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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2015

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $11,154,389,331
Tickets Sold: 1,323,177,499
Average Ticket Price: $8.43

Top Grossing Movies of 2015

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2015
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… Dec 18, 2015 Walt Disney Adventure $742,208,942 88,043,765
2 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Universal Action $652,270,625 77,374,926
3 Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1, 2015 Walt Disney Action $459,005,868 54,449,094
4 Inside Out Jun 19, 2015 Walt Disney Adventure $356,461,711 42,284,900
5 Furious 7 Apr 3, 2015 Universal Action $353,007,020 41,875,091
6 American Sniper Dec 25, 2014 Warner Bros. Drama $347,897,084 41,268,930
7 Minions Jul 10, 2015 Universal Adventure $336,045,770 39,863,081
8 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 20, 2015 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $274,185,395 32,524,957
9 The Martian Oct 2, 2015 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $225,345,353 26,731,359
10 Cinderella Mar 13, 2015 Walt Disney Drama $201,151,353 23,861,370
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Biggest Weekends of 2015

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 Dec 18, 2015 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens $247,966,675 4,134 Walt Disney Adventure
2 Jun 12, 2015 Jurassic World $208,806,270 4,274 Universal Action
3 May 1, 2015 The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191,271,109 4,276 Walt Disney Action
4 Dec 25, 2015 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens $149,202,860 4,134 Walt Disney Adventure
5 Apr 3, 2015 Furious 7 $147,187,040 4,004 Universal Action
6 Jul 10, 2015 Minions $115,718,405 4,301 Universal Adventure
7 Jun 19, 2015 Jurassic World $106,588,440 4,291 Universal Action
8 Nov 20, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 $102,665,981 4,175 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense
9 Jun 19, 2015 Inside Out $90,440,272 3,946 Walt Disney Adventure
10 Jan 16, 2015 American Sniper $89,269,066 3,555 Warner Bros. Drama

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2015

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 2, 2015 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Ar… 3 $21,732,090 $155,018,538 14%
Jan 9, 2015 Taken 3 New $39,201,657 $126,303,020 31%
Jan 16, 2015 American Sniper 4 $89,269,066 $202,731,348 44%
Jan 23, 2015 American Sniper 5 $64,628,304 $159,317,587 41%
Jan 30, 2015 American Sniper 6 $30,660,528 $100,514,972 31%
Feb 6, 2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water New $55,365,012 $152,052,559 36%
Feb 13, 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey New $85,171,450 $214,285,627 40%
Feb 20, 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey 2 $22,259,030 $118,538,689 19%
Feb 27, 2015 Focus New $18,685,137 $106,700,045 18%
Mar 6, 2015 Chappie New $13,346,782 $89,575,053 15%
Mar 13, 2015 Cinderella New $67,877,361 $131,579,949 52%
Mar 20, 2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent New $52,263,680 $131,121,796 40%
Mar 27, 2015 Home New $52,107,731 $150,366,222 35%
Apr 3, 2015 Furious 7 New $147,187,040 $224,378,499 66%
Apr 10, 2015 Furious 7 2 $59,585,930 $131,245,572 45%
Apr 17, 2015 Furious 7 3 $29,156,595 $119,629,755 24%
Apr 24, 2015 Furious 7 4 $17,821,440 $97,315,883 18%
May 1, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron New $191,271,109 $232,804,635 82%
May 8, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2 $77,746,929 $131,167,741 59%
May 15, 2015 Pitch Perfect 2 New $69,216,890 $184,336,889 38%
May 22, 2015 Tomorrowland New $33,028,165 $153,073,906 22%
May 29, 2015 San Andreas New $54,588,173 $138,564,184 39%
Jun 5, 2015 Spy! New $29,085,719 $132,818,117 22%
Jun 12, 2015 Jurassic World New $208,806,270 $273,849,469 76%
Jun 19, 2015 Jurassic World 2 $106,588,440 $248,126,648 43%
Jun 26, 2015 Jurassic World 3 $54,532,615 $184,028,914 30%
Jul 3, 2015 Inside Out 3 $29,771,224 $135,351,705 22%
Jul 10, 2015 Minions New $115,718,405 $214,714,937 54%
Jul 17, 2015 Ant-Man New $57,225,526 $194,380,444 29%
Jul 24, 2015 Ant-Man 2 $24,909,332 $151,245,437 16%
Jul 31, 2015 Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation New $55,520,089 $146,371,281 38%
Aug 7, 2015 Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation 2 $28,502,372 $132,139,000 22%
Aug 14, 2015 Straight Outta Compton New $60,200,180 $148,142,891 41%
Aug 21, 2015 Straight Outta Compton 2 $26,364,020 $106,736,013 25%
Aug 28, 2015 Straight Outta Compton 3 $13,133,560 $87,879,071 15%
Sep 4, 2015 War Room 2 $9,480,535 $90,579,846 10%
Sep 11, 2015 The Perfect Guy New $25,888,154 $102,344,834 25%
Sep 18, 2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials New $30,316,510 $113,105,864 27%
Sep 25, 2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 New $48,464,322 $137,778,726 35%
Oct 2, 2015 The Martian New $54,308,575 $149,821,765 36%
Oct 9, 2015 The Martian 2 $37,005,266 $118,788,979 31%
Oct 16, 2015 Goosebumps New $23,618,556 $121,392,155 19%
Oct 23, 2015 The Martian 4 $15,732,907 $105,086,512 15%
Oct 30, 2015 The Martian 5 $11,715,097 $75,373,925 16%
Nov 6, 2015 Spectre New $70,403,148 $161,782,363 44%
Nov 13, 2015 Spectre 2 $33,681,104 $108,016,652 31%
Nov 20, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 New $102,665,981 $173,215,604 59%
Nov 27, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2 $52,004,595 $182,513,245 28%
Dec 4, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 3 $18,857,547 $97,758,378 19%
Dec 11, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 4 $11,413,316 $77,559,049 15%
Dec 18, 2015 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens New $247,966,675 $313,076,133 79%
Dec 25, 2015 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens 2 $149,202,860 $296,418,979 50%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2015

RankDistributorMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 Universal 24 $2,458,753,995 291,667,141 22.04%
2 Walt Disney 15 $2,340,675,473 277,660,192 20.98%
3 Warner Bros. 38 $1,567,275,551 185,916,420 14.05%
4 20th Century Fox 26 $1,303,466,089 154,622,311 11.69%
5 Sony Pictures 20 $965,141,887 114,488,955 8.65%
6 Paramount Pictures 17 $699,155,047 82,936,534 6.27%
7 Lionsgate 29 $625,356,884 74,182,297 5.61%
8 Weinstein Co. 14 $303,884,529 36,047,980 2.72%
9 Fox Searchlight 11 $119,254,185 14,146,405 1.07%
10 Focus Features 13 $117,551,407 13,944,408 1.05%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2015

RankGenreMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 Action 60 $3,115,858,562 369,615,466 27.93%
2 Adventure 45 $2,935,327,515 348,200,162 26.32%
3 Drama 289 $2,063,637,578 244,796,732 18.50%
4 Comedy 122 $1,308,219,507 155,186,127 11.73%
5 Thriller/Suspense 68 $898,858,729 106,626,152 8.06%
6 Horror 26 $480,996,467 57,057,697 4.31%
7 Romantic Comedy 24 $133,500,052 15,836,292 1.20%
8 Musical 9 $81,374,463 9,652,959 0.73%
9 Documentary 143 $65,118,866 7,724,594 0.58%
10 Black Comedy 14 $37,803,077 4,484,346 0.34%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2015

RankMPAA RatingMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 151 $5,916,626,379 701,853,606 53.04%
2 R 233 $2,674,414,331 317,249,530 23.98%
3 PG 64 $2,361,539,251 280,135,116 21.17%
4 G 11 $153,967,622 18,264,247 1.38%
5 Not Rated 356 $99,137,611 11,759,917 0.89%
6 GP 1 $25,314 3,002 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2015

RankSource MaterialMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 466 $5,047,199,786 598,718,626 45.25%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 83 $2,384,659,223 282,877,691 21.38%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 15 $962,786,340 114,209,523 8.63%
4 Based on Factual Book/Article 24 $873,912,602 103,666,966 7.83%
5 Based on Real Life Events 177 $532,218,388 63,133,774 4.77%
6 Based on TV 7 $492,048,457 58,368,734 4.41%
7 Spin-Off 4 $365,053,738 43,304,120 3.27%
8 Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 3 $238,447,498 28,285,585 2.14%
9 Remake 10 $125,516,885 14,889,308 1.13%
10 Based on Short Film 4 $82,784,454 9,820,218 0.74%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2015

RankProduction MethodMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 769 $7,912,260,902 938,583,396 70.93%
2 Animation/Live Action 13 $1,883,109,735 223,381,933 16.88%
3 Digital Animation 15 $1,326,984,908 157,412,204 11.90%
4 Stop-Motion Animation 4 $19,810,928 2,350,049 0.18%
5 Hand Animation 9 $9,804,410 1,163,032 0.09%
6 Multiple Production Methods 1 $2,412,493 286,179 0.02%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2015

RankCreative TypeMovies2015 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 409 $3,733,216,526 442,848,756 33.47%
2 Science Fiction 42 $2,895,071,999 343,424,892 25.95%
3 Kids Fiction 20 $1,707,576,868 202,559,526 15.31%
4 Dramatization 53 $1,102,147,569 130,741,089 9.88%
5 Super Hero 5 $706,763,225 83,839,052 6.34%
6 Fantasy 47 $629,012,742 74,615,963 5.64%
7 Historical Fiction 86 $312,598,061 37,081,581 2.80%
8 Factual 145 $65,456,444 7,764,638 0.59%
9 Multiple Creative Types 1 $2,412,493 286,179 0.02%
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Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.