#1 of 7 #1 sci-fi movie of May 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
2015 · Action, Adventure
$1.4B worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
$459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
Sci-Fi box office · May 2015
Sci-Fi Box Office, May 2015: Top-Grossing Releases
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in May 2015, with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M and Tomorrowland (2015) at $209M. 7 sci-fi films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 3 crossed $100 million. That is 39.5 times the total of April 2015, whose releases took $50.5M. By language, English leads with $2B across 5 sci-fi releases.
- May 2015 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $2B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs April 2015
- ×39.5
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $2B, almost all of what the 7 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 Sci-Fi 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 15, 2015 US and Canada: $154.3M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $380.4M
- 3 May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $115.6M Worldwide: $209M
- 4 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 - 5 May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K
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May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $7.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.6K - 7
May 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2015?
Of the top 7, Area 51 (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) made 67% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $706.7M (35%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B $459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
- 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.4M $154.3M US & Canada · 41% $226.2M elsewhere · 59%
- 3 Tomorrowland (2015) $209M $93.4M US & Canada · 45% $115.6M elsewhere · 55%
- 4 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) $834.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Time Lapse (2015) $19.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Area 51 (2015) $7.6K $7.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 The Santiso Report (2015) $5.4K No US & Canada figure reported
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 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.5M Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Tomorrowland (2015) $209M Tomorrowland (2015)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- 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 2012 earned the most: $2.5B from 5 films, led by The Avengers (2012). May 2015 took $2B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 2 films | 2 | $460.4M | – | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $460.4M |
| May 2007 1 film · −100% | 1 | $964.9K | −100% | Paprika (2007) $964.9K |
| May 2008 4 films · +61605% | 4 | $595.4M | +61605% | Iron Man (2008) $585.8M |
| May 2009 6 films · +91% | 6 | $1.1B | +91% | Star Trek (2009) $385.7M |
| May 2010 5 films · −43% | 5 | $648.1M | −43% | Iron Man 2 (2010) $623.9M |
| May 2011 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| May 2012 5 films | 5 | $2.5B | – | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| May 2013 4 films · −22% | 4 | $1.9B | −22% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| May 2014 3 films · −34% | 3 | $1.3B | −34% | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M |
| May 2015 7 films · +57% | 7 | $2B | +57% | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B |
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 2015, Month by Month
The months of 2015 with their totals: December leads with $2.3B, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
- January $40.1M #1 Project Almanac (2015)
- February $198.6M #1 Jupiter Ascending (2015)
- March $812.7M #1 Home (2015)
- April $50.5M #1 Ex Machina (2015)
- May $2B #1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- June $1.7B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- July $1.2B #1 Ant-Man (2015)
- August $271.3M #1 Fantastic Four (2015)
- September $313.3M #1 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- October $638.6M #1 The Martian (2015)
- November $699.8M #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
FAQ
Sci-Fi 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B worldwide, $459M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M and Tomorrowland (2015) at $209M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in May 2015 earn?
7 sci-fi films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, or $285.1M per film on average. April 2015 releases took $50.5M.
How many sci-fi movies released in May 2015 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). 3 crossed $100 million.
How is the May 2015 sci-fi 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 sci-fi 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.