List of 2015 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2015.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Gross Notes 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $21,732,090 2 Taken 3 $39,201,657 3 American Sniper $89,269,066 American Sniper reached #1 for its wide-debut, after three weekends of limited (four theaters) release. It also broke Ride Alongs records ($41.5 million) for the highest weekend debut in January, which was also the highest Martin Luther King Jr. Day three-day weekend debut. The film also broke two records Avatar had set, for the highest overall weekend gross in January ($68.4 million) and for the Martin Luther King weekend ($42.7 million). It also broke The Passion of the Christs record ($83.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a winter release. 4 $64,628,304 In addition to breaking The Hangover Part IIs record (3,675 theaters) for the widest release for an R-rated film (3,705); American Snipers second weekend also broke The Passion of the Christs record ($53.2 million) for the biggest second weekend gross for an R-rated film. 5 $30,660,528 American Sniper became the first film in 2015 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. 6 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $55,365,012 7 Fifty Shades of Grey $85,171,450 Fifty Shades of Grey broke The Passion of the Christs record ($83.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and Valentine's Days record ($63.1 million) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. It also broke Twilights record ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a female-directed film. 8 $22,259,030 9 Focus $18,685,137 10 Chappie $13,346,782 11 Cinderella $67,877,361 12 The Divergent Series: Insurgent $52,263,680 13 Home $52,107,731 14 Furious 7 $147,187,040 Furious 7 broke Captain America: The Winter Soldiers 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 $59,585,930 16 $29,156,595 During the week, Furious 7 broke Avatars record (19 days) for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark in 17 days. 17 $17,821,440 Furious 7 became the first film since The Hunger Games to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Guardians of the Galaxy to top the box office in its fourth week of release. 18 Avengers: Age of Ultron $191,271,109 Avengers: Age of Ultrons $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 $77,746,929 20 Pitch Perfect 2 $69,216,890 Pitch Perfect 2 broke High School Musical 3: Senior Years record ($42 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action musical film. 21 Tomorrowland $33,028,165 22 San Andreas $54,588,173 23 Spy $29,085,719 24 Jurassic World † $208,806,270 Jurassic World broke Man of Steels record ($116.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in June and Godzillas 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 debuts for a summer release, a 3D film, a PG-13 rated film, and of all-time. 25 $106,588,440 Jurassic World broke The Avengers record ($103.1 million) for the highest second-weekend gross of all-time. In second place, Inside Outs $90.4 million opening weekend broke The Day After Tomorrows record ($68.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place, Avatars record ($77 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film, and The Simpsons Movies record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated feature. 26 $54,532,615 During the week, Jurassic World broke Furious 7s record (17 days) for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark in 13 days. 27 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 Minions $115,718,405 Minions $46.2 million opening day gross broke Toy Story 3s record ($41.1 million) for the highest opening day gross for an animated film. It also broke Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Siths record ($108.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a prequel. 29 Ant-Man $57,225,526 30 $24,909,332 31 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation $55,520,089 32 $28,502,372 33 Straight Outta Compton $60,200,180 Straight Outta Compton broke Walk the Lines records ($22.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a music biopic and for biopic. It also American Pie 2s record ($45.1 million) for highest grossing opening weekend in August for an R-rated film. 34 $26,364,020 35 $13,133,560 36 War Room $9,480,535 War Room reached the #1 spot in its second weekend of release. 37 The Perfect Guy $25,888,154 38 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials $30,316,510 39 Hotel Transylvania 2 $48,464,322 Hotel Transylvania 2 broke Hotel Transylvanias record ($42.5 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. 40 The Martian $54,308,575 41 $37,005,266 42 Goosebumps $23,618,556 43 The Martian $15,732,907 The Martian reclaimed the #1 spot in its fourth weekend of release, making it the first film since Furious 7 to top the box office in its fourth weekend and the first film since Guardians of the Galaxy to top the box office for three nonconsecutive weekends. 44 $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 in its fifth weekend and for four nonconsecutive weekends. 45 Spectre $70,403,148 46 $33,681,104 47 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 $102,665,981 48 $52,004,595 In third place, Creeds $30.1 million opening weekend broke Real Steels record ($27.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. 49 $18,857,547 50 $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 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 2s 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 Ultrons 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 2s records ($91.1 million) for the highest single and opening day gross of all time. It also broke The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeys record ($84.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, The Hunger Games: Catching Fires record ($158 million) for the highest weekend debut in the holiday season, and Jurassic Worlds records ($208.8 million) for the highest weekend debuts for a 3D film, a PG-13 rated film, and of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 2015. 52 $149,202,860 Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Jurassic Worlds 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. It also broke Jurassic Worlds record (13 days) for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark in 12 days.

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2015 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Jurassic World Universal Pictures Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong and Irrfan Khan Colin Trevorrow $652,270,595 2. Star Wars: The Force AwakensWalt Disney Studios Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max von Sydow J. J. Abrams $651,967,269 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Linda Cardellini, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader and Samuel L. Jackson Joss Whedon $455,530,367 4. Inside Out voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan Pete Docter $353,612,437 5. Furious 7 Universal Pictures Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell and Jason Statham James Wan $353,007,020 6. American Sniper Warner Bros. Pictures Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller Clint Eastwood $348,797,145 7. Minions Universal Pictures voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Pierre Coffin and Geoffrey Rush Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda $336,045,770 8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Lionsgate Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland Francis Lawrence $269,569,121 9. The Martian 20th Century Fox Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor Ridley Scott $225,345,353 10. Cinderella Walt Disney Studios Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi and Helena Bonham Carter Kenneth Branagh $197,584,850

In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 2015 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Disney $936,662,225 2. Jurassic World Universal $652,270,625 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron Disney $459,005,868 4. Inside Out $356,461,711 5. Furious 7 Universal $353,007,020 6. Minions $336,045,770 7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Lionsgate $281,723,902 8. The Martian Fox $228,433,663 9. Cinderella Disney $201,151,353 10. Spectre Sony $200,074,609

+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2015 G The Peanuts Movie PG Inside Out PG-13 Star Wars: The Force Awakens R The Revenant

See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

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