Box Office History for Genre - Action
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 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$593,883,169 |
| 2 |
Beverly Hills Cop
|
Paramount Pictures
|
12/5/1984 |
$234,760,478 |
$464,191,048 |
| 3 |
Batman
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/23/1989 |
$251,188,924 |
$433,127,772 |
| 4 |
Twister
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/10/1996 |
$241,888,385 |
$376,514,048 |
| 5 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$343,380,470 |
| 6 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/3/1991 |
$204,859,496 |
$334,782,265 |
| 7 |
Top Gun
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/16/1986 |
$176,786,701 |
$327,841,646 |
| 8 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/2003 |
$281,553,689 |
$321,242,020 |
| 9 |
The Transformers
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/3/2007 |
$319,246,193 |
$319,246,193 |
| 10 |
Rocky 3
|
MGM
|
5/28/1982 |
$125,049,125 |
$292,631,966 |
| 11 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II
|
Sony/TriStar
|
5/22/1985 |
$150,415,432 |
$291,509,343 |
| 12 |
Batman Forever
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/16/1995 |
$184,031,112 |
$291,065,301 |
| 13 |
Mission: Impossible
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/22/1996 |
$180,981,886 |
$281,709,361 |
| 14 |
Rush Hour 2
|
New Line
|
8/3/2001 |
$226,164,286 |
$275,400,050 |
| 15 |
Mission: Impossible 2
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/24/2000 |
$215,409,889 |
$274,957,336 |
| 16 |
Beverly Hills Cop II
|
Paramount Pictures
|
5/20/1987 |
$153,665,036 |
$270,387,584 |
| 17 |
Batman Returns
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/19/1992 |
$162,833,635 |
$269,950,698 |
| 18 |
Air Force One
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/25/1997 |
$172,956,409 |
$259,220,264 |
| 19 |
Lethal Weapon 2
|
Warner Bros.
|
7/7/1989 |
$147,253,986 |
$253,911,636 |
| 20 |
The War of the Worlds
|
Paramount Pictures
|
6/29/2005 |
$234,280,354 |
$251,458,475 |
| 21 |
True Lies
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/15/1994 |
$146,282,411 |
$246,672,300 |
| 22 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/26/2006 |
$234,362,462 |
$246,170,040 |
| 23 |
X2
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/2/2003 |
$214,949,694 |
$245,249,399 |
| 24 |
Pearl Harbor
|
Buena Vista
|
5/25/2001 |
$198,539,855 |
$241,761,803 |
| 25 |
Lethal Weapon 3
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/15/1992 |
$144,731,527 |
$239,940,461 |
| 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 |
30 |
20.35% |
$1,070,642,352 |
246,124,676 |
$1,693,337,771 |
Batman Forever
|
$184,031,112 |
| 1996 |
34 |
21.57% |
$1,244,067,379 |
281,463,209 |
$1,936,466,878 |
Twister
|
$241,888,385 |
| 1997 |
33 |
23.39% |
$1,456,109,018 |
317,235,082 |
$2,182,577,364 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$229,086,679 |
| 1998 |
30 |
14.79% |
$997,033,408 |
212,587,079 |
$1,462,599,104 |
Rush Hour
|
$137,534,276 |
| 1999 |
23 |
12.36% |
$910,045,956 |
179,850,979 |
$1,237,374,736 |
The Matrix
|
$171,479,930 |
| 2000 |
28 |
15.16% |
$1,130,314,329 |
209,705,812 |
$1,442,775,987 |
Mission: Impossible 2
|
$215,409,889 |
| 2001 |
28 |
15.63% |
$1,269,968,649 |
224,773,213 |
$1,546,439,705 |
Rush Hour 2
|
$226,164,286 |
| 2002 |
27 |
14.21% |
$1,327,862,394 |
228,941,795 |
$1,575,119,550 |
Die Another Day
|
$153,760,933 |
| 2003 |
26 |
19.57% |
$1,809,837,104 |
300,138,824 |
$2,064,955,109 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$281,553,689 |
| 2004 |
27 |
13.04% |
$1,210,415,920 |
194,600,630 |
$1,338,852,334 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
$176,087,450 |
| 2005 |
41 |
15.32% |
$1,356,637,228 |
211,643,871 |
$1,456,109,832 |
The War of the Worlds
|
$234,280,354 |
| 2006 |
31 |
10.87% |
$1,007,724,332 |
153,851,046 |
$1,058,495,196 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
$234,362,462 |
| 2007 |
37 |
17.62% |
$1,691,708,084 |
245,887,803 |
$1,691,708,085 |
The Transformers
|
$319,246,193 |
| 2008 |
16 |
14.76% |
$460,210,526 |
66,891,065 |
$460,210,527 |
Iron Man
|
$177,134,000 |
|