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Box Office History for Kids Fiction
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, 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 | 6.01% | $319,368,291 | 73,417,990 | $830,357,467 | Toy Story | $150,004,917 |
| 1996 | 21 | 12.41% | $716,145,260 | 162,023,805 | $1,832,489,235 | The Nutty Professor | $128,814,019 |
| 1997 | 16 | 5.46% | $338,401,404 | 73,725,789 | $833,838,674 | George Of The Jungle | $105,263,257 |
| 1998 | 15 | 9.84% | $667,175,211 | 142,254,843 | $1,608,902,274 | Doctor Dolittle | $144,139,984 |
| 1999 | 16 | 8.32% | $613,988,512 | 120,863,879 | $1,366,970,471 | Toy Story 2 | $199,876,000 |
| 2000 | 20 | 14.13% | $1,067,689,698 | 198,087,143 | $2,240,365,587 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $251,629,105 |
| 2001 | 16 | 13.22% | $1,075,461,009 | 190,010,777 | $2,149,021,888 | Shrek | $267,655,011 |
| 2002 | 25 | 13.89% | $1,267,026,359 | 218,076,827 | $2,466,448,913 | Ice Age | $176,387,405 |
| 2003 | 24 | 12.72% | $1,172,862,054 | 194,504,485 | $2,199,845,725 | Finding Nemo | $339,714,367 |
| 2004 | 22 | 12.33% | $1,158,022,393 | 186,477,037 | $2,109,055,288 | Shrek 2 | $436,471,036 |
| 2005 | 18 | 12.13% | $1,070,700,899 | 167,036,020 | $1,889,177,386 | Charlie and the Chocolate F… | $206,459,076 |
| 2006 | 20 | 15.91% | $1,465,260,901 | 223,703,955 | $2,530,091,731 | Cars | $244,082,982 |
| 2007 | 13 | 11.20% | $1,083,829,789 | 157,533,400 | $1,781,702,754 | Shrek the Third | $321,012,359 |
| 2008 | 16 | 7.06% | $690,083,129 | 96,111,858 | $1,087,025,114 | Kung Fu Panda | $215,434,591 |
| 2009 | 21 | 10.64% | $1,132,066,934 | 150,942,258 | $1,707,156,938 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $198,351,526 |
| 2010 | 23 | 15.45% | $1,617,218,192 | 204,970,620 | $2,318,217,712 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 |
| 2011 | 28 | 16.09% | $1,638,851,826 | 206,664,796 | $2,337,378,843 | Cars 2 | $191,450,875 |
| 2012 | 25 | 12.49% | $1,347,786,633 | 169,319,927 | $1,915,008,374 | Brave | $237,236,938 |
| 2013 | 24 | 15.85% | $1,733,892,332 | 213,270,888 | $2,412,093,743 | Despicable Me 2 | $367,793,270 |
| 2014 | 22 | 10.64% | $1,112,170,786 | 136,128,616 | $1,539,614,647 | The Lego Movie | $257,784,718 |
| 2015 | 21 | 15.17% | $1,704,779,807 | 202,227,733 | $2,287,195,660 | Inside Out | $356,461,711 |
| 2016 | 29 | 20.62% | $2,347,962,549 | 271,440,755 | $3,069,994,939 | Finding Dory | $486,295,561 |
| 2017 | 27 | 14.84% | $1,638,283,636 | 182,640,316 | $2,065,661,974 | Despicable Me 3 | $264,624,300 |
| 2018 | 27 | 10.87% | $1,287,784,584 | 141,359,449 | $1,598,775,368 | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch | $266,280,410 |
| 2019 | 27 | 22.78% | $2,566,366,556 | 280,171,021 | $3,168,734,248 | The Lion King | $543,638,043 |
| 2020 | 25 | 20.32% | $431,904,484 | 47,048,416 | $532,117,585 | Sonic The Hedgehog | $146,066,470 |
| 2021 | 23 | 13.35% | $602,638,184 | 59,256,460 | $670,190,563 | Encanto | $90,628,329 |
| 2022 | 17 | 15.20% | $1,123,730,422 | 106,717,041 | $1,206,969,734 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $369,695,210 |
| 2023 | 31 | 18.17% | $1,645,889,023 | 150,446,893 | $1,701,554,360 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $574,934,330 |
| 2024 | 34 | 27.15% | $2,336,437,017 | 206,581,519 | $2,336,436,980 | Inside Out 2 | $652,980,194 |
| 2025 | 26 | 22.07% | $1,846,327,289 | 163,247,330 | $1,846,327,302 | A Minecraft Movie | $423,949,195 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ||||
| December 12 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Wide) | Adventure | $265,489,295 | |
| December 19 | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squar… (Wide) | Adventure | $21,975,551 | |
| Mission Santa: Yoyo to the rescue (Limited) | Adventure | |||
| January 2026 | ||||
| January 16 | Charlie the Wonderdog (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| February 2026 | ||||
| February 6 | Buffalo Kids (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| February 13 | GOAT (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| February TBD | The Trouble with Terkel (Limited) | Adventure | $161,507 | |
| March 2026 | ||||
| March 6 | Hoppers (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| March 20 | The Pout-Pout Fish (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| April 2026 | ||||
| April 3 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| May 2026 | ||||
| May 1 | Animal Friends (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| June 2026 | ||||
| June 19 | Toy Story 5 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Toy Story 5 (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| July 2026 | ||||
| July 1 | Minions 3 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Minions 3 (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| August 2026 | ||||
| August 14 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| August 28 | Coyote vs. Acme (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| September 2026 | ||||
| September 25 | Forgotten Island (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| November 2026 | ||||
| November 6 | Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| November 25 | Hexed (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| December 2026 | ||||
| December 23 | The Angry Birds Movie 3 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| During 2026 | Fleak (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| The Ark and the Aardvark (Limited) | Adventure | |||
| February 2027 | ||||
| February 5 | Ice Age: Boiling Point (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| February 26 | CoComelon: The Movie (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| March 2027 | ||||
| March 19 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| June 2027 | ||||
| June 11 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| June 30 | Shrek 5 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| August 2027 | ||||
| August 6 | Bluey The Movie (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| November 2027 | ||||
| November 24 | Frozen III (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| December 2027 | ||||
| During 2027 | Animal Crackers 2: The Next Batch (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| June 2028 | ||||
| June 16 | Untitled Pixar Film (Wide) | |||
| July 2028 | ||||
| July 21 | Hello Kitty (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| December 2029 | ||||
| During 2029 | Coco 2 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
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.