Moviegoers may be familiar with summer blockbuster season, but winter, and December in particular, also is a popular time to release highly anticipated films. Over the last several years, a number of successful films have had December release dates and gone on to earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. The following are the top 10 grossing movies that debuted in December in their respective years, and their total domestic box office revenue, courtesy of The Numbers, a data and research services company.

– 2015: “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” December 18th, $936,662,225
– 2021: “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” December 17th, $814,115, 070
– 2009: “Avatar,” December 18th, $785,221,649
– 2022: “Avatar: Way of Water,” December 16th, $684,075,767
– 2017: “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi,” December 15th, $620,181,382
– 2016: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” December 16th, $533,539,991
– 2019: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” December 20th, $515,202,542
– 2017: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” December 20th, $404,508,916
– 2003: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” December 17th, $379,021,990

Some highly anticipated films scheduled for release in December 2023 include “The Color Purple,” “Spider-Man: Convergence,” “Power Rangers: Origins,” “Rebel Moon,” and “The Iron Claw.”