2015 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2014 will most likely earn money in 2014 and 2015.

To see the top movies released in 2015 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 2015” button below.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2015 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Jurassic World	Jun 12, 2015	Universal	Action	$925,404,113	77,374,926
2	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force …	Dec 18, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$924,973,729	77,338,941
3	Avengers: Age of Ultron	May 1, 2015	Walt Disney	Action	$651,211,172	54,449,095
4	Inside Out	Jun 19, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$505,727,410	42,284,900
5	Furious 7	Apr 3, 2015	Universal	Action	$500,826,092	41,875,091
6	American Sniper	Dec 25, 2014	Warner Bros.	Drama	$494,853,261	41,375,691
7	Minions	Jul 10, 2015	Universal	Adventure	$476,762,445	39,863,081
8	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay …	Nov 20, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$382,449,192	31,977,357
9	The Martian	Oct 2, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$319,707,049	26,731,359
10	Cinderella	Mar 13, 2015	Walt Disney	Drama	$285,381,991	23,861,370
11	Spectre	Nov 6, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$279,637,831	23,381,090
12	Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nat…	Jul 31, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Action	$276,714,926	23,136,700
13	Pitch Perfect 2	May 15, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$261,468,910	21,861,949
14	Ant-Man	Jul 17, 2015	Walt Disney	Action	$255,660,483	21,376,295
15	Home	Mar 27, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$251,681,402	21,043,595
16	Hotel Transylvania 2	Sep 25, 2015	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$239,017,008	19,984,700
17	Fifty Shades of Grey	Feb 13, 2015	Universal	Drama	$235,748,526	19,711,415
18	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge O…	Feb 6, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$231,246,574	19,334,998
19	Straight Outta Compton	Aug 14, 2015	Universal	Drama	$228,698,162	19,121,920
20	San Andreas	May 29, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$220,175,842	18,409,351
21	Mad Max: Fury Road	May 15, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$217,970,438	18,224,953
22	The Divergent Series: Insurge…	Mar 20, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$184,690,593	15,442,357
23	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Feb 13, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$181,970,370	15,214,914
24	The Peanuts Movie	Nov 6, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$181,933,284	15,211,813
25	The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Sep 26, 1975	20th Century Fox	Musical	$160,652,273	13,432,464
26	Spy!	Jun 5, 2015	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$157,233,157	13,146,585
27	The Good Dinosaur	Nov 25, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$157,078,171	13,133,626
28	Trainwreck	Jul 17, 2015	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$156,363,451	13,073,867
29	Creed	Nov 25, 2015	Warner Bros.	Drama	$141,001,966	11,789,462
30	Tomorrowland	May 22, 2015	Walt Disney	Adventure	$132,562,089	11,083,787
31	Get Hard	Mar 27, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$128,270,579	10,724,965
32	Terminator: Genisys	Jul 1, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Action	$127,347,691	10,647,800
33	Taken 3	Jan 9, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$126,631,890	10,587,951
34	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	Sep 18, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$115,812,953	9,683,357
35	Ted 2	Jun 26, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$115,594,017	9,665,052
36	Goosebumps	Oct 16, 2015	Sony Pictures	Horror	$112,269,170	9,387,054
37	Pixels	Jul 24, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$111,748,659	9,343,533
38	Paddington	Jan 16, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Adventure	$108,141,636	9,041,943
39	The Intern	Sep 25, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$107,221,309	8,964,992
40	The Imitation Game	Nov 28, 2014	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$100,998,333	8,444,677
41	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Apr 17, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$100,860,672	8,433,167
42	Bridge of Spies	Oct 16, 2015	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$99,947,260	8,356,794
43	War Room	Aug 28, 2015	Sony Pictures	Drama	$94,528,015	7,903,680
44	Magic Mike XXL	Jul 1, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$93,655,535	7,830,730
45	The Hobbit: The Battle of the…	Dec 17, 2014	Warner Bros. / Fa…	Adventure	$93,027,607	7,778,228
46	The Visit	Sep 11, 2015	Universal	Horror	$92,510,678	7,735,007
47	Daddy’s Home	Dec 25, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$91,770,340	7,673,105
48	The Wedding Ringer	Jan 16, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$91,452,446	7,646,526
49	Into the Woods	Dec 25, 2014	Walt Disney	Musical	$90,714,781	7,584,848
50	Black Mass	Sep 18, 2015	Warner Bros.	Drama	$88,778,779	7,422,975
51	Vacation	Jul 29, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$83,541,505	6,985,076
52	The Perfect Guy	Sep 11, 2015	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$80,907,251	6,764,820
53	Fantastic Four	Aug 7, 2015	20th Century Fox	Action	$79,616,355	6,656,886
54	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The …	Dec 18, 2015	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$78,847,225	6,592,577
55	Focus	Feb 27, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$76,417,679	6,389,438
56	Unbroken	Dec 25, 2014	Universal	Drama	$75,720,633	6,331,157
57	Southpaw	Jul 24, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$74,373,257	6,218,500
58	Insidious Chapter 3	Jun 5, 2015	Focus Features	Horror	$74,084,692	6,194,372
59	Selma	Jan 9, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$72,175,579	6,034,747
60	Sisters	Dec 18, 2015	Universal	Comedy	$69,693,431	5,827,210
61	Jupiter Ascending	Feb 6, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$67,365,472	5,632,565
62	Poltergeist	May 22, 2015	20th Century Fox	Horror	$67,284,044	5,625,756
63	Sicario	Sep 18, 2015	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$66,355,120	5,548,087
64	The Man From U.N.C.L.E.	Aug 14, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$64,474,911	5,390,879
65	McFarland, USA	Feb 20, 2015	Walt Disney	Drama	$63,106,060	5,276,426
66	Night at the Museum: Secret o…	Dec 19, 2014	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$62,980,876	5,265,960
67	The Gift	Aug 7, 2015	STX Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$62,122,858	5,194,219
68	Everest	Sep 18, 2015	Universal	Adventure	$61,690,148	5,158,039
69	The Night Before	Nov 20, 2015	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$60,842,529	5,087,168
70	Max	Jun 26, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$60,518,246	5,060,054
71	The Age of Adaline	Apr 24, 2015	Lionsgate	Drama	$60,480,679	5,056,913
72	Krampus	Dec 4, 2015	Universal	Horror	$58,829,169	4,918,827
73	The Longest Ride	Apr 10, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$53,126,401	4,442,007
74	The Boy Next Door	Jan 23, 2015	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$51,083,338	4,271,182
75	Pan	Oct 9, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$49,737,507	4,158,654
76	Hot Pursuit	May 8, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$49,060,404	4,102,040
77	The DUFF	Feb 20, 2015	CBS Films	Comedy	$48,280,297	4,036,814
78	Woman in Gold	Apr 1, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$47,255,184	3,951,102
79	The Second Best Exotic Marigo…	Mar 6, 2015	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$46,929,545	3,923,875
80	Unfriended	Apr 17, 2015	Universal	Horror	$46,520,066	3,889,638
81	Entourage	Jun 3, 2015	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$45,915,339	3,839,075
82	Paper Towns	Jul 24, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$45,400,194	3,796,003
83	Chappie	Mar 6, 2015	Sony Pictures	Action	$44,788,665	3,744,872
84	Crimson Peak	Oct 16, 2015	Universal	Horror	$44,109,161	3,688,057
85	A Walk in the Woods	Sep 2, 2015	Broad Green Pictu…	Adventure	$41,852,047	3,499,335
86	Annie	Dec 19, 2014	Sony Pictures	Musical	$41,085,852	3,435,272
87	Joy	Dec 25, 2015	20th Century Fox	Drama	$40,164,736	3,358,256
88	Sinister 2	Aug 21, 2015	Focus Features	Horror	$39,357,274	3,290,742
89	The Last Witch Hunter	Oct 23, 2015	Lionsgate	Action	$38,827,665	3,246,460
90	No Escape	Aug 26, 2015	Weinstein Co.	Thriller/Suspense	$38,715,885	3,237,114
91	Ricki and the Flash	Aug 7, 2015	Sony Pictures	Drama	$38,078,339	3,183,808
92	The Woman in Black 2: Angel o…	Jan 2, 2015	Relativity	Horror	$37,598,556	3,143,692
93	Run All Night	Mar 13, 2015	Warner Bros.	Action	$37,542,261	3,138,985
94	Love the Coopers	Nov 13, 2015	CBS Films	Comedy	$36,965,328	3,090,747
95	Spotlight	Nov 6, 2015	Open Road	Drama	$36,779,311	3,075,193
96	The Lazarus Effect	Feb 27, 2015	Lionsgate	Horror	$36,605,786	3,060,684
97	Ex Machina	Apr 10, 2015	A24	Thriller/Suspense	$36,094,189	3,017,909
98	The Big Short	Dec 11, 2015	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$34,042,981	2,846,403
99	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay …	Nov 21, 2014	Lionsgate	Action	$33,841,226	2,829,534
100	In the Heart of the Sea	Dec 11, 2015	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$32,721,006	2,735,870