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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Box Office History for Drama Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

1995: 29% market share 1996: 24% market share 1997: 17% market share 1998: 23% market share 1999: 20% market share 2000: 24% market share 2001: 18% market share 2002: 17% market share 2003: 12% market share 2004: 15% market share 2005: 16% market share 2006: 17% market share 2007: 13% market share 2008: 11% market share 2009: 17% market share 2010: 16% market share 2011: 15% market share 2012: 15% market share 2013: 22% market share
   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013 

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

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorMPAA
Rating		Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 The Passion of the Christ Feb 25, 2004 Newmarket Films R $370,782,930 $471,059,905
2 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24, 1998 Dreamworks SKG R $216,335,085 $360,253,203
3 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 20th Century Fox PG-13 $233,632,142 $333,338,732
4 Apollo 13 Jun 30, 1995 Universal PG $172,070,496 $312,038,367
5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $296,623,634 $311,597,277
6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jun 30, 2010 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $300,531,751 $300,531,751
7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 Nov 16, 2012 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $292,324,737 $292,324,737
8 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Nov 18, 2011 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $281,287,133 $281,287,133
9 The Perfect Storm Jun 30, 2000 Warner Bros. PG-13 $182,618,434 $267,320,861
10 The Blind Side Nov 20, 2009 Warner Bros. PG-13 $255,959,475 $266,800,232
11 Good Will Hunting Dec 5, 1997 Miramax R $138,433,435 $233,004,048
12 A Beautiful Mind Dec 21, 2001 Universal PG-13 $170,708,996 $232,491,356
13 Catch Me if You Can Dec 25, 2002 Dreamworks SKG PG-13 $164,606,800 $218,931,389
14 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $192,769,854 $211,089,052
15 The Truman Show Jun 5, 1998 Paramount Pictures PG $125,618,201 $211,072,980
16 The Green Mile Dec 10, 1999 Warner Bros. R $136,801,374 $207,102,677
17 American Beauty Sep 15, 1999 Dreamworks SKG R $130,058,047 $196,725,678
18 A Time to Kill Jul 24, 1996 Warner Bros. R $108,766,007 $194,047,883
19 The Pursuit of Happyness Dec 15, 2006 Sony Pictures PG-13 $162,586,036 $192,492,433
20 You've Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Warner Bros. PG $115,821,495 $189,814,472
21 Phenomenon Jul 5, 1996 Walt Disney PG $104,636,382 $186,765,160
22 Erin Brockovich Mar 17, 2000 Universal R $125,548,685 $183,780,910
23 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Walt Disney PG-13 $182,204,440 $182,204,440
24 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Sony Pictures Classics PG-13 $128,067,808 $179,464,875
25 Contact Jul 11, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $100,920,329 $173,217,604
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 127 28.57% $1,511,956,562 347,576,223 $2,752,803,686 Apollo 13 $172,036,360
1996 119 23.82% $1,331,924,275 301,340,339 $2,386,615,485 A Time to Kill $108,706,165
1997 111 16.61% $1,080,783,289 235,464,770 $1,864,880,978 Contact $100,769,177
1998 123 23.19% $1,571,983,307 335,177,677 $2,654,607,202 Saving Private Ryan $190,373,184
1999 129 19.92% $1,453,799,725 286,181,050 $2,266,553,916 The General's Daughter $102,678,089
2000 155 23.56% $1,762,021,538 326,905,664 $2,589,092,859 The Perfect Storm $182,618,434
2001 141 18.19% $1,478,391,113 261,199,839 $2,068,702,725 Cast Away $123,941,038
2002 152 17.22% $1,581,733,887 272,243,354 $2,156,167,364 A Beautiful Mind $152,149,450
2003 150 12.29% $1,149,259,396 190,590,281 $1,509,475,026 Seabiscuit $120,197,488
2004 223 15.14% $1,379,577,887 222,154,245 $1,759,461,620 The Passion of the Christ $370,270,943
2005 265 16.03% $1,431,841,239 223,376,165 $1,769,139,227 Million Dollar Baby $99,378,637
2006 255 17.02% $1,575,057,282 240,466,770 $1,904,496,818 The Departed $120,359,613
2007 244 12.96% $1,247,876,781 181,377,440 $1,436,509,325 American Gangster $129,150,735
2008 253 11.17% $1,110,515,422 154,667,881 $1,224,969,618 Twilight $176,922,850
2009 173 17.18% $1,829,432,177 243,924,291 $1,931,880,385 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $287,954,655
2010 194 16.15% $1,692,632,657 214,533,310 $1,699,103,815 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300,531,751
2011 240 14.66% $1,496,353,627 188,690,946 $1,494,432,292 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 $276,125,476
2012 224 14.88% $1,593,583,250 203,447,601 $1,611,305,000 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 $286,039,065
2013 104 21.68% $798,809,186 100,622,538 $796,930,501 Silver Linings Playbook $104,679,669