Box Office History for Zeitgeist
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 |
Nowhere in Africa |
Mar 7, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$6,173,485 |
$8,077,743 |
| 2 |
The Corporation |
Jan 17, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,879,301 |
$2,387,711 |
| 3 |
Bill Cunningham New York |
Mar 16, 2011 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,510,026 |
$1,510,026 |
| 4 |
Aimée & Jaguar |
Aug 11, 2000 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$927,107 |
$1,353,924 |
| 5 |
Ballets Russes |
Oct 28, 2005 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$815,848 |
$994,732 |
| 6 |
Lumumba |
Jun 29, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$685,082 |
$953,656 |
| 7 |
Die Große Stille |
Feb 28, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$790,452 |
$906,490 |
| 8 |
Up the Yangtze |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$783,969 |
$861,493 |
| 9 |
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage |
Feb 17, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$680,331 |
$819,511 |
| 10 |
Earth |
Sep 10, 1999 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$528,972 |
$816,804 |
| 11 |
Travellers and Magicians |
Jan 7, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$506,793 |
$621,961 |
| 12 |
Trouble the Water |
Aug 22, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$520,151 |
$570,013 |
| 13 |
Manufactured Landscapes |
Jun 20, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$395,623 |
$453,699 |
| 14 |
Since Otar Left |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$344,974 |
$438,297 |
| 15 |
Jellyfish |
Apr 4, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$341,221 |
$374,964 |
| 16 |
La ciudad |
Oct 22, 1999 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$239,074 |
$361,157 |
| 17 |
Koch |
Feb 1, 2013 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$342,941 |
$342,941 |
| 18 |
Chop Suey |
Oct 5, 2001 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$179,914 |
$247,091 |
| 19 |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$216,110 |
$237,481 |
| 20 |
Tulpan |
Apr 1, 2009 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$158,741 |
$166,992 |
| 21 |
Iklimler |
Oct 27, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$119,958 |
$140,458 |
| 22 |
Fados |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$129,150 |
$135,866 |
| 23 |
Examined Life |
Feb 25, 2009 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$120,712 |
$126,990 |
| 24 |
Louise Bourgeois |
Jun 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$95,865 |
$104,976 |
| 25 |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Oct 22, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$89,473 |
$97,126 |
| 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 |
0.01% |
$593,913 |
129,393 |
$1,024,793 |
Fire |
$402,749 |
| 1998 |
5 |
0.00% |
$338,755 |
72,229 |
$572,054 |
The Saltmen of Tibet |
$146,437 |
| 1999 |
6 |
0.01% |
$882,938 |
173,806 |
$1,376,544 |
Earth |
$475,612 |
| 2000 |
3 |
0.01% |
$1,048,444 |
194,517 |
$1,540,575 |
Aimée & Jaguar |
$881,306 |
| 2001 |
3 |
0.01% |
$806,824 |
142,548 |
$1,128,980 |
Lumumba |
$684,121 |
| 2002 |
2 |
0.00% |
$106,163 |
18,272 |
$144,714 |
Chop Suey |
$103,012 |
| 2003 |
1 |
0.07% |
$6,173,485 |
1,023,795 |
$8,108,456 |
Nowhere in Africa |
$6,173,485 |
| 2004 |
6 |
0.03% |
$2,381,032 |
383,419 |
$3,036,678 |
The Corporation |
$1,879,301 |
| 2005 |
5 |
0.01% |
$1,052,058 |
164,128 |
$1,299,894 |
Travellers and Magicians |
$505,295 |
| 2006 |
6 |
0.01% |
$1,185,986 |
181,066 |
$1,434,043 |
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage |
$680,331 |
| 2007 |
5 |
0.01% |
$1,271,878 |
184,866 |
$1,464,139 |
Die Große Stille |
$790,452 |
| 2008 |
6 |
0.02% |
$1,979,879 |
275,750 |
$2,183,940 |
Up the Yangtze |
$783,969 |
| 2009 |
12 |
0.01% |
$810,711 |
108,093 |
$856,097 |
Tulpan |
$158,741 |
| 2010 |
7 |
0.01% |
$1,546,972 |
196,067 |
$1,552,851 |
Mid-August Lunch |
$675,299 |
| 2011 |
6 |
0.02% |
$2,253,186 |
284,133 |
$2,250,333 |
Bill Cunningham New York |
$1,510,026 |
| 2012 |
7 |
0.01% |
$659,300 |
84,182 |
$666,721 |
Gianni e le donne |
$317,405 |
| 2013 |
5 |
0.01% |
$538,224 |
67,783 |
$536,841 |
Koch |
$342,941 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
May, 2013 |
| May 29 |
Hannah Arendt (Limited) |
Drama |
$104,082 |
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