TOP SINGLE DAY GROSSES
This chart only shows $6 million+ days, regardless of sorting.Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening Day / % of Total | Theaters / Average | Date | Total Gross | 1 |
71 |
Return of the Jedi |
Fox |
$6,219,629 |
2.5% |
1,002 |
$6,207 |
5/25/83 |
$252,583,617 |
2 |
62 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Uni. |
$7,236,200 |
6.1% |
1,865 |
$3,880 |
11/22/89 |
$118,450,002 |
3 |
45 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
TriS |
$9,261,072 |
4.5% |
2,274 |
$4,073 |
7/03/91 |
$204,843,345 |
4 |
46 |
The Wolf of Wall Street |
Par. |
$9,150,379 |
7.8% |
2,537 |
$3,607 |
12/25/13 |
$116,900,694 |
5 |
66 |
47 Ronin |
Uni. |
$7,031,735 |
18.3% |
2,688 |
$2,616 |
12/25/13 |
$38,362,475 |
6 |
67 |
Unbreakable |
BV |
$6,813,351 |
7.2% |
2,708 |
$2,516 |
11/22/00 |
$95,011,339 |
7 |
77 |
Freaky Friday |
BV |
$6,005,641 |
5.4% |
2,710 |
$2,216 |
8/06/03 |
$110,230,332 |
8 |
73 |
Rocky Balboa |
MGM |
$6,204,105 |
8.8% |
2,752 |
$2,254 |
12/20/06 |
$70,270,943 |
9 |
20 |
Independence Day |
Fox |
$17,406,144 |
5.7% |
2,880 |
$6,044 |
7/03/96 |
$306,169,268 |
10 |
37 |
Pokemon: The First Movie |
WB |
$10,096,848 |
11.8% |
2,901 |
$3,480 |
11/10/99 |
$85,744,662 |
11 |
60 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
Fox |
$7,813,372 |
13.4% |
2,909 |
$2,686 |
12/25/13 |
$58,236,838 |
12 |
53 |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
BV |
$8,477,838 |
8.9% |
2,926 |
$2,897 |
8/11/04 |
$95,170,481 |
13 |
9 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
Fox |
$28,542,349 |
6.6% |
2,970 |
$9,610 |
5/19/99 |
$431,088,295 |
14 |
10 |
The Passion of the Christ |
NM |
$26,556,573 |
7.2% |
3,006 |
$8,835 |
2/25/04 |
$370,274,604 |
15 |
55 |
Mission: Impossible |
Par. |
$8,358,094 |
4.6% |
3,012 |
$2,775 |
5/22/96 |
$180,981,856 |
16 |
26 |
Men in Black |
Sony |
$14,043,310 |
5.6% |
3,020 |
$4,650 |
7/02/97 |
$250,690,539 |
17 |
28 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
BV |
$13,509,262 |
4.4% |
3,023 |
$4,469 |
7/09/03 |
$305,413,918 |
18 |
49 |
Cats & Dogs |
WB |
$9,023,454 |
9.7% |
3,040 |
$2,968 |
7/04/01 |
$93,385,515 |
19 |
59 |
This is the End |
Sony |
$7,815,952 |
7.7% |
3,055 |
$2,558 |
6/12/13 |
$101,470,202 |
20 |
32 |
Pineapple Express |
Sony |
$12,085,679 |
13.8% |
3,072 |
$3,934 |
8/06/08 |
$87,341,380 |
21 |
41 |
Armageddon |
BV |
$9,668,216 |
4.8% |
3,090 |
$3,129 |
7/01/98 |
$201,578,182 |
22 |
38 |
Catch Me If You Can |
DW |
$9,882,063 |
6.0% |
3,156 |
$3,131 |
12/25/02 |
$164,615,351 |
23 |
48 |
Live Free or Die Hard |
Fox |
$9,111,638 |
6.8% |
3,172 |
$2,873 |
6/27/07 |
$134,529,403 |
24 |
75 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$6,081,764 |
5.1% |
3,200 |
$1,901 |
11/26/08 |
$120,146,040 |
25 |
52 |
Scary Movie 2 |
Mira. |
$8,750,158 |
12.3% |
3,220 |
$2,717 |
7/04/01 |
$71,308,997 |
26 |
43 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$9,570,911 |
3.9% |
3,236 |
$2,958 |
11/24/99 |
$245,852,179 |
27 |
68 |
We're the Millers |
WB (NL) |
$6,778,233 |
4.5% |
3,260 |
$2,079 |
8/07/13 |
$150,394,119 |
28 |
76 |
Creed |
WB (NL) |
$6,023,924 |
5.5% |
3,284 |
$1,834 |
11/25/15 |
$109,767,581 |
29 |
65 |
Wild Wild West |
WB |
$7,074,603 |
6.2% |
3,309 |
$2,138 |
6/30/99 |
$113,804,681 |
30 |
54 |
Godzilla |
Sony |
$8,425,468 |
6.2% |
3,310 |
$2,545 |
5/20/98 |
$136,314,294 |
31 |
70 |
Tropic Thunder |
P/DW |
$6,503,141 |
5.9% |
3,319 |
$1,959 |
8/13/08 |
$110,515,313 |
32 |
56 |
Public Enemies |
Uni. |
$8,165,025 |
8.4% |
3,319 |
$2,460 |
7/01/09 |
$97,104,620 |
33 |
47 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde |
MGM |
$9,146,710 |
10.1% |
3,350 |
$2,730 |
7/02/03 |
$90,186,328 |
34 |
44 |
Magic Mike XXL |
WB |
$9,306,397 |
14.1% |
3,355 |
$2,774 |
7/01/15 |
$66,013,057 |
35 |
31 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
WB |
$12,435,320 |
8.3% |
3,355 |
$3,707 |
7/02/03 |
$150,371,112 |
36 |
18 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
NL |
$18,214,211 |
5.8% |
3,359 |
$5,423 |
12/19/01 |
$313,364,114 |
37 |
72 |
Tammy |
WB (NL) |
$6,211,368 |
7.3% |
3,400 |
$1,827 |
7/02/14 |
$84,525,432 |
38 |
15 |
Jurassic Park III |
Uni. |
$19,024,360 |
10.5% |
3,434 |
$5,540 |
7/18/01 |
$181,171,875 |
39 |
69 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$6,510,912 |
7.3% |
3,440 |
$1,893 |
11/23/11 |
$88,631,237 |
40 |
51 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
Par. |
$8,921,045 |
4.3% |
3,448 |
$2,587 |
12/21/11 |
$209,397,903 |
41 |
57 |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues |
Par. |
$8,103,172 |
6.5% |
3,450 |
$2,349 |
12/18/13 |
$125,168,368 |
42 |
61 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It |
Sony |
$7,445,661 |
10.3% |
3,481 |
$2,139 |
10/28/09 |
$72,091,016 |
43 |
13 |
The Matrix Revolutions |
WB |
$24,311,365 |
17.5% |
3,502 |
$6,942 |
11/05/03 |
$139,313,948 |
44 |
33 |
Meet the Fockers |
Uni. |
$12,066,740 |
4.3% |
3,518 |
$3,430 |
12/22/04 |
$279,261,160 |
45 |
64 |
Little Fockers |
Uni. |
$7,142,775 |
4.8% |
3,536 |
$2,020 |
12/22/10 |
$148,438,600 |
46 |
17 |
Men in Black II |
Sony |
$18,599,621 |
9.8% |
3,557 |
$5,229 |
7/03/02 |
$190,418,803 |
47 |
40 |
King Kong |
Uni. |
$9,755,745 |
4.5% |
3,567 |
$2,735 |
12/14/05 |
$218,080,025 |
48 |
34 |
Tangled |
BV |
$11,869,194 |
5.9% |
3,603 |
$3,294 |
11/24/10 |
$200,821,936 |
49 |
11 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
NL |
$26,159,972 |
7.7% |
3,622 |
$7,223 |
12/18/02 |
$339,789,881 |
50 |
58 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$7,967,766 |
6.2% |
3,632 |
$2,194 |
11/21/07 |
$127,807,262 |
51 |
30 |
Mission: Impossible II |
Par. |
$12,516,528 |
5.8% |
3,653 |
$3,426 |
5/24/00 |
$215,409,889 |
52 |
74 |
Penguins of Madagascar |
Fox |
$6,138,518 |
7.4% |
3,654 |
$1,680 |
11/26/14 |
$83,350,911 |
53 |
16 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
Fox |
$18,801,277 |
8.6% |
3,656 |
$5,143 |
12/23/09 |
$219,614,612 |
54 |
8 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
NL |
$34,450,834 |
9.1% |
3,703 |
$9,303 |
12/17/03 |
$377,027,325 |
55 |
25 |
Batman Begins |
WB |
$15,068,368 |
7.3% |
3,718 |
$4,053 |
6/15/05 |
$205,343,774 |
56 |
35 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
$11,786,415 |
2.7% |
3,737 |
$3,154 |
5/19/04 |
$441,226,247 |
57 |
24 |
Frozen |
BV |
$15,161,249 |
3.8% |
3,742 |
$4,052 |
11/27/13 |
$400,738,009 |
58 |
39 |
The Good Dinosaur |
BV |
$9,760,677 |
7.9% |
3,749 |
$2,604 |
11/25/15 |
$123,087,120 |
59 |
50 |
Terminator: Genisys |
Par. |
$8,930,404 |
9.9% |
3,758 |
$2,376 |
7/01/15 |
$89,760,956 |
60 |
63 |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
Sony |
$7,208,112 |
1.8% |
3,765 |
$1,915 |
12/20/17 |
$403,951,484 |
61 |
23 |
Moana |
BV |
$15,519,234 |
6.2% |
3,875 |
$4,005 |
11/23/16 |
$248,757,044 |
62 |
12 |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
WB (NL) |
$24,452,117 |
9.6% |
3,875 |
$6,310 |
12/17/14 |
$255,119,788 |
63 |
42 |
The Lone Ranger |
BV |
$9,651,118 |
10.8% |
3,904 |
$2,472 |
7/03/13 |
$89,302,115 |
64 |
14 |
War of the Worlds |
Par. |
$21,256,483 |
9.1% |
3,908 |
$5,439 |
6/29/05 |
$234,280,354 |
65 |
19 |
Superman Returns |
WB |
$18,037,277 |
9.0% |
3,915 |
$4,607 |
6/28/06 |
$200,081,192 |
66 |
7 |
Despicable Me 2 |
Uni. |
$35,010,665 |
9.5% |
3,956 |
$8,850 |
7/03/13 |
$368,061,265 |
67 |
21 |
Hancock |
Sony |
$17,386,366 |
7.6% |
3,965 |
$4,385 |
7/02/08 |
$227,946,274 |
68 |
29 |
Coco |
BV |
$13,187,576 |
6.3% |
3,987 |
$3,308 |
11/22/17 |
$209,690,073 |
69 |
6 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
P/DW |
$37,725,329 |
10.7% |
4,011 |
$9,405 |
6/29/11 |
$352,390,543 |
70 |
36 |
Sing |
Uni. |
$11,010,175 |
4.1% |
4,022 |
$2,737 |
12/21/16 |
$270,395,425 |
71 |
27 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
Fox |
$13,791,157 |
7.0% |
4,032 |
$3,420 |
7/01/09 |
$196,573,705 |
72 |
22 |
Transformers: The Last Knight |
Par. |
$15,658,535 |
12.0% |
4,069 |
$3,848 |
6/21/17 |
$130,168,683 |
73 |
5 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony |
$40,442,604 |
10.8% |
4,152 |
$9,741 |
6/30/04 |
$373,585,825 |
74 |
4 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
WB |
$44,232,338 |
15.1% |
4,181 |
$10,579 |
7/11/07 |
$292,004,738 |
75 |
2 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
P/DW |
$62,016,476 |
15.4% |
4,234 |
$14,647 |
6/24/09 |
$402,111,870 |
76 |
3 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
WB |
$58,175,412 |
19.3% |
4,275 |
$13,608 |
7/15/09 |
$301,959,197 |
77 |
1 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
Sum. |
$68,533,840 |
22.8% |
4,416 |
$15,519 |
6/30/10 |
$300,531,751 |
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