Box Office History for Kids 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	Shrek 2	May 19, 2004	Adventure	PG	$441,226,247	$554,550,157
2	Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Adventure	G	$380,529,370	$444,501,881
3	Toy Story 3	Jun 18, 2010	Adventure	G	$415,004,880	$415,004,880
4	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nov 17, 2000	Comedy	PG	$260,044,825	$380,173,811
5	Toy Story 2	Nov 19, 1999	Adventure	G	$245,852,179	$378,490,504
6	Shrek	May 18, 2001	Adventure	PG	$267,655,011	$373,105,018
7	Shrek the Third	May 17, 2007	Adventure	PG	$322,719,944	$368,137,719
8	Monsters, Inc.	Nov 2, 2001	Adventure	G	$289,423,425	$356,080,915
9	Toy Story	Nov 22, 1995	Adventure	G	$191,780,865	$346,422,411
10	The Incredibles	Nov 5, 2004	Adventure	PG	$261,441,092	$331,776,930
11	Night at the Museum	Dec 22, 2006	Comedy	PG	$250,863,268	$295,044,933
12	Cars	Jun 9, 2006	Comedy	G	$244,082,982	$293,981,124
13	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Jul 15, 2005	Comedy	PG	$206,459,076	$254,125,002
14	Despicable Me	Jul 9, 2010	Comedy	PG	$251,513,985	$251,513,985
15	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Dec 14, 2007	Comedy	PG	$217,326,974	$246,179,062
16	Doctor Dolittle	Jun 26, 1998	Comedy	PG-13	$144,156,605	$242,514,646
17	101 Dalmatians	Nov 27, 1996	Comedy	G	$136,189,294	$240,974,100
18	Ice Age	Mar 15, 2002	Adventure	PG	$176,387,405	$239,534,703
19	Shrek Forever After	May 21, 2010	Adventure	PG	$238,736,787	$238,736,788
20	Madagascar	May 27, 2005	Adventure	PG	$193,595,521	$237,766,657
21	Happy Feet	Nov 17, 2006	Adventure	PG	$198,000,317	$237,370,508
22	Brave	Jun 22, 2012	Adventure	PG	$237,282,182	$237,282,182
23	Ratatouille	Jun 29, 2007	Comedy	G	$206,445,654	$236,752,358
24	Kung Fu Panda	Jun 6, 2008	Adventure	PG	$215,434,591	$236,738,014
25	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Mar 31, 2006	Adventure	PG	$195,330,621	$235,291,390
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	15	6.03%	$318,837,152	73,295,899	$580,503,520	Toy Story	$150,004,917
1996	21	12.34%	$689,743,498	156,050,563	$1,235,920,459	The Nutty Professor	$128,769,345
1997	14	5.29%	$344,227,780	74,995,159	$593,961,659	George Of The Jungle	$105,224,566
1998	14	7.77%	$526,842,937	112,333,251	$889,679,348	Doctor Dolittle	$144,155,118
1999	16	8.16%	$595,909,657	117,305,051	$929,056,004	Toy Story 2	$208,768,773
2000	20	14.65%	$1,095,655,958	203,275,689	$1,609,943,457	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$253,367,455
2001	16	13.22%	$1,074,382,219	189,820,179	$1,503,375,818	Shrek	$267,652,016
2002	26	14.88%	$1,367,179,421	235,314,876	$1,863,693,818	Ice Age	$176,387,405
2003	22	11.54%	$1,079,125,723	178,959,491	$1,417,359,169	Finding Nemo	$339,714,367
2004	22	13.85%	$1,261,683,098	203,169,580	$1,609,103,074	Shrek 2	$436,471,036
2005	20	12.37%	$1,104,216,365	172,264,643	$1,364,335,973	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	$206,456,431
2006	17	16.33%	$1,511,023,841	230,690,663	$1,827,070,051	Cars	$244,052,771
2007	12	10.73%	$1,033,550,208	150,225,321	$1,189,784,542	Shrek the Third	$321,012,359
2008	16	6.94%	$690,352,232	96,149,338	$761,502,757	Kung Fu Panda	$215,434,591
2009	18	10.43%	$1,110,875,997	148,116,800	$1,173,085,056	Monsters vs. Aliens	$198,351,526
2010	23	15.49%	$1,623,728,747	205,795,787	$1,629,902,633	Toy Story 3	$415,004,880
2011	28	15.93%	$1,625,443,321	204,973,938	$1,623,393,589	Cars 2	$191,450,875
2012	24	12.19%	$1,304,540,457	166,588,599	$1,319,381,704	Brave	$237,236,938
2013	10	8.03%	$297,774,691	37,503,283	$297,026,001	The Croods	$178,023,288

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