Box Office History for Source - Based on Real Life Events
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 |
Titanic
|
20th Century Fox
|
12/19/1997 |
$600,788,188 |
$886,359,440 |
| 2 |
Pearl Harbor
|
Buena Vista
|
5/25/2001 |
$198,539,855 |
$241,761,803 |
| 3 |
Pocahontas
|
Buena Vista
|
6/10/1995 |
$141,579,773 |
$223,922,851 |
| 4 |
Patch Adams
|
Universal
|
12/25/1998 |
$135,041,968 |
$190,639,840 |
| 5 |
Coal Miner's Daughter
|
Universal
|
3/7/1980 |
$67,182,787 |
$171,828,096 |
| 6 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/15/2006 |
$162,586,036 |
$167,544,175 |
| 7 |
Schindler's List
|
Universal
|
12/15/1993 |
$96,067,179 |
$161,844,576 |
| 8 |
Erin Brockovich
|
Universal
|
3/17/2000 |
$125,548,685 |
$160,255,090 |
| 9 |
Remember the Titans
|
Buena Vista
|
9/29/2000 |
$115,654,751 |
$147,513,984 |
| 10 |
Dangerous Minds
|
Buena Vista
|
8/11/1995 |
$84,919,401 |
$134,293,004 |
| 11 |
Chariots of Fire
|
Sony Pictures
|
9/25/1981 |
$57,159,946 |
$134,078,788 |
| 12 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
Lionsgate
|
6/23/2004 |
$119,114,517 |
$131,753,679 |
| 13 |
American Gangster
|
Universal
|
11/2/2007 |
$130,164,645 |
$130,164,646 |
| 14 |
Walk the Line
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/18/2005 |
$119,519,402 |
$127,645,679 |
| 15 |
Everest
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
3/6/1998 |
$87,178,599 |
$123,478,387 |
| 16 |
Braveheart
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/24/1995 |
$75,545,647 |
$119,270,118 |
| 17 |
Gandhi
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/8/1982 |
$52,767,889 |
$115,458,351 |
| 18 |
Cool Runnings
|
Buena Vista
|
10/1/1993 |
$68,856,263 |
$114,699,659 |
| 19 |
The Aviator
|
Miramax
|
12/17/2004 |
$102,608,827 |
$111,166,538 |
| 20 |
La Bamba
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/24/1987 |
$54,215,416 |
$95,396,945 |
| 21 |
Tombstone
|
Buena Vista
|
12/25/1993 |
$56,505,000 |
$94,717,049 |
| 22 |
The Terminal
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
6/18/2004 |
$77,073,959 |
$85,252,227 |
| 23 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$74,748,595 |
$84,303,894 |
| 24 |
Ray
|
Universal
|
10/29/2004 |
$75,305,995 |
$83,175,519 |
| 25 |
March of the Penguins
|
Warner Independent
|
6/24/2005 |
$77,413,017 |
$83,089,168 |
| 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 |
20 |
6.93% |
$364,434,061 |
83,777,942 |
$576,392,241 |
Pocahontas
|
$141,539,152 |
| 1996 |
21 |
3.34% |
$192,561,217 |
43,565,885 |
$299,733,289 |
Dead Man Walking
|
$39,269,018 |
| 1997 |
25 |
7.02% |
$437,202,926 |
95,251,181 |
$655,328,125 |
Titanic
|
$157,467,971 |
| 1998 |
21 |
9.60% |
$647,054,424 |
137,964,697 |
$949,197,115 |
Titanic
|
$443,320,217 |
| 1999 |
35 |
4.22% |
$310,585,413 |
61,380,515 |
$422,297,943 |
Patch Adams
|
$69,546,968 |
| 2000 |
52 |
7.62% |
$568,443,139 |
105,462,552 |
$725,582,358 |
Erin Brockovich
|
$125,548,685 |
| 2001 |
34 |
4.87% |
$395,787,113 |
70,050,814 |
$481,949,600 |
Pearl Harbor
|
$198,539,855 |
| 2002 |
32 |
1.50% |
$139,716,295 |
24,089,018 |
$165,732,444 |
Space Station
|
$30,460,417 |
| 2003 |
56 |
2.17% |
$200,365,784 |
33,228,156 |
$228,609,713 |
Radio
|
$51,801,566 |
| 2004 |
108 |
6.64% |
$616,560,701 |
99,125,515 |
$681,983,543 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
$119,114,517 |
| 2005 |
120 |
6.82% |
$603,744,850 |
94,187,960 |
$648,013,165 |
Walk the Line
|
$91,742,439 |
| 2006 |
140 |
7.83% |
$726,445,881 |
110,907,774 |
$763,045,485 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
|
$98,411,670 |
| 2007 |
149 |
5.82% |
$559,132,816 |
81,269,305 |
$559,132,818 |
American Gangster
|
$129,018,725 |
| 2008 |
74 |
6.13% |
$181,678,491 |
26,406,760 |
$181,678,509 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
|
$65,273,620 |
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