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Below is a list of the most popular movies at the 2015 Movie Office – all movies that were released in theaters in the United States in 2015 that earned over $100 million.
1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $900,600,000
2 Jurassic World $652,270,625
3 Avengers 2 $459,005,868
4 Inside Out $356,461,711
5 Furious 7 $353,007,020
6 Minions $336,045,770
7 Mockingjay 2 $275,222,959
8 The Martian $226,230,402
9 Cinderella (2015) $201,151,353
10 Spectre $198,829,955
11 Mission: Impossible 5 $195,042,377
12 Pitch Perfect 2 $184,296,230
13 Ant-Man $180,202,163
14 Home (2015) $177,397,510
15 Hotel Transylvania 2 $167,803,439
16 Fifty Shades of Grey $166,167,230
17 The SpongeBob Movie 2 $162,994,032
18 Straight Outta Compton $161,197,785
19 San Andreas $155,190,832
20 Mad Max: Fury Road $153,636,354
21 Insurgent $130,179,072
22 The Peanuts Movie $129,284,758
23 Kingsman: The Secret Service $128,261,724
24 The Good Dinosaur $115,714,575
25 Spy $110,825,712
26 Trainwreck $110,212,700
27 Creed $104,000,000
28 Daddy’s Home $100,000,000
29 The Revenant $100,000,000
More interestingly, as each year goes by, more and more of each film’s box office gross comes from overseas. It used to be that the foreign gross of any movie blockbuster accounted to about 1/3 to 1/2 of its gross. However, in 2015, that amount is over 60% in many cases.
Jurassic World earned $640 million in the United States but, in total, worldwide, the film took in an astounding $1.6 billion, including the $640 million it earned in the United States. Which means, yes, now, a tentpole release such as Jurassic World, or the upcoming seventh installment of the Star Wars franchise, can earn more than 60% overseas.
The release dates listed above are reflective of their NYC and/or Los Angeles release dates, which are the official release dates. Many films are released via the platform method – limited release, followed by expansion. They are always first released in NYC.