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Box Office History for Dramatization
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 | 26 | 8.23% | $437,266,924 | 100,521,120 | $1,136,893,867 | Apollo 13 | $172,036,360 |
| 1996 | 22 | 3.35% | $193,454,022 | 43,767,869 | $495,014,598 | Sleepers | $52,894,048 |
| 1997 | 23 | 6.11% | $378,836,098 | 82,535,088 | $933,471,845 | Anastasia | $53,147,865 |
| 1998 | 22 | 4.88% | $333,115,436 | 71,026,734 | $803,312,362 | Mulan | $120,620,254 |
| 1999 | 29 | 6.41% | $470,765,578 | 92,670,374 | $1,048,101,930 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who … | $206,040,085 |
| 2000 | 27 | 8.48% | $640,543,864 | 118,839,309 | $1,344,072,585 | The Perfect Storm | $182,618,434 |
| 2001 | 25 | 5.63% | $467,349,987 | 82,570,658 | $933,874,142 | Pearl Harbor | $198,539,855 |
| 2002 | 23 | 5.54% | $507,181,100 | 87,294,497 | $987,300,761 | A Beautiful Mind | $132,929,755 |
| 2003 | 26 | 3.81% | $350,465,172 | 58,120,248 | $657,340,005 | Seabiscuit | $120,277,854 |
| 2004 | 38 | 8.97% | $833,652,982 | 134,243,618 | $1,518,295,320 | The Passion of the Christ | $370,274,604 |
| 2005 | 46 | 8.35% | $782,750,672 | 122,113,975 | $1,381,109,057 | Apollo 13 | $173,772,767 |
| 2006 | 45 | 7.68% | $705,373,849 | 107,690,641 | $1,217,981,150 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $98,411,670 |
| 2007 | 60 | 6.22% | $608,201,374 | 88,401,337 | $999,819,121 | American Gangster | $129,150,735 |
| 2008 | 47 | 3.86% | $376,806,875 | 52,480,048 | $593,549,343 | Marley & Me | $106,664,046 |
| 2009 | 38 | 5.68% | $604,746,705 | 80,632,881 | $911,957,884 | The Blind Side | $208,476,067 |
| 2010 | 46 | 4.13% | $433,141,996 | 54,897,572 | $620,891,539 | The Social Network | $93,222,026 |
| 2011 | 47 | 5.35% | $544,323,868 | 68,641,075 | $776,330,558 | The King’s Speech | $115,865,048 |
| 2012 | 27 | 2.43% | $267,929,055 | 33,659,415 | $380,687,984 | Lincoln | $144,089,046 |
| 2013 | 51 | 7.89% | $859,491,541 | 105,718,490 | $1,195,676,122 | Lee Daniels’ The Butler | $116,293,662 |
| 2014 | 53 | 7.08% | $727,325,498 | 89,023,903 | $1,006,860,343 | Lone Survivor | $124,768,916 |
| 2015 | 55 | 9.84% | $1,108,522,637 | 131,497,324 | $1,487,234,734 | American Sniper | $347,897,084 |
| 2016 | 86 | 8.29% | $934,499,885 | 108,034,630 | $1,221,871,665 | The Revenant | $182,765,375 |
| 2017 | 80 | 9.44% | $1,038,167,133 | 115,737,665 | $1,308,992,991 | Dunkirk | $188,373,161 |
| 2018 | 96 | 9.56% | $1,142,066,924 | 125,364,061 | $1,417,867,530 | Bohemian Rhapsody | $189,813,133 |
| 2019 | 86 | 10.42% | $1,169,683,572 | 127,694,678 | $1,444,226,808 | Once Upon a Time…in Hollywo… | $141,096,530 |
| 2020 | 43 | 4.02% | $81,141,370 | 8,838,907 | $99,968,038 | Just Mercy | $35,733,621 |
| 2021 | 43 | 3.51% | $158,706,019 | 15,605,297 | $176,495,909 | House of Gucci | $49,023,527 |
| 2022 | 42 | 4.95% | $366,104,439 | 34,767,738 | $393,223,117 | Elvis | $151,040,048 |
| 2023 | 54 | 9.23% | $948,606,606 | 86,709,926 | $980,689,263 | Oppenheimer | $326,101,370 |
| 2024 | 64 | 5.27% | $453,406,991 | 40,089,040 | $453,407,042 | Bob Marley: One Love | $96,981,216 |
| 2025 | 57 | 4.02% | $284,661,542 | 25,169,013 | $284,661,537 | A Complete Unknown | $46,499,880 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | ||||
| October 24 | Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Wide) | Drama | $21,292,513 | |
| Last Days (Limited) | Drama | $219,915 | ||
| Blue Moon (Expands Wide) | Drama | $1,660,843 | ||
| Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (IMAX) | Drama | $21,292,513 | ||
| October 29 | Auction (Limited) | Drama | ||
| October 31 | Dorothea (Limited) | Horror | ||
| Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Limited) | Drama | |||
| Nouvelle Vague (Limited) | Comedy | |||
| Quezon (Limited) | Drama | |||
| November 2025 | ||||
| November 7 | Christy (Wide) | Drama | $1,785,069 | |
| Nuremberg (Wide) | Drama | $6,055,901 | ||
| Sarah’s Oil (Wide) | Drama | $6,316,109 | ||
| Peter Hujar’s Day (Limited) | Drama | $69,271 | ||
| Punha Shivaji raje Bhosale (Limited) | ||||
| November 14 | Kaantha (Limited) | Drama | ||
| November 20 | Raju Weds Rambai (Limited) | Drama | ||
| November 21 | 120 Bahadur (Limited) | Action | ||
| November 30 | Maserati: The Brothers (Wide) | Drama | ||
| December 2025 | ||||
| December 5 | Dhurandhar (Limited) | Action | ||
| Rosemead (Limited) | Drama | |||
| December 12 | Not Without Hope (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| December 17 | The Voice of Hind Rajab (Oscar Qualifying Run) | Drama | ||
| December 19 | David (Wide) | Musical | ||
| Is This Thing On? (Limited) | Drama | |||
| December 25 | Marty Supreme (Wide) | Drama | ||
| Song Sung Blue (Wide) | Drama | |||
| The Testament of Ann Lee (Limited) | Musical | |||
| December TBD | The Chronology of Water (Limited) | Drama | ||
| During 2025 | The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (Limited) | Drama | ||
| January 2026 | ||||
| January 9 | Dead Man’s Wire (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| January 16 | Dead Man’s Wire (Expands Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| February 2026 | ||||
| February 20 | I Can Only Imagine 2 (Wide) | Drama | ||
| April 2026 | ||||
| April 24 | Michael (Wide) | Drama | ||
| July 2026 | ||||
| July 4 | Young Washington (Wide) | Drama | ||
| October 2026 | ||||
| October 9 | The Social Reckoning (Wide) | Drama | ||
| November 2026 | ||||
| November TBD | Jimmy (Wide) | Drama | ||
| December 2026 | ||||
| December 31 | Still Friends (Limited) | Drama | ||
| During 2026 | Zero A.D. (Wide) | Drama | ||
| March 2027 | ||||
| March 26 | The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (Wide) | Drama | ||
| May 2027 | ||||
| May 6 | The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (Wide) | Drama | ||
| April 2028 | ||||
| April TBD | The Beatles Cinematic Event: George (Wide) | Drama | ||
| The Beatles Cinematic Event: John (Wide) | Drama | |||
| The Beatles Cinematic Event: Paul (Wide) | Drama | |||
| The Beatles Cinematic Event: Ringo (Wide) | Drama | |||
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.