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Monday, November 23, 2009
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Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Wendy and Lucy
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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12/10/2008 |
$856,942 |
$856,940 |
| 2 |
Unmistaken Child
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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6/3/2009 |
$306,140 |
$306,141 |
| 3 |
FLOW: For Love of Water
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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3/21/2008 |
$142,569 |
$142,566 |
| 4 |
No Impact Man
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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9/11/2009 |
$100,028 |
$100,025 |
| 5 |
Treeless Mountain
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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4/22/2009 |
$60,023 |
$60,334 |
| 6 |
Burma VJ
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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5/20/2009 |
$51,672 |
$51,674 |
| 7 |
Gunnin' for that #1 Spot
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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6/27/2008 |
$50,804 |
$50,806 |
| 8 |
The Messenger
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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11/13/2009 |
$50,000 |
$44,523 |
| 9 |
Frontrunners
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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10/15/2008 |
$26,976 |
$26,975 |
| 10 |
The Garden
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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4/24/2009 |
$26,931 |
$26,932 |
| 11 |
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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10/31/2008 |
$20,834 |
$20,836 |
| 12 |
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
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Oscilloscope Pictures
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2/27/2009 |
$6,840 |
$6,843 |
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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 |
| 2008 |
5 |
.00% |
$352,512 |
49,096 |
$337,780 |
FLOW: For Love of Water
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$142,569 |
| 2009 |
8 |
.02% |
$1,342,083 |
186,920 |
$1,286,010 |
Wendy and Lucy
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$745,613 |
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