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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Box Office History for Source - Based on Real Life Events

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009 

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

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Titanic Paramount Pictures 12/19/1997 $600,788,188 $925,007,090
2 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox 6/12/1963 $48,000,000 $405,458,822
3 The Longest Day 20th Century Fox 10/4/1962 $39,100,000 $401,054,287
4 Bonnie and Clyde Warner Bros. 8/13/1967 $50,700,000 $303,355,000
5 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista 5/25/2001 $198,539,855 $251,857,979
6 Pocahontas Buena Vista 6/10/1995 $141,579,773 $233,667,284
7 Patch Adams Universal 12/25/1998 $135,041,968 $198,525,937
8 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony Pictures 12/15/2006 $162,586,036 $175,170,553
9 Schindler's List Universal 12/15/1993 $96,067,179 $167,894,119
10 Erin Brockovich Universal 3/17/2000 $125,548,685 $167,242,957
11 Remember the Titans Buena Vista 9/29/2000 $115,654,751 $153,934,174
12 Dangerous Minds Buena Vista 8/11/1995 $84,919,401 $139,919,353
13 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lionsgate 6/23/2004 $119,114,517 $137,678,403
14 American Gangster Universal 11/2/2007 $130,164,645 $135,796,216
15 Chariots of Fire Sony Pictures 9/25/1981 $57,159,946 $135,194,037
16 Walk the Line 20th Century Fox 11/18/2005 $119,519,402 $133,227,083
17 Braveheart Paramount Pictures 5/24/1995 $75,545,647 $124,470,850
18 Gandhi Sony Pictures 12/8/1982 $52,767,889 $120,492,872
19 The Aviator Miramax 12/17/2004 $102,608,827 $116,072,548
20 Everest MacGillivray Freeman Films 3/6/1998 $87,178,599 $114,466,734
21 Cool Runnings Buena Vista 10/1/1993 $68,856,263 $111,022,337
22 The Living Sea MacGillivray Freeman Films 12/31/1995 $64,800,000 $106,957,243
23 La Bamba Sony Pictures 7/24/1987 $54,215,416 $96,735,020
24 Space Station IMAX Films 4/19/2002 $80,016,039 $92,806,081
25 The Terminal Dreamworks SKG 6/18/2004 $77,073,959 $89,064,698
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 21 8.10% $428,731,144 98,558,884 $678,085,122 Pocahontas $141,539,152
1996 24 3.31% $184,841,997 41,819,456 $287,717,857 Dead Man Walking $39,261,491
1997 24 6.83% $444,610,119 96,864,950 $666,430,856 Titanic $157,467,971
1998 24 10.16% $688,290,075 146,756,945 $1,009,687,782 Titanic $443,319,081
1999 33 3.55% $259,114,438 51,006,777 $350,926,626 Patch Adams $69,519,968
2000 53 8.02% $599,793,918 111,279,022 $765,599,671 Erin Brockovich $125,548,685
2001 34 4.88% $396,561,645 70,063,895 $482,039,598 Pearl Harbor $198,539,855
2002 36 1.77% $162,330,737 27,939,885 $192,226,409 Space Station $29,820,971
2003 56 2.20% $205,626,452 34,100,573 $234,611,942 Radio $51,801,566
2004 105 6.47% $599,372,201 96,517,262 $664,038,763 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119,078,393
2005 122 6.89% $616,018,219 96,102,687 $661,186,487 Walk the Line $92,436,258
2006 140 8.09% $748,424,351 114,263,263 $786,131,249 The Pursuit of Happyness $104,510,417
2007 154 5.71% $550,709,483 80,044,985 $550,709,497 American Gangster $129,150,735
2008 166 3.76% $370,499,354 51,601,579 $355,018,864 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65,281,781
2009 86 3.42% $287,162,913 39,994,836 $275,164,472 The Haunting in Connecticut $55,325,526