Quarterly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-TO-DATE
Q1 – Q2 – Q3 (Jul - Sep) – Q4
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 2019 | $1,464.7 | - | 106 | $13.8 | -54.2% | The Lion King | $502.5 | 34.3% |
| 2018 | $2,411.8 | +11.9% | 234 | $10.3 | -52.4% | Mission: Impossible 6 | $220.2 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | $2,154.7 | -27.0% | 203 | $10.6 | -45.9% | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $334.2 | 15.5% |
| 2016 | $2,950.4 | +16.0% | 218 | $13.5 | -47.1% | The Secret Life of Pets | $368.4 | 12.5% |
| 2015 | $2,542.7 | +11.5% | 187 | $13.6 | -49.9% | Minions | $336.0 | 13.2% |
| 2014 | $2,281.2 | -13.4% | 190 | $12.0 | -49.3% | Guardians of the Galaxy | $333.2 | 14.6% |
| 2013 | $2,633.2 | +10.8% | 194 | $13.6 | -48.0% | Despicable Me 2 | $368.1 | 14.0% |
| 2012 | $2,375.8 | -7.0% | 178 | $13.3 | -48.4% | The Dark Knight Rises | $448.1 | 18.9% |
| 2011 | $2,554.8 | +12.0% | 178 | $14.4 | -47.8% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) | $381.0 | 14.9% |
| 2010 | $2,280.0 | -4.2% | 147 | $15.5 | -51.4% | Inception | $292.6 | 12.8% |
| 2009 | $2,379.0 | -1.8% | 150 | $15.9 | -49.1% | Harry Potter 6 | $302.0 | 12.7% |
| 2008 | $2,423.7 | -3.4% | 144 | $16.8 | -49.2% | The Dark Knight | $533.3 | 22.0% |
| 2007 | $2,508.7 | +15.1% | 164 | $15.3 | -49.9% | Transformers | $319.2 | 12.7% |
| 2006 | $2,179.8 | +10.2% | 156 | $14.0 | -45.8% | Dead Man's Chest | $423.3 | 19.4% |
| 2005 | $1,977.4 | +13.4% | 149 | $13.3 | -46.9% | Wedding Crashers | $209.3 | 10.6% |
| 2004 | $1,743.8 | -22.5% | 148 | $11.8 | -49.9% | The Bourne Supremacy | $176.2 | 10.1% |
| 2003 | $2,250.2 | +14.7% | 139 | $16.2 | -47.9% | Pirates of the Caribbean | $305.4 | 13.6% |
| 2002 | $1,961.6 | -2.0% | 128 | $15.3 | -46.9% | Signs | $228.0 | 11.6% |
| 2001 | $2,001.7 | +17.5% | 90 | $22.2 | -46.3% | Rush Hour 2 | $226.2 | 11.3% |
| 2000 | $1,703.6 | -13.4% | 111 | $15.3 | -44.3% | X-Men | $157.3 | 9.2% |
| 1999 | $1,967.6 | +7.2% | 91 | $21.6 | -42.2% | Sixth Sense | $293.5 | 14.9% |
| 1998 | $1,834.6 | +11.0% | 76 | $24.1 | -39.0% | Saving Private Ryan | $216.5 | 11.8% |
| 1997 | $1,652.2 | +16.8% | 74 | $22.3 | -39.3% | Men in Black | $250.7 | 15.2% |
| 1996 | $1,414.9 | +8.8% | 75 | $18.9 | -39.1% | Independence Day | $306.2 | 21.6% |
| 1995 | $1,300.4 | -15.7% | 70 | $18.6 | -39.4% | Seven | $100.1 | 7.7% |
| 1994 | $1,542.1 | +18.1% | 67 | $23.0 | -38.1% | Forrest Gump | $329.7 | 21.4% |
| 1993 | $1,306.3 | +26.3% | 66 | $19.8 | -37.8% | The Fugitive | $183.9 | 14.1% |
| 1992 | $1,034.4 | -1.5% | 65 | $15.9 | -38.9% | League of Their Own | $107.5 | 10.4% |
| 1991 | $1,050.4 | -13.5% | 61 | $17.2 | -39.5% | Terminator 2 | $204.8 | 19.5% |
| 1990 | $1,214.1 | +26.7% | 52 | $23.3 | -32.4% | Ghost | $217.6 | 17.9% |
| 1989 | $957.9 | +20.3% | 58 | $16.5 | -36.0% | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147.3 | 15.4% |
| 1988 | $796.4 | -21.1% | 65 | $12.3 | -35.3% | Die Hard | $83.0 | 10.4% |
| 1987 | $1,008.9 | +37.2% | 67 | $15.1 | -25.8% | Fatal Attraction | $156.6 | 15.5% |
| 1986 | $735.3 | -13.4% | 51 | $14.4 | -32.9% | Crocodile Dundee | $174.8 | 23.8% |
| 1985 | $849.3 | +30.2% | 50 | $17.0 | -34.2% | Back to the Future | $210.6 | 24.8% |
| 1984 | $652.4 | -2.1% | 45 | $14.5 | -31.0% | Purple Rain | $68.4 | 10.5% |
| 1983 | $666.3 | +10.6% | 47 | $14.2 | -24.4% | Staying Alive | $64.9 | 9.7% |
| 1982 | $602.5 | - | 31 | $19.4 | -28.2% | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129.8 | 21.5% |
* Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Q1 – Q2 – Q3 (Jul - Sep) – Q4
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-TO-DATE
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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