Seasonal Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY SEASON | INDEX BY YEAR | SEASON-TO-DATE
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Winter Spring Summer Fall Holiday
Note: The Summer Season is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.
| Row | Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | ||
| 1 | 55 | American Flyers | WB | $1,420,355 | 5 | $78,345 | 5 | 8/16 |
| 2 | 34 | American Ninja | Can. | $10,499,694 | 672 | $3,234,837 | 672 | 8/30 |
| 3 | 1 | Back to the Future | Uni. | $210,609,762 | 1,550 | $11,152,500 | 1,420 | 7/3 |
| 4 | 35 | Better Off Dead | WB | $10,297,601 | 650 | $56,371 | 13 | 8/23 |
| 5 | 21 | The Black Cauldron | BV | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $4,180,110 | 1,276 | 7/26 |
| 6 | 10 | Brewster's Millions | Uni. | $40,833,132 | 1,521 | $9,858,905 | 1,521 | 5/22 |
| 7 | 49 | The Bride | Col. | $3,558,669 | 980 | $1,763,277 | 955 | 8/16 |
| 8 | 3 | Cocoon | Fox | $76,113,124 | 1,163 | $7,936,427 | 1,140 | 6/21 |
| 9 | 22 | Code of Silence | Orion | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $5,512,461 | 1,810 | 5/3 |
| 10 | 30 | Compromising Positions | Par. | $12,531,831 | 574 | $3,014,756 | 570 | 8/30 |
| 11 | 40 | D.A.R.Y.L. | Par. | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $2,649,832 | 1,100 | 6/14 |
| 12 | 53 | Dance with a Stranger | Gold. | $2,174,622 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/9 |
| 13 | 44 | Day of the Dead | UFD | $5,000,000 | 168 | $1,700,000 | 168 | 7/19 |
| 14 | 11 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Re-issue) | Uni. | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $8,807,023 | 1,684 | 7/19 |
| 15 | 19 | The Emerald Forest | Emb | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $4,345,150 | 1,110 | 7/5 |
| 16 | 7 | European Vacation | WB | $49,364,621 | 1,547 | $12,329,627 | 1,546 | 7/26 |
| 17 | 36 | Explorers | Par. | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $3,607,340 | 1,750 | 7/12 |
| 18 | 5 | Fletch | Uni. | $50,612,888 | 1,303 | $7,022,970 | 1,225 | 5/31 |
| 19 | 27 | Follow That Bird (Sesame St.) | WB | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $2,415,626 | 1,129 | 8/2 |
| 20 | 17 | Fright Night | Col. | $24,922,237 | 1,545 | $6,118,543 | 1,542 | 8/2 |
| 21 | 37 | Ghostbusters (Re-issue) | Col. | $9,389,135 | 990 | $2,085,116 | 990 | 8/23 |
| 22 | 47 | Godzilla 1985 | NW | $4,116,395 | 235 | $509,502 | 235 | 8/23 |
| 23 | 4 | The Goonies | WB | $61,389,680 | 1,705 | $9,105,913 | 1,705 | 6/7 |
| 24 | 33 | Gotcha! | Uni. | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $2,360,484 | 1,218 | 5/3 |
| 25 | 45 | Gremlins (Re-issue) | WB | $4,914,643 | 1,174 | $2,393,778 | 1,174 | 8/30 |
| 26 | 43 | Gymkata | MGM | $5,730,596 | 654 | $1,261,845 | 654 | 5/3 |
| 27 | 48 | The Heavenly Kid | Orion | $3,852,271 | 1,019 | $1,614,225 | 1,019 | 7/26 |
| 28 | 52 | Hot Moves | Card | $2,732,684 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/17 |
| 29 | 25 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | IsAl | $17,005,229 | 204 | $55,962 | 1 | 7/26 |
| 30 | 50 | The Legend of Billie Jean | TriS | $3,099,497 | 903 | $1,466,884 | 903 | 7/19 |
| 31 | 31 | Lifeforce | TriS | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $4,209,136 | 1,526 | 6/21 |
| 32 | 13 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | WB | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $7,283,714 | 1,474 | 7/12 |
| 33 | 38 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Fox | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $3,139,015 | 1,044 | 7/19 |
| 34 | 59 | Movers and Shakers | MGM | $372,438 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 5/3 |
| 35 | 46 | My Science Project | BV | $4,122,748 | 1,003 | $1,504,118 | 1,003 | 8/9 |
| 36 | 8 | Pale Rider | WB | $41,410,568 | 1,710 | $9,119,111 | 1,710 | 6/28 |
| 37 | 9 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | WB | $40,940,662 | 894 | $4,545,847 | 829 | 8/9 |
| 38 | 29 | Perfect | Col. | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $4,222,810 | 1,344 | 6/7 |
| 39 | 60 | Private Resort | TriS | $331,816 | 102 | $163,704 | 102 | 5/3 |
| 40 | 16 | Prizzi's Honor | Fox | $26,657,534 | 722 | $4,234,537 | 719 | 6/14 |
| 41 | 57 | The Protector (1985) | WB | $981,817 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 |
| 42 | 58 | Pumping Iron 2: The Women | Cinc | $628,050 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/3 |
| 43 | 2 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | TriS | $150,415,432 | 2,074 | $20,176,217 | 2,074 | 5/22 |
| 44 | 51 | Rappin' | Can. | $2,864,844 | 1,150 | $1,802,204 | 1,150 | 5/10 |
| 45 | 28 | Real Genius | TriS | $12,952,019 | 990 | $2,557,180 | 990 | 8/9 |
| 46 | 41 | Red Sonja | MGM | $6,948,633 | 1,091 | $2,263,553 | 1,091 | 7/5 |
| 47 | 26 | Return of the Living Dead | Orion | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | 8/16 |
| 48 | 32 | Return to Oz | BV | $11,137,801 | 1,238 | $2,844,895 | 1,238 | 6/21 |
| 49 | 42 | Rustler's Rhapsody | Par. | $6,090,497 | 1,480 | $2,374,973 | 1,480 | 5/10 |
| 50 | 39 | Secret Admirer | Orion | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $2,414,984 | 1,300 | 6/14 |
| 51 | 15 | Silverado | Col. | $32,192,570 | 1,190 | $3,522,897 | 1,168 | 7/12 |
| 52 | 12 | St. Elmo's Fire | Col. | $37,803,872 | 1,207 | $6,128,157 | 1,204 | 6/28 |
| 53 | 18 | Summer Rental | Par. | $24,689,703 | 1,595 | $5,754,259 | 1,584 | 8/9 |
| 54 | 14 | Teen Wolf | Atl | $33,086,611 | 1,425 | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | 8/23 |
| 55 | 6 | A View to a Kill | MGM | $50,327,960 | 1,588 | $10,687,114 | 1,583 | 5/24 |
| 56 | 23 | Volunteers | TriS | $19,875,740 | 1,560 | $5,184,360 | 1,560 | 8/16 |
| 57 | 54 | Warning Sign | Fox | $1,918,117 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 |
| 58 | 20 | Weird Science | Uni. | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $4,895,421 | 1,158 | 8/2 |
| 59 | 56 | Wetherby | MGM | $1,299,985 | 30 | $37,283 | 2 | 7/19 |
| 60 | 24 | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $18,707,466 | 982 | $4,093,079 | 982 | 8/16 |
| Summary of 60 Movies on Chart: | ||||||||
| Totals: | $1,401,210,578 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Averages: | $23,353,510 | - | - | - | - | |||
Note: The Summer Season is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
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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