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Box Office History for Science 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 | 6.50% | $345,539,084 | 79,434,266 | $898,401,548 | Waterworld | $88,246,220 |
| 1996 | 16 | 10.65% | $614,770,482 | 139,088,338 | $1,573,089,103 | Independence Day | $306,169,255 |
| 1997 | 19 | 18.30% | $1,133,818,974 | 247,019,375 | $2,793,789,131 | Men in Black | $250,650,052 |
| 1998 | 23 | 12.04% | $816,328,515 | 174,057,251 | $1,968,587,509 | Armageddon | $201,573,391 |
| 1999 | 22 | 11.75% | $867,084,793 | 170,685,980 | $1,930,458,434 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… | $430,443,350 |
| 2000 | 19 | 7.65% | $578,368,220 | 107,303,937 | $1,213,607,527 | Space Cowboys | $90,179,885 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7.21% | $586,544,145 | 103,629,707 | $1,172,051,986 | Jurassic Park III | $181,166,115 |
| 2002 | 24 | 13.77% | $1,255,972,213 | 216,174,220 | $2,444,930,428 | Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… | $302,181,125 |
| 2003 | 19 | 8.03% | $740,285,974 | 122,767,162 | $1,388,496,602 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281,553,689 |
| 2004 | 27 | 8.33% | $782,355,172 | 125,983,119 | $1,424,869,076 | The Day After Tomorrow | $186,740,799 |
| 2005 | 20 | 9.67% | $853,117,624 | 133,091,672 | $1,505,266,810 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … | $380,270,577 |
| 2006 | 18 | 1.96% | $180,716,764 | 27,590,346 | $312,046,813 | V for Vendetta | $70,511,035 |
| 2007 | 24 | 9.01% | $871,856,155 | 126,723,277 | $1,433,240,263 | Transformers | $319,071,806 |
| 2008 | 25 | 10.30% | $1,005,676,362 | 140,066,345 | $1,584,150,362 | WALL-E | $223,806,889 |
| 2009 | 32 | 16.42% | $1,747,247,843 | 232,966,380 | $2,634,849,758 | Transformers: Revenge of th… | $402,111,870 |
| 2010 | 23 | 11.42% | $1,195,587,171 | 151,531,963 | $1,713,826,502 | Avatar | $408,392,727 |
| 2011 | 34 | 14.19% | $1,445,389,339 | 182,268,515 | $2,061,456,905 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $352,390,543 |
| 2012 | 39 | 10.95% | $1,181,780,626 | 148,464,904 | $1,679,138,064 | The Hunger Games | $408,010,692 |
| 2013 | 41 | 15.60% | $1,706,569,946 | 209,910,203 | $2,374,084,396 | The Hunger Games: Catching … | $395,526,705 |
| 2014 | 44 | 18.60% | $1,944,511,546 | 238,006,311 | $2,691,851,377 | The Hunger Games: Mockingja… | $313,282,914 |
| 2015 | 42 | 25.05% | $2,814,500,772 | 333,867,233 | $3,776,038,405 | Jurassic World | $652,270,625 |
| 2016 | 37 | 13.30% | $1,514,629,841 | 175,101,717 | $1,980,400,419 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $408,235,850 |
| 2017 | 40 | 16.70% | $1,844,003,990 | 205,574,584 | $2,325,048,545 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… | $517,218,368 |
| 2018 | 40 | 16.25% | $1,925,112,444 | 211,318,601 | $2,390,013,377 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | $417,719,760 |
| 2019 | 26 | 9.82% | $1,106,629,998 | 120,811,136 | $1,366,373,948 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skyw… | $390,706,234 |
| 2020 | 29 | 19.45% | $413,375,960 | 45,030,060 | $509,289,979 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $124,736,710 |
| 2021 | 42 | 16.35% | $738,520,635 | 72,617,564 | $821,304,649 | A Quiet Place: Part II | $160,215,764 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14.60% | $1,079,668,172 | 102,532,590 | $1,159,643,593 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $401,007,908 |
| 2023 | 39 | 10.74% | $972,556,232 | 88,899,109 | $1,005,448,923 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $283,067,859 |
| 2024 | 68 | 21.51% | $1,850,997,188 | 163,660,227 | $1,850,997,167 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $294,100,435 |
| 2025 | 52 | 11.45% | $921,971,860 | 81,518,292 | $921,971,883 | Jurassic World Rebirth | $339,640,400 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ||||
| December 5 | Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (Wide) | Action | $15,541,161 | |
| Speed Train (Limited) | Action | |||
| December 12 | Resurrection (Limited) | Drama | $86,544 | |
| December 19 | Avatar: Fire and Ash (Wide) | Action | $12,000,000 | Play |
| Avatar: Fire and Ash (IMAX) | Action | $12,000,000 | Play | |
| January 2026 | ||||
| January 2 | We Bury the Dead (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| January 9 | Greenland 2: Migration (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| OBEX (Limited) | Horror | |||
| January 16 | All You Need Is Kill (Wide) | Action | ||
| January 23 | Mercy (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| Mercy (IMAX) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| January 30 | Iron Lung (Limited) | Horror | ||
| February 2026 | ||||
| February 6 | The Third Parent (Limited) | Horror | ||
| February 7 | Time Hoppers: The Silk Road (Special Engagement) | Adventure | ||
| February 13 | Cold Storage (Wide) | Action | ||
| Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Wide) | Action | |||
| By Design (Limited) | Drama | |||
| Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Limited) | Comedy | |||
| February 20 | This Is Not a Test (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| March 2026 | ||||
| March 6 | The Bride! (Wide) | Horror | ||
| The Bride! (IMAX) | Horror | |||
| March 13 | Slanted (Limited) | Comedy | ||
| March 20 | Project Hail Mary (Wide) | Action | ||
| Dead Lover (Limited) | Horror | |||
| Project Hail Mary (IMAX) | Action | |||
| March 27 | The Dog Stars (Wide) | Action | ||
| May 2026 | ||||
| May 1 | Animal Farm (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| May 22 | I Love Boosters (Wide) | Comedy | ||
| The Mandalorian & Grogu (Wide) | Adventure | Play | ||
| The Mandalorian & Grogu (IMAX) | Adventure | Play | ||
| June 2026 | ||||
| June 12 | Disclosure Day (Wide) | |||
| August 2026 | ||||
| August 14 | Flowervale Street (Wide) | Thriller/Suspense | ||
| September 2026 | ||||
| September 18 | Resident Evil (Wide) | Horror | ||
| Summer 2026 | Sharknado Origins (Limited) | Horror | ||
| November 2026 | ||||
| November 1 | V for Vendetta (Special Engagement) | Action | $70,511,035 | |
| November 20 | The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Wide) | Action | ||
| December 2026 | ||||
| December 11 | Jumanji 3 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Jumanji 3 (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| December 18 | Dune: Messiah (Wide) | Action | ||
| During 2026 | Star Trek 4 (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Desert Road (Limited) | Thriller/Suspense | |||
| February 2027 | ||||
| February 19 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (Wide) | Adventure | $460,998,007 | |
| March 2027 | ||||
| March 26 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (Wide) | Action | ||
| May 2027 | ||||
| May 28 | Star Wars: Starfighter (Wide) | Action | ||
| July 2027 | ||||
| July 9 | A Quiet Place Part III (Wide) | Horror | ||
| November 2027 | ||||
| November 19 | Gremlins 3 (Wide) | Horror | ||
| December 2027 | ||||
| During 2027 | Spaceballs 2 (Wide) | Comedy | ||
| November 2028 | ||||
| November 3 | The Lunar Chronicles (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| 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.