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VGPolyglot said:
It really makes me wish that box office success was determined by ticket sales rather than gross, as inflation makes it impossible to compare between different eras.

Lot of flaws with that though as well. Less population before which makes older movies look like it had a lot more success as a % of the population watched it.

 

Movie theatre food and tickets were also very cheap compared to wages, and as you may know wages haven't increased at the same rate.

Lastly people have options nowadays like pirating or buying, so people could still be watching it, and it could be the most successful film ever, but the numbers won't show it.