May Box Office
The month of May
Data as of May 2, 2:03 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $648,968,699 | -25.6% | 45 | $14,421,526 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | $171,130,165 | 26.4% |
| 2023 | $872,840,790 | -29.2% | 34 | $25,671,787 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | $358,995,815 | 41.1% |
| 2022 | $1,232,550,474 | +284.8% | 36 | $34,237,513 | Top Gun: Maverick | $718,732,821 | 58.3% |
| 2021 | $320,342,817 | +15,247.9% | 36 | $8,898,411 | A Quiet Place Part II | $160,072,261 | 50% |
| 2020 | $2,087,209 | -99.8% | 6 | $347,868 | The Wretched | $1,814,193 | 86.9% |
| 2019 | $1,154,972,357 | +41.6% | 83 | $13,915,329 | Aladdin | $355,559,216 | 30.8% |
| 2018 | $815,708,876 | -5.2% | 66 | $12,359,225 | Deadpool 2 | $318,491,426 | 39% |
| 2017 | $860,484,776 | -7.1% | 55 | $15,645,177 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | $389,813,101 | 45.3% |
| 2016 | $925,768,811 | -21.7% | 51 | $18,152,329 | Captain America: Civil War | $408,084,349 | 44.1% |
| 2015 | $1,183,066,324 | -4.2% | 66 | $17,925,247 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $459,005,868 | 38.8% |
| 2014 | $1,234,294,187 | -15.5% | 62 | $19,907,970 | Maleficent | $241,410,378 | 19.6% |
| 2013 | $1,461,060,889 | +23.8% | 62 | $23,565,498 | Iron Man 3 | $409,013,994 | 28% |
| 2012 | $1,180,335,920 | -1.2% | 60 | $19,672,265 | The Avengers | $623,357,910 | 52.8% |
| 2011 | $1,194,174,234 | +25.5% | 44 | $27,140,323 | The Hangover Part II | $254,464,305 | 21.3% |
| 2010 | $951,828,290 | -27.7% | 42 | $22,662,578 | Iron Man 2 | $312,433,331 | 32.8% |
| 2009 | $1,316,929,809 | +12.8% | 39 | $33,767,431 | Up | $293,004,164 | 22.2% |
| 2008 | $1,167,385,478 | +7.6% | 51 | $22,889,911 | Iron Man | $318,604,126 | 27.3% |
| 2007 | $1,085,416,461 | +20.4% | 52 | $20,873,393 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | 31% |
| 2006 | $901,689,766 | -13.8% | 36 | $25,046,937 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $234,362,462 | 26% |
| 2005 | $1,045,832,386 | +5% | 38 | $27,521,904 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $380,270,577 | 36.4% |
| 2004 | $995,918,429 | -29.5% | 49 | $20,324,865 | Shrek 2 | $441,550,292 | 44.3% |
| 2003 | $1,412,649,856 | +17.6% | 46 | $30,709,779 | Finding Nemo | $339,714,978 | 24% |
| 2002 | $1,201,387,684 | +47.6% | 43 | $27,939,248 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 33.6% |
| 2001 | $813,726,390 | +4.1% | 22 | $36,987,563 | Shrek | $268,200,241 | 33% |
| 2000 | $781,919,952 | -0.3% | 25 | $31,276,798 | Mission: Impossible II | $215,409,889 | 27.5% |
| 1999 | $783,926,243 | +36.9% | 32 | $24,497,695 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $431,088,295 | 55% |
| 1998 | $572,503,419 | +7.9% | 31 | $18,467,852 | Deep Impact | $140,464,664 | 24.5% |
| 1997 | $530,606,860 | -16.8% | 26 | $20,407,956 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $229,086,679 | 43.2% |
| 1996 | $637,516,335 | +19.2% | 27 | $23,611,716 | Twister | $241,721,524 | 37.9% |
| 1995 | $534,689,772 | +41.9% | 23 | $23,247,381 | Casper | $100,544,179 | 18.8% |
| 1994 | $376,840,841 | -7.9% | 17 | $22,167,108 | The Flintstones | $130,531,208 | 34.6% |
| 1993 | $409,283,220 | -13% | 17 | $24,075,483 | Cliffhanger | $84,049,211 | 20.5% |
| 1992 | $470,556,253 | +23.2% | 27 | $17,428,009 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $144,731,527 | 30.8% |
| 1991 | $381,966,486 | +58.1% | 28 | $13,641,660 | Backdraft | $77,868,585 | 20.4% |
| 1990 | $241,669,453 | -20.4% | 19 | $12,719,444 | Back to the Future Part III | $87,727,583 | 36.3% |
| 1989 | $303,543,657 | +13.5% | 18 | $16,863,536 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $197,171,806 | 65% |
| 1988 | $267,333,340 | +1.7% | 17 | $15,725,490 | Crocodile Dundee II | $109,306,210 | 40.9% |
| 1987 | $262,846,678 | -27.1% | 18 | $14,602,593 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 58.5% |
| 1986 | $360,337,918 | +5.3% | 11 | $32,757,992 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 49.1% |
| 1985 | $342,092,617 | +1.8% | 13 | $26,314,816 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $150,415,432 | 44% |
| 1984 | $336,070,659 | -9.8% | 10 | $33,607,065 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | 53.5% |
| 1983 | $372,698,898 | +28.9% | 11 | $33,881,718 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252,583,617 | 67.8% |
| 1982 | $289,233,615 | +114.8% | 11 | $26,293,965 | Rocky III | $124,146,897 | 42.9% |
| 1981 | $134,668,436 | -64.5% | 9 | $14,963,159 | The Four Seasons | $50,427,646 | 37.4% |
| 1980 | $379,371,620 | +311.4% | 12 | $31,614,301 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $209,398,025 | 55.2% |
| 1979 | $92,216,415 | +55.4% | 5 | $18,443,283 | Alien | $78,944,891 | 85.6% |
| 1978 | $59,332,746 | -86.4% | 3 | $19,777,582 | The End | $44,917,151 | 75.7% |
| 1977 | $434,816,815 | +8,632.3% | 3 | $144,938,938 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $307,263,857 | 70.7% |
| 1976 | $4,979,380 | -90.8% | 1 | $4,979,380 | That's Entertainment, Part II | $4,979,380 | 100% |
| 1975 | $54,317,791 | +11.8% | 2 | $27,158,895 | The Return of the Pink Panther | $41,833,347 | 77% |
| 1974 | $48,590,200 | +449.4% | 2 | $24,295,100 | That's Entertainment! | $26,890,200 | 55.3% |
| 1973 | $8,844,595 | - | 1 | $8,844,595 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | $8,844,595 | 100% |
| 1971 | $12,348,905 | -61.8% | 1 | $12,348,905 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | $12,348,905 | 100% |
| 1970 | $32,299,718 | -27.9% | 2 | $16,149,859 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | $18,999,718 | 58.8% |
| 1969 | $44,785,053 | +0.6% | 1 | $44,785,053 | Midnight Cowboy | $44,785,053 | 100% |
| 1968 | $44,527,234 | +196.8% | 1 | $44,527,234 | The Odd Couple | $44,527,234 | 100% |
| 1967 | $15,000,000 | - | 1 | $15,000,000 | For a Few Dollars More | $15,000,000 | 100% |
| 1963 | $16,067,035 | - | 1 | $16,067,035 | Dr. No | $16,067,035 | 100% |
| 1958 | $158,085 | - | 1 | $158,085 | Vertigo | $158,085 | 100% |
