Monthly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY MONTH | INDEX BY YEAR | MONTH-TO-DATE
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - November - Dec
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1983 | $204.8 | +109.3% | 11 | $18.6 | -9.3% | Terms of Endearment | $108.4 | 53.0% |
| 1986 | $267.7 | -20.1% | 25 | $10.7 | -27.2% | Star Trek IV | $109.7 | 41.0% |
| 1993 | $549.9 | -28.9% | 28 | $19.6 | -35.2% | Mrs. Doubtfire | $219.2 | 39.9% |
| 1985 | $334.9 | +102.0% | 21 | $15.9 | -32.1% | Rocky IV | $127.9 | 38.2% |
| 1987 | $461.4 | +72.4% | 23 | $20.1 | -28.7% | Three Men and a Baby | $167.8 | 36.4% |
| 1990 | $792.4 | +80.0% | 24 | $33.0 | -33.7% | Home Alone | $285.8 | 36.1% |
| 1995 | $612.9 | +22.2% | 20 | $30.6 | -31.5% | Toy Story | $191.8 | 31.3% |
| 2001 | $1,024.7 | +20.6% | 36 | $28.5 | -35.3% | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | $317.6 | 31.0% |
| 2000 | $850.0 | +0.8% | 25 | $34.0 | -41.6% | The Grinch | $260.0 | 30.6% |
| 2005 | $954.1 | -2.1% | 51 | $18.7 | -48.2% | Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire | $290.0 | 30.4% |
| 1999 | $842.8 | +1.2% | 28 | $30.1 | -45.5% | Toy Story 2 | $245.9 | 29.2% |
| 1994 | $501.3 | -8.8% | 21 | $23.9 | -34.1% | The Santa Clause | $144.8 | 28.9% |
| 1992 | $773.6 | +47.2% | 17 | $45.5 | -28.8% | Aladdin | $217.4 | 28.1% |
| 1991 | $525.5 | -33.7% | 21 | $25.0 | -20.0% | Beauty and the Beast | $145.9 | 27.8% |
| 2011 | $1,017.2 | -15.4% | 43 | $23.7 | -32.7% | Breaking Dawn Part 1 | $281.3 | 27.7% |
| 2002 | $950.3 | -7.3% | 46 | $20.7 | -46.3% | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets | $262.0 | 27.6% |
| 1989 | $440.2 | +33.4% | 23 | $19.1 | -18.6% | Back to the Future 2 | $118.5 | 26.9% |
| 2004 | $974.7 | +8.8% | 39 | $25.0 | -42.7% | The Incredibles | $261.4 | 26.8% |
| 2010 | $1,202.6 | -4.7% | 35 | $34.4 | -40.3% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1) | $296.0 | 24.6% |
| 2009 | $1,262.0 | +12.2% | 45 | $28.0 | -45.9% | New Moon | $296.6 | 23.5% |
| 2006 | $870.9 | -8.7% | 50 | $17.4 | -41.6% | Happy Feet | $198.0 | 22.7% |
| 1982 | $97.8 | - | 12 | $8.2 | -5.7% | Creepshow | $21.0 | 21.5% |
| 1984 | $165.8 | -19.0% | 14 | $11.8 | -26.9% | The Killing Fields | $34.7 | 20.9% |
| 2012 | $1,539.6 | +51.4% | 56 | $27.5 | -42.3% | Skyfall | $304.4 | 19.8% |
| 1998 | $832.8 | +65.8% | 33 | $25.2 | -43.9% | A Bug's Life | $162.8 | 19.5% |
| 2003 | $896.3 | -5.7% | 40 | $22.4 | -46.4% | Elf | $173.4 | 19.3% |
| 1997 | $502.1 | -38.1% | 20 | $25.1 | -36.7% | Flubber | $93.0 | 18.5% |
| 1988 | $330.0 | -28.5% | 26 | $12.7 | -28.2% | Scrooged | $60.3 | 18.3% |
| 2008 | $1,124.9 | +30.1% | 40 | $28.1 | -39.4% | Twilight | $192.8 | 17.1% |
| 1996 | $810.7 | +32.3% | 28 | $29.0 | -36.5% | Ransom | $136.5 | 16.8% |
| 2007 | $864.9 | -0.7% | 60 | $14.4 | -45.4% | American Gangster | $130.2 | 15.1% |
*Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - November - Dec
INDEX BY MONTH | INDEX BY YEAR | MONTH-TO-DATE
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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