Box Office History for Source - Based on Book/Short Story
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$593,883,169 |
| 2 |
Forrest Gump
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/6/1994 |
$329,694,499 |
$552,694,205 |
| 3 |
Saturday Night Fever
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/16/1977 |
$139,486,124 |
$430,342,837 |
| 4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
New Line
|
12/17/2003 |
$377,027,325 |
$427,154,996 |
| 5 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
Newmarket Films
|
2/25/2004 |
$370,782,930 |
$410,109,672 |
| 6 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
New Line
|
12/18/2002 |
$341,784,377 |
$401,773,321 |
| 7 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/16/2001 |
$317,557,891 |
$385,872,306 |
| 8 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
New Line
|
12/19/2001 |
$314,776,170 |
$378,809,181 |
| 9 |
Twister
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/10/1996 |
$241,888,385 |
$376,514,048 |
| 10 |
Mrs. Doubtfire
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/24/1993 |
$219,195,243 |
$366,635,400 |
| 11 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$343,380,470 |
| 12 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal
|
11/17/2000 |
$260,031,035 |
$331,522,047 |
| 13 |
Shrek
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
5/18/2001 |
$267,655,011 |
$325,923,268 |
| 14 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
Buena Vista
|
12/9/2005 |
$291,710,957 |
$311,401,645 |
| 15 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/18/2005 |
$290,013,036 |
$310,936,261 |
| 16 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/15/2002 |
$261,987,880 |
$310,324,361 |
| 17 |
Dances with Wolves
|
Orion Pictures
|
11/9/1990 |
$184,208,842 |
$300,796,476 |
| 18 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/11/2007 |
$292,004,738 |
$292,004,737 |
| 19 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/4/2004 |
$249,538,952 |
$276,017,365 |
| 20 |
Apollo 13
|
Universal
|
6/30/1995 |
$172,070,496 |
$272,148,280 |
| 21 |
Kramer vs. Kramer
|
Columbia
|
12/19/1979 |
$106,260,000 |
$271,772,790 |
| 22 |
Beauty and the Beast
|
Buena Vista
|
11/13/1991 |
$171,340,294 |
$264,527,111 |
| 23 |
The Firm
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/30/1993 |
$158,340,892 |
$263,136,553 |
| 24 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
|
Buena Vista
|
6/22/1988 |
$154,112,492 |
$258,211,911 |
| 25 |
Night at the Museum
|
20th Century Fox
|
12/22/2006 |
$250,863,268 |
$256,698,586 |
| 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 |
67 |
23.16% |
$1,218,741,668 |
280,170,500 |
$1,927,573,040 |
Apollo 13
|
$172,070,496 |
| 1996 |
71 |
26.89% |
$1,551,381,182 |
350,991,218 |
$2,414,819,580 |
Twister
|
$241,888,385 |
| 1997 |
51 |
20.04% |
$1,247,680,916 |
271,825,909 |
$1,870,162,254 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$229,086,679 |
| 1998 |
72 |
13.28% |
$895,078,711 |
190,848,340 |
$1,313,036,579 |
The Horse Whisperer
|
$75,383,563 |
| 1999 |
67 |
20.87% |
$1,537,030,537 |
303,760,978 |
$2,089,875,529 |
Tarzan
|
$170,904,824 |
| 2000 |
57 |
15.24% |
$1,136,425,402 |
210,839,592 |
$1,450,576,393 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
63 |
24.89% |
$2,022,749,189 |
358,008,705 |
$2,463,099,890 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
$291,594,218 |
| 2002 |
74 |
26.61% |
$2,485,863,692 |
428,597,191 |
$2,948,748,674 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
$261,031,601 |
| 2003 |
64 |
18.31% |
$1,693,842,266 |
280,902,530 |
$1,932,609,406 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
$290,410,961 |
| 2004 |
80 |
24.60% |
$2,283,610,650 |
367,139,973 |
$2,525,923,014 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
$370,270,943 |
| 2005 |
92 |
17.51% |
$1,551,330,698 |
242,017,267 |
$1,665,078,797 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
$275,132,632 |
| 2006 |
90 |
15.79% |
$1,464,631,088 |
223,607,803 |
$1,538,421,685 |
The Da Vinci Code
|
$217,536,138 |
| 2007 |
92 |
20.08% |
$1,927,998,707 |
280,232,366 |
$1,927,998,678 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
$292,004,738 |
| 2008 |
41 |
27.39% |
$811,125,070 |
117,896,087 |
$811,125,079 |
Horton Hears a Who
|
$149,817,680 |
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