Box Office History for Historical Fiction Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Genre	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	Titanic	Dec 19, 1997	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$658,672,302	$1,016,477,150
2	The Passion of the Christ	Feb 25, 2004	Drama	R	$370,782,930	$471,059,905
3	Saving Private Ryan	Jul 24, 1998	Drama	R	$216,335,085	$360,253,203
4	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	May 24, 2007	Adventure	PG-13	$309,420,425	$354,844,063
5	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	May 22, 2008	Adventure	PG-13	$317,023,851	$348,457,913
6	Gladiator	May 5, 2000	Action	R	$187,683,805	$274,642,647
7	Tarzan	Jun 16, 1999	Adventure	G	$171,091,819	$265,704,768
8	Pocahontas	Jun 10, 1995	Adventure	G	$141,579,773	$256,773,659
9	300	Mar 9, 2007	Action	R	$210,614,939	$241,508,071
10	Chicago	Dec 27, 2002	Musical	PG-13	$170,687,518	$223,432,081
11	Sherlock Holmes	Dec 25, 2009	Adventure	PG-13	$209,028,679	$216,241,885
12	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Dec 16, 2011	Action	PG-13	$186,848,418	$186,848,418
13	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Dec 8, 2000	Drama	PG-13	$128,067,808	$179,464,875
14	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Jun 21, 1996	Adventure	G	$100,138,851	$178,698,598
15	Wild Wild West	Jun 30, 1999	Adventure	PG-13	$113,805,681	$176,757,248
16	True Grit	Dec 22, 2010	Western	PG-13	$171,243,005	$171,050,328
17	Hercules	Jun 13, 1997	Adventure	G	$99,112,101	$170,256,906
18	The Help	Aug 10, 2011	Drama	PG-13	$169,705,587	$169,705,587
19	Troy	May 14, 2004	Action	R	$133,298,577	$169,360,026
20	The Patriot	Jun 28, 2000	Drama	R	$113,330,342	$165,895,432
21	Django Unchained	Dec 25, 2012	Western	R	$162,805,434	$162,805,434
22	The Mask of Zorro	Jul 17, 1998	Adventure	PG-13	$93,828,745	$157,751,334
23	Seabiscuit	Jul 25, 2003	Drama	PG-13	$120,277,854	$157,273,327
24	Shakespeare in Love	Dec 11, 1998	Romantic Comedy	R	$100,317,794	$156,905,361
25	Sleepy Hollow	Nov 19, 1999	Horror	R	$101,068,340	$156,239,208
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	52	14.28%	$755,598,759	173,700,865	$1,375,710,851	Pocahontas	$141,539,152
1996	41	7.33%	$409,667,739	92,685,011	$734,065,287	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	$99,843,665
1997	35	9.64%	$627,483,349	136,706,610	$1,082,716,351	Titanic	$157,467,971
1998	41	16.60%	$1,125,051,502	239,883,048	$1,899,873,740	Titanic	$443,319,081
1999	42	10.38%	$757,746,090	149,162,617	$1,181,367,927	Tarzan	$170,904,824
2000	42	9.23%	$690,060,590	128,026,082	$1,013,966,569	Gladiator	$186,610,052
2001	48	9.11%	$740,168,869	130,771,885	$1,035,713,329	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$114,617,017
2002	39	4.46%	$409,455,402	70,474,254	$558,156,092	The Road to Perdition	$104,054,514
2003	42	11.47%	$1,072,737,744	177,900,121	$1,408,968,958	Chicago	$168,606,379
2004	49	14.85%	$1,352,642,856	217,816,883	$1,725,109,713	The Passion of the Christ	$370,270,943
2005	36	4.99%	$445,909,593	69,564,679	$550,952,258	The Amityville Horror	$64,858,000
2006	62	6.91%	$639,470,069	97,629,019	$773,221,830	The Pink Panther	$82,226,474
2007	67	11.16%	$1,074,794,162	156,220,079	$1,237,263,026	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$309,420,425
2008	57	8.40%	$835,524,225	116,368,277	$921,636,754	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$317,101,119
2009	38	4.82%	$512,945,354	68,392,714	$541,670,295	Sherlock Holmes	$138,715,437
2010	40	4.54%	$475,637,682	60,283,612	$477,446,207	Shutter Island	$128,012,934
2011	67	5.95%	$607,149,293	76,563,589	$606,383,625	The Help	$169,499,546
2012	68	7.50%	$803,368,154	102,504,984	$811,839,473	The Vow	$125,014,030
2013	31	8.88%	$328,501,628	41,387,635	$327,790,069	Django Unchained	$98,797,169

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