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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Box Office History for Source - Based on Real Life Events

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 Titanic 20th Century Fox 12/19/1997 $600,788,188 $886,359,440
2 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista 5/25/2001 $198,539,855 $241,761,803
3 Pocahontas Buena Vista 6/10/1995 $141,579,773 $223,922,851
4 Patch Adams Universal 12/25/1998 $135,041,968 $190,639,840
5 Coal Miner's Daughter Universal 3/7/1980 $67,182,787 $171,828,096
6 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony Pictures 12/15/2006 $162,586,036 $167,544,175
7 Schindler's List Universal 12/15/1993 $96,067,179 $161,844,576
8 Erin Brockovich Universal 3/17/2000 $125,548,685 $160,255,090
9 Remember the Titans Buena Vista 9/29/2000 $115,654,751 $147,513,984
10 Dangerous Minds Buena Vista 8/11/1995 $84,919,401 $134,293,004
11 Chariots of Fire Sony Pictures 9/25/1981 $57,159,946 $134,078,788
12 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lionsgate 6/23/2004 $119,114,517 $131,753,679
13 American Gangster Universal 11/2/2007 $130,164,645 $130,164,646
14 Walk the Line 20th Century Fox 11/18/2005 $119,519,402 $127,645,679
15 Everest MacGillivray Freeman Films 3/6/1998 $87,178,599 $123,478,387
16 Braveheart Paramount Pictures 5/24/1995 $75,545,647 $119,270,118
17 Gandhi Sony Pictures 12/8/1982 $52,767,889 $115,458,351
18 Cool Runnings Buena Vista 10/1/1993 $68,856,263 $114,699,659
19 The Aviator Miramax 12/17/2004 $102,608,827 $111,166,538
20 La Bamba Sony Pictures 7/24/1987 $54,215,416 $95,396,945
21 Tombstone Buena Vista 12/25/1993 $56,505,000 $94,717,049
22 The Terminal Dreamworks SKG 6/18/2004 $77,073,959 $85,252,227
23 Space Station IMAX Films 4/19/2002 $74,748,595 $84,303,894
24 Ray Universal 10/29/2004 $75,305,995 $83,175,519
25 March of the Penguins Warner Independent 6/24/2005 $77,437,223 $83,115,147
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 20 6.93% $364,495,688 83,792,110 $576,489,717 Pocahontas $141,539,152
1996 21 3.34% $192,561,217 43,565,885 $299,733,289 Dead Man Walking $39,269,018
1997 25 7.02% $437,202,926 95,251,181 $655,328,125 Titanic $157,467,971
1998 21 9.60% $647,054,424 137,964,697 $949,197,115 Titanic $443,320,217
1999 35 4.22% $310,585,413 61,380,515 $422,297,943 Patch Adams $69,546,968
2000 53 7.64% $569,510,912 105,660,655 $726,945,306 Erin Brockovich $125,548,685
2001 34 4.87% $395,787,113 70,050,814 $481,949,600 Pearl Harbor $198,539,855
2002 32 1.50% $139,716,295 24,089,018 $165,732,444 Space Station $30,460,417
2003 56 2.17% $200,375,136 33,229,707 $228,620,384 Radio $51,801,566
2004 108 6.64% $616,580,805 99,128,747 $682,005,779 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119,114,517
2005 120 6.82% $603,776,335 94,192,872 $648,046,959 Walk the Line $91,742,439
2006 140 7.84% $726,778,760 110,958,596 $763,395,140 The Pursuit of Happyness $98,411,670
2007 149 5.82% $559,156,293 81,272,717 $559,156,293 American Gangster $129,018,725
2008 75 5.85% $182,438,588 26,517,239 $182,438,604 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65,273,620