May Box Office
The month of May
Data as of May 1, 1:35 PDT
| Year | Cumulative Gross | %± LY | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $785,885,790 | +266% | 88 | $8,930,520 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $376,528,475 | 47.9% |
| 2021 | $214,709,870 | +21,460.7% | 83 | $2,586,865 | A Quiet Place Part II | $57,088,948 | 26.6% |
| 2020 | $995,838 | -99.9% | 13 | $76,602 | The Wretched | $835,397 | 83.9% |
| 2019 | $1,077,667,188 | +3.6% | 225 | $4,789,631 | Avengers: Endgame | $382,663,001 | 35.5% |
| 2018 | $1,040,414,433 | +24.5% | 218 | $4,772,543 | Avengers: Infinity War | $350,060,632 | 33.6% |
| 2017 | $835,876,892 | -10.7% | 184 | $4,542,809 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | $344,334,646 | 41.2% |
| 2016 | $935,894,086 | -13.1% | 201 | $4,656,189 | Captain America: Civil War | $379,029,063 | 40.5% |
| 2015 | $1,076,768,728 | +6.7% | 190 | $5,667,203 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $427,551,427 | 39.7% |
| 2014 | $1,009,294,700 | -11.7% | 197 | $5,123,323 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | $191,644,383 | 19% |
| 2013 | $1,143,256,104 | +11.5% | 211 | $5,418,275 | Iron Man 3 | $378,998,131 | 33.2% |
| 2012 | $1,025,584,253 | -1.1% | 215 | $4,770,159 | The Avengers | $532,463,980 | 51.9% |
| 2011 | $1,036,557,263 | +14.6% | 190 | $5,455,564 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $166,774,780 | 16.1% |
| 2010 | $904,239,188 | -11.1% | 176 | $5,137,722 | Iron Man 2 | $279,653,149 | 30.9% |
| 2009 | $1,017,445,917 | +7.3% | 148 | $6,874,634 | Star Trek | $209,313,884 | 20.6% |
| 2008 | $948,138,255 | +2.2% | 212 | $4,472,350 | Iron Man | $272,476,435 | 28.7% |
| 2007 | $927,603,070 | +18.6% | 192 | $4,831,265 | Spider-Man 3 | $310,764,055 | 33.5% |
| 2006 | $782,324,057 | -3.8% | 192 | $4,074,604 | The Da Vinci Code | $150,622,529 | 19.2% |
| 2005 | $813,399,372 | -8.1% | 195 | $4,171,278 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $274,896,433 | 33.8% |
| 2004 | $884,725,121 | -7.3% | 218 | $4,058,372 | Shrek 2 | $260,313,719 | 29.4% |
| 2003 | $954,023,420 | +2.2% | 232 | $4,112,169 | The Matrix Reloaded | $228,246,730 | 23.9% |
| 2002 | $933,476,488 | +50.8% | 128 | $7,292,785 | Spider-Man | $343,221,702 | 36.8% |
| 2001 | $619,050,441 | -3.2% | 88 | $7,034,664 | The Mummy Returns | $173,427,505 | 28% |
| 2000 | $639,515,161 | +4.7% | 98 | $6,525,664 | Gladiator | $129,437,622 | 20.2% |
| 1999 | $610,607,129 | +19.7% | 104 | $5,871,222 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $207,099,058 | 33.9% |
| 1998 | $510,212,771 | +8.1% | 54 | $9,448,384 | Deep Impact | $112,003,863 | 22% |
| 1997 | $472,129,903 | +4.2% | 49 | $9,635,304 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $131,681,924 | 27.9% |
| 1996 | $453,238,977 | +21.4% | 48 | $9,442,478 | Twister | $155,133,818 | 34.2% |
| 1995 | $373,226,217 | +15.5% | 41 | $9,103,078 | Crimson Tide | $54,103,175 | 14.5% |
| 1994 | $323,063,497 | +8.7% | 45 | $7,179,188 | The Flintstones | $39,693,235 | 12.3% |
| 1993 | $297,144,746 | -6% | 37 | $8,030,939 | Dave | $37,717,801 | 12.7% |
| 1992 | $316,182,507 | +15.9% | 45 | $7,026,277 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $83,840,467 | 26.5% |
| 1991 | $272,899,351 | +0.4% | 47 | $5,806,369 | What About Bob? | $26,976,695 | 9.9% |
| 1990 | $271,955,649 | +5.8% | 37 | $7,350,152 | Pretty Woman | $42,292,447 | 15.6% |
| 1989 | $257,083,203 | +14.1% | 36 | $7,141,200 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $46,931,772 | 18.3% |
| 1988 | $225,329,772 | -1% | 38 | $5,929,730 | Crocodile Dundee II | $26,306,100 | 11.7% |
| 1987 | $227,638,576 | +24.4% | 33 | $6,898,138 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $57,894,614 | 25.4% |
| 1986 | $183,028,967 | -10.9% | 26 | $7,039,575 | Top Gun | $27,225,304 | 14.9% |
| 1985 | $205,367,364 | -18.8% | 25 | $8,214,694 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $43,364,295 | 21.1% |
| 1984 | $253,003,275 | +11.3% | 25 | $10,120,131 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $51,737,827 | 20.4% |
| 1983 | $227,322,333 | +40.7% | 28 | $8,118,654 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $45,311,004 | 19.9% |
| 1982 | $161,593,716 | +19.2% | 24 | $6,733,071 | Conan the Barbarian | $27,058,566 | 16.7% |
| 1981 | $135,583,942 | -21.4% | 7 | $19,369,134 | The Four Seasons | $50,427,646 | 37.2% |
| 1980 | $172,566,679 | +1,137.6% | 9 | $19,174,075 | The Shining | $44,017,374 | 25.5% |
| 1979 | $13,943,950 | - | 3 | $4,647,983 | The Prisoner of Zenda | $7,650,600 | 54.9% |
| 1977 | $1,967,089 | - | 1 | $1,967,089 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | $1,967,089 | 100% |
