Box Office History for Western Movies
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | MPAA
Rating | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
True Grit |
Dec 22, 2010 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$171,243,005 |
$171,050,328 |
| 2 |
Django Unchained |
Dec 25, 2012 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$162,805,434 |
$162,805,434 |
| 3 |
Hidalgo |
Mar 5, 2004 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$67,286,731 |
$85,489,902 |
| 4 |
Shanghai Noon |
May 26, 2000 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$56,932,305 |
$83,338,756 |
| 5 |
Open Range |
Aug 15, 2003 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$58,331,254 |
$76,320,609 |
| 6 |
3:10 to Yuma |
Sep 2, 2007 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$53,606,916 |
$61,476,537 |
| 7 |
The Missing |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$26,900,336 |
$35,168,420 |
| 8 |
The Quick and the Dead |
Feb 10, 1995 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$18,552,460 |
$33,634,344 |
| 9 |
The Alamo |
Apr 9, 2004 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$22,406,362 |
$28,467,988 |
| 10 |
All the Pretty Horses |
Dec 22, 2000 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$15,527,125 |
$22,275,742 |
| 11 |
Appaloosa |
Sep 19, 2008 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$20,211,394 |
$22,203,880 |
| 12 |
American Outlaws |
Aug 17, 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$13,264,986 |
$18,491,296 |
| 13 |
Tall Tale |
Mar 24, 1995 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$8,247,627 |
$14,939,186 |
| 14 |
Last of the Dogmen |
Sep 8, 1995 |
Savoy |
PG |
$7,008,542 |
$12,666,709 |
| 15 |
The Warrior's Way |
Dec 3, 2010 |
Relativity |
R |
$5,666,340 |
$5,666,340 |
| 16 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford |
Sep 21, 2007 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$3,909,149 |
$4,481,559 |
| 17 |
Wild Bill |
Dec 1, 1995 |
MGM |
R |
$2,169,373 |
$3,934,790 |
| 18 |
Dead Man |
May 10, 1996 |
Miramax |
R |
$1,025,488 |
$1,830,567 |
| 19 |
Ride With the Devil |
Nov 24, 1999 |
USA Films |
R |
$630,779 |
$967,211 |
| 20 |
Texas Rangers |
Nov 30, 2001 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$623,374 |
$868,981 |
| 21 |
The Claim |
Dec 29, 2000 |
MGM |
R |
$622,023 |
$867,592 |
| 22 |
Down in the Valley |
May 5, 2006 |
ThinkFilm |
R |
$568,932 |
$685,325 |
| 23 |
Seraphim Falls |
Jan 26, 2007 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
R |
$418,296 |
$479,704 |
| 24 |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$243,768 |
$266,035 |
| 25 |
El Topo |
Dec 13, 2006 |
Abkco Films |
Not Rated |
$78,037 |
$90,317 |
| 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 |
|---|
| 1995 |
4 |
0.68% |
$35,933,002 |
8,260,460 |
$65,422,843 |
The Quick and the Dead |
$18,543,650 |
| 1996 |
1 |
0.02% |
$1,025,488 |
232,011 |
$1,837,527 |
Dead Man |
$1,025,488 |
| 1999 |
1 |
0.01% |
$491,069 |
96,667 |
$765,603 |
Ride With the Devil |
$491,069 |
| 2000 |
4 |
0.88% |
$66,116,168 |
12,266,450 |
$97,150,284 |
Shanghai Noon |
$56,932,305 |
| 2001 |
4 |
0.26% |
$20,993,355 |
3,709,073 |
$29,375,858 |
American Outlaws |
$13,264,986 |
| 2003 |
2 |
0.90% |
$84,450,484 |
14,005,055 |
$110,920,036 |
Open Range |
$58,328,680 |
| 2004 |
4 |
0.99% |
$90,475,689 |
14,569,353 |
$115,389,276 |
Hidalgo |
$67,286,731 |
| 2006 |
2 |
0.01% |
$584,825 |
89,286 |
$707,145 |
Down in the Valley |
$568,932 |
| 2007 |
4 |
0.60% |
$57,964,064 |
8,425,010 |
$66,726,079 |
3:10 to Yuma |
$53,606,916 |
| 2008 |
4 |
0.20% |
$20,317,697 |
2,829,762 |
$22,411,715 |
Appaloosa |
$20,080,574 |
| 2009 |
2 |
0.00% |
$169,906 |
22,654 |
$179,420 |
Appaloosa |
$130,820 |
| 2010 |
2 |
0.88% |
$92,239,683 |
11,690,707 |
$92,590,399 |
True Grit |
$86,670,382 |
| 2011 |
2 |
0.83% |
$84,669,662 |
10,677,133 |
$84,562,893 |
True Grit |
$84,572,623 |
| 2012 |
2 |
0.60% |
$64,014,415 |
8,175,531 |
$64,750,206 |
Django Unchained |
$64,008,265 |
| 2013 |
3 |
2.67% |
$98,821,218 |
12,446,020 |
$98,572,478 |
Django Unchained |
$98,797,169 |
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