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Yearly
U.S. Box Office for 1980 - 2007
| Year |
Total Gross*
(Millions) |
Change |
Tickets Sold
(Millions) |
Change |
Number
of
Movies |
Total
Theater
Screens |
Avg.
Ticket
Price |
Avg. Cost^
(Millions) |
#1 Movie |
2007 |
$9,656.9 |
+4.9% |
1,416.0 |
+1.2% |
630 |
- |
$6.82 |
- |
Spider-Man 3 |
2006 |
$9,209.5 |
+4.2% |
1,400.0 |
+1.4% |
608 |
- |
$6.58 |
- |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| 2005 |
$8,840.4 |
-7.4% |
1,381.3 |
-9.6% |
547 |
- |
$6.40 |
- |
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith |
| 2004 |
$9,501.3 |
+0.1% |
1,527.5 |
-3.0% |
551 |
36,573 |
$6.21 |
$63.6 |
Shrek 2 |
| 2003 |
$9,488.5 |
-0.3% |
1,574.0 |
-4.0% |
508 |
35,927 |
$6.03 |
$63.8 |
Lord of the Rings (part
3): Return of the King |
| 2002 |
$9,519.0 |
+13.2% |
1,639.3 |
+10.0% |
467 |
36,672 |
$5.81 |
$58.8 |
Spider-Man |
| 2001 |
$8,412.5 |
+9.8% |
1,487.3 |
+4.7% |
482 |
36,764 |
$5.66 |
$47.7 |
Harry Potter |
| 2000 |
$7,661.0 |
+2.9% |
1,420.8 |
-3.0% |
478 |
37,396 |
$5.39 |
$54.8 |
The Grinch |
| 1999 |
$7,448.0 |
+7.2% |
1,465.2 |
-1.0% |
461 |
37,185 |
$5.08 |
$51.5 |
Star Wars Episode 1: The
Phantom Menace |
| 1998 |
$6,949.0 |
+9.2% |
1,480.7 |
+6.7% |
509 |
34,186 |
$4.69 |
$52.7 |
Saving Private Ryan |
| 1997 |
$6,365.9 |
+7.7% |
1,387.7 |
+3.7% |
510 |
31,640 |
$4.59 |
$53.4 |
Titanic |
| 1996 |
$5,911.5 |
+7.6% |
1,338.6 |
+6.0% |
471 |
29,690 |
$4.42 |
$39.8 |
Independence Day |
| 1995 |
$5,493.5 |
+1.8% |
1,262.6 |
-2.3% |
411 |
27,805 |
$4.35 |
$36.4 |
Toy Story |
| 1994 |
$5,396.2 |
+4.7% |
1,291.7 |
+3.8% |
453 |
26,586 |
$4.18 |
$34.3 |
Forrest Gump |
| 1993 |
$5,154.2 |
+5.8% |
1,244.0 |
+6.0% |
462 |
25,737 |
$4.14 |
$29.9 |
Jurassic Park |
| 1992 |
$4,871.0 |
+1.4% |
1,173.2 |
+2.8% |
480 |
25,105 |
$4.15 |
$28.9 |
Aladdin |
| 1991 |
$4,803.2 |
-4.4% |
1,140.6 |
-4.0% |
458 |
24,570 |
$4.21 |
$26.1 |
Terminator 2 |
| 1990 |
$5,021.8 |
-0.2% |
1,188.6 |
-5.9% |
410 |
23,689 |
$4.23 |
$26.8 |
Home Alone |
| 1989 |
$5,033.4 |
+12.9% |
1,262.8 |
+16.4% |
501 |
23,132 |
$3.97 |
$23.5 |
Batman |
| 1988 |
$4,458.4 |
+4.8% |
1,084.8 |
-0.3% |
510 |
23,234 |
$4.11 |
$18.1 |
Rain Man |
| 1987 |
$4,252.9 |
+12.6% |
1,088.5 |
+7.0% |
509 |
23,555 |
$3.91 |
$20.1 |
Three Men & A Baby |
| 1986 |
$3,778.0 |
+0.8% |
1,017.2 |
-3.7% |
451 |
22,765 |
$3.71 |
$17.5 |
Top Gun |
| 1985 |
$3,749.2 |
-7.0% |
1,056.1 |
-11.9% |
470 |
21,147 |
$3.55 |
$16.8 |
Back to the Future |
| 1984 |
$4,031.0 |
+7.0% |
1,199.0 |
+0.2% |
536 |
20,200 |
$3.36 |
$14.4 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
| 1983 |
$3,766 |
+9.1% |
1,197 |
+1.9% |
495 |
18,884 |
$3.15 |
$11.9 |
Star Wars Episode 4: Return of the Jedi |
| 1982 |
$3,453 |
+16.4% |
1,175 |
+10.1% |
428 |
18,020 |
$2.94 |
$11.8 |
E.T. |
| 1981 |
$2,966 |
+7.9% |
1,067 |
+4.4% |
173 |
18,040 |
$2.78 |
$11.3 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| 1980 |
$2,749 |
-2.0% |
1,022 |
-9.0% |
161 |
17,590 |
$2.69 |
$9.4 |
Star Wars Episode 5: Empire Strikes Back |
(Updated 1/24/08)
* U.S. calendar
gross, meaning only grosses generated that year, including holdovers
from previous year.
^ Production cost only (e.g. excludes marketing, etc.).
Italics = major releases only for a given year. |
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