December Box Office
The month of December
Data as of Dec 19, 18:59 PST
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $142,003,341 | - | 25 | $5,680,133 | Five Nights at Freddy's 2 | $101,680,140 | 71.6% |
| 2024 | $840,552,740 | -16.3% | 51 | $16,481,426 | Mufasa: The Lion King | $254,567,693 | 30.3% |
| 2023 | $1,003,680,492 | -5.9% | 49 | $20,483,275 | Wonka | $218,402,312 | 21.8% |
| 2022 | $1,067,087,443 | -7.5% | 43 | $24,815,987 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $684,075,767 | 64.1% |
| 2021 | $1,153,024,673 | +1,115.2% | 37 | $31,162,829 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $804,793,477 | 69.8% |
| 2020 | $94,880,205 | -93.1% | 28 | $3,388,578 | Wonder Woman 1984 | $46,801,036 | 49.3% |
| 2019 | $1,366,977,654 | +14.8% | 45 | $30,377,281 | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | $515,202,542 | 37.7% |
| 2018 | $1,191,105,506 | -32.2% | 60 | $19,851,758 | Aquaman | $335,061,807 | 28.1% |
| 2017 | $1,757,947,102 | +11% | 47 | $37,403,129 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi | $620,181,382 | 35.3% |
| 2016 | $1,583,808,522 | -12% | 51 | $31,055,069 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $532,177,324 | 33.6% |
| 2015 | $1,799,736,576 | +36.1% | 50 | $35,994,731 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | $936,662,225 | 52% |
| 2014 | $1,321,995,581 | +12% | 46 | $28,739,034 | American Sniper | $350,126,372 | 26.5% |
| 2013 | $1,179,828,852 | +9.5% | 38 | $31,048,127 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | $258,366,855 | 21.9% |
| 2012 | $1,077,851,972 | -1.8% | 38 | $28,364,525 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $303,003,568 | 28.1% |
| 2011 | $1,097,728,898 | +0.7% | 39 | $28,146,894 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $209,397,903 | 19.1% |
| 2010 | $1,089,856,992 | -33.4% | 44 | $24,769,477 | Tron: Legacy | $172,062,763 | 15.8% |
| 2009 | $1,636,938,919 | +42.5% | 29 | $56,446,169 | Avatar | $749,766,139 | 45.8% |
| 2008 | $1,148,531,314 | -20% | 39 | $29,449,520 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 12.9% |
| 2007 | $1,434,993,215 | +14.4% | 47 | $30,531,770 | I Am Legend | $256,393,010 | 17.9% |
| 2006 | $1,254,781,021 | +1.1% | 56 | $22,406,803 | Night at the Museum | $250,863,268 | 20% |
| 2005 | $1,240,535,387 | +10.2% | 41 | $30,256,960 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $291,710,957 | 23.5% |
| 2004 | $1,126,004,019 | -12.1% | 44 | $25,591,000 | Meet the Fockers | $279,261,160 | 24.8% |
| 2003 | $1,280,712,267 | -9.7% | 41 | $31,236,884 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $377,027,325 | 29.4% |
| 2002 | $1,418,188,830 | +2.6% | 44 | $32,231,564 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $339,789,881 | 24% |
| 2001 | $1,382,514,766 | -3.8% | 32 | $43,203,586 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $313,364,114 | 22.7% |
| 2000 | $1,437,283,063 | +53.6% | 35 | $41,065,230 | Cast Away | $233,632,142 | 16.3% |
| 1999 | $936,000,708 | +1.8% | 38 | $24,631,597 | Stuart Little | $140,035,367 | 15% |
| 1998 | $919,608,806 | -38% | 28 | $32,843,171 | Patch Adams | $135,026,902 | 14.7% |
| 1997 | $1,484,179,798 | +93.5% | 28 | $53,006,421 | Titanic | $600,683,057 | 40.5% |
| 1996 | $767,140,585 | -1% | 26 | $29,505,407 | Jerry Maguire | $153,952,592 | 20.1% |
| 1995 | $774,977,075 | +18.6% | 28 | $27,677,752 | Jumanji | $100,475,249 | 13% |
| 1994 | $653,254,517 | -2.3% | 28 | $23,330,518 | Dumb and Dumber | $127,175,374 | 19.5% |
| 1993 | $668,360,698 | +42.8% | 23 | $29,059,160 | The Pelican Brief | $100,768,056 | 15.1% |
| 1992 | $467,980,959 | -30.7% | 17 | $27,528,291 | A Few Good Men | $141,340,178 | 30.2% |
| 1991 | $675,401,169 | +32.9% | 24 | $28,141,715 | Hook | $119,654,823 | 17.7% |
| 1990 | $508,354,254 | -10.1% | 20 | $25,417,712 | Kindergarten Cop | $91,457,688 | 18% |
| 1989 | $565,398,819 | -21.5% | 20 | $28,269,940 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | 18.9% |
| 1988 | $719,914,109 | +41% | 19 | $37,890,216 | Rain Man | $172,825,435 | 24% |
| 1987 | $510,402,974 | +12% | 16 | $31,900,185 | Good Morning, Vietnam | $123,922,370 | 24.3% |
| 1986 | $455,901,604 | -2.7% | 14 | $32,564,400 | Platoon | $138,530,565 | 30.4% |
| 1985 | $468,435,395 | -21.2% | 16 | $29,277,212 | The Color Purple | $94,175,854 | 20.1% |
| 1984 | $594,108,269 | +91.5% | 18 | $33,006,014 | Beverly Hills Cop | $234,760,478 | 39.5% |
| 1983 | $310,168,094 | -49% | 13 | $23,859,084 | Sudden Impact | $67,642,693 | 21.8% |
| 1982 | $608,121,460 | +61.6% | 15 | $40,541,430 | Tootsie | $177,200,000 | 29.1% |
| 1981 | $376,258,501 | -27.9% | 13 | $28,942,961 | On Golden Pond | $119,285,432 | 31.7% |
| 1980 | $521,650,937 | +3.2% | 14 | $37,260,781 | 9 to 5 | $103,290,500 | 19.8% |
| 1979 | $505,720,007 | +52.2% | 12 | $42,143,333 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $106,260,000 | 21% |
| 1978 | $332,275,270 | +77.5% | 10 | $33,227,527 | Superman | $134,218,018 | 40.4% |
| 1977 | $187,178,880 | -29% | 4 | $46,794,720 | Saturday Night Fever | $94,213,184 | 50.3% |
| 1976 | $263,762,710 | +979.1% | 5 | $52,752,542 | A Star Is Born | $80,000,000 | 30.3% |
| 1975 | $24,441,725 | -91.6% | 1 | $24,441,725 | Lucky Lady | $24,441,725 | 100% |
| 1974 | $289,388,174 | -41.2% | 5 | $57,877,634 | The Towering Inferno | $116,000,000 | 40.1% |
| 1973 | $492,479,729 | +482.4% | 7 | $70,354,247 | The Exorcist | $193,000,000 | 39.2% |
| 1972 | $84,563,118 | +6% | 1 | $84,563,118 | The Poseidon Adventure | $84,563,118 | 100% |
| 1971 | $79,795,547 | -48.8% | 2 | $39,897,773 | Diamonds Are Forever | $43,819,547 | 54.9% |
| 1970 | $155,956,738 | +584.8% | 3 | $51,985,579 | Love Story | $106,397,186 | 68.2% |
| 1969 | $22,774,493 | - | 1 | $22,774,493 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | $22,774,493 | 100% |
| 1967 | $186,409,227 | - | 3 | $62,136,409 | The Graduate | $104,642,560 | 56.1% |
| 1965 | $175,317,568 | +243.2% | 2 | $87,658,784 | Doctor Zhivago | $111,721,910 | 63.7% |
| 1964 | $51,081,062 | - | 1 | $51,081,062 | Goldfinger | $51,081,062 | 100% |
| 1962 | $37,495,385 | - | 1 | $37,495,385 | Lawrence of Arabia | $37,495,385 | 100% |
| 1960 | $40,356,000 | - | 1 | $40,356,000 | Swiss Family Robinson | $40,356,000 | 100% |
| 1957 | $27,200,000 | - | 1 | $27,200,000 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | $27,200,000 | 100% |
| 1947 | $2,200,000 | -89.2% | 1 | $2,200,000 | Bambi 1947 Re-release | $2,200,000 | 100% |
| 1946 | $20,408,163 | -4.3% | 1 | $20,408,163 | Duel in the Sun | $20,408,163 | 100% |
| 1945 | $21,333,333 | - | 1 | $21,333,333 | The Bells of St. Mary's | $21,333,333 | 100% |
| 1939 | $189,523,031 | - | 1 | $189,523,031 | Gone with the Wind | $189,523,031 | 100% |
| 1937 | $66,596,803 | - | 1 | $66,596,803 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $66,596,803 | 100% |
