Box Office History for PG-13 Movies
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | Creative Type | Total Gross | Inflation-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
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross 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 |
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