Monthly Box Office
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ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY MONTH | INDEX BY YEAR | MONTH-TO-DATE
Jan - Feb - March - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
1982 | $217.3 | - | 9 | $24.1 | -14.1% | Porky's | $105.5 | 48.6% |
1983 | $203.3 | -6.4% | 19 | $10.7 | -25.6% | High Road to China | $28.4 | 14.0% |
1984 | $366.1 | +80.1% | 18 | $20.3 | -16.6% | Police Academy | $81.2 | 22.2% |
1985 | $320.6 | -12.4% | 23 | $13.9 | -28.5% | Police Academy 2 | $55.6 | 17.3% |
1986 | $217.7 | -32.1% | 20 | $10.9 | -27.9% | Police Academy 3 | $43.6 | 20.0% |
1987 | $205.7 | -5.5% | 14 | $14.7 | -20.1% | Lethal Weapon | $65.2 | 31.7% |
1988 | $295.1 | +43.4% | 26 | $11.3 | -28.6% | Beetlejuice | $73.7 | 25.0% |
1989 | $210.3 | -28.7% | 27 | $7.8 | -39.4% | Fletch Lives | $35.2 | 16.7% |
1990 | $585.7 | +178.5% | 22 | $26.6 | -35.1% | Pretty Woman | $178.4 | 30.5% |
1991 | $310.2 | -47.0% | 26 | $11.9 | -27.0% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II | $78.7 | 25.4% |
1992 | $404.5 | +30.4% | 26 | $15.6 | -35.0% | Basic Instinct | $117.7 | 29.1% |
1993 | $190.0 | -53.0% | 22 | $8.6 | -46.4% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | $42.3 | 22.2% |
1994 | $323.7 | +70.4% | 21 | $15.4 | -31.2% | Four Weddings and a Funeral | $52.7 | 16.3% |
1995 | $325.8 | +0.6% | 32 | $10.2 | -39.2% | Outbreak | $67.7 | 20.8% |
1996 | $447.4 | +37.3% | 34 | $13.2 | -37.9% | Birdcage | $124.1 | 27.7% |
1997 | $461.9 | +3.2% | 25 | $18.5 | -38.4% | Liar Liar | $181.4 | 39.3% |
1998 | $384.2 | -16.8% | 28 | $13.7 | -43.6% | Everest (IMAX) | $87.2 | 22.7% |
1999 | $591.0 | +53.8% | 33 | $17.9 | -41.4% | The Matrix | $171.5 | 29.0% |
2000 | $506.9 | -14.2% | 32 | $15.8 | -43.1% | Erin Brockovich | $125.6 | 24.8% |
2001 | $529.1 | +4.4% | 34 | $15.6 | -44.3% | Spy Kids | $112.7 | 21.3% |
2002 | $828.9 | +56.7% | 33 | $25.1 | -45.7% | Ice Age | $176.4 | 21.3% |
2003 | $510.5 | -38.4% | 36 | $14.2 | -46.0% | Bringing Down the House | $132.7 | 26.0% |
2004 | $543.3 | +6.4% | 39 | $13.9 | -45.8% | Starsky and Hutch | $88.2 | 16.2% |
2005 | $632.4 | +16.4% | 42 | $15.1 | -48.5% | Robots | $128.2 | 20.3% |
2006 | $822.1 | +30.0% | 58 | $14.2 | -49.5% | Ice Age 2 | $195.3 | 23.8% |
2007 | $919.7 | +11.9% | 60 | $15.3 | -48.4% | 300 | $210.6 | 22.9% |
2008 | $623.1 | -32.3% | 62 | $10.0 | -44.8% | Horton Hears a Who! | $154.5 | 24.8% |
2009 | $691.5 | +11.0% | 47 | $14.7 | -51.1% | Monsters Vs. Aliens | $198.4 | 28.7% |
2010 | $1,026.5 | +48.5% | 43 | $23.9 | -48.6% | Alice in Wonderland | $334.2 | 32.6% |
2011 | $658.6 | -35.8% | 49 | $13.4 | -44.5% | Rango | $123.5 | 18.7% |
2012 | $1,117.2 | +69.6% | 70 | $16.0 | -50.0% | The Hunger Games | $408.0 | 36.5% |
2013 | $986.4 | -11.7% | 76 | $13.0 | -52.9% | Oz The Great and Powerful | $234.9 | 23.8% |
2014 | $741.5 | -24.8% | 63 | $11.8 | -47.3% | Divergent | $150.9 | 20.4% |
2015 | $758.2 | +2.3% | 55 | $13.8 | -46.6% | Cinderella | $201.2 | 26.5% |
2016 | $1,094.5 | +44.4% | 68 | $16.1 | -50.9% | Zootopia | $341.3 | 31.2% |
2017 | $1,368.3 | +25.0% | 66 | $20.7 | -49.1% | Beauty and the Beast | $504.0 | 36.8% |
2018 | $738.5 | -46.0% | 71 | $10.4 | -50.4% | Ready Player One | $126.6 | 17.1% |
*Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
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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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