What do you think will be 2023’s box office hit? “Barbie”? “The Flash”? “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”?
Do you remember the biggest summer blockbuster of your childhood? There’s a list that compiles every summer’s domestic box office hit since “Jaws” became the first true summer blockbuster in 1975.
1975: “Jaws”. $260 million
1976: “The Omen”. $60.9 million
1977: “Star Wars: A New Hope”. $461 million
1978: “Grease”. $190 million
1979: “The Amityville Horror”. $86.4 million
1980: “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”. $290.5 million
1981: “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark”. $248.2 million
1982: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”. $435.1 million
1983: “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”. $309.3 million
1984: “Ghostbusters”. $242.2 million
Here is the 10 most recent:
2013: “Iron Man 3”. $409 million
2014: “Guardians of the Galaxy”. $333.2 million
2015: “Jurassic World”. $652.3 million
2016: “Finding Dory”. $486.3 million
2017: “Wonder Woman”. $412.6 million
2018: “Incredibles 2”. $608.6 million
2019: “The Lion King”. $543.6 million
2020: “The New Mutants”. $23.8 million (Most movies at this time went straight to streaming because of the pandemic.)
2021: “Black Widow”. $183.6 million
2022: “Top Gun: Maverick”. $718.7 million
You can see the complete list HERE
