Find below a breakdown of all Based on Short Film movies by year and first letter.
The table below lists the top-grossing Based on Short Film movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Based on Short Film films released that year.
The "Domestic Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Based on Short Film movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Domestic Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
| TBD |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 2025 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
|
$224,817,183 |
Nobody (浪浪山小妖怪) |
| 2024 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
$21,500,000 |
$193,569,195 |
Smile 2 |
| 2023 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
|
$6,239,836 |
Baghead |
| 2022 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
$11,500,000 |
$228,096,023 |
Smile |
| 2021 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$50,000,000 |
$138,599,084 |
Tom and Jerry |
| 2020 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
$6,000,000 |
$15,675,319 |
Come Play |
| 2019 |
Domestic Stats |
7 |
$100,000,000 |
$165,171,095 |
Spies in Disguise |
| 2018 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
$10,000,000 |
$8,877,872 |
A.X.L. |
| 2017 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
|
$554,035 |
Keep The Change |
| 2016 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
$2,010,000 |
$165,258,361 |
Lights Out |
| 2015 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
$32,353,333 |
$283,009,410 |
Pixels |
| 2014 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$12,000,000 |
$179,273,643 |
The Nut Job |
| 2013 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
$23,500,000 |
$274,640,798 |
Mama |
| 2012 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
$23,013,333 |
$138,954,651 |
Frankenweenie |
| 2011 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2010 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$160,000,000 |
$217,986,320 |
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
| 2009 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
$20,275,000 |
$272,626,048 |
District 9 |
| 2008 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$15,000,000 |
$13,248,444 |
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie |
| 2005 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$400,000 |
$46,122,713 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
| 2003 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$80,000,000 |
$54,540,662 |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
| 1999 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$10,000,000 |
$12,179,708 |
Office Space |
| 1997 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$15,000,000 |
$43,111,725 |
Boogie Nights |
| 1996 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
$4,916,805 |
$39,198,931 |
Sling Blade |
| 1995 |
Domestic Stats |
2 |
$29,000,000 |
$204,177,898 |
12 Monkeys |
| 1993 |
|
2 |
|
$20,040,154 |
Heart and Souls |
| 1990 |
|
1 |
|
$13,798,030 |
The Long Walk Home |
| 1978 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1970 |
|
1 |
|
$5,000 |
THX 1138 |
| 1954 |
|
1 |
|
$15,558 |
The Last Time I Saw Paris |
| Total |
135 |
$24,948,246 |
$2,959,787,696 |
Pixels |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Based on Short Film movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Based on Short Film movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
| 1 |
1 |
$29,000,000 |
$168,841,459 |
12 Monkeys |
| 9 |
1 |
$30,000,000 |
$48,559,999 |
9 |
| A |
5 |
$10,000,000 |
$8,414,985 |
A.X.L. |
| B |
13 |
$10,000,000 |
$64,051,202 |
Boogie Nights |
| C |
11 |
$6,000,000 |
$22,494,242 |
Come Play |
| D |
2 |
$30,000,000 |
$212,453,431 |
District 9 |
| E |
5 |
|
$6,403 |
Earth Mama |
| F |
5 |
$15,346,667 |
$82,883,016 |
Frankenweenie |
| G |
3 |
|
$35,847,386 |
A Goofy Movie |
| H |
8 |
$1,000,000 |
$35,332,734 |
Heart and Souls |
| I |
3 |
|
$251,929 |
Initiation |
| J |
2 |
|
$4,630,069 |
Joe's Apartment |
| K |
6 |
$30,000 |
$530,231 |
Keep The Change |
| L |
9 |
$28,608,333 |
$218,418,182 |
Lights Out |
| M |
6 |
$10,500,000 |
$157,998,238 |
Mama |
| N |
7 |
$15,133,333 |
$440,931,508 |
Nobody (浪浪山小妖怪) |
| O |
4 |
$5,333,333 |
$60,228,378 |
Oculus |
| P |
7 |
$52,500,000 |
$295,327,077 |
Pixels |
| R |
2 |
|
|
|
| S |
14 |
$61,966,722 |
$772,868,697 |
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
| T |
11 |
$28,015,000 |
$320,805,935 |
Tom and Jerry |
| W |
8 |
|
$8,153,124 |
What We Do in the Shadows |
| Y |
2 |
|
$759,471 |
Your Monster |