Box Office History for ThinkFilm

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Oct 26, 2007 Drama R $7,085,511 $11,618,107
2 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,377,461 $11,251,980
3 Spellbound Apr 30, 2003 Documentary G $5,728,581 $10,744,647
4 The Gospel of John Sep 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $4,068,087 $7,577,338
5 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's R… Dec 8, 2004 Documentary R $3,430,117 $6,055,317
6 Then She Found Me Apr 25, 2008 Romantic Comedy R $3,735,717 $5,884,525
7 Half Nelson Aug 11, 2006 Drama R $2,697,938 $4,658,566
8 Strangers with Candy Jun 28, 2006 Comedy R $2,072,645 $3,578,869
9 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Jun 14, 2002 Drama R $1,779,284 $3,463,631
10 Shortbus Oct 4, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $1,997,497 $3,436,611
11 Avenue Montaigne Feb 16, 2007 Comedy PG-13 $2,044,858 $3,361,524
12 The Story of the Weeping Camel Jun 4, 2004 Documentary PG $1,751,698 $3,190,280
13 Keeping Mum Sep 15, 2006 Comedy R $1,619,466 $2,795,063
14 Murderball Jul 8, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $1,531,154 $2,701,608
15 Festival Express Jul 23, 2004 Concert/Perfor… R $1,174,079 $2,138,291
16 The Last Kiss Aug 16, 2002 Drama R $1,048,950 $2,041,930
17 In the Shadow of the Moon Sep 7, 2007 Documentary PG $1,134,358 $1,864,759
18 Bright Young Things Aug 20, 2004 Comedy R $933,637 $1,700,391
19 Where the Truth Lies Oct 14, 2005 Drama Not Rated $872,142 $1,538,827
20 Encounters at the End of the World Jun 11, 2008 Documentary G $944,933 $1,488,464
21 The Ten Aug 3, 2007 Comedy R $769,726 $1,265,340
22 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $708,776 $1,253,714
23 Going Upriver: The Long War of J… Oct 1, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $613,252 $1,116,885
24 Down in the Valley May 5, 2006 Western R $568,932 $982,375
25 Primer Oct 8, 2004 Drama PG-13 $424,760 $773,593
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
2002 3 0.03% $2,829,734 487,045 $5,508,479 The Dangerous Lives of Alta… $1,779,284
2003 5 0.10% $9,300,863 1,542,429 $17,444,872 Spellbound $5,728,581
2004 12 0.07% $6,884,705 1,108,642 $12,538,741 The Story of the Weeping Camel $1,751,698
2005 17 0.16% $13,869,190 2,163,673 $24,471,142 The Aristocrats $6,361,554
2006 25 0.12% $10,807,123 1,649,928 $18,660,686 Half Nelson $2,697,938
2007 23 0.12% $11,532,057 1,676,158 $18,957,347 Before the Devil Knows You'… $6,652,931
2008 16 0.07% $6,368,296 886,940 $10,031,291 Then She Found Me $3,735,717
2009 4 0.00% $110,407 14,719 $166,472 Phoebe in Wonderland $73,361

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Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.