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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   2010   2011   2012 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox 6/12/1963 $48,000,000 $445,552,939
2 The Longest Day 20th Century Fox 10/4/1962 $39,100,000 $440,712,858
3 Bonnie and Clyde Warner Bros. 8/13/1967 $50,700,000 $333,352,500
4 The Dream is Alive IMAX Films 12/31/1985 $125,900,000 $279,817,185
5 Pearl Harbor Walt Disney Pictures 5/25/2001 $198,539,855 $276,763,156
6 Pocahontas Walt Disney Pictures 6/10/1995 $141,579,773 $256,773,659
7 Patch Adams Universal 12/25/1998 $135,041,968 $218,157,332
8 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony Pictures 12/15/2006 $162,586,036 $192,492,433
9 Schindler's List Universal 12/15/1993 $96,067,179 $184,496,462
10 Erin Brockovich Universal 3/17/2000 $125,548,685 $183,780,910
11 Remember the Titans Walt Disney Pictures 9/29/2000 $115,654,751 $169,156,077
12 Dangerous Minds Walt Disney Pictures 8/11/1995 $84,919,401 $153,755,389
13 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lionsgate 6/23/2004 $119,114,517 $151,292,841
14 American Gangster Universal 11/2/2007 $130,164,645 $149,224,533
15 Chariots of Fire Warner Bros. 9/25/1981 $57,159,946 $148,562,806
16 Walk the Line 20th Century Fox 11/18/2005 $119,519,402 $146,401,349
17 Braveheart Paramount Pictures 5/24/1995 $75,545,647 $136,779,249
18 Gandhi Sony Pictures 12/8/1982 $52,767,889 $132,407,905
19 The Aviator Miramax 12/17/2004 $102,608,827 $127,550,474
20 Everest MacGillivray Freeman Films 3/6/1998 $87,178,599 $125,785,867
21 The Vow Sony Pictures 2/10/2012 $123,473,456 $122,850,637
22 Cool Runnings Walt Disney Pictures 10/1/1993 $68,856,263 $122,000,869
23 The Living Sea MacGillivray Freeman Films 12/31/1995 $64,800,000 $117,533,795
24 Space Station IMAX Films 4/19/2002 $85,176,561 $107,031,361
25 La Bamba Sony Pictures 7/24/1987 $54,215,416 $106,300,739
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 4.41% $287,171,126 62,564,516 $430,443,870 Donnie Brasco $41,954,997
1998 23 3.62% $244,970,994 52,232,621 $359,360,432 Patch Adams $65,495,000
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 57 2.22% $207,881,452 34,474,537 $237,184,815 Radio $51,801,566
2004 105 6.47% $599,372,201 96,517,262 $664,038,763 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119,078,393
2005 123 6.96% $622,379,811 97,095,135 $668,014,529 Walk the Line $92,436,258
2006 143 8.09% $748,476,543 114,271,231 $786,186,069 The Pursuit of Happyness $104,510,417
2007 156 5.90% $567,899,753 82,543,572 $567,899,775 American Gangster $129,150,735
2008 166 3.76% $370,589,621 51,614,149 $355,105,345 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65,281,781
2009 103 3.40% $362,203,185 48,293,759 $332,261,062 Michael Jackson's This Is It $72,091,016
2010 138 4.14% $433,984,711 55,004,402 $378,430,286 The Social Network $93,222,026
2011 180 4.10% $418,095,932 52,723,321 $362,736,448 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never $73,013,910
2012 61 9.40% $241,134,004 30,407,819 $209,205,795 The Vow $123,473,456