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Box Office History for Based on Real Life Events
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 | 24 | 6.95% | $369,589,684 | 84,963,134 | $960,933,046 | Pocahontas | $141,551,246 |
| 1996 | 26 | 2.94% | $169,624,041 | 38,376,468 | $434,037,853 | Dead Man Walking | $39,261,491 |
| 1997 | 28 | 4.40% | $272,514,827 | 59,371,410 | $671,490,647 | Donnie Brasco | $41,954,997 |
| 1998 | 28 | 2.79% | $188,963,095 | 40,290,639 | $455,687,127 | Everest | $55,742,120 |
| 1999 | 51 | 4.14% | $305,597,722 | 60,157,021 | $680,375,908 | Patch Adams | $88,792,968 |
| 2000 | 60 | 8.19% | $619,108,783 | 114,862,486 | $1,299,094,717 | Erin Brockovich | $125,548,685 |
| 2001 | 37 | 4.69% | $381,299,033 | 67,367,321 | $761,924,401 | Pearl Harbor | $198,539,855 |
| 2002 | 41 | 1.49% | $136,324,474 | 23,463,761 | $265,375,137 | Space Station | $29,820,971 |
| 2003 | 68 | 1.95% | $179,860,855 | 29,827,675 | $337,351,004 | Radio | $51,613,430 |
| 2004 | 114 | 7.48% | $701,982,796 | 113,040,698 | $1,278,490,294 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $119,114,517 |
| 2005 | 124 | 7.04% | $621,120,997 | 96,898,745 | $1,095,924,806 | Walk the Line | $91,742,439 |
| 2006 | 147 | 8.51% | $783,851,598 | 119,672,005 | $1,353,490,377 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $98,411,670 |
| 2007 | 153 | 4.55% | $440,059,150 | 63,962,092 | $723,411,261 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $64,174,366 |
| 2008 | 166 | 3.76% | $367,550,233 | 51,190,838 | $578,968,378 | Hannah Montana and Miley Cy… | $65,281,781 |
| 2009 | 117 | 3.58% | $381,328,352 | 50,843,783 | $575,043,186 | Michael Jackson’s This Is It | $72,091,016 |
| 2010 | 158 | 4.22% | $440,843,966 | 56,000,096 | $633,361,086 | The Social Network | $93,222,026 |
| 2011 | 182 | 4.14% | $422,131,301 | 53,232,193 | $602,056,103 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | $73,013,910 |
| 2012 | 177 | 3.65% | $393,430,474 | 49,425,934 | $559,007,314 | The Vow | $125,014,030 |
| 2013 | 206 | 8.34% | $912,383,209 | 112,224,261 | $1,269,256,392 | Lee Daniels’ The Butler | $116,180,128 |
| 2014 | 199 | 3.01% | $314,262,419 | 38,465,405 | $435,043,731 | American Hustle | $82,599,283 |
| 2015 | 177 | 4.76% | $534,275,066 | 63,377,821 | $716,803,156 | Straight Outta Compton | $161,197,785 |
| 2016 | 212 | 3.95% | $450,089,077 | 52,033,417 | $588,497,946 | Hacksaw Ridge | $64,463,214 |
| 2017 | 204 | 3.84% | $424,277,623 | 47,299,626 | $534,958,770 | American Made | $51,342,000 |
| 2018 | 213 | 6.89% | $815,747,615 | 89,544,194 | $1,012,744,834 | Bohemian Rhapsody | $189,813,133 |
| 2019 | 208 | 7.56% | $851,210,347 | 92,926,902 | $1,051,003,262 | Once Upon a Time…in Hollywo… | $141,076,968 |
| 2020 | 82 | 1.95% | $41,534,606 | 4,524,469 | $51,171,744 | Bombshell | $13,644,923 |
| 2021 | 70 | 2.13% | $96,112,943 | 9,450,628 | $106,886,603 | Respect | $24,278,399 |
| 2022 | 115 | 4.53% | $334,601,592 | 31,776,032 | $359,386,922 | Elvis | $151,040,048 |
| 2023 | 128 | 9.37% | $848,997,478 | 77,604,890 | $877,711,306 | Sound of Freedom | $184,178,046 |
| 2024 | 126 | 3.70% | $318,706,461 | 28,179,178 | $318,706,503 | Bob Marley: One Love | $96,981,216 |
| 2025 | 109 | 2.49% | $196,459,927 | 17,370,465 | $196,459,959 | Taylor Swift | The Official… | $34,062,774 |
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