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Box Office History for Science Fiction
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
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15 | 6.50% | $345,539,084 | 79,434,266 | $856,301,387 | Waterworld | $88,246,220 |
| 1996 | 16 | 10.66% | $614,770,482 | 139,088,338 | $1,499,372,284 | Independence Day | $306,169,255 |
| 1997 | 19 | 18.30% | $1,133,818,974 | 247,019,375 | $2,662,868,863 | Men in Black | $250,650,052 |
| 1998 | 22 | 12.24% | $834,315,178 | 177,892,350 | $1,917,679,533 | Armageddon | $201,578,182 |
| 1999 | 21 | 11.72% | $860,446,598 | 169,379,241 | $1,825,908,218 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… | $430,445,303 |
| 2000 | 19 | 7.51% | $564,734,606 | 104,774,498 | $1,129,469,088 | Space Cowboys | $90,179,885 |
| 2001 | 16 | 7.02% | $582,416,880 | 102,900,501 | $1,109,267,401 | Jurassic Park III | $181,166,115 |
| 2002 | 22 | 13.70% | $1,253,929,563 | 215,822,631 | $2,326,567,962 | Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… | $310,676,740 |
| 2003 | 19 | 8.15% | $749,582,167 | 124,308,805 | $1,340,048,918 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281,553,689 |
| 2004 | 27 | 8.28% | $768,590,149 | 123,766,515 | $1,334,203,032 | The Day After Tomorrow | $186,740,799 |
| 2005 | 20 | 9.71% | $854,276,621 | 133,272,472 | $1,436,677,248 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … | $380,270,577 |
| 2006 | 18 | 1.97% | $180,941,379 | 27,624,630 | $297,793,511 | V for Vendetta | $70,511,035 |
| 2007 | 24 | 8.93% | $872,245,566 | 126,779,868 | $1,366,686,977 | Transformers | $319,246,193 |
| 2008 | 25 | 10.31% | $1,005,639,165 | 140,061,160 | $1,509,859,305 | WALL-E | $223,806,889 |
| 2009 | 30 | 16.43% | $1,747,969,165 | 233,062,548 | $2,512,414,267 | Transformers: Revenge of th… | $402,111,870 |
| 2010 | 22 | 11.53% | $1,208,510,715 | 153,169,922 | $1,651,171,759 | Avatar | $408,392,727 |
| 2011 | 32 | 14.08% | $1,432,843,019 | 180,686,371 | $1,947,799,079 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $352,390,543 |
| 2012 | 38 | 10.72% | $1,180,298,813 | 148,278,726 | $1,598,444,666 | The Hunger Games | $408,010,692 |
| 2013 | 39 | 15.77% | $1,716,640,340 | 211,148,852 | $2,276,184,625 | The Hunger Games: Catching … | $407,139,699 |
| 2014 | 43 | 18.77% | $1,928,382,418 | 236,032,097 | $2,544,426,006 | The Hunger Games: Mockingja… | $323,734,502 |
| 2015 | 42 | 25.95% | $2,895,071,999 | 343,424,892 | $3,702,120,336 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… | $742,208,942 |
| 2016 | 37 | 12.75% | $1,437,039,342 | 166,131,698 | $1,790,899,704 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $424,987,707 |
| 2017 | 40 | 16.62% | $1,826,736,232 | 203,649,511 | $2,195,341,729 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… | $517,218,368 |
| 2018 | 40 | 16.13% | $1,927,192,236 | 211,546,884 | $2,280,475,410 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | $417,719,760 |
| 2019 | 25 | 9.86% | $1,106,625,623 | 120,810,646 | $1,302,338,764 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skyw… | $390,706,234 |
| 2020 | 29 | 20.47% | $413,372,858 | 45,029,707 | $485,420,241 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $124,736,710 |
| 2021 | 41 | 16.33% | $738,015,780 | 72,567,911 | $782,282,081 | A Quiet Place: Part II | $160,215,764 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14.59% | $1,079,668,172 | 102,532,576 | $1,105,301,169 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $401,007,908 |
| 2023 | 39 | 10.86% | $972,556,232 | 90,218,560 | $972,556,077 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $283,067,859 |
| 2024 | 47 | 26.43% | $1,798,159,560 | 166,805,130 | $1,798,159,301 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $292,097,959 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October, 2024 | ||||
| October 16 | AXCN Gundam Fest: Mobile Suit Gundam … (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| October 19 | Back to the Future Part II (Special Engagement) | Adventure | $118,450,002 | |
| October 23 | AXCN Gundam Fest: Mobile Suit Gundam … (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| October 25 | Moon Ghost Returns (Limited) | Comedy | ||
| The Sacrifice (Limited) | Drama | $106,063 | ||
| November, 2024 | ||||
| November 1 | Godzilla Minus One (Wide) | Action | $56,898,375 | |
| The Eye of the Salamander (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| Levels (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| November 3 | AXCN: Metropolis (Special Engagement) | Adventure | $673,414 | |
| November 8 | Drive Back (Limited) | Horror | ||
| Elevation (Limited) | Action | |||
| Meanwhile on Earth (Limited) | Drama | |||
| November 10 | Dragon Ball DAIMA (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| November 15 | Ghost Cat Anzu (Limited) | Drama | ||
| November 17 | The Fifth Element (Special Engagement) | Action | $63,570,862 | |
| December, 2024 | ||||
| December 6 | Werewolves (Wide) | Horror | ||
| The Invisible Raptor (Limited) | Comedy | |||
| Year 10 (Limited) | Horror | |||
| During 2024 | Arena Wars (Limited) | Action | ||
| Horror | ||||
| January, 2025 | ||||
| January 8 | AXCN: Paprika (Special Engagement) | Thriller/Suspense | $881,302 | |
| January 10 | Companion (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| January 24 | Love Me (Limited) | Drama | ||
| January 31 | Mickey 17 (Wide) | Black Comedy | ||
| Mickey 17 (IMAX) | Black Comedy | |||
| February, 2025 | ||||
| February 5 | Cowboy Bebop (Special Engagement) | Action | $999,435 | |
| May, 2025 | ||||
| May 16 | Flowervale Street (Wide) | Action | ||
| June, 2025 | ||||
| June 13 | Elio (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| June 20 | 28 Years Later (Wide) | Horror | ||
| June 27 | M3GAN 2.0 (Wide) | Horror | ||
| July, 2025 | ||||
| July 2 | Jurassic World Rebirth (Wide) | Action | ||
| August, 2025 | ||||
| August 15 | Mercy (Wide) | |||
| September, 2025 | ||||
| September 26 | The Bride (Wide) | Horror | ||
| The Bride (IMAX) | Horror | |||
| October, 2025 | ||||
| October 10 | Tron: Ares (Wide) | Action | ||
| November, 2025 | ||||
| November 7 | Bugonia (Wide) | Comedy | ||
| Predator: Badlands (Wide) | ||||
| November 21 | The Running Man (Wide) | Action | ||
| December, 2025 | ||||
| December 19 | Avatar: Fire and Ash (Wide) | Action | ||
| During 2025 | Star Trek 4 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| March, 2026 | ||||
| March 20 | Project Hail Mary (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| May, 2026 | ||||
| May 22 | The Mandalorian & Grogu (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| November, 2026 | ||||
| November 20 | The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Wide) | Action | ||
| December, 2026 | ||||
| December 11 | Jumanji 3 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Jumanji 3 (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| December 25 | Dune: Messiah (Wide) | Action | ||
| 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.