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Box Office History for Drama
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2026 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2026, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 126 | 24.44% | $1,299,195,476 | 298,665,564 | $3,377,907,529 | Apollo 13 | $172,036,360 |
| 1996 | 117 | 21.28% | $1,228,117,807 | 277,854,650 | $3,142,536,092 | A Time to Kill | $108,766,007 |
| 1997 | 119 | 16.25% | $1,006,899,649 | 219,368,060 | $2,481,052,759 | Titanic | $112,594,173 |
| 1998 | 123 | 27.78% | $1,882,938,173 | 401,479,353 | $4,540,731,482 | Titanic | $488,192,879 |
| 1999 | 160 | 16.42% | $1,211,507,799 | 238,485,766 | $2,697,274,013 | The General’s Daughter | $102,705,852 |
| 2000 | 170 | 21.30% | $1,609,627,879 | 298,632,256 | $3,377,530,815 | The Perfect Storm | $182,618,434 |
| 2001 | 155 | 13.12% | $1,067,419,426 | 188,590,003 | $2,132,952,934 | Traffic | $123,735,812 |
| 2002 | 175 | 13.42% | $1,224,369,557 | 210,734,864 | $2,383,411,312 | A Beautiful Mind | $154,759,996 |
| 2003 | 182 | 10.63% | $979,469,124 | 162,432,684 | $1,837,113,656 | Seabiscuit | $120,197,488 |
| 2004 | 230 | 14.80% | $1,389,547,813 | 223,759,689 | $2,530,722,083 | The Passion of the Christ | $370,274,604 |
| 2005 | 258 | 14.12% | $1,246,373,875 | 194,442,103 | $2,199,140,185 | Million Dollar Baby | $99,309,220 |
| 2006 | 248 | 15.87% | $1,461,294,620 | 223,098,420 | $2,523,243,130 | The Departed | $120,359,613 |
| 2007 | 250 | 12.48% | $1,207,819,922 | 175,555,221 | $1,985,529,550 | American Gangster | $129,150,735 |
| 2008 | 259 | 10.38% | $1,014,407,560 | 141,282,387 | $1,597,903,797 | Twilight | $170,672,976 |
| 2009 | 202 | 17.41% | $1,851,839,712 | 246,911,961 | $2,792,574,279 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $284,512,392 |
| 2010 | 215 | 14.37% | $1,504,143,931 | 190,639,266 | $2,156,130,098 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $300,531,751 |
| 2011 | 247 | 14.20% | $1,446,619,332 | 182,423,618 | $2,063,211,120 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking… | $274,841,954 |
| 2012 | 236 | 15.53% | $1,673,127,199 | 210,191,861 | $2,377,269,948 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking… | $286,422,893 |
| 2013 | 233 | 11.12% | $1,216,903,429 | 149,680,624 | $1,692,887,857 | The Great Gatsby | $144,840,419 |
| 2014 | 256 | 15.43% | $1,613,253,864 | 197,460,696 | $2,233,280,472 | The Fault in Our Stars | $124,872,350 |
| 2015 | 294 | 18.47% | $2,075,319,666 | 246,182,635 | $2,784,325,602 | American Sniper | $348,797,073 |
| 2016 | 289 | 10.97% | $1,248,983,847 | 144,391,196 | $1,633,064,427 | Sully | $124,976,335 |
| 2017 | 254 | 12.55% | $1,385,193,807 | 154,425,172 | $1,746,548,695 | Hidden Figures | $167,620,331 |
| 2018 | 267 | 13.55% | $1,605,096,415 | 176,190,597 | $1,992,715,652 | A Star is Born | $201,157,885 |
| 2019 | 231 | 11.89% | $1,339,236,049 | 146,204,812 | $1,653,576,424 | Knives Out | $115,711,579 |
| 2020 | 126 | 14.10% | $299,843,316 | 32,662,673 | $369,414,832 | Little Women | $70,502,828 |
| 2021 | 121 | 5.01% | $226,253,598 | 22,247,152 | $251,615,289 | House of Gucci | $48,417,498 |
| 2022 | 145 | 8.73% | $645,737,271 | 61,323,576 | $693,569,645 | Elvis | $151,040,048 |
| 2023 | 157 | 9.99% | $895,130,706 | 81,821,819 | $925,404,773 | Oppenheimer | $326,101,370 |
| 2024 | 194 | 8.97% | $771,604,806 | 68,223,240 | $771,604,844 | It Ends With Us | $148,518,266 |
| 2025 | 182 | 7.25% | $631,979,630 | 55,877,942 | $631,979,524 | The King of Kings | $60,270,106 |
| 2026 | 46 | 17.18% | $164,006,951 | 14,501,056 | $164,006,943 | “Wuthering Heights” | $60,013,000 |
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