Box Office History for Zeitgeist

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 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 $10,780,561
2 The Corporation Jan 17, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,493,516 $5,923,778
3 Bill Cunningham New York Mar 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,510,026 $2,052,717
4 Aimée & Jaguar Aug 11, 2000 Drama Not Rated $927,107 $1,849,837
5 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $815,848 $1,327,422
6 Lumumba Jun 29, 2001 Drama Not Rated $685,082 $1,274,541
7 Die große Stille Feb 28, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $790,452 $1,209,802
8 Up the Yangtze Apr 25, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $783,969 $1,149,739
9 Fire Aug 22, 1997 $501,533 $1,145,727
10 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage Feb 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $680,331 $1,093,720
11 Earth Sep 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $528,972 $1,090,097
12 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Nov 24, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $820,300 $973,542
13 Hannah Arendt May 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $717,205 $950,979
14 Pranzo di ferragosto Mar 17, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $675,299 $922,649
15 Travellers and Magicians Jan 7, 2005 Drama Not Rated $506,793 $832,523
16 Trouble the Water Aug 22, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $520,151 $760,729
17 Joueuse Apr 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $478,710 $650,745
18 Manufactured Landscapes Jun 20, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $395,623 $605,507
19 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $435,274 $593,903
20 Since Otar Left Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $344,974 $584,952
21 Jellyfish Apr 4, 2008 Drama Not Rated $341,221 $500,417
22 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $239,074 $481,990
23 Koch Feb 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $342,941 $454,722
24 Irma Vep May 2, 1997 Comedy $191,164 $438,543
25 Gianni e le donne Mar 2, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $317,405 $429,853
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 0.00% $1,424 327 $3,525 Art for Teachers of Children $1,424
1997 3 0.01% $625,977 136,376 $1,470,133 Fire $402,749
1998 6 0.01% $358,641 76,467 $824,314 The Saltmen of Tibet $146,437
1999 6 0.01% $886,715 174,547 $1,881,617 Earth $475,612
2000 3 0.01% $1,048,444 194,515 $2,096,872 Aimée & Jaguar $881,306
2001 3 0.01% $815,612 144,100 $1,553,398 Lumumba $685,082
2002 2 0.00% $98,336 16,924 $182,441 Chop Suey $95,185
2003 1 0.07% $6,173,485 1,023,795 $11,036,510 Nowhere in Africa $6,173,485
2004 6 0.04% $3,995,247 643,354 $6,935,356 The Corporation $3,493,516
2005 5 0.01% $1,049,823 163,776 $1,765,505 Travellers and Magicians $506,793
2006 6 0.01% $1,190,276 181,719 $1,958,931 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten… $680,331
2007 5 0.01% $1,271,878 184,864 $1,992,834 Die große Stille $790,452
2008 6 0.02% $1,979,879 275,745 $2,972,531 Up the Yangtze $783,969
2009 12 0.01% $810,711 108,089 $1,165,199 Tulpan $158,741
2010 7 0.01% $1,546,972 196,063 $2,113,559 Pranzo di ferragosto $675,299
2011 6 0.02% $2,253,186 284,132 $3,062,943 Bill Cunningham New York $1,510,026
2012 7 0.01% $666,127 83,682 $902,092 Gianni e le donne $317,405
2013 7 0.01% $1,303,438 160,321 $1,728,260 Hannah Arendt $717,205
2014 6 0.01% $855,048 104,654 $1,128,170 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… $247,159
2015 4 0.00% $126,788 15,038 $162,110 The Quay Brothers in 35MM $51,858
2016 7 0.00% $288,630 33,365 $359,675 Eva Hesse $157,481
2017 1 0.00% $156,011 17,392 $187,486 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $156,011
2018 4 0.01% $1,027,894 112,829 $1,216,297 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $664,289
2019 7 0.00% $295,839 32,294 $348,129 Be Natural: The Untold Stor… $114,238
2020 4 0.01% $148,357 16,158 $174,183 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes $99,508
2021 2 0.00% $90,405 8,888 $95,813 In Balanchine’s Classroom $76,650
2022 2 0.00% $52,490 4,984 $53,728 Loving Highsmith $46,172
2023 3 0.00% $127,583 11,834 $127,571 Desperate Souls, Dark City … $55,124

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
April, 2024
April 5 The Old Oak (Limited) Drama    
May, 2024
May 17 Taking Venice (Limited) Documentary    

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.