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Box Office History for Historical Fiction
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, 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 | 54 | 14.20% | $754,677,236 | 173,488,993 | $1,870,211,345 | Pocahontas | $141,551,246 |
| 1996 | 45 | 7.30% | $421,302,334 | 95,317,246 | $1,027,519,912 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $100,138,851 |
| 1997 | 37 | 7.22% | $447,291,760 | 97,449,168 | $1,050,502,031 | Titanic | $112,594,173 |
| 1998 | 44 | 17.18% | $1,171,060,414 | 249,693,032 | $2,691,690,885 | Titanic | $488,192,879 |
| 1999 | 48 | 11.39% | $835,750,513 | 164,517,792 | $1,773,501,798 | Tarzan | $170,904,824 |
| 2000 | 49 | 9.83% | $739,506,879 | 137,199,770 | $1,479,013,521 | Gladiator | $186,610,052 |
| 2001 | 53 | 7.73% | $641,262,037 | 113,297,156 | $1,221,343,342 | The Others | $96,522,687 |
| 2002 | 46 | 5.61% | $513,496,676 | 88,381,502 | $952,752,592 | Road to Perdition | $104,054,514 |
| 2003 | 47 | 10.14% | $932,275,121 | 154,606,133 | $1,666,654,114 | Chicago | $161,445,985 |
| 2004 | 56 | 10.80% | $1,002,219,840 | 161,388,033 | $1,739,762,996 | Troy | $133,298,577 |
| 2005 | 42 | 5.02% | $441,683,224 | 68,905,320 | $742,799,350 | The Amityville Horror | $65,233,369 |
| 2006 | 64 | 11.50% | $1,056,048,604 | 161,228,762 | $1,738,046,054 | Pirates of the Caribbean: D… | $423,315,812 |
| 2007 | 66 | 11.61% | $1,134,595,054 | 164,912,039 | $1,777,751,780 | Pirates of the Caribbean: A… | $309,420,425 |
| 2008 | 61 | 9.64% | $939,857,585 | 130,899,361 | $1,411,095,112 | Indiana Jones and the Kingd… | $317,101,119 |
| 2009 | 47 | 5.19% | $551,649,089 | 73,553,195 | $792,903,442 | Sherlock Holmes | $138,715,437 |
| 2010 | 50 | 5.29% | $554,497,001 | 70,278,431 | $757,601,486 | Shutter Island | $128,012,934 |
| 2011 | 69 | 8.36% | $850,322,875 | 107,228,582 | $1,155,924,114 | Pirates of the Caribbean: O… | $241,071,802 |
| 2012 | 76 | 9.28% | $1,021,135,719 | 128,283,341 | $1,382,894,416 | The Vow | $125,014,030 |
| 2013 | 62 | 5.45% | $593,367,002 | 72,984,840 | $786,776,575 | The Great Gatsby | $144,840,419 |
| 2014 | 62 | 7.20% | $739,309,786 | 90,490,763 | $975,490,425 | 300: Rise of an Empire | $106,580,051 |
| 2015 | 86 | 2.80% | $312,601,774 | 37,082,022 | $399,744,197 | Bridge of Spies | $70,610,153 |
| 2016 | 92 | 6.32% | $712,315,710 | 82,348,589 | $887,717,789 | The Legend of Tarzan | $126,643,061 |
| 2017 | 75 | 8.55% | $940,120,451 | 104,807,151 | $1,129,821,088 | It | $327,481,748 |
| 2018 | 65 | 3.50% | $418,419,190 | 45,929,635 | $495,121,465 | The House with a Clock in i… | $68,536,400 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2.64% | $295,808,190 | 32,293,443 | $348,123,316 | Downton Abbey | $96,853,865 |
| 2020 | 38 | 17.16% | $346,578,352 | 37,753,614 | $406,983,959 | 1917 | $157,901,466 |
| 2021 | 30 | 8.08% | $365,009,761 | 35,890,824 | $386,903,083 | Jungle Cruise | $116,987,516 |
| 2022 | 48 | 4.28% | $316,971,389 | 30,101,726 | $324,496,606 | Death on the Nile | $45,630,104 |
| 2023 | 57 | 5.92% | $530,016,428 | 49,166,616 | $530,016,120 | Indiana Jones and the Dial … | $174,480,468 |
| 2024 | 49 | 3.37% | $229,031,676 | 21,245,957 | $229,031,416 | Longlegs | $74,346,140 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October, 2024 | ||||
| October 18 | The Burmese Harp (Limited) | Drama | $15,812 | |
| October 23 | Longlegs (Wide) | Horror | $74,346,140 | Play |
| November, 2024 | ||||
| November 1 | Here (Wide) | Drama | $4,875,195 | |
| Blitz (Limited) | Drama | |||
| The Carpenter (Limited) | Drama | $43,417 | ||
| November 8 | 100 Yards (Limited) | Drama | ||
| The Piano Lesson (Limited) | Drama | |||
| Small Things Like These (Limited) | Drama | |||
| Stockholm Bloodbath (Limited) | Drama | |||
| November 12 | Hippo (Limited) | Comedy | ||
| November 13 | The Lighthouse (Special Engagement) | Horror | $10,867,104 | |
| November 22 | Gladiator II (Wide) | Action | Play | |
| Gladiator II (IMAX) | Action | Play | ||
| November 23 | Met Opera: Tosca (Special Engagement) | Concert/Perfor… | ||
| December, 2024 | ||||
| December 6 | The Return (Wide) | Drama | ||
| Y2K (Wide) | Comedy | |||
| December 13 | The Man In The White Van (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| Nickel Boys (Limited) | Drama | |||
| December 20 | The Brutalist (Limited) | Drama | ||
| December 25 | Vermiglio (Oscar Qualifying Run) | Drama | ||
| During 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 (Wide) | Western | ||
| True Haunting (Wide) | Horror | |||
| Action | ||||
| January, 2025 | ||||
| January 3 | The Damned (Limited) | Horror | ||
| March, 2025 | ||||
| March 7 | Sinners (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| Sinners (IMAX) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| September, 2025 | ||||
| September 12 | Downton Abbey 3 (Wide) | Drama | ||
| Summer 2025 | Untitled Dirty Dancing Sequel (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.