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Friday, May 16, 2008

Box Office History for Distributor - Universal

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



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Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial Universal 6/11/1982 $435,110,554 $924,790,831
2 Jurassic Park Universal 6/11/1993 $357,067,947 $593,883,169
3 Back to the Future Universal 7/3/1985 $210,609,762 $406,707,891
4 Smokey and the Bandit Universal 5/27/1977 $126,737,428 $391,010,538
5 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal 5/23/1997 $229,086,679 $343,380,470
6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal 11/17/2000 $260,031,035 $331,522,047
7 Meet the Fockers Universal 12/22/2004 $279,167,575 $304,963,479
8 Jaws 2 Universal 6/16/1978 $102,922,376 $302,609,376
9 On Golden Pond Universal 12/4/1981 $119,285,432 $279,254,501
10 Bruce Almighty Universal 5/23/2003 $242,704,995 $276,917,145
11 Apollo 13 Universal 6/30/1995 $172,070,496 $272,148,280
12 Liar Liar Universal 3/21/1997 $181,410,615 $271,918,309
13 The Mummy Returns Universal 5/4/2001 $202,007,640 $245,984,527
14 King Kong Universal 12/14/2005 $218,080,025 $232,932,988
15 The Bourne Ultimatum Universal 8/3/2007 $227,471,070 $227,471,073
16 Jurassic Park 3 Universal 7/18/2001 $181,166,115 $220,605,817
17 The Flintstones Universal 5/27/1994 $130,531,208 $220,111,448
18 Meet the Parents Universal 10/6/2000 $166,225,040 $211,888,142
19 The Mummy Universal 5/7/1999 $155,385,488 $211,275,127
20 A Beautiful Mind Universal 12/21/2001 $170,708,996 $203,080,668
21 Back to the Future Part II Universal 11/22/1989 $118,450,002 $201,993,167
22 The Nutty Professor Universal 6/28/1996 $128,814,019 $200,506,888
23 The Bourne Supremacy Universal 7/23/2004 $176,087,450 $194,771,968
24 Patch Adams Universal 12/25/1998 $135,041,968 $190,639,840
25 Twins Universal 12/9/1988 $111,936,388 $190,216,596
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 21 12.68% $667,171,651 153,372,794 $1,055,204,823 Apollo 13 $172,070,496
1996 18 8.36% $482,494,963 109,161,756 $751,032,881 The Nutty Professor $128,814,019
1997 12 9.87% $614,627,568 133,905,790 $921,271,835 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $229,086,679
1998 19 5.95% $400,705,587 85,438,291 $587,815,442 Patch Adams $65,495,000
1999 24 12.69% $934,779,463 184,739,022 $1,271,004,471 The Mummy $155,385,488
2000 20 14.35% $1,070,175,625 198,548,353 $1,366,012,669 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $253,367,455
2001 18 11.39% $925,642,496 163,830,532 $1,127,154,060 The Mummy Returns $202,007,640
2002 19 9.72% $907,954,371 156,543,856 $1,077,021,729 A Beautiful Mind $152,149,450
2003 18 11.75% $1,086,685,212 180,213,136 $1,239,866,376 Bruce Almighty $242,704,995
2004 20 9.76% $906,562,315 145,749,569 $1,002,757,035 The Bourne Supremacy $176,087,450
2005 23 11.20% $992,440,814 154,826,960 $1,065,209,485 King Kong $168,505,310
2006 22 8.69% $805,682,016 123,004,889 $846,273,636 The Break Up $118,806,699
2007 20 11.41% $1,095,165,744 159,181,069 $1,095,165,755 The Bourne Ultimatum $227,471,070
2008 8 7.74% $241,516,100 35,104,083 $241,516,091 Forgetting Sarah Marshall $50,722,345