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Box Office History for Sony Pictures Classics

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Action PG-13 $128,519,357 $257,722,553
2 Midnight in Paris May 20, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $56,816,662 $81,031,241
3 Capote Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $28,750,530 $50,093,709
4 Blue Jasmine Jul 26, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $33,404,871 $46,466,479
5 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $18,798,682 $43,350,088
6 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $16,015,639 $39,628,691
7 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $15,057,031 $38,002,482
8 Lone Star Jun 21, 1996 Drama R $12,961,389 $33,162,786
9 Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man May 5, 2000 Musical G $15,626,076 $31,853,811
10 Kung Fu Hustle Apr 8, 2005 Action R $17,104,669 $30,180,000
11 Still Alice Jan 16, 2015 Drama PG-13 $18,656,400 $25,030,116
12 The Spanish Prisoner Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG $10,162,034 $24,505,886
13 To Rome with Love Jun 22, 2012 Romantic Comedy R $16,684,352 $23,706,031
14 Friends with Money Apr 7, 2006 Comedy R $13,368,437 $23,083,518
15 Call Me by Your Name Nov 24, 2017 Drama R $18,065,180 $22,522,870
16 Winged Migration Apr 18, 2003 Documentary G $11,689,053 $21,924,243
17 Volver Nov 3, 2006 Comedy R $12,899,867 $21,599,691
18 Rachel Getting Married Oct 3, 2008 Drama R $12,796,861 $19,979,216
19 House of Flying Daggers Dec 3, 2004 Action PG-13 $11,050,094 $19,733,360
20 Whiplash Oct 10, 2014 Drama R $13,892,940 $18,608,631
21 An Education Oct 9, 2009 Drama PG-13 $12,574,914 $18,593,007
22 Das Leben der Anderen Feb 9, 2007 Drama R $11,284,657 $18,550,798
23 Lola rennt Jun 18, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $8,077,539 $17,713,271
24 Todo sobre mi madre Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $8,264,530 $17,614,884
25 Hable con ella Nov 22, 2002 Drama R $9,284,265 $17,508,830
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 14 0.41% $21,750,572 5,000,124 $56,551,402 Wings of Courage $4,570,769
1996 17 0.70% $40,200,823 9,095,201 $102,866,723 Lone Star $12,928,474
1997 19 0.36% $21,999,462 4,792,901 $54,207,710 Across The Sea of Time $4,866,837
1998 20 0.66% $44,932,058 9,580,398 $108,354,301 The Spanish Prisoner $10,162,034
1999 19 0.46% $33,982,773 6,689,519 $75,658,460 Lola rennt $7,207,666
2000 23 0.68% $51,237,717 9,506,073 $107,513,686 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon $13,450,791
2001 15 1.68% $136,779,038 24,165,907 $273,316,408 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon $114,617,017
2002 20 0.23% $21,103,979 3,632,355 $41,081,935 Thirteen Conversations Abou… $3,287,435
2003 18 0.33% $30,853,139 5,116,605 $57,868,803 Winged Migration $10,762,178
2004 17 0.23% $22,030,825 3,547,636 $40,123,763 House of Flying Daggers $4,157,199
2005 27 0.67% $59,142,524 9,226,606 $104,352,914 Kung Fu Hustle $17,104,669
2006 24 0.66% $60,666,220 9,262,019 $104,753,435 Capote $16,827,017
2007 23 0.41% $39,191,476 5,696,435 $64,426,680 Das Leben der Anderen $11,284,657
2008 24 0.42% $41,230,696 5,742,436 $64,946,951 Rachel Getting Married $10,140,691
2009 27 0.46% $48,648,889 6,486,519 $73,362,530 An Education $7,611,690
2010 26 0.65% $68,089,025 8,629,781 $97,602,823 Get Low $9,111,488
2011 25 0.96% $98,010,997 12,359,520 $139,786,171 Midnight in Paris $56,377,732
2012 23 0.52% $55,740,536 7,002,581 $79,199,191 To Rome with Love $16,684,352
2013 21 0.64% $69,854,676 8,592,213 $97,177,929 Blue Jasmine $32,744,634
2014 21 0.42% $43,878,493 5,370,684 $60,742,436 Magic in the Moonlight $10,534,510
2015 23 0.55% $61,318,599 7,273,853 $82,267,277 Still Alice $18,656,400
2016 19 0.28% $32,232,906 3,726,349 $42,145,007 The Lady in the Van $10,021,175
2017 18 0.28% $30,545,183 3,405,261 $38,513,502 Maudie $6,170,998
2018 19 0.32% $37,747,800 4,143,553 $46,863,584 Call Me by Your Name $13,158,311
2019 17 0.21% $23,579,147 2,574,142 $29,113,546 Stan & Ollie $5,392,131
2020 7 0.16% $3,427,549 373,371 $4,222,826 The Song of Names $1,000,107
2021 11 0.20% $8,908,361 875,943 $9,906,915 12 Mighty Orphans $3,688,723
2022 14 0.09% $6,767,075 642,648 $7,268,349 Madres paralelas $2,197,526
2023 15 0.12% $10,777,190 985,117 $11,141,673 Living $2,979,763
2024 14 0.16% $13,453,324 1,189,506 $13,453,313 Wicked Little Letters $5,008,179
2025 13 0.61% $49,469,795 4,373,987 $49,469,793 Nuremberg $13,983,172

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date		Trailer
December 2025
December 5 Merrily We Roll Along (Wide) Musical $2,389,549  
 
December 25 The Choral (Limited) Drama    
 
 
During 2025 The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (Limited) Drama    
January 2026
January 16 A Private Life (Limited) Drama    
February 2026
February 6 The President’s Cake (Limited) Drama    

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.