36 |
The Big Wedding |
LGF |
$21,819,348 |
2,633 |
$7,591,663 |
2,633 |
4/26/13 |
| 37 |
The In-Laws |
WB |
$20,453,431 |
2,652 |
$7,319,848 |
2,652 |
5/23/03 |
| 38 |
Unfaithfully Yours (1984) |
Fox |
$19,928,200 |
831 |
$3,774,126 |
820 |
2/10/84 |
| 39 |
The Producers |
Uni. |
$19,398,532 |
978 |
$154,590 |
6 |
12/16/05 |
| 40 |
Fright Night (2011) |
BV |
$18,302,607 |
3,114 |
$7,714,388 |
3,114 |
8/19/11 |
| 41 |
That Darn Cat |
BV |
$18,301,610 |
1,891 |
$6,424,617 |
1,891 |
2/14/97 |
| 42 |
Born Yesterday |
BV |
$17,952,857 |
1,301 |
$5,911,343 |
1,297 |
3/26/93 |
| 43 |
School for Scoundrels |
MGM/W |
$17,807,569 |
3,007 |
$8,602,333 |
3,004 |
9/29/06 |
| 44 |
To Be or Not to Be (1983) |
Fox |
$13,030,214 |
645 |
$1,020,958 |
638 |
12/16/83 |
| 45 |
Moon Over Parador
(The Magnificent Fraud) |
Uni. |
$11,444,204 |
1,145 |
$3,268,975 |
1,145 |
9/9/88 |
| 46 |
We're No Angels |
Par. |
$10,555,348 |
1,495 |
$2,047,630 |
1,239 |
12/15/89 |
| 47 |
The Grand Seduction |
EOne |
$3,430,018 |
124 |
$323,743 |
94 |
5/30/14 |
| 48 |
What Women Want (Wo Zhi Nu Run Xin) |
CL |
$123,526 |
26 |
$53,224 |
26 |
2/3/11 |
| - |
Revenge of the Nerds (2007) |
FoxA |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $2,634,037,650 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $54,875,784 | 2,380 | $13,360,363 | 2,312 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $2,630,484,106 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $57,184,437 | 2,481 | $14,239,242 | 2,463 | - |
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