Q3 Box Office
Q3 runs July through September
Data as of Aug 5, 2:01 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $622,763,812 | - | 87 | $7,158,204 | Black Widow | $168,858,535 | 27.1% |
| 2020 | $123,840,268 | -95.6% | 105 | $1,179,431 | Tenet | $41,338,553 | 33.4% |
| 2019 | $2,812,787,590 | +2.8% | 342 | $8,224,525 | The Lion King | $540,236,469 | 19.2% |
| 2018 | $2,735,229,162 | +6.8% | 372 | $7,352,766 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | $219,193,886 | 8% |
| 2017 | $2,561,671,170 | -14% | 336 | $7,624,021 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $332,555,633 | 13% |
| 2016 | $2,978,843,875 | +12.4% | 346 | $8,609,375 | The Secret Life of Pets | $364,578,635 | 12.2% |
| 2015 | $2,650,627,936 | +5.8% | 319 | $8,309,178 | Minions | $333,582,795 | 12.6% |
| 2014 | $2,505,496,208 | -12.8% | 348 | $7,199,701 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $319,794,624 | 12.8% |
| 2013 | $2,874,826,365 | +6.5% | 331 | $8,685,276 | Despicable Me 2 | $361,819,595 | 12.6% |
| 2012 | $2,700,156,281 | -6.7% | 320 | $8,437,988 | The Dark Knight Rises | $444,377,660 | 16.5% |
| 2011 | $2,892,872,217 | +5.6% | 325 | $8,901,145 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $379,041,779 | 13.1% |
| 2010 | $2,738,920,274 | +5% | 294 | $9,316,055 | Inception | $287,501,168 | 10.5% |
| 2009 | $2,609,679,439 | -0.6% | 288 | $9,061,386 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $300,033,000 | 11.5% |
| 2008 | $2,626,459,532 | -5.4% | 303 | $8,668,183 | The Dark Knight | $524,740,642 | 20% |
| 2007 | $2,774,885,738 | +12.9% | 305 | $9,097,986 | Transformers | $315,175,018 | 11.4% |
| 2006 | $2,457,878,741 | +8.2% | 294 | $8,360,131 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $420,040,241 | 17.1% |
| 2005 | $2,271,368,178 | -5.4% | 303 | $7,496,264 | Wedding Crashers | $206,067,159 | 9.1% |
| 2004 | $2,400,261,355 | -0.2% | 289 | $8,305,402 | Spider-Man 2 | $331,172,565 | 13.8% |
| 2003 | $2,405,640,454 | +5.4% | 303 | $7,939,407 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $296,019,087 | 12.3% |
| 2002 | $2,283,264,947 | +2.4% | 268 | $8,519,645 | Signs | $221,296,435 | 9.7% |
| 2001 | $2,228,556,118 | +7.8% | 153 | $14,565,726 | Rush Hour 2 | $218,033,801 | 9.8% |
| 2000 | $2,066,293,800 | -7.8% | 173 | $11,943,894 | The Perfect Storm | $167,024,171 | 8.1% |
| 1999 | $2,239,843,373 | +16.3% | 160 | $13,999,021 | The Sixth Sense | $227,522,683 | 10.2% |
| 1998 | $1,925,769,164 | +12.5% | 92 | $20,932,273 | Armageddon | $196,183,057 | 10.2% |
| 1997 | $1,712,181,649 | +7.6% | 85 | $20,143,313 | Men in Black | $242,218,193 | 14.2% |
| 1996 | $1,591,699,715 | +1.7% | 86 | $18,508,136 | Independence Day | $293,769,650 | 18.5% |
| 1995 | $1,565,005,427 | -5% | 95 | $16,473,741 | Apollo 13 | $159,745,415 | 10.2% |
| 1994 | $1,648,001,827 | +8.2% | 76 | $21,684,234 | Forrest Gump | $266,267,332 | 16.2% |
| 1993 | $1,523,562,835 | +33.2% | 83 | $18,356,178 | The Fugitive | $162,876,111 | 10.7% |
| 1992 | $1,143,779,702 | -7.6% | 83 | $13,780,478 | A League of Their Own | $103,717,819 | 9.1% |
| 1991 | $1,238,312,580 | -6.2% | 78 | $15,875,802 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $195,675,682 | 15.8% |
| 1990 | $1,320,566,045 | -0.2% | 65 | $20,316,400 | Ghost | $152,834,921 | 11.6% |
| 1989 | $1,323,024,733 | +19.1% | 65 | $20,354,226 | Batman | $166,728,717 | 12.6% |
| 1988 | $1,111,178,803 | +7.2% | 74 | $15,015,929 | Coming to America | $128,152,301 | 11.5% |
| 1987 | $1,036,663,740 | +13.2% | 74 | $14,008,969 | Stakeout | $54,195,867 | 5.2% |
| 1986 | $915,765,703 | +0.2% | 57 | $16,066,064 | The Karate Kid Part II | $79,612,734 | 8.7% |
| 1985 | $914,043,288 | -0.6% | 57 | $16,035,847 | Back to the Future | $155,398,730 | 17% |
| 1984 | $920,012,050 | +7.5% | 54 | $17,037,260 | Ghostbusters | $126,975,228 | 13.8% |
| 1983 | $855,503,371 | -7.3% | 56 | $15,276,845 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $97,346,153 | 11.4% |
| 1982 | $923,079,585 | +211.5% | 41 | $22,514,136 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $190,307,272 | 20.6% |
| 1981 | $296,340,575 | -32.2% | 15 | $19,756,038 | Superman II | $70,921,239 | 23.9% |
| 1980 | $437,331,151 | +9.5% | 19 | $23,017,429 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $143,447,675 | 32.8% |
| 1979 | $399,447,126 | +102.2% | 12 | $33,287,260 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 21.6% |
| 1978 | $197,538,602 | +28% | 2 | $98,769,301 | National Lampoon's Animal House | $120,091,123 | 60.8% |
| 1977 | $154,336,349 | +181.2% | 2 | $77,168,174 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $109,023,094 | 70.6% |
| 1976 | $54,888,011 | +18.9% | 1 | $54,888,011 | The Omen | $54,888,011 | 100% |
| 1975 | $46,159,490 | - | 1 | $46,159,490 | Jaws | $46,159,490 | 100% |