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Box Office History for Fantasy
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 | 24 | 5.03% | $267,231,463 | 61,432,508 | $694,801,665 | Mortal Kombat | $70,383,146 |
| 1996 | 19 | 3.97% | $229,083,521 | 51,828,840 | $586,184,180 | Dragonheart | $51,364,680 |
| 1997 | 10 | 1.34% | $83,326,296 | 18,153,873 | $205,320,304 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $35,059,903 |
| 1998 | 13 | 2.81% | $191,777,006 | 40,890,616 | $462,472,867 | Practical Magic | $46,769,212 |
| 1999 | 12 | 3.95% | $289,749,635 | 57,037,323 | $645,092,123 | The Mummy | $155,428,655 |
| 2000 | 16 | 2.68% | $201,571,361 | 37,397,276 | $422,963,192 | Fantasia 2000 | $58,216,703 |
| 2001 | 21 | 11.50% | $954,278,056 | 168,600,354 | $1,906,870,004 | Harry Potter and the Sorcer… | $300,404,434 |
| 2002 | 21 | 9.69% | $886,855,284 | 152,642,897 | $1,726,391,165 | The Lord of the Rings: The … | $262,300,833 |
| 2003 | 23 | 9.22% | $847,757,811 | 140,590,009 | $1,590,073,002 | Pirates of the Caribbean: T… | $305,410,819 |
| 2004 | 13 | 4.60% | $427,727,356 | 68,877,185 | $779,000,962 | Harry Potter and the Prison… | $250,077,828 |
| 2005 | 18 | 11.07% | $974,487,312 | 152,026,093 | $1,719,415,112 | Harry Potter and the Goblet… | $275,656,506 |
| 2006 | 23 | 6.35% | $582,888,438 | 88,990,589 | $1,006,483,562 | Click | $137,355,633 |
| 2007 | 39 | 10.90% | $1,064,560,538 | 154,732,619 | $1,750,025,921 | Harry Potter and the Order … | $292,649,355 |
| 2008 | 42 | 10.50% | $1,023,701,635 | 142,576,815 | $1,612,543,778 | Twilight | $176,922,850 |
| 2009 | 39 | 14.44% | $1,536,002,933 | 204,800,380 | $2,316,292,298 | Harry Potter and the Half-B… | $301,959,197 |
| 2010 | 32 | 18.82% | $1,972,656,054 | 250,019,772 | $2,827,723,621 | Alice in Wonderland | $334,191,110 |
| 2011 | 52 | 12.84% | $1,306,147,666 | 164,709,648 | $1,862,866,119 | Harry Potter and the Deathl… | $381,011,219 |
| 2012 | 40 | 13.44% | $1,479,394,524 | 185,853,563 | $2,102,003,798 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking… | $289,133,356 |
| 2013 | 51 | 9.70% | $1,056,258,510 | 129,921,071 | $1,469,407,313 | Oz the Great and Powerful | $234,770,996 |
| 2014 | 44 | 11.35% | $1,165,737,584 | 142,685,117 | $1,613,768,673 | Maleficent | $241,407,328 |
| 2015 | 47 | 6.58% | $741,883,816 | 88,005,177 | $995,338,552 | Cinderella | $201,151,353 |
| 2016 | 33 | 10.21% | $1,150,015,289 | 132,949,730 | $1,503,661,446 | The Jungle Book | $364,001,123 |
| 2017 | 19 | 5.40% | $594,162,983 | 66,238,897 | $749,161,925 | Beauty and the Beast | $504,014,165 |
| 2018 | 26 | 2.85% | $339,919,098 | 37,312,738 | $422,007,067 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crime… | $156,781,859 |
| 2019 | 18 | 4.85% | $544,745,676 | 59,470,044 | $672,606,198 | Aladdin | $355,559,216 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0.77% | $15,462,578 | 1,684,372 | $19,050,247 | Cats | $7,196,675 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3.67% | $165,646,642 | 16,287,765 | $184,214,622 | Raya and the Last Dragon | $54,723,032 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1.98% | $146,310,605 | 13,894,639 | $157,148,367 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secre… | $95,850,844 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1.53% | $137,439,220 | 12,562,993 | $142,087,451 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor A… | $93,549,650 |
| 2024 | 33 | 6.25% | $537,943,986 | 47,563,568 | $537,943,954 | Wicked | $432,943,285 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7.65% | $92,527,764 | 8,181,059 | $92,527,777 | Nosferatu | $47,488,220 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March, 2025 | ||||
| March 7 | In the Lost Lands (Wide) | Adventure | $1,744,145 | Play |
| You Burn Me (Limited) | Drama | |||
| March 12 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counteratt… (Special Engagement) | Adventure | ||
| April, 2025 | ||||
| April 8 | Rumpelstiltskin (Limited) | Horror | ||
| April 9 | AXCN: Vampire Hunter D (Special Engagement) | Action | ||
| April 11 | COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who… (Wide) | Musical | ||
| April 18 | Starbright (Limited) | Adventure | ||
| September, 2025 | ||||
| September 12 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The M… (Wide) | Action | ||
| Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The M… (IMAX) | Action | |||
| November, 2025 | ||||
| November 21 | Wicked: For Good (Wide) | Musical | ||
| December, 2025 | ||||
| During 2025 | Toto (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| The Wizard’s Endearment “Dark Ages”… (Limited) | Drama | |||
| January, 2026 | ||||
| January 30 | Untitled Aang Avatar Film (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| November, 2026 | ||||
| November 26 | Narnia (IMAX) | Adventure | ||
| December, 2026 | ||||
| During 2026 | Fablehaven (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| January, 2027 | ||||
| January 15 | Children of Blood and Bone (Wide) | Adventure | ||
| Children of Blood and Bone (IMAX) | Adventure | |||
| November, 2027 | ||||
| November 5 | Margie Clause (Wide) | Comedy | ||
| December, 2027 | ||||
| December TBD | Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (Wide) | Adventure | ||
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.