Box Office History for Production Method - Live Action
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 |
Gone with the Wind
|
MGM
|
12/15/1939 |
$198,680,470 |
$3,665,355,125 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1977 |
$460,998,007 |
$1,284,600,464 |
| 3 |
The Sound of Music
|
20th Century Fox
|
4/1/1965 |
$163,214,286 |
$1,275,010,611 |
| 4 |
The Ten Commandments
|
|
10/5/1956 |
$80,000,000 |
$1,270,020,123 |
| 5 |
Ben-Hur
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/18/1959 |
$73,000,000 |
$1,129,352,942 |
| 6 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$1,060,155,772 |
| 7 |
Titanic
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/19/1997 |
$600,788,188 |
$1,016,477,150 |
| 8 |
Jaws
|
Universal
|
6/20/1975 |
$260,000,000 |
$1,000,682,925 |
| 9 |
The Wizard of Oz
|
Warner Bros.
|
1/1/1939 |
$28,202,232 |
$967,459,176 |
| 10 |
The Exorcist
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/26/1973 |
$204,868,002 |
$913,225,162 |
| 11 |
Doctor Zhivago
|
MGM
|
12/22/1965 |
$111,721,000 |
$872,751,174 |
| 12 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/21/1980 |
$290,271,960 |
$761,835,156 |
| 13 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1983 |
$309,205,079 |
$733,586,163 |
| 14 |
The Graduate
|
Embassy
|
12/21/1967 |
$104,397,102 |
$686,410,946 |
| 15 |
Around the World in 80 Days
|
United Artists
|
10/17/1956 |
$42,000,000 |
$666,760,561 |
| 16 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/12/1981 |
$245,034,358 |
$645,342,265 |
| 17 |
Forrest Gump
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/6/1994 |
$329,694,499 |
$633,678,391 |
| 18 |
My Fair Lady
|
|
10/22/1964 |
$72,000,000 |
$610,838,711 |
| 19 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
Sony/Columbia
|
11/16/1977 |
$166,000,000 |
$587,327,355 |
| 20 |
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/18/2008 |
$533,345,358 |
$585,975,751 |
| 21 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
|
20th Century Fox
|
10/24/1969 |
$102,308,900 |
$568,462,831 |
| 22 |
Grease
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/16/1978 |
$181,813,770 |
$564,379,937 |
| 23 |
Spider-Man
|
Sony Pictures
|
5/3/2002 |
$403,706,375 |
$548,234,646 |
| 24 |
Independence Day
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/3/1996 |
$306,169,255 |
$546,452,224 |
| 25 |
White Christmas
|
Paramount Pictures
|
4/27/1954 |
$30,000,000 |
$529,530,202 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in
Release | Market
Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|
| 1995 |
303 |
93.35% |
$4,939,629,435 |
1,135,547,001 |
$7,812,563,367 |
Batman Forever
|
$183,997,904 |
| 1996 |
307 |
93.21% |
$5,211,837,502 |
1,179,148,753 |
$8,112,543,421 |
Independence Day
|
$306,124,059 |
| 1997 |
294 |
90.17% |
$5,868,607,487 |
1,278,563,728 |
$8,796,518,449 |
Men in Black
|
$250,107,128 |
| 1998 |
318 |
91.98% |
$6,229,785,514 |
1,328,312,471 |
$9,138,789,800 |
Titanic
|
$443,319,081 |
| 1999 |
328 |
85.89% |
$6,269,603,965 |
1,234,174,009 |
$8,491,117,182 |
The Sixth Sense
|
$276,386,495 |
| 2000 |
381 |
91.43% |
$6,839,116,142 |
1,268,852,718 |
$8,729,706,700 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
361 |
81.67% |
$6,638,008,166 |
1,172,792,959 |
$8,068,815,558 |
Rush Hour 2
|
$226,138,454 |
| 2002 |
385 |
80.12% |
$7,360,445,641 |
1,266,858,108 |
$8,715,983,783 |
Spider-Man
|
$403,706,375 |
| 2003 |
393 |
84.40% |
$7,890,683,209 |
1,308,571,014 |
$9,002,968,576 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
$305,411,224 |
| 2004 |
574 |
80.87% |
$7,492,524,169 |
1,206,525,615 |
$8,300,896,231 |
Spider-Man 2
|
$373,524,485 |
| 2005 |
621 |
76.12% |
$6,810,989,153 |
1,062,556,809 |
$7,310,390,846 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
$209,218,368 |
| 2006 |
600 |
84.20% |
$7,790,528,557 |
1,189,393,682 |
$8,183,028,532 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
$423,315,812 |
| 2007 |
666 |
77.83% |
$7,494,239,473 |
1,089,278,999 |
$7,494,239,513 |
Spider-Man 3
|
$336,530,303 |
| 2008 |
698 |
87.14% |
$8,584,942,925 |
1,195,674,503 |
$8,226,240,581 |
The Dark Knight
|
$531,001,578 |
| 2009 |
462 |
72.62% |
$7,732,292,671 |
1,030,972,362 |
$7,093,089,851 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
$287,954,655 |
| 2010 |
474 |
68.63% |
$7,187,643,306 |
910,981,417 |
$6,267,552,149 |
Iron Man 2
|
$312,433,331 |
| 2011 |
647 |
71.74% |
$7,313,989,931 |
918,842,954 |
$6,321,639,524 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
|
$276,125,476 |
| 2012 |
132 |
89.87% |
$839,244,223 |
105,432,695 |
$725,376,942 |
Beauty and the Beast
|
$78,916,038 |
|
Monday, February 13, 2012
