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Box Office History for Contemporary Fiction

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Top Gun: Maverick May 27, 2022 Action PG-13 $718,732,821 $735,796,748
2 Barbie Jul 21, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $636,238,421 $636,238,421
3 The Sixth Sense Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $293,506,292 $606,349,032
4 Twister May 10, 1996 Action PG-13 $241,688,385 $575,787,034
5 Meet the Fockers Dec 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $279,167,575 $467,196,588
6 Furious 7 Apr 3, 2015 Action PG-13 $353,007,020 $451,413,481
7 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $233,632,142 $444,877,210
8 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Apr 19, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG $241,438,208 $436,685,481
9 Mission: Impossible May 21, 1996 Action PG-13 $180,981,886 $431,162,728
10 Bruce Almighty May 23, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $242,704,995 $423,828,120
11 Mission: Impossible 2 May 24, 2000 Action PG-13 $215,409,889 $420,828,586
12 Rush Hour 2 Aug 3, 2001 Action PG-13 $226,164,286 $420,761,468
13 Liar Liar Mar 21, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $181,410,615 $416,177,285
14 Skyfall Nov 8, 2012 Action PG-13 $304,360,277 $411,972,425
15 Up May 29, 2009 Adventure PG $293,004,164 $411,377,848
16 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $172,956,409 $406,178,779
17 There's Something About Mary Jul 15, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $176,484,651 $395,938,225
18 Joker Oct 4, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $335,451,311 $394,773,539
19 The Hangover Jun 5, 2009 Comedy R $277,322,503 $389,360,797
20 Austin Powers in Goldmember Jul 25, 2002 Comedy PG-13 $213,117,789 $386,253,057
21 Gravity Oct 4, 2013 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $274,092,705 $363,314,190
22 The Waterboy Nov 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $161,491,646 $360,607,948
23 Jerry Maguire Dec 13, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $153,952,592 $360,538,713
24 What Women Want Dec 15, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $182,805,123 $350,883,324
25 The Da Vinci Code May 19, 2006 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $217,536,138 $349,718,401
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 175 54.87% $2,916,081,387 670,363,452 $7,226,518,013 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls $104,371,496
1996 193 61.80% $3,565,375,315 806,645,901 $8,695,642,813 Twister $241,688,385
1997 209 59.50% $3,680,287,629 801,805,484 $8,643,463,118 Liar Liar $181,410,615
1998 204 50.65% $3,451,874,541 736,007,262 $7,934,158,284 There's Something About Mary $174,711,965
1999 237 56.20% $4,124,372,885 811,884,309 $8,752,112,851 The Sixth Sense $276,386,495
2000 232 51.77% $3,893,074,114 722,277,088 $7,786,147,009 Mission: Impossible 2 $215,409,889
2001 226 54.32% $4,507,255,064 796,334,707 $8,584,488,141 Rush Hour 2 $226,164,286
2002 231 46.02% $4,213,620,009 725,235,687 $7,818,040,706 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $227,898,505
2003 239 49.26% $4,528,660,175 751,021,473 $8,096,011,479 Bruce Almighty $242,704,995
2004 215 43.37% $4,026,576,819 648,401,959 $6,989,773,118 The Bourne Supremacy $176,087,450
2005 208 48.14% $4,236,697,737 660,951,178 $7,125,053,699 Wedding Crashers $209,218,368
2006 325 49.03% $4,500,417,941 687,086,538 $7,406,792,880 The Da Vinci Code $217,536,138
2007 385 43.68% $4,267,726,456 620,308,894 $6,686,929,877 The Bourne Ultimatum $227,471,070
2008 397 43.15% $4,207,869,493 586,054,099 $6,317,663,187 Quantum of Solace $166,820,413
2009 285 42.58% $4,530,562,636 604,074,915 $6,511,927,584 Up $293,004,164
2010 293 39.57% $4,149,094,595 525,867,388 $5,668,850,443 The Karate Kid $176,591,618
2011 342 34.46% $3,506,120,598 442,133,607 $4,766,200,283 The Hangover Part II $254,464,305
2012 366 37.73% $4,153,180,525 521,756,162 $5,624,531,426 Skyfall $296,804,366
2013 337 33.72% $3,671,008,865 451,538,436 $4,867,584,340 Gravity $255,621,667
2014 363 30.30% $3,112,037,462 380,910,148 $4,106,211,395 22 Jump Street $191,719,337
2015 409 33.47% $3,733,216,526 442,848,756 $4,773,909,590 Furious 7 $353,007,020
2016 360 23.86% $2,688,100,358 310,762,881 $3,350,023,857 Jason Bourne $162,192,920
2017 330 27.45% $3,017,980,352 336,452,515 $3,626,958,112 The Fate of the Furious $225,764,765
2018 306 30.05% $3,588,817,751 393,942,555 $4,246,700,743 Mission: Impossible—Fallout $220,159,104
2019 291 29.67% $3,327,639,759 363,279,333 $3,916,151,210 Joker $333,772,511
2020 196 30.04% $606,824,883 66,102,829 $712,588,497 Bad Boys For Life $204,417,855
2021 206 22.68% $1,023,636,907 100,652,512 $1,085,034,079 F9: The Fast Saga $173,005,945
2022 228 30.38% $2,254,921,661 214,142,509 $2,308,456,247 Top Gun: Maverick $718,732,821
2023 257 33.22% $2,966,976,956 275,236,159 $2,967,045,794 Barbie $636,225,983
2024 75 27.50% $357,356,057 33,149,888 $357,355,793 Mean Girls $72,404,248

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 21 Nostalghia (Limited) Documentary $126,191  
 
February 22 Lovely, Dark, and Deep (Limited) Horror    
National Theatre Live: Vanya (Special Engagement) Concert/Perfor…    
 
February 23 Drive-Away Dolls (Wide) Comedy $5,028,215 Play
About Dry Grasses (Limited) Drama $77,170  
Bring Him to Me (Limited) Thriller/Suspense $2,301  
Cold Meat (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Drugstore June (Limited) Comedy    
Firecracker (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Golden Years (Limited) Comedy $9,864  
A Hip Hop Story (Limited) Comedy    
Isle of Hope (Limited) Drama $11,251  
Masthu Shades Unnai Ra (Limited) Drama    
Political War (Limited) Drama    
Red Right Hand (Limited) Action $34,458  
Siddharth Roy (Limited) Drama    
The Stolen Valley (Limited) Western $31,143  
Stopmotion (Limited) Horror $789,226  
 
February 27 Camp Pleasant Lake (Limited) Horror    
Demise (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
February 29 Butchers Book Two: Raghorn (Limited) Horror    
March, 2024
March 1 Amelia’s Children (Limited) Horror $11,073  
Asleep in my Palm (Limited) Drama    
Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana (Limited) Action    
Chaari 111 (Limited) Action    
Joshua: Imai Pol Kaka (Limited) Action    
Mangai (Limited) Drama    
Shayda (Limited) Drama $33,586  
Silver Haze (Limited) Drama    
 
March 7 Ricky Stanicky (Limited) Comedy    
 
March 8 Imaginary (Wide) Horror $19,033,678 Play
5lbs of Pressure (Limited) Action    
Accidental Texan (Limited) Comedy $243,115  
American Dreamer (Limited) Comedy    
Babu (No. 1 Bullshit Guy) (Limited)    
Bhimaa (Limited) Action    
Blackia 2 (Limited) Action    
Gaami (Limited) Drama    
Glitter & Doom (Limited) Musical $9,870  
Love Lies Bleeding (Limited) Thriller/Suspense $2,762,268  
Nalla Perai Vaanga Vendum Pillaigale (Limited) Comedy    
Night Shift (Limited) Horror    
The Piper (Limited) Horror    
Premalu (Limited) Romantic Comedy    
Shaitaan (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
The Unbreakable Agastya — Chapter 1 (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Unfriending (Limited) Black Comedy    
YOLO (Limited) Comedy $1,501,209  
 
March 11 Forty-Seven Days with Jesus (Limited) Drama    
 
March 12 The Woods Are Real (Limited) Horror    
 
March 13 Blackout (Limited) Horror    
 
March 15 The American Society of Magical Negroes (Wide) Comedy $1,304,270 Play
Classe Tous Risques (Limited) Thriller/Suspense $104,367  
Club Zero (Limited) Drama    
DogMan (Limited) Drama    
Exhuma (Limited) Horror $60,512  
French Girl (Limited) Romantic Comedy    
Hey, Viktor! (Limited) Comedy    
Invader (Limited) Horror    
Irish Wish (Limited) Romantic Comedy    
Knox Goes Away (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
The Neon Highway (Limited) Drama    
The Prank (Limited) Comedy    
Prey (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Re: Uniting (Limited) Drama    
The Shadowless Tower (Limited) Drama    
State of Consciousness (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
The Throwback (Limited) Comedy    
Love Lies Bleeding (Expands Wide) Thriller/Suspense $2,762,268  
 
March 21 Rad (Special Engagement) Drama $2,015,882  
 
March 22 Immaculate (Wide) Horror    
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End o… (Limited) Comedy    
Femme (Limited) Drama    
Free Time (Limited) Comedy    
The Heart Stays (Limited) Drama    
Limbo (Limited) Drama    
Peter Five Eight (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Riddle of Fire (Limited) Adventure    
Sleeping Dogs (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
March 29 In the Land of Saints and Sinners (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
Asphalt City (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
A Cat’s Life (Limited) Adventure    
La chimera (Limited) Drama    
A Fragile Flower (Limited) Drama    
Karaoke (Limited) Comedy    
The Listener (Limited) Drama    
Lousy Carter (Limited) Comedy    
Mind Body & Soul (Limited) Comedy    
The Windigo (Limited) Horror    
 
 
Winter 2024 Giving Thanks (Limited) Comedy    
April, 2024
April 2 Someone Like You (Limited) Drama    
 
April 4 Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (IMAX) Horror    
 
April 5 The First Omen (Wide) Horror    
Monkey Man (Wide) Thriller/Suspense   Play
Chicken For Linda! (Limited) Drama    
City of Dreams (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Coup De Chance (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
The Greatest Hits (Limited) Musical    
Hard Miles (Limited) Drama    
Housekeeping for Beginners (Limited) Drama    
The Old Oak (Limited) Drama    
The People’s Joker (Limited) Comedy    
 
April 10 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Limited) Action    
 
April 12 Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (Wide) Comedy    
Arcadian (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
LaRoy (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Omen (Limited) Drama    
Pure O (Limited) Drama    
Sting (Limited) Horror    
Sweet Dreams (Limited) Comedy    
 
April 19 Abigail (Wide) Horror   Play
Spy x Family Code: White (Wide) Action    
Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee … (Wide) Drama    
Blood for Dust (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Egoist (Limited) Drama    
 
April 24 Hereditary (IMAX) Horror $44,069,456 Play
 
April 26 Challengers (Wide) Drama   Play
Boy Kills World (Limited) Action    
Cinderella’s Revenge (Limited) Horror    
The Feeling That the Time for Doing S… (Limited) Comedy    
Nowhere Special (Limited) Drama    
Terrestrial Verses (Limited) Drama    
May, 2024
May 3 The Fall Guy (Wide) Action   Play
Tarot (Wide) Horror    
Cuckoo (Limited) Horror    
Evil Does Not Exist (Limited) Drama    
I Saw the TV Glow (Limited) Horror    
Lost Soulz (Limited) Educational    
Thabo and the Rhino Case (Limited) Adventure    
 
May 5 Steel Magnolias (Special Engagement) Comedy $83,759,091  
 
May 10 My Ex-Friend’s Wedding (Wide) Comedy    
Gasoline Rainbow (Limited) Adventure    
A Prince (Limited) Drama    
 
May 17 The Strangers: Chapter 1 (Wide) Horror    
Babes (Limited) Comedy    
 
May 22 Uncut Gems (IMAX) Thriller/Suspense $50,023,780  
 
May 24 Lilies (Limited) Drama $221,494  
 
May 31 Ezra (Wide) Comedy    
June, 2024
June 7 The Crow (Wide) Action    
Untitled Bad Boys Sequel (Wide) Action    
Banel & Adama (Limited) Drama    
Untitled Bad Boys Sequel (IMAX) Action    
 
June 14 Cora Bora (Limited) Comedy    
 
June 21 Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us (Wide) Drama    
Green Border (Limited) Drama    
Thelma (Limited) Action    
 
June 23 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Special Engagement) Musical $52,037,603  
 
June 28 Daddio (Limited) Drama    
Last Summer (Limited) Drama    
July, 2024
July 12 National Anthem (Limited) Drama    
Touch (Limited) Drama    
 
July 19 Twisters (Wide) Thriller/Suspense   Play
Twisters (IMAX) Thriller/Suspense   Play
 
July 26 Fabulous Four (Limited) Comedy    
 
 
July TBD Sing Sing (Limited) Drama    
August, 2024
August 2 Trap (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
My Old Ass (Limited) Comedy    
 
August 23 Blink Twice (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
The Forge (Wide) Drama    
 
August 25 Rear Window (Special Engagement) Thriller/Suspense $27,559,601  
September, 2024
September 13 Speak No Evil (Wide) Horror    
 
September 20 Wolfs (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
Wolfs (IMAX) Thriller/Suspense    
 
 
Summer 2024 The Activated Man (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Hayride to Hell (Limited) Horror    
Hounds (Limited) Drama    
October, 2024
October 3 Mean Girls (Special Engagement) Comedy $86,047,227  
 
October 4 Devara Part 1 (Wide) Action    
Joker: Folie á Deux (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
 
October 18 Untitled Smile Sequel (Wide) Horror    
 
October 25 Terrifier 3 (Wide) Horror    
Wolf Man (Wide) Horror    
November, 2024
November 8 The Amateur (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
 
November 15 Red One (Wide) Action    
December, 2024
December 15 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Limited) Adventure    
White Christmas (Special Engagement) Musical $30,000,000  
 
 
Fall 2024 Abandonment (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
 
During 2024 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (Wide) Action    
Legally Blonde 3 (Wide) Comedy    
Fancy Dance (Limited) Drama    
Faultline (Limited) Drama    
Four Souls of Coyote (Limited) Adventure    
Maidaan (Limited) Drama    
Saint Clare (Limited) Comedy    
Trigger Warning (Limited) Action    
January, 2025
January 10 The Woman in the Yard (Wide) Horror    
 
January 24 The Coopers: A Jesus Freak Drama (Wide) Drama    
February, 2025
February 7 With Love (Wide) Action    
 
February 21 The Unbreakable Boy (Wide) Drama    
March, 2025
March 14 Novocaine (Wide) Action    
June, 2025
June 6 Ballerina (Wide) Action    
 
June 27 The Black Phone 2 (Wide) Horror    
August, 2025
August 8 Vicious (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
 
December, 2025
During 2025 The Exorcist: Deceiver (Wide) Horror    
Naked Gun (Wide) Comedy    
Thanksgiving 2 (Wide) Horror    
October, 2026
October 15 Time (Limited) Drama    
December, 2026
December 11 LAX to Rockefeller (Wide) Drama    

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.