2015 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2015. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2015.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2015 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2015” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2015 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force …	Dec 18, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$936,662,225	110,251,653
2	Jurassic World	Jun 12, 2015	Universal	Action	$653,406,625	77,486,627
3	Avengers: Age of Ultron	May 1, 2015	Walt Disney	Action	$459,005,868	54,449,095
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	Minions	Jul 10, 2015	Universal	Adventure	$336,045,770	39,863,081
7	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay …	Nov 20, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$281,723,902	33,382,534
8	The Martian	Oct 2, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$228,433,663	27,088,389
9	Cinderella	Mar 13, 2015	Walt Disney	Drama	$201,151,353	23,861,370
10	Spectre	Nov 6, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$200,074,175	23,724,626
11	Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nat…	Jul 31, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Action	$195,042,377	23,136,700
12	Pitch Perfect 2	May 15, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$184,296,230	21,861,949
13	The Revenant	Dec 25, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$184,056,789	21,267,472
14	Ant-Man	Jul 17, 2015	Walt Disney	Action	$180,202,163	21,376,295
15	Home	Mar 27, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$177,397,510	21,043,595
16	Hotel Transylvania 2	Sep 25, 2015	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$169,700,110	20,126,792
17	Fifty Shades of Grey	Feb 13, 2015	Universal	Drama	$166,167,230	19,711,415
18	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge O…	Feb 6, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$162,994,032	19,334,998
19	Straight Outta Compton	Aug 14, 2015	Universal	Drama	$161,197,785	19,121,920
20	San Andreas	May 29, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$155,190,832	18,409,351
21	Mad Max: Fury Road	May 15, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$154,363,726	18,281,115
22	Daddy’s Home	Dec 25, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$150,357,137	17,577,482
23	The Divergent Series: Insurge…	Mar 20, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$130,179,072	15,442,357
24	The Peanuts Movie	Nov 6, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$130,178,411	15,436,417
25	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Feb 13, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$128,261,724	15,214,914
26	The Good Dinosaur	Nov 25, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$123,087,120	14,563,759
27	Spy!	Jun 5, 2015	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$110,825,712	13,146,585
28	Trainwreck	Jul 17, 2015	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$110,225,700	13,074,954
29	Creed	Nov 25, 2015	Warner Bros.	Drama	$109,767,581	12,989,741
30	Tomorrowland	May 22, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$93,436,322	11,083,787
31	Get Hard	Mar 27, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$90,411,453	10,724,965
32	Terminator: Genisys	Jul 1, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Action	$89,760,956	10,647,800
33	Taken 3	Jan 9, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$89,256,424	10,587,951
34	Sisters	Dec 18, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$87,044,645	10,211,171
35	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The …	Dec 18, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$85,886,987	10,096,804
36	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	Sep 18, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$81,697,192	9,691,044
37	Ted 2	Jun 26, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$81,476,385	9,665,052
38	Goosebumps	Oct 16, 2015	Sony Pictures	Horror	$80,069,458	9,495,330
39	Pixels	Jul 24, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$78,765,986	9,343,533
40	Paddington	Jan 16, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Adventure	$76,223,578	9,041,943
41	The Intern	Sep 25, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$75,764,672	8,986,933
42	Bridge of Spies	Oct 16, 2015	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$72,313,754	8,572,514
43	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Apr 17, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$71,091,594	8,433,167
44	The Big Short	Dec 11, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$70,259,870	8,194,922
45	War Room	Aug 28, 2015	Sony Pictures	Drama	$67,790,117	7,903,680
46	Magic Mike XXL	Jul 1, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$66,013,057	7,830,730
47	The Visit	Sep 11, 2015	Universal	Horror	$65,206,105	7,735,007
48	The Wedding Ringer	Jan 16, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$64,460,211	7,646,526
49	Black Mass	Sep 18, 2015	Warner Bros.	Drama	$62,575,678	7,422,975
50	Vacation	Jul 29, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$58,884,188	6,985,076
51	The Perfect Guy	Sep 11, 2015	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$57,027,435	6,764,820
52	Joy	Dec 25, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$56,451,232	6,611,567
53	Fantastic Four	Aug 7, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$56,117,548	6,656,886
54	The Hateful Eight	Dec 25, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Western	$54,117,416	6,296,593
55	Focus	Feb 27, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$53,862,963	6,389,438
56	Southpaw	Jul 24, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$52,421,953	6,218,500
57	Insidious Chapter 3	Jun 5, 2015	Focus Features	Horror	$52,218,558	6,194,372
58	Selma	Jan 9, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$52,076,908	6,034,747
59	Jupiter Ascending	Feb 6, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$47,482,519	5,632,565
60	Poltergeist	May 22, 2015	20th Century Fox	Horror	$47,425,125	5,625,756
61	Sicario	Sep 18, 2015	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$46,889,293	5,561,835
62	The Man From U.N.C.L.E.	Aug 14, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$45,445,109	5,390,879
63	Spotlight	Nov 6, 2015	Open Road	Drama	$45,055,776	5,286,973
64	McFarland, USA	Feb 20, 2015	Walt Disney	Drama	$44,480,275	5,276,426
65	The Gift	Aug 7, 2015	STX Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$43,787,265	5,194,219
66	Everest	Sep 18, 2015	Universal	Adventure	$43,482,270	5,158,039
67	The Night Before	Nov 20, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$43,035,725	5,104,613
68	Krampus	Dec 4, 2015	Universal	Horror	$42,725,475	5,064,465
69	Max	Jun 26, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$42,656,255	5,060,054
70	The Age of Adaline	Apr 24, 2015	Lionsgate	Drama	$42,629,776	5,056,913
71	Brooklyn	Nov 4, 2015	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$38,322,743	4,489,400
72	The Longest Ride	Apr 10, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$37,446,117	4,442,007
73	The Boy Next Door	Jan 23, 2015	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$36,006,065	4,271,182
74	Pan	Oct 9, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$35,088,320	4,162,222
75	Hot Pursuit	May 8, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$34,580,201	4,102,040
76	Concussion	Dec 25, 2015	Sony Pictures	Drama	$34,531,832	4,044,677
77	The DUFF	Feb 20, 2015	CBS Films	Comedy	$34,030,343	4,036,814
78	Woman in Gold	Apr 1, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$33,307,793	3,951,102
79	The Second Best Exotic Marigo…	Mar 6, 2015	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$33,078,266	3,923,875
80	Unfriended	Apr 17, 2015	Universal	Horror	$32,789,645	3,889,638
81	Entourage	Jun 3, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$32,363,404	3,839,075
82	Paper Towns	Jul 24, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$32,000,304	3,796,003
83	Chappie	Mar 6, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$31,569,268	3,744,872
84	Crimson Peak	Oct 16, 2015	Universal	Horror	$31,090,320	3,688,057
85	A Walk in the Woods	Sep 2, 2015	Broad Green Pictu…	Adventure	$29,499,394	3,499,335
86	Point Break	Dec 25, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$28,782,481	3,374,473
87	Sinister 2	Aug 21, 2015	Focus Features	Horror	$27,740,955	3,290,742
88	The Last Witch Hunter	Oct 23, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$27,367,660	3,246,460
89	No Escape	Aug 26, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Thriller/Suspense	$27,288,872	3,237,114
90	Ricki and the Flash	Aug 7, 2015	Sony Pictures	Drama	$26,839,498	3,183,808
91	The Woman in Black 2: Angel o…	Jan 2, 2015	Relativity	Horror	$26,501,323	3,143,692
92	Run All Night	Mar 13, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$26,461,644	3,138,985
93	Love the Coopers	Nov 13, 2015	CBS Films	Comedy	$26,302,731	3,119,387
94	The Lazarus Effect	Feb 27, 2015	Lionsgate	Horror	$25,801,570	3,060,684
95	Ex Machina	Apr 10, 2015	A24	Thriller/Suspense	$25,440,971	3,017,909
96	In the Heart of the Sea	Dec 11, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$25,020,758	2,962,156
97	The Gallows	Jul 10, 2015	Warner Bros.	Horror	$22,764,410	2,700,405
98	Hitman: Agent 47	Aug 21, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$22,467,450	2,665,178
99	Project Almanac	Jan 30, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$22,348,241	2,651,037
100	Black or White	Jan 30, 2015	Relativity	Drama	$21,571,189	2,558,860