Box Office History for MPAA Rating - PG
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 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1977 |
$460,998,007 |
$1,284,600,464 |
| 2 |
Peter Pan
|
RKO Radio Pictures
|
2/5/1953 |
$87,400,000 |
$1,149,310,003 |
| 3 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$1,060,155,772 |
| 4 |
Jaws
|
Universal
|
6/20/1975 |
$260,000,000 |
$1,000,682,925 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/21/1980 |
$290,271,960 |
$761,835,156 |
| 6 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1983 |
$309,205,079 |
$733,586,163 |
| 7 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/19/1999 |
$474,359,882 |
$712,529,607 |
| 8 |
Around the World in 80 Days
|
United Artists
|
10/17/1956 |
$42,000,000 |
$666,760,561 |
| 9 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/12/1981 |
$245,034,358 |
$645,342,265 |
| 10 |
Grease
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/16/1978 |
$181,813,770 |
$564,379,961 |
| 11 |
Shrek 2
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/19/2004 |
$441,226,247 |
$554,550,157 |
| 12 |
Love Story
|
Paramount Pictures
|
1/1/1970 |
$106,397,186 |
$541,596,000 |
| 13 |
Home Alone
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/16/1990 |
$285,761,243 |
$519,397,359 |
| 14 |
Ghostbusters
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/8/1984 |
$238,632,124 |
$518,616,036 |
| 15 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/16/2001 |
$317,575,550 |
$441,739,040 |
| 16 |
Superman
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/15/1978 |
$134,218,018 |
$431,250,492 |
| 17 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/16/2002 |
$310,676,740 |
$410,363,011 |
| 18 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal
|
11/17/2000 |
$260,044,825 |
$380,173,811 |
| 19 |
Shrek
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/18/2001 |
$267,655,011 |
$373,105,018 |
| 20 |
Shrek the Third
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/18/2007 |
$322,719,944 |
$368,137,719 |
| 21 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
12/9/2005 |
$291,710,957 |
$357,325,934 |
| 22 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/15/2002 |
$261,987,880 |
$354,988,111 |
| 23 |
Alice in Wonderland
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
3/5/2010 |
$334,191,110 |
$334,191,112 |
| 24 |
The Incredibles
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
11/5/2004 |
$261,441,092 |
$331,776,930 |
| 25 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
|
IFC Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$241,438,208 |
$326,935,453 |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
47 |
18.51% |
$979,654,940 |
225,208,035 |
$1,549,431,281 |
Apollo 13
|
$172,036,360 |
| 1996 |
55 |
18.72% |
$1,046,590,895 |
236,785,267 |
$1,629,082,637 |
Phenomenon
|
$104,464,977 |
| 1997 |
53 |
17.95% |
$1,168,226,190 |
254,515,510 |
$1,751,066,709 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
$138,133,173 |
| 1998 |
44 |
13.18% |
$892,839,618 |
190,370,920 |
$1,309,751,930 |
The Truman Show
|
$125,466,701 |
| 1999 |
34 |
15.80% |
$1,153,349,691 |
227,037,343 |
$1,562,016,920 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
$430,443,350 |
| 2000 |
34 |
14.55% |
$1,088,366,061 |
201,923,202 |
$1,389,231,630 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
31 |
13.97% |
$1,135,100,343 |
200,547,765 |
$1,379,768,623 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
$291,594,218 |
| 2002 |
57 |
21.65% |
$1,989,292,188 |
342,391,085 |
$2,355,650,665 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
$302,181,125 |
| 2003 |
56 |
15.78% |
$1,475,544,044 |
244,700,508 |
$1,683,539,495 |
Elf
|
$170,837,644 |
| 2004 |
67 |
25.18% |
$2,332,801,850 |
375,652,470 |
$2,584,488,994 |
Shrek 2
|
$436,471,036 |
| 2005 |
70 |
20.88% |
$1,867,768,666 |
291,383,566 |
$2,004,718,934 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
$225,703,346 |
| 2006 |
67 |
22.75% |
$2,104,740,774 |
321,334,472 |
$2,210,781,167 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown
|
$195,330,621 |
| 2007 |
86 |
23.08% |
$2,222,308,679 |
323,009,981 |
$2,222,308,669 |
Shrek the Third
|
$321,012,359 |
| 2008 |
57 |
15.57% |
$1,533,687,765 |
213,605,541 |
$1,469,606,122 |
Kung Fu Panda
|
$215,434,591 |
| 2009 |
65 |
25.52% |
$2,717,469,054 |
362,329,208 |
$2,492,824,951 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
$301,959,197 |
| 2010 |
67 |
27.24% |
$2,852,660,997 |
361,553,994 |
$2,487,491,479 |
Alice in Wonderland
|
$334,191,110 |
| 2011 |
73 |
18.62% |
$1,899,140,924 |
239,488,140 |
$1,647,678,403 |
Kung Fu Panda 2
|
$165,249,063 |
| 2012 |
23 |
17.38% |
$445,581,510 |
56,189,346 |
$386,582,700 |
Doctor Suess' The Lorax
|
$189,332,445 |
|