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 - July - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1985 | $470.5 | +97.0% | 15 | $31.4 | -34.9% | Back to the Future | $210.6 | 44.8% |
| 1987 | $418.2 | +67.4% | 21 | $19.9 | -25.7% | La Bamba | $54.2 | 13.0% |
| 1990 | $676.4 | +54.6% | 12 | $56.4 | -26.4% | Ghost | $217.6 | 32.2% |
| 1993 | $706.3 | +51.9% | 18 | $39.2 | -34.8% | The Firm | $158.3 | 22.4% |
| 1996 | $759.8 | +48.1% | 19 | $40.0 | -38.4% | Independence Day | $306.2 | 40.3% |
| 1998 | $1,140.7 | +43.4% | 27 | $42.2 | -35.0% | Saving Private Ryan | $216.5 | 19.0% |
| 2003 | $1,153.2 | +40.2% | 40 | $28.8 | -44.8% | Pirates of the Caribbean | $305.4 | 26.5% |
| 1994 | $936.0 | +32.5% | 22 | $42.5 | -33.1% | Forrest Gump | $329.7 | 35.2% |
| 2007 | $1,159.6 | +23.9% | 45 | $25.8 | -53.6% | Transformers | $319.2 | 27.5% |
| 2001 | $881.0 | +16.7% | 25 | $35.2 | -52.7% | Jurassic Park III | $181.2 | 20.6% |
| 2011 | $1,254.0 | +11.4% | 53 | $23.7 | -48.4% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) | $381.0 | 30.4% |
| 2008 | $1,271.2 | +9.6% | 47 | $27.0 | -51.9% | The Dark Knight | $533.3 | 42.0% |
| 2006 | $936.0 | +7.0% | 43 | $21.8 | -45.8% | Dead Man's Chest | $423.3 | 45.2% |
| 2010 | $1,125.8 | +6.9% | 42 | $26.8 | -52.5% | Inception | $292.6 | 26.0% |
| 1988 | $444.8 | +6.4% | 19 | $23.4 | -30.1% | Die Hard | $83.0 | 18.7% |
| 1997 | $795.4 | +4.7% | 23 | $34.6 | -39.8% | Men in Black | $250.7 | 31.5% |
| 2005 | $874.6 | +3.7% | 43 | $20.3 | -48.0% | Wedding Crashers | $209.3 | 23.9% |
| 1982 | $418.3 | - | 15 | $27.9 | -17.1% | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129.8 | 31.0% |
| 1989 | $437.5 | -1.6% | 14 | $31.3 | -33.3% | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147.3 | 33.7% |
| 2002 | $822.4 | -6.6% | 38 | $21.6 | -47.4% | Goldmember | $213.3 | 25.9% |
| 2000 | $754.6 | -11.8% | 26 | $29.0 | -46.9% | X-Men | $157.3 | 20.8% |
| 2012 | $1,070.7 | -14.6% | 43 | $24.9 | -45.3% | The Dark Knight Rises | $448.1 | 41.9% |
| 1992 | $465.0 | -16.6% | 18 | $25.8 | -43.3% | League of Their Own | $107.5 | 23.1% |
| 2009 | $1,052.7 | -17.2% | 49 | $21.5 | -49.7% | Harry Potter 6 | $302.0 | 28.7% |
| 1991 | $557.6 | -17.6% | 19 | $29.3 | -40.6% | Terminator 2 | $204.8 | 36.7% |
| 1983 | $344.0 | -17.8% | 11 | $31.3 | -22.4% | Staying Alive | $64.9 | 18.9% |
| 1999 | $855.9 | -25.0% | 26 | $32.9 | -42.9% | Runaway Bride | $152.3 | 17.8% |
| 2004 | $843.3 | -26.9% | 46 | $18.3 | -51.1% | The Bourne Supremacy | $176.2 | 20.9% |
| 1984 | $238.8 | -30.6% | 11 | $21.7 | -32.4% | Purple Rain | $68.4 | 28.6% |
| 1995 | $513.1 | -45.2% | 17 | $30.2 | -32.4% | Waterworld | $88.2 | 17.2% |
| 1986 | $249.8 | -46.9% | 14 | $17.8 | -30.5% | Aliens | $85.2 | 34.1% |
*Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - July - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - 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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