Box Office History for PG Movies
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | Creative Type | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
May 19, 1999 |
Adventure |
Science Fiction |
$474,544,677 |
$712,529,607 |
| 2 |
Shrek 2 |
May 19, 2004 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$441,226,247 |
$554,550,157 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Nov 16, 2001 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$317,575,550 |
$441,739,040 |
| 4 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
May 16, 2002 |
Adventure |
Science Fiction |
$310,676,740 |
$410,363,011 |
| 5 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Nov 17, 2000 |
Comedy |
Kids Fiction |
$260,044,825 |
$380,173,811 |
| 6 |
Shrek |
May 18, 2001 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$267,655,011 |
$373,105,018 |
| 7 |
Shrek the Third |
May 17, 2007 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$322,719,944 |
$368,137,719 |
| 8 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Dec 9, 2005 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$291,710,957 |
$357,325,934 |
| 9 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Nov 15, 2002 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$261,987,880 |
$354,988,111 |
| 10 |
Alice in Wonderland |
Mar 5, 2010 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$334,191,110 |
$334,191,112 |
| 11 |
The Incredibles |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$261,441,092 |
$331,776,930 |
| 12 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Romantic Comedy |
Contemporary Fiction |
$241,438,208 |
$326,935,453 |
| 13 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Jul 15, 2009 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$301,959,197 |
$317,661,073 |
| 14 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Jun 4, 2004 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$249,538,952 |
$317,009,541 |
| 15 |
Apollo 13 |
Jun 30, 1995 |
Drama |
Dramatization |
$172,070,496 |
$312,038,367 |
| 16 |
Up |
May 29, 2009 |
Adventure |
Fantasy |
$293,004,164 |
$308,240,382 |
| 17 |
Night at the Museum |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Comedy |
Kids Fiction |
$250,863,268 |
$295,044,933 |
| 18 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Jul 15, 2005 |
Comedy |
Kids Fiction |
$206,459,076 |
$254,125,002 |
| 19 |
Despicable Me |
Jul 9, 2010 |
Comedy |
Kids Fiction |
$251,513,985 |
$251,513,985 |
| 20 |
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets |
Dec 21, 2007 |
Adventure |
Contemporary Fiction |
$219,961,501 |
$248,561,913 |
| 21 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks |
Dec 14, 2007 |
Comedy |
Kids Fiction |
$217,326,974 |
$246,179,062 |
| 22 |
Ice Age |
Mar 15, 2002 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$176,387,405 |
$239,534,703 |
| 23 |
Shrek Forever After |
May 21, 2010 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$238,736,787 |
$238,736,788 |
| 24 |
Madagascar |
May 27, 2005 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$193,595,521 |
$237,766,657 |
| 25 |
Happy Feet |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Adventure |
Kids Fiction |
$198,000,317 |
$237,370,508 |
| 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 |
47 |
18.51% |
$979,654,940 |
225,208,035 |
$1,783,647,637 |
Apollo 13 |
$172,036,360 |
| 1996 |
55 |
18.53% |
$1,046,590,895 |
236,785,267 |
$1,875,339,315 |
Phenomenon |
$104,464,977 |
| 1997 |
54 |
17.95% |
$1,168,229,810 |
254,516,299 |
$2,015,769,088 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$138,133,173 |
| 1998 |
44 |
13.17% |
$892,839,618 |
190,370,920 |
$1,507,737,686 |
The Truman Show |
$125,466,701 |
| 1999 |
34 |
15.80% |
$1,153,349,691 |
227,037,343 |
$1,798,135,757 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
$430,443,350 |
| 2000 |
34 |
14.55% |
$1,088,366,061 |
201,923,202 |
$1,599,231,760 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
$253,367,455 |
| 2001 |
31 |
13.97% |
$1,135,100,343 |
200,547,765 |
$1,588,338,299 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
$291,594,218 |
| 2002 |
57 |
21.65% |
$1,989,292,188 |
342,391,085 |
$2,711,737,393 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
$302,181,125 |
| 2003 |
56 |
15.23% |
$1,475,544,044 |
244,700,508 |
$1,938,028,023 |
Elf |
$170,837,644 |
| 2004 |
67 |
25.61% |
$2,332,801,850 |
375,652,470 |
$2,975,167,562 |
Shrek 2 |
$436,471,036 |
| 2005 |
70 |
20.92% |
$1,867,768,666 |
291,383,566 |
$2,307,757,843 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
$225,703,346 |
| 2006 |
67 |
22.75% |
$2,104,740,774 |
321,334,472 |
$2,544,969,018 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
$195,330,621 |
| 2007 |
86 |
23.08% |
$2,222,308,679 |
323,009,981 |
$2,558,239,050 |
Shrek the Third |
$321,012,359 |
| 2008 |
57 |
15.42% |
$1,533,687,765 |
213,605,541 |
$1,691,755,885 |
Kung Fu Panda |
$215,434,591 |
| 2009 |
67 |
26.65% |
$2,881,029,195 |
384,137,227 |
$3,042,366,838 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$301,959,197 |
| 2010 |
71 |
26.87% |
$2,886,050,708 |
365,785,896 |
$2,897,024,296 |
Alice in Wonderland |
$334,191,110 |
| 2011 |
79 |
18.67% |
$2,023,866,812 |
255,216,499 |
$2,021,314,672 |
Kung Fu Panda 2 |
$165,249,063 |
| 2012 |
62 |
19.40% |
$2,129,084,958 |
271,843,917 |
$2,153,003,823 |
Brave |
$237,236,938 |
| 2013 |
20 |
16.12% |
$594,836,313 |
74,917,078 |
$593,343,258 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
$231,467,270 |
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