Box Office History for Creative Type - Kids Fiction
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 |
The Lion King
|
Buena Vista
|
6/15/1994 |
$328,539,505 |
$551,057,632 |
| 2 |
Shrek 2
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/19/2004 |
$436,721,703 |
$483,061,945 |
| 3 |
Finding Nemo
|
Buena Vista
|
5/30/2003 |
$339,714,978 |
$387,601,835 |
| 4 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal
|
11/17/2000 |
$260,031,035 |
$331,522,047 |
| 5 |
Toy Story 2
|
Buena Vista
|
11/19/1999 |
$245,852,179 |
$331,201,047 |
| 6 |
Shrek
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/18/2001 |
$267,655,011 |
$325,923,268 |
| 7 |
Shrek the Third
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/18/2007 |
$322,719,944 |
$322,719,947 |
| 8 |
Monsters, Inc.
|
Buena Vista
|
11/2/2001 |
$255,870,172 |
$311,047,600 |
| 9 |
Toy Story
|
Buena Vista
|
11/22/1995 |
$191,796,233 |
$302,299,893 |
| 10 |
Cars
|
Buena Vista
|
6/9/2006 |
$244,082,982 |
$256,380,290 |
| 11 |
The Santa Clause
|
Buena Vista
|
11/11/1994 |
$144,833,357 |
$243,495,378 |
| 12 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/15/2005 |
$206,459,076 |
$221,597,260 |
| 13 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks
|
20th Century Fox
|
12/14/2007 |
$217,277,500 |
$217,277,500 |
| 14 |
Doctor Dolittle
|
20th Century Fox
|
6/26/1998 |
$144,156,609 |
$211,470,519 |
| 15 |
101 Dalmatians
|
Buena Vista
|
11/27/1996 |
$136,189,294 |
$211,156,756 |
| 16 |
Ice Age
|
20th Century Fox
|
3/15/2002 |
$176,387,405 |
$209,231,959 |
| 17 |
Madagascar
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/27/2005 |
$193,202,933 |
$207,369,137 |
| 18 |
Happy Feet
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/17/2006 |
$198,000,317 |
$206,865,865 |
| 19 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/10/2004 |
$194,949,659 |
$205,195,202 |
| 20 |
The Nutty Professor
|
Universal
|
6/28/1996 |
$128,814,019 |
$200,506,888 |
| 21 |
Elf
|
New Line
|
11/7/2003 |
$173,381,405 |
$197,732,913 |
| 22 |
Hook
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/11/1991 |
$119,654,823 |
$196,428,486 |
| 23 |
The Polar Express
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/10/2004 |
$172,796,043 |
$190,551,528 |
| 24 |
Stuart Little
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/17/1999 |
$140,015,224 |
$185,330,722 |
| 25 |
The Little Mermaid
|
Buena Vista
|
11/15/1989 |
$111,543,479 |
$182,156,765 |
| 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 |
15 |
6.37% |
$335,062,822 |
77,025,936 |
$529,938,440 |
Toy Story
|
$150,004,917 |
| 1996 |
22 |
12.42% |
$716,407,986 |
162,083,256 |
$1,115,132,801 |
The Nutty Professor
|
$128,814,019 |
| 1997 |
14 |
5.12% |
$318,580,536 |
69,407,523 |
$477,523,758 |
George Of The Jungle
|
$105,263,257 |
| 1998 |
14 |
7.86% |
$529,535,145 |
112,907,281 |
$776,802,093 |
Doctor Dolittle
|
$144,155,118 |
| 1999 |
16 |
8.10% |
$596,202,273 |
117,826,537 |
$810,646,575 |
Toy Story 2
|
$208,851,257 |
| 2000 |
20 |
14.69% |
$1,095,608,765 |
203,266,933 |
$1,398,476,499 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
16 |
13.22% |
$1,074,392,608 |
190,157,984 |
$1,308,286,930 |
Shrek
|
$267,655,011 |
| 2002 |
25 |
14.00% |
$1,308,054,080 |
225,526,566 |
$1,551,622,774 |
Ice Age
|
$176,387,405 |
| 2003 |
22 |
11.49% |
$1,062,768,782 |
176,246,895 |
$1,212,578,638 |
Finding Nemo
|
$339,714,978 |
| 2004 |
22 |
12.55% |
$1,165,501,039 |
187,379,586 |
$1,289,171,552 |
Shrek 2
|
$436,721,703 |
| 2005 |
20 |
12.69% |
$1,124,401,219 |
175,413,603 |
$1,206,845,589 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|
$206,459,076 |
| 2006 |
15 |
12.59% |
$1,167,756,629 |
178,283,455 |
$1,226,590,170 |
Cars
|
$244,082,982 |
| 2007 |
9 |
7.18% |
$689,255,339 |
100,182,463 |
$689,255,345 |
Shrek the Third
|
$322,719,944 |
| 2008 |
5 |
3.51% |
$109,440,566 |
15,907,058 |
$109,440,559 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks
|
$75,873,033 |
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