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Box Office History for IMAX Films

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

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 The Living Sea Feb 1, 1995 Documentary Not Rated $64,800,000 $160,584,820
2 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $93,231,060 $156,841,950
3 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $53,743,249 $107,298,590
4 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $34,126,126 $53,565,065
5 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $18,571,938 $34,646,931
6 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $12,456,958 $25,534,866
7 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $10,658,756 $21,785,313
8 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $11,243,857 $21,727,122
9 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 Adventure Not Rated $10,259,134 $17,432,349
10 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the … Oct 1, 1999 Documentary PG $5,231,283 $10,724,914
11 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $7,873,570 $9,017,233
12 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $3,708,478 $6,911,004
13 The Nutcracker Nov 25, 1998 Musical G $1,009,291 $2,257,127
14 Queen Rock Montreal Jan 18, 2024 Concert/Perfor… $2,000,000 $2,000,000
15 All Access: Front Row. Backstage… Apr 6, 2001 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $995,122 $1,895,296
16 Jesus is King Oct 25, 2019 Musical Not Rated $850,000 $1,000,319
17 The Last Glaciers Mar 22, 2022 Documentary $0 $0
18 Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing… Aug 26, 2023 Concert/Perfor… $0 $0
19 New Blue Sun (Listening) Jan 23, 2024 Concert/Perfor… $0 $0
20 Halsey Presents If I Can’t Have … Aug 25, 2021 Musical $0 $0
21 Renée Fleming's Cities that Sing… Sep 16, 2023 Concert/Perfor… $0 $0
22 Fly: The IMAX Experience Sep 2, 2024 Documentary $0 $0
23 Swan Lake Nov 8, 2024 Concert/Perfor… $0 $0
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 1.22% $64,800,000 14,896,551 $160,584,820 Apollo 13 $172,036,360
1998 2 0.05% $3,526,086 751,830 $8,104,727 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous $2,872,271
1999 6 0.54% $39,766,350 7,828,019 $84,386,045 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous $24,343,061
2000 6 0.40% $30,072,082 5,579,233 $60,144,132 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous $8,214,699
2001 8 0.23% $18,769,800 3,316,216 $35,748,808 Cyberworld 3D $6,889,078
2002 8 0.45% $40,974,642 7,052,430 $76,025,195 Space Station $30,460,417
2003 6 0.24% $21,892,302 3,630,561 $39,137,448 Space Station $15,713,110
2004 5 0.17% $15,716,787 2,530,881 $27,282,897 Space Station $9,598,551
2005 5 0.20% $17,523,155 2,733,719 $29,469,491 Space Station $8,154,655
2006 5 0.17% $15,823,354 2,415,776 $26,042,065 Magnificent Desolation $10,952,503
2007 5 0.10% $10,144,433 1,474,480 $15,894,894 Magnificent Desolation $5,395,786
2008 4 0.17% $16,952,021 2,361,003 $25,451,612 Space Station $10,840,176
2009 4 0.07% $7,938,908 1,058,518 $11,410,824 Magnificent Desolation $4,434,163
2010 3 0.04% $4,549,480 576,612 $6,215,877 Magnificent Desolation $2,504,085
2011 3 0.02% $2,523,115 318,171 $3,429,883 Space Station $2,167,258
2012 3 0.02% $2,124,838 266,938 $2,877,592 Space Station $2,084,978
2013 3 0.02% $2,449,832 301,332 $3,248,359 Space Station $2,436,846
2014 1 0.01% $728,699 89,192 $961,490 Space Station $728,699
2015 1 0.03% $3,201,391 379,761 $4,093,824 Space Station $3,201,391
2016 2 0.00% $557,977 64,505 $695,364 Galapagos $463,537
2018 1 0.05% $5,757,906 632,042 $6,813,413 Pandas $5,757,906
2019 2 0.02% $2,666,106 291,059 $3,137,616 Pandas $1,816,106
2022 1 0.00% $32,970 3,131 $33,752 Pandas $32,970
2023 1 0.00% $32,774 3,040 $32,771 Pandas $32,774
2024 1 0.03% $2,000,000 185,528 $1,999,992 Queen Rock Montreal $2,000,000

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
November, 2024
November 8 Swan Lake (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    

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.