Box Office
US Definition Seasons
**Holiday: 1st Fri in Nov
Winter: 1st Fri in Jan
*Spring: 1st Fri in March
**Summer: 1st Friday in May to Labor Day (Sep 2) weekend
Fall: Day after Labor Day weekend
Box Office Year - Winter
US: "Dump Months" (cf. Europe: Award Releases)
Award Season: Golden Globes (Jan, Epiphany-ish), Oscars (late Feb/early March)
Two Holidays: MLK Day (3rd Mon Jan), President's Day (3rd Mon Feb)
Box Office Year - Fall
US - "Dump Months" (esp. late Aug through Sep)
October: Halloween (Horror)
Holiday Opening Weekends
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - 260M
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - 247M
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Avatar 2 (2022) - 134M
Winter Opening Weekends
1. Blackpanther (2018) - 202M
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Ant-Man 3 (2023) - 106M
Uncharted (2022) - 44M
Spring Opening Weekends
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - 357M
2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - 257M
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Super Mario Bros (E: 2023) - 146M
The Batman (2022) - 134M
Summer Opening Weekends
1. Jurassic World (2015) - 208M
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Barbie (2023) - 162M (cf. Oppenheimer - 82M)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022, MD) - 126M
Fall Opening Weekends
1. It (2017) - 123M
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3. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) - 92M
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - 80M
Black Adam (2022) - 67M
Easter Opening Weekends
1. Batman v Superman (2016) - 166M
2. Super Mario Bros (2023) - 146M
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Fantastic Beasts 3 (2022) - 42M
Thanksgiving Weekends
1. Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – II: 74M, I: 158M
(cf. Frozen [Opening] - 67M)
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Hunger Games: Ballad (2023) - II: 28M, I: 44M
(cf. Napoleon [Opening] - 20M)
Black Panther 2 (2022) > Strange World [Opening]
Star Wars Franchise - OWs & Lifetime (US)
The Force Awakens - 247M
The Last Jedi - 220M
Rise of Skywalker - 177M
The Phantom Menace - 65M
Attack of the Clones - 80M
Revenge of the Sith - 108M
A New Hope - 1.5M
The Empire Strikes Back - 5M
Return of the Jedi - 22M
Rogue One - 155M
Solo - 85M
2023 - By Season
Holiday 2022: Avatar (<150M)
Winter 2023: Ant-Man 3 (=100M, Pres Day)
Spring 2023: Super Mario Bros (<150M, Easter)
Summer 2023: Barbie (late July, 162M) cf. MD (Little Mermaid), 4/7 (Indiana Jones), LD (Equalizer 3)
Fall 2023: Taylor Swift = Friday Night at Freddy's > Exorcist Believer
Winter 2023: Wonka vs Aquaman