Q3 Box Office
Q3 runs July through September
Data as of May 12, 11:20 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,649,981,638 | +37.8% | 185 | $14,324,225 | Barbie | $632,664,096 | 23.9% |
| 2022 | $1,923,644,002 | +40.7% | 188 | $10,232,148 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $366,081,295 | 19% |
| 2021 | $1,367,417,382 | +983.9% | 159 | $8,600,109 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | $200,071,802 | 14.6% |
| 2020 | $126,154,944 | -95.5% | 106 | $1,190,140 | Tenet | $41,338,553 | 32.8% |
| 2019 | $2,812,620,625 | +2.8% | 342 | $8,224,036 | The Lion King | $540,236,469 | 19.2% |
| 2018 | $2,734,900,097 | +6.7% | 371 | $7,371,698 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | $219,193,886 | 8% |
| 2017 | $2,562,244,996 | -14% | 337 | $7,603,100 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $332,555,633 | 13% |
| 2016 | $2,978,884,035 | +12.3% | 345 | $8,634,446 | The Secret Life of Pets | $364,578,635 | 12.2% |
| 2015 | $2,651,981,596 | +5.9% | 318 | $8,339,564 | Minions | $333,582,795 | 12.6% |
| 2014 | $2,504,769,341 | -12.8% | 348 | $7,197,613 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $319,794,624 | 12.8% |
| 2013 | $2,871,305,236 | +6.4% | 331 | $8,674,638 | Despicable Me 2 | $361,819,595 | 12.6% |
| 2012 | $2,698,643,131 | -6.7% | 320 | $8,433,259 | The Dark Knight Rises | $444,377,660 | 16.5% |
| 2011 | $2,893,037,555 | +5.6% | 326 | $8,874,348 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $379,041,779 | 13.1% |
| 2010 | $2,740,868,749 | +5.1% | 294 | $9,322,682 | Inception | $287,501,168 | 10.5% |
| 2009 | $2,608,231,627 | -0.7% | 288 | $9,056,359 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $300,033,000 | 11.5% |
| 2008 | $2,625,506,650 | -5.3% | 303 | $8,665,038 | The Dark Knight | $524,740,642 | 20% |
| 2007 | $2,773,239,687 | +12.8% | 305 | $9,092,589 | Transformers | $315,175,018 | 11.4% |
| 2006 | $2,457,860,952 | +8.3% | 294 | $8,360,071 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $420,040,241 | 17.1% |
| 2005 | $2,269,672,737 | -5.3% | 303 | $7,490,669 | Wedding Crashers | $206,067,159 | 9.1% |
| 2004 | $2,397,775,918 | -0.3% | 289 | $8,296,802 | Spider-Man 2 | $331,172,565 | 13.8% |
| 2003 | $2,405,014,618 | +5.6% | 303 | $7,937,341 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $296,019,087 | 12.3% |
| 2002 | $2,277,419,609 | +3.1% | 268 | $8,497,834 | Signs | $221,296,435 | 9.7% |
| 2001 | $2,208,229,913 | +7.1% | 153 | $14,432,875 | Rush Hour 2 | $218,033,801 | 9.9% |
| 2000 | $2,061,553,338 | -7.2% | 173 | $11,916,493 | The Perfect Storm | $167,024,171 | 8.1% |
| 1999 | $2,221,400,986 | +15.9% | 160 | $13,883,756 | The Sixth Sense | $227,522,683 | 10.2% |
| 1998 | $1,916,805,245 | +13.2% | 92 | $20,834,839 | Armageddon | $196,183,057 | 10.2% |
| 1997 | $1,694,111,911 | +8.8% | 85 | $19,930,728 | Men in Black | $242,218,193 | 14.3% |
| 1996 | $1,557,577,325 | +2.1% | 86 | $18,111,364 | Independence Day | $293,769,650 | 18.9% |
| 1995 | $1,525,285,193 | -7% | 95 | $16,055,633 | Apollo 13 | $159,745,415 | 10.5% |
| 1994 | $1,639,412,521 | +7.9% | 76 | $21,571,217 | Forrest Gump | $266,267,332 | 16.2% |
| 1993 | $1,519,285,865 | +34% | 83 | $18,304,648 | The Fugitive | $162,876,111 | 10.7% |
| 1992 | $1,133,362,803 | -7.6% | 83 | $13,654,973 | A League of Their Own | $103,717,819 | 9.2% |
| 1991 | $1,226,096,659 | -5.8% | 78 | $15,719,187 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $195,675,682 | 16% |
| 1990 | $1,301,714,452 | -1.8% | 65 | $20,026,376 | Ghost | $152,834,921 | 11.7% |
| 1989 | $1,325,052,473 | +19.4% | 65 | $20,385,422 | Batman | $166,728,717 | 12.6% |
| 1988 | $1,109,825,134 | +9.3% | 74 | $14,997,636 | Coming to America | $128,152,301 | 11.6% |
| 1987 | $1,015,231,704 | +11.2% | 74 | $13,719,347 | Stakeout | $54,195,867 | 5.3% |
| 1986 | $912,865,760 | -0.2% | 57 | $16,015,188 | The Karate Kid Part II | $79,612,734 | 8.7% |
| 1985 | $915,152,167 | +1.7% | 57 | $16,055,301 | Back to the Future | $155,398,730 | 17% |
| 1984 | $900,076,324 | +5.4% | 54 | $16,668,080 | Ghostbusters | $126,975,228 | 14.1% |
| 1983 | $853,761,398 | -7.3% | 56 | $15,245,739 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $97,346,153 | 11.4% |
| 1982 | $920,708,358 | +213.1% | 41 | $22,456,301 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $190,307,272 | 20.7% |
| 1981 | $294,043,079 | -32.8% | 15 | $19,602,871 | Superman II | $70,921,239 | 24.1% |
| 1980 | $437,331,151 | +11.7% | 19 | $23,017,429 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $143,447,675 | 32.8% |
| 1979 | $391,603,659 | +98.5% | 12 | $32,633,638 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 22.1% |
| 1978 | $197,262,064 | +27.8% | 2 | $98,631,032 | National Lampoon's Animal House | $120,091,123 | 60.9% |
| 1977 | $154,336,341 | +181.2% | 2 | $77,168,170 | 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% |
