August Box Office
The month of August
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
Data as of Jun 17, 19:56 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $489,621,734 | +26.2% | 24 | $20,400,905 | It Ends with Us | $148,518,266 | 30.3% |
| 2023 | $387,962,737 | +57.2% | 13 | $29,843,287 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | $118,700,272 | 30.6% |
| 2022 | $246,831,376 | -30.3% | 12 | $20,569,281 | Bullet Train | $103,368,602 | 41.9% |
| 2021 | $354,196,910 | +574.1% | 9 | $39,355,212 | Free Guy | $121,626,598 | 34.3% |
| 2020 | $52,542,600 | -92.3% | 5 | $10,508,520 | The New Mutants | $23,852,659 | 45.4% |
| 2019 | $681,460,498 | -4.8% | 24 | $28,394,187 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $173,956,935 | 25.5% |
| 2018 | $715,821,410 | +76.3% | 27 | $26,511,904 | Crazy Rich Asians | $174,532,921 | 24.4% |
| 2017 | $406,071,616 | -50% | 13 | $31,236,278 | Annabelle: Creation | $102,092,201 | 25.1% |
| 2016 | $812,031,918 | +54.5% | 13 | $62,463,993 | Suicide Squad | $325,100,054 | 40% |
| 2015 | $525,550,994 | -46.9% | 14 | $37,539,356 | Straight Outta Compton | $161,197,785 | 30.7% |
| 2014 | $988,961,719 | +27.7% | 17 | $58,174,218 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $333,176,600 | 33.7% |
| 2013 | $774,238,056 | +7.7% | 16 | $48,389,878 | We're the Millers | $150,394,119 | 19.4% |
| 2012 | $718,753,216 | +5.1% | 16 | $44,922,076 | The Bourne Legacy | $113,203,870 | 15.8% |
| 2011 | $683,739,526 | +8.6% | 14 | $48,838,537 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $176,760,185 | 25.9% |
| 2010 | $629,616,450 | -13.9% | 13 | $48,432,034 | The Other Guys | $119,219,978 | 18.9% |
| 2009 | $730,889,743 | +14.9% | 15 | $48,725,982 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $150,201,498 | 20.6% |
| 2008 | $635,950,135 | -23.9% | 18 | $35,330,563 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 17.4% |
| 2007 | $835,988,794 | +37.7% | 20 | $41,799,439 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $227,471,070 | 27.2% |
| 2006 | $606,970,612 | +18.4% | 15 | $40,464,707 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $148,213,377 | 24.4% |
| 2005 | $512,734,919 | -7.7% | 13 | $39,441,147 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $109,449,237 | 21.3% |
| 2004 | $555,236,632 | -8.3% | 13 | $42,710,510 | Collateral | $101,005,703 | 18.2% |
| 2003 | $605,244,627 | -8.8% | 13 | $46,557,279 | S.W.A.T. | $116,934,650 | 19.3% |
| 2002 | $663,315,663 | -19.8% | 14 | $47,379,690 | Signs | $227,966,634 | 34.4% |
| 2001 | $826,678,437 | +48.3% | 16 | $51,667,402 | Rush Hour 2 | $226,164,286 | 27.4% |
| 2000 | $557,505,763 | -12.5% | 12 | $46,458,813 | Space Cowboys | $90,464,773 | 16.2% |
| 1999 | $637,334,660 | +93% | 17 | $37,490,274 | The Sixth Sense | $293,506,292 | 46.1% |
| 1998 | $330,174,281 | -27.4% | 12 | $27,514,523 | Blade | $70,087,718 | 21.2% |
| 1997 | $454,949,208 | +26.3% | 18 | $25,274,956 | Conspiracy Theory | $75,982,834 | 16.7% |
| 1996 | $360,087,543 | -15.7% | 16 | $22,505,471 | Jack | $58,620,973 | 16.3% |
| 1995 | $426,923,068 | +26% | 13 | $32,840,236 | Dangerous Minds | $84,919,401 | 19.9% |
| 1994 | $338,770,006 | -2% | 11 | $30,797,273 | Clear and Present Danger | $122,187,717 | 36.1% |
| 1993 | $345,525,772 | +11.4% | 13 | $26,578,905 | The Fugitive | $183,875,760 | 53.2% |
| 1992 | $310,153,743 | +46.7% | 14 | $22,153,838 | Unforgiven | $101,157,447 | 32.6% |
| 1991 | $211,470,771 | -35.5% | 13 | $16,266,982 | Doc Hollywood | $54,830,779 | 25.9% |
| 1990 | $327,791,085 | +4.8% | 14 | $23,413,648 | Flatliners | $61,489,265 | 18.8% |
| 1989 | $312,890,481 | +45% | 11 | $28,444,589 | Parenthood | $100,047,830 | 32% |
| 1988 | $215,777,255 | -32.4% | 14 | $15,412,661 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $49,369,899 | 22.9% |
| 1987 | $318,989,299 | +33.7% | 16 | $19,936,831 | Stakeout | $65,673,233 | 20.6% |
| 1986 | $238,541,617 | -8.1% | 14 | $17,038,686 | Stand by Me | $52,287,414 | 21.9% |
| 1985 | $259,692,625 | +52.5% | 15 | $17,312,841 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $40,940,662 | 15.8% |
| 1984 | $170,241,523 | +10.6% | 11 | $15,476,502 | Tightrope | $48,143,579 | 28.3% |
| 1983 | $153,857,325 | +65% | 10 | $15,385,732 | Risky Business | $63,541,777 | 41.3% |
| 1982 | $93,232,292 | +147.1% | 5 | $18,646,458 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $34,581,519 | 37.1% |
| 1981 | $37,735,466 | -42.9% | 3 | $12,578,488 | An American Werewolf in London | $30,565,292 | 81% |
| 1980 | $66,132,626 | - | 1 | $66,132,626 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $66,132,626 | 100% |
