Box Office History for Creative Type - Factual
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
Lionsgate
|
6/23/2004 |
$119,114,517 |
$131,753,679 |
| 2 |
Everest
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
3/6/1998 |
$87,178,599 |
$123,478,387 |
| 3 |
Eddie Murphy Raw
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/18/1987 |
$50,504,655 |
$87,400,968 |
| 4 |
Anastasia
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/14/1997 |
$58,403,409 |
$87,370,159 |
| 5 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$74,748,595 |
$84,303,894 |
| 6 |
March of the Penguins
|
Warner Independent
|
6/24/2005 |
$77,437,223 |
$83,115,147 |
| 7 |
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip
|
Sony Pictures
|
3/12/1982 |
$34,970,309 |
$81,835,281 |
| 8 |
Jackass: Number Two
|
Paramount Pictures
|
9/22/2006 |
$72,778,712 |
$76,445,428 |
| 9 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
Buena Vista
|
2/1/2008 |
$65,273,620 |
$65,273,622 |
| 10 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/16/1998 |
$40,593,286 |
$54,053,621 |
| 11 |
The Original Kings of Comedy
|
Paramount Pictures
|
8/18/2000 |
$38,168,022 |
$48,719,110 |
| 12 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/3/2006 |
$36,141,373 |
$37,248,451 |
| 13 |
Richard Pryor Here and Now
|
Columbia
|
10/28/1983 |
$16,156,776 |
$35,288,449 |
| 14 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
7/11/1997 |
$18,798,682 |
$26,392,127 |
| 15 |
An Inconvenient Truth
|
Paramount Vantage
|
5/24/2006 |
$24,146,161 |
$25,362,687 |
| 16 |
Bowling for Columbine
|
MGM
|
10/11/2002 |
$21,576,018 |
$25,342,728 |
| 17 |
Sicko
|
Lionsgate
|
6/22/2007 |
$24,538,513 |
$24,538,511 |
| 18 |
Madonna: Truth or Dare
|
Miramax
|
5/10/1991 |
$15,012,935 |
$24,534,204 |
| 19 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/12/2004 |
$21,550,235 |
$23,771,611 |
| 20 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
Giant Screen Films
|
5/5/2000 |
$18,642,318 |
$23,543,539 |
| 21 |
Martin Lawrence Live: RunTelDat
|
Paramount Pictures
|
8/2/2002 |
$19,184,820 |
$22,757,169 |
| 22 |
Bugs!
|
SK Films
|
3/14/2003 |
$19,084,280 |
$20,995,751 |
| 23 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$17,195,403 |
$20,939,954 |
| 24 |
Ghosts of the Abyss
|
Buena Vista
|
4/11/2003 |
$17,093,668 |
$19,424,146 |
| 25 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
|
Discovery/IMAX
|
5/8/1998 |
$13,485,455 |
$18,578,043 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
8 |
.33% |
$17,215,981 |
3,957,696 |
$27,228,948 |
Hoop Dreams
|
$5,780,295 |
| 1996 |
5 |
.11% |
$6,544,634 |
1,480,687 |
$10,187,127 |
Snowriders
|
$2,035,470 |
| 1997 |
8 |
1.02% |
$63,385,363 |
13,809,448 |
$95,009,002 |
Anastasia
|
$53,042,286 |
| 1998 |
11 |
1.18% |
$79,647,637 |
16,982,439 |
$116,839,180 |
Everest
|
$56,145,919 |
| 1999 |
25 |
1.29% |
$94,923,952 |
18,759,676 |
$129,066,571 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
$27,042,366 |
| 2000 |
40 |
1.65% |
$123,097,985 |
22,838,219 |
$157,126,947 |
The Original Kings of Comedy
|
$38,168,022 |
| 2001 |
23 |
.30% |
$24,137,653 |
4,272,149 |
$29,392,385 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
$6,443,686 |
| 2002 |
25 |
.98% |
$91,614,722 |
15,795,643 |
$108,674,024 |
Space Station
|
$30,460,417 |
| 2003 |
47 |
.97% |
$90,047,432 |
14,933,238 |
$102,740,677 |
Space Station
|
$15,713,110 |
| 2004 |
87 |
2.52% |
$233,903,666 |
37,605,090 |
$258,723,019 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
$119,114,517 |
| 2005 |
98 |
1.80% |
$159,269,805 |
24,847,083 |
$170,947,931 |
March of the Penguins
|
$77,437,223 |
| 2006 |
109 |
1.78% |
$165,471,111 |
25,262,770 |
$173,807,858 |
Jackass: Number Two
|
$72,778,712 |
| 2007 |
105 |
.69% |
$66,537,975 |
9,671,217 |
$66,537,973 |
Sicko
|
$24,538,513 |
| 2008 |
65 |
3.55% |
$110,692,710 |
16,089,059 |
$110,692,726 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
$65,273,620 |
|