Box Office History for Distributor - IMAX Films
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
To Fly!
|
IMAX Films
|
1/1/1976 |
$86,600,000 |
$320,785,916 |
| 2 |
The Dream is Alive
|
IMAX Films
|
12/31/1985 |
$125,900,000 |
$279,817,185 |
| 3 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$84,830,955 |
$106,678,820 |
| 4 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
IMAX Films
|
10/23/1998 |
$53,743,249 |
$78,532,279 |
| 5 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
IMAX Films
|
9/23/2005 |
$40,144,533 |
$45,666,649 |
| 6 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$18,079,965 |
$27,151,928 |
| 7 |
The Lion King (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
12/25/2002 |
$15,682,879 |
$20,658,616 |
| 8 |
Batman Begins (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
6/15/2005 |
$15,900,000 |
$19,571,137 |
| 9 |
Extreme
|
IMAX Films
|
3/23/1999 |
$12,456,958 |
$18,688,301 |
| 10 |
Island of the Sharks
|
IMAX Films
|
4/30/1999 |
$10,658,756 |
$15,944,917 |
| 11 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
IMAX Films
|
10/6/2000 |
$11,243,857 |
$15,899,928 |
| 12 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
IMAX Films
|
11/6/2002 |
$10,259,134 |
$12,720,274 |
| 13 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible
|
IMAX Films
|
10/1/1999 |
$5,231,283 |
$7,849,698 |
| 14 |
China: The Panda Adventure
|
IMAX Films
|
7/27/2001 |
$3,708,478 |
$5,056,015 |
| 15 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX)
|
IMAX Films
|
9/20/2002 |
$1,759,075 |
$2,367,986 |
| 16 |
The Nutcracker
|
IMAX Films
|
11/25/1998 |
$1,009,291 |
$1,649,049 |
| 17 |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
|
IMAX Films
|
4/6/2001 |
$995,122 |
$1,387,196 |
| 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 |
.15% |
$16,349,791 |
2,179,973 |
$14,998,214 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$13,024,828 |
| 2010 |
1 |
.02% |
$1,931,542 |
244,809 |
$1,684,286 |
Space Station
|
$1,931,542 |
| 2011 |
1 |
.02% |
$2,167,258 |
272,269 |
$1,873,211 |
Space Station
|
$2,167,258 |
| 2012 |
1 |
.02% |
$146,249 |
18,373 |
$126,406 |
Space Station
|
$146,249 |
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