Box Office History for MPAA Rating - PG-13
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 |
Titanic
|
20th Century Fox
|
12/19/1997 |
$600,788,188 |
$886,359,440 |
| 2 |
Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
6/11/1993 |
$357,067,947 |
$593,883,169 |
| 3 |
Forrest Gump
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/6/1994 |
$329,694,499 |
$552,694,205 |
| 4 |
Spider-Man
|
Sony Pictures
|
5/3/2002 |
$403,706,375 |
$478,879,283 |
| 5 |
Independence Day
|
20th Century Fox
|
7/3/1996 |
$306,169,255 |
$476,571,147 |
| 6 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
Buena Vista
|
7/7/2006 |
$423,315,812 |
$444,643,172 |
| 7 |
Batman
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/23/1989 |
$251,188,924 |
$433,127,772 |
| 8 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
New Line
|
12/17/2003 |
$377,027,325 |
$427,154,996 |
| 9 |
Spider-Man 2
|
Sony Pictures
|
6/30/2004 |
$373,524,485 |
$413,158,916 |
| 10 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/19/2005 |
$380,270,577 |
$408,153,131 |
| 11 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
New Line
|
12/18/2002 |
$341,784,377 |
$401,773,321 |
| 12 |
The Sixth Sense
|
Buena Vista
|
8/6/1999 |
$293,506,292 |
$397,650,598 |
| 13 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
New Line
|
12/19/2001 |
$314,776,170 |
$378,809,181 |
| 14 |
Twister
|
Warner Bros.
|
5/10/1996 |
$241,888,385 |
$376,514,048 |
| 15 |
Men in Black
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/2/1997 |
$250,690,539 |
$375,744,079 |
| 16 |
Mrs. Doubtfire
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/24/1993 |
$219,195,243 |
$366,635,400 |
| 17 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
Buena Vista
|
7/9/2003 |
$305,411,224 |
$348,462,561 |
| 18 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
Universal
|
5/23/1997 |
$229,086,679 |
$343,380,470 |
| 19 |
Spider-Man 3
|
Sony Pictures
|
5/4/2007 |
$336,530,303 |
$336,530,301 |
| 20 |
The Transformers
|
Paramount Pictures
|
7/3/2007 |
$319,246,193 |
$319,246,193 |
| 21 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/18/2005 |
$290,013,036 |
$310,936,261 |
| 22 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
Buena Vista
|
5/25/2007 |
$309,404,152 |
$309,404,154 |
| 23 |
The Fugitive
|
Warner Bros.
|
8/6/1993 |
$183,875,760 |
$305,571,313 |
| 24 |
Meet the Fockers
|
Universal
|
12/22/2004 |
$279,167,575 |
$304,963,479 |
| 25 |
Armageddon
|
Buena Vista
|
7/1/1998 |
$201,578,182 |
$295,705,310 |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
69 |
32.59% |
$1,715,174,207 |
394,292,923 |
$2,712,735,310 |
Batman Forever
|
$184,031,112 |
| 1996 |
72 |
33.96% |
$1,958,947,333 |
443,200,755 |
$3,049,221,194 |
Independence Day
|
$306,169,255 |
| 1997 |
73 |
37.27% |
$2,320,572,883 |
505,571,432 |
$3,478,331,452 |
Men in Black
|
$250,107,128 |
| 1998 |
79 |
43.70% |
$2,945,214,459 |
627,977,496 |
$4,320,485,172 |
Titanic
|
$443,320,217 |
| 1999 |
84 |
33.51% |
$2,467,557,858 |
487,659,656 |
$3,355,098,433 |
The Sixth Sense
|
$276,386,495 |
| 2000 |
96 |
42.38% |
$3,160,024,792 |
586,275,473 |
$4,033,575,254 |
Mission: Impossible 2
|
$215,409,889 |
| 2001 |
119 |
51.11% |
$4,152,286,965 |
734,918,048 |
$5,056,236,170 |
Rush Hour 2
|
$226,164,286 |
| 2002 |
116 |
48.91% |
$4,569,091,515 |
787,774,402 |
$5,419,887,886 |
Spider-Man
|
$403,706,375 |
| 2003 |
123 |
48.05% |
$4,444,050,413 |
736,990,120 |
$5,070,492,026 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
$305,411,224 |
| 2004 |
134 |
47.97% |
$4,453,393,694 |
715,979,695 |
$4,925,940,302 |
Spider-Man 2
|
$373,524,485 |
| 2005 |
139 |
53.75% |
$4,760,909,658 |
742,731,614 |
$5,109,993,504 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
$380,270,577 |
| 2006 |
129 |
47.83% |
$4,435,983,749 |
677,249,423 |
$4,659,476,030 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
$423,315,812 |
| 2007 |
139 |
46.32% |
$4,447,417,391 |
646,426,949 |
$4,447,417,409 |
Spider-Man 3
|
$336,530,303 |
| 2008 |
77 |
59.00% |
$1,840,099,215 |
267,456,280 |
$1,840,099,206 |
Iron Man
|
$177,134,000 |
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