September Box Office
The month of September
Data as of May 9, 21:04 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $474,597,063 | +46.9% | 117 | $4,056,385 | The Equalizer 3 | $85,213,354 | 18% |
| 2022 | $323,170,990 | -12% | 134 | $2,411,723 | The Woman King | $41,487,506 | 12.8% |
| 2021 | $367,172,835 | +326.8% | 93 | $3,948,095 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | $200,071,802 | 54.5% |
| 2020 | $86,031,381 | -87.5% | 62 | $1,387,602 | Tenet | $38,760,870 | 45% |
| 2019 | $686,794,246 | +2.6% | 204 | $3,366,638 | It Chapter Two | $194,615,460 | 28.3% |
| 2018 | $669,638,310 | -4.1% | 234 | $2,861,702 | The Nun | $109,011,923 | 16.3% |
| 2017 | $698,583,708 | +18.7% | 229 | $3,050,583 | It | $286,643,475 | 41% |
| 2016 | $588,669,531 | -6% | 236 | $2,494,362 | Sully | $99,474,347 | 16.9% |
| 2015 | $626,238,249 | +20.8% | 202 | $3,100,189 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $55,753,944 | 8.9% |
| 2014 | $518,212,261 | -9.5% | 224 | $2,313,447 | The Maze Runner | $60,175,930 | 11.6% |
| 2013 | $572,338,078 | +0.1% | 235 | $2,435,481 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | $69,716,265 | 12.2% |
| 2012 | $571,571,841 | -5.3% | 214 | $2,670,896 | Hotel Transylvania | $42,522,194 | 7.4% |
| 2011 | $603,510,800 | +10.5% | 237 | $2,546,459 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $71,891,486 | 11.9% |
| 2010 | $546,161,985 | +0.4% | 199 | $2,744,532 | The Town | $54,307,420 | 9.9% |
| 2009 | $543,998,532 | +10% | 196 | $2,775,502 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $64,707,675 | 11.9% |
| 2008 | $494,498,854 | -10.6% | 195 | $2,535,891 | Burn After Reading | $46,640,061 | 9.4% |
| 2007 | $553,251,737 | +2.7% | 194 | $2,851,813 | Halloween | $45,304,554 | 8.2% |
| 2006 | $538,664,694 | +4.6% | 199 | $2,706,857 | Jackass Number Two | $48,013,421 | 8.9% |
| 2005 | $515,230,455 | +14% | 216 | $2,385,326 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $65,463,231 | 12.7% |
| 2004 | $451,917,904 | -7.2% | 199 | $2,270,944 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $44,717,384 | 9.9% |
| 2003 | $486,706,475 | -0.5% | 211 | $2,306,665 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $49,743,338 | 10.2% |
| 2002 | $489,188,473 | +17.8% | 206 | $2,374,701 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $62,772,525 | 12.8% |
| 2001 | $415,205,541 | +7.8% | 92 | $4,513,103 | The Others | $32,933,868 | 7.9% |
| 2000 | $385,295,216 | -15.5% | 104 | $3,704,761 | Bring It On | $36,502,280 | 9.5% |
| 1999 | $455,949,162 | +13% | 101 | $4,514,348 | The Sixth Sense | $78,050,618 | 17.1% |
| 1998 | $403,559,502 | +18% | 54 | $7,473,324 | Rush Hour | $65,709,917 | 16.3% |
| 1997 | $342,022,668 | +12.7% | 45 | $7,600,503 | The Game | $35,403,079 | 10.4% |
| 1996 | $303,600,911 | -7.3% | 53 | $5,728,319 | The First Wives Club | $38,472,410 | 12.7% |
| 1995 | $327,429,124 | -4.1% | 58 | $5,645,329 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | $26,589,512 | 8.1% |
| 1994 | $341,575,011 | +9.8% | 50 | $6,831,500 | Forrest Gump | $41,737,116 | 12.2% |
| 1993 | $310,999,457 | +20.1% | 48 | $6,479,155 | The Fugitive | $52,082,158 | 16.8% |
| 1992 | $258,910,485 | +14.2% | 45 | $5,753,566 | Sneakers | $29,889,288 | 11.5% |
| 1991 | $226,743,469 | -14.6% | 39 | $5,813,935 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | $25,890,863 | 11.4% |
| 1990 | $265,623,543 | +0.8% | 39 | $6,810,860 | Ghost | $36,077,137 | 13.6% |
| 1989 | $263,521,390 | +20% | 40 | $6,588,034 | Sea of Love | $26,127,112 | 9.9% |
| 1988 | $219,684,835 | +3.7% | 44 | $4,992,837 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $17,774,608 | 8.1% |
| 1987 | $211,887,906 | +29.6% | 36 | $5,885,775 | Stakeout | $23,426,583 | 11.1% |
| 1986 | $163,545,860 | +12.2% | 33 | $4,955,935 | Top Gun | $18,448,417 | 11.3% |
| 1985 | $145,711,539 | -19.6% | 30 | $4,857,051 | Back to the Future | $27,234,424 | 18.7% |
| 1984 | $181,289,928 | +4.5% | 33 | $5,493,634 | Ghostbusters | $21,233,740 | 11.7% |
| 1983 | $173,443,759 | -12.9% | 29 | $5,980,819 | Mr. Mom | $26,004,673 | 15% |
| 1982 | $199,114,133 | +383.3% | 26 | $7,658,235 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $28,232,868 | 14.2% |
| 1981 | $41,200,330 | -72.2% | 4 | $10,300,082 | Body Heat | $23,555,031 | 57.2% |
| 1980 | $148,149,670 | +490.7% | 10 | $14,814,967 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $63,504,102 | 42.9% |
| 1979 | $25,079,243 | - | 2 | $12,539,621 | National Lampoon's Animal House 1979 Re-release | $21,508,877 | 85.8% |
| 1977 | $8,974,003 | - | 1 | $8,974,003 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $8,974,003 | 100% |
