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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Box Office History for Distributor - First Run Features

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 The Trials of Henry Kissinger First Run Features 9/25/2002 $515,678 $629,356
2 42: Forty Two Up First Run Features 11/17/1999 $300,680 $401,721
3 Bonhoeffer First Run Features 6/20/2003 $296,181 $351,806
4 Insomnia First Run Features 5/29/1998 $221,173 $338,594
5 For the Bible Tells Me So First Run Features 10/5/2007 $312,751 $324,493
6 A Life Apart: Hasidism in America First Run Features 7/25/1997 $197,338 $308,690
7 49 Up First Run Features 10/6/2006 $241,772 $264,942
8 Bedrooms and Hallways First Run Features 9/3/1999 $136,049 $182,566
9 Constantine's Sword First Run Features 4/18/2008 $179,507 $179,507
10 Crude First Run Features 9/11/2009 $147,392 $147,391
11 Like It Is First Run Features 8/28/1998 $94,943 $142,351
12 Howard Zinn First Run Features 6/18/2004 $120,250 $138,890
13 The Bridesmaid First Run Features 8/4/2006 $111,728 $122,254
14 Secret Things First Run Features 1/2/2004 $104,533 $121,184
15 Ballerina First Run Features 1/16/2009 $114,507 $114,507
16 A Jihad for Love First Run Features 5/21/2008 $105,651 $105,654
17 Torremolinos 73 First Run Features 4/15/2005 $87,385 $97,885
18 Go For Zucker First Run Features 12/9/2005 $87,490 $96,241
19 Bright Leaves First Run Features 8/27/2004 $77,888 $89,499
20 Deserted Station First Run Features 6/11/2004 $74,791 $84,200
21 Save Me First Run Features 9/5/2008 $83,397 $83,396
22 Praying with Lior First Run Features 2/1/2008 $82,553 $82,556
23 Aberdeen First Run Features 8/17/2001 $64,148 $80,710
24 Mongolian Ping Pong First Run Features 4/21/2006 $71,223 $78,061
25 Arguing the World First Run Features 1/9/1998 $47,044 $72,023
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1997 2 .00% $237,338 51,708 $355,751 A Life Apart: Hasidism in America $197,338
1998 4 .01% $348,168 74,236 $510,744 Insomnia $221,173
1999 8 .00% $121,836 23,983 $165,003 Leila $50,133
2000 3 .01% $409,044 75,890 $522,123 42: Forty Two Up $286,104
2001 1 .00% $43,821 7,742 $53,265 Aberdeen $43,821
2002 2 .00% $360,405 62,032 $426,780 The Trials of Henry Kissinger $340,078
2003 4 .01% $471,429 78,180 $537,878 Bonhoeffer $271,237
2004 12 .00% $423,704 68,230 $469,422 Howard Zinn $116,230
2005 16 .00% $308,436 48,118 $331,052 Torremolinos 73 $87,385
2006 12 .01% $585,777 89,431 $615,285 49 Up $240,215
2007 12 .00% $379,232 55,121 $379,232 For the Bible Tells Me So $269,246
2008 11 .01% $569,421 79,307 $545,632 Constantine's Sword $179,507
2009 12 .00% $415,266 57,836 $397,912 Crude $147,392