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Box Office History for Science 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 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awa… Dec 18, 2015 Adventure PG-13 $936,662,225 $1,191,447,782
2 Avatar Dec 18, 2009 Action PG-13 $785,221,649 $1,089,388,693
3 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $474,544,677 $950,984,739
4 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Action PG-13 $652,306,625 $834,139,853
5 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi Dec 15, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $620,181,382 $743,422,283
6 Independence Day Jul 2, 1996 Adventure PG-13 $306,169,255 $729,403,223
7 Avatar: The Way of Water Dec 16, 2022 Action PG-13 $684,075,767 $700,316,879
8 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Dec 16, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $533,539,991 $659,851,605
9 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of th… May 19, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $380,270,577 $624,687,848
10 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Dec 20, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $515,202,542 $605,999,942
11 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $250,690,539 $575,111,598
12 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jun 24, 2009 Action PG-13 $402,111,870 $564,565,065
13 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the … May 16, 2002 Adventure PG $310,676,740 $563,068,163
14 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Nov 22, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $424,668,047 $562,976,175
15 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $408,010,692 $552,557,187
16 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $229,086,679 $525,551,784
17 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Jun 22, 2018 Action PG-13 $417,719,760 $494,294,079
18 The Matrix Reloaded May 15, 2003 Action R $281,553,689 $491,668,382
19 Transformers Jul 2, 2007 Action PG-13 $319,246,193 $488,613,713
20 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Dec 20, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $404,508,916 $481,782,735
21 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Jun 29, 2011 Action PG-13 $352,390,543 $467,928,423
22 Armageddon Jul 1, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $201,578,182 $463,328,949
23 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - P… Nov 21, 2014 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $337,135,885 $444,292,429
24 Signs Aug 2, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $227,969,295 $413,155,312
25 Inception Jul 16, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $292,576,195 $390,472,365
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 15 6.50% $345,539,084 79,434,266 $856,301,387 Waterworld $88,246,220
1996 16 10.66% $614,770,482 139,088,338 $1,499,372,284 Independence Day $306,169,255
1997 19 18.33% $1,133,811,126 247,017,665 $2,662,850,429 Men in Black $250,650,052
1998 22 12.25% $834,689,660 177,972,197 $1,918,540,284 Armageddon $201,578,182
1999 21 11.72% $860,396,009 169,369,282 $1,825,800,860 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… $430,443,350
2000 18 7.51% $564,713,202 104,770,527 $1,129,426,281 Space Cowboys $90,179,885
2001 16 7.02% $582,416,880 102,900,501 $1,109,267,401 Jurassic Park III $181,166,115
2002 22 13.70% $1,253,929,563 215,822,631 $2,326,567,962 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… $310,676,740
2003 19 8.15% $749,322,675 124,265,772 $1,339,585,022 The Matrix Reloaded $281,553,689
2004 27 8.28% $768,788,049 123,798,384 $1,334,546,580 The Day After Tomorrow $186,740,799
2005 20 9.71% $854,276,621 133,272,472 $1,436,677,248 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … $380,270,577
2006 18 1.97% $180,941,379 27,624,630 $297,793,511 V for Vendetta $70,511,035
2007 24 8.93% $872,245,566 126,779,868 $1,366,686,977 Transformers $319,246,193
2008 25 10.31% $1,005,639,165 140,061,160 $1,509,859,305 WALL-E $223,806,889
2009 30 16.43% $1,747,969,165 233,062,548 $2,512,414,267 Transformers: Revenge of th… $402,111,870
2010 22 11.53% $1,208,510,715 153,169,922 $1,651,171,759 Avatar $408,392,727
2011 32 14.08% $1,432,843,019 180,686,371 $1,947,799,079 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352,390,543
2012 38 10.72% $1,180,298,813 148,278,726 $1,598,444,666 The Hunger Games $408,010,692
2013 39 15.77% $1,716,640,340 211,148,852 $2,276,184,625 The Hunger Games: Catching … $407,139,699
2014 43 18.77% $1,928,382,418 236,032,097 $2,544,426,006 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… $323,734,502
2015 42 25.95% $2,895,071,999 343,424,892 $3,702,120,336 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… $742,208,942
2016 37 12.76% $1,437,039,342 166,131,698 $1,790,899,704 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $424,987,707
2017 40 16.62% $1,826,736,232 203,649,511 $2,195,341,729 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… $517,218,368
2018 40 16.14% $1,927,192,236 211,546,884 $2,280,475,410 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $417,719,760
2019 23 9.84% $1,103,780,000 120,499,989 $1,298,989,881 Star Wars: The Rise of Skyw… $390,706,234
2020 29 20.46% $413,372,858 45,029,707 $485,420,241 Jumanji: The Next Level $124,736,710
2021 39 16.28% $734,888,782 72,260,437 $778,967,511 A Quiet Place: Part II $160,215,764
2022 34 14.55% $1,079,668,172 102,532,576 $1,105,301,169 Avatar: The Way of Water $401,007,908
2023 35 10.87% $970,471,902 90,074,669 $971,004,932 Avatar: The Way of Water $283,067,859
2024 11 20.47% $265,981,550 24,673,607 $265,981,483 Dune: Part Two $204,723,123

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 21 Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Special Engagement) Adventure    
 
February 22 Spaceman (Limited) Drama    
 
February 23 Tenet (Wide) Action $58,504,105 Play
Craak-Jeetegaa… Toh Jiyegaa (Limited) Action    
Ingress (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Parallel (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
Tenet (IMAX) Action $58,504,105 Play
 
February 25 Dune: Part Two (Special Engagement) Action $204,723,123 Play
March, 2024
March 1 Dune: Part Two (Wide) Action $204,723,123 Play
Dune: Part Two (IMAX) Action $204,723,123 Play
 
March 8 The Primevals (Limited) Adventure    
 
March 15 The Animal Kingdom (Limited) Thriller/Suspense $50,320  
 
March 17 The End of Evangelion (Special Engagement) Action    
 
March 19 Room 0 (Limited) Drama    
 
March 22 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Wide) Comedy   Play
Sentinel (Limited) Action    
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (IMAX) Comedy   Play
 
March 27 Ex Machina (IMAX) Thriller/Suspense $25,440,971  
 
March 29 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Wide) Action    
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (IMAX) Action    
April, 2024
April 5 The Beast (Limited) Drama    
 
April 12 Civil War (Wide) Action    
Sasquatch Sunset (Limited) Comedy    
Civil War (IMAX) Action    
 
April 19 Sasquatch Sunset (Expands Wide) Comedy    
 
April 26 Breathe (Limited) Thriller/Suspense    
May, 2024
May 3 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (Wide) Adventure $474,544,677 Play
 
May 10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Wide) Action    
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (IMAX) Action    
 
May 24 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Wide) Action   Play
June, 2024
June 7 The Watchers (Wide) Horror    
 
June 28 A Quiet Place: Day One (Wide) Horror   Play
 
 
June TBD Arena Wars (Limited) Action    
August, 2024
August 16 Alien: Romulus (Wide) Horror    
 
August 23 Slingshot (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
September, 2024
September 6 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Wide) Comedy    
 
September 13 Transformers One (Wide) Action    
 
September 20 The Wild Robot (Wide) Adventure   Play
November, 2024
November 17 The Fifth Element (Special Engagement) Action $63,570,862  
 
December, 2024
During 2024 Salem’s Lot (Canceled) Horror    
January, 2025
January 31 Mickey 17 (Wide) Adventure    
Mickey 17 (IMAX) Adventure    
May, 2025
May 16 M3GAN 2.0 (Wide) Horror    
June, 2025
June 12 Elio (Wide) Adventure    
July, 2025
July 2 Jurassic World Event Film (Wide) Action    
December, 2025
December 19 Avatar 3 (Wide) Action    
 
 
During 2025 Star Trek 4 (Wide) Adventure    
 
December 21 Avatar 4 (Wide) Action    
 
December 19 Avatar 5 (Wide) Action    

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.