Box Office History for MPAA Rating - R
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-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
Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross 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 |
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