Quarterly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-TO-DATE
Q1 Q2 Q3 (Jul - Sep) Q4
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1982 | $602.5 | - | 31 | $19.4 | -28.2% | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129.8 | 21.5% |
| 1983 | $666.3 | +10.6% | 47 | $14.2 | -24.4% | Staying Alive | $64.9 | 9.7% |
| 1984 | $652.4 | -2.1% | 45 | $14.5 | -31.0% | Purple Rain | $68.4 | 10.5% |
| 1985 | $849.3 | +30.2% | 50 | $17.0 | -34.2% | Back to the Future | $210.6 | 24.8% |
| 1986 | $735.3 | -13.4% | 51 | $14.4 | -32.9% | Crocodile Dundee | $174.8 | 23.8% |
| 1987 | $1,008.9 | +37.2% | 67 | $15.1 | -25.8% | Fatal Attraction | $156.6 | 15.5% |
| 1988 | $796.4 | -21.1% | 65 | $12.3 | -35.3% | Die Hard | $83.0 | 10.4% |
| 1989 | $957.9 | +20.3% | 58 | $16.5 | -36.0% | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147.3 | 15.4% |
| 1990 | $1,214.1 | +26.7% | 52 | $23.3 | -32.4% | Ghost | $217.6 | 17.9% |
| 1991 | $1,050.4 | -13.5% | 61 | $17.2 | -39.5% | Terminator 2 | $204.8 | 19.5% |
| 1992 | $1,034.4 | -1.5% | 65 | $15.9 | -38.9% | League of Their Own | $107.5 | 10.4% |
| 1993 | $1,306.3 | +26.3% | 66 | $19.8 | -37.8% | The Fugitive | $183.9 | 14.1% |
| 1994 | $1,542.1 | +18.1% | 67 | $23.0 | -38.1% | Forrest Gump | $329.7 | 21.4% |
| 1995 | $1,300.4 | -15.7% | 70 | $18.6 | -39.4% | Seven | $100.1 | 7.7% |
| 1996 | $1,414.9 | +8.8% | 75 | $18.9 | -39.1% | Independence Day | $306.2 | 21.6% |
| 1997 | $1,652.2 | +16.8% | 74 | $22.3 | -39.3% | Men in Black | $250.7 | 15.2% |
| 1998 | $1,834.6 | +11.0% | 76 | $24.1 | -39.0% | Saving Private Ryan | $216.5 | 11.8% |
| 1999 | $1,967.6 | +7.2% | 91 | $21.6 | -42.2% | Sixth Sense | $293.5 | 14.9% |
| 2000 | $1,703.6 | -13.4% | 111 | $15.3 | -44.3% | X-Men | $157.3 | 9.2% |
| 2001 | $2,001.7 | +17.5% | 90 | $22.2 | -46.3% | Rush Hour 2 | $226.2 | 11.3% |
| 2002 | $1,961.6 | -2.0% | 128 | $15.3 | -46.9% | Signs | $228.0 | 11.6% |
| 2003 | $2,250.2 | +14.7% | 139 | $16.2 | -47.9% | Pirates of the Caribbean | $305.4 | 13.6% |
| 2004 | $1,743.9 | -22.5% | 148 | $11.8 | -49.9% | The Bourne Supremacy | $176.2 | 10.1% |
| 2005 | $1,977.4 | +13.4% | 149 | $13.3 | -46.9% | Wedding Crashers | $209.3 | 10.6% |
| 2006 | $2,179.8 | +10.2% | 156 | $14.0 | -45.8% | Dead Man's Chest | $423.3 | 19.4% |
| 2007 | $2,508.7 | +15.1% | 164 | $15.3 | -49.9% | Transformers | $319.2 | 12.7% |
| 2008 | $2,423.7 | -3.4% | 144 | $16.8 | -49.2% | The Dark Knight | $533.3 | 22.0% |
| 2009 | $2,379.0 | -1.8% | 150 | $15.9 | -49.1% | Harry Potter 6 | $302.0 | 12.7% |
| 2010 | $2,280.0 | -4.2% | 146 | $15.6 | -51.4% | Inception | $292.6 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | $2,554.5 | +12.0% | 177 | $14.4 | -47.8% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) | $381.0 | 14.9% |
| 2012 | $2,374.5 | -7.0% | 175 | $13.6 | -48.4% | The Dark Knight Rises | $448.1 | 18.9% |
* Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Q1 Q2 Q3 (Jul - Sep) Q4
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-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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