20 Romantic Comedies That Break All-Time Worldwide Box Office Records

Have you fallen in love with the genre's top earner? Since the first cinematic work ever was demonstrated, romance has always been the favorite of numerous audiences of all generations. Even though action movies dominate the big screen, rom-coms have a reputation for faring well at the box office. What's more, a lot of the most beloved films of all time fall into the Rom-com category. Despite the money it brings into the movie industry, many people still think it is unimportant, fluffy, and inconsequential.
Rom-coms are supposed to head toward the female audience. This stereotype is so wrong because both genders love and want to watch beautiful love stories. Romantic movies may lack heartbeat-rising substances, but their lightness is perfect for pleasing fans. Therefore, it is not surprising that rom-com movies have brought in billions annually.
Many rom-coms broke box office records when they first attacked worldwide cinemas. They remain big hits until today and perhaps a long time to be. If you are a super cinematic fan, don't miss these titles!

#20. Knocked Up 2007 - $219.9 million box office, $30 million budget

Source: Apatow Productions

For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she is pregnant with his child.

#19. It’s Complicated 2009 - $224.6 million box office, $85 million budget

Source: Universal Studios

When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignites the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.

#18. Sleepless In Seattle 1993 - $227.8 million box, $21 million budget

Source: Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures

A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

#17. Crazy Rich Asians 2018 - $238.5 million box office, $30 million budget

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

#16. Four Weddings And A Funeral 1994 - $245.7 million box office, $4.4 million budget

Source: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

#15. Love Actually 2003 - $246.8 million box office, $40 million budget

Source: Universal Pictures

It follows the lives of eight very different couples dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

#14. Something’s Gotta Give 2003 - $266.7 million box office, $80 million budget

Source: Columbia Pictures

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.

#13. Jerry Maguire 1996 - 273.6 million box office, $50 million budget

Source: TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures

When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.

#12. Bridget Jones’s Diary 2001 - $281.9 million box office, $25 million budget

Source: Universal Pictures

Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.

#11. Shakespeare in Love 1998 - $289.3 million box office, $25 million budget

Source: Miramax Films, Universal Studios

The world's greatest-ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas, and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

#10. Runaway Bride 1999 - $309.5 million box office, $70 million budget

Source: Touchstone Pictures

A reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiancés at the altar.

#9. As Good As It Gets 1997 - $314.1 million box office, $50 million budget

Source: TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

#8. The Proposal 2009 - $317.4 million box office, $40 million budget

Source: Touchstone

A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

#7. Enchanted 2007 - $340.5 million box office, $85 million budget

Source: Walt Disney Pictures

A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.

#6. Notting Hill 1999 - $363.9 million box office, $42 million budget

Source: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.

#5. Hitch 2005 - $371.6 million box office, $55 million budget

Source: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures

A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress.

#4. There’s Something About Mary 1998 - $369 million box office, $23 million budget

Source: Twentieth Century Fox/

A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

#3. What Women Want 2000 - $374.1 million box office, $70 million budget

Source: Paramount Pictures

A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

#2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 - $368.7 million profit at the box office with just a five million dollar budget

Source: HBO

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

#1. Pretty Woman 1990 - $463.4 million at the box office against a $14 million budget

Source: Touchstone Pictures

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
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