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Box Office History for Adventure

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
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awa… Dec 18, 2015 Walt Disney PG-13 $936,662,225 $1,191,447,782
2 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace May 19, 1999 20th Century Fox PG $474,544,677 $950,984,739
3 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Dreamworks SKG PG $441,426,807 $748,166,240
4 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi Dec 15, 2017 Walt Disney PG-13 $620,181,382 $743,422,283
5 Spider-Man May 3, 2002 Sony Pictures PG-13 $403,706,375 $731,674,375
6 Independence Day Jul 2, 1996 20th Century Fox PG-13 $306,169,255 $729,403,223
7 Incredibles 2 Jun 15, 2018 Walt Disney PG $608,581,744 $720,143,929
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead M… Jul 7, 2006 Walt Disney PG-13 $423,315,812 $680,536,715
9 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Dec 16, 2016 Walt Disney PG-13 $533,539,991 $659,851,605
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Retur… Dec 17, 2003 New Line PG-13 $379,021,990 $656,270,541
11 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Walt Disney G $380,529,370 $647,224,713
12 The Lion King Jul 19, 2019 Walt Disney PG $543,638,043 $639,783,632
13 Spider-Man 2 Jun 30, 2004 Sony Pictures PG-13 $373,524,485 $633,367,601
14 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of th… May 19, 2005 20th Century Fox PG-13 $380,270,577 $624,687,848
15 The Lord of the Rings: The Two T… Dec 18, 2002 New Line PG-13 $342,548,984 $615,206,952
16 Finding Dory Jun 17, 2016 Walt Disney PG $486,295,561 $606,042,329
17 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Dec 20, 2019 Walt Disney PG-13 $515,202,542 $605,999,942
18 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Nov 16, 2001 Warner Bros. PG $317,871,467 $590,000,417
19 The Lord of the Rings: The Fello… Dec 19, 2001 New Line PG-13 $315,544,750 $581,403,252
20 Toy Story 3 Jun 18, 2010 Walt Disney G $415,004,880 $567,015,538
21 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the … May 16, 2002 20th Century Fox PG $310,676,740 $563,068,163
22 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Nov 22, 2013 Lionsgate PG-13 $424,668,047 $562,976,175
23 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cu… Jul 9, 2003 Walt Disney PG-13 $305,410,819 $533,329,337
24 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Walt Disney G $290,149,425 $520,533,702
25 Spider-Man 3 May 4, 2007 Sony Pictures PG-13 $336,530,303 $515,067,453
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 31 14.45% $768,045,166 176,562,092 $1,903,339,352 Toy Story $150,004,917
1996 26 18.73% $1,080,530,754 244,463,958 $2,635,321,467 Independence Day $306,169,255
1997 20 8.93% $552,665,729 120,406,469 $1,297,981,736 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope $138,133,173
1998 25 19.76% $1,346,930,331 287,191,955 $3,095,929,275 Armageddon $201,578,182
1999 24 19.92% $1,462,042,542 287,803,636 $3,102,523,196 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… $430,443,350
2000 30 17.27% $1,299,020,679 241,005,674 $2,598,041,166 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $254,257,385
2001 31 26.77% $2,220,755,198 392,359,559 $4,229,636,046 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… $300,404,434
2002 46 31.23% $2,858,703,921 492,031,631 $5,304,100,982 Spider-Man $403,706,375
2003 45 22.46% $2,064,890,931 342,436,282 $3,691,463,120 Finding Nemo $339,714,367
2004 46 30.63% $2,843,586,819 457,904,459 $4,936,210,068 Shrek 2 $441,226,247
2005 38 27.74% $2,441,041,039 380,817,616 $4,105,213,900 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … $380,270,577
2006 39 27.32% $2,507,388,332 382,807,357 $4,126,663,308 Pirates of the Caribbean: D… $423,315,812
2007 34 29.61% $2,892,598,772 420,435,853 $4,532,298,495 Spider-Man 3 $336,530,303
2008 52 30.35% $2,959,731,302 412,218,836 $4,443,719,052 Iron Man $318,412,101
2009 44 23.87% $2,540,049,625 338,673,276 $3,650,897,915 Harry Potter and the Half-B… $301,959,197
2010 38 28.87% $3,026,547,014 383,592,769 $4,135,130,050 Toy Story 3 $415,004,880
2011 46 24.81% $2,524,239,784 318,315,221 $3,431,438,082 Harry Potter and the Deathl… $381,011,219
2012 41 23.82% $2,622,265,130 329,430,273 $3,551,258,343 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… $263,834,893
2013 41 26.84% $2,922,343,544 359,451,832 $3,874,890,749 The Hunger Games: Catching … $407,139,699
2014 46 26.38% $2,709,819,141 331,679,185 $3,575,501,614 The Lego Movie $257,784,718
2015 45 26.32% $2,935,327,515 348,200,162 $3,753,597,746 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… $742,208,942
2016 52 37.34% $4,206,011,851 486,244,125 $5,241,711,668 Finding Dory $486,295,561
2017 44 24.10% $2,650,018,048 295,431,208 $3,184,748,422 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… $517,218,368
2018 44 25.02% $2,987,568,774 327,943,866 $3,535,234,875 Incredibles 2 $608,581,744
2019 42 28.60% $3,207,971,088 350,215,170 $3,775,319,533 The Lion King $543,638,043
2020 31 33.44% $675,599,464 73,594,698 $793,350,844 Sonic The Hedgehog $146,066,470
2021 26 15.51% $700,331,090 68,862,439 $742,337,092 Jungle Cruise $116,987,516
2022 28 17.00% $1,261,733,553 119,822,742 $1,291,689,159 Minions: The Rise of Gru $369,695,210
2023 40 20.33% $1,815,138,697 168,428,297 $1,815,657,042 Spider-Man: Across the Spid… $381,311,319
2024 10 7.85% $101,973,463 9,459,499 $101,973,399 Migration $72,423,165

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie Theatrical
Distributor
Domestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 21 Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Special Engagement) Fathom Events    
March, 2024
March 6 Labyrinth (Special Engagement) Fathom Events $12,729,917  
 
March 8 Damsel (Limited) Netflix    
The Primevals (Limited) Full Moon Features    
 
March 15 Arthur the King (Wide) Lionsgate $7,633,898 Play
 
March 22 Luca (Wide) Walt Disney    
Riddle of Fire (Limited) Yellow Veil Pictures    
 
March 29 A Cat’s Life (Limited) Blue Fox Entertai…    
May, 2024
May 3 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (Wide) 20th Century Studios $474,544,677 Play
Thabo and the Rhino Case (Limited) Purdie Distribution    
 
May 10 Gasoline Rainbow (Limited) MUBI    
 
May 24 The Garfield Movie (Wide) Sony Pictures    
 
May 31 Robot Dreams (Wide) Neon    
June, 2024
June 2 The Muppet Movie (Special Engagement) Fathom Events $76,657,000  
 
June 14 Inside Out 2 (Wide) Walt Disney   Play
July, 2024
July 3 Despicable Me 4 (Wide) Universal   Play
 
July 21 The Neverending Story (Special Engagement) Fathom Events $21,300,000  
August, 2024
August 2 Harold and the Purple Crayon (Wide) Sony Pictures    
September, 2024
September 20 The Wild Robot (Wide) Universal   Play
November, 2024
November 27 Moana 2 (Wide) Walt Disney    
December, 2024
December 12 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the… (Wide) Warner Bros.    
 
December 15 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Limited) Lionsgate    
 
December 20 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Wide) Paramount Pictures    
 
 
During 2024 The Ark and the Aardvark (Limited) ARC Entertainment    
Four Souls of Coyote (Limited) Juno Films    
The Concierge (Canceled) Crunchyroll    
Coyote vs. Acme (Canceled) Warner Bros.    
January, 2025
January 17 Paddington in Peru (Wide) Sony Pictures    
 
January 31 Dog Man (Wide) Universal    
Mickey 17 (Wide) Warner Bros.    
Mickey 17 (IMAX) Warner Bros.    
March, 2025
March 21 Disney’s Snow White (Wide) Walt Disney    
April, 2025
April 4 Minecraft (Wide) Warner Bros.    
May, 2025
May 9 P31 (Wide) Carl Jackson Ente…    
June, 2025
June 12 Elio (Wide) Walt Disney    
 
June 13 How to Train Your Dragon Live Action (Wide) Universal    
October, 2025
October 10 Untitled Animated Aang Avatar Film (Wide) Paramount Pictures    
November, 2025
November 26 Zootopia 2 (Wide) Walt Disney    
December, 2025
December 19 Untitled Spongebob Squarepants Animat… (Wide) Paramount Pictures    
 
 
During 2025 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (Wide) Warner Bros.    
Star Trek 4 (Wide) Paramount Pictures    
Toto (Wide) Warner Bros.    
May, 2026
May 22 Untitled Star Wars Movie (Wide) Walt Disney    
July, 2026
July 31 PAW Patrol 3 (Wide) Paramount Pictures    
 
December, 2026
During 2026 Frozen 3 (Wide) Walt Disney    
Toy Story 5 (Wide) Walt Disney    
 
December 17 Untitled Star Wars Movie (Wide) Walt Disney    

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.