Box Office History for Genre - Action
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$607,908,342 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/18/2008 |
$533,345,358 |
$533,345,363 |
| 3 |
Beverly Hills Cop
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/5/1984 |
$234,760,478 |
$474,621,112 |
| 4 |
Thunderball
|
MGM
|
12/29/1965 |
$63,600,000 |
$452,126,732 |
| 5 |
Batman
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/23/1989 |
$251,188,924 |
$448,026,199 |
| 6 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/24/2009 |
$402,111,870 |
$402,111,872 |
| 7 |
The Longest Day
|
20th Century Fox
|
10/4/1962 |
$39,100,000 |
$401,054,287 |
| 8 |
Goldfinger
|
MGM
|
12/22/1964 |
$51,100,000 |
$394,513,982 |
| 9 |
Twister
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/10/1996 |
$241,888,385 |
$392,606,923 |
| 10 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$358,334,443 |
| 11 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/3/1991 |
$204,859,496 |
$344,262,662 |
| 12 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/2003 |
$281,553,689 |
$335,249,666 |
| 13 |
Transformers
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/3/2007 |
$319,246,193 |
$332,984,821 |
| 14 |
Top Gun
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/16/1986 |
$176,786,701 |
$326,018,447 |
| 15 |
Iron Man
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/2/2008 |
$318,313,199 |
$318,412,099 |
| 16 |
Spartacus
|
Universal
|
10/7/1960 |
$30,000,000 |
$312,173,914 |
| 17 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II
|
Sony/TriStar
|
5/22/1985 |
$150,415,432 |
$304,220,506 |
| 18 |
Batman Forever
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/16/1995 |
$184,031,112 |
$303,702,289 |
| 19 |
Mission: Impossible
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/22/1996 |
$180,981,886 |
$293,845,571 |
| 20 |
Rocky 3
|
MGM
|
5/28/1982 |
$125,049,125 |
$291,475,568 |
| 21 |
Mission: Impossible 2
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/24/2000 |
$215,409,889 |
$286,929,996 |
| 22 |
Rush Hour 2
|
New Line
|
8/3/2001 |
$226,164,286 |
$286,868,212 |
| 23 |
Batman Returns
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/19/1992 |
$162,831,698 |
$281,721,804 |
| 24 |
Beverly Hills Cop II
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/20/1987 |
$153,665,036 |
$280,833,307 |
| 25 |
Air Force One
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/25/1997 |
$172,956,409 |
$270,009,565 |
| 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 |
| 1995 |
29 |
19.81% |
$1,048,365,444 |
241,003,551 |
$1,658,104,431 |
Batman Forever
|
$183,997,904 |
| 1996 |
35 |
22.04% |
$1,232,397,345 |
278,822,927 |
$1,918,301,738 |
Twister
|
$241,688,385 |
| 1997 |
33 |
22.50% |
$1,464,449,446 |
319,052,170 |
$2,195,078,930 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$229,074,524 |
| 1998 |
31 |
14.68% |
$994,536,914 |
212,054,778 |
$1,458,936,873 |
Rush Hour
|
$137,534,276 |
| 1999 |
23 |
12.46% |
$909,822,820 |
179,098,980 |
$1,232,200,982 |
The Matrix
|
$171,383,253 |
| 2000 |
28 |
15.11% |
$1,130,266,403 |
209,696,921 |
$1,442,714,816 |
Mission: Impossible 2
|
$215,397,307 |
| 2001 |
28 |
15.62% |
$1,269,922,233 |
224,367,885 |
$1,543,651,049 |
Rush Hour 2
|
$226,138,454 |
| 2002 |
27 |
14.41% |
$1,323,892,602 |
227,864,473 |
$1,567,707,574 |
Die Another Day
|
$150,062,000 |
| 2003 |
26 |
19.40% |
$1,813,569,043 |
300,757,720 |
$2,069,213,114 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$281,553,689 |
| 2004 |
28 |
13.06% |
$1,209,994,154 |
194,846,080 |
$1,340,541,030 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
$176,049,130 |
| 2005 |
42 |
15.31% |
$1,370,217,034 |
213,762,406 |
$1,470,685,353 |
The War of the Worlds
|
$234,277,056 |
| 2006 |
31 |
10.89% |
$1,007,423,747 |
153,805,154 |
$1,058,179,460 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
$234,362,462 |
| 2007 |
38 |
17.57% |
$1,694,932,922 |
246,356,531 |
$1,694,932,933 |
Transformers
|
$319,071,806 |
| 2008 |
38 |
19.96% |
$1,966,089,837 |
273,828,669 |
$1,883,941,243 |
The Dark Knight
|
$531,001,578 |
| 2009 |
25 |
17.66% |
$1,541,051,014 |
214,631,064 |
$1,476,661,720 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
$402,111,870 |
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