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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 | 50 | 11.42% | $904,663,478 | 79,987,930 | $904,663,488 | Jurassic World Rebirth | $339,640,400 |
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