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Adventure box office · May 2014

Adventure Box Office, May 2014: Top-Grossing Releases

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in May 2014, with $746M worldwide, ahead of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) at $716.9M and Godzilla (2014) at $525M. 6 adventure films released in May 2014 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 60% on April 2014, whose releases took $1.2B. By language, English leads with $2B across 4 adventure releases.

May 2014 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$2B
films crossed $100M
3
vs April 2014
+60%
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 adventure movie of May 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

2014 · Action, Adventure

$746M worldwide · 37% of the chart's total

$233.9M US & Canada · 31% $512.1M elsewhere · 69%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Adventure Hits of May 2014?

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) leads with $746M, 37% of the total. The top 5 together took $2B, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $746M X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
    $233.9M US & Canada · 31% $512.1M elsewhere · 69%
  2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $716.9M The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
    $203.6M US & Canada · 28% $513.3M elsewhere · 72%
  3. Godzilla (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $525M Godzilla (2014)
    $200.7M US & Canada · 38% $324.3M elsewhere · 62%
  4. Kochadaiiyaan (2014) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2M Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
    $817.2K US & Canada · 68% $393.4K elsewhere · 32%
  5. The Princess and the Magic Mirror (2014) movie poster Number 5
    $1.2M The Princess and the Magic Mirror (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Adventure Release of May 2014, 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 2014.

  1. 1 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) movie poster
    X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) May 23, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $746M worldwide
    May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $233.9M Rest of the world: $512.1M Worldwide: $746M
  2. 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) movie poster
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) May 2, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $716.9M worldwide
    May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $203.6M Rest of the world: $513.3M Worldwide: $716.9M
  3. 3 Godzilla (2014) movie poster
    Godzilla (2014) May 16, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $525M worldwide
    May 16, 2014 US and Canada: $200.7M Rest of the world: $324.3M Worldwide: $525M
  4. 4 Kochadaiiyaan (2014) movie poster
    Kochadaiiyaan (2014) May 23, 2014 · Tamil · Animation, Adventure, Action $1.2M worldwide
    May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $817.2K Rest of the world: $393.4K Worldwide: $1.2M
  5. 5 The Princess and the Magic Mirror (2014) movie poster
    The Princess and the Magic Mirror (2014) May 8, 2014 · Spanish · Animation, Adventure, Fantasy $1.2M worldwide
    May 8, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  6. 6 Tiny Giants 3D (2014) movie poster
    Tiny Giants 3D (2014) May 24, 2014 · English · Family, Adventure, Documentary $58.9K worldwide
    May 24, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in May 2014?

Of the top 6, Kochadaiiyaan (2014) earned the biggest share at home (68% in the US & Canada), while The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) made 72% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $639M (32%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 6 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M
    $233.9M US & Canada · 31% $512.1M elsewhere · 69%
  2. 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $716.9M
    $203.6M US & Canada · 28% $513.3M elsewhere · 72%
  3. 3 Godzilla (2014) $525M
    $200.7M US & Canada · 38% $324.3M elsewhere · 62%
  4. 4 Kochadaiiyaan (2014) $1.2M
    $817.2K US & Canada · 68% $393.4K elsewhere · 32%
  5. 5 The Princess and the Magic Mirror (2014) $1.2M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  6. 6 Tiny Giants 3D (2014) $58.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does May 2014 Compare With May in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, May 2013 earned the most: $3B from 8 films, led by Iron Man 3 (2013). May 2014 took $2B.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
May 2005 4 films 4 $767.2M – Madagascar (2005) $542.1M
May 2006 7 films · +23% 7 $944M +23% Mission: Impossible III (2006) $398.5M
May 2007 4 films · +89% 4 $1.8B +89% Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $961.7M
May 2008 4 films · ±0% 4 $1.8B ±0% Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $786.6M
May 2009 7 films · +7% 7 $1.9B +7% Up (2009) $735.1M
May 2010 11 films · −7% 11 $1.8B −7% Shrek Forever After (2010) $752.6M
May 2011 9 films · +22% 9 $2.2B +22% Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $1B
May 2012 3 films · −16% 3 $1.8B −16% The Avengers (2012) $1.5B
May 2013 8 films · +63% 8 $3B +63% Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B
May 2014 6 films · −33% 6 $2B −33% X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M
FAQ

Adventure Box Office May 2014: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in May 2014?

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) leads with $746M worldwide, $233.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) at $716.9M and Godzilla (2014) at $525M.

How much did adventure movies released in May 2014 earn?

6 adventure films released in May 2014 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, or $331.7M per film on average. April 2014 releases took $1.2B.

How many adventure movies released in May 2014 made $1 billion?

None. 3 films crossed $100 million, led by X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) with $746M.

How much of the May 2014 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$639M of the $2B total, or 32%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2014 adventure 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 2014. 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 2014 adventure 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.