Box Office History for IMAX Films
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 |
Space Station |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$87,829,093 |
$107,031,361 |
| 2 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
Oct 23, 1998 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$53,743,249 |
$78,532,279 |
| 3 |
Magnificent Desolation |
Sep 23, 2005 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$40,144,533 |
$45,666,649 |
| 4 |
Galapagos |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$19,946,586 |
$27,151,928 |
| 5 |
The Lion King (IMAX) |
Dec 25, 2002 |
Adventure |
G |
$15,682,879 |
$20,658,616 |
| 6 |
Batman Begins (IMAX) |
Jun 15, 2005 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$15,900,000 |
$19,571,137 |
| 7 |
Extreme |
Mar 23, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$12,456,958 |
$18,688,301 |
| 8 |
Island of the Sharks |
Apr 30, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$10,658,756 |
$15,944,917 |
| 9 |
Cyberworld 3D |
Oct 6, 2000 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$11,243,857 |
$15,899,928 |
| 10 |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
Nov 6, 2002 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$10,259,134 |
$12,720,274 |
| 11 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible |
Oct 1, 1999 |
Documentary |
PG |
$5,231,283 |
$7,849,698 |
| 12 |
China: The Panda Adventure |
Jul 27, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,708,478 |
$5,056,015 |
| 13 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX) |
Sep 20, 2002 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,759,075 |
$2,367,986 |
| 14 |
The Nutcracker |
Nov 25, 1998 |
Musical |
G |
$1,009,291 |
$1,649,049 |
| 15 |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! |
Apr 6, 2001 |
Concert/Performance |
Not Rated |
$995,122 |
$1,387,196 |
| 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 |
| 1998 |
2 |
0.05% |
$3,524,317 |
751,454 |
$5,951,516 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$2,872,271 |
| 1999 |
6 |
0.54% |
$39,766,350 |
7,828,021 |
$61,997,926 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$24,343,061 |
| 2000 |
6 |
0.40% |
$30,072,082 |
5,579,236 |
$44,187,549 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$8,214,699 |
| 2001 |
8 |
0.23% |
$18,534,381 |
3,274,625 |
$25,935,030 |
Cyberworld 3D |
$6,822,390 |
| 2002 |
10 |
0.48% |
$44,487,903 |
7,657,127 |
$60,644,446 |
Space Station |
$29,820,971 |
| 2003 |
8 |
0.39% |
$36,004,053 |
5,970,822 |
$47,288,910 |
Space Station |
$16,352,556 |
| 2004 |
6 |
0.17% |
$15,740,523 |
2,534,705 |
$20,074,864 |
Space Station |
$9,598,551 |
| 2005 |
6 |
0.38% |
$33,748,943 |
5,265,046 |
$41,699,164 |
Batman Begins (IMAX) |
$15,900,000 |
| 2006 |
5 |
0.17% |
$15,510,745 |
2,368,053 |
$18,754,980 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$10,605,930 |
| 2007 |
5 |
0.13% |
$12,685,434 |
1,843,813 |
$14,602,999 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$5,124,397 |
| 2008 |
3 |
0.17% |
$16,883,370 |
2,351,445 |
$18,623,444 |
Space Station |
$10,904,400 |
| 2009 |
3 |
0.15% |
$16,349,791 |
2,179,973 |
$17,265,386 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$13,024,828 |
| 2010 |
1 |
0.02% |
$1,931,542 |
244,809 |
$1,938,887 |
Space Station |
$1,931,542 |
| 2011 |
1 |
0.02% |
$2,167,258 |
273,299 |
$2,164,528 |
Space Station |
$2,167,258 |
| 2012 |
1 |
0.02% |
$2,084,978 |
266,280 |
$2,108,938 |
Space Station |
$2,084,978 |
| 2013 |
1 |
0.03% |
$1,059,409 |
133,426 |
$1,056,734 |
Space Station |
$1,059,409 |
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