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Box Office History for Based on Play

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 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $241,438,208 $469,032,554
2 The Birdcage Mar 8, 1996 Comedy R $124,060,553 $317,449,057
3 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG $115,821,495 $272,308,370
4 Gnomeo and Juliet Feb 11, 2011 Romantic Comedy G $99,967,670 $142,576,835
5 Madea Goes To Jail Feb 20, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $90,508,336 $136,486,569
6 Down to Earth Feb 16, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $64,172,251 $128,231,117
7 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $46,338,728 $118,426,648
8 Madea's Family Reunion Feb 24, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $63,257,940 $109,228,587
9 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Hallo… Oct 21, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $73,206,343 $95,718,351
10 Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Feb 15, 2002 Adventure G $48,430,258 $94,276,450
11 Finding Neverland Nov 12, 2004 Drama PG $51,676,606 $92,582,009
12 Why Did I Get Married? Oct 12, 2007 Comedy PG-13 $55,204,525 $90,750,456
13 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Feb 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 $88,938,492
14 Why Did I Get Married Too? Apr 2, 2010 Drama PG-13 $60,095,852 $86,145,001
15 10 Things I Hate About You Mar 31, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,177,966 $84,998,575
16 I Can Do Bad All By Myself Sep 11, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $51,733,921 $78,014,751
17 Madea’s Big Happy Family Apr 22, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $53,345,287 $76,082,619
18 Fences Dec 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $57,682,904 $74,117,993
19 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas Dec 13, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $52,543,354 $73,079,576
20 Tyler Perry’s Temptation Mar 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $51,975,354 $72,305,192
21 Romy and Michele's High School R… Apr 25, 1997 Comedy R $29,235,353 $72,037,428
22 What a Girl Wants Apr 4, 2003 Comedy PG $35,990,505 $67,504,572
23 About Last Night Feb 14, 2014 Romantic Comedy R $48,637,684 $67,330,737
24 Meet the Browns Mar 21, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $41,975,388 $66,120,002
25 Closer Dec 3, 2004 Drama R $33,987,757 $61,529,499
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 17 0.97% $51,327,955 11,799,522 $133,452,594 Nell $20,914,085
1996 14 3.27% $188,577,687 42,664,627 $482,536,931 The Birdcage $124,060,553
1997 17 0.95% $58,710,954 12,791,050 $144,666,776 Romy and Michele's High Sch… $29,235,353
1998 9 1.20% $81,547,351 17,387,491 $196,652,523 You’ve Got Mail $78,028,953
1999 19 1.98% $145,526,190 28,646,877 $323,996,179 10 Things I Hate About You $38,177,966
2000 13 0.22% $16,789,053 3,114,845 $35,228,897 East is East $4,170,647
2001 10 1.33% $110,128,782 19,457,377 $220,062,934 Down to Earth $64,172,251
2002 16 3.38% $309,240,594 53,225,568 $601,981,174 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $227,898,505
2003 10 0.66% $60,786,514 10,080,678 $114,012,468 What a Girl Wants $35,990,505
2004 7 0.57% $52,970,075 8,529,798 $96,472,015 Closer $27,460,754
2005 11 1.06% $93,186,833 14,537,721 $164,421,625 Diary of a Mad Black Woman $50,406,346
2006 11 1.17% $107,055,853 16,344,398 $184,855,141 Madea's Family Reunion $63,257,940
2007 11 0.71% $69,857,595 10,153,715 $114,838,517 Why Did I Get Married? $55,204,525
2008 8 0.69% $67,101,179 9,345,565 $105,698,340 Meet the Browns $41,975,388
2009 9 1.62% $172,182,519 22,957,665 $259,651,191 Madea Goes To Jail $90,508,336
2010 6 0.94% $98,985,424 12,545,679 $141,891,629 Why Did I Get Married Too? $60,095,852
2011 15 2.05% $208,183,412 26,252,628 $296,917,223 Gnomeo and Juliet $99,967,670
2012 11 0.21% $23,375,429 2,936,607 $33,213,025 Beasts of the Southern Wild $11,249,128
2013 14 1.25% $135,968,750 16,724,314 $189,151,991 Tyler Perry’s Temptation $51,975,354
2014 11 0.86% $88,606,421 10,845,334 $122,660,728 About Last Night $48,637,684
2015 9 0.05% $5,426,214 643,675 $7,279,964 Chi-raq $2,601,330
2016 12 1.12% $126,191,119 14,588,563 $164,996,648 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea … $73,206,343
2017 8 0.40% $43,498,289 4,849,304 $54,845,628 Fences $27,939,289
2018 6 0.01% $1,631,042 179,037 $2,024,908 102 Not Out $1,339,909
2019 2 0.02% $2,054,409 224,280 $2,536,607 Luce $2,010,613
2020 1 0.01% $213,441 23,250 $262,958 Wild Mountain Thyme $213,441
2021 5 0.09% $4,194,974 412,481 $4,665,160 The Father $2,120,992
2022 2 0.08% $5,864,098 556,894 $6,298,471 The Whale $5,855,410
2023 6 0.17% $15,015,068 1,372,490 $15,522,862 The Whale $11,598,030
2024 5 0.02% $1,461,120 129,187 $1,461,105 Freud’s Last Session $841,503
2025 5 0.05% $1,631,026 144,211 $1,631,026 A Nice Indian Boy $887,587

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date		Trailer
May, 2025
May 9 Juliet & Romeo (Wide) Musical $456,624  
 
May 23 Ran (Limited) Drama $2,132,974  
 
December, 2026
During 2026 Is God Is (Wide) Drama    

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.