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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 | 42 | 25.45% | $1,557,735,428 | 144,502,336 | $1,557,735,182 | Dune: Part Two | $282,144,358 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August, 2024 | ||||
| August 29 | Shaun of the Dead (Limited) | Comedy | $14,332,695 | |
| August 30 | Afraid (Wide) | Horror | $6,723,593 | Play |
| Slingshot (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | $735,739 | ||
| September, 2024 | ||||
| September 6 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Wide) | Comedy | $230,938,348 | Play |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (IMAX) | Comedy | $230,938,348 | Play | |
| September 13 | DAN DA DAN: First Encounter (Wide) | Action | $1,009,718 | |
| Subservience (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| The Zombie Wedding (Limited) | Romantic Comedy | |||
| September 19 | The Matrix (Special Engagement) | Action | $173,993,387 | |
| September 20 | Never Let Go (Wide) | Horror | $5,409,643 | Play |
| The Substance (Wide) | Horror | $3,205,212 | ||
| Transformers One (Wide) | Adventure | $27,871,915 | Play | |
| Lumina (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| Omni Loop (Limited) | Drama | $23,498 | ||
| September 27 | Megalopolis (Wide) | Drama | Play | |
| The Wild Robot (Wide) | Adventure | Play | ||
| Megalopolis (IMAX) | Drama | Play | ||
| October, 2024 | ||||
| October 2 | AXCN Gundam Fest: Mobile Suit Gundam (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| October 4 | Monster Summer (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Frankie Freako (Limited) | Comedy | |||
| Things Will Be Different (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| October 16 | AXCN Gundam Fest: Mobile Suit Gundam … (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| October 23 | AXCN Gundam Fest: Mobile Suit Gundam … (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| November, 2024 | ||||
| November 1 | The Eye of the Salamander (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| November 3 | AXCN: Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis (Special Engagement) | Adventure | $673,414 | |
| November 8 | Meanwhile on Earth (Limited) | Drama | ||
| November 17 | The Fifth Element (Special Engagement) | Action | $63,570,862 | |
| December, 2024 | ||||
| December 6 | Werewolves (Wide) | 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) | Adventure | ||
| Mickey 17 (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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, 2029 | ||||
| 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.