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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Box Office History for MPAA Rating - NC-17

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008 

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

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Showgirls MGM 9/22/1995 $20,254,932 $32,035,385
2 Henry & June Universal 10/5/1990 $11,011,903 $17,953,057
3 Bad Education Sony Pictures Classics 11/19/2004 $5,211,842 $5,651,672
4 Lust, Caution Focus Features 9/28/2007 $4,602,512 $4,602,514
5 The Dreamers Fox Searchlight 2/6/2004 $2,531,462 $2,800,071
6 Trois Rainforest Productions 2/11/2000 $1,161,843 $1,483,018
7 A Dirty Shame Fine Line 9/17/2004 $1,339,668 $1,481,821
8 Orgazmo October Films 10/23/1998 $582,024 $853,801
9 Young Adam Sony Pictures Classics 4/16/2004 $767,240 $848,648
10 Inside Deep Throat Universal 2/11/2005 $691,880 $742,613
11 Pink Flamingos Fine Line 4/11/1997 $413,802 $620,253
12 Bent MGM 11/26/1997 $372,341 $558,106
13 Delta of Venus Fine Line 10/13/1995 $63,174 $99,918
14 Ma Mere TLA Releasing 5/13/2005 $70,395 $75,556
15 Frontière(s) After Dark 5/9/2008 $9,900 $9,900
16 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover Miramax 4/6/1990 $7,407,995
17 The Evil Dead   1/1/1983 $2,400,000
18 Matador   1/1/1986 $206,952
19 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Miramax 5/1/1990 $4,087,000

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 2 .39% $20,318,106 4,670,829 $32,135,304 Showgirls $20,254,932
1997 2 .01% $786,143 171,273 $1,178,358 Pink Flamingos $413,802
1998 1 .01% $582,024 124,099 $853,801 Orgazmo $582,024
2000 1 .02% $1,161,843 215,555 $1,483,018 Trois $1,161,843
2004 4 .07% $6,397,558 1,028,546 $7,076,396 The Dreamers $2,531,462
2005 3 .05% $4,214,929 657,556 $4,523,985 Bad Education $3,452,654
2007 1 .05% $4,523,146 657,434 $4,523,146 Lust, Caution $4,523,146
2008 2 .00% $89,266 12,975 $89,268 Lust, Caution $79,366