Domestic Movie Theatrical Market Summary 1995 to 2020

Welcome to our reference library analyzing trends in the domestic movie industry since . In this area of the site, you'll find over 2,000 pages of information detailing the changes that have shaped the industry.

Our market analysis is built on The Numbers' unique categorization system, which uses six different criteria to identify a movie. Every movie released since 1995 is categorized according to the following attributes: Creative Type (factual, contemporary fiction, fantasy etc.), Source (book, play, original screenplay...), Genre (drama, horror, documentary etc.), MPAA Rating, Production Method (live action, digital animation etc.) and Distributor. Our market charts provide year-by-year analysis across these categories, allowing analysis of market trends. See, for example, how horror movie revenues have varied, the emergence of digital animation and live action/CGI animated movies, and the decline (and possible rebound) of R-rated movies. To explore, click on an individual year, distributor, genre, creative type, production method or MPAA rating to see annual trends in a particular category.

Note: in order to provide a fair comparison between movies released in different years, all rankings are based on ticket sales, which are calculated using average ticket prices announced by the MPAA in their annual state of the industry report.

Annual Ticket Sales

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Year Tickets Sold Total Box Office Total Inflation

Adjusted Box Office Average

Ticket Price 2020 255,290,883 $2,325,699,948 $2,325,699,948 $9.11 2019 1,235,258,060 $11,253,203,698 $11,253,203,790 $9.11 2018 1,311,546,154 $11,948,187,991 $11,948,188,167 $9.11 2017 1,225,639,761 $10,993,991,460 $11,165,578,252 $8.97 2016 1,301,658,904 $11,259,352,764 $11,858,112,611 $8.65 2015 1,323,266,320 $11,155,138,079 $12,054,956,180 $8.43 2014 1,257,400,618 $10,272,966,196 $11,454,919,630 $8.17 2013 1,339,168,926 $10,887,446,341 $12,199,828,924 $8.13 2012 1,380,913,845 $10,992,077,152 $12,580,125,125 $7.96 2011 1,282,891,759 $10,173,334,063 $11,687,143,934 $7.93 2010 1,328,549,023 $10,482,254,025 $12,103,081,605 $7.89 2009 1,418,567,388 $10,639,257,284 $12,923,123,576 $7.50 2008 1,358,041,408 $9,750,739,371 $12,371,757,232 $7.18 2007 1,420,036,680 $9,769,854,914 $12,936,534,157 $6.88 2006 1,398,738,283 $9,161,738,221 $12,742,505,757 $6.55 2005 1,372,980,280 $8,800,805,718 $12,507,850,352 $6.41 2004 1,495,647,988 $9,287,975,958 $13,625,353,184 $6.21 2003 1,524,299,815 $9,191,529,762 $13,886,371,327 $6.03 2002 1,575,754,768 $9,155,136,998 $14,355,125,931 $5.81 2001 1,465,880,389 $8,296,884,639 $13,354,170,341 $5.66 2000 1,397,460,079 $7,532,311,479 $12,730,861,331 $5.39 1999 1,444,664,086 $7,338,894,852 $13,160,889,827 $5.08 1998 1,443,827,003 $6,771,549,637 $13,153,263,987 $4.69 1997 1,385,218,935 $6,358,155,799 $12,619,344,508 $4.59 1996 1,305,169,274 $5,768,848,969 $11,890,048,751 $4.42 1995 1,221,689,691 $5,314,350,848 $11,129,593,086 $4.35

Number of Wide Releases Each Year

Find below information about the number of movies released wide each year.

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Year Warner Bros Walt Disney 20th Century Fox Paramount Pictures Sony Pictures Universal Total Major 6 Total Other Studios 2020 5 2 1 4 6 10 28 23 2019 18 10 11 9 18 21 87 44 2018 19 10 11 10 16 20 86 58 2017 18 8 14 10 16 15 81 50 2016 17 12 16 12 16 22 95 46 2015 22 11 18 9 13 20 93 33 2014 17 12 17 10 17 15 88 37 2013 17 8 15 8 14 16 78 42 2012 16 11 15 13 18 17 90 42 2011 20 13 15 13 21 19 101 35 2010 20 12 18 12 17 17 96 30 2009 25 14 20 10 21 21 111 30 2008 19 11 22 14 19 19 104 48 2007 30 13 17 16 22 20 118 50 2006 26 17 25 13 26 21 128 31 2005 20 20 19 12 19 17 107 30 2004 27 25 18 14 15 14 113 25 2003 28 19 13 14 19 13 106 23 2002 32 23 15 16 20 13 119 21 2001 30 16 16 14 17 10 103 25 2000 29 22 13 12 15 13 104 27 1999 27 20 15 13 22 16 113 19 1998 27 21 11 11 20 16 106 20 1997 31 22 12 16 22 11 114 22 1996 31 23 13 16 24 13 120 22 1995 27 22 11 12 20 17 109 27

Top Movie of Each Year

This table lists the top-grossing movie for each year, based on tickets sold for each movie during the course of the year. Click on the year to see a detailed breakdown for the market as a whole in that year.