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Friday, November 20, 2009

Box Office History for Source - Based on Book/Short Story

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



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Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Gone with the Wind MGM 12/15/1939 $198,680,470 $3,335,519,619
2 Bambi Buena Vista 8/13/1942 $102,797,000 $2,703,598,758
3 Pinocchio Buena Vista 2/9/1940 $84,300,000 $2,511,510,373
4 101 Dalmatians Buena Vista 1/25/1961 $153,000,000 $1,592,086,953
5 Lady and the Tramp Buena Vista 6/22/1955 $93,600,000 $1,349,493,974
6 The Sound of Music 20th Century Fox 4/1/1965 $163,214,286 $1,160,275,816
7 Song of the South Buena Vista 11/12/1946 $65,000,000 $1,158,064,519
8 Peter Pan Buena Vista 2/5/1953 $87,400,000 $1,045,886,669
9 Ben-Hur MGM 11/18/1959 $73,000,000 $1,027,725,491
10 Jaws Universal 6/20/1975 $260,000,000 $910,634,144
11 The Jungle Book Buena Vista 10/18/1967 $141,843,000 $848,693,950
12 The Wizard of Oz MGM 1/1/1939 $27,062,232 $844,812,284
13 The Exorcist Warner Bros. 12/26/1973 $204,632,868 $830,092,652
14 Doctor Zhivago MGM 12/22/1965 $111,721,000 $794,214,630
15 Jurassic Park Universal 6/11/1993 $357,067,947 $607,908,342
16 Around the World in 80 Days United Artists 10/17/1956 $42,000,000 $606,760,562
17 Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures 7/6/1994 $329,694,499 $576,655,367
18 The Bridge on the River Kwai Columbia 12/18/1957 $33,300,000 $473,453,465
19 Airport Universal 1/1/1970 $100,489,150 $465,491,678
20 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Buena Vista 12/23/1954 $28,200,000 $452,966,441
21 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line 12/17/2003 $377,027,325 $445,925,474
22 Rear Window USA Films 9/1/1954 $27,559,601 $442,679,942
23 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films 2/25/2004 $370,782,930 $428,670,484
24 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO Radio Pictures 11/21/1946 $23,600,000 $420,466,501
25 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line 12/18/2002 $341,784,377 $415,809,503
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 67 22.91% $1,212,211,913 278,669,407 $1,917,245,520 Apollo 13 $172,036,360
1996 72 27.00% $1,509,688,982 341,558,595 $2,349,923,134 Twister $241,688,385
1997 55 19.73% $1,284,328,437 279,810,120 $1,925,093,626 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $229,074,524
1998 76 13.19% $893,651,817 190,544,097 $1,310,943,387 The Horse Whisperer $75,370,763
1999 66 21.04% $1,535,744,290 302,311,864 $2,079,905,624 Tarzan $170,904,824
2000 58 15.21% $1,138,004,011 211,132,469 $1,452,591,387 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $253,367,455
2001 67 24.90% $2,023,857,144 357,571,931 $2,460,094,885 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $291,594,218
2002 77 26.34% $2,419,876,136 416,501,921 $2,865,533,216 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $245,996,000
2003 62 18.43% $1,723,418,440 285,807,370 $1,966,354,706 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $290,410,961
2004 81 24.65% $2,283,789,489 367,759,979 $2,530,188,656 The Passion of the Christ $370,270,943
2005 90 17.24% $1,542,184,260 240,590,366 $1,655,261,718 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $277,083,157
2006 90 16.03% $1,483,107,947 226,428,698 $1,557,829,442 The Da Vinci Code $217,536,138
2007 93 19.94% $1,923,586,275 279,591,023 $1,923,586,238 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $292,004,738
2008 102 18.34% $1,806,888,309 251,655,753 $1,731,391,581 Twilight $176,922,850
2009 60 19.36% $1,689,811,662 235,349,813 $1,619,206,713 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $301,809,058