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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Box Office History for PG-13 Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

1995: 32% market share 1996: 34% market share 1997: 36% market share 1998: 44% market share 1999: 34% market share 2000: 42% market share 2001: 51% market share 2002: 49% market share 2003: 47% market share 2004: 49% market share 2005: 54% market share 2006: 48% market share 2007: 46% market share 2008: 56% market share 2009: 44% market share 2010: 44% market share 2011: 51% market share 2012: 51% market share 2013: 48% 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
GenreCreative
Type
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Thriller/Suspense Historical Fiction $658,672,302 $1,016,477,150
2 Avatar Dec 18, 2009 Action Science Fiction $760,507,625 $778,817,600
3 Marvel's The Avengers May 4, 2012 Adventure Super Hero $623,279,547 $623,279,547
4 The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008 Action Super Hero $533,345,358 $585,975,751
5 Spider-Man May 3, 2002 Adventure Super Hero $403,706,375 $548,234,646
6 Independence Day Jul 2, 1996 Adventure Science Fiction $306,169,255 $546,452,224
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Jul 7, 2006 Adventure Fantasy $423,315,812 $509,917,824
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Dec 17, 2003 Adventure Fantasy $377,845,905 $490,835,622
9 Spider-Man 2 Jun 30, 2004 Adventure Super Hero $373,524,485 $474,574,584
10 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith May 19, 2005 Adventure Science Fiction $380,270,577 $468,061,089
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Dec 18, 2002 Adventure Fantasy $342,548,984 $457,687,909
12 The Sixth Sense Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense Fantasy $293,506,292 $454,323,148
13 The Dark Knight Rises Jul 20, 2012 Action Super Hero $448,139,099 $448,139,099
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Dec 19, 2001 Adventure Fantasy $315,544,750 $433,200,229
15 Twister May 10, 1996 Action Contemporary Fiction $241,888,385 $431,430,171
16 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Adventure Science Fiction $250,690,539 $429,990,822
17 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jun 24, 2009 Action Science Fiction $402,111,870 $423,021,687
18 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Thriller/Suspense Science Fiction $408,010,692 $408,010,692
19 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Jul 9, 2003 Adventure Fantasy $305,411,224 $399,617,675
20 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Action Science Fiction $229,086,679 $393,768,629
21 Spider-Man 3 May 4, 2007 Adventure Super Hero $336,530,303 $385,933,732
22 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Jul 15, 2011 Adventure Fantasy $381,011,219 $381,011,219
23 Transformers Jul 2, 2007 Action Science Fiction $319,246,193 $365,912,289
24 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nov 18, 2005 Adventure Fantasy $290,013,036 $356,611,305
25 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End May 24, 2007 Adventure Historical Fiction $309,420,425 $354,844,063
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 71 32.32% $1,710,218,834 393,153,758 $3,113,777,763 Batman Forever $183,997,904
1996 75 33.63% $1,899,507,137 429,752,748 $3,403,641,764 Independence Day $306,124,059
1997 76 36.46% $2,373,125,250 517,020,751 $4,094,804,348 Men in Black $250,107,128
1998 82 44.20% $2,997,132,553 639,047,452 $5,061,255,820 Titanic $443,319,081
1999 83 34.03% $2,483,640,590 488,905,629 $3,872,132,582 The Sixth Sense $276,386,495
2000 99 42.28% $3,162,096,723 586,659,875 $4,646,346,210 Mission: Impossible 2 $215,397,307
2001 124 51.09% $4,152,598,769 733,674,694 $5,810,703,576 Rush Hour 2 $226,138,454
2002 118 48.50% $4,455,529,171 766,872,487 $6,073,630,097 Spider-Man $403,706,375
2003 124 47.01% $4,555,426,281 755,460,411 $5,983,246,455 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $305,411,224
2004 138 48.88% $4,453,355,106 717,126,419 $5,679,641,238 Spider-Man 2 $373,524,485
2005 142 53.74% $4,798,779,767 748,639,589 $5,929,225,545 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith $380,262,555
2006 137 47.75% $4,418,079,997 674,516,033 $5,342,166,981 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423,315,812
2007 147 46.17% $4,445,736,434 646,182,621 $5,117,766,358 Spider-Man 3 $336,530,303
2008 169 56.46% $5,615,085,500 782,045,335 $6,193,799,053 The Dark Knight $531,001,578
2009 142 44.48% $4,808,929,969 641,190,666 $5,078,230,075 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $402,111,870
2010 121 44.10% $4,735,758,645 600,227,350 $4,753,800,612 Avatar $408,392,727
2011 154 50.94% $5,522,728,770 696,434,902 $5,515,764,424 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II $381,011,219
2012 143 50.89% $5,584,375,879 713,032,524 $5,647,217,590 Marvel's The Avengers $623,279,547
2013 74 47.98% $1,768,597,055 222,746,288 $1,764,150,601 Iron Man 3 $343,620,220