Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
What Dreams May Come
|
Polygram
|
10/2/1998 |
$55,485,043 |
$81,393,840 |
| 2 |
The Game
|
Polygram
|
9/12/1997 |
$48,265,581 |
$72,345,794 |
| 3 |
The Borrowers
|
Polygram
|
2/13/1998 |
$22,619,589 |
$33,181,827 |
| 4 |
Barney's Great Adventure
|
Polygram
|
4/3/1998 |
$11,156,471 |
$16,365,993 |
| 5 |
Very Bad Things
|
Polygram
|
11/25/1998 |
$9,949,470 |
$14,579,539 |
| 6 |
Deadly Blessing
|
Polygram
|
8/14/1981 |
$2,800,000 |
$6,929,495 |
| 7 |
The Gingerbread Man
|
Polygram
|
1/23/1998 |
$1,626,593 |
$2,386,135 |
| 8 |
The Proposition
|
Polygram
|
3/27/1998 |
$1,622,381 |
$2,379,950 |
| 9 |
The James Gang
|
Polygram
|
11/7/1997 |
$5,000 |
|
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Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1997 |
1 |
.78% |
$48,265,581 |
10,515,377 |
$72,345,794 |
The Game
|
$48,265,581 |
| 1998 |
6 |
1.52% |
$102,311,859 |
21,814,895 |
$150,086,478 |
What Dreams May Come
|
$55,485,043 |
| 1999 |
1 |
.00% |
$147,688 |
29,187 |
$200,807 |
Very Bad Things
|
$147,688 |
|