Box Office Collection:
Hollywood is continuously producing blockbusters which have made the movie industry one of the most profitable industries in the world.
Have you ever wondered how many movies are released in Hollywood each year? Which year in the past decade was the most profitable year for Hollywood? Check out this list if these questions have ever crossed your mind.
2010
Total Movies: 1,255
Avg. Production Budget: $33 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $25 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2, Alice In Wonderland, Inception
The First half of the year 2010 was very strong and it was enough to make up for the second half. Toy Story 3 was arguably one of the best movies of 2010 and it did well on Box office as well.
2011
Total Movies: 1,286
Avg. Production Budget: $36 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $27 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, Fast Five, Transformers Dark of the Moon, Thor
We will always remember 2011 as the year in which our favorite magical franchise Harry Potter came to a conclusion. The Fast and Furious franchise was also revived this year thanks to the Rock.
2012
Total Movies: 1,499
Avg. Production Budget: $34 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $32 Billion
Top Earning Movies: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hunger Games, Skyfall
In 2012, Marvel finally did the impossible, It produced an Amazing live-action superhero ensemble movie and laid a foundation for years to come.
2013
Total Movies: 1,405
Avg. Production Budget: $38 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $29.6 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, The Hunger Games Catching Fire, Frozen
2013 had many critically acclaimed movies like Gravity, Her, Before Midnight and it also had Blockbusters. All in all, it was a very balanced year.
2014
Total Movies: 1,582
Avg. Production Budget: $31 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $30 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1, Captain America The Winter Soldier, X-Men Days of Future Past
By 2014, the superhero genre was the most sought-after genre. Each and every major production house was looking to create a superhero movie.
2015
Total Movies: 3,061
Avg. Production Budget: $27 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $36 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Star Wars Episode 7 The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, The Avengers Age of Ultron, Furious 7
When the superheroes fail, you can count on the force to rescue the box office. Star Wars made a spectacular comeback in 2015 and managed to topple all the superheroes.
2016
Total Movies: 3,416
Avg. Production Budget: $42 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $37 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Finding Dory, Captain America Civil War, Deadpool, Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice
We can finally watch R-rated superhero movies thanks to Deadpool which came out in 2016 and paved the way for other superheroes to ditch the PG rating.
2017
Total Movies: 3,571
Avg. Production Budget: $52 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $38 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Star Wars The Last Jedi, Wonder Woman, Beauty and The Beast, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
We finally saw a proper Female-led superhero movie and surprisingly it was not a Marvel movie. Seriously, they could have released the Black Widow movie way before Wonder Woman.
2018
Total Movies: 3,855
Avg. Production Budget: $47 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $38.2 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Avengers Infinity War, Black Panther, Deadpool 2, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World 2
Thanos decided to finally take matters into his own hands in 2018 and he decimated all the Box Office records with just a snap.
2019*
Total Movies: 2,414
Avg. Production Budget: $59 million
Combined Worldwide Box Office: $20.4 Billion
Top Earning Movies: Avengers Endgame, The Lion King, Captain Marvel, Toy Story 4, John Wick 3
2019 has been a very strong year for the Box Office as Endgame became the highest-grossing movie of all time. The year is already going very strong even though movies like It Chapter 2, Joker, Frozen 2 and Star Wars Episode 8 are yet to be released.
