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Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	1	The Nutty Professor (1996)	Uni.	$128,814,019	2,239	$25,411,725	2,115	6/28/96
2	2	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	WB	$72,217,396	1,963	$12,115,105	1,750	2/4/94

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (2): $201,031,415
Average: $100,515,708
Opening Gross Average (2): $18,763,415 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	The Nutty Professor (1996)	Uni.	$231,398,900	$128,814,019	6/28/96
2	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	WB	$137,178,500	$72,217,396	2/4/94

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $368,577,400
Average: $184,288,700

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
1	The Nutty Professor (1996)	Uni.	$274.0	$128.8	47%	$145.1	53%	1996
2	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	WB	$107.2	$72.2	67.4%	$35.0	32.6%	1994

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $381.2 million

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