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Friday, May 9, 2008

Box Office History for Source - Based on Comic/Graphic Novel

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Spider-Man Sony Pictures 5/3/2002 $403,706,375 $478,879,283
2 Batman Warner Bros. 6/23/1989 $251,188,924 $433,127,772
3 Superman Warner Bros. 12/15/1978 $134,218,018 $394,623,914
4 Men in Black Sony Pictures 7/2/1997 $250,690,539 $375,744,079
5 Batman Begins Warner Bros. 6/15/2005 $205,343,774 $220,400,181
6 300 Warner Bros. 3/9/2007 $210,614,939 $210,614,936
7 Superman Returns Warner Bros. 6/28/2006 $200,120,000 $210,202,383
8 The Mask New Line 7/29/1994 $119,920,129 $202,103,130
9 X-Men 20th Century Fox 7/14/2000 $157,299,717 $200,783,312
10 Dick Tracy Buena Vista 6/15/1990 $103,738,726 $169,128,536
11 Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox 7/8/2005 $154,695,569 $166,038,301
12 Over the Hedge Paramount Pictures 5/19/2006 $155,019,340 $162,829,476
13 Hulk Universal 6/20/2003 $132,160,047 $150,789,572
14 The Road to Perdition Dreamworks SKG 7/12/2002 $104,054,514 $123,430,179
15 Daredevil 20th Century Fox 2/14/2003 $102,543,518 $116,998,246
16 Ghost Rider Sony Pictures 2/16/2007 $115,802,596 $115,802,598
17 Iron Man Paramount Pictures 5/2/2008 $104,250,000 $104,249,998
18 Blade New Line 8/21/1998 $70,141,876 $102,894,693
19 The Crow Miramax 5/11/1994 $50,638,075 $85,389,696
20 Dennis the Menace Warner Bros. 6/25/1993 $51,270,765 $85,203,592
21 Garfield 20th Century Fox 6/11/2004 $75,367,693 $83,364,905
22 Spawn New Line 7/31/1997 $54,979,992 $82,410,099
23 Constantine Warner Bros. 2/18/2005 $75,976,178 $81,546,975
24 Sin City Miramax/Dimension 4/1/2005 $74,098,862 $79,532,009
25 The Rocketeer Buena Vista 6/21/1991 $46,573,027 $76,109,842
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 3 .76% $39,852,190 9,161,423 $63,030,590 Judge Dredd $34,687,912
1996 2 .36% $20,996,551 4,750,351 $32,682,415 The Phantom $17,220,599
1997 3 4.93% $306,773,549 66,835,196 $459,826,148 Men in Black $250,107,128
1998 2 1.05% $70,725,287 15,080,019 $103,750,531 Blade $70,141,876
1999 3 .62% $45,416,761 8,975,644 $61,752,431 The Mystery Men $29,762,011
2000 1 2.11% $157,299,717 29,183,621 $200,783,312 X-Men $157,299,717
2001 4 .53% $43,038,239 7,617,388 $52,407,629 From Hell $31,507,144
2002 6 5.49% $512,612,875 88,381,529 $608,064,920 Spider-Man $403,706,375
2003 5 3.57% $330,180,359 54,756,279 $376,723,200 Hulk $132,160,047
2004 4 2.24% $208,334,674 33,494,320 $230,440,922 Garfield $75,367,693
2005 6 6.11% $541,442,026 84,468,335 $581,142,145 Batman Begins $205,343,774
2006 8 4.98% $461,494,686 70,457,205 $484,745,570 Superman Returns $200,120,000
2007 5 4.38% $420,299,001 61,089,971 $420,299,000 300 $210,614,939
2008 4 3.66% $108,520,337 15,773,305 $108,520,338 Iron Man $104,250,000