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Box Office History for Hand Animation
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8 | 3.79% | $201,265,236 | 46,267,866 | $523,289,564 | Pocahontas | $141,551,246 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2.91% | $167,987,145 | 38,006,139 | $429,849,432 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $100,138,851 |
| 1997 | 6 | 3.15% | $194,926,749 | 42,467,698 | $480,309,664 | Hercules | $99,112,101 |
| 1998 | 9 | 4.49% | $306,237,167 | 65,295,766 | $738,495,113 | Mulan | $120,620,254 |
| 1999 | 10 | 4.92% | $360,822,511 | 71,028,047 | $803,327,212 | Tarzan | $170,904,824 |
| 2000 | 10 | 4.35% | $328,505,823 | 60,947,278 | $689,313,714 | Rugrats in Paris | $71,205,699 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1.75% | $144,908,802 | 25,602,259 | $289,561,549 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $84,052,762 |
| 2002 | 13 | 4.55% | $416,320,267 | 71,655,806 | $810,427,166 | Lilo & Stitch | $145,771,527 |
| 2003 | 15 | 2.71% | $248,931,159 | 41,282,108 | $466,900,641 | Brother Bear | $83,297,298 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1.83% | $170,159,508 | 27,400,881 | $309,903,964 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The … | $81,900,075 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0.30% | $27,659,890 | 4,315,114 | $48,803,939 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | $18,098,433 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.64% | $58,919,570 | 8,995,352 | $101,737,431 | Curious George | $58,640,119 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0.00% | $288,703 | 41,962 | $474,590 | Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with… | $288,703 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0.00% | $304,904 | 42,465 | $480,279 | Waltz with Bashir | $220,441 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0.97% | $103,013,146 | 13,735,086 | $155,343,823 | The Princess and the Frog | $85,859,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0.19% | $19,522,207 | 2,474,295 | $27,984,276 | The Princess and the Frog | $18,541,560 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1.21% | $123,579,508 | 15,583,791 | $176,252,676 | The Lion King | $94,233,351 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0.61% | $67,488,937 | 8,478,506 | $95,891,903 | Beauty and the Beast | $47,611,331 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0.01% | $1,462,280 | 179,861 | $2,034,228 | Kokuriko-zaka Kara | $1,000,878 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0.02% | $1,782,356 | 218,157 | $2,467,356 | Kaguyahime no monogatari | $1,506,975 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0.09% | $9,804,410 | 1,163,032 | $13,153,892 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection… | $8,008,363 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0.01% | $963,275 | 111,360 | $1,259,482 | The Boy and the Beast | $490,643 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0.01% | $1,485,493 | 165,605 | $1,872,993 | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)… | $1,100,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0.05% | $6,239,221 | 684,872 | $7,745,902 | Meari to majo no hana | $2,418,404 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0.01% | $1,023,040 | 111,685 | $1,263,157 | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)… | $1,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.01% | $237,581 | 25,880 | $292,703 | Tokyo Godfathers | $237,581 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.02% | $707,169 | 69,534 | $786,430 | Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊)… | $373,169 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0.01% | $1,086,610 | 103,192 | $1,167,102 | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)… | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0.37% | $37,690,000 | 3,445,155 | $38,964,703 | The Boy and the Heron (君たちは… | $35,846,555 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0.36% | $31,077,716 | 2,747,808 | $31,077,708 | The Boy and the Heron (君たちは… | $10,986,312 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0.19% | $14,365,633 | 1,270,171 | $14,365,634 | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)… | $6,851,368 |
Upcoming Releases
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | ||||
| November 14 | Arco (Oscar Qualifying Run) | Adventure | $38,285 | |
| November 15 | The Boy and the Heron (Limited) | Adventure | $46,832,867 | |
| November 19 | Angel’s Egg (Limited) | Adventure | $676,099 | |
| December 2025 | ||||
| December 5 | Black Butterflies (Limited) | Documentary | ||
| The Chronology of Water (Limited) | Drama | |||
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.