Summer Box Office
Summer is the first Friday in May through Labor Day weekend.
Data as of Jun 30, 15:18 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $576,620,895 | - | 108 | $5,339,082 | A Quiet Place Part II | $138,338,710 | 24% |
| 2020 | $75,221,672 | -98.3% | 86 | $874,670 | Tenet | $21,684,161 | 28.8% |
| 2019 | $4,342,955,628 | -2.1% | 404 | $10,749,890 | The Lion King | $524,913,439 | 12.1% |
| 2018 | $4,435,310,491 | +15.4% | 425 | $10,436,024 | Incredibles 2 | $603,113,505 | 13.6% |
| 2017 | $3,841,876,377 | -14.9% | 369 | $10,411,589 | Wonder Woman | $409,841,142 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | $4,514,527,503 | +0.2% | 396 | $11,400,321 | Finding Dory | $483,131,077 | 10.7% |
| 2015 | $4,505,971,619 | +10.2% | 389 | $11,583,474 | Jurassic World | $647,728,196 | 14.4% |
| 2014 | $4,087,341,500 | -14.5% | 367 | $11,137,170 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $284,407,854 | 7% |
| 2013 | $4,782,667,384 | +10.8% | 374 | $12,787,880 | Iron Man 3 | $408,913,036 | 8.6% |
| 2012 | $4,314,820,271 | -2.5% | 379 | $11,384,750 | The Avengers | $620,628,446 | 14.4% |
| 2011 | $4,424,147,268 | +4.4% | 346 | $12,786,552 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $376,103,101 | 8.5% |
| 2010 | $4,236,123,773 | -2.6% | 320 | $13,237,886 | Toy Story 3 | $409,214,041 | 9.7% |
| 2009 | $4,349,311,966 | +4.8% | 308 | $14,121,142 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $400,757,235 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | $4,150,154,413 | -0.8% | 350 | $11,857,584 | The Dark Knight | $506,482,539 | 12.2% |
| 2007 | $4,185,798,758 | +11% | 352 | $11,891,473 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | 8% |
| 2006 | $3,769,272,589 | +6.2% | 331 | $11,387,530 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $414,596,572 | 11% |
| 2005 | $3,548,624,855 | -9% | 338 | $10,498,890 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $379,853,511 | 10.7% |
| 2004 | $3,900,750,166 | +2.5% | 361 | $10,805,402 | Shrek 2 | $438,477,864 | 11.2% |
| 2003 | $3,805,371,890 | +1.9% | 356 | $10,689,246 | Finding Nemo | $333,039,240 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | $3,734,328,057 | +11.3% | 287 | $13,011,596 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | 10.8% |
| 2001 | $3,355,826,181 | +8.7% | 185 | $18,139,600 | Shrek | $263,046,762 | 7.8% |
| 2000 | $3,086,297,327 | -4.5% | 189 | $16,329,615 | Mission: Impossible II | $213,984,194 | 6.9% |
| 1999 | $3,232,017,106 | +16% | 188 | $17,191,580 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $421,599,674 | 13% |
| 1998 | $2,786,857,381 | +17.3% | 125 | $22,294,859 | Armageddon | $192,543,903 | 6.9% |
| 1997 | $2,376,541,872 | +1.8% | 116 | $20,487,429 | Men in Black | $235,507,984 | 9.9% |
| 1996 | $2,334,559,023 | +4.6% | 108 | $21,616,287 | Independence Day | $282,772,244 | 12.1% |
| 1995 | $2,230,730,812 | +1.6% | 108 | $20,654,914 | Batman Forever | $181,401,070 | 8.1% |
| 1994 | $2,195,198,605 | +4.2% | 98 | $22,399,985 | The Lion King | $262,913,410 | 12% |
| 1993 | $2,107,460,191 | +21.5% | 98 | $21,504,695 | Jurassic Park | $317,240,205 | 15% |
| 1992 | $1,734,285,044 | +0.3% | 101 | $17,171,139 | Batman Returns | $159,751,510 | 9.2% |
| 1991 | $1,729,596,402 | -3.8% | 103 | $16,792,198 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $184,146,088 | 10.6% |
| 1990 | $1,797,187,641 | -3.8% | 82 | $21,916,922 | Ghost | $126,927,070 | 7.1% |
| 1989 | $1,867,367,967 | +23% | 89 | $20,981,662 | Batman | $239,202,201 | 12.8% |
| 1988 | $1,518,421,241 | +4.2% | 96 | $15,816,887 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $131,273,528 | 8.6% |
| 1987 | $1,457,102,813 | +16.6% | 94 | $15,501,093 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 10.6% |
| 1986 | $1,249,416,119 | -5.9% | 74 | $16,884,001 | Top Gun | $132,351,093 | 10.6% |
| 1985 | $1,327,693,324 | -8.6% | 72 | $18,440,185 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $146,011,738 | 11% |
| 1984 | $1,453,139,426 | +10.3% | 61 | $23,821,957 | Ghostbusters | $189,115,606 | 13% |
| 1983 | $1,317,157,447 | -0.5% | 66 | $19,956,931 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $232,894,136 | 17.7% |
| 1982 | $1,323,669,598 | +92.1% | 55 | $24,066,719 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $240,118,856 | 18.1% |
| 1981 | $689,091,956 | -6.8% | 24 | $28,712,164 | Superman II | $108,185,706 | 15.7% |
| 1980 | $739,496,678 | +33.2% | 27 | $27,388,765 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $203,359,628 | 27.5% |
| 1979 | $555,324,585 | +19.2% | 17 | $32,666,152 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 15.6% |
| 1978 | $465,965,898 | +81.2% | 5 | $93,193,179 | Grease | $159,978,870 | 34.3% |
| 1977 | $257,136,225 | +322.1% | 4 | $64,284,056 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $133,727,463 | 52% |
| 1976 | $60,922,980 | -12.6% | 1 | $60,922,980 | The Omen | $60,922,980 | 100% |
| 1975 | $69,725,376 | - | 1 | $69,725,376 | Jaws | $69,725,376 | 100% |