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 "Annual 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 | Annual Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | Annual Stats | 5 | $166,844,948 | Smile 2 | |
| 2023 | Annual Stats | 9 | $6,239,836 | Baghead | |
| 2022 | Annual Stats | 11 | $11,500,000 | $228,104,245 | Smile |
| 2021 | Annual Stats | 7 | $50,000,000 | $134,434,385 | Tom and Jerry |
| 2020 | Annual Stats | 8 | $6,000,000 | $15,675,319 | Come Play |
| 2019 | Annual Stats | 6 | $100,000,000 | $165,164,131 | Spies in Disguise |
| 2018 | Annual Stats | 5 | $10,000,000 | $8,877,872 | A.X.L. |
| 2017 | Annual Stats | 8 | $554,035 | Keep The Change | |
| 2016 | Annual Stats | 9 | $2,010,000 | $164,696,036 | Lights Out |
| 2015 | Annual Stats | 3 | $32,353,333 | $245,774,032 | Pixels |
| 2014 | Annual Stats | 8 | $12,000,000 | $179,281,792 | The Nut Job |
| 2013 | Annual Stats | 5 | $23,500,000 | $274,640,798 | Mama |
| 2012 | Annual Stats | 7 | $19,520,000 | $84,902,402 | Frankenweenie |
| 2011 | Annual Stats | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Annual Stats | 1 | $160,000,000 | $217,986,320 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
| 2009 | Annual Stats | 5 | $20,275,000 | $272,626,048 | District 9 |
| 2008 | Annual Stats | 1 | $15,000,000 | $13,248,444 | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie |
| 2004 | Annual Stats | 1 | $400,000 | $46,122,713 | Napoleon Dynamite |
| 2003 | Annual Stats | 1 | $80,000,000 | $54,540,662 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
| 1999 | Annual Stats | 1 | $10,000,000 | $12,179,708 | Office Space |
| 1997 | Annual Stats | 1 | $15,000,000 | $43,111,725 | Boogie Nights |
| 1996 | Annual Stats | 3 | $4,916,805 | $39,198,931 | Sling Blade |
| 1995 | Annual 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 | 120 | $25,005,894 | $2,612,241,022 | Pixels | |