Box Office History for Distributor - IMAX Films
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 |
The Dream is Alive
|
IMAX Films
|
12/31/1985 |
$125,900,000 |
$254,637,185 |
| 2 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$80,016,039 |
$92,806,081 |
| 3 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
IMAX Films
|
10/23/1998 |
$53,743,249 |
$71,465,369 |
| 4 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
IMAX Films
|
9/23/2005 |
$30,202,373 |
$42,112,955 |
| 5 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$17,654,018 |
$24,708,599 |
| 6 |
The Lion King (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
12/25/2002 |
$15,682,879 |
$18,799,602 |
| 7 |
Batman Begins (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
6/15/2005 |
$15,900,000 |
$17,809,983 |
| 8 |
Extreme
|
IMAX Films
|
3/23/1999 |
$12,456,958 |
$17,006,591 |
| 9 |
Island of the Sharks
|
IMAX Films
|
4/30/1999 |
$10,658,756 |
$14,510,076 |
| 10 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
IMAX Films
|
10/6/2000 |
$11,243,857 |
$14,469,136 |
| 11 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
IMAX Films
|
11/6/2002 |
$10,243,688 |
$11,576,063 |
| 12 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible
|
IMAX Films
|
10/1/1999 |
$5,231,283 |
$7,143,325 |
| 13 |
China: The Panda Adventure
|
IMAX Films
|
7/27/2001 |
$3,708,478 |
$4,601,037 |
| 14 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
9/20/2002 |
$1,759,075 |
$2,154,898 |
| 15 |
The Nutcracker
|
IMAX Films
|
11/25/1998 |
$1,009,291 |
$1,500,656 |
| 16 |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
|
IMAX Films
|
4/6/2001 |
$995,122 |
$1,262,366 |
| 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 |
| 1998 |
2 |
.05% |
$3,524,317 |
751,454 |
$5,170,004 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
$2,872,271 |
| 1999 |
6 |
.54% |
$39,766,350 |
7,828,021 |
$53,856,784 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
$24,343,061 |
| 2000 |
6 |
.40% |
$30,072,082 |
5,579,236 |
$38,385,144 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
$8,214,699 |
| 2001 |
8 |
.23% |
$18,534,381 |
3,274,625 |
$22,529,420 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
$6,822,390 |
| 2002 |
10 |
.48% |
$44,487,903 |
7,657,127 |
$52,681,034 |
Space Station
|
$29,820,971 |
| 2003 |
8 |
.39% |
$36,004,053 |
5,970,822 |
$41,079,255 |
Space Station
|
$16,352,556 |
| 2004 |
6 |
.17% |
$15,740,523 |
2,534,705 |
$17,438,770 |
Space Station
|
$9,598,551 |
| 2005 |
6 |
.38% |
$33,748,943 |
5,265,046 |
$36,223,516 |
Batman Begins (IMAX)
|
$15,900,000 |
| 2006 |
5 |
.17% |
$15,510,745 |
2,368,053 |
$16,292,205 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$10,605,930 |
| 2007 |
5 |
.13% |
$12,685,434 |
1,843,813 |
$12,685,433 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$5,124,397 |
| 2008 |
3 |
.17% |
$16,883,370 |
2,351,445 |
$16,177,942 |
Space Station
|
$10,904,400 |
| 2009 |
3 |
.19% |
$15,779,924 |
2,197,761 |
$15,120,596 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$13,024,828 |
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