Box Office History for MPAA Rating - R
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 Exorcist
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/26/1973 |
$204,868,002 |
$913,225,162 |
| 2 |
National Lampoon's Animal House
|
Universal
|
7/28/1978 |
$141,600,000 |
$477,446,158 |
| 3 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
Newmarket Films
|
2/25/2004 |
$370,782,930 |
$471,059,905 |
| 4 |
M*A*S*H
|
|
1/1/1970 |
$81,600,000 |
$415,370,320 |
| 5 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/3/1991 |
$204,859,496 |
$378,305,349 |
| 6 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/2003 |
$281,553,689 |
$368,401,095 |
| 7 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
7/24/1998 |
$216,335,085 |
$360,253,203 |
| 8 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II
|
Sony/TriStar
|
5/22/1985 |
$150,415,432 |
$334,303,592 |
| 9 |
Bonnie and Clyde
|
Warner Bros.
|
8/13/1967 |
$50,700,000 |
$333,352,500 |
| 10 |
Pretty Woman
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
3/23/1990 |
$178,406,268 |
$327,415,693 |
| 11 |
House of Wax
|
|
4/10/1953 |
$23,800,000 |
$312,970,003 |
| 12 |
Beverly Hills Cop II
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/20/1987 |
$153,665,036 |
$308,603,732 |
| 13 |
Air Force One
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/25/1997 |
$172,956,409 |
$296,709,675 |
| 14 |
There's Something About Mary
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/15/1998 |
$176,484,651 |
$296,670,249 |
| 15 |
The Hangover
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/5/2009 |
$277,322,503 |
$291,743,275 |
| 16 |
True Lies
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/15/1994 |
$146,282,411 |
$282,868,004 |
| 17 |
Gladiator
|
Sony Pictures
|
5/5/2000 |
$187,683,805 |
$274,642,647 |
| 18 |
The Firm
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/30/1993 |
$158,340,892 |
$273,943,775 |
| 19 |
Jerry Maguire
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/13/1996 |
$153,952,592 |
$268,057,195 |
| 20 |
The Matrix
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/31/1999 |
$171,479,930 |
$266,183,833 |
| 21 |
Lethal Weapon 3
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/1992 |
$144,731,527 |
$265,787,574 |
| 22 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
New Line
|
7/15/2005 |
$209,218,368 |
$257,524,637 |
| 23 |
The Hangover Part II
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/26/2011 |
$254,464,305 |
$253,180,750 |
| 24 |
Midnight Cowboy
|
MGM
|
5/25/1969 |
$44,785,053 |
$248,840,895 |
| 25 |
Ransom
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
11/8/1996 |
$136,492,681 |
$242,789,810 |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
168 |
39.21% |
$2,074,654,244 |
476,932,008 |
$3,281,292,215 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
|
$99,941,764 |
| 1996 |
187 |
40.64% |
$2,272,553,236 |
514,152,312 |
$3,537,367,907 |
The Rock
|
$133,955,936 |
| 1997 |
185 |
39.81% |
$2,591,178,807 |
564,526,976 |
$3,883,945,595 |
Air Force One
|
$172,144,501 |
| 1998 |
202 |
35.12% |
$2,378,980,120 |
507,245,222 |
$3,489,847,127 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
$190,373,184 |
| 1999 |
221 |
40.95% |
$2,989,078,932 |
588,401,361 |
$4,048,201,364 |
The Matrix
|
$171,383,253 |
| 2000 |
224 |
34.32% |
$2,567,009,545 |
476,254,086 |
$3,276,628,112 |
Gladiator
|
$186,610,052 |
| 2001 |
210 |
27.90% |
$2,267,978,010 |
400,702,826 |
$2,756,835,443 |
Hannibal
|
$165,091,986 |
| 2002 |
229 |
23.80% |
$2,186,183,413 |
376,279,412 |
$2,588,802,355 |
8 Mile
|
$114,707,095 |
| 2003 |
214 |
28.74% |
$2,687,317,581 |
445,657,975 |
$3,066,126,868 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$281,553,689 |
| 2004 |
191 |
22.64% |
$2,097,974,172 |
337,838,024 |
$2,324,325,605 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
$370,270,943 |
| 2005 |
194 |
19.26% |
$1,722,829,950 |
268,772,225 |
$1,849,152,908 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
$209,218,368 |
| 2006 |
223 |
21.29% |
$1,970,166,411 |
300,788,761 |
$2,069,426,676 |
Borat
|
$125,789,589 |
| 2007 |
242 |
25.65% |
$2,469,490,357 |
358,937,552 |
$2,469,490,358 |
300
|
$210,592,590 |
| 2008 |
235 |
20.12% |
$1,981,775,387 |
276,013,287 |
$1,898,971,415 |
Sex and the City
|
$152,647,258 |
| 2009 |
184 |
25.68% |
$2,733,819,959 |
364,509,333 |
$2,507,824,211 |
The Hangover
|
$277,322,503 |
| 2010 |
193 |
23.24% |
$2,434,719,793 |
308,582,996 |
$2,123,051,012 |
Shutter Island
|
$128,012,934 |
| 2011 |
210 |
22.30% |
$2,274,260,319 |
286,791,965 |
$1,973,128,719 |
The Hangover Part II
|
$254,464,305 |
| 2012 |
62 |
30.09% |
$771,595,612 |
97,300,838 |
$669,429,765 |
Safe House
|
$123,881,780 |
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