Box Office History for MPAA Rating - PG
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 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1977 |
$460,998,007 |
$1,169,002,703 |
| 2 |
Peter Pan
|
Buena Vista
|
2/5/1953 |
$87,400,000 |
$1,045,886,669 |
| 3 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$964,755,189 |
| 4 |
Jaws
|
Universal
|
6/20/1975 |
$260,000,000 |
$910,634,144 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/21/1980 |
$290,271,960 |
$693,279,648 |
| 6 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1983 |
$309,205,079 |
$667,572,706 |
| 7 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/19/1999 |
$431,088,297 |
$609,211,218 |
| 8 |
Around the World in 80 Days
|
United Artists
|
10/17/1956 |
$42,000,000 |
$606,760,562 |
| 9 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/12/1981 |
$245,034,358 |
$587,269,640 |
| 10 |
Grease
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/16/1978 |
$181,508,510 |
$513,248,076 |
| 11 |
Shrek 2
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/19/2004 |
$441,226,247 |
$504,647,671 |
| 12 |
Love Story
|
Paramount Pictures
|
1/1/1970 |
$106,397,186 |
$492,859,224 |
| 13 |
Ghostbusters
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/8/1984 |
$238,632,124 |
$471,947,166 |
| 14 |
Home Alone
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/16/1990 |
$285,761,243 |
$470,553,161 |
| 15 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/16/2001 |
$317,557,891 |
$401,988,125 |
| 16 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/16/2002 |
$310,676,740 |
$373,435,541 |
| 17 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal
|
11/17/2000 |
$260,044,825 |
$345,962,987 |
| 18 |
Shrek
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/18/2001 |
$267,655,011 |
$339,530,296 |
| 19 |
Shrek the Third
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/18/2007 |
$322,719,944 |
$335,009,990 |
| 20 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
Buena Vista
|
12/9/2005 |
$291,710,957 |
$325,171,128 |
| 21 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/15/2002 |
$261,987,880 |
$323,043,680 |
| 22 |
The Incredibles
|
Buena Vista
|
11/5/2004 |
$261,441,092 |
$301,921,211 |
| 23 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/15/2009 |
$301,814,491 |
$301,809,060 |
| 24 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
|
IFC Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$241,438,208 |
$297,515,405 |
| 25 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/20/1992 |
$173,585,516 |
$294,228,753 |
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 |
54 |
18.10% |
$1,178,107,476 |
256,668,296 |
$1,765,877,876 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
$138,133,173 |
| 1998 |
44 |
13.18% |
$892,834,711 |
190,369,874 |
$1,309,744,733 |
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 |
13.96% |
$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 |
84 |
21.44% |
$2,068,013,039 |
300,583,289 |
$2,068,013,028 |
Shrek the Third
|
$321,012,359 |
| 2008 |
55 |
14.92% |
$1,469,472,085 |
204,661,852 |
$1,408,073,542 |
Kung Fu Panda
|
$215,434,591 |
| 2009 |
54 |
25.25% |
$2,203,946,421 |
306,956,326 |
$2,111,859,523 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
$301,809,058 |
|