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Box Office History for NC-17

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		 GenreCreative
Type		Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Showgirls Sep 22, 1995 Drama Contemporary Fiction $20,350,754 $52,911,958
2 La mala educación Nov 19, 2004 Drama Historical Fiction $5,211,842 $9,295,893
3 Lust, Caution Sep 28, 2007 Drama Historical Fiction $4,604,982 $7,567,227
4 Shame Dec 2, 2011 Drama Contemporary Fiction $4,002,293 $5,697,232
5 The Dreamers Feb 6, 2004 Drama Historical Fiction $2,531,462 $4,610,431
6 La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres … Oct 11, 2013 Drama Contemporary Fiction $2,450,504 $3,408,834
7 A Dirty Shame Sep 17, 2004 Comedy Contemporary Fiction $1,339,668 $2,439,872
8 Trois Feb 11, 2000 Thriller/Suspense Contemporary Fiction $1,161,843 $2,437,927
9 Orgazmo Oct 23, 1998 Comedy Contemporary Fiction $582,024 $1,403,548
10 Young Adam Apr 16, 2004 Drama $767,240 $1,397,339
11 Inside Deep Throat Feb 11, 2005 Documentary Factual $691,880 $1,220,767
12 Pink Flamingos Apr 11, 1997 Comedy Contemporary Fiction $413,802 $1,019,619
13 Bent Nov 26, 1997 Drama Historical Fiction $405,409 $997,203
14 Elles Apr 27, 2012 Drama Contemporary Fiction $157,427 $223,678
15 Delta of Venus Oct 13, 1995 Drama Historical Fiction $63,174 $164,244
16 Ma mère May 13, 2005 Drama $70,395 $124,206
17 Frontière(s) May 9, 2008 Horror Contemporary Fiction $9,913 $15,608
18 Homeland: Iraq Year Zero Oct 6, 2016 Documentary Factual $2,491 $3,246
19 Swearnet: The Movie Sep 12, 2014 Comedy Contemporary Fiction $0 $0
20 Blonde Sep 16, 2022 Drama Historical Fiction $0 $0
21 Lucky Bastard Feb 14, 2014 Thriller/Suspense Contemporary Fiction $0 $0
22 Contes immoraux Dec 12, 2014 Drama Historical Fiction $0 $0
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release		Market
Share		GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross		Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 2 0.38% $20,413,928 4,692,856 $53,076,201 Showgirls $20,350,754
1997 2 0.01% $786,143 171,272 $1,937,086 Pink Flamingos $413,802
1998 2 0.01% $615,092 131,148 $1,483,284 Orgazmo $582,024
2000 1 0.02% $1,161,843 215,555 $2,437,927 Trois $1,161,843
2004 4 0.07% $6,397,558 1,030,201 $11,651,573 The Dreamers $2,531,462
2005 3 0.05% $4,214,929 657,554 $7,436,936 La mala educación $3,452,654
2007 1 0.05% $4,563,185 663,253 $7,501,391 Lust, Caution $4,563,185
2008 2 0.00% $51,710 7,201 $81,443 Lust, Caution $41,797
2011 1 0.02% $1,965,874 247,903 $2,803,783 Shame $1,965,874
2012 2 0.02% $2,193,846 275,608 $3,117,126 Shame $2,036,419
2013 1 0.02% $2,426,783 298,497 $3,376,001 La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres … $2,426,783
2014 1 0.00% $23,721 2,903 $32,833 La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres … $23,721
2016 2 0.00% $35,527 4,106 $46,439 Multiple Maniacs $33,036

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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.