Rank

Title

Studio

Adjusted Opening

Theater Count

Average

Unadjusted Opening

Release Date**

Adjusted Total

Unadjusted Total

1

Spider-Man

WB

$114,844,116

3,615

$31,769

$114,844,116

5/3/02

$114,844,116

$114,844,116

2

Harry Potter

WB

$90,294,621

3,672

$24,590

$90,294,621

11/16/01

$317,433,952

$317,433,952

3

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Uni.

$88,948,053

3,281

$25,625

$72,132,785

5/23/97

$279,495,730

$229,086,679

4

The Phantom Menace

Fox

$72,221,789

2,970

$22,985

$64,820,970

5/19/99

$475,215,445

$431,088,297

5

Batman Forever

WB

$68,680,434

2,842

$22,843

$52,784,433

6/16/95

$236,913,616

$184,031,112

6

Planet of the Apes

Fox

$68,532,960

3,500

$19,581

$68,532,960

7/27/01

$179,621,139

$179,621,139

7

The Mummy Returns

Uni.

$68,139,035

3,401

$20,035

$68,139,035

5/4/01

$202,019,785

$202,019,785

8

Rush Hour 2

NL

$67,408,222

3,118

$21,619

$67,408,222

8/3/01

$226,164,286

$226,164,286

9

Jurassic Park

Uni.

$64,337,329

2,404

$25,297

$47,059,460

6/11/93

$482,990,460

$357,067,947

10

Independence Day

Fox

$64,319,451

2,882

$21,095

$50,228,264

7/3/96

$387,906,748

$306,169,255

11

Toy Story 2

Dis.

$63,941,108

3,236

$18,677

$57,388,839

11/24/99

$268,642,345

$245,823,397

12

Men in Black

Sony

$62,973,302

3,020

$19,710

$51,068,455

7/2/97

$305,853,381

$250,690,539

13

Monsters, Inc.

Dis.

$62,577,067

3,237

$19,332

$62,577,067

11/2/01

$253,075,916

$253,075,916

14

Batman Returns

WB

$62,311,431

2,640

$22,310

$45,687,711

6/19/92

$219,724,700

$162,831,698

15

The Spy Who Shagged Me

NL

$61,187,724

3,312

$17,463

$54,917,604

6/11/99

$227,130,803

$206,040,086

16

Mission: Impossible 2

Par.

$60,742,928

3,653

$15,835

$57,845,297

5/24/00

$223,789,410

$215,397,307

17

Pearl Harbor

Dis.

$59,078,912

3,214

$18,382

$59,078,912

5/25/01

$198,542,554

$198,542,554

18

Mission: Impossible

Par.

$58,183,814

3,012

$18,259

$45,436,830

5/22/96

$229,298,317

$180,981,886

19

Hannibal

MGM

$58,003,121

3,230

$17,958

$58,003,121

2/9/01

$165,091,986

$165,091,986

20

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Uni.

$57,841,556

3,127

$17,615

$55,082,330

11/17/00

$269,916,284

$260,044,825

21

Batman

WB.

$57,725,935

2,194

$24,870

$40,489,746

6/23/89

$354,321,909

$251,188,924

22

X-Men

Fox

$57,200,102

3,025

$18,007

$54,471,475

7/14/00

$163,428,277

$157,299,717

23

The Lion King

Dis.

$55,365,355

2,552

$20,507

$40,888,194

6/15/94

$419,136,637

$312,855,561

24

Godzilla

Sony

$53,157,587

3,310

$15,180

$44,047,541

5/20/98

$162,763,336

$136,314,294

25

Batman and Robin

WB

$52,866,873

2,934

$17,032

$42,872,606

6/20/97

$130,941,415

$107,325,195

26

Twister

WB

$52,578,332

2,414

$20,588

$41,059,405

5/10/96

$306,253,515

$241,721,524

27

Jurassic Park III

Uni.

$50,771,645

3,434

$14,785

$50,771,645

7/18/01

$181,171,875

$181,171,875

28

Deep Impact

Par.

$49,663,635

3,156

$14,874

$41,152,375

5/8/98

$167,719,002

$140,464,664

29

Interview with the Vampire

WB

$49,274,098

2,604

$17,886

$36,389,705

11/11/94

$141,024,355

$105,264,608

30

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

WB

$49,188,752

2,652

$17,532

$37,804,076

11/10/95

$139,530,801

$108,385,533

31

The Mummy

Uni.

$48,321,286

3,210

$14,229

$43,369,635

5/7/99

$171,291,090

$155,385,488

32

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Par.

$47,735,743

3,308

$14,430

$47,735,743

6/15/01

$131,168,070

$131,168,070

33

The Waterboy

Dis.

$47,565,808

2,664

$16,877

$39,414,071

11/6/98

$192,825,845

$161,491,646

34

The Lord of the Rings

NL

$47,211,490

3,359

$14,055

$47,211,490

12/19/01

$308,791,984

$308,791,984

35

Ice Age

Fox

$46,312,454

3,316

$13,966

$46,312,454

3/15/02

$169,030,520

$169,030,520

36

Big Daddy

Sony

$46,278,712

3,027

$14,451

$41,536,370

6/25/99

$180,213,947

$163,479,795

37

Air Force One

Sony

$45,792,365

2,919

$14,828

$37,135,505

7/25/97

$211,014,354

$172,956,409

38

Lethal Weapon 3

WB

$45,338,763

2,510

$18,063

$33,243,086

5/15/92

$195,300,374

$144,731,527

39

American Pie 2

Uni.

$45,117,985

3,063

$14,730

$45,117,985

8/10/01

$145,103,595

$145,103,595

40

The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Uni.

$44,648,716

3,242

$13,115

$42,518,830

7/28/00

$127,781,060

$122,989,270

41

Scary Movie

Mira.

$44,467,930

2,912

$14,542

$42,346,669

7/7/00

$163,113,854

$156,997,084

42

Star Wars - Special Edition

Fox

$44,277,058

2,104

$19,892

$35,906,661

1/31/97

$168,667,763

$138,247,327

43

Ransom

Dis.

$43,815,172

2,676

$15,477

$34,216,088

11/8/96

$172,931,903

$136,492,681

44

Armageddon

Dis.

$43,554,209

3,127

$13,166

$36,089,972

7/1/98

$240,690,367

$201,578,182

45

The Perfect Storm

WB

$43,395,128

3,407

$12,129

$41,325,042

6/30/00

$189,559,057

$182,450,592

46

101 Dalmatians

Dis.

$42,903,344

2,794

$14,515

$33,504,025

11/27/96

$172,547,521

$136,189,294

47

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Tri.

$42,706,120

2,900

$13,920

$31,765,506

7/3/91

$272,475,708

$204,843,345

48

Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom

Par.

$42,680,965

1,687

$25,032

$25,337,110

5/23/84

$299,783,785

$179,870,271

49

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Fox

$42,452,566

2,222

$18,059

$31,126,882

11/20/92

$234,235,876

$173,585,516

50

Shrek

DW

$42,347,760

3,587

$11,806

$42,347,760

5/18/01

$267,665,011

$267,665,011

51

Charlie's Angels

Sony

$42,138,700

3,037

$13,213

$40,128,550

11/3/00

$129,902,350

$125,117,813

52

Ghostbusters II

Col.

$42,019,290

2,410

$16,480

$29,472,894

6/16/89

$158,682,753

$112,494,738

53

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade

Par.

$41,851,239

2,327

$17,794

$29,355,021

5/24/89

$276,732,359

$197,171,806

54

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Col.

$41,627,157

2,491

$16,534

$30,521,679

11/13/92

$111,356,057

$82,522,792

55

Return of the Jedi

Fox

$41,362,234

1,002

$40,842

$23,019,618

5/25/83

$527,606,927

$309,306,177

56

Lethal Weapon 4

WB

$41,090,060

3,117

$13,043

$34,048,124

7/10/98

$155,754,750

$130,444,603

57

Dinosaur

Dis.

$40,801,198

3,257

$11,930

$38,854,851

5/19/00

$142,984,678

$137,622,753

58

Scream 2

Mira.

$40,601,982

2,663

$15,085

$32,926,342

12/12/97

$123,667,644

$101,363,301

59

The Fast and the Furious

Uni.

$40,089,015

2,628

$15,255

$40,089,015

6/22/01

$144,533,925

$144,533,925