The Revenue of the Most Embarrassing Movies of the 1980s and 1990s

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Movie Title Year Box Office Revenue (in millions)

Porky’s 1981 105.5

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 69.7

Beetlejuice 1988 74.2

The Addams Family 1991 191.5

A Time to Kill 1996 152.2

New Jack City 1991 47.6

The Devil’s Advocate 1997 152.9

Arachnophobia 1990 53.2

Edward Scissorhands 1990 86.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 202.0

Dumb and Dumber  1994  274  

Hannibal 2001 350.6

Forrest Gump 1994 677.4

Gremlins 1984 212.9

Problem Child 1990 72.3

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 222.7

Artificial Intelligence: AI 2001 235.9

American Pie 1999 235.5

American Beauty 1999 356.3

Cruel Intentions 1999 75.9

Clueless 1995 56.6

Legally Blonde 2001 141.8

Gladiator 2000 460.5

The Silence of the Lambs 1991 272.7

Aliens  1986        183.3

The General’s Daughter  1999 189.7

The total revenue of all movies in this list is $4,328.3 million.

To calculate the inflation multiplier, we need to choose a base year for comparison. Let’s use the year 2021. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI inflation calculator, the CPI inflation rate from 1981 to 2021 is 297.4%, from 1982 to 2021 is 279.4%, from 1984 to 2021 is 199.3%, from 1986 to 2021 is 170.3%, from 1988 to 2021 is 137.6%, and from 1989 to 2021 is 154.8%. From 1990 to 2021, the CPI inflation rate is 140.2%, from 1991 to 2021 is 124.5%, from 1994 to 2021 is 81.9%, from 1995 to 2021 is 83.4%, from 1996 to 2021 is 75.8%, from 1997 to 2021 is 68.6%, from 1999 to 2021 is 53.3%, and from 2000 to 2021 is 47.9%. From 2001 to 2021, the CPI inflation rate is 44.6%.

Therefore, the inflation multiplier for the movies in this list varies depending on their release year. For example, the inflation-adjusted revenue for Porky’s in 2021 dollars would be $413.2 million (105.5 x 3.974), while the inflation-adjusted revenue for Hannibal in

The highest grossing movie brands in terms of total revenue are:

Disney Princess (est. US$45.4 billion)

Anpanman (est. US$38.4 billion)

Wizarding World (Harry Potter) (est. US$34.4 billion)

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) (est. US$31.3 billion)

Star Wars (est. US$27.98 billion)

Fast & Furious (est. US$27.6 billion)

Jurassic Park (est. US$20.2 billion)

Transformers (est. US$19.8 billion)

The Lord of the Rings (est. US$17.4 billion)

James Bond (est. US$16.3 billion)

These brands have all generated billions of dollars in revenue from a variety of sources, including box office receipts, merchandise sales, and home entertainment rentals. They are all incredibly popular with audiences around the world, and they continue to generate new fans every yea