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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 1996

RankMovieGenreMPAA1996 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Dead Man Walking Drama R $39,269,018 8,884,393 $61,124,624
2 The Ghost and the Darkness Action R $37,769,792 8,545,202 $58,790,990
3 Fly Away Home Drama PG $24,455,717 5,532,968 $38,066,820
4 Fargo Thriller/Suspense R $24,015,679 5,433,412 $37,381,875
5 Michael Collins Drama R $10,926,246 2,472,001 $17,007,367
6 White Squall Adventure PG-13 $10,229,300 2,314,321 $15,922,528
7 Braveheart Drama R $8,526,191 1,929,002 $13,271,534
8 Shine Drama PG-13 $6,694,360 1,514,561 $10,420,180
9 Nixon Drama R $6,089,661 1,377,751 $9,478,927
10 Ghosts of Mississippi Drama PG-13 $5,782,753 1,308,315 $9,001,207
11 Get on the Bus Drama R $5,691,854 1,287,750 $8,859,720
12 Basquiat Drama R $2,962,051 670,147 $4,610,611
13 Snowriders Documentary Not Rated $2,035,470 460,514 $3,168,336
14 Surviving Picasso Drama R $1,993,899 451,108 $3,103,623
15 I Shot Andy Warhol Drama R $1,773,648 401,278 $2,760,793
16 The People vs. Larry Flynt Drama R $1,744,214 394,619 $2,714,979
17 Microcosmos Documentary G $1,325,867 299,970 $2,063,794
18 Dangerous Minds Drama R $650,710 147,219 $1,012,867
19 The Young Poisoner's Handbook Drama R $330,466 74,766 $514,390
20 Stonewall Drama R $304,602 68,914 $474,128
21 Some Mother's Son Drama R $279,564 63,250 $435,160
22 Pocahontas Adventure G $40,621 9,190 $63,227
Total Gross of All Movies$192,891,683
Total Tickets Sold43,640,651
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$300,247,679

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1995 will most likely earn money in 1995 and 1996. 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.