US Movie Market Summary for 1995
Total Box Office Gross: $5,262,122,803
Tickets sold: 1,209,683,396
Average ticket price:$4.35
Top Grossing Movies of 1995
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 1995 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Batman Forever
|
6/16/1995
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$184,031,112 |
42,306,003 |
$291,065,301 |
| 2 |
Apollo 13
|
6/30/1995
|
Universal
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$172,070,496 |
39,556,436 |
$272,148,280 |
| 3 |
Toy Story
|
11/22/1995
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$150,004,917 |
34,483,889 |
$237,249,156 |
| 4 |
Pocahontas
|
6/10/1995
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$141,539,152 |
32,537,736 |
$223,859,624 |
| 5 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
|
11/10/1995
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$104,355,781 |
23,989,835 |
$165,050,065 |
| 6 |
Casper
|
5/26/1995
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$100,328,194 |
23,063,953 |
$158,679,997 |
| 7 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
|
5/19/1995
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
R
|
$100,012,499 |
22,991,379 |
$158,180,688 |
| 8 |
Goldeneye
|
11/17/1995
|
MGM
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$93,211,105 |
21,427,840 |
$147,423,539 |
| 9 |
Crimson Tide
|
5/12/1995
|
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
R
|
$91,387,195 |
21,008,551 |
$144,538,831 |
| 10 |
Waterworld
|
7/28/1995
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$88,246,220 |
20,286,487 |
$139,571,031 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1995
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
37 |
$1,028,838,014 |
236,514,484 |
19.55% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
28 |
$866,399,506 |
199,172,299 |
16.46% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
31 |
$681,805,920 |
156,736,994 |
12.96% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
21 |
$667,171,651 |
153,372,794 |
12.68% |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures
|
21 |
$530,415,476 |
121,934,593 |
10.08% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
15 |
$410,989,022 |
94,480,236 |
7.81% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
16 |
$332,179,226 |
76,363,039 |
6.31% |
| 8 |
MGM
|
18 |
$331,820,134 |
76,280,489 |
6.31% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
35 |
$184,123,656 |
42,327,276 |
3.50% |
| 10 |
Savoy
|
9 |
$65,459,506 |
15,048,162 |
1.24% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1995
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Drama
|
128 |
$1,522,308,073 |
349,955,879 |
28.93% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
64 |
$1,144,255,108 |
263,047,153 |
21.75% |
| 3 |
Action
|
29 |
$1,052,089,892 |
241,859,743 |
19.99% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
26 |
$732,345,261 |
168,355,233 |
13.92% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
17 |
$329,734,413 |
75,801,013 |
6.27% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
15 |
$266,671,564 |
61,303,806 |
5.07% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$148,237,371 |
34,077,554 |
2.82% |
| 8 |
Western
|
2 |
$25,561,002 |
5,876,092 |
.49% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$23,765,765 |
5,463,395 |
.45% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
8 |
$17,154,354 |
3,943,528 |
.33% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1995
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
163 |
$2,086,297,930 |
479,608,712 |
39.67% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
69 |
$1,715,174,207 |
394,292,923 |
32.61% |
| 3 |
PG
|
47 |
$983,144,075 |
226,010,130 |
18.69% |
| 4 |
G
|
14 |
$444,182,140 |
102,110,838 |
8.45% |
| 5 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$20,318,106 |
4,670,829 |
.39% |
| 6 |
Not Rated
|
4 |
$10,231,853 |
2,352,150 |
.19% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1995
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
170 |
$2,352,299,551 |
540,758,516 |
44.70% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
67 |
$1,218,741,668 |
280,170,500 |
23.16% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
15 |
$719,675,938 |
165,442,742 |
13.68% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
20 |
$364,434,061 |
83,777,942 |
6.93% |
| 5 |
Based on TV
|
4 |
$185,570,869 |
42,659,970 |
3.53% |
| 6 |
Remake
|
6 |
$174,308,667 |
40,070,959 |
3.31% |
| 7 |
Based on Game
|
2 |
$82,506,168 |
18,966,935 |
1.57% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
17 |
$51,776,945 |
11,902,744 |
.98% |
| 9 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$39,852,190 |
9,161,423 |
.76% |
| 10 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
1 |
$37,361,412 |
8,588,830 |
.71% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1995
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
299 |
$4,895,024,092 |
1,125,292,887 |
93.02% |
| 2 |
Hand Animation
|
7 |
$217,093,794 |
49,906,620 |
4.13% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
1 |
$150,004,917 |
34,483,889 |
2.85% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1995
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1995 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
166 |
$2,876,979,312 |
661,374,552 |
54.67% |
| 2 |
Historical Fiction
|
51 |
$758,351,899 |
174,333,770 |
14.41% |
| 3 |
Fantasy
|
30 |
$402,004,548 |
92,414,840 |
7.64% |
| 4 |
Dramatization
|
22 |
$345,402,545 |
79,402,880 |
6.56% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
14 |
$343,136,211 |
78,881,887 |
6.52% |
| 6 |
Kids Fiction
|
15 |
$335,062,822 |
77,025,936 |
6.37% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$184,031,112 |
42,306,003 |
3.50% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
8 |
$17,154,354 |
3,943,528 |
.33% |
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