Box Office History for Zeitgeist

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 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 $11,579,121
2 The Corporation Jan 17, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,493,516 $6,362,576
3 Bill Cunningham New York Mar 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,510,026 $2,153,639
4 Aimée & Jaguar Aug 11, 2000 Drama Not Rated $927,107 $1,940,796
5 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $815,848 $1,425,750
6 Lumumba Jun 29, 2001 Drama Not Rated $685,082 $1,368,951
7 Die große Stille Feb 28, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $790,452 $1,299,417
8 Up the Yangtze Apr 25, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $783,969 $1,234,905
9 Fire Aug 22, 1997 $501,533 $1,230,596
10 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage Feb 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $680,331 $1,174,736
11 Earth Sep 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $528,972 $1,170,856
12 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Nov 24, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $820,300 $1,021,407
13 Hannah Arendt May 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $717,205 $997,734
14 Pranzo di ferragosto Mar 17, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $675,299 $968,012
15 Travellers and Magicians Jan 7, 2005 Drama Not Rated $506,793 $894,191
16 Trouble the Water Aug 22, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $520,151 $817,079
17 Joueuse Apr 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $478,710 $682,739
18 Manufactured Landscapes Jun 20, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $395,623 $650,359
19 Since Otar Left Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $344,974 $628,282
20 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $435,274 $623,102
21 Jellyfish Apr 4, 2008 Drama Not Rated $341,221 $537,485
22 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $239,074 $517,693
23 Koch Feb 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $342,941 $477,078
24 Irma Vep May 2, 1997 Comedy $191,164 $471,028
25 Gianni e le donne Mar 2, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $317,405 $450,986
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 0.00% $1,424 327 $3,698 Art for Teachers of Children $1,424
1996 1 0.00% $44,774 10,129 $114,559 Paris Was a Woman $44,774
1997 3 0.01% $625,977 136,376 $1,542,413 Fire $402,749
1998 6 0.01% $358,641 76,467 $864,842 The Saltmen of Tibet $146,437
1999 6 0.01% $886,715 174,547 $1,974,127 Earth $475,612
2000 3 0.01% $1,048,444 194,517 $2,199,987 Aimée & Jaguar $881,306
2001 3 0.01% $815,612 144,100 $1,629,771 Lumumba $685,082
2002 2 0.00% $98,336 16,924 $191,410 Chop Suey $95,185
2003 1 0.07% $6,173,485 1,023,795 $11,579,121 Nowhere in Africa $6,173,485
2004 6 0.04% $3,995,247 643,354 $7,276,334 The Corporation $3,493,516
2005 5 0.01% $1,049,823 163,776 $1,852,307 Travellers and Magicians $506,793
2006 6 0.01% $1,190,276 181,719 $2,055,242 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten… $680,331
2007 5 0.01% $1,271,878 184,864 $2,090,812 Die große Stille $790,452
2008 6 0.02% $1,979,879 275,745 $3,118,676 Up the Yangtze $783,969
2009 12 0.01% $810,711 108,089 $1,222,487 Tulpan $158,741
2010 7 0.01% $1,546,972 196,063 $2,217,473 Pranzo di ferragosto $675,299
2011 6 0.02% $2,253,186 284,132 $3,213,533 Bill Cunningham New York $1,510,026
2012 7 0.01% $666,127 83,682 $946,443 Gianni e le donne $317,405
2013 7 0.01% $1,303,438 160,321 $1,813,231 Hannah Arendt $717,205
2014 6 0.01% $855,048 104,654 $1,183,637 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… $247,159
2015 4 0.00% $126,788 15,038 $170,080 The Quay Brothers in 35MM $51,858
2016 7 0.00% $288,630 33,365 $377,358 Eva Hesse $157,481
2017 1 0.00% $156,011 17,392 $196,704 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $156,011
2018 4 0.01% $1,027,894 112,829 $1,276,096 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $664,289
2019 8 0.00% $300,845 32,840 $371,420 Be Natural: The Untold Stor… $114,238
2020 4 0.01% $148,357 16,158 $182,747 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes $99,508
2021 2 0.00% $90,405 8,888 $100,523 In Balanchine’s Classroom $76,650
2022 2 0.00% $52,490 4,984 $56,369 Loving Highsmith $46,172
2023 3 0.00% $127,583 11,662 $131,897 Desperate Souls, Dark City … $55,124
2024 2 0.00% $295,097 26,092 $295,101 The Old Oak $229,763
2025 2 0.00% $139,973 12,376 $139,973 Vingt Dieux $111,008

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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.