Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Dirty Dancing
|
Vestron
|
8/21/1987 |
$63,892,689 |
$127,569,891 |
| 2 |
Dream a Little Dream
|
Vestron
|
3/3/1989 |
$5,171,429 |
$5,079,977 |
| 3 |
The Unholy
|
Vestron
|
4/22/1988 |
$6,000,000 |
$4,517,940 |
| 4 |
The Dead
|
Vestron
|
12/17/1987 |
$961,426 |
$1,940,064 |
| 5 |
China Girl
|
Vestron
|
9/25/1987 |
$918,055 |
$1,852,548 |
| 6 |
Earth Girls are Easy
|
Vestron
|
5/12/1989 |
$3,916,303 |
$1,765,348 |
| 7 |
Steel Dawn
|
Vestron
|
11/6/1987 |
$562,187 |
$629,370 |
| 8 |
Parents
|
Vestron
|
1/27/1989 |
$870,532 |
$549,633 |
| 9 |
Call Me
|
Vestron
|
1/1/1988 |
$251,819 |
$483,420 |
| 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 |
1 |
.04% |
$2,868,135 |
624,866 |
$4,299,078 |
Dirty Dancing
|
$2,868,135 |
|
Monday, February 13, 2012
