Monthly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY MONTH | INDEX BY YEAR | MONTH-TO-DATE
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - November - Dec
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1982 | $97.8 | - | 12 | $8.2 | -5.7% | Creepshow | $21.0 | 21.5% |
| 1983 | $204.8 | +109.3% | 11 | $18.6 | -9.3% | Terms of Endearment | $108.4 | 53.0% |
| 1984 | $165.8 | -19.0% | 14 | $11.8 | -26.9% | The Killing Fields | $34.7 | 20.9% |
| 1985 | $334.9 | +102.0% | 21 | $15.9 | -32.1% | Rocky IV | $127.9 | 38.2% |
| 1986 | $267.7 | -20.1% | 25 | $10.7 | -27.2% | Star Trek IV | $109.7 | 41.0% |
| 1987 | $461.4 | +72.4% | 23 | $20.1 | -28.7% | Three Men and a Baby | $167.8 | 36.4% |
| 1988 | $330.0 | -28.5% | 26 | $12.7 | -28.2% | Scrooged | $60.3 | 18.3% |
| 1989 | $440.2 | +33.4% | 23 | $19.1 | -18.6% | Back to the Future 2 | $118.5 | 26.9% |
| 1990 | $792.4 | +80.0% | 24 | $33.0 | -33.7% | Home Alone | $285.8 | 36.1% |
| 1991 | $525.5 | -33.7% | 21 | $25.0 | -20.0% | Beauty and the Beast | $145.9 | 27.8% |
| 1992 | $773.6 | +47.2% | 17 | $45.5 | -28.8% | Aladdin | $217.4 | 28.1% |
| 1993 | $549.9 | -28.9% | 28 | $19.6 | -35.2% | Mrs. Doubtfire | $219.2 | 39.9% |
| 1994 | $501.3 | -8.8% | 21 | $23.9 | -34.1% | The Santa Clause | $144.8 | 28.9% |
| 1995 | $612.9 | +22.2% | 20 | $30.6 | -31.5% | Toy Story | $191.8 | 31.3% |
| 1996 | $810.7 | +32.3% | 28 | $29.0 | -36.5% | Ransom | $136.5 | 16.8% |
| 1997 | $502.1 | -38.1% | 20 | $25.1 | -36.7% | Flubber | $93.0 | 18.5% |
| 1998 | $832.8 | +65.8% | 33 | $25.2 | -43.9% | A Bug's Life | $162.8 | 19.5% |
| 1999 | $842.8 | +1.2% | 28 | $30.1 | -45.5% | Toy Story 2 | $245.9 | 29.2% |
| 2000 | $850.0 | +0.8% | 25 | $34.0 | -41.6% | The Grinch | $260.0 | 30.6% |
| 2001 | $1,024.7 | +20.6% | 36 | $28.5 | -35.3% | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | $317.6 | 31.0% |
| 2002 | $950.3 | -7.3% | 46 | $20.7 | -46.3% | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets | $262.0 | 27.6% |
| 2003 | $896.3 | -5.7% | 40 | $22.4 | -46.4% | Elf | $173.4 | 19.3% |
| 2004 | $974.7 | +8.8% | 39 | $25.0 | -42.7% | The Incredibles | $261.4 | 26.8% |
| 2005 | $954.1 | -2.1% | 51 | $18.7 | -48.2% | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire | $290.0 | 30.4% |
| 2006 | $870.9 | -8.7% | 50 | $17.4 | -41.6% | Happy Feet | $198.0 | 22.7% |
| 2007 | $864.9 | -0.7% | 60 | $14.4 | -45.4% | American Gangster | $130.2 | 15.1% |
| 2008 | $1,124.9 | +30.1% | 40 | $28.1 | -39.4% | Twilight | $192.8 | 17.1% |
| 2009 | $1,262.0 | +12.2% | 45 | $28.0 | -45.9% | New Moon | $296.6 | 23.5% |
| 2010 | $1,202.6 | -4.7% | 35 | $34.4 | -40.3% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1) | $296.0 | 24.6% |
| 2011 | $1,017.2 | -15.4% | 43 | $23.7 | -32.7% | Breaking Dawn Part 1 | $281.3 | 27.7% |
| 2012 | $1,539.6 | +51.4% | 56 | $27.5 | -42.3% | Skyfall | $304.4 | 19.8% |
*Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - November - Dec
INDEX BY MONTH | INDEX BY YEAR | MONTH-TO-DATE
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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