Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
Overture Films
|
10/16/2009 |
$73,357,727 |
$77,150,030 |
| 2 |
Righteous Kill
|
Overture Films
|
9/12/2008 |
$40,081,410 |
$44,044,891 |
| 3 |
The Crazies
|
Overture Films
|
2/26/2010 |
$39,123,589 |
$39,123,591 |
| 4 |
The Men Who Stare at Goats
|
Overture Films
|
11/6/2009 |
$32,428,195 |
$34,093,156 |
| 5 |
Brooklyn's Finest
|
Overture Films
|
3/5/2010 |
$27,163,593 |
$27,163,589 |
| 6 |
Traitor
|
Overture Films
|
8/27/2008 |
$23,530,831 |
$25,857,700 |
| 7 |
Mad Money
|
Overture Films
|
1/18/2008 |
$20,668,843 |
$22,712,698 |
| 8 |
Last Chance Harvey
|
Overture Films
|
12/25/2008 |
$14,889,042 |
$15,679,726 |
| 9 |
Capitalism: A Love Story
|
Overture Films
|
9/23/2009 |
$14,363,397 |
$15,110,297 |
| 10 |
Sunshine Cleaning
|
Overture Films
|
3/13/2009 |
$12,062,558 |
$12,689,810 |
| 11 |
Let Me In
|
Overture Films
|
10/1/2010 |
$12,134,935 |
$12,134,938 |
| 12 |
Pandorum
|
Overture Films
|
9/25/2009 |
$10,330,853 |
$10,868,057 |
| 13 |
The Visitor
|
Overture Films
|
4/11/2008 |
$9,427,026 |
$10,359,223 |
| 14 |
Nothing Like the Holidays
|
Overture Films
|
12/12/2008 |
$7,503,736 |
$8,241,152 |
| 15 |
Henry Poole Is Here
|
Overture Films
|
8/15/2008 |
$1,835,293 |
$2,016,779 |
| 16 |
Stone
|
Overture Films
|
10/8/2010 |
$1,810,078 |
$1,810,076 |
| 17 |
Paper Heart
|
Overture Films
|
8/7/2009 |
$1,274,062 |
$1,340,314 |
| 18 |
Jack Goes Boating
|
Overture Films
|
9/17/2010 |
$541,992 |
$541,996 |
| 19 |
Sleepwalking
|
Overture Films
|
3/14/2008 |
$168,972 |
$185,683 |
| 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 |
| 2008 |
8 |
1.05% |
$103,469,106 |
14,410,739 |
$99,145,884 |
Righteous Kill
|
$40,081,410 |
| 2009 |
8 |
1.48% |
$157,614,161 |
21,015,222 |
$144,584,727 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
$72,928,813 |
| 2010 |
7 |
.78% |
$81,612,865 |
10,343,837 |
$71,165,599 |
The Crazies
|
$39,123,589 |
|