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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Box Office History for MPAA Rating - R

Ticket Sales and Market Share History



   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009 

Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 MovieDistributorRelease DateTotal GrossInflation-Adjusted Gross
1 The Exorcist Warner Bros. 12/26/1973 $204,632,868 $830,092,652
2 Notorious   1/1/1946 $24,464,742 $435,873,072
3 Notorious   1/1/1946 $24,464,742 $435,873,072
4 National Lampoon's Animal House Universal 7/28/1978 $141,600,000 $434,482,055
5 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films 2/25/2004 $370,782,930 $428,670,484
6 M*A*S*H   1/1/1970 $81,600,000 $377,992,256
7 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Sony Pictures 7/3/1991 $204,859,496 $344,262,662
8 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. 5/15/2003 $281,553,689 $335,249,666
9 Saving Private Ryan Dreamworks SKG 7/24/1998 $216,335,085 $327,834,980
10 Rambo: First Blood Part II Sony/TriStar 5/22/1985 $150,415,432 $304,220,506
11 Bonnie and Clyde Warner Bros. 8/13/1967 $50,700,000 $303,355,000
12 House of Wax   4/10/1953 $23,800,000 $284,806,669
13 Beverly Hills Cop II Paramount Pictures 5/20/1987 $153,665,036 $280,833,307
14 Air Force One Sony Pictures 7/25/1997 $172,956,409 $270,009,565
15 There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox 7/15/1998 $176,484,651 $269,973,687
16 True Lies 20th Century Fox 7/15/1994 $146,282,411 $257,413,468
17 Gladiator Sony Pictures 5/5/2000 $187,683,805 $249,928,290
18 The Firm Paramount Pictures 6/30/1993 $158,340,892 $249,292,307
19 Jerry Maguire Sony Pictures 12/13/1996 $153,952,592 $243,935,445
20 The Matrix Warner Bros. 3/31/1999 $171,479,930 $242,230,662
21 The Wedding Crashers New Line 7/15/2005 $209,218,368 $234,350,684
22 Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. 5/15/1992 $144,731,527 $227,464,188
23 Midnight Cowboy MGM 5/25/1969 $44,785,053 $226,448,369
24 Ransom Buena Vista 11/8/1996 $136,492,681 $220,941,804
25 300 Warner Bros. 3/9/2007 $210,614,939 $219,775,406

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 167 39.21% $2,074,629,824 476,926,394 $3,281,253,591 Die Hard: With a Vengeance $99,941,764
1996 187 40.64% $2,272,155,768 514,062,386 $3,536,749,216 The Rock $133,955,936
1997 184 39.66% $2,581,213,534 562,355,892 $3,869,008,537 Air Force One $172,144,501
1998 200 34.75% $2,353,562,364 501,825,658 $3,452,560,527 Saving Private Ryan $190,373,184
1999 221 40.95% $2,989,078,932 588,401,361 $4,048,201,364 The Matrix $171,383,253
2000 212 34.29% $2,564,639,969 475,814,463 $3,273,603,505 Gladiator $186,610,052
2001 204 27.90% $2,267,826,183 400,676,001 $2,756,650,887 Hannibal $165,091,986
2002 229 23.80% $2,186,182,000 376,279,168 $2,588,800,676 8 Mile $114,707,095
2003 214 28.74% $2,687,317,581 445,657,975 $3,066,126,868 The Matrix Reloaded $281,553,689
2004 191 22.64% $2,097,974,172 337,838,024 $2,324,325,605 The Passion of the Christ $370,270,943
2005 193 19.25% $1,722,762,850 268,761,757 $1,849,080,888 The Wedding Crashers $209,218,368
2006 222 21.30% $1,971,390,631 300,975,665 $2,070,712,575 Borat $125,789,589
2007 242 25.60% $2,469,490,357 358,937,552 $2,469,490,358 300 $210,592,590
2008 232 20.12% $1,981,816,953 276,019,076 $1,899,011,243 Sex and the City $152,647,258
2009 73 23.24% $877,463,135 122,209,353 $840,800,349 Gran Torino $138,152,770