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Box Office History for Dramatization

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 The Passion of the Christ Feb 25, 2004 Drama R $370,782,930 $628,691,986
2 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Drama R $350,126,372 $447,820,518
3 Apollo 13 Jun 30, 1995 Drama PG $173,772,767 $429,529,930
4 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagg… Jun 10, 1999 Comedy PG-13 $206,040,085 $427,087,018
5 Pearl Harbor May 25, 2001 Action PG-13 $198,539,855 $369,368,307
6 The Blind Side Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $255,959,475 $364,525,538
7 The Perfect Storm Jun 30, 2000 Drama PG-13 $182,618,434 $356,766,625
8 Oppenheimer Jul 21, 2023 Drama R $329,702,240 $329,702,240
9 A Beautiful Mind Dec 21, 2001 Drama PG-13 $170,708,996 $311,206,274
10 Catch Me if You Can Dec 25, 2002 Drama PG-13 $164,606,800 $293,890,626
11 Mulan Jun 19, 1998 Adventure G $120,620,254 $270,816,900
12 The Pursuit of Happyness Dec 15, 2006 Drama PG-13 $162,586,036 $256,430,256
13 Bohemian Rhapsody Nov 2, 2018 Drama PG-13 $216,303,339 $255,783,884
14 Erin Brockovich Mar 17, 2000 Drama R $125,548,685 $245,274,142
15 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Drama PG-13 $182,207,973 $239,981,985
16 The Revenant Dec 25, 2015 Adventure R $183,637,894 $228,885,779
17 Dunkirk Jul 21, 2017 Action PG-13 $190,068,280 $228,389,651
18 Remember the Titans Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG $115,719,751 $225,833,109
19 The Prince of Egypt Dec 18, 1998 Adventure PG $101,413,188 $221,683,246
20 Seabiscuit Jul 25, 2003 Drama PG-13 $120,277,854 $210,037,445
21 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $143,153,751 $207,662,246
22 The Greatest Showman Dec 20, 2017 Musical PG $174,340,174 $207,205,000
23 Straight Outta Compton Aug 14, 2015 Drama R $161,197,785 $206,134,298
24 Dangerous Minds Aug 11, 1995 Drama R $84,919,401 $205,543,968
25 Hidden Figures Dec 25, 2016 Drama PG $169,607,287 $203,919,611
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 26 8.23% $437,266,924 100,521,120 $1,083,617,674 Apollo 13 $172,036,360
1996 22 3.35% $193,489,226 43,775,834 $471,903,491 Sleepers $52,894,048
1997 23 6.01% $371,544,037 80,946,404 $872,602,235 Anastasia $53,147,865
1998 22 4.89% $333,115,436 71,026,734 $765,668,193 Mulan $120,620,254
1999 27 6.41% $470,670,448 92,651,649 $998,784,776 Austin Powers: The Spy Who … $206,040,085
2000 27 8.39% $631,060,558 117,079,866 $1,262,120,955 The Perfect Storm $182,618,434
2001 25 5.63% $467,349,987 82,570,658 $890,111,693 Pearl Harbor $198,539,855
2002 22 5.52% $505,498,144 87,004,832 $937,912,089 A Beautiful Mind $132,929,755
2003 25 3.76% $345,948,528 57,371,220 $618,461,752 Seabiscuit $120,277,854
2004 38 8.98% $833,652,982 134,243,618 $1,447,146,202 The Passion of the Christ $370,274,604
2005 46 6.43% $565,808,544 88,269,642 $951,546,741 Walk the Line $91,742,439
2006 44 7.68% $705,364,249 107,689,176 $1,160,889,317 The Pursuit of Happyness $98,411,670
2007 60 6.23% $608,201,374 88,401,337 $952,966,413 American Gangster $129,150,735
2008 47 3.86% $376,806,875 52,480,048 $565,734,917 Marley & Me $106,664,046
2009 38 5.68% $604,746,705 80,632,881 $869,222,457 The Blind Side $208,476,067
2010 46 4.13% $433,141,996 54,897,572 $591,795,826 The Social Network $93,222,026
2011 47 5.35% $544,323,868 68,641,075 $739,950,789 The King’s Speech $115,865,048
2012 27 2.43% $267,929,055 33,659,415 $362,848,494 Lincoln $144,089,046
2013 48 7.52% $819,144,820 100,755,796 $1,086,147,481 Lee Daniels' The Butler $116,293,662
2014 52 6.90% $709,125,591 86,796,253 $935,663,607 Lone Survivor $124,768,916
2015 53 9.88% $1,102,147,569 130,741,089 $1,409,388,939 American Sniper $347,897,084
2016 85 8.25% $929,436,216 107,449,235 $1,158,302,753 The Revenant $182,765,375
2017 80 9.44% $1,038,167,133 115,737,665 $1,247,652,029 Dunkirk $188,373,161
2018 95 9.56% $1,141,594,758 125,312,232 $1,350,865,861 Bohemian Rhapsody $189,813,133
2019 86 10.43% $1,169,683,572 127,694,678 $1,376,548,629 Once Upon a Time…in Hollywo… $141,096,530
2020 42 4.01% $81,027,843 8,826,541 $95,150,112 Just Mercy $35,733,621
2021 43 3.52% $158,706,019 15,605,297 $168,225,102 House of Gucci $49,023,527
2022 42 4.93% $366,104,439 34,767,738 $374,796,216 Elvis $151,040,048
2023 54 10.62% $948,288,203 87,967,347 $948,288,001 Oppenheimer $326,101,370
2024 21 17.43% $226,481,240 21,009,410 $226,481,440 Bob Marley: One Love $93,342,862

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 23 Ordinary Angels (Wide) Drama $18,015,409 Play
The Black Mass (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Io capitano (Limited) Drama    
They Shot the Piano Player (Limited) Drama $26,518  
 
February 29 The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 7-8 (Wide) Drama $7,011,749  
March, 2024
March 1 Operation Valentine (Limited) Action    
Rose’s War (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
March 8 Cabrini (Wide) Drama $13,001,227  
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (Limited) Western    
 
March 15 Arthur the King (Wide) Adventure $7,633,898 Play
One Life (Wide) Drama $1,713,505  
Pastor’s Kid (Limited) Drama $9,340  
Shirley (Limited) Drama    
 
March 19 Bardejov (Limited) Drama    
 
March 29 Wicked Little Letters (Limited) Black Comedy    
April, 2024
April 12 The Long Game (Limited) Drama    
Unsinkable (Limited) Drama    
 
April 19 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Wide) Action   Play
 
April 26 Unsung Hero (Wide) Drama    
May, 2024
May 2 Jeanne du Barry (Special Engagement) Drama    
 
May 3 Wildcat (Limited) Drama    
 
May 10 Stay with Us (Limited) Comedy    
 
May 17 Back to Black (Wide) Drama    
 
May 24 Sight (Wide) Drama    
 
May 31 Young Woman and the Sea (Limited) Drama    
June, 2024
June 7 Hit Man (Limited) Action    
 
June 28 June Zero (Limited) Drama    
 
 
Spring 2024 Joika (Limited) Drama    
July, 2024
July 4 Possum Trot (Limited) Drama    
 
July 26 Dìdi (弟弟) (Wide) Drama    
August, 2024
August 9 Flint Strong (Wide) Drama    
September, 2024
September 20 Lee (Wide) Drama    
December, 2024
December 25 Better Man (Limited) Musical    
 
 
During 2024 Better Man (Wide) Musical    
Bonhoeffer (Wide) Drama    
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (Limited) Drama    
January, 2025
January 25 Better Man (Expands Wide) Musical    
March, 2025
March 21 Alto Knights (Wide) Drama    
April, 2025
April 18 Michael (Wide) Drama    

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.