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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Box Office History for Creative Type - Dramatization

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Titanic 20th Century Fox 12/19/1997 $600,788,188 $886,359,440
2 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films 2/25/2004 $370,782,930 $410,109,672
3 Apollo 13 Universal 6/30/1995 $172,070,496 $272,148,280
4 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista 5/25/2001 $198,539,855 $241,761,803
5 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. 6/30/2000 $182,618,434 $233,101,080
6 Catch Me if You Can Dreamworks SKG 12/25/2002 $164,606,800 $192,218,648
7 Mulan Buena Vista 6/19/1998 $120,620,254 $176,943,996
8 Coal Miner's Daughter Universal 3/7/1980 $67,182,787 $171,828,096
9 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony Pictures 12/15/2006 $162,586,036 $167,544,175
10 Schindler's List Universal 12/15/1993 $96,067,179 $161,844,576
11 Erin Brockovich Universal 3/17/2000 $125,548,685 $160,255,090
12 The Prince of Egypt Dreamworks SKG 12/18/1998 $101,413,188 $145,007,180
13 The Untouchables Paramount Pictures 6/3/1987 $76,270,454 $134,204,789
14 Chariots of Fire Sony Pictures 9/25/1981 $57,159,946 $134,078,788
15 American Gangster Universal 11/2/2007 $130,164,645 $130,164,646
16 Black Hawk Down Sony Pictures 12/28/2001 $108,638,745 $128,876,669
17 Walk the Line 20th Century Fox 11/18/2005 $119,519,402 $127,645,679
18 Braveheart Paramount Pictures 5/24/1995 $75,545,647 $119,270,118
19 JFK Warner Bros. 12/20/1991 $70,405,498 $115,991,413
20 Gandhi Sony Pictures 12/8/1982 $52,767,889 $115,458,351
21 Born on the Fourth of July Universal 12/20/1989 $70,001,698 $114,146,720
22 The Aviator Miramax 12/17/2004 $102,608,827 $111,166,538
23 Amadeus Warner Bros. 9/19/1984 $51,973,029 $102,457,682
24 La Bamba Sony Pictures 7/24/1987 $54,215,416 $95,396,945
25 Tombstone Buena Vista 12/25/1993 $56,505,000 $94,717,049
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 22 6.56% $345,402,545 79,402,880 $546,291,814 Apollo 13 $172,070,496
1996 19 3.33% $192,270,043 43,500,006 $299,280,041 Sleepers $52,894,048
1997 22 7.87% $489,891,337 106,730,137 $734,303,343 Titanic $157,467,971
1998 20 11.44% $770,675,468 164,323,128 $1,130,543,121 Titanic $443,320,217
1999 21 3.40% $250,216,353 49,449,871 $340,215,112 The Thin Red Line $35,380,053
2000 22 6.92% $516,320,681 95,792,337 $659,051,279 The Perfect Storm $182,618,434
2001 18 4.65% $377,527,091 66,818,954 $459,714,404 Pearl Harbor $198,539,855
2002 17 4.09% $382,170,801 65,891,519 $453,333,651 Black Hawk Down $108,364,398
2003 19 2.36% $218,046,415 36,160,268 $248,782,644 Catch Me if You Can $67,169,179
2004 32 8.06% $748,438,706 120,327,767 $827,855,037 The Passion of the Christ $370,270,943
2005 45 6.32% $559,679,307 87,313,462 $600,716,619 Walk the Line $91,742,439
2006 44 7.54% $699,009,529 106,719,013 $734,226,809 The Pursuit of Happyness $98,411,670
2007 55 6.14% $589,868,634 85,736,720 $589,868,634 American Gangster $129,018,725
2008 19 3.59% $111,912,193 16,266,308 $111,912,199 Charlie Wilson's War $31,910,305