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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Box Office History for Creative Type - Contemporary Fiction

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



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Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 101 Dalmatians Buena Vista 1/25/1961 $153,000,000 $1,592,086,953
2 Jaws Universal 6/20/1975 $260,000,000 $910,634,144
3 The Exorcist Warner Bros. 12/26/1973 $204,632,868 $830,092,652
4 The Graduate Embassy 12/21/1967 $104,397,102 $624,642,660
5 Beverly Hills Cop Paramount Pictures 12/5/1984 $234,760,478 $474,621,112
6 Home Alone 20th Century Fox 11/16/1990 $285,761,243 $470,553,161
7 Rear Window USA Films 9/1/1954 $27,559,601 $442,679,942
8 The Sixth Sense Buena Vista 8/6/1999 $293,506,292 $413,439,823
9 Tootsie Sony Pictures 12/17/1982 $177,200,000 $408,092,539
10 Twister Warner Bros. 5/10/1996 $241,888,385 $392,606,923
11 Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox 11/24/1993 $219,195,051 $381,738,033
12 Top Gun Paramount Pictures 5/16/1986 $176,786,701 $326,018,447
13 Crocodile Dundee Paramount Pictures 9/26/1986 $174,803,506 $320,916,505
14 Meet the Fockers Universal 12/22/2004 $279,167,575 $318,563,295
15 Armageddon Buena Vista 7/1/1998 $201,578,182 $308,592,099
16 An Officer and a Gentleman Paramount Pictures 7/28/1982 $129,795,554 $308,005,744
17 Rambo: First Blood Part II Sony/TriStar 5/22/1985 $150,415,432 $304,220,506
18 Kramer vs. Kramer Columbia 12/19/1979 $106,260,000 $303,962,866
19 Cast Away 20th Century Fox 12/22/2000 $233,632,142 $303,342,471
20 Rain Man MGM 12/16/1988 $172,825,435 $300,276,417
21 The Fugitive Warner Bros. 8/6/1993 $183,875,760 $299,156,883
22 Pretty Woman Buena Vista 3/23/1990 $178,406,268 $297,952,431
23 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC Films 4/19/2002 $241,438,208 $297,515,405
24 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century Fox 11/20/1992 $173,585,516 $294,228,753
25 3 Men and a Baby Buena Vista 11/25/1987 $167,780,960 $294,030,298
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 167 54.13% $2,864,153,630 658,426,122 $4,529,971,719 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls $104,355,781
1996 180 61.53% $3,440,201,239 778,326,071 $5,354,883,368 Twister $241,688,385
1997 186 57.98% $3,773,589,529 822,132,804 $5,656,273,692 Liar Liar $181,395,380
1998 182 51.17% $3,465,718,391 738,959,141 $5,084,038,890 Armageddon $201,573,391
1999 169 56.60% $4,131,048,077 813,198,442 $5,594,805,281 The Sixth Sense $276,386,495
2000 196 52.25% $3,908,302,639 725,102,528 $4,988,705,393 Mission: Impossible 2 $215,397,307
2001 189 54.82% $4,456,016,897 787,282,134 $5,416,501,082 Rush Hour 2 $226,138,454
2002 204 45.03% $4,137,192,672 712,081,348 $4,899,119,674 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $222,517,469
2003 195 45.94% $4,294,848,110 712,246,782 $4,900,257,860 Bad Boys II $138,540,870
2004 176 43.87% $4,064,296,050 654,476,007 $4,502,794,928 The Bourne Supremacy $176,049,130
2005 174 47.41% $4,241,479,303 661,697,239 $4,552,477,004 The Wedding Crashers $209,218,368
2006 317 47.37% $4,383,083,138 669,172,999 $4,603,910,233 The Da Vinci Code $217,536,138
2007 371 43.02% $4,150,325,294 603,244,961 $4,150,325,332 The Bourne Ultimatum $227,471,070
2008 390 44.16% $4,350,047,588 605,856,213 $4,168,290,745 Quantum of Solace $166,820,413
2009 195 43.95% $3,686,353,920 513,419,766 $3,532,327,990 The Hangover $276,771,408