Comedy - Fish-Out-of-Water Father
Comedies about Fathers and Father Figures Parenting Children
1978-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of
Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total
Gross | Release
Date | | 1 |
28 |
Playing for Keeps |
FD |
$5,750,288 |
43.9% |
2,837 |
$2,027 |
$13,102,272 |
12/7/12 |
| 2 |
15 |
That's My Boy |
Sony |
$13,453,714 |
36.4% |
3,030 |
$4,440 |
$36,931,089 |
6/15/12 |
| 3 |
1 |
Despicable Me |
Uni. |
$56,397,125 |
22.4% |
3,476 |
$16,225 |
$251,513,985 |
7/9/10 |
| 4 |
10 |
Old Dogs |
BV |
$16,894,511 |
34.1% |
3,425 |
$4,933 |
$49,492,060 |
11/25/09 |
| 5 |
14 |
College Road Trip |
BV |
$13,601,419 |
29.8% |
2,706 |
$5,026 |
$45,610,425 |
3/7/08 |
| 6 |
6 |
The Game Plan |
BV |
$22,950,971 |
25.3% |
3,103 |
$7,396 |
$90,648,202 |
9/28/07 |
| 7 |
32 |
Daddy Day Camp |
SonR |
$3,402,678 |
25.7% |
2,332 |
$1,459 |
$13,235,267 |
8/8/07 |
| 8 |
12 |
Are We Done Yet? |
SonR |
$14,262,724 |
28.7% |
2,877 |
$4,957 |
$49,662,533 |
4/4/07 |
| 9 |
11 |
RV |
Sony |
$16,414,767 |
22.9% |
3,639 |
$4,510 |
$71,726,025 |
4/28/06 |
| 10 |
22 |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
Fox |
$9,309,387 |
11.3% |
3,175 |
$2,932 |
$82,571,173 |
12/21/05 |
| 11 |
9 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$17,461,108 |
32.7% |
3,206 |
$5,446 |
$53,412,862 |
11/23/05 |
| 12 |
7 |
Kicking and Screaming |
Uni. |
$20,159,925 |
38.2% |
3,455 |
$5,835 |
$52,842,724 |
5/13/05 |
| 13 |
3 |
The Pacifier |
BV |
$30,552,694 |
27.0% |
3,131 |
$9,758 |
$113,086,868 |
3/4/05 |
| 14 |
8 |
Are We There Yet? |
SonR |
$18,575,214 |
22.5% |
2,709 |
$6,856 |
$82,674,398 |
1/21/05 |
| 15 |
26 |
Jersey Girl |
Mira. |
$8,319,171 |
32.9% |
1,520 |
$5,473 |
$25,268,157 |
3/26/04 |
| 16 |
27 |
My Baby's Daddy |
Mira. |
$7,548,819 |
42.7% |
1,447 |
$5,216 |
$17,669,317 |
1/9/04 |
| 17 |
5 |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
Fox |
$27,557,647 |
19.9% |
3,298 |
$8,355 |
$138,614,544 |
12/25/03 |
| 18 |
4 |
Daddy Day Care |
SonR |
$27,623,580 |
26.5% |
3,370 |
$8,196 |
$104,297,061 |
5/9/03 |
| 19 |
25 |
About a Boy |
Uni. |
$8,557,630 |
20.7% |
1,207 |
$7,090 |
$41,385,278 |
5/17/02 |
| 20 |
17 |
The Family Man |
Uni. |
$10,554,960 |
13.9% |
2,388 |
$4,420 |
$75,793,305 |
12/22/00 |
| 21 |
2 |
Big Daddy |
Sony |
$41,536,370 |
25.4% |
3,027 |
$13,721 |
$163,479,795 |
6/25/99 |
| 22 |
24 |
Father's Day |
WB |
$8,776,159 |
30.7% |
2,482 |
$3,535 |
$28,598,376 |
5/9/97 |
| 23 |
16 |
Jungle 2 Jungle |
BV |
$12,812,047 |
21.4% |
2,316 |
$5,531 |
$59,927,618 |
3/7/97 |
| 24 |
21 |
Man of the House |
BV |
$9,473,317 |
23.6% |
2,013 |
$4,706 |
$40,070,995 |
3/3/95 |
| 25 |
29 |
Getting Even With Dad |
MGM |
$5,579,480 |
29.6% |
1,955 |
$2,853 |
$18,869,594 |
6/17/94 |
| 26 |
34 |
Dutch |
Fox |
$1,867,201 |
40.6% |
1,232 |
$1,515 |
$4,603,929 |
7/19/91 |
| 27 |
30 |
Problem Child 2 |
Uni. |
$5,372,880 |
21.4% |
1,464 |
$3,670 |
$25,104,700 |
7/5/91 |
| 28 |
13 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
BV |
$13,774,642 |
19.2% |
1,281 |
$10,753 |
$71,609,321 |
11/21/90 |
| 29 |
20 |
Problem Child |
Uni. |
$10,026,900 |
18.8% |
1,714 |
$5,850 |
$53,470,891 |
7/27/90 |
| 30 |
23 |
Uncle Buck |
Uni. |
$8,794,501 |
13.2% |
1,804 |
$4,875 |
$66,758,538 |
8/18/89 |
| 31 |
18 |
Parenthood |
Uni. |
$10,506,450 |
10.5% |
1,262 |
$8,325 |
$100,047,830 |
8/2/89 |
| 32 |
19 |
Three Men and a Baby |
BV |
$10,384,392 |
6.2% |
1,006 |
$10,322 |
$167,780,960 |
11/25/87 |
| 33 |
31 |
Mr. Mom |
Fox |
$4,279,384 |
6.6% |
734 |
$5,830 |
$64,783,827 |
8/19/83 |
| 34 |
33 |
I Ought to Be in Pictures |
Fox |
$2,170,397 |
31.1% |
662 |
$3,278 |
$6,968,359 |
3/26/82 |
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only, 34 titles): | $14,550,072 | 21.7% | 2,332 | $6,239 | $67,106,243 | - |
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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