Box Office History for Source - Original Screenplay
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1977 |
$460,998,007 |
$1,169,002,703 |
| 2 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$964,755,189 |
| 3 |
The Sting
|
Universal
|
12/25/1973 |
$159,616,327 |
$647,483,181 |
| 4 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/12/1981 |
$245,034,358 |
$587,269,640 |
| 5 |
The Lion King
|
Buena Vista
|
6/15/1994 |
$328,539,505 |
$549,149,814 |
| 6 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
Sony Pictures
|
11/16/1977 |
$166,000,000 |
$534,475,337 |
| 7 |
Independence Day
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/3/1996 |
$306,169,255 |
$497,278,450 |
| 8 |
Beverly Hills Cop
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/5/1984 |
$234,760,478 |
$474,621,112 |
| 9 |
Ghostbusters
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/8/1984 |
$238,632,124 |
$471,947,166 |
| 10 |
Home Alone
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/16/1990 |
$285,761,243 |
$470,553,161 |
| 11 |
American Graffiti
|
Universal
|
8/11/1973 |
$115,000,000 |
$466,497,172 |
| 12 |
Blazing Saddles
|
Warner Bros.
|
1/1/1974 |
$119,500,000 |
$458,828,875 |
| 13 |
The Bells of St. Mary's
|
RKO Radio Pictures
|
12/7/1945 |
$21,300,000 |
$434,471,594 |
| 14 |
Billy Jack
|
Warner Bros.
|
1/1/1971 |
$98,000,000 |
$426,448,482 |
| 15 |
The Sixth Sense
|
Buena Vista
|
8/6/1999 |
$293,506,292 |
$413,439,823 |
| 16 |
Tootsie
|
Sony Pictures
|
12/17/1982 |
$177,200,000 |
$408,092,539 |
| 17 |
Finding Nemo
|
Buena Vista
|
5/30/2003 |
$339,714,978 |
$404,502,345 |
| 18 |
Back to the Future
|
Universal
|
7/3/1985 |
$210,609,762 |
$403,885,619 |
| 19 |
Aladdin
|
Buena Vista
|
11/11/1992 |
$217,350,219 |
$361,255,762 |
| 20 |
Ghost
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/13/1990 |
$217,631,306 |
$350,737,313 |
| 21 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
7/24/1998 |
$216,335,085 |
$327,834,980 |
| 22 |
Top Gun
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/16/1986 |
$176,786,701 |
$326,018,447 |
| 23 |
Monsters, Inc.
|
Buena Vista
|
11/2/2001 |
$255,870,172 |
$324,038,146 |
| 24 |
Crocodile Dundee
|
Paramount Pictures
|
9/26/1986 |
$174,803,506 |
$320,916,505 |
| 25 |
Gremlins
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/8/1984 |
$148,168,459 |
$316,512,530 |
| 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 |
170 |
43.97% |
$2,326,348,668 |
534,792,799 |
$3,679,374,457 |
Toy Story
|
$150,004,917 |
| 1996 |
173 |
50.95% |
$2,848,610,652 |
644,482,040 |
$4,434,036,435 |
Independence Day
|
$306,124,059 |
| 1997 |
169 |
46.24% |
$3,009,288,407 |
655,618,397 |
$4,510,654,571 |
Liar Liar
|
$181,395,380 |
| 1998 |
160 |
48.19% |
$3,263,630,808 |
695,870,105 |
$4,787,586,322 |
Armageddon
|
$201,573,391 |
| 1999 |
171 |
47.42% |
$3,461,083,812 |
681,315,715 |
$4,687,452,119 |
The Sixth Sense
|
$276,386,495 |
| 2000 |
221 |
55.95% |
$4,184,905,489 |
776,420,314 |
$5,341,771,760 |
Gladiator
|
$186,610,052 |
| 2001 |
220 |
42.74% |
$3,473,683,792 |
613,725,050 |
$4,222,428,344 |
Monsters, Inc.
|
$239,190,413 |
| 2002 |
215 |
37.06% |
$3,404,980,287 |
586,055,115 |
$4,032,059,191 |
Signs
|
$227,535,166 |
| 2003 |
199 |
38.75% |
$3,623,270,690 |
600,874,075 |
$4,134,013,636 |
Finding Nemo
|
$339,714,367 |
| 2004 |
245 |
34.64% |
$3,209,606,577 |
516,844,848 |
$3,555,892,554 |
The Incredibles
|
$251,657,004 |
| 2005 |
302 |
37.38% |
$3,344,521,026 |
521,766,152 |
$3,589,751,126 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
$209,218,368 |
| 2006 |
298 |
36.18% |
$3,348,187,599 |
511,173,680 |
$3,516,874,918 |
Cars
|
$244,052,771 |
| 2007 |
360 |
34.09% |
$3,288,988,640 |
478,050,681 |
$3,288,988,685 |
Ratatouille
|
$206,445,654 |
| 2008 |
371 |
41.97% |
$4,134,628,314 |
575,853,531 |
$3,961,872,293 |
Hancock
|
$227,946,274 |
| 2009 |
187 |
39.62% |
$3,457,238,981 |
481,509,615 |
$3,312,786,151 |
Up
|
$292,979,556 |
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