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Michael Nyman

Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	2	Gattaca	Sony	$12,532,777	1,279	$4,320,202	1,279	10/24/97
2	7	Ravenous	Fox	$2,062,405	1,040	$1,040,727	1,040	3/19/99
3	4	The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover	Mira.	$7,724,701	239	$252,223	16	4/6/90
4	3	The End of the Affair	Sony	$10,827,816	688	$198,535	7	12/3/99
5	6	Carrington	Gram.	$3,242,342	127	$151,722	12	11/10/95
6	1	The Piano	Mira.	$40,157,856	671	$151,419	4	11/12/93
7	13	Wonderland (2000)	USA	$414,254	25	$38,947	4	7/28/00
8	8	Prospero's Books	Mira.	$1,750,301	126	$34,728	2	11/15/91
9	9	Monsieur Hire	OrionC	$1,417,030	26	$29,980	2	4/20/90
10	5	The Libertine	Wein.	$4,835,065	819	$27,804	2	11/25/05
11	11	The Claim	MGM	$669,258	29	$7,131	1	12/29/00
12	10	The Hairdresser's Husband	Trit	$1,217,084	-	n/a	-	6/19/92
13	12	Drowning by Numbers	Mira.	$424,773	-	n/a	-	4/26/91
14	14	The Ogre	Kino	$50,935	-	n/a	-	12/11/98

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (14): $87,326,597
Average: $6,237,614
Opening Gross Average (2): $2,680,465 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	The Piano	Mira.	$76,552,300	$40,157,856	11/12/93
2	Gattaca	Sony	$21,679,800	$12,532,777	10/24/97
3	The End of the Affair	Sony	$16,057,600	$10,827,816	12/3/99
4	The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover	Mira.	$14,499,800	$7,724,701	4/6/90
5	Carrington	Gram.	$5,918,200	$3,242,342	11/10/95
6	The Libertine	Wein.	$5,862,300	$4,835,065	11/25/05
7	Prospero's Books	Mira.	$3,301,000	$1,750,301	11/15/91
8	Ravenous	Fox	$3,223,500	$2,062,405	3/19/99
9	Monsieur Hire	OrionC	$2,659,900	$1,417,030	4/20/90
10	The Hairdresser's Husband	Trit	$2,328,600	$1,217,084	6/19/92
11	The Claim	MGM	$938,900	$669,258	12/29/00
12	Drowning by Numbers	Mira.	$801,100	$424,773	4/26/91
13	Wonderland (2000)	USA	$610,200	$414,254	7/28/00
14	The Ogre	Kino	$86,200	$50,935	12/11/98

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $154,519,500
Average: $11,037,100

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
The Libertine	Wein.	$10.9	$4.8	44.6%	$6.0	55.4%	2005
The Claim	MGM	$669k	$669k	100%	n/a	0%	2000

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $11.5 million

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