Box Office History for Source - Based on Magazine Article
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2012, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Perfect Storm
|
Warner Bros.
|
6/30/2000 |
$182,618,434 |
$267,320,861 |
| 2 |
The Blind Side
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/20/2009 |
$255,959,475 |
$266,800,232 |
| 3 |
A Beautiful Mind
|
Universal
|
12/21/2001 |
$170,708,996 |
$232,491,356 |
| 4 |
Fast Five
|
Universal
|
4/29/2011 |
$209,837,675 |
$208,971,897 |
| 5 |
The Fast and the Furious
|
Universal
|
6/22/2001 |
$144,512,310 |
$201,449,137 |
| 6 |
2 Fast 2 Furious
|
Universal
|
6/6/2003 |
$127,120,058 |
$166,331,220 |
| 7 |
Fast & Furious
|
Universal
|
4/3/2009 |
$155,064,265 |
$163,127,604 |
| 8 |
In Cold Blood
|
|
1/1/1967 |
$13,000,000 |
$85,474,997 |
| 9 |
Eat Pray Love
|
Sony Pictures
|
8/13/2010 |
$80,574,010 |
$80,574,013 |
| 10 |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
|
Universal
|
6/16/2006 |
$62,615,510 |
$75,303,620 |
| 11 |
Charlie Wilson's War
|
Universal
|
12/21/2007 |
$66,661,095 |
$75,251,214 |
| 12 |
Moneyball
|
Sony Pictures
|
9/23/2011 |
$75,605,492 |
$75,224,128 |
| 13 |
We Bought a Zoo
|
20th Century Fox
|
12/23/2011 |
$75,279,522 |
$74,899,802 |
| 14 |
The Peacemaker
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
9/26/1997 |
$41,263,140 |
$70,917,655 |
| 15 |
Blue Crush
|
Universal
|
8/16/2002 |
$40,118,420 |
$54,480,955 |
| 16 |
Letters to Juliet
|
Summit Entertainment
|
5/14/2010 |
$53,032,453 |
$53,032,454 |
| 17 |
Proof of Life
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/8/2000 |
$32,598,931 |
$47,471,447 |
| 18 |
Soul Surfer
|
Sony Pictures
|
4/8/2011 |
$43,853,424 |
$43,632,221 |
| 19 |
Invictus
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/11/2009 |
$37,491,364 |
$39,047,034 |
| 20 |
Green Zone
|
Universal
|
3/12/2010 |
$35,497,337 |
$35,497,339 |
| 21 |
The Informant
|
Warner Bros.
|
9/18/2009 |
$33,316,821 |
$35,049,297 |
| 22 |
The Rite
|
Warner Bros.
|
1/28/2011 |
$33,047,633 |
$32,880,936 |
| 23 |
Love and Other Drugs
|
20th Century Fox
|
11/24/2010 |
$32,367,005 |
$32,361,458 |
| 24 |
City by the Sea
|
Warner Bros.
|
9/6/2002 |
$22,433,915 |
$30,465,334 |
| 25 |
Biker Boyz
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
1/31/2003 |
$21,908,034 |
$28,665,735 |
| 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 |
| 1997 |
1 |
.63% |
$41,256,277 |
8,988,296 |
$61,839,476 |
The Peacemaker
|
$41,256,277 |
| 1999 |
1 |
.12% |
$8,406,264 |
1,654,776 |
$11,384,859 |
Pushing Tin
|
$8,406,264 |
| 2000 |
3 |
2.87% |
$214,626,316 |
39,819,353 |
$273,957,149 |
The Perfect Storm
|
$182,618,434 |
| 2001 |
3 |
2.05% |
$166,617,310 |
29,437,687 |
$202,531,287 |
The Fast and the Furious
|
$144,512,310 |
| 2002 |
3 |
2.34% |
$214,701,785 |
36,953,836 |
$254,242,392 |
A Beautiful Mind
|
$152,149,450 |
| 2003 |
2 |
1.59% |
$149,028,092 |
24,714,443 |
$170,035,368 |
2 Fast 2 Furious
|
$127,120,058 |
| 2006 |
1 |
.68% |
$62,514,415 |
9,544,185 |
$65,663,993 |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
|
$62,514,415 |
| 2007 |
2 |
.44% |
$42,579,981 |
6,188,951 |
$42,579,983 |
Charlie Wilson's War
|
$41,703,310 |
| 2008 |
1 |
.25% |
$24,957,785 |
3,476,015 |
$23,914,983 |
Charlie Wilson's War
|
$24,957,785 |
| 2009 |
6 |
4.09% |
$435,345,337 |
58,046,046 |
$399,356,796 |
The Blind Side
|
$208,476,067 |
| 2010 |
10 |
2.41% |
$252,668,099 |
32,023,840 |
$220,324,019 |
Eat Pray Love
|
$80,574,010 |
| 2011 |
19 |
4.19% |
$427,257,616 |
53,878,637 |
$370,685,023 |
Fast Five
|
$210,031,325 |
| 2012 |
8 |
1.42% |
$36,371,517 |
4,586,574 |
$31,555,629 |
We Bought a Zoo
|
$30,788,523 |
|