Would this work out for you?
Duplicates are ranked as individual values:

ColA criteria in D1,
ColB criteria in E1,

Enter formula in F1 and copy down as many rows as the rankings you wish to
return.

=SUMPRODUCT(LARGE((A$2:A$13=D$1)*(B$2:B$13=E$1)*C$ 2:C$13,ROWS($1:1)))


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HTH,

RD

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I am trying to return the top N values from a list with corresponding
names. The criteria for ranking changes.
ColA:C contain my data (thousands of rows). ColD:E contain my
criteria (note below I want to return top 3 values). ColF sorts in
Top3 order.

ColA ColB ColC
ColD ColE ColF

Movie Friday $25
Movie Friday $26
Movie Friday $26
Movie Friday $25
Movie Friday $18
Movie Friday $18
TV Tues $12
Movie Tues $21
TV Tues $19
Movie Tues $19
TV Tues $21
Movie Tues $12

I would like to use a formla that can rank the data when the two
criteria in ColD & E are met. So when Movie and Friday show up in the
list of thousands, just return the top 3 values. Then when Movie and
Tues are met, return the top 3 values.

I know this can be done, but I am having trouble fixing my formulas
when the two criteria change.

Thanks in advance for your help.