Box Office History for Original Screenplay 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 |
Titanic |
Dec 19, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$658,672,302 |
$1,016,477,150 |
| 2 |
Avatar |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$760,507,625 |
$778,817,600 |
| 3 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
May 19, 1999 |
Adventure |
PG |
$474,544,677 |
$712,529,607 |
| 4 |
Independence Day |
Jul 2, 1996 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$306,169,255 |
$546,452,224 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
May 19, 2005 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$380,270,577 |
$468,061,089 |
| 6 |
The Sixth Sense |
Aug 6, 1999 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$293,506,292 |
$454,323,148 |
| 7 |
Finding Nemo |
May 30, 2003 |
Adventure |
G |
$380,529,370 |
$444,501,881 |
| 8 |
Toy Story 3 |
Jun 18, 2010 |
Adventure |
G |
$415,004,880 |
$415,004,880 |
| 9 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
May 16, 2002 |
Adventure |
PG |
$310,676,740 |
$410,363,011 |
| 10 |
Toy Story 2 |
Nov 19, 1999 |
Adventure |
G |
$245,852,179 |
$378,490,504 |
| 11 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
May 15, 2003 |
Action |
R |
$281,553,689 |
$368,401,095 |
| 12 |
Saving Private Ryan |
Jul 24, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$216,335,085 |
$360,253,203 |
| 13 |
Monsters, Inc. |
Nov 2, 2001 |
Adventure |
G |
$289,423,425 |
$356,080,915 |
| 14 |
Meet the Fockers |
Dec 22, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$279,167,575 |
$350,064,680 |
| 15 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
May 22, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$317,023,851 |
$348,457,913 |
| 16 |
Toy Story |
Nov 22, 1995 |
Adventure |
G |
$191,780,865 |
$346,422,411 |
| 17 |
Armageddon |
Jul 1, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$201,578,182 |
$339,107,474 |
| 18 |
Batman Forever |
Jun 16, 1995 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$184,031,112 |
$333,734,131 |
| 19 |
Cast Away |
Dec 22, 2000 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$233,632,142 |
$333,338,732 |
| 20 |
The Incredibles |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG |
$261,441,092 |
$331,776,930 |
| 21 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
Jun 10, 1999 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$206,040,085 |
$319,883,268 |
| 22 |
Bruce Almighty |
May 23, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$242,704,995 |
$317,564,216 |
| 23 |
Rush Hour 2 |
Aug 3, 2001 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$226,164,286 |
$315,235,403 |
| 24 |
Liar Liar |
Mar 21, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$181,410,615 |
$311,810,362 |
| 25 |
Signs |
Aug 2, 2002 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$227,965,690 |
$309,556,860 |
| 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 |
181 |
52.14% |
$2,759,113,757 |
634,279,027 |
$5,023,489,894 |
Batman Forever |
$183,997,904 |
| 1996 |
179 |
52.33% |
$2,926,169,131 |
662,029,208 |
$5,243,271,327 |
Independence Day |
$306,124,059 |
| 1997 |
184 |
55.98% |
$3,643,540,282 |
793,799,630 |
$6,286,893,070 |
Liar Liar |
$181,395,380 |
| 1998 |
174 |
58.32% |
$3,952,908,053 |
842,837,533 |
$6,675,273,261 |
Titanic |
$443,319,081 |
| 1999 |
176 |
59.14% |
$4,316,692,786 |
849,742,679 |
$6,729,962,018 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
$430,443,350 |
| 2000 |
230 |
59.22% |
$4,429,727,418 |
821,841,821 |
$6,508,987,222 |
Gladiator |
$186,610,052 |
| 2001 |
226 |
48.58% |
$3,948,726,924 |
697,654,932 |
$5,525,427,061 |
Monsters, Inc. |
$239,190,413 |
| 2002 |
226 |
45.83% |
$4,210,349,242 |
724,672,836 |
$5,739,408,861 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
$302,181,125 |
| 2003 |
220 |
53.28% |
$4,981,481,962 |
826,116,408 |
$6,542,841,951 |
Finding Nemo |
$339,714,367 |
| 2004 |
261 |
38.39% |
$3,497,082,633 |
563,137,289 |
$4,460,047,329 |
The Incredibles |
$251,657,004 |
| 2005 |
313 |
45.96% |
$4,103,616,343 |
640,189,759 |
$5,070,302,891 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
$380,262,555 |
| 2006 |
313 |
43.48% |
$4,023,196,196 |
614,228,430 |
$4,864,689,166 |
Cars |
$244,052,771 |
| 2007 |
371 |
39.41% |
$3,795,299,999 |
551,642,448 |
$4,369,008,188 |
Ratatouille |
$206,445,654 |
| 2008 |
385 |
50.48% |
$5,020,839,602 |
699,281,288 |
$5,538,307,801 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$317,101,119 |
| 2009 |
239 |
44.84% |
$4,774,879,649 |
636,650,619 |
$5,042,272,902 |
Avatar |
$352,114,898 |
| 2010 |
226 |
44.00% |
$4,611,652,375 |
584,493,334 |
$4,629,187,205 |
Toy Story 3 |
$415,004,880 |
| 2011 |
351 |
42.19% |
$4,305,440,088 |
542,930,651 |
$4,300,010,756 |
The Hangover Part II |
$254,464,305 |
| 2012 |
367 |
39.63% |
$4,245,009,161 |
541,793,600 |
$4,291,005,312 |
Brave |
$237,236,938 |
| 2013 |
168 |
33.54% |
$1,276,115,599 |
160,786,543 |
$1,273,429,421 |
The Croods |
$178,023,288 |
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