Box Office History for Creative Type - Science Fiction
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1977 |
$460,998,007 |
$1,169,002,703 |
| 2 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$964,755,189 |
| 3 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/21/1980 |
$290,271,960 |
$693,279,648 |
| 4 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1983 |
$309,205,079 |
$667,572,706 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/19/1999 |
$431,088,297 |
$609,211,218 |
| 6 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$607,908,342 |
| 7 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
Sony Pictures
|
11/16/1977 |
$166,000,000 |
$534,475,337 |
| 8 |
Independence Day
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/3/1996 |
$306,169,255 |
$497,278,450 |
| 9 |
Ghostbusters
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/8/1984 |
$238,632,124 |
$471,947,166 |
| 10 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/19/2005 |
$380,270,577 |
$425,941,524 |
| 11 |
Back to the Future
|
Universal
|
7/3/1985 |
$210,609,762 |
$403,885,619 |
| 12 |
Men in Black
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/2/1997 |
$250,690,539 |
$391,297,098 |
| 13 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/16/2002 |
$310,676,740 |
$373,435,541 |
| 14 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$358,334,443 |
| 15 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/3/1991 |
$204,859,496 |
$344,262,662 |
| 16 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/2003 |
$281,553,689 |
$335,249,666 |
| 17 |
The Transformers
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/3/2007 |
$319,246,193 |
$332,984,821 |
| 18 |
2001: A Space Odyssey
|
|
4/2/1968 |
$56,700,000 |
$310,767,941 |
| 19 |
Signs
|
Buena Vista
|
8/2/2002 |
$227,965,690 |
$281,700,666 |
| 20 |
I am Legend
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/14/2007 |
$256,393,010 |
$265,381,222 |
| 21 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember
|
New Line
|
7/25/2002 |
$213,117,789 |
$263,323,305 |
| 22 |
The War of the Worlds
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/29/2005 |
$234,280,354 |
$262,419,544 |
| 23 |
Star Trek
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/8/2009 |
$246,779,912 |
$246,331,182 |
| 24 |
The Matrix
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/31/1999 |
$171,479,930 |
$242,230,662 |
| 25 |
Men in Black 2
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/3/2002 |
$190,418,803 |
$235,319,625 |
| 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 |
14 |
6.47% |
$342,146,389 |
78,654,343 |
$541,141,880 |
Waterworld
|
$88,214,660 |
| 1996 |
15 |
10.39% |
$580,960,869 |
131,439,108 |
$904,301,063 |
Independence Day
|
$306,124,059 |
| 1997 |
17 |
17.58% |
$1,144,371,552 |
249,318,423 |
$1,715,310,750 |
Men in Black
|
$250,107,128 |
| 1998 |
18 |
8.94% |
$605,501,502 |
129,104,799 |
$888,241,017 |
Deep Impact
|
$140,300,426 |
| 1999 |
17 |
11.62% |
$847,888,525 |
166,907,190 |
$1,148,321,467 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
$430,443,350 |
| 2000 |
18 |
7.55% |
$564,853,093 |
104,796,492 |
$720,999,865 |
Space Cowboys
|
$90,179,885 |
| 2001 |
13 |
7.12% |
$579,030,693 |
102,302,243 |
$703,839,432 |
Jurassic Park 3
|
$181,166,115 |
| 2002 |
23 |
15.95% |
$1,464,921,982 |
252,138,035 |
$1,734,709,681 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
$302,181,125 |
| 2003 |
16 |
8.03% |
$751,115,349 |
124,563,078 |
$856,993,977 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$281,553,689 |
| 2004 |
22 |
7.78% |
$720,522,163 |
116,026,113 |
$798,259,657 |
The Day After Tomorrow
|
$186,739,919 |
| 2005 |
18 |
9.53% |
$853,096,713 |
133,088,411 |
$915,648,268 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
$380,262,555 |
| 2006 |
17 |
1.95% |
$180,555,395 |
27,565,709 |
$189,652,078 |
V for Vendetta
|
$70,496,802 |
| 2007 |
24 |
9.59% |
$924,808,471 |
134,419,835 |
$924,808,465 |
The Transformers
|
$319,071,806 |
| 2008 |
22 |
7.93% |
$781,285,719 |
108,814,167 |
$748,641,469 |
Wanted
|
$134,508,551 |
| 2009 |
14 |
13.60% |
$677,691,147 |
94,385,955 |
$649,375,370 |
Star Trek
|
$246,331,182 |
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