Box Office History for Dramatization Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

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

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Genre	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	Apollo 13	Jun 30, 1995	Drama	PG	$172,070,496	$312,038,367
2	Pearl Harbor	May 25, 2001	Action	PG-13	$198,539,855	$276,763,156
3	The Perfect Storm	Jun 30, 2000	Drama	PG-13	$182,618,434	$267,320,861
4	The Blind Side	Nov 20, 2009	Drama	PG-13	$255,959,475	$266,800,232
5	A Beautiful Mind	Dec 21, 2001	Drama	PG-13	$170,708,996	$232,491,356
6	Catch Me if You Can	Dec 25, 2002	Drama	PG-13	$164,606,800	$218,931,389
7	Mulan	Jun 19, 1998	Adventure	G	$120,620,254	$202,916,677
8	The Pursuit of Happyness	Dec 15, 2006	Drama	PG-13	$162,586,036	$192,492,433
9	Erin Brockovich	Mar 17, 2000	Drama	R	$125,548,685	$183,780,910
10	Lincoln	Nov 9, 2012	Drama	PG-13	$182,204,440	$182,204,440
11	The Prince of Egypt	Dec 18, 1998	Adventure	PG	$101,413,188	$165,775,985
12	Marley & Me	Dec 25, 2008	Comedy	PG	$143,153,751	$155,598,777
13	American Gangster	Nov 2, 2007	Drama	R	$130,164,645	$149,224,533
14	Black Hawk Down	Dec 28, 2001	Action	R	$108,638,745	$147,541,659
15	Walk the Line	Nov 18, 2005	Drama	PG-13	$119,519,402	$146,401,349
16	The King's Speech	Nov 26, 2010	Drama	PG-13	$138,797,449	$138,797,449
17	Braveheart	May 24, 1995	Drama	R	$75,545,647	$136,779,249
18	The Aviator	Dec 17, 2004	Drama	PG-13	$102,608,827	$127,550,474
19	We Were Soldiers	Mar 1, 2002	Drama	R	$78,120,196	$106,087,496
20	Public Enemies	Jul 1, 2009	Drama	R	$97,104,620	$102,154,063
21	The Terminal	Jun 18, 2004	Drama	PG-13	$77,073,959	$97,871,931
22	The Social Network	Oct 1, 2010	Drama	PG-13	$96,962,694	$96,962,694
23	Zero Dark Thirty	Dec 19, 2012	Drama	R	$95,720,716	$95,720,716
24	Ray	Oct 29, 2004	Drama	PG-13	$75,305,995	$95,532,152
25	Sleepers	Oct 18, 1996	Drama	R	$53,300,852	$95,087,432
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	22	6.50%	$343,901,392	79,057,792	$626,137,713	Apollo 13	$172,036,360
1996	22	3.23%	$180,447,319	40,825,184	$323,335,457	Sleepers	$52,420,458
1997	20	5.28%	$343,723,278	74,885,245	$593,091,140	Evita	$49,660,364
1998	21	4.82%	$326,781,199	69,676,164	$551,835,219	Mulan	$120,618,403
1999	21	3.41%	$248,702,582	48,957,200	$387,741,024	The Thin Red Line	$35,365,325
2000	24	6.92%	$517,958,312	96,096,165	$761,081,627	The Perfect Storm	$182,618,434
2001	20	4.87%	$396,128,314	69,987,334	$554,299,685	Pearl Harbor	$198,539,855
2002	18	5.65%	$518,727,947	89,281,919	$707,112,798	A Beautiful Mind	$152,149,450
2003	19	2.50%	$233,762,029	38,766,506	$307,030,728	Catch Me if You Can	$92,948,800
2004	31	4.15%	$377,763,379	60,831,460	$481,785,163	The Terminal	$77,032,279
2005	45	6.42%	$573,451,515	89,462,013	$708,539,143	Walk the Line	$92,436,258
2006	45	7.67%	$709,964,279	108,391,494	$858,460,632	The Pursuit of Happyness	$104,510,417
2007	58	6.11%	$587,905,265	85,451,347	$676,774,668	American Gangster	$129,150,735
2008	47	3.85%	$383,218,340	53,373,025	$422,714,358	Marley & Me	$106,664,046
2009	29	5.06%	$538,693,027	71,825,739	$568,859,853	The Blind Side	$208,476,067
2010	43	4.20%	$439,899,411	55,758,502	$441,607,336	The Social Network	$93,222,026
2011	48	5.33%	$544,001,053	68,600,383	$543,315,033	The King's Speech	$115,865,048
2012	27	2.30%	$246,715,059	31,506,348	$249,530,276	Lincoln	$132,039,000
2013	17	8.36%	$309,512,906	38,981,600	$308,734,272	Zero Dark Thirty	$94,352,716

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