Explore annual domestic box office rankings based on original theatrical performance. Re-releases are excluded, and each film's initial uninterrupted theatrical run is treated as a single release.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
$29,999,213
29
Desperately Seeking Susan
$27,398,584
30
Prizzi's Honor
$26,657,534
31
The Last Dragon
$25,754,284
32
Agnes of God
$25,627,836
33
Fright Night
$24,922,237
34
Summer Rental
$24,689,703
35
The Emerald Forest
$24,468,550
36
Weird Science
$23,834,048
37
Santa Claus
$23,717,291
38
The Care Bears Movie
$22,934,622
39
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
$21,930,418
40
The Black Cauldron
$21,288,692
41
Porky's Revenge
$20,518,905
42
Code of Silence
$20,345,361
43
Volunteers
$19,875,740
44
Young Sherlock Holmes
$19,739,575
45
Year of the Dragon
$18,707,466
46
Ladyhawke
$18,432,000
47
The Sure Thing
$18,135,531
48
Invasion U.S.A.
$17,536,256
49
To Live and Die in L.A.
$17,307,019
50
The Falcon and the Snowman
$17,130,087
Box Office notes
Re-releases are excluded from all yearly rankings.
A film's original theatrical run is treated as a single release as long as the run remains uninterrupted.
Rankings are based on each film's original U.S. theatrical release year.
Rankings are based on domestic box office performance.
About the Domestic Box Office Rankings
Hollywood Rankings compiles annual domestic box office rankings to provide a consistent view of theatrical performance across different eras of film history. Each yearly list ranks films by their original domestic theatrical gross and applies the same release rules throughout the historical data.
Re-releases are excluded from the annual rankings. A film's initial theatrical run is treated as a single release as long as that run remains uninterrupted, while later theatrical returns are not added to the original ranking total. This approach is designed to make yearly box office results more directly comparable.
The historical archive is being expanded to include earlier decades, with particular attention given to years where complete and consistently structured annual box office rankings are difficult to find. Box office data is compiled and curated for use within the Hollywood Rankings database. More information about the underlying sources is available on the Data Sources page.
