Top 25 Highest Grossing Romance Movies

Love is in the air--it must be Feb. 14 again. Valentine's Day is all about the gifts exchanged, and while, no, love doesn't have to take the form of flowers, candy, dinner and/or singing telegrams (kidding, girls!), it never hurts.

But perhaps nothing caps off the special night, no matter how early or late, like a romance movie. It's snuggle-fodder for the girls, and for the guys--well, lest they forget, the romance genre begat romantic comedies, which begat Wedding Crashers. So, needless to say, there's room for compromise and fun to be had by all.

So in honor of Cupid's big day out, we've decided to take a look back at the oft-underappreciated romance genre, and unveil its highest-grossers. As with our past box-office lists, we have adjusted all the movies' earnings to assess how much they would've made if released today. Happy Valentine's Day!

Below are the Top 25 Highest Grossing Romantic Movies:

Rank	Title	Gross Domestic Box Office	Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office1
1	Titanic (Paramount-1997)	$600,743,440	$812,770,536
2	The Lion King (Walt Disney Pictures-1994)	$312,850,033	$476,176,153
3	Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures-1992)	$217,042,825	$324,779,745
4	Ghost (Paramount Pictures-1990)	$214,288,325	$315,338,980
5	Dances with Wolves (Orion Pictures-1990)	$184,010,809	$270,143,528
6	Armageddon  (Touchstone Pictures-1998)	$201,573,391	$266,902,080
7	Pretty Woman (Touchstone Pictures-1990)	$178,396,916	$262,522,475
8	Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures-1996)	$153,620,822	$215,833,779
9	Terms of Endearment (Paramount Pictures-1983)	$108,423,489	$213,749,164
10	What Women Want (Paramount Pictures-2000)	$182,805,123	$210,615,920
11	Big Daddy (Columbia Pictures-1999)	$162,479,795	$199,407,021
12	Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar Pictures-1993)	$125,636,987	$188,455,480
13	Runaway Bride (Paramount Pictures-1999)	$152,149,590	$186,729,042
14	Hitch (Sony Pictures-2005)	$177,575,142	$177,575,142
15	My Best Friend's Wedding (TriStar Pictures-1997)	$126,805,112	$171,559,857
16	Cocktail (Touchstone Pictures-1988)	$107,786,000	$162,859,138
17	You've Got Mail (Warner Bros. Pictures-1998)	$115,731,542	$153,239,419
18	Out of Africa (Universal Pictures-1985)	$83,142,343	$145,440,549
19	Notting Hill (Polygram-1999)	$116,089,678	$142,473,695
20	When Harry Met Sally (Sony Pictures-1989)	$90,351,322	$140,621,982
21	Sweet Home Alabama (Touchstone Pictures-2002)	$127,214,072	$136,206,790
22	Father of the Bride (Touchstone Pictures-1991)	$89,136,977	$131,482,334
23	Shakespeare in Love (Miramax/Universal Pictures-1998)	$100,241,322	$132,728,915
24	Moonstruck (MGM Pictures-1987)	$80,022,465	$127,094,503
25	While You Were Sleeping (Hollywood Pictures-1995)	$81,052,361	$115,709,232
	TOTALS	$4,089,169,881	$5,680,415,459

Additional films that touched the heart but crossed the comedy and/or drama categories include:

Rank	Title	Gross Domestic Box Office	Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office1
1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC Films-2002)	$241,437,427	$258,504,555
2	There's Something About Mary (20th Century Fox-1998)	$176,483,808	$233,681,118
3	King Kong (Universal Pictures-2005)	$214,870,795*	$214,870,795*
4	Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema-2005)	$209,218,368	$209,218,368
5	King Kong(Paramount Pictures-1976)	$52,600,000	$153,354,929
	TOTALS	$438,302,176	$854,758,970

* Still in theaters and tracking.

1Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office figures are derived based on the total domestic gross of the film, divided by average ticket price in the year of release, multiplied by 2004 average ticket price ($6.21). Average annual ticket prices source: MPAA.