Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Heavy Metal
|
Columbia
|
8/7/1981 |
$19,571,091 |
$50,546,920 |
| 2 |
Wizards
|
|
3/2/1977 |
$9,000,000 |
$28,977,575 |
| 3 |
A Scanner Darkly
|
Warner Independent
|
7/7/2006 |
$5,501,616 |
$6,030,776 |
| 4 |
Waking Life
|
Fox Searchlight
|
10/19/2001 |
$2,892,011 |
$3,657,126 |
| 5 |
The Lord of the Rings
|
|
11/15/1978 |
$27,000,000 |
$2,828,331 |
| 6 |
Fire and Ice
|
20th Century Fox
|
8/26/1983 |
$760,883 |
$1,734,329 |
| 7 |
American Pop
|
Columbia
|
2/13/1981 |
$6,000,000 |
$542,593 |
| 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 |
|---|
| 2001 |
1 |
.03% |
$2,539,796 |
448,727 |
$3,087,242 |
Waking Life
|
$2,539,796 |
| 2002 |
1 |
.00% |
$352,215 |
60,622 |
$417,079 |
Waking Life
|
$352,215 |
| 2006 |
1 |
.06% |
$5,501,616 |
839,941 |
$5,778,794 |
A Scanner Darkly
|
$5,501,616 |
|
Sunday, November 22, 2009
