Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Dances with Wolves
|
Orion Pictures
|
11/9/1990 |
$184,208,842 |
$328,246,613 |
| 2 |
Platoon
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/19/1986 |
$137,963,328 |
$293,404,491 |
| 3 |
The Silence of the Lambs
|
Orion Pictures
|
2/14/1991 |
$130,726,716 |
$233,340,833 |
| 4 |
Back to School
|
Orion Pictures
|
6/13/1986 |
$91,258,000 |
$184,194,543 |
| 5 |
First Blood
|
Orion Pictures
|
10/22/1982 |
$47,212,904 |
$125,983,851 |
| 6 |
Throw Momma From the Train
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/11/1987 |
$53,380,796 |
$106,169,489 |
| 7 |
RoboCop
|
Orion Pictures
|
7/17/1987 |
$53,424,681 |
$103,573,000 |
| 8 |
The Terminator
|
Orion Pictures
|
10/26/1984 |
$38,019,031 |
$86,403,666 |
| 9 |
Colors
|
Orion Pictures
|
4/15/1988 |
$46,616,067 |
$80,092,021 |
| 10 |
Hannah and Her Sisters
|
Orion Pictures
|
2/7/1986 |
$40,084,041 |
$75,147,989 |
| 11 |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
|
Orion Pictures
|
2/17/1989 |
$40,485,039 |
$74,724,265 |
| 12 |
Easy Money
|
Orion Pictures
|
8/19/1983 |
$29,309,766 |
$73,413,988 |
| 13 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/14/1988 |
$42,039,000 |
$70,763,406 |
| 14 |
No Way Out
|
Orion Pictures
|
8/14/1987 |
$35,509,515 |
$70,432,499 |
| 15 |
Bull Durham
|
Orion Pictures
|
6/15/1988 |
$50,888,729 |
$69,712,529 |
| 16 |
Three Amigos
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/12/1986 |
$39,246,734 |
$66,776,786 |
| 17 |
Mississippi Burning
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/9/1988 |
$34,603,000 |
$66,427,654 |
| 18 |
RoboCop 2
|
Orion Pictures
|
6/22/1990 |
$45,681,173 |
$60,989,077 |
| 19 |
Desperately Seeking Susan
|
Orion Pictures
|
3/29/1985 |
$27,400,000 |
$60,894,318 |
| 20 |
Hoosiers
|
Orion Pictures
|
11/14/1986 |
$28,607,524 |
$60,839,182 |
| 21 |
The Woman in Red
|
Orion Pictures
|
8/15/1984 |
$25,308,147 |
$59,428,955 |
| 22 |
The Cotton Club
|
Orion Pictures
|
12/14/1984 |
$25,928,721 |
$59,299,654 |
| 23 |
Class
|
Orion Pictures
|
7/22/1983 |
$21,667,789 |
$54,272,651 |
| 24 |
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
|
Orion Pictures
|
7/19/1991 |
$37,537,675 |
$50,605,568 |
| 25 |
Breathless
|
Orion Pictures
|
5/13/1983 |
$19,604,731 |
$49,869,818 |
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Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
1 |
.05% |
$2,471,351 |
568,127 |
$3,908,714 |
Blue Sky
|
$2,471,351 |
| 1996 |
5 |
.62% |
$34,887,236 |
7,893,040 |
$54,304,115 |
The Substitute
|
$14,675,167 |
| 1997 |
4 |
.21% |
$13,697,349 |
2,984,171 |
$20,531,096 |
Ulee's Gold
|
$8,637,027 |
| 1998 |
2 |
.01% |
$422,709 |
90,130 |
$620,094 |
Ulee's Gold
|
$417,709 |
|