Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
Sony/Columbia
|
11/16/1977 |
$166,000,000 |
$587,327,355 |
| 2 |
Kramer vs. Kramer
|
Sony/Columbia
|
12/19/1979 |
$106,260,000 |
$334,020,475 |
| 3 |
Stripes
|
Sony/Columbia
|
6/26/1981 |
$85,300,000 |
$236,527,903 |
| 4 |
When Harry Met Sally…
|
Sony/Columbia
|
7/14/1989 |
$92,823,546 |
$181,419,804 |
| 5 |
California Suite
|
Sony/Columbia
|
12/15/1978 |
$42,913,571 |
$144,695,759 |
| 6 |
Murder by Death
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1976 |
$32,511,047 |
$120,428,242 |
| 7 |
Midnight Express
|
Sony/Columbia
|
9/20/1978 |
$35,000,000 |
$118,012,821 |
| 8 |
The China Syndrome
|
Sony/Columbia
|
3/16/1979 |
$35,708,042 |
$112,245,602 |
| 9 |
Taxi Driver
|
Sony/Columbia
|
2/8/1976 |
$28,262,574 |
$104,690,942 |
| 10 |
...And Justice For All
|
Sony/Columbia
|
10/19/1979 |
$33,300,000 |
$104,676,093 |
| 11 |
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
|
Sony/Columbia
|
6/5/1981 |
$37,000,000 |
$96,446,745 |
| 12 |
The Cheap Detective
|
Sony/Columbia
|
6/9/1978 |
$28,221,552 |
$95,157,282 |
| 13 |
Chapter Two
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1979 |
$30,000,000 |
$94,302,787 |
| 14 |
Absence of Malice
|
Sony/Columbia
|
11/19/1981 |
$33,312,129 |
$83,875,300 |
| 15 |
Neighbors
|
Sony/Columbia
|
12/18/1981 |
$29,916,207 |
$83,824,386 |
| 16 |
Only When I Laugh
|
Sony/Columbia
|
9/23/1981 |
$25,782,304 |
$73,173,517 |
| 17 |
Seems Like Old Times
|
Sony/Columbia
|
12/19/1980 |
$23,200,000 |
$68,047,581 |
| 18 |
The Eyes of Laura Mars
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1978 |
$18,900,000 |
$63,726,922 |
| 19 |
Ice Castles
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1978 |
$18,000,000 |
$60,692,310 |
| 20 |
Tess
|
Sony/Columbia
|
12/12/1980 |
$20,093,330 |
$58,935,452 |
| 21 |
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
|
Sony/Columbia
|
8/12/1977 |
$16,000,000 |
$56,609,866 |
| 22 |
Heavy Metal
|
Sony/Columbia
|
8/7/1981 |
$19,571,091 |
$55,545,292 |
| 23 |
The Buddy Holly Story
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1978 |
$14,363,400 |
$48,430,437 |
| 24 |
Used Cars
|
Sony/Columbia
|
7/18/1980 |
$11,715,321 |
$34,362,039 |
| 25 |
It's My Turn
|
Sony/Columbia
|
1/1/1980 |
$11,000,000 |
$32,263,938 |
| 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 |
|---|
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Monday, February 13, 2012
