The Numbers - Box Office Performance History for Science 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	Avatar	Dec 18, 2009	Action	PG-13	$760,507,625	$778,817,600
2	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	May 19, 1999	Adventure	PG	$474,544,677	$712,529,607
3	Independence Day	Jul 2, 1996	Adventure	PG-13	$306,169,255	$546,452,224
4	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	May 19, 2005	Adventure	PG-13	$380,270,577	$468,061,089
5	Men in Black	Jul 1, 1997	Adventure	PG-13	$250,690,539	$429,990,822
6	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Jun 24, 2009	Action	PG-13	$402,111,870	$423,021,687
7	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	May 16, 2002	Adventure	PG	$310,676,740	$410,363,011
8	The Hunger Games	Mar 23, 2012	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$408,010,692	$408,010,692
9	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22, 1997	Action	PG-13	$229,086,679	$393,768,629
10	The Matrix Reloaded	May 15, 2003	Action	R	$281,553,689	$368,401,095
11	Transformers	Jul 2, 2007	Action	PG-13	$319,246,193	$365,912,289
12	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Jun 29, 2011	Action	PG-13	$352,390,543	$352,390,543
13	Armageddon	Jul 1, 1998	Adventure	PG-13	$201,578,182	$339,107,474
14	Signs	Aug 2, 2002	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$227,965,690	$309,556,860
15	Inception	Jul 16, 2010	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$292,576,195	$292,576,195
16	I am Legend	Dec 14, 2007	Horror	PG-13	$256,393,010	$291,623,655
17	Star Trek	May 8, 2009	Adventure	PG-13	$257,730,019	$271,131,984
18	The Matrix	Mar 31, 1999	Action	R	$171,479,930	$266,183,833
19	Men in Black 2	Jul 3, 2002	Action	PG-13	$190,418,803	$258,589,393
20	Jurassic Park III	Jul 18, 2001	Action	PG-13	$181,166,115	$252,544,288
21	Planet of the Apes	Jul 27, 2001	Adventure	PG-13	$180,011,740	$250,926,569
22	WALL-E	Jun 27, 2008	Adventure	G	$223,808,164	$245,939,553
23	The Day After Tomorrow	May 28, 2004	Adventure	PG-13	$186,740,799	$237,258,928
24	Deep Impact	May 8, 1998	Adventure	PG-13	$140,464,664	$236,027,796
25	Godzilla	May 19, 1998	Action	PG-13	$136,314,294	$229,032,072
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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	14	6.47%	$342,146,389	78,654,343	$622,942,397	Waterworld	$88,214,660
1996	15	10.39%	$580,960,869	131,439,108	$1,040,997,735	Independence Day	$306,124,059
1997	15	15.81%	$1,028,823,277	224,144,507	$1,775,224,495	Men in Black	$250,107,128
1998	19	11.91%	$807,074,893	172,084,200	$1,362,906,864	Armageddon	$201,573,391
1999	17	11.62%	$847,888,525	166,907,190	$1,321,904,945	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$430,443,350
2000	18	7.55%	$564,853,093	104,796,492	$829,988,217	Space Cowboys	$90,179,885
2001	13	7.12%	$579,030,693	102,302,243	$810,233,765	Jurassic Park III	$181,166,115
2002	21	12.80%	$1,176,090,397	202,425,197	$1,603,207,560	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	$302,181,125
2003	16	8.03%	$751,115,349	124,563,078	$986,539,578	The Matrix Reloaded	$281,553,689
2004	22	7.91%	$720,522,163	116,026,113	$918,926,815	The Day After Tomorrow	$186,739,919
2005	17	6.93%	$618,819,657	96,539,728	$764,594,646	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$380,262,555
2006	17	1.95%	$180,555,395	27,565,709	$218,320,415	V for Vendetta	$70,496,802
2007	25	9.60%	$924,830,890	134,423,094	$1,064,630,904	Transformers	$319,071,806
2008	23	10.11%	$1,005,092,608	139,985,043	$1,108,681,541	WALL-E	$223,806,889
2009	27	16.30%	$1,735,948,536	231,459,808	$1,833,161,679	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$402,111,870
2010	20	10.98%	$1,151,289,328	145,917,533	$1,155,666,861	Avatar	$408,392,727
2011	30	14.10%	$1,439,196,303	181,487,553	$1,437,381,420	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$352,390,543
2012	36	10.62%	$1,136,874,291	145,179,544	$1,149,821,988	The Hunger Games	$408,010,692
2013	14	6.33%	$222,901,270	28,073,683	$222,343,569	Oblivion	$83,250,960

Box Office History for Science Fiction Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

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

Year by Year Market Share