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Box Office History for Based on Play

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $241,438,208 $436,685,481
2 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG $115,821,495 $253,528,483
3 Gnomeo and Juliet Feb 11, 2011 Comedy G $99,967,670 $135,895,515
4 Madea Goes To Jail Feb 20, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $90,508,336 $127,073,702
5 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $46,338,728 $110,259,293
6 Madea's Family Reunion Feb 24, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $63,257,940 $101,695,581
7 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Hallo… Oct 21, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $73,206,343 $91,232,876
8 Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Feb 15, 2002 Adventure G $48,430,258 $87,774,626
9 Finding Neverland Nov 12, 2004 Drama PG $51,676,606 $86,197,043
10 Why Did I Get Married? Oct 12, 2007 Comedy PG-13 $55,204,525 $84,491,804
11 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Feb 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 $82,804,803
12 Why Did I Get Married Too? Apr 2, 2010 Drama PG-13 $60,095,852 $82,108,145
13 10 Things I Hate About You Mar 31, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,177,966 $79,136,604
14 I Can Do Bad All By Myself Sep 11, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $51,733,921 $72,634,424
15 Madea’s Big Happy Family Apr 22, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $53,345,287 $72,517,297
16 Fences Dec 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $57,682,904 $70,644,736
17 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas Dec 13, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $52,543,354 $69,654,981
18 Tyler Perry’s Temptation Mar 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $51,975,354 $68,916,885
19 Romy and Michele's High School R… Apr 25, 1997 Comedy R $29,235,353 $67,069,329
20 About Last Night Feb 14, 2014 Romantic Comedy R $48,637,684 $64,175,539
21 What a Girl Wants Apr 4, 2003 Comedy PG $35,990,505 $62,849,084
22 Meet the Browns Mar 21, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $41,975,388 $61,560,002
23 Closer Dec 3, 2004 Drama R $33,987,757 $57,286,085
24 The Ides of March Oct 7, 2011 Drama R $40,962,534 $55,683,540
25 She’s the Man Mar 17, 2006 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $33,889,159 $54,481,346
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 17 0.97% $51,327,955 11,799,522 $127,198,847 Nell $20,914,085
1996 13 1.12% $64,517,134 14,596,629 $157,351,661 Romeo+Juliet $44,798,596
1997 17 0.95% $58,710,954 12,791,050 $137,887,519 Romy and Michele's High Sch… $29,235,353
1998 9 1.20% $81,547,351 17,387,491 $187,437,153 You’ve Got Mail $78,028,953
1999 18 1.69% $124,259,734 24,460,567 $263,684,912 10 Things I Hate About You $38,177,966
2000 12 0.22% $16,324,508 3,028,659 $32,648,944 East is East $4,170,647
2001 9 0.55% $45,956,531 8,119,524 $87,528,469 Kingdom Come $23,247,539
2002 16 3.38% $309,240,594 53,225,568 $573,771,623 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $227,898,505
2003 10 0.66% $60,786,514 10,080,678 $108,669,709 What a Girl Wants $35,990,505
2004 7 0.57% $52,970,075 8,529,798 $91,951,222 Closer $27,460,754
2005 11 1.06% $93,186,833 14,537,721 $156,716,632 Diary of a Mad Black Woman $50,406,346
2006 11 1.17% $107,055,853 16,344,398 $176,192,610 Madea's Family Reunion $63,257,940
2007 11 0.72% $69,857,595 10,153,715 $109,457,048 Why Did I Get Married? $55,204,525
2008 8 0.69% $67,101,179 9,345,565 $100,745,191 Meet the Browns $41,975,388
2009 9 1.62% $172,182,519 22,957,665 $247,483,629 Madea Goes To Jail $90,508,336
2010 6 0.94% $98,985,424 12,545,679 $135,242,420 Why Did I Get Married Too? $60,095,852
2011 15 2.05% $208,183,412 26,252,628 $283,003,330 Gnomeo and Juliet $99,967,670
2012 11 0.21% $23,375,429 2,936,607 $31,656,623 Beasts of the Southern Wild $11,249,128
2013 14 1.25% $135,968,750 16,724,314 $180,288,105 Tyler Perry’s Temptation $51,975,354
2014 11 0.86% $88,606,421 10,845,334 $116,912,701 About Last Night $48,637,684
2015 8 0.05% $5,361,744 636,028 $6,856,382 Chi-raq $2,601,330
2016 11 1.12% $126,124,531 14,580,865 $157,181,725 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea … $73,206,343
2017 8 0.40% $43,498,289 4,849,304 $52,275,497 Fences $27,939,289
2018 6 0.01% $1,631,042 179,037 $1,930,019 102 Not Out $1,339,909
2019 2 0.02% $2,054,409 224,280 $2,417,738 Luce $2,010,613
2020 1 0.01% $213,441 23,250 $250,635 Wild Mountain Thyme $213,441
2021 5 0.09% $4,194,974 412,481 $4,446,545 The Father $2,120,992
2022 2 0.08% $5,864,098 556,894 $6,003,317 The Whale $5,855,410
2023 6 0.17% $15,015,068 1,392,861 $15,015,042 The Whale $11,598,030
2024 2 0.07% $968,315 89,824 $968,303 Freud’s Last Session $837,858

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 22 National Theatre Live: Dear England (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
March, 2024
March 23 MET Opera: Roméo et Juliette (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
April, 2024
April 12 Unsinkable (Limited) Drama    
May, 2024
May 5 Steel Magnolias (Special Engagement) Comedy $83,759,091  
 
May 24 Lilies (Limited) Drama $221,494  

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.