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 |
| 1984 | $238.8 | -30.6% | 11 | $21.7 | -32.4% | Purple Rain | $68.4 | 28.6% |
| 1986 | $249.8 | -46.9% | 14 | $17.8 | -30.5% | Aliens | $85.2 | 34.1% |
| 1983 | $344.0 | -17.8% | 11 | $31.3 | -22.4% | Staying Alive | $64.9 | 18.9% |
| 1987 | $418.2 | +67.4% | 21 | $19.9 | -25.7% | La Bamba | $54.2 | 13.0% |
| 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% |
| 1988 | $444.8 | +6.4% | 19 | $23.4 | -30.1% | Die Hard | $83.0 | 18.7% |
| 1992 | $465.0 | -16.6% | 18 | $25.8 | -43.3% | League of Their Own | $107.5 | 23.1% |
| 1985 | $470.5 | +97.0% | 15 | $31.4 | -34.9% | Back to the Future | $210.6 | 44.8% |
| 1995 | $513.1 | -45.2% | 17 | $30.2 | -32.4% | Waterworld | $88.2 | 17.2% |
| 1991 | $557.6 | -17.6% | 19 | $29.3 | -40.6% | Terminator 2 | $204.8 | 36.7% |
| 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% |
| 2000 | $754.6 | -11.8% | 26 | $29.0 | -46.9% | X-Men | $157.3 | 20.8% |
| 1996 | $759.8 | +48.1% | 19 | $40.0 | -38.4% | Independence Day | $306.2 | 40.3% |
| 1997 | $795.4 | +4.7% | 23 | $34.6 | -39.8% | Men in Black | $250.7 | 31.5% |
| 2002 | $822.4 | -6.6% | 38 | $21.6 | -47.4% | Goldmember | $213.3 | 25.9% |
| 2004 | $843.3 | -26.9% | 46 | $18.3 | -51.1% | The Bourne Supremacy | $176.2 | 20.9% |
| 1999 | $855.9 | -25.0% | 26 | $32.9 | -42.9% | Runaway Bride | $152.3 | 17.8% |
| 2005 | $874.6 | +3.7% | 43 | $20.3 | -48.0% | Wedding Crashers | $209.3 | 23.9% |
| 2001 | $881.0 | +16.7% | 25 | $35.2 | -52.7% | Jurassic Park III | $181.2 | 20.6% |
| 2006 | $936.0 | +7.0% | 43 | $21.8 | -45.8% | Dead Man's Chest | $423.3 | 45.2% |
| 1994 | $936.0 | +32.5% | 22 | $42.5 | -33.1% | Forrest Gump | $329.7 | 35.2% |
| 2009 | $1,052.7 | -17.2% | 49 | $21.5 | -49.7% | Harry Potter 6 | $302.0 | 28.7% |
| 2012 | $1,070.7 | -14.6% | 43 | $24.9 | -45.3% | The Dark Knight Rises | $448.1 | 41.9% |
| 2010 | $1,125.8 | +6.9% | 42 | $26.8 | -52.5% | Inception | $292.6 | 26.0% |
| 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% |
| 2007 | $1,159.6 | +23.9% | 45 | $25.8 | -53.6% | Transformers | $319.2 | 27.5% |
| 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% |
*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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