Box Office History for MPAA Rating - NC-17
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 |
Showgirls
|
MGM
|
9/22/1995 |
$20,254,932 |
$33,292,813 |
| 2 |
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
|
Miramax
|
4/6/1990 |
$7,407,995 |
$12,604,124 |
| 3 |
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
|
Miramax
|
5/1/1990 |
$4,087,000 |
$6,953,708 |
| 4 |
Bad Education
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
11/19/2004 |
$5,211,842 |
$5,901,378 |
| 5 |
The Evil Dead
|
New Line
|
4/15/1983 |
$2,400,000 |
$5,470,478 |
| 6 |
Lust, Caution
|
Focus Features
|
9/28/2007 |
$4,604,982 |
$4,802,759 |
| 7 |
Henry & June
|
Universal
|
10/5/1990 |
$11,011,903 |
$4,731,914 |
| 8 |
The Dreamers
|
Fox Searchlight
|
2/6/2004 |
$2,531,462 |
$2,926,877 |
| 9 |
A Dirty Shame
|
Fine Line
|
9/17/2004 |
$1,339,668 |
$1,548,927 |
| 10 |
Trois
|
Rainforest Productions
|
2/11/2000 |
$1,161,843 |
$1,545,588 |
| 11 |
Orgazmo
|
October Films
|
10/23/1998 |
$582,024 |
$891,031 |
| 12 |
Young Adam
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
4/16/2004 |
$767,240 |
$887,082 |
| 13 |
Inside Deep Throat
|
Universal
|
2/11/2005 |
$691,880 |
$732,137 |
| 14 |
Pink Flamingos
|
Fine Line
|
4/11/1997 |
$413,802 |
$647,299 |
| 15 |
Bent
|
MGM
|
11/26/1997 |
$372,341 |
$582,442 |
| 16 |
Matador
|
|
1/1/1986 |
$206,952 |
$400,515 |
| 17 |
Ma mère
|
TLA Releasing
|
5/13/2005 |
$70,395 |
$78,851 |
| 18 |
Frontière(s)
|
After Dark
|
5/9/2008 |
$9,913 |
$9,916 |
| 19 |
Delta of Venus
|
Fine Line
|
10/13/1995 |
$63,174 |
$6,189 |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
2 |
.38% |
$20,174,187 |
4,637,744 |
$31,907,679 |
Showgirls
|
$20,170,437 |
| 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% |
$1,160,268 |
215,263 |
$1,481,009 |
Trois
|
$1,160,268 |
| 2004 |
4 |
.07% |
$6,397,558 |
1,030,203 |
$7,087,797 |
The Dreamers
|
$2,531,462 |
| 2005 |
3 |
.05% |
$4,176,670 |
651,587 |
$4,482,919 |
Bad Education
|
$3,452,654 |
| 2007 |
1 |
.05% |
$4,535,729 |
659,263 |
$4,535,729 |
Lust, Caution
|
$4,535,729 |
| 2008 |
2 |
.00% |
$79,166 |
11,026 |
$75,859 |
Lust, Caution
|
$69,253 |
|