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Box Office History for Historical Fiction

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 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $674,460,013 $1,446,878,504
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead M… Jul 7, 2006 Adventure PG-13 $423,315,812 $680,536,715
3 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24, 1998 Drama R $216,335,085 $481,278,241
4 Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wor… May 24, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $309,420,425 $473,575,146
5 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of… May 22, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $317,101,119 $465,052,196
6 It Sep 8, 2017 Horror R $328,828,874 $393,562,234
7 Gladiator May 5, 2000 Action R $187,683,805 $366,562,347
8 Tarzan Jun 16, 1999 Adventure G $171,091,819 $354,622,738
9 Pocahontas Jun 10, 1995 Adventure G $141,579,773 $342,719,594
10 300 Mar 9, 2007 Action R $210,614,939 $330,004,216
11 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Str… May 20, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $241,071,802 $327,711,731
12 Chicago Dec 27, 2002 Musical PG-13 $170,687,518 $298,677,343
13 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $209,028,679 $295,448,355
14 The Green Mile Dec 10, 1999 Drama R $136,801,374 $276,399,380
15 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $186,848,418 $253,744,901
16 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Jun 21, 1996 Adventure G $100,138,851 $238,566,079
17 Wild Wild West Jun 30, 1999 Western PG-13 $113,805,681 $235,900,357
18 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $171,243,005 $233,384,143
19 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $169,705,587 $230,695,805
20 Hercules Jun 13, 1997 Adventure G $99,112,101 $227,374,817
21 Troy May 14, 2004 Action R $133,298,577 $226,028,019
22 The Patriot Jun 28, 2000 Drama R $113,330,342 $221,404,170
23 Django Unchained Dec 25, 2012 Western R $162,805,434 $218,882,036
24 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $93,828,745 $210,664,528
25 Shakespeare in Love Dec 11, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $100,317,794 $209,577,695
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 55 14.33% $761,685,778 175,100,152 $1,887,579,639 Pocahontas $141,551,246
1996 45 7.30% $421,302,334 95,317,246 $1,027,519,912 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $100,138,851
1997 37 7.22% $446,813,174 97,344,901 $1,049,378,033 Titanic $112,594,173
1998 44 17.18% $1,171,060,414 249,693,032 $2,691,690,885 Titanic $488,192,879
1999 48 11.39% $835,750,513 164,517,792 $1,773,501,798 Tarzan $170,904,824
2000 49 9.83% $739,506,879 137,199,770 $1,479,013,521 Gladiator $186,610,052
2001 52 7.72% $640,836,835 113,222,032 $1,220,533,505 The Others $96,522,687
2002 45 4.61% $422,219,101 72,671,077 $783,394,210 Road to Perdition $104,054,514
2003 48 10.19% $936,791,765 155,355,161 $1,674,728,636 Chicago $161,445,985
2004 55 10.79% $1,002,203,329 161,385,375 $1,739,734,343 Troy $133,298,577
2005 41 5.02% $441,654,272 68,900,804 $742,750,667 The Amityville Horror $65,233,369
2006 63 11.48% $1,053,643,184 160,861,523 $1,734,087,218 Pirates of the Caribbean: D… $423,315,812
2007 66 11.61% $1,134,595,054 164,912,039 $1,777,751,780 Pirates of the Caribbean: A… $309,420,425
2008 61 9.64% $939,857,585 130,899,361 $1,411,095,112 Indiana Jones and the Kingd… $317,101,119
2009 47 5.19% $551,649,089 73,553,195 $792,903,442 Sherlock Holmes $138,715,437
2010 50 5.29% $554,497,001 70,278,431 $757,601,486 Shutter Island $128,012,934
2011 69 8.36% $850,322,875 107,228,582 $1,155,924,114 Pirates of the Caribbean: O… $241,071,802
2012 76 9.28% $1,021,135,719 128,283,341 $1,382,894,416 The Vow $125,014,030
2013 62 5.45% $593,367,002 72,984,840 $786,776,575 The Great Gatsby $144,840,419
2014 62 7.20% $739,309,786 90,490,763 $975,490,425 300: Rise of an Empire $106,580,051
2015 86 2.80% $312,598,061 37,081,581 $399,739,443 Bridge of Spies $70,610,153
2016 92 6.32% $712,315,710 82,348,589 $887,717,789 The Legend of Tarzan $126,643,061
2017 75 8.55% $940,120,451 104,807,151 $1,129,821,088 It $327,481,748
2018 65 3.50% $418,419,190 45,929,635 $495,121,465 The House with a Clock in i… $68,536,400
2019 58 2.64% $295,808,190 32,293,443 $348,123,316 Downton Abbey $96,853,865
2020 38 17.16% $346,578,352 37,753,614 $406,983,959 1917 $157,901,466
2021 30 8.09% $365,009,761 35,890,824 $386,903,083 Jungle Cruise $116,987,516
2022 46 4.27% $316,860,102 30,091,158 $324,382,683 Death on the Nile $45,630,104
2023 54 5.93% $529,062,648 49,112,191 $529,429,419 Indiana Jones and the Dial … $174,480,468
2024 21 3.18% $41,286,969 3,829,950 $41,286,861 The Color Purple $16,571,549

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 22 The Omicron Killer (Limited) Horror    
Seagrass (Limited) Drama    
National Theatre Live: Dear England (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
 
February 23 Article 370 (Limited) Action $980,649  
Birthmark (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
The Invisible Fight (Limited) Comedy $11,013  
Les Misérables (Limited) Musical $149,260,140 Play
Terezin (Limited) Drama    
 
February 24 Blue Christmas (Limited) Drama    
March, 2024
March 1 Before I Change My Mind (Limited) Comedy    
Lost Ladies (Limited) Comedy    
Outlaw Posse (Limited) Western    
 
March 9 MET Opera: La Forza del Destino (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
 
March 15 Snack Shack (Limited) Comedy $300,314  
Uproar (Limited) Drama    
 
March 22 Late Night with the Devil (Limited) Horror    
 
March 23 MET Opera: Roméo et Juliette (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
 
March 29 Farewell, Mr. Haffmann (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
April, 2024
April 7 Gone with the Wind (Limited) Drama $198,680,470  
 
April 12 A Forgotten Man (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
April 19 We Grown Now (Limited) Drama    
 
April 20 MET Opera: La Rondine (Limited) Concert/Perfor…    
May, 2024
May 31 1992 (Limited) Drama    
June, 2024
June 14 Treasure (Limited) Drama    
 
June 21 The Bikeriders (Wide) Drama    
Firebrand (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
June 28 Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (Wide) Western    
July, 2024
July 12 Untitled Scarlett Johansson/Channing … (Wide) Romantic Comedy    
Longlegs (Limited) Horror    
August, 2024
August 16 Horizon An American Saga Chapter 2 (Wide) Western    
September, 2024
September 15 Blazing Saddles (Special Engagement) Comedy $119,500,000  
 
 
Summer 2024 The Dead Don’t Hurt (Wide) Western    
October, 2024
October 4 White Bird (Wide) Drama   Play
November, 2024
November 22 Gladiator 2 (Wide) Action    
 
December, 2024
During 2024 Janet Planet (Wide) Drama    
True Haunting (Wide) Horror    
Downtown Owl (Limited) Black Comedy    
The Return (Limited)    
The Comeback Trail (Canceled) Action    
 
September, 2025
Summer 2025 Untitled Dirty Dancing Sequel (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.