Box Office History for Distributor - MGM
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 |
Gone with the Wind
|
MGM
|
12/15/1939 |
$198,680,470 |
$3,335,519,619 |
| 2 |
Ben-Hur
|
MGM
|
11/18/1959 |
$73,000,000 |
$1,027,725,491 |
| 3 |
The Wizard of Oz
|
MGM
|
1/1/1939 |
$27,062,232 |
$844,812,284 |
| 4 |
Doctor Zhivago
|
MGM
|
12/22/1965 |
$111,721,000 |
$794,214,630 |
| 5 |
Thunderball
|
MGM
|
12/29/1965 |
$63,600,000 |
$452,126,732 |
| 6 |
Rocky
|
MGM
|
11/21/1976 |
$117,235,147 |
$395,187,021 |
| 7 |
Goldfinger
|
MGM
|
12/22/1964 |
$51,100,000 |
$394,513,982 |
| 8 |
Rain Man
|
MGM
|
12/16/1988 |
$172,825,435 |
$300,276,417 |
| 9 |
Rocky 3
|
MGM
|
5/28/1982 |
$125,049,125 |
$291,475,568 |
| 10 |
Boom Town
|
MGM
|
1/1/1940 |
$9,172,000 |
$273,257,093 |
| 11 |
You Only Live Twice
|
MGM
|
6/13/1967 |
$43,100,000 |
$257,881,669 |
| 12 |
Rocky IV
|
MGM
|
11/27/1985 |
$127,873,716 |
$247,421,027 |
| 13 |
Hawaii
|
MGM
|
10/10/1966 |
$34,562,222 |
$227,666,750 |
| 14 |
Midnight Cowboy
|
MGM
|
5/25/1969 |
$44,785,053 |
$226,448,369 |
| 15 |
Irma La Douce
|
MGM
|
7/5/1963 |
$25,246,588 |
$213,259,412 |
| 16 |
Hannibal
|
MGM
|
2/9/2001 |
$165,092,266 |
$209,427,640 |
| 17 |
The Birdcage
|
MGM
|
3/8/1996 |
$124,060,553 |
$201,332,140 |
| 18 |
Die Another Day
|
MGM
|
11/22/2002 |
$160,942,139 |
$198,390,013 |
| 19 |
Tomorrow Never Dies
|
MGM
|
12/19/1997 |
$125,304,276 |
$194,874,347 |
| 20 |
From Russia With Love
|
MGM
|
4/8/1964 |
$24,800,000 |
$191,466,669 |
| 21 |
Diamonds Are Forever
|
MGM
|
12/17/1971 |
$43,800,000 |
$190,596,367 |
| 22 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
|
MGM
|
9/20/1958 |
$17,570,324 |
$185,521,952 |
| 23 |
Poltergeist
|
MGM
|
6/4/1982 |
$74,706,019 |
$182,445,315 |
| 24 |
Rebecca
|
MGM
|
1/1/1940 |
$6,000,000 |
$178,755,190 |
| 25 |
The World is Not Enough
|
MGM
|
11/19/1999 |
$126,930,660 |
$178,666,036 |
| 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 |
18 |
6.26% |
$331,009,793 |
76,094,206 |
$523,528,137 |
Goldeneye
|
$93,211,105 |
| 1996 |
19 |
5.22% |
$291,608,808 |
65,974,842 |
$453,906,913 |
The Birdcage
|
$123,939,840 |
| 1997 |
12 |
2.62% |
$170,456,099 |
37,136,403 |
$255,498,453 |
Tomorrow Never Dies
|
$92,408,204 |
| 1998 |
15 |
2.72% |
$184,221,000 |
39,279,530 |
$270,243,166 |
The Man in the Iron Mask
|
$56,876,365 |
| 1999 |
15 |
4.25% |
$310,090,341 |
61,041,407 |
$419,964,880 |
The World is Not Enough
|
$117,877,025 |
| 2000 |
12 |
1.39% |
$104,302,941 |
19,351,196 |
$133,136,228 |
Autumn in New York
|
$37,752,931 |
| 2001 |
13 |
5.51% |
$447,978,561 |
79,148,155 |
$544,539,306 |
Hannibal
|
$165,091,986 |
| 2002 |
21 |
3.96% |
$363,394,654 |
62,546,411 |
$430,319,308 |
Die Another Day
|
$150,062,000 |
| 2003 |
21 |
3.93% |
$367,043,868 |
60,869,630 |
$418,783,054 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
|
$90,168,825 |
| 2004 |
18 |
2.13% |
$197,381,289 |
31,784,425 |
$218,676,844 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
|
$65,070,412 |
| 2005 |
10 |
2.02% |
$180,732,350 |
28,195,373 |
$193,984,166 |
The Amityville Horror
|
$64,858,000 |
| 2006 |
13 |
1.87% |
$172,916,765 |
26,399,507 |
$181,628,608 |
Rocky Balboa
|
$51,147,366 |
| 2007 |
22 |
2.82% |
$272,303,899 |
39,579,053 |
$272,303,885 |
1408
|
$71,975,611 |
| 2008 |
14 |
1.06% |
$103,971,147 |
14,480,661 |
$99,626,948 |
Superhero Movie
|
$25,874,034 |
| 2009 |
4 |
.26% |
$22,846,661 |
3,181,987 |
$21,892,071 |
Fame
|
$22,365,483 |
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