Summer Box Office
Summer is the first Friday in May through Labor Day weekend.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
Data as of Aug 29, 3:05 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,243,854,544 | - | 63 | $51,489,754 | Lilo & Stitch | $421,811,136 | 13% |
| 2024 | $3,634,005,322 | -10% | 74 | $49,108,180 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 | 18% |
| 2023 | $4,038,317,896 | +22.4% | 50 | $80,766,357 | Barbie | $636,238,421 | 15.8% |
| 2022 | $3,298,038,467 | +74.8% | 42 | $78,524,725 | Top Gun: Maverick | $718,732,821 | 21.8% |
| 2021 | $1,886,366,258 | +1,552.8% | 42 | $44,913,482 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | $224,543,292 | 11.9% |
| 2020 | $114,133,705 | -97.1% | 8 | $14,266,713 | Tenet | $58,504,105 | 51.3% |
| 2019 | $3,970,411,336 | -0.6% | 73 | $54,389,196 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | $3,994,670,500 | +8.1% | 74 | $53,982,033 | Incredibles 2 | $608,581,744 | 15.2% |
| 2017 | $3,694,848,203 | -15% | 50 | $73,896,964 | Wonder Woman | $412,563,408 | 11.2% |
| 2016 | $4,347,470,265 | -0.1% | 53 | $82,027,740 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 | 11.2% |
| 2015 | $4,353,864,371 | +9.3% | 50 | $87,077,287 | Jurassic World | $652,270,625 | 15% |
| 2014 | $3,982,434,979 | -15.8% | 53 | $75,140,282 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $333,176,600 | 8.4% |
| 2013 | $4,728,833,958 | +12.2% | 49 | $96,506,815 | Iron Man 3 | $409,013,994 | 8.6% |
| 2012 | $4,213,720,357 | -0.5% | 47 | $89,653,624 | The Avengers | $623,357,910 | 14.8% |
| 2011 | $4,236,402,275 | +2.8% | 45 | $94,142,272 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $381,011,219 | 9% |
| 2010 | $4,119,398,774 | -2.2% | 48 | $85,820,807 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | 10.1% |
| 2009 | $4,210,566,104 | +2.9% | 50 | $84,211,322 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $402,111,870 | 9.6% |
| 2008 | $4,091,327,650 | -0.3% | 45 | $90,918,392 | The Dark Knight | $533,345,358 | 13% |
| 2007 | $4,103,547,238 | +13.1% | 54 | $75,991,615 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | 8.2% |
| 2006 | $3,628,751,225 | +3.9% | 53 | $68,467,004 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $423,315,812 | 11.7% |
| 2005 | $3,492,443,845 | -6.4% | 52 | $67,162,381 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $380,270,577 | 10.9% |
| 2004 | $3,729,815,480 | +2.7% | 50 | $74,596,309 | Shrek 2 | $441,550,292 | 11.8% |
| 2003 | $3,632,153,163 | +3.9% | 43 | $84,468,678 | Finding Nemo | $339,714,978 | 9.4% |
| 2002 | $3,497,219,911 | +6.4% | 48 | $72,858,748 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 11.5% |
| 2001 | $3,288,108,220 | +12.4% | 43 | $76,467,633 | Shrek | $268,200,241 | 8.2% |
| 2000 | $2,924,153,368 | -6.3% | 45 | $64,981,185 | Mission: Impossible II | $215,409,889 | 7.4% |
| 1999 | $3,119,798,565 | +15.6% | 48 | $64,995,803 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $431,088,295 | 13.8% |
| 1998 | $2,699,813,643 | +15.3% | 48 | $56,246,117 | Saving Private Ryan | $216,540,909 | 8% |
| 1997 | $2,340,572,698 | +1.9% | 48 | $48,761,931 | Men in Black | $250,690,539 | 10.7% |
| 1996 | $2,297,504,310 | +4.6% | 50 | $45,950,086 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | 13.3% |
| 1995 | $2,196,725,920 | -3.2% | 47 | $46,738,849 | Batman Forever | $184,031,112 | 8.4% |
| 1994 | $2,268,663,862 | +9% | 42 | $54,015,806 | Forrest Gump | $329,694,499 | 14.5% |
| 1993 | $2,080,631,279 | +29.3% | 48 | $43,346,484 | Jurassic Park | $357,067,947 | 17.2% |
| 1992 | $1,608,814,825 | -5.9% | 43 | $37,414,298 | Batman Returns | $162,831,698 | 10.1% |
| 1991 | $1,709,089,464 | -2.3% | 49 | $34,879,376 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $204,843,345 | 12% |
| 1990 | $1,750,104,234 | -0.9% | 39 | $44,874,467 | Ghost | $217,631,306 | 12.4% |
| 1989 | $1,765,323,297 | +14.2% | 36 | $49,036,758 | Batman | $251,188,924 | 14.2% |
| 1988 | $1,545,778,454 | +9.2% | 45 | $34,350,632 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $156,452,370 | 10.1% |
| 1987 | $1,415,870,630 | +4.3% | 49 | $28,895,318 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 10.9% |
| 1986 | $1,357,126,928 | +1.1% | 51 | $26,610,331 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 13% |
| 1985 | $1,342,116,183 | -8% | 46 | $29,176,438 | Back to the Future | $212,326,307 | 15.8% |
| 1984 | $1,458,061,001 | +13.9% | 43 | $33,908,395 | Ghostbusters | $229,242,989 | 15.7% |
| 1983 | $1,279,775,759 | -10.4% | 38 | $33,678,309 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252,583,617 | 19.7% |
| 1982 | $1,428,996,109 | +81.6% | 34 | $42,029,297 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $359,197,037 | 25.1% |
| 1981 | $786,728,905 | +60.5% | 15 | $52,448,593 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $212,222,025 | 27% |
| 1980 | $490,122,022 | +32.8% | 11 | $44,556,547 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $209,398,025 | 42.7% |
| 1979 | $369,004,063 | +55.2% | 6 | $61,500,677 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 23.4% |
| 1978 | $237,716,142 | -38.3% | 2 | $118,858,071 | Grease | $159,978,870 | 67.3% |
| 1977 | $385,359,364 | - | 3 | $128,453,121 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $307,263,857 | 79.7% |
| 1975 | $260,696,045 | - | 1 | $260,696,045 | Jaws | $260,696,045 | 100% |
