| # |
Date |
Film |
Gross |
Note(s) |
|---|
| 1 | January 4, 2015 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | $21,732,090 | |
| 2 | January 11, 2015 | Taken 3 | $39,201,657 | |
| 3 | January 18, 2015 | American Sniper | $89,269,066 | American Sniper reached #1 after three weekends of limited release. It also broke Ride Along's record ($41.5 million) for the highest weekend debut in January. Its $11.5 million gross from IMAX showings broke Prometheus' record ($9.1 million) for the highest IMAX weekend debut for an R-rated film. American Sniper's 4 day MLK weekend ($107.2 million) also broke Ride Along's record ($48.6 million) for the highest MLK 4-day weekend and The Passion of the Christ's record ($83.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a winter release. |
| 4 | January 25, 2015 | American Sniper | $64,628,304 | Beside breaking The Hangover Part II's record (3,675 theaters) for the widest release for an R-rated movie (3,705); American Sniper's second weekend also broke The Passion of the Christ's record ($53.2 million) for the biggest second weekend ever for an R-rated movie. |
| 5 | February 1, 2015 | American Sniper | $30,660,528 | American Sniper became the first film in 2015 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. |
| 6 | February 8, 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | $55,365,012 | |
| 7 | February 15, 2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | $85,171,450 | Fifty Shades of Grey broke The Passion of the Christ's record ($83.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and Valentine's Day's record ($63.1 million) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. It also broke Twilight's record ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a female directed film. |
| 8 | February 22, 2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | $22,259,030 | |
| 9 | March 1, 2015 | Focus | $18,685,137 | |
| 10 | March 8, 2015 | Chappie | $13,346,782 | |
| 11 | March 15, 2015 | Cinderella | $67,877,361 | |
| 12 | March 22, 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | $52,263,680 | |
| 13 | March 29, 2015 | Home | $52,107,731 | |
| 14 | April 5, 2015 | Furious 7 | $147,187,040 | Furious 7 broke Captain America: The Winter Soldier's record ($95 million) for the highest weekend debut in April and Clash of the Titans' record ($61.2 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut. |
| 15 | April 12, 2015 | Furious 7 | $59,585,930 | |
| 16 | April 19, 2015 | Furious 7 | $29,156,595 | |
| 17 | April 26, 2015 | Furious 7 | $17,821,440 | Furious 7 became the first film since The Hunger Games to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. |
| 18 | May 3, 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $191,271,109 | Avengers: Age of Ultron's $3 million gross from Thursday preview showings in IMAX broke The Dark Knight Rises' record ($2.3 million) for the highest grossing Thursday from IMAX showings of all-time. |
| 19 | May 10, 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $77,746,929 | |
| 20 | May 17, 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | $69,216,890 | Pitch Perfect 2 broke High School Musical 3: Senior Year's record ($42 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film. |
| 21 | May 24, 2015 | Tomorrowland | $33,028,165 | |
| 22 | May 31, 2015 | San Andreas | $54,588,173 | |
| 23 | June 7, 2015 | Spy | $29,085,719 | |
| 24 | June 14, 2015 | Jurassic World | $208,806,270 | Jurassic World broke Man of Steel's record ($116.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in June and Godzilla's record ($93.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a creature feature film. It also broke The Avengers' records ($207.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in the summer, for a 3D film, and of all-time. |
| 25 | June 21, 2015 | Jurassic World | $106,588,440 | Jurassic World broke The Avengers's record ($103.1 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all-time. In second place, Inside Out's $90.4 million opening weekend broke The Day After Tomorrow's record ($68.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place, Avatar's record ($77 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film as well as The Simpsons Movie's record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated feature. |
| 26 | June 28, 2015 | Jurassic World | $54,532,615 | |
| 27 | July 5, 2015 | Inside Out | $29,771,224 | Inside Out reached the #1 spot in its third weekend of release. Initial estimates had Jurassic World ahead of Inside Out. |
| 28 | July 12, 2015 | Minions | $115,718,405 | Minions' $46.2 million opening day gross broke Toy Story 3's record ($41.1 million) for the biggest opening day gross for an animated film and its weekend debut broke Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith's record ($108.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. |
| 29 | July 19, 2015 | Ant-Man | $57,225,526 | |
| 30 | July 26, 2015 | Ant-Man | $24,909,332 | |
| 31 | August 2, 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | $55,520,089 | |
| 32 | August 9, 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | $28,502,372 | |
| 33 | August 16, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | $60,200,180 | Straight Outta Compton broke Walk the Line's record ($22.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a music biopic and American Pie 2's record ($45.1 million) for highest grossing opening weekend in August for an R-rated film.[1] |
| 34 | August 23, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | $26,364,020 | |
| 35 | August 30, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | $13,133,560 | |
| 36 | September 6, 2015 | War Room | $9,480,535 | War Room reached the #1 spot in its second weekend of release. |
| 37 | September 13, 2015 | The Perfect Guy | $25,888,154 | Initial estimates had The Visit ahead of The Perfect Guy. |
| 38 | September 20, 2015 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | $30,316,510 | |
| 39 | September 27, 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $48,464,322 | Hotel Transylvania 2 broke Hotel Transylvania's record ($42.5 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. |
| 40 | October 4, 2015 | The Martian | $54,308,575 | |
| 41 | October 11, 2015 | The Martian | $37,005,266 | |
| 42 | October 18, 2015 | Goosebumps | $23,618,556 | |
| 43 | October 25, 2015 | The Martian | $15,732,907 | The Martian reclaimed the #1 spot in its fourth weekend of release. |
| 44 | November 1, 2015 | The Martian | $11,715,097 | The Martian became the first film since Furious 7 to top the box office for four weekends, as well as the first film since Guardians of the Galaxy to top the box office for four non-consecutive weekends. |
| 45 | November 8, 2015 | Spectre | $70,403,148 | |
| 46 | November 15, 2015 | Spectre | $33,681,104 | |
| 47 | November 22, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | $102,665,981 | |
| 48 | November 29, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | $52,004,595 | In third place, Creed's $30.1 million opening weekend broke Real Steel's record ($27.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. |
| 49 | December 6, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | $18,857,547 | |
| 50 | December 13, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | $11,413,316 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 became the first film since Furious 7 to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. |
| 51 | December 20, 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $247,966,675 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $57 million gross from Thursday night preview showings broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2's record ($43.5 million) for the highest grossing Thursday night gross of all-time, and its $5.7 million gross from Thursday night IMAX showings broke Avengers: Age of Ultron's record ($3 million) for the highest grossing Thursday from IMAX showings of all-time. Its $119.1 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2's records ($91.1 million) for the highest single and opening day gross of all-time. It also broke The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey's record ($84.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's record ($158 million) for the highest weekend debut in the holiday season, and Jurassic World's records ($208.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3D film and of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 2015. |
| 52 | December 27, 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $149,202,860 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Jurassic World's record ($106.6 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all-time, and its $49.3 million gross on Christmas Day broke Sherlock Holmes' record ($24.6 million) for the highest grossing Christmas Day of all time. |