Box Office History for Based on Game Movies
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 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
Jun 15, 2001 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$131,144,183 |
$182,814,062 |
| 2 |
Mortal Kombat |
Aug 18, 1995 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$70,433,227 |
$127,733,001 |
| 3 |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time |
May 28, 2010 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$90,759,676 |
$90,759,680 |
| 4 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
Jul 25, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$65,653,758 |
$85,905,168 |
| 5 |
Battleship |
May 18, 2012 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$65,235,400 |
$65,233,400 |
| 6 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
Sep 10, 2004 |
Horror |
R |
$50,740,078 |
$64,466,862 |
| 7 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation |
Nov 21, 1997 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$35,927,406 |
$61,725,774 |
| 8 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D |
Sep 10, 2010 |
Horror |
R |
$60,128,566 |
$60,128,566 |
| 9 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
Sep 21, 2007 |
Action |
R |
$50,648,679 |
$58,084,026 |
| 10 |
Silent Hill |
Apr 21, 2006 |
Horror |
R |
$46,982,632 |
$56,594,347 |
| 11 |
Resident Evil |
Mar 15, 2002 |
Horror |
R |
$40,119,709 |
$53,685,012 |
| 12 |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |
Jul 11, 2001 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$32,131,830 |
$44,791,546 |
| 13 |
Max Payne |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$40,687,294 |
$44,712,425 |
| 14 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
Sep 14, 2012 |
Action |
R |
$42,345,531 |
$42,345,531 |
| 15 |
Doom |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Horror |
R |
$28,212,337 |
$34,503,364 |
| 16 |
Dungeons and Dragons |
Dec 8, 2000 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$15,185,241 |
$22,163,239 |
| 17 |
Wing Commander |
Mar 12, 1999 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$11,578,022 |
$17,979,393 |
| 18 |
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D |
Oct 26, 2012 |
Horror |
R |
$17,530,219 |
$17,530,219 |
| 19 |
The House of the Dead |
Oct 10, 2003 |
Horror |
R |
$10,199,354 |
$13,345,422 |
| 20 |
Bratz |
Aug 3, 2007 |
Comedy |
PG |
$10,010,209 |
$11,474,372 |
| 21 |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
Feb 27, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$9,135,036 |
$9,610,059 |
| 22 |
Alone in the Dark |
Jan 28, 2005 |
Horror |
R |
$5,178,569 |
$6,317,728 |
| 23 |
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale |
Jan 11, 2008 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$4,775,656 |
$5,247,899 |
| 24 |
BloodRayne |
Jan 6, 2006 |
Action |
R |
$2,405,420 |
$2,897,524 |
| 25 |
DOA: Dead or Alive |
Jun 15, 2007 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$480,314 |
$550,825 |
| 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 |
2 |
1.56% |
$82,294,143 |
18,918,194 |
$149,832,096 |
Mortal Kombat |
$70,373,848 |
| 1996 |
1 |
0.00% |
$50,081 |
11,331 |
$89,742 |
Mortal Kombat |
$50,081 |
| 1997 |
1 |
0.54% |
$35,059,903 |
7,638,323 |
$60,495,518 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation |
$35,059,903 |
| 1998 |
1 |
0.01% |
$867,503 |
184,969 |
$1,464,954 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation |
$867,503 |
| 1999 |
1 |
0.16% |
$11,576,087 |
2,278,757 |
$18,047,755 |
Wing Commander |
$11,576,087 |
| 2000 |
1 |
0.19% |
$14,250,748 |
2,643,924 |
$20,939,878 |
Dungeons and Dragons |
$14,250,748 |
| 2001 |
3 |
2.02% |
$164,210,506 |
29,012,457 |
$229,778,659 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
$131,144,183 |
| 2002 |
1 |
0.43% |
$39,532,308 |
6,804,184 |
$53,889,137 |
Resident Evil |
$39,532,308 |
| 2003 |
2 |
0.81% |
$75,853,112 |
12,579,289 |
$99,627,969 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
$65,653,758 |
| 2004 |
1 |
0.56% |
$50,740,078 |
8,170,705 |
$64,711,984 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
$50,740,078 |
| 2005 |
2 |
0.37% |
$33,163,905 |
5,173,776 |
$40,976,306 |
Doom |
$28,031,250 |
| 2006 |
2 |
0.53% |
$49,388,052 |
7,540,161 |
$59,718,075 |
Silent Hill |
$46,982,632 |
| 2007 |
3 |
0.63% |
$61,134,527 |
8,885,833 |
$70,375,797 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
$50,648,679 |
| 2008 |
2 |
0.46% |
$45,452,885 |
6,330,485 |
$50,137,441 |
Max Payne |
$40,677,229 |
| 2009 |
3 |
0.09% |
$9,154,020 |
1,220,536 |
$9,666,645 |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
$9,135,036 |
| 2010 |
2 |
1.37% |
$143,943,016 |
18,243,729 |
$144,490,334 |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time |
$90,759,676 |
| 2011 |
1 |
0.07% |
$6,945,226 |
875,817 |
$6,936,471 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D |
$6,945,226 |
| 2012 |
3 |
1.17% |
$125,109,150 |
15,978,179 |
$126,547,178 |
Battleship |
$65,233,400 |
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