Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
What Dreams May Come
|
Polygram
|
10/2/1998 |
$55,485,043 |
$84,737,620 |
| 2 |
The Game
|
Polygram
|
9/12/1997 |
$48,265,581 |
$75,500,407 |
| 3 |
The Borrowers
|
Polygram
|
2/13/1998 |
$22,619,589 |
$34,230,219 |
| 4 |
Barney's Great Adventure
|
Polygram
|
4/3/1998 |
$11,156,471 |
$17,061,331 |
| 5 |
Very Bad Things
|
Polygram
|
11/25/1998 |
$9,949,470 |
$15,005,712 |
| 6 |
Deadly Blessing
|
Polygram
|
8/14/1981 |
$2,800,000 |
$7,231,653 |
| 7 |
The Gingerbread Man
|
Polygram
|
1/23/1998 |
$1,626,593 |
$2,349,296 |
| 8 |
The Proposition
|
Polygram
|
3/27/1998 |
$1,622,381 |
$1,831,410 |
| 9 |
The James Gang
|
Polygram
|
11/7/1997 |
$5,000 |
$7,819 |
| 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 |
| 1997 |
2 |
.74% |
$48,270,581 |
10,516,466 |
$72,353,286 |
The Game
|
$48,265,581 |
| 1998 |
6 |
1.48% |
$100,312,934 |
21,388,685 |
$147,154,153 |
What Dreams May Come
|
$55,350,897 |
| 2006 |
1 |
.02% |
$1,500,506 |
229,085 |
$1,576,105 |
The Proposition
|
$1,500,506 |
|