The Numbers - Movie Market Summary 1995 to 2025

Domestic Movie Theatrical Market Summary 1995 to 2025

Welcome to our reference library analyzing trends in the domestic movie industry since 1995. 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

Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate (both in the graph above and the table below). The Box Office Totals in the graph above are not adjusted for inflation.

Year	Tickets Sold	Total Box Office	Total Inflation Adjusted Box Office	Average Ticket Price
2025	565,386,682	$6,094,868,429	$6,094,868,429	$10.78
2024	797,814,798	$8,600,443,786	$8,600,444,677	$10.78
2023	831,318,659	$8,961,617,610	$8,961,617,841	$10.78
2022	702,269,842	$7,394,903,482	$7,570,468,897	$10.53
2021	444,250,435	$4,518,028,484	$4,789,019,695	$10.17
2020	219,986,842	$2,019,481,070	$2,371,458,158	$9.18
2019	1,225,422,128	$11,224,869,306	$13,210,050,546	$9.16
2018	1,311,402,914	$11,946,883,074	$14,136,923,422	$9.11
2017	1,225,632,177	$10,993,923,429	$13,212,314,884	$8.97
2016	1,302,610,878	$11,267,587,337	$14,042,145,267	$8.65
2015	1,336,743,967	$11,268,754,656	$14,410,099,974	$8.43
2014	1,257,327,489	$10,272,368,746	$13,553,990,331	$8.17
2013	1,339,166,251	$10,887,424,599	$14,436,212,198	$8.13
2012	1,382,840,535	$11,007,413,639	$14,907,020,975	$7.96
2011	1,282,915,590	$10,173,523,046	$13,829,830,062	$7.93
2010	1,328,787,539	$10,484,135,922	$14,324,329,683	$7.89
2009	1,418,567,388	$10,639,257,284	$15,292,104,844	$7.50
2008	1,358,069,603	$9,750,941,820	$14,639,990,321	$7.18
2007	1,420,164,148	$9,770,731,899	$15,309,369,498	$6.88
2006	1,401,392,669	$9,179,124,447	$15,107,012,980	$6.55
2005	1,373,062,008	$8,801,329,592	$14,801,608,450	$6.41
2004	1,496,253,578	$9,291,736,694	$16,129,613,584	$6.21
2003	1,525,189,405	$9,196,893,999	$16,441,541,793	$6.03
2002	1,575,921,670	$9,156,106,691	$16,988,435,605	$5.81
2001	1,466,354,567	$8,299,568,488	$15,807,302,241	$5.66
2000	1,395,250,502	$7,520,401,854	$15,040,800,417	$5.39
1999	1,444,656,891	$7,338,858,305	$15,573,401,294	$5.08
1998	1,454,585,697	$6,822,007,916	$15,680,433,803	$4.69
1997	1,349,765,352	$6,195,423,856	$14,550,470,488	$4.59
1996	1,305,798,409	$5,771,629,773	$14,076,404,202	$4.42
1995	1,221,787,778	$5,314,777,534	$13,170,872,254	$4.35

Number of Wide Releases Each Year

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

Year	Warner Bros	Walt Disney	20th Century Fox	Paramount Pictures	Sony Pictures	Universal	Total Major 6	Total Other Studios
2025	18	10	0	9	13	21	71	56
2024	10	8	0	8	18	21	65	113
2023	12	9	0	9	17	20	67	83
2022	6	5	0	9	13	25	58	51
2021	17	7	0	4	16	16	60	35
2020	5	3	1	3	9	13	34	23
2019	18	10	11	9	18	21	87	43
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.

Year	Movie	Categorization Creative Type Production Method Source Genre	MPAA Rating	Distributor	Total for Year	Total in 2023 dollars	Tickets Sold
1995	Batman Forever	Super Hero Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Warner Bros.	$184,137,034	$456,321,195	42,330,352
1996	Independence Day	Science Fiction Live Action Original Screenplay Adventure	PG-13	20th Century Fox	$306,169,255	$746,720,488	69,269,062
1997	Men in Black	Science Fiction Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Sony Pictures	$250,650,052	$588,672,666	54,607,854
1998	Titanic	Historical Fiction Live Action Original Screenplay Drama	PG-13	Paramount Pictures	$488,192,879	$1,122,114,972	104,092,298
1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	Science Fiction Animation/Live Action Original Screenplay Adventure	PG	20th Century Fox	$430,443,350	$913,421,115	84,732,942
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Kids Fiction Live Action Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Adventure	PG	Universal	$254,257,385	$508,514,764	47,172,056
2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone	Fantasy Animation/Live Action Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Adventure	PG	Warner Bros.	$300,404,434	$572,148,371	53,074,988
2002	Spider-Man	Super Hero Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Adventure	PG-13	Sony Pictures	$403,706,375	$749,045,562	69,484,746
2003	Finding Nemo	Kids Fiction Digital Animation Original Screenplay Adventure	G	Walt Disney	$339,714,367	$607,316,892	56,337,374
2004	Shrek 2	Kids Fiction Digital Animation Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Adventure	PG	Dreamworks SKG	$439,496,836	$762,926,871	70,772,437
2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	Science Fiction Animation/Live Action Original Screenplay Adventure	PG-13	20th Century Fox	$380,270,577	$639,518,994	59,324,582
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest	Historical Fiction Live Action Based on Theme Park Ride Adventure	PG-13	Walt Disney	$423,315,812	$696,693,807	64,628,368
2007	Spider-Man 3	Super Hero Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Adventure	PG-13	Sony Pictures	$336,530,303	$527,296,025	48,914,288
2008	The Dark Knight	Super Hero Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Warner Bros.	$531,001,578	$797,241,929	73,955,652
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Science Fiction Animation/Live Action Based on TV Action	PG-13	Paramount Pictures	$402,111,870	$577,968,794	53,614,916
2010	Toy Story 3	Kids Fiction Digital Animation Original Screenplay Adventure	G	Walt Disney	$415,004,880	$567,015,538	52,598,844
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	Fantasy Animation/Live Action Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Adventure	PG-13	Warner Bros.	$381,011,219	$517,944,633	48,046,812
2012	The Avengers	Super Hero Animation/Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Walt Disney	$623,357,910	$844,195,760	78,311,295
2013	Iron Man 3	Super Hero Animation/Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Walt Disney	$408,992,272	$542,304,631	50,306,552
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	Super Hero Animation/Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Walt Disney	$333,055,258	$439,453,567	40,765,637
2015	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	Science Fiction Animation/Live Action Original Screenplay Adventure	PG-13	Walt Disney	$742,208,942	$949,111,787	88,043,765
2016	Finding Dory	Kids Fiction Digital Animation Original Screenplay Adventure	PG	Walt Disney	$486,295,561	$606,042,329	56,219,140
2017	Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi	Science Fiction Animation/Live Action Original Screenplay Adventure	PG-13	Walt Disney	$517,218,368	$621,584,610	57,660,910
2018	Black Panther	Super Hero Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Walt Disney	$700,059,566	$828,391,008	76,845,177
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Super Hero Animation/Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Walt Disney	$858,373,000	$1,010,181,328	93,708,843
2020	Bad Boys For Life	Contemporary Fiction Live Action Original Screenplay Action	R	Sony Pictures	$204,417,855	$240,046,237	22,267,740
2021	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Super Hero Animation/Live Action Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Action	PG-13	Sony Pictures	$572,984,769	$607,352,584	56,340,685
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Contemporary Fiction Live Action Original Screenplay Action	PG-13	Paramount Pictures	$718,732,821	$735,796,748	68,255,728
2023	Barbie	Contemporary Fiction Live Action Based on Toy Comedy	PG-13	Warner Bros.	$636,225,983	$636,225,984	59,019,108
2024	Inside Out 2	Kids Fiction Digital Animation Original Screenplay Adventure	PG	Walt Disney	$652,980,194	$652,980,196	60,573,302
2025	Sonic the Hedgehog 3	Kids Fiction Animation/Live Action Based on Game Adventure	PG	Paramount Pictures	$81,575,969	$81,575,969	7,567,344

Top-Grossing Distributors 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Walt Disney	625	$45,416,857,980	$72,666,973	17.16%
2	Warner Bros.	937	$39,903,977,489	$42,586,956	15.08%
3	Universal	636	$33,399,807,493	$52,515,421	12.62%
4	Sony Pictures	842	$32,690,603,784	$38,824,945	12.35%
5	Paramount Pictures	541	$27,521,776,091	$50,872,045	10.40%
6	20th Century Fox	536	$26,022,327,588	$48,549,119	9.83%
7	Lionsgate	465	$10,617,785,608	$22,833,948	4.01%
8	New Line	220	$6,214,981,434	$28,249,916	2.35%
9	Dreamworks SKG	81	$4,285,258,016	$52,904,420	1.62%
10	MGM	251	$3,897,894,136	$15,529,459	1.47%

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Top-Grossing Genres 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Adventure	1,200	$67,405,946,936	$56,171,622	25.47%
2	Action	1,321	$60,224,307,178	$45,589,937	22.75%
3	Drama	6,005	$37,682,580,169	$6,275,201	14.24%
4	Comedy	2,708	$37,625,622,816	$13,894,248	14.21%
5	Thriller/Suspense	1,398	$19,569,038,898	$13,997,882	7.39%
6	Horror	906	$16,006,914,568	$17,667,676	6.05%
7	Romantic Comedy	714	$11,757,451,782	$16,467,019	4.44%
8	Musical	243	$6,511,066,785	$26,794,514	2.46%
9	Black Comedy	279	$2,727,715,088	$9,776,757	1.03%
10	Documentary	2,693	$2,393,722,850	$888,868	0.90%

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Top-Grossing MPAA Ratings 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	PG-13	3,598	$126,677,042,511	$35,207,627	47.86%
2	R	5,993	$69,574,718,475	$11,609,331	26.29%
3	PG	1,755	$56,250,763,933	$32,051,717	21.25%
4	G	419	$9,613,751,293	$22,944,514	3.63%
5	Not Rated	5,958	$2,057,069,767	$345,262	0.78%
6	NC-17	24	$44,850,139	$1,868,756	0.02%
7	Open	5	$5,489,687	$1,097,937	0.00%
8	GP	8	$729,833	$91,229	0.00%

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Top-Grossing Sources 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Original Screenplay	9,070	$116,748,547,132	$12,871,946	44.11%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	2,409	$50,445,867,133	$20,940,584	19.06%
3	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	324	$28,624,851,825	$88,348,308	10.81%
4	Based on Real Life Events	3,628	$12,961,795,133	$3,572,711	4.90%
5	Based on TV	249	$12,219,511,072	$49,074,342	4.62%
6	Remake	307	$10,357,952,562	$33,739,259	3.91%
7	Based on Factual Book/Article	374	$8,289,061,284	$22,163,265	3.13%
8	Spin-Off	60	$5,178,949,492	$86,315,825	1.96%
9	Based on Game	61	$3,363,666,894	$55,142,080	1.27%
10	Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale	78	$3,303,241,366	$42,349,248	1.25%

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Top-Grossing Production Methods 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Live Action	16,479	$195,277,711,252	$11,850,095	73.78%
2	Animation/Live Action	321	$36,514,733,193	$113,753,063	13.80%
3	Digital Animation	489	$28,959,436,410	$59,221,751	10.94%
4	Hand Animation	182	$3,028,457,920	$16,639,879	1.14%
5	Stop-Motion Animation	47	$736,657,411	$15,673,562	0.28%
6	Multiple Production Methods	32	$51,980,615	$1,624,394	0.02%
7	Rotoscoping	4	$8,468,385	$2,117,096	0.00%

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Top-Grossing Creative Types 1995 to 2025

		Movies	Total Gross	Average Gross	Market Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	8,480	$104,544,052,018	$12,328,308	39.50%
2	Kids Fiction	663	$38,126,221,365	$57,505,613	14.40%
3	Science Fiction	890	$34,102,099,861	$38,316,966	12.88%
4	Super Hero	187	$25,448,812,530	$136,089,907	9.61%
5	Fantasy	790	$21,002,437,550	$26,585,364	7.93%
6	Historical Fiction	1,717	$20,028,921,044	$11,665,068	7.57%
7	Dramatization	1,369	$17,715,075,859	$12,940,158	6.69%
8	Factual	2,768	$3,393,537,927	$1,225,989	1.28%
9	Multiple Creative Types	51	$132,055,029	$2,589,314	0.05%

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