Box Office History for Distributor - Universal
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal
|
6/11/1982 |
$435,110,554 |
$924,790,831 |
| 2 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$593,883,169 |
| 3 |
Back to the Future
|
Universal
|
7/3/1985 |
$210,609,762 |
$406,707,891 |
| 4 |
Smokey and the Bandit
|
Universal
|
5/27/1977 |
$126,737,428 |
$391,010,538 |
| 5 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$343,380,470 |
| 6 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal
|
11/17/2000 |
$260,031,035 |
$331,522,047 |
| 7 |
Meet the Fockers
|
Universal
|
12/22/2004 |
$279,167,575 |
$304,963,479 |
| 8 |
Jaws 2
|
Universal
|
6/16/1978 |
$102,922,376 |
$302,609,376 |
| 9 |
On Golden Pond
|
Universal
|
12/4/1981 |
$119,285,432 |
$279,254,501 |
| 10 |
Bruce Almighty
|
Universal
|
5/23/2003 |
$242,704,995 |
$276,917,145 |
| 11 |
Apollo 13
|
Universal
|
6/30/1995 |
$172,070,496 |
$272,148,280 |
| 12 |
Liar Liar
|
Universal
|
3/21/1997 |
$181,410,615 |
$271,918,309 |
| 13 |
The Mummy Returns
|
Universal
|
5/4/2001 |
$202,007,640 |
$245,984,527 |
| 14 |
King Kong
|
Universal
|
12/14/2005 |
$218,080,025 |
$232,932,988 |
| 15 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
Universal
|
8/3/2007 |
$227,471,070 |
$227,471,073 |
| 16 |
Jurassic Park 3
|
Universal
|
7/18/2001 |
$181,166,115 |
$220,605,817 |
| 17 |
The Flintstones
|
Universal
|
5/27/1994 |
$130,531,208 |
$220,111,448 |
| 18 |
Meet the Parents
|
Universal
|
10/6/2000 |
$166,225,040 |
$211,888,142 |
| 19 |
The Mummy
|
Universal
|
5/7/1999 |
$155,385,488 |
$211,275,127 |
| 20 |
A Beautiful Mind
|
Universal
|
12/21/2001 |
$170,708,996 |
$203,080,668 |
| 21 |
Back to the Future Part II
|
Universal
|
11/22/1989 |
$118,450,002 |
$201,993,167 |
| 22 |
The Nutty Professor
|
Universal
|
6/28/1996 |
$128,814,019 |
$200,506,888 |
| 23 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
Universal
|
7/23/2004 |
$176,087,450 |
$194,771,968 |
| 24 |
Patch Adams
|
Universal
|
12/25/1998 |
$135,041,968 |
$190,639,840 |
| 25 |
Twins
|
Universal
|
12/9/1988 |
$111,936,388 |
$190,216,596 |
| 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 |
| 1995 |
21 |
12.68% |
$667,171,651 |
153,372,794 |
$1,055,204,823 |
Apollo 13
|
$172,070,496 |
| 1996 |
18 |
8.36% |
$482,494,963 |
109,161,756 |
$751,032,881 |
The Nutty Professor
|
$128,814,019 |
| 1997 |
12 |
9.87% |
$614,627,568 |
133,905,790 |
$921,271,835 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$229,086,679 |
| 1998 |
19 |
5.95% |
$400,705,587 |
85,438,291 |
$587,815,442 |
Patch Adams
|
$65,495,000 |
| 1999 |
24 |
12.69% |
$934,779,463 |
184,739,022 |
$1,271,004,471 |
The Mummy
|
$155,385,488 |
| 2000 |
20 |
14.35% |
$1,070,175,625 |
198,548,353 |
$1,366,012,669 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
18 |
11.39% |
$925,642,496 |
163,830,532 |
$1,127,154,060 |
The Mummy Returns
|
$202,007,640 |
| 2002 |
19 |
9.72% |
$907,954,371 |
156,543,856 |
$1,077,021,729 |
A Beautiful Mind
|
$152,149,450 |
| 2003 |
18 |
11.75% |
$1,086,685,212 |
180,213,136 |
$1,239,866,376 |
Bruce Almighty
|
$242,704,995 |
| 2004 |
20 |
9.76% |
$906,562,315 |
145,749,569 |
$1,002,757,035 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
$176,087,450 |
| 2005 |
23 |
11.20% |
$992,440,814 |
154,826,960 |
$1,065,209,485 |
King Kong
|
$168,505,310 |
| 2006 |
22 |
8.69% |
$805,682,016 |
123,004,889 |
$846,273,636 |
The Break Up
|
$118,806,699 |
| 2007 |
20 |
11.41% |
$1,095,165,744 |
159,181,069 |
$1,095,165,755 |
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
$227,471,070 |
| 2008 |
8 |
7.74% |
$241,516,100 |
35,104,083 |
$241,516,091 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
|
$50,722,345 |
|