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Box Office History for Based on Play

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 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $241,438,208 $468,650,389
2 The Birdcage Mar 8, 1996 Comedy R $124,060,553 $317,449,057
3 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG $115,821,495 $272,308,370
4 A Perfect Murder Jun 5, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $67,658,331 $163,158,999
5 Gnomeo and Juliet Feb 11, 2011 Romantic Comedy G $99,967,670 $142,576,846
6 Sabrina Dec 15, 1995 Romantic Comedy PG $53,458,319 $138,058,162
7 Madea Goes To Jail Feb 20, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $90,508,336 $136,486,569
8 Down to Earth Feb 16, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $64,172,251 $128,231,129
9 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $46,338,728 $118,426,648
10 Madea’s Family Reunion Feb 24, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $63,257,940 $109,228,598
11 Dinner for Schmucks Jul 30, 2010 Comedy PG-13 $73,026,337 $104,680,338
12 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Hallo… Oct 21, 2016 Comedy PG-13 $73,206,343 $95,718,351
13 Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Feb 15, 2002 Adventure G $48,430,258 $94,276,450
14 Finding Neverland Nov 12, 2004 Drama PG $51,676,606 $92,582,021
15 Why Did I Get Married? Oct 12, 2007 Comedy PG-13 $55,204,525 $90,750,467
16 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Feb 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $50,406,346 $88,938,504
17 Why Did I Get Married Too? Apr 2, 2010 Drama PG-13 $60,095,852 $86,145,001
18 10 Things I Hate About You Mar 31, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,177,966 $84,998,586
19 I Can Do Bad All By Myself Sep 11, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $51,733,921 $78,014,751
20 Madea’s Big Happy Family Apr 22, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $53,345,287 $76,082,619
21 Fences Dec 16, 2016 Drama PG-13 $57,682,904 $73,958,827
22 Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas Dec 13, 2013 Comedy PG-13 $52,543,354 $73,045,918
23 Tyler Perry’s Temptation Mar 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $51,975,354 $72,305,192
24 Romy and Michele's High School R… Apr 25, 1997 Comedy R $29,235,353 $72,037,428
25 What a Girl Wants Apr 4, 2003 Comedy PG $35,990,505 $67,504,583
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 18 1.55% $82,116,625 18,877,377 $213,503,134 Sabrina $30,788,670
1996 15 3.66% $211,247,336 47,793,506 $540,544,553 The Birdcage $124,060,553
1997 17 0.95% $58,710,954 12,791,050 $144,666,776 Romy and Michele's High Sch… $29,235,353
1998 10 1.98% $134,151,524 28,603,737 $323,508,265 A Perfect Murder $67,549,705
1999 20 2.16% $159,274,488 31,353,245 $354,605,201 You’ve Got Mail $51,934,542
2000 14 0.23% $17,061,018 3,165,308 $35,799,633 East is East $4,170,647
2001 11 1.35% $110,107,615 19,453,642 $220,020,691 Down to Earth $64,172,251
2002 16 3.33% $303,667,131 52,266,288 $591,131,717 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $222,517,469
2003 10 0.72% $66,415,868 11,014,241 $124,571,066 What a Girl Wants $35,990,505
2004 8 0.71% $66,356,387 10,685,406 $120,851,942 Closer $27,460,754
2005 12 1.06% $93,196,460 14,539,231 $164,438,703 Diary of a Mad Black Woman $50,406,346
2006 11 1.16% $106,830,687 16,310,031 $184,466,451 Madea’s Family Reunion $63,257,940
2007 12 0.73% $70,189,304 10,201,934 $115,383,874 Why Did I Get Married? $55,204,525
2008 9 0.60% $58,993,103 8,216,308 $92,926,443 Meet the Browns $41,975,388
2009 10 1.70% $180,425,641 24,056,753 $272,081,876 Madea Goes To Jail $90,508,336
2010 8 1.64% $172,124,015 21,815,465 $246,732,909 Dinner for Schmucks $73,026,337
2011 15 2.04% $208,282,995 26,265,194 $297,059,344 Gnomeo and Juliet $99,967,670
2012 11 0.23% $24,963,688 3,136,141 $35,469,755 Beasts of the Southern Wild $11,249,128
2013 14 1.19% $130,216,062 16,016,737 $181,149,295 Tyler Perry’s Temptation $51,975,354
2014 11 0.90% $93,854,351 11,487,679 $129,925,649 About Last Night $48,637,684
2015 9 0.05% $5,345,614 634,116 $7,171,852 Chi-raq $2,570,882
2016 14 1.08% $122,960,087 14,215,038 $160,772,080 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea … $73,206,343
2017 9 0.43% $47,909,875 5,341,123 $60,408,101 Fences $31,351,933
2018 6 0.01% $1,631,042 179,039 $2,024,931 102 Not Out $1,339,909
2019 2 0.02% $2,054,409 224,280 $2,536,607 Luce $2,010,613
2020 1 0.01% $213,441 23,251 $262,969 Wild Mountain Thyme $213,441
2021 5 0.09% $4,194,974 412,486 $4,665,217 The Father $2,120,992
2022 2 0.07% $5,342,884 507,396 $5,738,649 The Whale $5,334,196
2023 7 0.17% $15,551,406 1,421,517 $16,077,357 The Whale $12,119,244
2024 5 0.02% $1,461,120 129,189 $1,461,128 Freud’s Last Session $841,503
2025 8 0.05% $3,694,565 326,663 $3,694,559 Merrily We Roll Along $1,898,947

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date		Trailer
December 2025
December 5 Merrily We Roll Along (Wide) Musical $1,898,947  
January 2026
January 2 The Dutchman (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
May 2026
May 15 Is God Is (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.