Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Rear Window
|
USA Films
|
9/1/1954 |
$27,559,601 |
$486,454,699 |
| 2 |
Traffic
|
USA Films
|
12/27/2000 |
$124,107,476 |
$173,030,895 |
| 3 |
Pitch Black
|
USA Films
|
2/18/2000 |
$39,235,088 |
$57,433,180 |
| 4 |
Gosford Park
|
USA Films
|
12/26/2001 |
$41,300,105 |
$56,104,559 |
| 5 |
Nurse Betty
|
USA Films
|
9/8/2000 |
$25,170,054 |
$36,840,398 |
| 6 |
Being John Malkovich
|
USA Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$22,858,926 |
$35,091,083 |
| 7 |
Monsoon Wedding
|
USA Films
|
2/22/2002 |
$13,876,974 |
$18,844,981 |
| 8 |
The Man Who Wasn't There
|
USA Films
|
10/31/2001 |
$7,494,849 |
$10,424,947 |
| 9 |
Topsy Turvy
|
USA Films
|
12/17/1999 |
$6,201,757 |
$9,092,444 |
| 10 |
One Night at McCool's
|
USA Films
|
4/27/2001 |
$6,276,532 |
$8,749,442 |
| 11 |
Where the Money Is
|
USA Films
|
4/14/2000 |
$5,658,940 |
$8,283,679 |
| 12 |
The Man Who Wasn't There
|
USA Films
|
8/12/1983 |
$2,315,505 |
$5,799,789 |
| 13 |
Blood Simple
|
USA Films
|
1/18/1985 |
$1,690,913 |
$3,758,117 |
| 14 |
Ride With the Devil
|
USA Films
|
11/24/1999 |
$630,779 |
$967,211 |
| 15 |
A Map of the World
|
USA Films
|
12/3/1999 |
$544,538 |
$798,358 |
| 16 |
Lucie Aubrac
|
USA Films
|
9/17/1999 |
$458,557 |
$712,207 |
| 17 |
Crna macka, beli macor
|
USA Films
|
9/10/1999 |
$348,660 |
$541,522 |
| 18 |
Rosetta
|
USA Films
|
11/5/1999 |
$261,475 |
$400,331 |
| 19 |
Agnes Browne
|
USA Films
|
12/3/1999 |
$140,426 |
$206,118 |
| 20 |
Maybe Baby
|
USA Films
|
8/24/2001 |
$19,147 |
$26,692 |
| 21 |
The Idiots
|
USA Films
|
4/28/2000 |
$7,235 |
$10,588 |
| 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 |
| 1999 |
8 |
.27% |
$19,918,086 |
3,920,881 |
$26,975,661 |
Being John Malkovich
|
$18,243,969 |
| 2000 |
11 |
1.10% |
$81,967,229 |
15,207,277 |
$104,626,066 |
Pitch Black
|
$39,235,088 |
| 2001 |
5 |
1.69% |
$137,416,701 |
24,278,570 |
$167,036,562 |
Traffic
|
$123,735,812 |
| 2002 |
3 |
.60% |
$55,286,718 |
9,515,786 |
$65,468,608 |
Gosford Park
|
$40,775,720 |
|