Quarterly Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY QUARTER | INDEX BY YEAR | QUARTER-TO-DATE
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Oct - Dec)
| Year | Total Gross | Change | Movies | Avg. | Avg. Drop* |
#1 Movie | Gross | % of Total |
| 1997 | $2,402.3 | +27.6% | 79 | $30.4 | -29.6% | Titanic | $600.8 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | $3,517.9 | +20.8% | 130 | $27.1 | -41.1% | Avatar | $749.8 | 21.3% |
| 2000 | $2,719.3 | +22.1% | 101 | $26.9 | -33.9% | The Grinch | $260.0 | 9.6% |
| 2001 | $2,872.2 | +5.6% | 107 | $26.8 | -32.4% | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | $317.6 | 11.1% |
| 1992 | $1,577.5 | +9.9% | 62 | $25.4 | -22.6% | Aladdin | $217.4 | 13.8% |
| 1998 | $2,273.8 | -5.4% | 94 | $24.2 | -36.7% | A Bug's Life | $162.8 | 7.2% |
| 1995 | $1,753.5 | +14.3% | 75 | $23.4 | -27.8% | Toy Story | $191.8 | 10.9% |
| 1990 | $1,549.0 | +15.9% | 67 | $23.1 | -25.3% | Home Alone | $285.8 | 18.4% |
| 2010 | $2,947.0 | -16.2% | 134 | $22.0 | -40.7% | Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1) | $296.0 | 10.0% |
| 2003 | $2,961.8 | +0.4% | 138 | $21.5 | -37.3% | Return of the King | $377.0 | 12.7% |
| 1982 | $821.7 | - | 39 | $21.1 | -8.0% | Tootsie | $177.2 | 21.6% |
| 1989 | $1,336.5 | +13.0% | 64 | $20.9 | -20.1% | Look Who's Talking | $140.1 | 10.5% |
| 1993 | $1,607.1 | +1.9% | 77 | $20.9 | -24.9% | Mrs. Doubtfire | $219.2 | 13.6% |
| 1996 | $1,882.7 | +7.4% | 92 | $20.5 | -27.9% | Jerry Maguire | $154.0 | 8.2% |
| 2004 | $2,908.9 | -1.8% | 143 | $20.3 | -29.7% | Meet the Fockers | $279.3 | 9.6% |
| 2002 | $2,949.4 | +2.7% | 145 | $20.3 | -37.3% | Two Towers | $339.8 | 11.5% |
| 2012 | $3,194.8 | +18.9% | 158 | $20.2 | -35.5% | Skyfall | $304.4 | 9.5% |
| 1994 | $1,534.4 | -4.5% | 76 | $20.2 | -24.1% | The Santa Clause | $144.8 | 9.4% |
| 1999 | $2,226.6 | -2.1% | 115 | $19.4 | -36.5% | Toy Story 2 | $245.9 | 11.0% |
| 1991 | $1,435.2 | -7.4% | 75 | $19.1 | -13.0% | Beauty and the Beast | $145.9 | 10.2% |
| 2011 | $2,688.0 | -8.8% | 141 | $19.1 | -26.6% | Breaking Dawn Part 1 | $281.3 | 10.5% |
| 2005 | $2,723.6 | -6.4% | 143 | $19.0 | -27.2% | The Chronicles of Narnia | $291.7 | 10.7% |
| 1983 | $714.4 | -13.1% | 38 | $18.8 | -14.8% | Terms of Endearment | $108.4 | 15.2% |
| 1988 | $1,182.8 | +2.7% | 63 | $18.8 | -25.8% | Rain Man | $172.8 | 14.6% |
| 2008 | $2,912.7 | +5.1% | 156 | $18.7 | -42.7% | Twilight | $192.8 | 6.6% |
| 1984 | $895.7 | +25.4% | 49 | $18.3 | -20.9% | Beverly Hills Cop | $234.8 | 26.2% |
| 1985 | $940.3 | +5.0% | 52 | $18.1 | -14.2% | Rocky IV | $127.9 | 13.6% |
| 1986 | $979.7 | +4.2% | 58 | $16.9 | -19.9% | Platoon | $138.5 | 14.1% |
| 1987 | $1,151.3 | +17.5% | 69 | $16.7 | -17.3% | Three Men and a Baby | $167.8 | 14.6% |
| 2006 | $2,717.0 | -0.2% | 165 | $16.5 | -37.5% | Night at the Museum | $250.9 | 9.2% |
| 2007 | $2,770.1 | +2.0% | 173 | $16.0 | -38.3% | I Am Legend | $256.4 | 9.3% |
* Avg. Drop is the average second weekend drop from wide release date.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Oct - Dec)
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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