Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1995
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1995 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Pocahontas
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$141,539,152 |
32,537,736 |
$233,620,944 |
| 2 |
The Bridges of Madison County
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$70,067,649 |
16,107,506 |
$115,651,893 |
| 3 |
Legends of the Fall
|
Drama
|
R
|
$66,020,491 |
15,177,124 |
$108,971,750 |
| 4 |
A Walk in the Clouds
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$49,993,080 |
11,492,662 |
$82,517,313 |
| 5 |
The Brady Bunch Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$46,532,720 |
10,697,177 |
$76,805,731 |
| 6 |
Casino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$37,482,525 |
8,616,672 |
$61,867,705 |
| 7 |
First Knight
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$37,027,335 |
8,512,031 |
$61,116,383 |
| 8 |
Forrest Gump
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$31,074,434 |
7,143,548 |
$51,290,675 |
| 9 |
Little Women
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$29,474,280 |
6,775,697 |
$48,649,504 |
| 10 |
Operation Dumbo Drop
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$24,670,346 |
5,671,344 |
$40,720,250 |
| 11 |
Circle of Friends
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$23,333,082 |
5,363,927 |
$38,512,996 |
| 12 |
The Jungle Book
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$20,975,770 |
4,822,016 |
$34,622,075 |
| 13 |
The Quick and the Dead
|
Action
|
R
|
$18,543,650 |
4,262,908 |
$30,607,679 |
| 14 |
Devil in a Blue Dress
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,004,418 |
3,679,177 |
$26,416,491 |
| 15 |
Tom and Huck
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$14,604,245 |
3,357,298 |
$24,105,400 |
| 16 |
I.Q.
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,201,318 |
3,034,786 |
$21,789,763 |
| 17 |
The Shawshank Redemption
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,772,053 |
2,706,219 |
$19,430,652 |
| 18 |
My Family
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,075,827 |
2,546,167 |
$18,281,479 |
| 19 |
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill, But Came Down a Mountain
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$10,882,631 |
2,501,754 |
$17,962,594 |
| 20 |
The Scarlet Letter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,359,006 |
2,381,381 |
$17,098,316 |
| 21 |
The Postman
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$9,026,521 |
2,075,062 |
$14,898,945 |
| 22 |
Unstrung Heroes
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,894,330 |
1,814,789 |
$13,030,185 |
| 23 |
Cutthroat Island
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$7,215,860 |
1,658,818 |
$11,910,313 |
| 24 |
Last of the Dogmen
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$6,983,547 |
1,605,413 |
$11,526,865 |
| 25 |
The Walking Dead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,975,209 |
1,373,611 |
$9,862,527 |
| 26 |
Bullets Over Broadway
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,597,373 |
1,056,867 |
$7,588,305 |
| 27 |
Wings of Courage
|
Drama
|
G
|
$4,570,769 |
1,050,751 |
$7,544,392 |
| 28 |
Sense and Sensibility
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$4,347,817 |
999,498 |
$7,176,396 |
| 29 |
Persuasion
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,463,872 |
796,292 |
$5,717,377 |
| 30 |
The Perez Family
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,669,359 |
613,646 |
$4,405,978 |
| 31 |
Blue Sky
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,471,351 |
568,127 |
$4,079,152 |
| 32 |
Burnt by the Sun
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,265,414 |
520,785 |
$3,739,236 |
| 33 |
A Month by the Lake
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,092,272 |
480,982 |
$3,453,451 |
| 34 |
To Live
|
Drama
|
|
$1,253,592 |
288,182 |
$2,069,147 |
| 35 |
Picture Bride
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$848,722 |
195,109 |
$1,400,883 |
| 36 |
Wild Reeds
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$759,196 |
174,528 |
$1,253,111 |
| 37 |
Les Misérables
|
Drama
|
R
|
$620,498 |
142,643 |
$1,024,177 |
| 38 |
Shanghai Triad
|
Drama
|
R
|
$610,244 |
140,286 |
$1,007,253 |
| 39 |
Confessional, Le
|
Drama
|
|
$575,001 |
132,184 |
$949,081 |
| 40 |
Othello
|
Drama
|
R
|
$524,445 |
120,562 |
$865,635 |
| 41 |
The Innocent
|
Drama
|
R
|
$478,525 |
110,006 |
$789,843 |
| 42 |
A Man of No Importance
|
Drama
|
R
|
$427,308 |
98,232 |
$705,306 |
| 43 |
Country Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$265,270 |
60,982 |
$437,851 |
| 44 |
Cry, The Beloved Country
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$254,953 |
58,610 |
$420,820 |
| 45 |
Feast of July
|
Drama
|
R
|
$196,142 |
45,090 |
$323,746 |
| 46 |
An Awfully Big Adventure
|
Drama
|
R
|
$136,599 |
31,402 |
$225,466 |
| 47 |
Lamerica
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$93,987 |
21,606 |
$155,131 |
| 48 |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$93,726 |
21,546 |
$154,700 |
| 49 |
Richard III
|
Drama
|
R
|
$91,915 |
21,130 |
$151,713 |
| 50 |
Frankie Starlight
|
Drama
|
R
|
$81,666 |
18,774 |
$134,797 |
| 51 |
Restoration
|
Drama
|
R
|
$75,514 |
17,360 |
$124,645 |
| 52 |
Delta of Venus
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$3,750 |
862 |
$6,189 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $755,598,759 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 173,700,865 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,247,172,211 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1995.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1995.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1994 will most likely earn money in 1994 and 1995.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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