Summer Box Office
Summer is the first Friday in May through Labor Day weekend.
Data as of Apr 23, 1:54 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4,039,440,633 | +19.1% | 209 | $19,327,467 | Barbie | $612,331,509 | 15.2% |
| 2022 | $3,391,665,529 | +94.3% | 204 | $16,625,811 | Top Gun: Maverick | $701,250,369 | 20.7% |
| 2021 | $1,745,734,965 | +2,354.7% | 197 | $8,861,598 | Black Widow | $182,690,466 | 10.5% |
| 2020 | $71,117,769 | -98.4% | 87 | $817,445 | Tenet | $19,192,876 | 27% |
| 2019 | $4,320,749,661 | -2.1% | 403 | $10,721,463 | The Lion King | $523,578,926 | 12.1% |
| 2018 | $4,412,728,849 | +15.4% | 426 | $10,358,518 | Incredibles 2 | $602,579,381 | 13.7% |
| 2017 | $3,824,448,891 | -14.9% | 369 | $10,364,360 | Wonder Woman | $409,537,039 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | $4,491,890,332 | +0.4% | 394 | $11,400,736 | Finding Dory | $482,853,070 | 10.8% |
| 2015 | $4,476,142,880 | +10.2% | 384 | $11,656,622 | Jurassic World | $647,374,160 | 14.5% |
| 2014 | $4,062,705,153 | -14.5% | 367 | $11,070,041 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $281,204,119 | 6.9% |
| 2013 | $4,754,082,341 | +10.8% | 374 | $12,711,450 | Iron Man 3 | $408,797,699 | 8.6% |
| 2012 | $4,291,816,905 | -2.5% | 379 | $11,324,055 | The Avengers | $620,323,837 | 14.4% |
| 2011 | $4,402,553,608 | +4.5% | 347 | $12,687,474 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $375,552,093 | 8.5% |
| 2010 | $4,213,490,001 | -2.6% | 320 | $13,167,156 | Toy Story 3 | $408,890,408 | 9.7% |
| 2009 | $4,326,804,910 | +4.8% | 308 | $14,048,067 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $400,641,549 | 9.3% |
| 2008 | $4,129,682,368 | -0.8% | 350 | $11,799,092 | The Dark Knight | $504,798,337 | 12.2% |
| 2007 | $4,164,268,696 | +11% | 352 | $11,830,308 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | 8.1% |
| 2006 | $3,750,369,368 | +6.2% | 331 | $11,330,421 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $414,013,957 | 11% |
| 2005 | $3,530,160,138 | -8.9% | 338 | $10,444,260 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $379,807,894 | 10.8% |
| 2004 | $3,876,367,758 | +2.4% | 361 | $10,737,860 | Shrek 2 | $437,622,810 | 11.3% |
| 2003 | $3,785,461,068 | +1.9% | 356 | $10,633,317 | Finding Nemo | $332,722,962 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | $3,715,824,440 | +12.4% | 287 | $12,947,123 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 10.9% |
| 2001 | $3,304,753,341 | +8.3% | 185 | $17,863,531 | Shrek | $262,908,727 | 8% |
| 2000 | $3,050,878,545 | -5% | 189 | $16,142,214 | Mission: Impossible II | $213,578,518 | 7% |
| 1999 | $3,211,329,605 | +18% | 188 | $17,081,540 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $421,381,756 | 13.1% |
| 1998 | $2,721,911,156 | +17% | 125 | $21,775,289 | Armageddon | $191,158,932 | 7% |
| 1997 | $2,326,022,557 | +2.5% | 116 | $20,051,918 | Men in Black | $235,057,188 | 10.1% |
| 1996 | $2,268,748,161 | +3.4% | 107 | $21,203,253 | Independence Day | $281,937,276 | 12.4% |
| 1995 | $2,194,490,165 | +2% | 108 | $20,319,353 | Batman Forever | $181,180,518 | 8.3% |
| 1994 | $2,151,163,748 | +3.6% | 97 | $22,176,945 | The Lion King | $260,978,278 | 12.1% |
| 1993 | $2,075,815,978 | +21.4% | 98 | $21,181,795 | Jurassic Park | $316,609,010 | 15.2% |
| 1992 | $1,710,353,382 | +0.4% | 101 | $16,934,191 | Batman Returns | $159,559,854 | 9.3% |
| 1991 | $1,704,239,123 | -3.5% | 103 | $16,546,010 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $183,122,792 | 10.8% |
| 1990 | $1,766,312,192 | -4.1% | 82 | $21,540,392 | Ghost | $121,842,426 | 6.9% |
| 1989 | $1,841,291,888 | +23.6% | 89 | $20,688,672 | Batman | $238,559,567 | 13% |
| 1988 | $1,489,693,241 | +3.9% | 96 | $15,517,637 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $129,121,385 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | $1,433,373,914 | +17% | 94 | $15,248,658 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 10.7% |
| 1986 | $1,225,644,621 | -6.2% | 74 | $16,562,765 | Top Gun | $129,766,727 | 10.6% |
| 1985 | $1,306,633,399 | -8.6% | 72 | $18,147,686 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $145,393,330 | 11.1% |
| 1984 | $1,430,034,362 | +10.6% | 61 | $23,443,186 | Ghostbusters | $188,058,969 | 13.2% |
| 1983 | $1,292,569,570 | -0.4% | 66 | $19,584,387 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $231,117,020 | 17.9% |
| 1982 | $1,297,124,548 | +88.2% | 54 | $24,020,824 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $238,646,109 | 18.4% |
| 1981 | $689,091,956 | +1.6% | 24 | $28,712,164 | Superman II | $108,185,706 | 15.7% |
| 1980 | $678,552,323 | +22.3% | 27 | $25,131,567 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $153,961,603 | 22.7% |
| 1979 | $554,780,367 | +19.1% | 17 | $32,634,139 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 15.6% |
| 1978 | $465,965,898 | +86.8% | 5 | $93,193,179 | Grease | $159,978,870 | 34.3% |
| 1977 | $249,398,378 | +309.4% | 4 | $62,349,594 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $125,989,616 | 50.5% |
| 1976 | $60,922,980 | -12.6% | 1 | $60,922,980 | The Omen | $60,922,980 | 100% |
| 1975 | $69,725,376 | - | 1 | $69,725,376 | Jaws | $69,725,376 | 100% |
