Showdowns
McCona-Rom-Com Bout
| Movie Summary | ![]() Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | ![]() Fool's Gold | ![]() Failure to Launch | ![]() How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| Genre | Fantasy Comedy | Romantic Adventure | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy | Romantic Comedy |
| Studio | Warner Bros. (New Line) | Warner Bros. | Paramount | Paramount | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | May 1, 2009 | February 8, 2008 | March 10, 2006 | February 7, 2003 | January 26, 2001 |
| Domestic Gross | $55,250,026 | $70,231,041 | $88,715,192 | $105,813,373 | $60,400,856 |
| Production Budget | n/a | $70 million | $50 million | n/a | $35 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 40 min. | 1 hr. 50 min. | 1 hr. 37 min. | 1 hr. 56 min. | 1 hr. 44 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference | action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language | sexual content, partial nudity and language | some sex-related material | language and some sexual humor |
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| Domestic Summary | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Fool's Gold | Failure to Launch | How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| Total Gross | $55,250,026 | $70,231,041 | $88,715,192 | $105,813,373 | $60,400,856 |
| Opening Weekend* | $15,411,434 | $21,589,295 | $24,411,322 | $23,774,850 | $13,510,293 |
| Theaters | 3,175 | 3,125 | 3,057 | 2,923 | 2,785 |
| Average | $4,854 | $6,909 | $7,985 | $8,133 | $4,851 |
| Opening % of Total | 27.9% | 30.7% | 27.5% | 22.5% | 22.4% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -33.4% | -40.2% | -36.1% | -21.3% | -21.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,175 | 3,125 | 3,202 | 2,923 | 2,785 |
| Close Date | August 13, 2009 | May 29, 2008 | June 22, 2006 | July 24, 2003 | n/a |
| In Release | 105 days / 15 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 105 days / 15 weeks | 168 days / 24 weeks | 94 days / 13 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | |||||
| Worldwide Summary | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Fool's Gold | Failure to Launch | How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| Worldwide Gross | $102,223,269 | $111,231,041 | $128,406,887 | $177,371,441 | $94,728,529 |
| Foreign Gross | $46,973,243 | $41,000,000 | $39,691,695 | $71,558,068 | $34,327,673 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 46.0% | 36.9% | 30.9% | 40.3% | 36.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $55,250,026 | $70,231,041 | $88,715,192 | $105,813,373 | $60,400,856 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 54.0% | 63.1% | 69.1% | 59.7% | 63.8% |
| People Summary | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Fool's Gold | Failure to Launch | How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| Actor: Kate Hudson | - | #3 | - | #1 | - |
| Actor: Matthew McConaughey | #11 | #7 | #5 | #3 | #9 |
| Genres & Franchises | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Fool's Gold | Failure to Launch | How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| Genre: Romantic Comedy | - | #52 | #38 | #25 | #63 |
| Showdown: McCona-Rom-Com Bout | #5 | #3 | #2 | #1 | #4 |
| Showdown: Relationship Battle 2 | - | - | #4 | #2 | - |
| Chart Rankings | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Fool's Gold | Failure to Launch | How to Lose a Guy | Wedding Planner |
| All Time Domestic | #1180 | #873 | #622 | #479 | #1055 |
| Opening Weeks | #1030 | #612 | #513 | #617 | #1228 |
| Opening Weekends | #945 | #605 | #490 | #510 | #1112 |
| Opening Weekends - February | - | #41 | - | #31 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Winter | - | #64 | - | #49 | #164 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | #60 | - | #37 | #146 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #108 | #190 | #136 | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #249 | #413 | #309 | #82 | #86 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #397 | #641 | #487 | #136 | #141 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1227 | #1742 | #1417 | #592 | #603 |
| Widest Releases | #465 | #517 | #441 | - | - |
| Widest Opening Releases | #426 | #470 | #548 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #1492 | #852 | #611 | #654 | #1281 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - February | - | #52 | - | #24 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1385 | #830 | #573 | #522 | #1163 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter | - | #77 | - | #36 | #134 |
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