Box Office History for Creative Type - Factual
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Dream is Alive
|
IMAX Films
|
12/31/1985 |
$125,900,000 |
$279,817,185 |
| 2 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
Lionsgate
|
6/23/2004 |
$119,114,517 |
$151,292,841 |
| 3 |
Everest
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
3/6/1998 |
$87,178,599 |
$125,785,867 |
| 4 |
The Living Sea
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
12/31/1995 |
$64,800,000 |
$117,533,795 |
| 5 |
Jackass 3D
|
Paramount Pictures
|
10/15/2010 |
$117,229,692 |
$117,228,634 |
| 6 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$84,830,955 |
$106,678,820 |
| 7 |
To the Limit
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
12/31/1989 |
$53,000,000 |
$104,804,511 |
| 8 |
Anastasia
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/14/1997 |
$58,403,409 |
$100,018,682 |
| 9 |
La marche de l'empereur
|
Warner Independent
|
6/24/2005 |
$77,437,223 |
$95,286,851 |
| 10 |
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip
|
Sony Pictures
|
3/12/1982 |
$34,970,309 |
$93,848,891 |
| 11 |
Eddie Murphy Raw
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/18/1987 |
$50,504,655 |
$91,322,876 |
| 12 |
Jackass: Number Two
|
Paramount Pictures
|
9/22/2006 |
$72,778,712 |
$87,667,794 |
| 13 |
Beyond and Back
|
Sunn Classics Pictures
|
1/1/1978 |
$23,800,000 |
$80,248,717 |
| 14 |
Dolphins
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
10/20/2000 |
$54,000,000 |
$79,046,383 |
| 15 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It
|
Sony Pictures
|
10/28/2009 |
$72,091,016 |
$75,839,745 |
| 16 |
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
|
Paramount Pictures
|
2/9/2011 |
$73,013,910 |
$72,371,830 |
| 17 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
2/1/2008 |
$65,281,781 |
$71,737,221 |
| 18 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/16/1998 |
$40,593,286 |
$68,290,199 |
| 19 |
The Original Kings of Comedy
|
Paramount Pictures
|
8/18/2000 |
$38,168,022 |
$55,871,189 |
| 20 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/3/2006 |
$44,492,773 |
$51,299,178 |
| 21 |
Richard Pryor Here and Now
|
Sony Pictures
|
10/28/1983 |
$16,156,776 |
$40,468,875 |
| 22 |
earth
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
4/22/2009 |
$32,011,576 |
$33,676,177 |
| 23 |
Under the Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
2/13/2009 |
$30,459,267 |
$31,423,298 |
| 24 |
Hubble 3D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/19/2010 |
$30,797,187 |
$30,703,556 |
| 25 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
7/11/1997 |
$18,798,682 |
$30,241,423 |
| 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 |
9 |
1.55% |
$81,796,269 |
18,803,739 |
$129,369,724 |
The Living Sea
|
$64,800,000 |
| 1996 |
6 |
.16% |
$8,923,476 |
2,018,886 |
$13,889,936 |
When We Were Kings
|
$2,666,118 |
| 1997 |
7 |
.94% |
$60,993,257 |
13,288,292 |
$91,423,449 |
Anastasia
|
$53,042,286 |
| 1998 |
13 |
1.79% |
$120,974,290 |
25,794,091 |
$177,463,346 |
Everest
|
$56,145,919 |
| 1999 |
24 |
.93% |
$67,881,586 |
13,362,515 |
$91,934,103 |
Everest
|
$18,064,450 |
| 2000 |
40 |
2.04% |
$152,678,527 |
28,326,259 |
$194,884,662 |
Dolphins
|
$54,000,000 |
| 2001 |
23 |
.31% |
$24,917,114 |
4,402,318 |
$30,287,948 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
$6,443,686 |
| 2002 |
29 |
1.30% |
$119,604,030 |
20,585,891 |
$141,630,930 |
Space Station
|
$29,820,971 |
| 2003 |
47 |
.96% |
$89,571,633 |
14,854,334 |
$102,197,818 |
Space Station
|
$16,352,556 |
| 2004 |
81 |
2.33% |
$216,011,658 |
34,784,486 |
$239,317,264 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
$119,078,393 |
| 2005 |
98 |
1.76% |
$157,275,847 |
24,536,016 |
$168,807,790 |
La marche de l'empereur
|
$77,413,017 |
| 2006 |
110 |
1.79% |
$165,728,410 |
25,302,049 |
$174,078,097 |
Jackass: Number Two
|
$72,778,712 |
| 2007 |
110 |
.69% |
$66,725,542 |
9,698,483 |
$66,725,563 |
Sicko
|
$24,530,513 |
| 2008 |
137 |
1.61% |
$158,325,990 |
22,050,975 |
$151,710,708 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
$65,281,781 |
| 2009 |
83 |
1.90% |
$202,444,348 |
26,992,580 |
$185,708,950 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It
|
$72,091,016 |
| 2010 |
106 |
2.00% |
$209,734,190 |
26,582,284 |
$182,886,114 |
Jackass 3D
|
$117,109,417 |
| 2011 |
139 |
1.56% |
$158,684,429 |
19,935,236 |
$137,154,424 |
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
|
$73,013,910 |
| 2012 |
33 |
.36% |
$3,384,139 |
425,145 |
$2,924,998 |
Pina
|
$1,120,099 |
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