#1 of 17 #1 action movie of May 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
2015 · Action, Adventure
$1.4B worldwide · 55% of the chart's total
$459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
Action box office · May 2015
Action Box Office, May 2015: Top-Grossing Releases
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is the highest-grossing action movie released in May 2015, with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of San Andreas (2015) at $474.6M and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M. 17 action films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2.6B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 4 crossed $100 million. That is up 52% on April 2015, whose releases took $1.7B. By language, English leads with $2.5B across 12 action releases.
- May 2015 releases with a gross
- 17
- combined worldwide
- $2.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs April 2015
- +52%
#1 of 17 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.5B, 99% of what all 17 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Action Release of May 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2015.
- 1 May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $459M Rest of the world: $946M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 2 May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M
- 3 May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $154.3M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $380.4M
- 4 May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $115.6M Worldwide: $209M
- 5 May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $51.7M
- 6
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $191K Rest of the world: $11.9M Worldwide: $12.1M - 7
May 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7M - 8
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 9
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $229.1K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 10
May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $534.6K Rest of the world: $464K Worldwide: $998.6K - 11
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: $927.8K Worldwide: $933.8K - 12
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015)May 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $834.9K
May 2, 2015 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $834.9K worldwide - 13
May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: $594K Worldwide: $595.3K - 14
May 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.3K - 15
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.1K - 16
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.2K - 17
May 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2015?
Of the top 10, Hot Pursuit (2015) earned the biggest share at home (67% in the US & Canada), while The Connection (2015) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 17 films, $897.5M (35%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B $459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
- 2 San Andreas (2015) $474.6M $155.2M US & Canada · 33% $319.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 3 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.4M $154.3M US & Canada · 41% $226.2M elsewhere · 59%
- 4 Tomorrowland (2015) $209M $93.4M US & Canada · 45% $115.6M elsewhere · 55%
- 5 Hot Pursuit (2015) $51.7M $34.6M US & Canada · 67% $17.1M elsewhere · 33%
- 6 The Connection (2015) $12.1M $191K US & Canada · 2% $11.9M elsewhere · 98%
- 7 Shinjuku Swan (2015) $10.7M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Survivor (2015) $3.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Slow West (2015) $1.3M $229.1K US & Canada · 18% $1.1M elsewhere · 82%
- 10 Gabbar Is Back (2015) $998.6K $534.6K US & Canada · 54% $464K elsewhere · 46%
Gross bands
How Many May 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 17 films crossed $100M and took $2.5B between them, 97% of the total. 10 films, 59% of the list, earned under $10M.
55% 42%
- $1B or more 1 film, 6% of the list $1.4B · 55% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 3 films, 18% of the list $1.1B · 42% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 18% of the list $74.4M · 3% of the gross
- Under $10M 10 films, 59% of the list $8.8M · <1% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of May 2015 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 18 (Apr 26–May 2) took $1.4B, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 Hot Pursuit (2015) $52.3M Hot Pursuit (2015)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $394.3M Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Tomorrowland (2015) $209M Tomorrowland (2015)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 San Andreas (2015) $489.8M San Andreas (2015)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does May 2015 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2013 earned the most: $2.8B from 13 films, led by Iron Man 3 (2013). May 2015 took $2.6B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 10 films | 10 | $1.1B | – | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $460.4M |
| May 2007 11 films · +75% | 11 | $2B | +75% | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $961.7M |
| May 2008 13 films · −3% | 13 | $1.9B | −3% | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $786.6M |
| May 2009 14 films · −16% | 14 | $1.6B | −16% | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) $413.1M |
| May 2010 12 films · −37% | 12 | $1B | −37% | Iron Man 2 (2010) $623.9M |
| May 2011 11 films · +123% | 11 | $2.3B | +123% | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $1B |
| May 2012 9 films · +10% | 9 | $2.5B | +10% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| May 2013 13 films · +11% | 13 | $2.8B | +11% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| May 2014 10 films · −27% | 10 | $2B | −27% | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M |
| May 2015 17 films · +28% | 17 | $2.6B | +28% | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in May 2015?
English-language action films took $2.5B across 12 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language action films ($11.7M) and Hindi-language action films ($998.6K).
Archive
Action Box Office in 2015, Month by Month
The months of 2015 with their totals: December leads with $2.9B, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
- January $420.8M #1 Taken 3 (2015)
- February $739.9M #1 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
- March $528.5M #1 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- April $1.7B #1 Furious 7 (2015)
- May $2.6B #1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- June $2B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- July $2.5B #1 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
- August $705.5M #1 Fantastic Four (2015)
- September $818.8M #1 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- October $1.1B #1 The Martian (2015)
- November $763.3M #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December $2.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
FAQ
Action Box Office May 2015: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 17 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B worldwide, $459M of it in the US & Canada. Next come San Andreas (2015) at $474.6M and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M.
How much did action movies released in May 2015 earn?
17 action films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2.6B in all, or $150.1M per film on average. April 2015 releases took $1.7B.
How many action movies released in May 2015 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). 4 crossed $100 million.
How is the May 2015 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 2015. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the May 2015 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.