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Box Office History for Animation/Live Action

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 Avengers: Endgame Apr 26, 2019 Action PG-13 $858,373,000 $1,010,181,328
4 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $474,544,677 $950,984,739
5 Spider-Man: No Way Home Dec 17, 2021 Action PG-13 $814,115,070 $854,207,728
6 The Avengers May 4, 2012 Action PG-13 $623,357,910 $844,195,760
7 Avengers: Infinity War Apr 27, 2018 Action PG-13 $678,815,482 $803,252,566
8 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi Dec 15, 2017 Adventure PG-13 $620,181,382 $743,422,283
9 Avatar: The Way of Water Dec 16, 2022 Action PG-13 $684,075,767 $700,316,879
10 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Dec 16, 2016 Adventure PG-13 $533,539,991 $659,851,605
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Retur… Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $379,021,990 $656,270,541
12 The Lion King Jul 19, 2019 Adventure PG $543,638,043 $639,783,632
13 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of th… May 19, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $380,270,577 $624,687,848
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two T… Dec 18, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $342,548,984 $615,206,952
15 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Dec 20, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $515,202,542 $605,999,942
16 Beauty and the Beast Mar 17, 2017 Musical PG $504,014,165 $605,716,019
17 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $317,871,467 $590,000,417
18 Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1, 2015 Action PG-13 $459,005,868 $586,961,233
19 The Lord of the Rings: The Fello… Dec 19, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $315,544,750 $581,403,252
20 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jun 24, 2009 Action PG-13 $402,111,870 $564,565,065
21 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the … May 16, 2002 Adventure PG $310,676,740 $563,068,163
22 Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013 Action PG-13 $408,992,272 $542,304,631
23 The Lost World: Jurassic Park May 22, 1997 Action PG-13 $229,086,679 $525,551,784
24 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal… Jul 15, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $381,193,157 $505,932,920
25 Captain Marvel Mar 8, 2019 Action PG-13 $426,829,839 $502,317,212
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 1 0.01% $519,284 119,375 $1,286,863 The Pagemaster $519,284
1996 3 2.64% $152,189,146 34,431,932 $371,176,227 Space Jam $85,442,296
1997 3 4.66% $288,428,472 62,838,445 $677,398,437 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $229,086,679
1998 2 0.82% $55,592,220 11,853,351 $127,779,124 Small Soldiers $55,143,823
1999 1 5.87% $430,443,350 84,732,942 $913,421,115 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… $430,443,350
2000 3 0.35% $26,593,667 4,933,888 $53,187,313 Thomas and the Magic Railroad $15,911,332
2001 6 9.47% $785,642,128 138,806,028 $1,496,328,982 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… $300,404,434
2002 7 12.93% $1,183,581,664 203,714,567 $2,196,043,032 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… $310,676,740
2003 7 8.84% $812,411,505 134,728,272 $1,452,370,772 The Lord of the Rings: The … $290,425,213
2004 6 6.40% $594,074,251 95,664,129 $1,031,259,311 Harry Potter and the Prison… $249,538,952
2005 9 16.25% $1,430,218,441 223,122,997 $2,405,265,908 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … $380,270,577
2006 5 2.43% $223,335,380 34,097,002 $367,565,682 The Chronicles of Narnia: T… $74,033,080
2007 8 12.00% $1,172,822,350 170,468,362 $1,837,648,942 Transformers $319,246,193
2008 4 2.19% $213,408,636 29,722,650 $320,410,167 The Chronicles of Narnia: P… $141,621,490
2009 7 15.01% $1,597,387,403 212,984,987 $2,295,978,160 Transformers: Revenge of th… $402,111,870
2010 15 16.02% $1,679,217,923 212,828,632 $2,294,292,653 Avatar $408,392,727
2011 20 15.66% $1,593,638,105 200,963,190 $2,166,383,188 Harry Potter and the Deathl… $381,011,219
2012 10 13.38% $1,472,448,278 184,980,936 $1,994,094,490 The Avengers $623,357,910
2013 11 12.09% $1,315,932,464 161,861,307 $1,744,864,889 Iron Man 3 $408,992,272
2014 15 14.99% $1,539,632,887 188,449,549 $2,031,486,138 Guardians of the Galaxy $333,055,258
2015 13 16.88% $1,883,109,735 223,381,933 $2,408,057,238 Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… $742,208,942
2016 25 24.03% $2,706,694,060 312,912,598 $3,373,197,806 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $424,987,707
2017 19 19.58% $2,152,957,548 240,017,555 $2,587,389,243 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… $517,218,368
2018 21 23.31% $2,783,746,609 305,570,420 $3,294,049,128 Avengers: Infinity War $678,815,482
2019 21 29.97% $3,361,958,578 367,026,041 $3,956,540,722 Avengers: Endgame $858,373,000
2020 8 17.64% $356,260,196 38,808,297 $418,353,442 Sonic The Hedgehog $146,066,470
2021 10 25.53% $1,152,536,741 113,327,113 $1,221,666,278 Spider-Man: No Way Home $572,984,769
2022 13 34.63% $2,570,544,603 244,116,293 $2,631,573,639 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever $436,499,646
2023 12 15.78% $1,409,123,959 130,747,467 $1,409,457,694 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 $358,995,815

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
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 17 If (Wide) Comedy    
July, 2024
July 26 Deadpool and Wolverine (Wide) Action    
October, 2024
October 25 Venom: The Last Dance (Wide) Action    
Venom: The Last Dance (IMAX) Action    
December, 2024
December 20 Mufasa: The Lion King (Wide) Drama    
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Wide) Adventure    
 
 
During 2024 Coyote vs. Acme (Canceled) Adventure    
January, 2025
January 17 Paddington in Peru (Wide) Adventure    
March, 2025
March 21 Disney’s Snow White (Wide) Adventure    
December, 2025
December 19 Avatar 3 (Wide) Action    
May, 2026
May 22 Untitled Star Wars Movie (Wide) Adventure    
October, 2026
October 9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (Wide) Action    
December, 2027
December 17 Untitled Star Wars Movie (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.