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Friday, November 20, 2009

Box Office History for MPAA Rating - Not Rated

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 The Polar Express (IMAX) Warner Bros. 11/10/2004 $47,889,565 $215,121,100
2 Everest MacGillivray Freeman Films 3/6/1998 $87,178,599 $114,466,734
3 Scarface Universal 12/9/1983 $44,942,821 $95,411,617
4 Bon Voyage! Buena Vista 5/17/1962 $9,230,769 $94,681,317
5 Space Station IMAX Films 4/19/2002 $80,164,958 $92,955,001
6 Dolphins MacGillivray Freeman Films 10/20/2000 $54,000,000 $71,933,211
7 Dolphins MacGillivray Freeman Films 10/20/2000 $54,000,000 $71,933,211
8 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous IMAX Films 10/23/1998 $53,743,249 $71,465,369
9 Mysteries of Egypt Sony Pictures 7/16/1998 $40,593,286 $62,144,946
10 Raging Bull MGM 11/14/1980 $23,380,203 $60,479,639
11 Black Sheep Paramount Pictures 2/2/1996 $32,330,354 $52,401,212
12 Black Sheep Paramount Pictures 2/2/1996 $32,330,354 $52,401,212
13 Black Sheep Paramount Pictures 2/2/1996 $32,330,354 $52,401,212
14 Magnificent Desolation IMAX Films 9/23/2005 $30,309,955 $42,112,955
15 Fallen Warner Bros. 1/16/1998 $25,310,938 $38,560,743
16 Fallen Warner Bros. 1/16/1998 $25,310,938 $38,560,743
17 Frankie and Johnny Paramount Pictures 10/11/1991 $22,773,535 $33,800,546
18 Galapagos IMAX Films 10/29/1999 $17,654,018 $24,708,599
19 Michael Jordan to the MAX Giant Screen Films 5/5/2000 $18,642,318 $24,560,504
20 The Life of Brian Rainbow Releasing 8/17/1979 $20,008,693 $23,372,709
21 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure National Geographic Entertainment 10/5/2007 $22,501,064 $22,749,270
22 Bugs! SK Films 3/14/2003 $19,084,280 $21,928,977
23 Mirage   1/1/1965 $3,000,000 $21,326,732
24 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk Giant Screen Films 10/18/2002 $16,933,791 $20,926,785
25 Africa's Elephant Kingdom Discovery/IMAX 5/8/1998 $13,485,455 $19,348,485

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 4 .19% $10,089,215 2,319,359 $15,957,190 Kids $7,269,578
1996 8 .11% $6,414,397 1,451,222 $9,984,407 Black Sheep $32,258,130
1997 10 .16% $10,540,382 2,296,380 $15,799,094 The Pillow Book $2,293,037
1998 21 1.81% $122,431,440 26,104,785 $179,600,921 Everest $56,145,919
1999 46 1.31% $95,289,986 18,757,869 $129,054,139 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous $24,343,061
2000 231 1.97% $147,087,571 27,288,977 $187,748,162 Dolphins $54,000,000
2001 199 .70% $57,239,794 10,113,034 $69,577,674 Cyberworld 3D $6,822,390
2002 170 1.04% $95,401,290 16,420,184 $112,970,866 Space Station $29,820,971
2003 194 .85% $79,368,571 13,162,285 $90,556,521 Space Station $16,352,556
2004 232 1.22% $112,784,730 18,161,796 $124,953,156 The Life of Brian $19,868,659
2005 241 1.44% $129,082,540 20,137,680 $138,547,238 The Polar Express (IMAX) $51,814,032
2006 282 2.44% $225,802,341 34,473,654 $237,178,740 The Polar Express (IMAX) $140,135,627
2007 267 .72% $69,763,613 10,140,065 $69,763,647 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure $5,692,253
2008 255 1.03% $101,006,862 14,067,808 $96,786,519 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure $14,710,283
2009 108 .52% $45,022,593 6,270,555 $43,141,418 Magnificent Desolation $13,024,828