Box Office History for First Run Features
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 |
56 Up |
Jan 4, 2013 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$695,911 |
$695,911 |
| 2 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger |
Sep 25, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$515,678 |
$691,590 |
| 3 |
42: Forty Two Up |
Nov 17, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$300,680 |
$441,446 |
| 4 |
Bonhoeffer |
Jun 20, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$296,181 |
$386,594 |
| 5 |
Insomnia |
May 29, 1998 |
|
R |
$221,173 |
$372,077 |
| 6 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
Aug 5, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$312,751 |
$356,581 |
| 7 |
49 Up |
Oct 6, 2006 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$241,772 |
$291,141 |
| 8 |
Bedrooms and Hallways |
Sep 3, 1999 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$136,049 |
$200,619 |
| 9 |
Constantine's Sword |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$179,507 |
$197,258 |
| 10 |
Howard Zinn |
Jun 18, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$120,250 |
$152,624 |
| 11 |
La Demoiselle d'honneur |
Aug 4, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$111,728 |
$134,343 |
| 12 |
Secret Things |
Jan 2, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$104,533 |
$133,167 |
| 13 |
Ballerina |
Jan 16, 2009 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$114,507 |
$120,465 |
| 14 |
A Jihad for Love |
May 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$105,651 |
$116,101 |
| 15 |
Torremolinos 73 |
Apr 15, 2005 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$87,385 |
$107,564 |
| 16 |
Go For Zucker |
Dec 9, 2005 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$87,490 |
$105,758 |
| 17 |
Bright Leaves |
Aug 27, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$77,888 |
$98,349 |
| 18 |
Deserted Station |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$74,791 |
$92,526 |
| 19 |
Save Me |
Sep 5, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$83,397 |
$91,595 |
| 20 |
Praying with Lior |
Feb 1, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$82,553 |
$90,719 |
| 21 |
Aberdeen |
Aug 17, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$64,148 |
$88,691 |
| 22 |
Lü cao di |
Apr 21, 2006 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$71,223 |
$85,780 |
| 23 |
Arguing the World |
Jan 9, 1998 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$47,044 |
$79,145 |
| 24 |
Hiding and Seeking |
Feb 6, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$51,091 |
$64,911 |
| 25 |
Das Goebbels-Experiment |
Aug 12, 2005 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$47,211 |
$57,944 |
| 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 |
|---|
| 1997 |
2 |
0.00% |
$237,338 |
51,708 |
$409,527 |
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America |
$197,338 |
| 1998 |
4 |
0.01% |
$348,168 |
74,236 |
$587,949 |
Insomnia |
$221,173 |
| 1999 |
8 |
0.00% |
$121,836 |
23,983 |
$189,945 |
Leila |
$50,133 |
| 2000 |
3 |
0.01% |
$409,044 |
75,890 |
$601,049 |
42: Forty Two Up |
$286,104 |
| 2001 |
1 |
0.00% |
$43,821 |
7,742 |
$61,317 |
Aberdeen |
$43,821 |
| 2002 |
2 |
0.00% |
$360,405 |
62,032 |
$491,293 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger |
$340,078 |
| 2003 |
4 |
0.01% |
$471,429 |
78,180 |
$619,186 |
Bonhoeffer |
$271,237 |
| 2004 |
12 |
0.00% |
$423,704 |
68,230 |
$540,382 |
Howard Zinn |
$116,230 |
| 2005 |
16 |
0.00% |
$308,436 |
48,118 |
$381,095 |
Torremolinos 73 |
$87,385 |
| 2006 |
12 |
0.01% |
$585,777 |
89,431 |
$708,294 |
49 Up |
$240,215 |
| 2007 |
12 |
0.00% |
$379,232 |
55,121 |
$436,558 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
$269,246 |
| 2008 |
11 |
0.01% |
$569,421 |
79,307 |
$628,111 |
Constantine's Sword |
$179,507 |
| 2009 |
14 |
0.00% |
$480,845 |
64,113 |
$507,775 |
Crude |
$163,417 |
| 2010 |
17 |
0.01% |
$1,087,714 |
137,860 |
$1,091,851 |
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers |
$416,775 |
| 2011 |
17 |
0.01% |
$1,046,065 |
131,912 |
$1,044,743 |
Phil Ochs |
$263,723 |
| 2012 |
25 |
0.00% |
$432,767 |
55,162 |
$436,883 |
Never Stand Still |
$63,811 |
| 2013 |
12 |
0.02% |
$841,177 |
105,938 |
$839,029 |
56 Up |
$695,911 |
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