August Box Office
The month of August
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Data as of Aug 1, 15:31 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,534,629 | -63.3% | 31 | $210,794 | Between the Temples | $2,084,122 | 31.9% |
| 2023 | $17,825,204 | +25.9% | 32 | $557,037 | Bottoms | $12,036,071 | 67.5% |
| 2022 | $14,162,056 | +261.4% | 22 | $643,729 | Orphan: First Kill | $5,413,227 | 38.2% |
| 2021 | $3,919,129 | -57% | 21 | $186,625 | Little Eggs: An African Rescue | $927,154 | 23.7% |
| 2020 | $9,123,120 | -73.8% | 18 | $506,840 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | $4,810,790 | 52.7% |
| 2019 | $34,787,084 | +12.2% | 54 | $644,205 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | $7,189,808 | 20.7% |
| 2018 | $31,006,588 | +69.8% | 56 | $553,689 | The Wife | $9,601,092 | 31% |
| 2017 | $18,258,652 | +7.9% | 47 | $388,481 | Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor | $2,620,183 | 14.4% |
| 2016 | $16,915,011 | -22.6% | 53 | $319,151 | Anthropoid | $2,964,845 | 17.5% |
| 2015 | $21,851,158 | -3.5% | 42 | $520,265 | Grandma | $6,980,524 | 31.9% |
| 2014 | $22,640,927 | -66.3% | 47 | $481,721 | Cantinflas | $6,382,924 | 28.2% |
| 2013 | $67,252,787 | +231.2% | 47 | $1,430,910 | Instructions Not Included | $44,467,206 | 66.1% |
| 2012 | $20,303,585 | +103.4% | 51 | $398,109 | Robot & Frank | $3,325,038 | 16.4% |
| 2011 | $9,980,850 | -40.8% | 33 | $302,450 | Bodyguard | $1,834,384 | 18.4% |
| 2010 | $16,862,296 | +24.5% | 33 | $510,978 | Mao's Last Dancer | $4,817,770 | 28.6% |
| 2009 | $13,548,168 | -31% | 33 | $410,550 | The September Issue | $3,820,067 | 28.2% |
| 2008 | $19,623,052 | -44.5% | 32 | $613,220 | Bottle Shock | $4,078,607 | 20.8% |
| 2007 | $35,367,892 | -46.3% | 44 | $803,815 | Death at a Funeral | $8,580,428 | 24.3% |
| 2006 | $65,874,127 | +149.2% | 35 | $1,882,117 | The Illusionist | $39,868,642 | 60.5% |
| 2005 | $26,433,845 | +121.8% | 32 | $826,057 | Broken Flowers | $13,744,960 | 52% |
| 2004 | $11,919,108 | -58.3% | 34 | $350,562 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | $2,041,014 | 17.1% |
| 2003 | $28,560,563 | -34.5% | 32 | $892,517 | American Splendor | $6,010,990 | 21% |
| 2002 | $43,603,798 | +82.1% | 26 | $1,677,069 | One Hour Photo | $31,597,131 | 72.5% |
| 2001 | $23,940,973 | -5.5% | 16 | $1,496,310 | The Deep End | $8,823,109 | 36.9% |
| 2000 | $25,324,657 | +298.8% | 20 | $1,266,232 | Saving Grace | $12,178,602 | 48.1% |
| 1999 | $6,350,131 | -58.4% | 11 | $577,284 | Taal | $2,020,532 | 31.8% |
| 1998 | $15,267,568 | -72.7% | 9 | $1,696,396 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $5,502,773 | 36% |
| 1997 | $55,909,563 | +100.7% | 11 | $5,082,687 | The Full Monty | $45,950,122 | 82.2% |
| 1996 | $27,860,098 | -40.7% | 9 | $3,095,566 | The Spitfire Grill | $12,658,486 | 45.4% |
| 1995 | $46,972,903 | +139.7% | 10 | $4,697,290 | The Usual Suspects | $23,341,568 | 49.7% |
| 1994 | $19,597,185 | -32.5% | 5 | $3,919,437 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | $11,220,670 | 57.3% |
| 1993 | $29,022,378 | +300.2% | 11 | $2,638,398 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | $11,330,911 | 39% |
| 1992 | $7,251,412 | -75% | 11 | $659,219 | A Brief History of Time | $2,279,692 | 31.4% |
| 1991 | $28,988,790 | +9.4% | 9 | $3,220,976 | The Commitments | $14,919,570 | 51.5% |
| 1990 | $26,509,197 | -46.8% | 6 | $4,418,199 | Mo' Better Blues | $16,153,593 | 60.9% |
| 1989 | $49,819,224 | +80.3% | 11 | $4,529,020 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,741,667 | 49.7% |
| 1988 | $27,637,227 | +101.2% | 5 | $5,527,445 | Crossing Delancey | $16,262,415 | 58.8% |
| 1987 | $13,732,853 | -25.7% | 6 | $2,288,808 | Disorderlies | $10,348,437 | 75.4% |
| 1986 | $18,476,022 | -34.9% | 5 | $3,695,204 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $7,177,431 | 38.8% |
| 1985 | $28,366,182 | +49.2% | 4 | $7,091,545 | Compromising Positions | $12,531,831 | 44.2% |
| 1984 | $19,011,901 | +80.6% | 3 | $6,337,300 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $8,103,330 | 42.6% |
| 1983 | $10,526,770 | -64.9% | 5 | $2,105,354 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5,678,950 | 53.9% |
| 1982 | $30,007,208 | -6.8% | 2 | $15,003,604 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $27,092,880 | 90.3% |
| 1981 | $32,183,095 | -34.1% | 2 | $16,091,547 | Body Heat | $24,058,838 | 74.8% |
| 1980 | $48,843,594 | -51.2% | 6 | $8,140,599 | Xanadu | $22,762,571 | 46.6% |
| 1979 | $100,038,296 | - | 3 | $33,346,098 | Apocalypse Now | $78,784,010 | 78.8% |
