Summer Box Office
Summer is the first Friday in May through Labor Day weekend.
Data as of May 2, 2:03 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,673,397,292 | -9.6% | 196 | $18,741,822 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 17.8% |
| 2023 | $4,063,406,855 | +21.9% | 152 | $26,732,939 | Barbie | $636,238,421 | 15.7% |
| 2022 | $3,332,065,882 | +74.7% | 156 | $21,359,396 | Top Gun: Maverick | $718,732,821 | 21.6% |
| 2021 | $1,907,576,222 | +1,288.9% | 154 | $12,386,858 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | $224,543,292 | 11.8% |
| 2020 | $137,347,251 | -96.6% | 73 | $1,881,469 | Tenet | $58,504,105 | 42.6% |
| 2019 | $4,079,708,305 | -1.1% | 274 | $14,889,446 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 13.3% |
| 2018 | $4,125,511,130 | +9.2% | 285 | $14,475,477 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 14.8% |
| 2017 | $3,778,307,085 | -15.1% | 248 | $15,235,109 | Wonder Woman | $412,563,408 | 10.9% |
| 2016 | $4,452,407,922 | -0.2% | 249 | $17,881,156 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 10.9% |
| 2015 | $4,460,916,623 | +9.9% | 253 | $17,632,081 | Jurassic World | $652,270,625 | 14.6% |
| 2014 | $4,058,048,872 | -16.3% | 231 | $17,567,311 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $333,176,600 | 8.2% |
| 2013 | $4,851,121,093 | +12.7% | 232 | $20,910,004 | Iron Man 3 | $409,013,994 | 8.4% |
| 2012 | $4,305,233,008 | -0.5% | 224 | $19,219,790 | The Avengers | $623,357,910 | 14.5% |
| 2011 | $4,326,723,029 | +2.6% | 203 | $21,313,906 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $381,011,219 | 8.8% |
| 2010 | $4,215,686,606 | -2.1% | 186 | $22,664,981 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | $4,304,049,524 | +3.4% | 184 | $23,391,573 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $402,111,870 | 9.3% |
| 2008 | $4,161,342,893 | -1.2% | 194 | $21,450,221 | The Dark Knight | $533,345,358 | 12.8% |
| 2007 | $4,210,520,687 | +12.8% | 218 | $19,314,315 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | 8% |
| 2006 | $3,732,452,666 | +4.6% | 192 | $19,439,857 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $423,315,812 | 11.3% |
| 2005 | $3,567,356,579 | -7.2% | 175 | $20,384,894 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $380,270,577 | 10.7% |
| 2004 | $3,843,205,467 | +2.5% | 193 | $19,912,981 | Shrek 2 | $441,550,292 | 11.5% |
| 2003 | $3,751,162,439 | +4.3% | 165 | $22,734,317 | Finding Nemo | $339,714,978 | 9.1% |
| 2002 | $3,597,779,063 | +6.5% | 157 | $22,915,790 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 11.2% |
| 2001 | $3,378,699,694 | +12.6% | 120 | $28,155,830 | Shrek | $268,200,241 | 7.9% |
| 2000 | $3,001,153,213 | -6.2% | 118 | $25,433,501 | Mission: Impossible II | $215,409,889 | 7.2% |
| 1999 | $3,199,381,966 | +13.3% | 121 | $26,441,173 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $431,088,295 | 13.5% |
| 1998 | $2,824,026,221 | +14.5% | 111 | $25,441,677 | Saving Private Ryan | $216,540,909 | 7.7% |
| 1997 | $2,465,428,506 | +3.1% | 104 | $23,706,043 | Men in Black | $250,690,539 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | $2,390,445,822 | +3.4% | 91 | $26,268,635 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | 12.8% |
| 1995 | $2,311,304,806 | -1.5% | 90 | $25,681,164 | Batman Forever | $184,031,112 | 8% |
| 1994 | $2,345,452,047 | +7.7% | 76 | $30,861,211 | Forrest Gump | $329,694,499 | 14.1% |
| 1993 | $2,177,675,687 | +31.4% | 78 | $27,918,919 | Jurassic Park | $357,067,947 | 16.4% |
| 1992 | $1,656,748,641 | -6.6% | 80 | $20,709,358 | Batman Returns | $162,831,698 | 9.8% |
| 1991 | $1,773,077,539 | -1.8% | 84 | $21,108,065 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $204,843,345 | 11.6% |
| 1990 | $1,806,203,432 | -3.3% | 65 | $27,787,745 | Ghost | $217,631,306 | 12% |
| 1989 | $1,868,103,321 | +17.2% | 73 | $25,590,456 | Batman | $251,188,924 | 13.4% |
| 1988 | $1,593,910,452 | +7.9% | 73 | $21,834,389 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $156,452,370 | 9.8% |
| 1987 | $1,477,048,914 | +6.2% | 80 | $18,463,111 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 10.4% |
| 1986 | $1,391,002,156 | -0.9% | 64 | $21,734,408 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 12.7% |
| 1985 | $1,402,927,123 | -6% | 60 | $23,382,118 | Back to the Future | $212,326,307 | 15.1% |
| 1984 | $1,493,103,399 | +10.6% | 51 | $29,276,537 | Ghostbusters | $229,242,989 | 15.4% |
| 1983 | $1,350,350,987 | -12.7% | 57 | $23,690,368 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252,583,617 | 18.7% |
| 1982 | $1,546,364,257 | +24.5% | 49 | $31,558,454 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $359,197,037 | 23.2% |
| 1981 | $1,241,562,809 | +8.8% | 44 | $28,217,336 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $212,222,025 | 17.1% |
| 1980 | $1,141,054,351 | +37.1% | 45 | $25,356,763 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $209,398,025 | 18.4% |
| 1979 | $831,993,626 | -1.8% | 32 | $25,999,800 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 10.4% |
| 1978 | $847,431,500 | +13.5% | 20 | $42,371,575 | Grease | $159,978,870 | 18.9% |
| 1977 | $746,599,108 | +341% | 15 | $49,773,273 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $307,263,857 | 41.2% |
| 1976 | $169,278,005 | -59.8% | 8 | $21,159,750 | The Omen | $60,922,980 | 36% |
| 1975 | $421,277,453 | +132.7% | 9 | $46,808,605 | Jaws | $260,696,045 | 61.9% |
| 1974 | $181,027,275 | +3.5% | 6 | $30,171,212 | The Longest Yard | $43,008,075 | 23.8% |
| 1973 | $174,922,431 | +423.9% | 4 | $43,730,607 | American Graffiti | $115,000,000 | 65.7% |
| 1972 | $33,389,762 | +170.4% | 3 | $11,129,920 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask | $18,016,290 | 54% |
| 1971 | $12,348,905 | -83.7% | 1 | $12,348,905 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | $12,348,905 | 100% |
| 1970 | $75,868,972 | +69.4% | 6 | $12,644,828 | Joe | $19,319,254 | 25.5% |
| 1969 | $44,785,053 | +307.1% | 1 | $44,785,053 | Midnight Cowboy | $44,785,053 | 100% |
| 1968 | $11,000,000 | -81.1% | 1 | $11,000,000 | Hang 'Em High | $11,000,000 | 100% |
| 1967 | $58,084,787 | +107.4% | 2 | $29,042,393 | You Only Live Twice | $43,084,787 | 74.2% |
| 1966 | $28,000,000 | +300% | 1 | $28,000,000 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | $28,000,000 | 100% |
| 1965 | $7,000,000 | -83.9% | 1 | $7,000,000 | Cinderella 1965 Re-release | $7,000,000 | 100% |
| 1964 | $43,368,234 | -41.3% | 2 | $21,684,117 | Mary Poppins | $31,000,000 | 71.5% |
| 1963 | $73,844,813 | - | 2 | $36,922,406 | Cleopatra | $57,777,778 | 78.2% |
| 1960 | $32,181,230 | - | 1 | $32,181,230 | Psycho | $32,181,230 | 100% |
| 1958 | $158,085 | -98.4% | 1 | $158,085 | Vertigo | $158,085 | 100% |
| 1957 | $9,850,000 | -53.8% | 2 | $4,925,000 | Bambi 1957 Re-release | $6,000,000 | 60.9% |
| 1956 | $21,300,000 | -41.4% | 1 | $21,300,000 | The King and I | $21,300,000 | 100% |
| 1955 | $36,359,037 | -25.4% | 1 | $36,359,037 | Lady and the Tramp | $36,359,037 | 100% |
| 1954 | $48,713,316 | - | 2 | $24,356,658 | Rear Window | $26,963,316 | 55.4% |
| 1942 | $3,000,000 | -81.7% | 1 | $3,000,000 | Bambi | $3,000,000 | 100% |
| 1941 | $16,361,885 | - | 1 | $16,361,885 | Sergeant York | $16,361,885 | 100% |
