Box Office History for Universal

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	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 22, 1997	Action	PG-13	$229,086,679	$393,768,629
2	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nov 17, 2000	Comedy	PG	$260,044,825	$380,173,811
3	Meet the Fockers	Dec 22, 2004	Comedy	PG-13	$279,167,575	$350,064,680
4	Bruce Almighty	May 23, 2003	Comedy	PG-13	$242,704,995	$317,564,216
5	Apollo 13	Jun 30, 1995	Drama	PG	$172,070,496	$312,038,367
6	Liar Liar	Mar 21, 1997	Comedy	PG-13	$181,410,615	$311,810,362
7	The Mummy Returns	May 4, 2001	Adventure	PG-13	$202,007,640	$281,597,224
8	King Kong	Dec 14, 2005	Adventure	PG-13	$218,080,025	$267,252,731
9	The Bourne Ultimatum	Aug 3, 2007	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$227,471,070	$260,864,356
10	Jurassic Park III	Jul 18, 2001	Action	PG-13	$181,166,115	$252,544,288
11	Despicable Me	Jul 9, 2010	Comedy	PG	$251,513,985	$251,513,985
12	Meet the Parents	Oct 6, 2000	Comedy	PG-13	$166,225,040	$242,981,726
13	The Mummy	May 7, 1999	Adventure	PG-13	$155,385,488	$241,123,095
14	A Beautiful Mind	Dec 21, 2001	Drama	PG-13	$170,708,996	$232,491,356
15	The Nutty Professor	Jun 28, 1996	Comedy	PG-13	$128,814,019	$229,862,021
16	The Bourne Supremacy	Jul 23, 2004	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$176,087,450	$223,675,945
17	Ted	Jun 29, 2012	Comedy	R	$218,665,740	$218,665,740
18	Patch Adams	Dec 25, 1998	Comedy	PG-13	$135,041,968	$218,157,332
19	Doctor Seuss' The Lorax	Mar 2, 2012	Adventure	PG	$214,030,500	$214,030,500
20	Fast Five	Apr 29, 2011	Action	PG-13	$209,837,675	$209,837,675
21	American Pie 2	Aug 10, 2001	Comedy	R	$145,096,820	$202,263,945
22	The Fast and the Furious	Jun 22, 2001	Action	PG-13	$144,512,310	$201,449,137
23	Erin Brockovich	Mar 17, 2000	Drama	R	$125,548,685	$183,780,910
24	Casper	May 26, 1995	Comedy	PG	$100,328,194	$181,809,862
25	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Jul 28, 2000	Comedy	PG-13	$123,307,945	$180,500,871
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	21	12.59%	$665,930,895	153,087,563	$1,212,453,499	Apollo 13	$172,036,360
1996	18	8.54%	$477,452,119	108,020,843	$855,525,077	The Nutty Professor	$128,769,345
1997	13	9.51%	$618,644,022	134,780,834	$1,067,464,205	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$229,074,524
1998	20	6.15%	$416,856,479	88,881,979	$703,945,274	Patch Adams	$65,495,000
1999	23	12.78%	$933,111,501	183,683,366	$1,454,772,259	The Mummy	$155,247,825
2000	20	14.32%	$1,070,874,575	198,678,029	$1,573,529,990	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$253,367,455
2001	16	11.37%	$924,208,333	163,287,693	$1,293,238,529	The Mummy Returns	$202,007,640
2002	18	9.03%	$829,796,904	142,822,187	$1,131,151,721	A Beautiful Mind	$152,149,450
2003	18	11.65%	$1,088,810,078	180,565,518	$1,430,078,903	Bruce Almighty	$242,701,167
2004	20	9.95%	$906,405,785	145,959,063	$1,155,995,779	The Bourne Supremacy	$176,049,130
2005	23	11.19%	$998,980,864	155,847,247	$1,234,310,196	King Kong	$174,559,825
2006	22	8.62%	$797,380,892	121,737,541	$964,161,325	The Break Up	$118,703,275
2007	20	11.40%	$1,097,885,068	159,576,319	$1,263,844,446	The Bourne Ultimatum	$227,471,070
2008	21	10.80%	$1,074,520,152	149,654,614	$1,185,264,543	Mamma Mia!	$144,130,063
2009	21	8.43%	$897,573,345	119,676,446	$947,837,452	Fast & Furious	$155,064,265
2010	19	8.46%	$886,590,971	112,368,947	$889,962,060	Despicable Me	$251,203,225
2011	18	10.04%	$1,025,035,016	129,260,407	$1,023,742,423	Fast Five	$210,031,325
2012	17	12.26%	$1,313,641,093	167,661,099	$1,327,875,904	Ted	$218,665,740
2013	8	12.88%	$489,529,025	61,721,114	$488,831,223	Identity Thief	$134,049,465

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