The Numbers - Box Office Performance History for Contemporary Fiction Movies

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Genre	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	Twister	May 10, 1996	Action	PG-13	$241,888,385	$431,430,171
2	Cast Away	Dec 22, 2000	Drama	PG-13	$233,632,142	$333,338,732
3	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Apr 19, 2002	Romantic Comedy	PG	$241,438,208	$326,935,453
4	Mission: Impossible	May 21, 1996	Action	PG-13	$180,981,886	$322,902,724
5	Liar Liar	Mar 21, 1997	Comedy	PG-13	$181,410,615	$311,810,362
6	Skyfall	Nov 8, 2012	Action	PG-13	$304,360,277	$304,360,277
7	Air Force One	Jul 25, 1997	Action	R	$172,956,409	$296,709,675
8	There's Something About Mary	Jul 15, 1998	Romantic Comedy	R	$176,484,651	$296,670,249
9	The Hangover	Jun 5, 2009	Comedy	R	$277,322,503	$291,743,275
10	The Waterboy	Nov 6, 1998	Comedy	PG-13	$161,491,646	$270,191,732
11	Jerry Maguire	Dec 13, 1996	Romantic Comedy	R	$153,952,592	$268,057,195
12	What Women Want	Dec 15, 2000	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$182,805,123	$262,912,576
13	The Da Vinci Code	May 19, 2006	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$217,536,138	$262,039,713
14	The Bourne Ultimatum	Aug 3, 2007	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$227,471,070	$260,864,356
15	The Wedding Crashers	Jul 15, 2005	Comedy	R	$209,218,368	$257,524,637
16	The Hangover Part II	May 26, 2011	Comedy	R	$254,464,305	$254,464,305
17	Ocean's Eleven	Dec 7, 2001	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$183,417,150	$253,996,087
18	Big Daddy	Jun 25, 1999	Comedy	PG-13	$163,479,795	$253,908,579
19	As Good as it Gets	Dec 24, 1997	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$148,478,011	$249,863,479
20	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	Dec 21, 2007	Adventure	PG	$219,961,501	$248,561,913
21	Meet the Parents	Oct 6, 2000	Comedy	PG-13	$166,225,040	$242,981,726
22	Ransom	Nov 8, 1996	Action	R	$136,492,681	$242,789,810
23	The Rock	Jun 7, 1996	Action	R	$134,069,511	$239,120,439
24	Rush Hour	Sep 18, 1998	Action	PG-13	$141,186,864	$236,995,780
25	Runaway Bride	Jul 30, 1999	Romantic Comedy	PG	$152,257,509	$236,302,573
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Year by Year Market Share

Year	Movies in Release	Market Share	Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross that Year
1995	168	54.13%	$2,864,178,050	658,431,736	$5,214,779,349	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	$104,355,781
1996	181	61.53%	$3,440,603,707	778,417,128	$6,165,063,654	Twister	$241,688,385
1997	189	57.99%	$3,774,002,229	822,222,716	$6,512,003,911	Liar Liar	$181,395,380
1998	181	48.16%	$3,264,145,000	695,979,740	$5,512,159,541	There's Something About Mary	$174,711,122
1999	169	52.81%	$3,854,669,419	758,793,195	$6,009,642,104	Big Daddy	$163,479,795
2000	195	49.14%	$3,675,864,212	681,978,515	$5,401,269,839	Meet the Parents	$161,325,490
2001	188	51.81%	$4,211,319,563	744,049,390	$5,892,871,169	Hannibal	$165,091,986
2002	206	43.38%	$3,985,217,623	685,923,852	$5,432,516,908	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$222,517,469
2003	196	45.94%	$4,294,850,543	712,247,185	$5,640,997,705	Bad Boys II	$138,540,870
2004	174	41.62%	$3,791,658,809	610,573,070	$4,835,738,714	The Bourne Supremacy	$176,049,130
2005	173	46.19%	$4,124,773,098	643,490,343	$5,096,443,517	The Wedding Crashers	$209,218,368
2006	317	47.37%	$4,383,083,138	669,172,999	$5,299,850,152	The Da Vinci Code	$217,536,138
2007	371	43.10%	$4,150,325,294	603,244,961	$4,777,700,091	The Bourne Ultimatum	$227,471,070
2008	393	43.74%	$4,350,477,456	605,916,083	$4,798,855,377	Quantum of Solace	$166,820,413
2009	241	37.59%	$4,002,701,984	533,693,598	$4,226,853,296	The Hangover	$277,322,503
2010	233	37.42%	$3,922,257,636	497,117,576	$3,937,171,202	The Karate Kid	$176,591,618
2011	321	32.15%	$3,280,998,155	413,740,698	$3,276,826,328	The Hangover Part II	$254,464,305
2012	338	35.28%	$3,778,985,960	482,263,861	$3,819,529,779	Skyfall	$289,600,000
2013	156	39.25%	$1,774,130,626	223,447,503	$1,769,704,224	Fast and Furious 6	$210,140,625

Box Office History for Contemporary Fiction Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Year by Year Market Share