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Box Office History for Contemporary Fiction
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2026 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2026, 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 | 176 | 55.00% | $2,923,022,296 | 671,959,063 | $7,599,857,003 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $104,371,496 |
| 1996 | 197 | 61.82% | $3,568,288,846 | 807,305,069 | $9,130,620,330 | Twister | $243,783,813 |
| 1997 | 215 | 59.44% | $3,682,259,017 | 802,234,976 | $9,073,277,579 | Liar Liar | $181,410,615 |
| 1998 | 209 | 51.14% | $3,466,263,386 | 739,075,344 | $8,358,942,141 | There’s Something About Mary | $174,422,745 |
| 1999 | 252 | 56.84% | $4,193,515,277 | 825,495,113 | $9,336,349,728 | The Sixth Sense | $276,386,495 |
| 2000 | 244 | 51.34% | $3,879,217,943 | 719,706,481 | $8,139,880,300 | Mission: Impossible 2 | $215,409,889 |
| 2001 | 231 | 55.02% | $4,476,035,313 | 790,818,963 | $8,944,162,472 | Rush Hour 2 | $226,164,286 |
| 2002 | 237 | 44.84% | $4,090,061,426 | 703,969,258 | $7,961,892,308 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $222,517,469 |
| 2003 | 246 | 49.20% | $4,534,637,793 | 752,012,896 | $8,505,265,854 | Bruce Almighty | $242,704,995 |
| 2004 | 223 | 43.07% | $4,044,346,338 | 651,263,481 | $7,365,789,970 | The Bourne Supremacy | $176,087,450 |
| 2005 | 213 | 48.41% | $4,273,369,740 | 666,672,348 | $7,540,064,256 | Wedding Crashers | $209,218,368 |
| 2006 | 328 | 49.02% | $4,515,026,076 | 689,316,955 | $7,796,174,761 | The Da Vinci Code | $217,536,138 |
| 2007 | 388 | 43.63% | $4,221,653,815 | 613,612,477 | $6,939,957,115 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $227,471,070 |
| 2008 | 405 | 43.54% | $4,252,633,754 | 592,288,823 | $6,698,786,588 | Quantum of Solace | $165,690,358 |
| 2009 | 300 | 42.57% | $4,529,063,840 | 603,875,184 | $6,829,828,331 | Up | $293,004,164 |
| 2010 | 304 | 39.79% | $4,165,032,908 | 527,887,559 | $5,970,408,292 | The Karate Kid | $176,591,618 |
| 2011 | 350 | 34.34% | $3,498,245,278 | 441,140,636 | $4,989,300,593 | The Hangover Part II | $254,464,305 |
| 2012 | 372 | 37.98% | $4,093,073,552 | 514,205,225 | $5,815,661,095 | Skyfall | $290,904,271 |
| 2013 | 345 | 34.12% | $3,732,173,859 | 459,061,977 | $5,191,990,960 | Gravity | $254,861,229 |
| 2014 | 369 | 30.06% | $3,141,798,753 | 384,553,091 | $4,349,295,459 | 22 Jump Street | $191,719,337 |
| 2015 | 410 | 33.09% | $3,717,261,447 | 440,956,271 | $4,987,215,425 | Furious 7 | $353,007,020 |
| 2016 | 366 | 23.96% | $2,729,285,473 | 315,524,329 | $3,568,580,161 | Jason Bourne | $162,192,920 |
| 2017 | 330 | 27.39% | $3,024,146,749 | 337,140,104 | $3,813,054,576 | The Fate of the Furious | $225,764,765 |
| 2018 | 311 | 30.22% | $3,579,316,225 | 392,899,685 | $4,443,695,437 | Mission: Impossible—Fallout | $220,159,104 |
| 2019 | 301 | 29.62% | $3,336,253,095 | 364,219,767 | $4,119,325,565 | Joker | $333,772,511 |
| 2020 | 199 | 30.56% | $649,711,771 | 70,774,705 | $800,461,914 | Bad Boys For Life | $204,417,855 |
| 2021 | 208 | 22.64% | $1,022,464,955 | 100,537,354 | $1,137,077,474 | F9: The Fast Saga | $173,005,945 |
| 2022 | 231 | 30.06% | $2,222,595,807 | 211,072,723 | $2,387,232,497 | Top Gun: Maverick | $718,732,821 |
| 2023 | 270 | 33.21% | $2,975,330,879 | 271,968,088 | $3,075,959,075 | Barbie | $636,225,983 |
| 2024 | 315 | 23.65% | $2,035,304,062 | 179,956,149 | $2,035,304,045 | Twisters | $267,762,265 |
| 2025 | 309 | 29.47% | $2,561,696,247 | 226,498,335 | $2,561,696,169 | Mission: Impossible—The Fin… | $197,413,515 |
| 2026 | 25 | 26.58% | $85,831,058 | 7,588,954 | $85,831,070 | The Housemaid | $37,895,518 |
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