Box Office History for MPAA Rating - Not Rated
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/10/2004 |
$194,949,659 |
$236,393,521 |
| 2 |
The Living Sea
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
12/31/1995 |
$64,800,000 |
$117,533,795 |
| 3 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$84,830,955 |
$106,678,820 |
| 4 |
Scarface
|
Universal
|
12/9/1983 |
$44,942,821 |
$104,846,470 |
| 5 |
Bon Voyage!
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
5/17/1962 |
$9,230,769 |
$104,043,955 |
| 6 |
Dolphins
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
10/20/2000 |
$54,000,000 |
$79,046,383 |
| 7 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
IMAX Films
|
10/23/1998 |
$53,743,249 |
$78,532,279 |
| 8 |
Night of the Living Dead
|
Walter Reade Organization
|
10/1/1968 |
$12,000,000 |
$72,274,806 |
| 9 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/16/1998 |
$40,593,286 |
$68,290,199 |
| 10 |
Raging Bull
|
MGM
|
11/14/1980 |
$23,380,203 |
$66,460,216 |
| 11 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
IMAX Films
|
9/23/2005 |
$40,144,533 |
$45,666,649 |
| 12 |
Frankie and Johnny
|
Paramount Pictures
|
10/11/1991 |
$22,773,535 |
$37,142,940 |
| 13 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$18,079,965 |
$27,151,928 |
| 14 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
Giant Screen Films
|
5/5/2000 |
$18,642,318 |
$26,989,189 |
| 15 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
National Geographic Entertainment
|
10/5/2007 |
$23,746,066 |
$26,153,606 |
| 16 |
The Life of Brian
|
Rainbow Releasing
|
8/17/1979 |
$20,008,693 |
$25,683,954 |
| 17 |
Bugs!
|
SK Films
|
3/14/2003 |
$19,084,280 |
$24,097,441 |
| 18 |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
|
Giant Screen Films
|
10/18/2002 |
$16,933,791 |
$22,996,147 |
| 19 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
|
Discovery/IMAX
|
5/8/1998 |
$13,485,455 |
$21,261,775 |
| 20 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
WGBH Giant-Screen Films
|
2/9/2001 |
$15,553,324 |
$21,260,520 |
| 21 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
nWave Pictures
|
4/8/2005 |
$16,621,230 |
$19,946,622 |
| 22 |
The River
|
Universal
|
12/17/1984 |
$8,818,672 |
$19,612,339 |
| 23 |
Extreme
|
IMAX Films
|
3/23/1999 |
$12,456,958 |
$18,688,301 |
| 24 |
Simon
|
|
1/1/1980 |
$6,000,000 |
$17,598,511 |
| 25 |
Island of the Sharks
|
IMAX Films
|
4/30/1999 |
$10,658,756 |
$15,944,917 |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
5 |
1.42% |
$74,889,215 |
17,215,911 |
$118,445,468 |
The Living Sea
|
$64,800,000 |
| 1996 |
8 |
.11% |
$6,414,397 |
1,451,222 |
$9,984,407 |
Snowriders
|
$2,035,470 |
| 1997 |
10 |
.16% |
$10,540,382 |
2,296,380 |
$15,799,094 |
The Pillow Book
|
$2,293,037 |
| 1998 |
20 |
.98% |
$66,285,521 |
14,133,374 |
$97,237,613 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
$40,593,286 |
| 1999 |
45 |
1.06% |
$77,225,536 |
15,201,875 |
$104,588,900 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
$24,343,061 |
| 2000 |
230 |
1.94% |
$144,850,520 |
26,873,940 |
$184,892,707 |
Dolphins
|
$54,000,000 |
| 2001 |
199 |
.70% |
$57,239,794 |
10,113,034 |
$69,577,674 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
$6,822,390 |
| 2002 |
171 |
1.04% |
$95,551,860 |
16,446,100 |
$113,149,168 |
Space Station
|
$29,820,971 |
| 2003 |
195 |
.85% |
$79,380,606 |
13,164,281 |
$90,570,253 |
Space Station
|
$16,352,556 |
| 2004 |
232 |
1.22% |
$112,784,720 |
18,161,794 |
$124,953,143 |
The Life of Brian
|
$19,868,649 |
| 2005 |
241 |
1.44% |
$129,082,540 |
20,137,680 |
$138,547,238 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
$51,814,032 |
| 2006 |
280 |
2.44% |
$225,526,055 |
34,431,473 |
$236,888,534 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
$140,135,627 |
| 2007 |
267 |
.72% |
$69,104,198 |
10,044,221 |
$69,104,240 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
$5,692,253 |
| 2008 |
250 |
1.01% |
$99,143,218 |
13,808,246 |
$95,000,732 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
$14,710,283 |
| 2009 |
116 |
.63% |
$66,773,394 |
8,903,118 |
$61,253,452 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$13,024,828 |
| 2010 |
7 |
.03% |
$3,238,204 |
410,419 |
$2,823,683 |
Space Station
|
$1,931,542 |
| 2011 |
2 |
.02% |
$2,429,723 |
305,242 |
$2,100,065 |
Space Station
|
$2,167,258 |
| 2012 |
1 |
.02% |
$146,249 |
18,373 |
$126,406 |
Space Station
|
$146,249 |
|