Box Office History for 20th Century Fox
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 |
Avatar |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$760,507,625 |
$778,817,600 |
| 2 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
May 19, 1999 |
Adventure |
PG |
$474,544,677 |
$712,529,607 |
| 3 |
Independence Day |
Jul 2, 1996 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$306,169,255 |
$546,452,224 |
| 4 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
May 19, 2005 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$380,270,577 |
$468,061,089 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
May 16, 2002 |
Adventure |
PG |
$310,676,740 |
$410,363,011 |
| 6 |
Cast Away |
Dec 22, 2000 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$233,632,142 |
$333,338,732 |
| 7 |
There's Something About Mary |
Jul 15, 1998 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$176,484,651 |
$296,670,249 |
| 8 |
Night at the Museum |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Comedy |
PG |
$250,863,268 |
$295,044,933 |
| 9 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
May 26, 2006 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$234,362,462 |
$282,308,374 |
| 10 |
X2 |
May 2, 2003 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$214,949,694 |
$281,251,390 |
| 11 |
Planet of the Apes |
Jul 27, 2001 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$180,011,740 |
$250,926,569 |
| 12 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks |
Dec 14, 2007 |
Comedy |
PG |
$217,326,974 |
$246,179,062 |
| 13 |
Doctor Dolittle |
Jun 26, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$144,156,605 |
$242,514,646 |
| 14 |
Ice Age |
Mar 15, 2002 |
Adventure |
PG |
$176,387,405 |
$239,534,703 |
| 15 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
May 28, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$186,740,799 |
$237,258,928 |
| 16 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Mar 31, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$195,330,621 |
$235,291,390 |
| 17 |
X-Men |
Jul 14, 2000 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$157,299,717 |
$230,258,770 |
| 18 |
Mr. And Mrs. Smith |
Jun 10, 2005 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$186,336,279 |
$229,359,105 |
| 19 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
Dec 23, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG |
$219,614,612 |
$227,722,292 |
| 20 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
Mar 26, 2010 |
Comedy |
PG |
$217,581,231 |
$217,581,231 |
| 21 |
The Simpsons Movie |
Jul 27, 2007 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$183,135,014 |
$210,019,657 |
| 22 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
Jul 1, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$196,573,705 |
$206,795,535 |
| 23 |
Fantastic Four |
Jul 8, 2005 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$154,696,080 |
$190,413,110 |
| 24 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
May 1, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$179,883,157 |
$189,237,082 |
| 25 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
May 22, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG |
$177,243,721 |
$186,460,393 |
| 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 |
7.75% |
$410,286,239 |
94,318,676 |
$747,003,914 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance |
$99,941,764 |
| 1996 |
15 |
12.67% |
$708,633,772 |
160,324,381 |
$1,269,769,098 |
Independence Day |
$306,124,059 |
| 1997 |
21 |
10.18% |
$662,534,957 |
144,343,130 |
$1,143,197,590 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$138,133,173 |
| 1998 |
19 |
10.76% |
$729,550,152 |
155,554,402 |
$1,231,990,864 |
There's Something About Mary |
$174,711,122 |
| 1999 |
23 |
10.97% |
$800,922,324 |
157,661,874 |
$1,248,682,042 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
$430,443,350 |
| 2000 |
21 |
9.76% |
$730,350,096 |
135,500,942 |
$1,073,167,461 |
X-Men |
$157,299,717 |
| 2001 |
20 |
10.53% |
$855,517,878 |
151,151,569 |
$1,197,120,426 |
Planet of the Apes |
$179,774,963 |
| 2002 |
25 |
10.69% |
$981,714,714 |
168,969,830 |
$1,338,241,054 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
$302,181,125 |
| 2003 |
19 |
8.62% |
$805,519,707 |
133,585,360 |
$1,057,996,051 |
X2 |
$214,948,780 |
| 2004 |
19 |
10.06% |
$916,024,299 |
147,507,940 |
$1,168,262,885 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
$186,739,919 |
| 2005 |
20 |
13.79% |
$1,231,546,040 |
192,128,867 |
$1,521,660,627 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
$380,262,555 |
| 2006 |
28 |
15.10% |
$1,397,485,800 |
213,356,610 |
$1,689,784,351 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
$234,362,462 |
| 2007 |
25 |
10.51% |
$1,012,321,731 |
147,139,784 |
$1,165,347,089 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$183,135,014 |
| 2008 |
24 |
10.54% |
$1,048,311,696 |
146,004,418 |
$1,156,354,991 |
Horton Hears a Who |
$154,529,439 |
| 2009 |
23 |
13.73% |
$1,461,617,662 |
194,882,356 |
$1,543,468,260 |
Avatar |
$352,114,898 |
| 2010 |
20 |
15.36% |
$1,610,360,808 |
204,101,496 |
$1,616,483,848 |
Avatar |
$408,392,727 |
| 2011 |
19 |
9.63% |
$982,812,355 |
123,935,984 |
$981,572,993 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
$176,760,185 |
| 2012 |
19 |
9.34% |
$1,000,256,558 |
127,739,910 |
$1,011,700,087 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
$161,130,056 |
| 2013 |
8 |
9.95% |
$350,338,382 |
44,123,665 |
$349,459,427 |
The Croods |
$174,000,183 |
|
Saturday, May 18, 2013
