Quarterly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-TO-DATE
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Oct - Dec)
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1983 | $714.4 | -13.1% | 38 | $18.8 | -14.8% | Terms of Endearment | $108.4 | 15.2% |
| 1982 | $821.7 | - | 39 | $21.1 | -8.0% | Tootsie | $177.2 | 21.6% |
| 1984 | $895.7 | +25.4% | 49 | $18.3 | -20.9% | Beverly Hills Cop | $234.8 | 26.2% |
| 1985 | $940.3 | +5.0% | 52 | $18.1 | -14.2% | Rocky IV | $127.9 | 13.6% |
| 1986 | $979.7 | +4.2% | 58 | $16.9 | -19.9% | Platoon | $138.5 | 14.1% |
| 1987 | $1,151.3 | +17.5% | 69 | $16.7 | -17.3% | Three Men and a Baby | $167.8 | 14.6% |
| 1988 | $1,182.8 | +2.7% | 63 | $18.8 | -25.8% | Rain Man | $172.8 | 14.6% |
| 1989 | $1,336.5 | +13.0% | 64 | $20.9 | -20.1% | Look Who's Talking | $140.1 | 10.5% |
| 1991 | $1,435.2 | -7.4% | 75 | $19.1 | -13.0% | Beauty and the Beast | $145.9 | 10.2% |
| 1994 | $1,534.4 | -4.5% | 76 | $20.2 | -24.1% | The Santa Clause | $144.8 | 9.4% |
| 1990 | $1,549.0 | +15.9% | 67 | $23.1 | -25.3% | Home Alone | $285.8 | 18.4% |
| 1992 | $1,577.5 | +9.9% | 62 | $25.4 | -22.6% | Aladdin | $217.4 | 13.8% |
| 1993 | $1,607.1 | +1.9% | 77 | $20.9 | -24.9% | Mrs. Doubtfire | $219.2 | 13.6% |
| 1995 | $1,753.5 | +14.3% | 75 | $23.4 | -27.8% | Toy Story | $191.8 | 10.9% |
| 1996 | $1,882.7 | +7.4% | 92 | $20.5 | -27.9% | Jerry Maguire | $154.0 | 8.2% |
| 1999 | $2,226.6 | -2.1% | 115 | $19.4 | -36.5% | Toy Story 2 | $245.9 | 11.0% |
| 1998 | $2,273.8 | -5.4% | 94 | $24.2 | -36.7% | A Bug's Life | $162.8 | 7.2% |
| 1997 | $2,402.3 | +27.6% | 79 | $30.4 | -29.6% | Titanic | $600.8 | 25.0% |
| 2011 | $2,688.1 | -8.8% | 141 | $19.1 | -26.6% | Breaking Dawn Part 1 | $281.3 | 10.5% |
| 2006 | $2,717.0 | -0.2% | 165 | $16.5 | -37.5% | Night at the Museum | $250.9 | 9.2% |
| 2000 | $2,719.3 | +22.1% | 101 | $26.9 | -33.9% | The Grinch | $260.0 | 9.6% |
| 2005 | $2,723.6 | -6.4% | 143 | $19.0 | -27.2% | The Chronicles of Narnia | $291.7 | 10.7% |
| 2007 | $2,770.1 | +2.0% | 173 | $16.0 | -38.3% | I Am Legend | $256.4 | 9.3% |
| 2001 | $2,872.2 | +5.6% | 107 | $26.8 | -32.4% | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | $317.6 | 11.1% |
| 2004 | $2,908.9 | -1.8% | 143 | $20.3 | -29.7% | Meet the Fockers | $279.3 | 9.6% |
| 2008 | $2,912.7 | +5.1% | 156 | $18.7 | -42.7% | Twilight | $192.8 | 6.6% |
| 2010 | $2,947.0 | -16.2% | 134 | $22.0 | -40.7% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1) | $296.0 | 10.0% |
| 2002 | $2,949.4 | +2.7% | 145 | $20.3 | -37.3% | Two Towers | $339.8 | 11.5% |
| 2003 | $2,961.8 | +0.4% | 138 | $21.5 | -37.3% | Return of the King | $377.0 | 12.7% |
| 2012 | $3,195.0 | +18.9% | 158 | $20.2 | -35.5% | Skyfall | $304.4 | 9.5% |
| 2009 | $3,517.9 | +20.8% | 130 | $27.1 | -41.1% | Avatar | $749.8 | 21.3% |
* Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Oct - Dec)
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-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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