Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
Overture Films
|
10/16/2009 |
$67,494,683 |
$67,190,454 |
| 2 |
Righteous Kill
|
Overture Films
|
9/12/2008 |
$40,081,410 |
$40,081,409 |
| 3 |
Traitor
|
Overture Films
|
8/27/2008 |
$23,530,831 |
$23,530,835 |
| 4 |
The Men Who Stare at Goats
|
Overture Films
|
11/6/2009 |
$23,469,369 |
$23,038,050 |
| 5 |
Mad Money
|
Overture Films
|
1/18/2008 |
$20,668,843 |
$20,668,843 |
| 6 |
Last Chance Harvey
|
Overture Films
|
12/25/2008 |
$14,889,042 |
$14,889,037 |
| 7 |
Capitalism: A Love Story
|
Overture Films
|
9/23/2009 |
$14,202,933 |
$14,194,695 |
| 8 |
Sunshine Cleaning
|
Overture Films
|
3/13/2009 |
$12,062,558 |
$12,062,558 |
| 9 |
Pandorum
|
Overture Films
|
9/25/2009 |
$10,327,309 |
$10,326,061 |
| 10 |
The Visitor
|
Overture Films
|
4/11/2008 |
$9,427,026 |
$9,427,024 |
| 11 |
Nothing Like the Holidays
|
Overture Films
|
12/12/2008 |
$7,503,736 |
$7,503,732 |
| 12 |
Henry Poole Is Here
|
Overture Films
|
8/15/2008 |
$1,835,293 |
$1,835,294 |
| 13 |
Paper Heart
|
Overture Films
|
8/7/2009 |
$1,274,062 |
$1,274,062 |
| 14 |
Sleepwalking
|
Overture Films
|
3/14/2008 |
$168,972 |
$168,974 |
| 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 |
| 2008 |
8 |
1.05% |
$103,469,106 |
14,410,739 |
$99,145,884 |
Righteous Kill
|
$40,081,410 |
| 2009 |
8 |
1.64% |
$142,721,925 |
19,877,705 |
$136,758,610 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
$67,190,452 |
|