Box Office History for Source - Based on Book/Short Story
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 |
Bambi
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
8/13/1942 |
$102,797,000 |
$2,970,946,267 |
| 3 |
Pinocchio
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
2/9/1940 |
$84,300,000 |
$2,759,863,070 |
| 4 |
101 Dalmatians
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
1/25/1961 |
$153,000,000 |
$1,749,521,736 |
| 5 |
Lady and the Tramp
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
6/22/1955 |
$93,600,000 |
$1,482,939,757 |
| 6 |
The Sound of Music
|
20th Century Fox
|
4/1/1965 |
$163,214,286 |
$1,275,010,611 |
| 7 |
Song of the South
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
11/12/1946 |
$65,000,000 |
$1,272,580,648 |
| 8 |
Peter Pan
|
RKO Radio Pictures
|
2/5/1953 |
$87,400,000 |
$1,149,310,003 |
| 9 |
Ben-Hur
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/18/1959 |
$73,000,000 |
$1,129,352,942 |
| 10 |
Jaws
|
Universal
|
6/20/1975 |
$260,000,000 |
$1,000,682,925 |
| 11 |
The Wizard of Oz
|
Warner Bros.
|
1/1/1939 |
$28,202,232 |
$967,459,176 |
| 12 |
The Jungle Book
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
10/18/1967 |
$141,843,000 |
$932,617,725 |
| 13 |
The Exorcist
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/26/1973 |
$204,868,002 |
$913,225,162 |
| 14 |
Doctor Zhivago
|
MGM
|
12/22/1965 |
$111,721,000 |
$872,751,174 |
| 15 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$668,021,841 |
| 16 |
Around the World in 80 Days
|
United Artists
|
10/17/1956 |
$42,000,000 |
$666,760,561 |
| 17 |
Forrest Gump
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/6/1994 |
$329,694,499 |
$633,678,391 |
| 18 |
Shrek 2
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/19/2004 |
$441,226,247 |
$554,550,157 |
| 19 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/18/1957 |
$33,300,000 |
$520,271,287 |
| 20 |
Airport
|
Universal
|
1/1/1970 |
$100,489,150 |
$511,522,192 |
| 21 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
12/23/1954 |
$28,200,000 |
$497,758,387 |
| 22 |
Thunderball
|
MGM
|
12/29/1965 |
$63,600,000 |
$496,835,643 |
| 23 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/17/2003 |
$377,845,905 |
$490,835,622 |
| 24 |
Rear Window
|
USA Films
|
9/1/1954 |
$27,559,601 |
$486,454,699 |
| 25 |
The Best Years of Our Lives
|
RKO Radio Pictures
|
11/21/1946 |
$23,600,000 |
$462,044,665 |
| 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 |
69 |
26.56% |
$1,405,364,782 |
323,072,365 |
$2,222,737,871 |
Apollo 13
|
$172,036,360 |
| 1996 |
76 |
28.08% |
$1,569,867,116 |
355,173,558 |
$2,443,594,079 |
Twister
|
$241,688,385 |
| 1997 |
58 |
21.27% |
$1,384,429,592 |
301,618,650 |
$2,075,136,312 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$229,074,524 |
| 1998 |
79 |
14.50% |
$981,823,129 |
209,343,951 |
$1,440,286,383 |
The Horse Whisperer
|
$75,370,763 |
| 1999 |
72 |
22.95% |
$1,675,254,298 |
329,774,465 |
$2,268,848,319 |
Tarzan
|
$170,904,824 |
| 2000 |
60 |
13.68% |
$1,022,911,024 |
189,779,411 |
$1,305,682,348 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
68 |
27.01% |
$2,195,069,313 |
387,821,431 |
$2,668,211,445 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
$291,594,218 |
| 2002 |
78 |
27.02% |
$2,482,524,800 |
427,284,823 |
$2,939,719,582 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
$245,996,000 |
| 2003 |
64 |
19.06% |
$1,782,168,418 |
295,550,318 |
$2,033,386,188 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
$290,410,961 |
| 2004 |
83 |
26.84% |
$2,486,953,880 |
400,475,661 |
$2,755,272,548 |
Shrek 2
|
$436,471,036 |
| 2005 |
93 |
18.19% |
$1,627,694,780 |
253,930,540 |
$1,747,042,115 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
$277,083,157 |
| 2006 |
95 |
17.70% |
$1,637,661,502 |
250,024,661 |
$1,720,169,668 |
The Da Vinci Code
|
$217,536,138 |
| 2007 |
97 |
24.42% |
$2,351,774,150 |
341,827,632 |
$2,351,774,108 |
Shrek the Third
|
$321,012,359 |
| 2008 |
106 |
20.67% |
$2,035,906,582 |
283,552,449 |
$1,950,840,849 |
Twilight
|
$176,922,850 |
| 2009 |
76 |
23.71% |
$2,524,558,358 |
336,607,784 |
$2,315,861,554 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
$301,959,197 |
| 2010 |
69 |
24.74% |
$2,591,267,050 |
328,424,214 |
$2,259,558,592 |
Alice in Wonderland
|
$334,191,110 |
| 2011 |
80 |
21.05% |
$2,146,638,285 |
270,698,400 |
$1,862,404,992 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
|
$381,011,219 |
| 2012 |
28 |
40.52% |
$1,039,022,940 |
131,024,332 |
$901,447,404 |
The Hunger Games
|
$248,483,901 |
|