Box Office History for Zeitgeist

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

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Nowhere in Africa Mar 7, 2003 Drama R $6,173,485 $11,579,121
2 The Corporation Jan 17, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,493,516 $6,362,576
3 Bill Cunningham New York Mar 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,510,026 $2,153,639
4 Aimée & Jaguar Aug 11, 2000 Drama Not Rated $927,107 $1,940,796
5 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $815,848 $1,425,750
6 Lumumba Jun 29, 2001 Drama Not Rated $685,082 $1,368,951
7 Die große Stille Feb 28, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $790,452 $1,299,417
8 Up the Yangtze Apr 25, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $783,969 $1,234,916
9 Fire Aug 22, 1997 $501,533 $1,230,596
10 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage Feb 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $680,331 $1,174,736
11 Earth Sep 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $528,972 $1,170,856
12 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Nov 24, 2017 Documentary Not Rated $820,300 $1,021,429
13 Hannah Arendt May 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $717,205 $997,734
14 Pranzo di ferragosto Mar 17, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $675,299 $968,012
15 Travellers and Magicians Jan 7, 2005 Drama Not Rated $506,793 $894,203
16 Trouble the Water Aug 22, 2008 Documentary Not Rated $520,151 $817,091
17 Joueuse Apr 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $478,710 $682,751
18 Manufactured Landscapes Jun 20, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $395,623 $650,359
19 Since Otar Left Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $344,974 $628,282
20 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $435,274 $623,102
21 Jellyfish Apr 4, 2008 Drama Not Rated $341,221 $537,496
22 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $239,074 $517,693
23 Koch Feb 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $342,941 $477,078
24 Irma Vep May 2, 1997 Comedy $191,164 $471,028
25 Gianni e le donne Mar 2, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $317,405 $450,986
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 0.00% $1,424 327 $3,698 Art for Teachers of Children $1,424
1996 1 0.00% $44,774 10,129 $114,559 Paris Was a Woman $44,774
1997 3 0.01% $625,977 136,376 $1,542,413 Fire $402,749
1998 6 0.01% $358,641 76,468 $864,853 The Saltmen of Tibet $146,437
1999 6 0.01% $882,938 173,805 $1,965,735 Earth $475,612
2000 3 0.01% $1,048,444 194,517 $2,199,987 Aimée & Jaguar $881,306
2001 3 0.01% $807,785 142,718 $1,614,141 Lumumba $685,082
2002 2 0.00% $106,163 18,272 $206,656 Chop Suey $103,012
2003 1 0.07% $6,173,485 1,023,795 $11,579,121 Nowhere in Africa $6,173,485
2004 6 0.03% $2,381,032 383,419 $4,336,469 The Corporation $1,879,301
2005 5 0.01% $1,049,823 163,779 $1,852,340 Travellers and Magicians $506,793
2006 6 0.01% $1,190,695 181,785 $2,055,988 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten… $680,331
2007 5 0.01% $1,271,459 184,805 $2,090,145 Die große Stille $790,452
2008 6 0.02% $1,977,992 275,487 $3,115,758 Up the Yangtze $783,969
2009 12 0.01% $809,823 107,975 $1,221,197 Tulpan $158,741
2010 7 0.01% $1,549,747 196,418 $2,221,488 Pranzo di ferragosto $675,299
2011 6 0.02% $2,253,186 284,133 $3,213,544 Bill Cunningham New York $1,510,026
2012 7 0.01% $661,989 83,164 $940,585 Gianni e le donne $317,405
2013 7 0.01% $1,307,576 160,833 $1,819,021 Hannah Arendt $717,205
2014 6 0.01% $850,899 104,149 $1,177,925 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… $247,159
2015 4 0.00% $130,937 15,532 $175,667 The Quay Brothers in 35MM $51,858
2016 7 0.00% $288,630 33,367 $377,381 Eva Hesse $157,481
2017 1 0.00% $156,011 17,393 $196,715 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $156,011
2018 4 0.01% $1,027,894 112,831 $1,276,119 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr … $664,289
2019 8 0.00% $297,470 32,475 $367,292 Be Natural: The Untold Stor… $113,914
2020 4 0.01% $151,732 16,529 $186,943 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes $99,508
2021 2 0.00% $90,405 8,890 $100,546 In Balanchine’s Classroom $76,650
2022 2 0.00% $52,490 4,985 $56,380 Loving Highsmith $46,172
2023 3 0.00% $127,583 11,662 $131,897 Desperate Souls, Dark City … $55,124
2024 2 0.00% $295,097 26,092 $295,101 The Old Oak $229,763
2025 2 0.00% $139,973 12,376 $139,973 Vingt Dieux $111,008

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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.