Domestic Yearly Box Office
Data as of Nov 9, 11:55 PST
| Year | Total Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $443,497,461 | +290.6% | 9 | $49,277,495 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope |
| 1978 | $826,413,013 | +86.3% | 13 | $63,570,231 | Grease |
| 1979 | $1,229,428,453 | +48.8% | 40 | $30,735,711 | Superman |
| 1980 | $1,642,400,771 | +33.6% | 68 | $24,152,952 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1981 | $898,686,960 | -45.3% | 56 | $16,047,981 | Superman II |
| 1982 | $3,001,761,432 | +234% | 132 | $22,740,616 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1983 | $2,738,195,414 | -8.8% | 149 | $18,377,150 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi |
| 1984 | $3,066,288,000 | +12% | 169 | $18,143,715 | Ghostbusters |
| 1985 | $3,017,379,323 | -1.6% | 191 | $15,797,797 | Back to the Future |
| 1986 | $3,065,297,715 | +1.6% | 201 | $15,250,237 | Top Gun |
| 1987 | $3,343,230,996 | +9.1% | 226 | $14,793,057 | Beverly Hills Cop II |
| 1988 | $3,542,179,944 | +6% | 239 | $14,820,836 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1989 | $4,084,060,815 | +15.3% | 235 | $17,378,982 | Batman |
| 1990 | $4,326,824,577 | +5.9% | 236 | $18,334,002 | Ghost |
| 1991 | $4,336,073,530 | +0.2% | 253 | $17,138,630 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| 1992 | $4,519,644,026 | +4.2% | 247 | $18,298,153 | Batman Returns |
| 1993 | $4,823,116,106 | +6.7% | 267 | $18,064,105 | Jurassic Park |
| 1994 | $5,061,909,583 | +5% | 259 | $19,544,052 | The Lion King |
| 1995 | $5,106,129,264 | +0.9% | 291 | $17,546,835 | Batman Forever |
| 1996 | $5,600,750,973 | +9.7% | 306 | $18,303,107 | Independence Day |
| 1997 | $6,077,250,085 | +8.5% | 310 | $19,604,032 | Men in Black |
| 1998 | $6,696,278,852 | +10.2% | 334 | $20,048,739 | Titanic |
| 1999 | $7,340,708,198 | +9.6% | 448 | $16,385,509 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
| 2000 | $7,476,224,972 | +1.8% | 439 | $17,030,125 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| 2001 | $7,959,296,828 | +6.5% | 412 | $19,318,681 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| 2002 | $9,164,913,438 | +15.2% | 570 | $16,078,795 | Spider-Man |
| 2003 | $9,232,953,228 | +0.7% | 667 | $13,842,508 | Finding Nemo |
| 2004 | $9,354,636,012 | +1.3% | 700 | $13,363,765 | Shrek 2 |
| 2005 | $8,833,618,311 | -5.6% | 676 | $13,067,482 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
| 2006 | $9,203,041,941 | +4.2% | 746 | $12,336,517 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| 2007 | $9,679,019,852 | +5.2% | 775 | $12,489,057 | Spider-Man 3 |
| 2008 | $9,652,648,585 | -0.3% | 725 | $13,313,998 | The Dark Knight |
| 2009 | $10,615,886,283 | +10% | 646 | $16,433,260 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
| 2010 | $10,585,388,159 | -0.3% | 651 | $16,260,196 | Avatar |
| 2011 | $10,155,695,359 | -4.1% | 731 | $13,892,880 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |
| 2012 | $10,843,641,372 | +6.8% | 807 | $13,436,978 | The Avengers |
| 2013 | $10,955,524,800 | +1% | 826 | $13,263,347 | Iron Man 3 |
| 2014 | $10,368,861,849 | -5.4% | 849 | $12,213,029 | Guardians of the Galaxy |
| 2015 | $11,148,780,747 | +7.5% | 845 | $13,193,823 | Jurassic World |
| 2016 | $11,375,225,455 | +2% | 855 | $13,304,357 | Finding Dory |
| 2017 | $11,075,387,520 | -2.6% | 854 | $12,968,837 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi |
| 2018 | $11,892,160,011 | +7.4% | 993 | $11,975,991 | Black Panther |
| 2019 | $11,363,361,624 | -4.4% | 910 | $12,487,210 | Avengers: Endgame |
| 2020 | $2,113,386,800 | -81.4% | 455 | $4,644,806 | Bad Boys for Life |
| 2021 | $4,483,016,589 | +112.1% | 442 | $10,142,571 | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
| 2022 | $7,369,914,732 | +64.4% | 502 | $14,681,105 | Top Gun: Maverick |
| 2023 | $8,908,478,987 | +20.9% | 592 | $15,048,106 | Barbie |
| 2024 | $6,802,253,425 | - | 563 | $12,082,155 | Inside Out 2 |
