Box Office History for USA Films
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 |
Traffic |
Dec 27, 2000 |
Drama |
R |
$124,107,476 |
$173,030,895 |
| 2 |
Pitch Black |
Feb 18, 2000 |
Horror |
R |
$39,235,088 |
$57,433,180 |
| 3 |
Gosford Park |
Dec 26, 2001 |
Comedy |
R |
$41,300,105 |
$56,104,559 |
| 4 |
Nurse Betty |
Sep 8, 2000 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$25,170,054 |
$36,840,398 |
| 5 |
Being John Malkovich |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$22,858,926 |
$35,091,083 |
| 6 |
Monsoon Wedding |
Feb 22, 2002 |
Comedy |
R |
$13,876,974 |
$18,844,981 |
| 7 |
The Man Who Wasn't There |
Oct 31, 2001 |
Drama |
R |
$7,494,849 |
$10,424,947 |
| 8 |
Topsy Turvy |
Dec 17, 1999 |
Musical |
R |
$6,201,757 |
$9,092,444 |
| 9 |
One Night at McCool's |
Apr 27, 2001 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$6,276,532 |
$8,749,442 |
| 10 |
Where the Money Is |
Apr 14, 2000 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$5,658,940 |
$8,283,679 |
| 11 |
Ride With the Devil |
Nov 24, 1999 |
Western |
R |
$630,779 |
$967,211 |
| 12 |
A Map of the World |
Dec 3, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$544,538 |
$798,358 |
| 13 |
Lucie Aubrac |
Sep 17, 1999 |
|
R |
$458,557 |
$712,207 |
| 14 |
Crna macka, beli macor |
Sep 10, 1999 |
Comedy |
R |
$348,660 |
$541,522 |
| 15 |
Rosetta |
Nov 5, 1999 |
|
R |
$261,475 |
$400,331 |
| 16 |
Agnes Browne |
Dec 3, 1999 |
Comedy |
R |
$140,426 |
$206,118 |
| 17 |
Maybe Baby |
Aug 24, 2001 |
|
R |
$19,147 |
$26,692 |
| 18 |
The Idiots |
Apr 28, 2000 |
|
R |
$7,235 |
$10,588 |
| 19 |
1732 Høtten |
May 25, 2001 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$0 |
$0 |
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Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1999 |
8 |
0.27% |
$19,918,086 |
3,920,881 |
$31,053,378 |
Being John Malkovich |
$18,243,969 |
| 2000 |
11 |
1.10% |
$81,967,229 |
15,207,277 |
$120,441,634 |
Pitch Black |
$39,235,088 |
| 2001 |
5 |
1.69% |
$137,416,701 |
24,278,570 |
$192,286,274 |
Traffic |
$123,735,812 |
| 2002 |
3 |
0.60% |
$55,286,718 |
9,515,786 |
$75,365,025 |
Gosford Park |
$40,775,720 |
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