Why is this movie so popular?

I never saw a pink panther film as a child for some reason? But I did watch the Steve matrin one. I thought it was a funny movie (better then most comedies that have come out in the last 3 years). I decided to check out this movie.

I only laughed twice in the whole film (and that was the 2 parts with the 2 guys in the Zebra costume). So why is this film so popular? I prefer the idiot type inspector of the 2006 film rather then the clumsy type inspector that was in this film.