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Box Office History for Original Screenplay Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

1995: 52% market share 1996: 52% market share 1997: 56% market share 1998: 58% market share 1999: 59% market share 2000: 59% market share 2001: 49% market share 2002: 46% market share 2003: 53% market share 2004: 38% market share 2005: 46% market share 2006: 43% market share 2007: 39% market share 2008: 50% market share 2009: 45% market share 2010: 44% market share 2011: 42% market share 2012: 40% market share 2013: 34% 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
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-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

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross 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