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Box Office History for Thriller/Suspense
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
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23 | 7.28% | $386,782,261 | 88,915,453 | $1,005,633,773 | Se7en | $87,046,142 |
| 1996 | 27 | 5.55% | $320,539,395 | 72,520,213 | $820,203,609 | Executive Decision | $56,679,192 |
| 1997 | 30 | 9.76% | $604,584,781 | 131,717,800 | $1,489,728,318 | Conspiracy Theory | $76,118,990 |
| 1998 | 28 | 6.03% | $408,650,419 | 87,132,284 | $985,466,132 | A Perfect Murder | $67,549,705 |
| 1999 | 26 | 9.52% | $702,399,565 | 138,267,626 | $1,563,806,850 | The Sixth Sense | $276,386,495 |
| 2000 | 36 | 8.60% | $649,948,058 | 120,584,055 | $1,363,805,662 | What Lies Beneath | $155,370,362 |
| 2001 | 34 | 9.60% | $780,991,686 | 137,984,397 | $1,560,603,530 | Ocean’s Eleven | $132,262,000 |
| 2002 | 40 | 12.83% | $1,170,110,909 | 201,396,025 | $2,277,789,043 | Signs | $227,538,771 |
| 2003 | 25 | 4.07% | $374,859,100 | 62,165,687 | $703,093,920 | The Recruit | $52,784,696 |
| 2004 | 32 | 9.11% | $855,731,348 | 137,798,926 | $1,558,505,853 | The Bourne Supremacy | $176,087,450 |
| 2005 | 32 | 6.22% | $548,796,916 | 85,615,743 | $968,314,053 | Flightplan | $89,132,263 |
| 2006 | 37 | 5.90% | $543,638,311 | 82,998,216 | $938,709,823 | Inside Man | $88,513,495 |
| 2007 | 58 | 10.44% | $1,009,822,391 | 146,776,513 | $1,660,042,362 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $227,471,070 |
| 2008 | 52 | 8.04% | $785,533,464 | 109,405,770 | $1,237,379,259 | Eagle Eye | $101,401,695 |
| 2009 | 56 | 8.23% | $875,088,610 | 116,678,483 | $1,319,633,643 | Taken | $145,000,989 |
| 2010 | 54 | 9.78% | $1,022,497,536 | 129,720,461 | $1,467,138,414 | Inception | $292,568,851 |
| 2011 | 60 | 9.20% | $937,170,073 | 118,180,335 | $1,336,619,589 | Super 8 | $127,004,179 |
| 2012 | 65 | 10.22% | $1,103,269,004 | 138,601,636 | $1,567,584,503 | Taken 2 | $138,936,379 |
| 2013 | 72 | 9.91% | $1,084,253,081 | 133,364,461 | $1,508,352,054 | Gravity | $254,861,229 |
| 2014 | 59 | 5.00% | $522,975,781 | 64,011,723 | $723,972,587 | Gone Girl | $166,197,583 |
| 2015 | 65 | 3.43% | $385,817,469 | 45,767,191 | $517,626,930 | Bridge of Spies | $70,447,776 |
| 2016 | 65 | 6.96% | $792,492,978 | 91,617,687 | $1,036,196,040 | The Accountant | $85,856,696 |
| 2017 | 59 | 5.55% | $612,639,084 | 68,298,671 | $772,457,969 | Baby Driver | $107,825,862 |
| 2018 | 58 | 4.12% | $488,263,802 | 53,596,462 | $606,175,985 | A Simple Favor | $53,548,586 |
| 2019 | 53 | 8.43% | $949,252,308 | 103,630,163 | $1,172,057,144 | Joker | $333,772,511 |
| 2020 | 50 | 12.97% | $275,690,922 | 30,031,692 | $339,658,437 | 1917 | $157,901,466 |
| 2021 | 39 | 3.10% | $140,133,109 | 13,779,065 | $155,841,225 | Old | $48,276,510 |
| 2022 | 49 | 3.60% | $266,365,947 | 25,295,911 | $286,096,753 | Bullet Train | $103,368,602 |
| 2023 | 53 | 4.82% | $436,885,533 | 39,934,695 | $451,661,400 | Sound of Freedom | $184,178,046 |
| 2024 | 68 | 5.85% | $503,364,537 | 44,506,148 | $503,364,534 | Twisters | $267,762,265 |
| 2025 | 72 | 5.84% | $504,744,283 | 44,628,140 | $504,744,263 | The Accountant 2 | $65,523,366 |
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