#1 of 682 #1 English-language movie of 2015
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
2015 · Action, Adventure
$2.1B worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$936.7M US & Canada · 45% $1.1B elsewhere · 55%
English box office · 2015
English Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2015, with $2.1B worldwide, ahead of Jurassic World (2015) at $1.7B and Furious 7 (2015) at $1.5B. 682 English-language films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $27.1B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $1 billion and 57 crossed $100 million. That is up 10% on 2014, whose releases took $24.6B. By genre, Adventure leads with $16.9B across 72 English releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 682
- combined worldwide
- $27.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 57
- vs 2014
- +10%
#1 of 682 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2015?
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) leads with $2.1B, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.8B, 29% of what all 682 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $2.1B Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)$936.7M US & Canada · 45% $1.1B elsewhere · 55%
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The chart
Every English Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 682. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.
- 1 Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $936.7M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $2.1B
- 2 Jun 12, 2015 US and Canada: $653.4M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.7B
- 3 Apr 3, 2015 US and Canada: $353M Rest of the world: $1.2B Worldwide: $1.5B
- 4 May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $459M Rest of the world: $946M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 5 Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $336M Rest of the world: $823.4M Worldwide: $1.2B
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Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M - 7
Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $356.5M Rest of the world: $502.6M Worldwide: $859.1M - 8
Jul 31, 2015 US and Canada: $195M Rest of the world: $515.9M Worldwide: $710.9M - 9
Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $281.7M Rest of the world: $379.7M Worldwide: $661.5M - 10
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $228.4M Rest of the world: $402.2M Worldwide: $630.6M - 11
Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $166.2M Rest of the world: $403.5M Worldwide: $569.7M - 12
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $183.6M Rest of the world: $349.3M Worldwide: $533M - 13
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $180.2M Rest of the world: $339.1M Worldwide: $519.3M - 14
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $169.7M Rest of the world: $305.5M Worldwide: $475.2M - 15
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M - 16
Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $89.8M Rest of the world: $350.8M Worldwide: $440.6M - 17
Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $128.3M Rest of the world: $286.1M Worldwide: $414.4M - 18
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $154.3M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $380.4M - 19
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: $123.1M Rest of the world: $209.1M Worldwide: $332.2M - 20
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $237.2M Worldwide: $326.5M - 21
Jan 16, 2015 US and Canada: $76.3M Rest of the world: $249.8M Worldwide: $326.1M - 22
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $163M Rest of the world: $162.2M Worldwide: $325.2M - 23
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $81.7M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $312.3M - 24
Mar 20, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $166.8M Worldwide: $297M - 25
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $184.3M Rest of the world: $102.8M Worldwide: $287.1M - 26
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $116.1M Worldwide: $246.2M - 27
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $78.7M Rest of the world: $166.1M Worldwide: $244.9M - 28
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $150.4M Rest of the world: $92.4M Worldwide: $242.8M - 29
Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $85.9M Rest of the world: $148.9M Worldwide: $234.8M - 30
Jun 26, 2015 US and Canada: $81.5M Rest of the world: $134.4M Worldwide: $215.9M - 31
May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $115.6M Worldwide: $209M - 32
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $43.5M Rest of the world: $159.9M Worldwide: $203.4M - 33
Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $161.2M Rest of the world: $40.4M Worldwide: $201.6M - 34
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $119M Worldwide: $194.8M - 35
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $136.9M Worldwide: $184.3M - 36
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: $109.8M Rest of the world: $64.4M Worldwide: $174.2M - 37
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $56.1M Rest of the world: $111.8M Worldwide: $167.9M - 38
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $72.3M Rest of the world: $93.2M Worldwide: $165.5M - 39
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $54.1M Rest of the world: $107.1M Worldwide: $161.2M - 40
Dec 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.1M - 41
Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $53.9M Rest of the world: $105.3M Worldwide: $159.2M - 42
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $80.1M Rest of the world: $78.2M Worldwide: $158.3M - 43
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $78M Rest of the world: $78.7M Worldwide: $156.7M - 44
Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: $27.4M Rest of the world: $119.6M Worldwide: $146.9M - 45
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $110.2M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $140.8M - 46
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $133.8M - 47
Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $63.2M Worldwide: $133.4M - 48
Oct 9, 2015 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $93.9M Worldwide: $129M - 49
Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $66M Rest of the world: $56.6M Worldwide: $122.6M - 50
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $97M Worldwide: $114.2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2015?
Of the top 10, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) earned the biggest share at home (45% in the US & Canada), while Furious 7 (2015) made 77% of its gross abroad. Across all 682 films, $10.4B (38%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B $936.7M US & Canada · 45% $1.1B elsewhere · 55%
- 2 Jurassic World (2015) $1.7B $653.4M US & Canada · 39% $1B elsewhere · 61%
- 3 Furious 7 (2015) $1.5B $353M US & Canada · 23% $1.2B elsewhere · 77%
- 4 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B $459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
- 5 Minions (2015) $1.2B $336M US & Canada · 29% $823.4M elsewhere · 71%
- 6 Inside Out (2015) $859.1M $356.5M US & Canada · 41% $502.6M elsewhere · 59%
- 7 Inside Out (2015) $859.1M $356.5M US & Canada · 41% $502.6M elsewhere · 59%
- 8 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) $710.9M $195M US & Canada · 27% $515.9M elsewhere · 73%
- 9 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $661.5M $281.7M US & Canada · 43% $379.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 10 The Martian (2015) $630.6M $228.4M US & Canada · 36% $402.2M elsewhere · 64%
Gross bands
How Many 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
57 of 682 films crossed $100M and took $22.7B between them, 84% of the total. 529 films, 78% of the list, earned under $10M.
29% 20% 35% 15%
- $1B or more 5 films, <1% of the list $7.8B · 29% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 8 films, 1% of the list $5.3B · 20% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 44 films, 6% of the list $9.5B · 35% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 96 films, 14% of the list $4B · 15% of the gross
- Under $10M 529 films, 78% of the list $447.5M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2015 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $4.1B from 46 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). March was the quietest month ($691M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Taken 3 (2015) $1B Taken 3 (2015)
- February Feb Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) $2B Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- March Mar The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) $691M The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- April Apr Furious 7 (2015) $2.1B Furious 7 (2015)
- May May Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $3.1B Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- June Jun Jurassic World (2015) $3.9B Jurassic World (2015)
- July Jul Minions (2015) $3.8B Minions (2015)
- August Aug Straight Outta Compton (2015) $1.1B Straight Outta Compton (2015)
- September Sep Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $1.8B Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
- October Oct The Martian (2015) $1.6B The Martian (2015)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $1.9B The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December Dec Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $4.1B Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Last 10 years
How Does 2015 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $27.1B from 682 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 515 films | 515 | $17.7B | – | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1.1B |
| 2007 553 films · +16% | 553 | $20.5B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $1B |
| 2008 540 films · −2% | 540 | $20B | −2% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 490 films · +15% | 490 | $23B | +15% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 465 films · −9% | 465 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 544 films · +16% | 544 | $24.2B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 576 films · +7% | 576 | $26B | +7% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2015?
Adventure took $16.9B across 72 films, 62% of the total, ahead of Action ($14.6B) and Thriller ($12.2B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2015 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $16.9B72 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) -
Action $14.6B99 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) -
Thriller $12.2B161 films · #1 Jurassic World (2015) -
Comedy $10.6B184 films · #1 Minions (2015) -
Sci-Fi $9.6B49 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) -
Drama $8.9B334 films · #1 Inside Out (2015) -
Fantasy $6.5B24 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) -
Family $5.6B43 films · #1 Minions (2015) -
Animation $5.1B29 films · #1 Minions (2015) -
Crime $3.5B58 films · #1 Furious 7 (2015)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 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 682 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2015?
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) leads with $2.1B worldwide, $936.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jurassic World (2015) at $1.7B and Furious 7 (2015) at $1.5B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2015 earn?
682 English-language films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $27.1B in all, or $39.8M per film on average. 2014 releases took $24.6B.
How many English-language movies released in 2015 made $1 billion?
5 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Jurassic World (2015), Furious 7 (2015), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Minions (2015). 57 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2015 English 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 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2015 English 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.