TOP SINGLE DAY GROSSES BY DAY OF THE WEEK
Note: This chart only shows $16 million+ days, regardless of sorting.| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Single Day Gross | Theaters | Average | Date / Days in Release | Gross to Date* | Final Gross* | | 116 |
Kung Fu Panda 2 |
P/DW |
$16,038,952 |
3,925 |
$4,086 |
5/29/11 |
4 |
$53.5 |
$165.2 |
| 115 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
WB |
$16,112,728 |
3,770 |
$4,274 |
7/17/05 |
3 |
$56.2 |
$206.5 |
| 114 |
Hulk |
Uni. |
$16,305,255 |
3,660 |
$4,455 |
6/22/03 |
3 |
$62.1 |
$132.2 |
| 113 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
Fox |
$16,413,435 |
3,959 |
$4,146 |
6/17/07 |
3 |
$58.1 |
$131.9 |
| 112 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
Fox |
$16,531,903 |
3,161 |
$5,230 |
5/26/02 |
11 |
$189.2 |
$302.2 |
| 111 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
NL |
$16,565,000 |
3,312 |
$5,002 |
6/13/99 |
3 |
$57.4 |
$206.0 |
| 110 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Uni. |
$16,729,450 |
3,127 |
$5,350 |
11/19/00 |
3 |
$55.1 |
$260.0 |
| 109 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
BV |
$16,820,987 |
4,249 |
$3,959 |
5/20/12 |
17 |
$457.7 |
$623.4 |
| 108 |
Thor |
Par. |
$16,900,279 |
3,955 |
$4,273 |
5/08/11 |
3 |
$65.7 |
$181.0 |
| 107 |
Cars 2 |
BV |
$17,043,509 |
4,115 |
$4,142 |
6/26/11 |
3 |
$66.1 |
$191.5 |
| 106 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
P/DW |
$17,096,727 |
4,258 |
$4,015 |
6/10/12 |
3 |
$60.3 |
$216.4 |
| 105 |
2012 |
Sony |
$17,097,926 |
3,404 |
$5,023 |
11/15/09 |
3 |
$65.2 |
$166.1 |
| 104 |
Cars |
BV |
$17,124,836 |
3,985 |
$4,297 |
6/11/06 |
3 |
$60.1 |
$244.1 |
| 103 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
BV |
$17,223,441 |
3,616 |
$4,763 |
12/11/05 |
3 |
$65.6 |
$291.7 |
| 102 |
Kung Fu Panda |
P/DW |
$17,285,274 |
4,114 |
$4,202 |
6/08/08 |
3 |
$60.2 |
$215.4 |
| 101 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$17,381,129 |
3,461 |
$5,022 |
1/03/10 |
17 |
$352.1 |
$749.8 |
| 100 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Par. |
$17,414,942 |
3,715 |
$4,688 |
7/24/11 |
3 |
$65.1 |
$176.7 |
| 99 |
Signs |
BV |
$17,548,761 |
3,264 |
$5,376 |
8/04/02 |
3 |
$60.1 |
$228.0 |
| 98 |
The Passion of the Christ |
NM |
$17,652,644 |
3,170 |
$5,569 |
3/07/04 |
12 |
$213.9 |
$370.3 |
| 97 |
MIB 3 |
Sony |
$17,792,788 |
4,248 |
$4,189 |
5/27/12 |
3 |
$54.6 |
$179.0 |
| 96 |
Superman Returns |
WB |
$17,797,603 |
4,065 |
$4,378 |
7/02/06 |
5 |
$84.6 |
$200.1 |
| 95 |
WALL-E |
BV |
$17,807,221 |
3,992 |
$4,461 |
6/29/08 |
3 |
$63.1 |
$223.8 |
| 94 |
The Mummy Returns |
Uni. |
$17,838,245 |
3,401 |
$5,245 |
5/06/01 |
3 |
$68.1 |
$202.0 |
| 93 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Sony |
$17,867,545 |
4,318 |
$4,138 |
7/08/12 |
6 |
$137.0 |
$262.0 |
| 92 |
Brave |
BV |
$18,006,143 |
4,164 |
$4,324 |
6/24/12 |
3 |
$66.3 |
$237.3 |
| 91 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
P/DW |
$18,020,388 |
4,056 |
$4,443 |
11/09/08 |
3 |
$63.1 |
$180.0 |
| 90 |
300 |
WB |
$18,097,726 |
3,103 |
$5,832 |
3/11/07 |
3 |
$70.9 |
$210.6 |
| 89 |
Shrek the Third |
P/DW |
$18,199,829 |
4,172 |
$4,362 |
5/27/07 |
10 |
$203.4 |
$322.7 |
| 88 |
Monsters, Inc. |
BV |
$18,240,489 |
3,237 |
$5,635 |
11/04/01 |
3 |
$62.6 |
$255.9 |
| 87 |
Monsters Vs. Aliens |
P/DW |
$18,282,288 |
4,104 |
$4,455 |
3/29/09 |
3 |
$59.3 |
$198.4 |
| 86 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Fox |
$18,293,907 |
3,964 |
$4,615 |
4/02/06 |
3 |
$68.0 |
$195.3 |
| 85 |
Hancock |
Sony |
$18,294,508 |
3,965 |
$4,614 |
7/06/08 |
5 |
$103.9 |
$227.9 |
| 84 |
I Am Legend |
WB |
$18,356,821 |
3,606 |
$5,091 |
12/16/07 |
3 |
$77.2 |
$256.4 |
| 83 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
Fox |
$18,517,606 |
4,096 |
$4,521 |
5/24/09 |
3 |
$54.2 |
$177.2 |
| 82 |
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
BV |
$18,535,803 |
3,728 |
$4,972 |
3/14/10 |
10 |
$209.3 |
$334.2 |
| 81 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
Fox |
$18,537,522 |
3,023 |
$6,132 |
5/30/99 |
12 |
$191.6 |
$431.1 |
| 80 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
Fox |
$18,708,290 |
3,663 |
$5,107 |
5/29/05 |
11 |
$255.6 |
$380.3 |
| 79 |
Toy Story 3 |
BV |
$18,796,535 |
4,028 |
$4,666 |
6/27/10 |
10 |
$226.9 |
$415.0 |
| 78 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
BV |
$18,954,137 |
4,133 |
$4,586 |
7/16/06 |
10 |
$258.4 |
$423.3 |
| 77 |
Inception |
WB |
$19,211,530 |
3,792 |
$5,066 |
7/18/10 |
3 |
$62.8 |
$292.6 |
| 76 |
Mission: Impossible II |
Par. |
$19,236,656 |
3,653 |
$5,266 |
5/28/00 |
5 |
$78.8 |
$215.4 |
| 75 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Uni. |
$19,324,800 |
3,660 |
$5,280 |
8/05/07 |
3 |
$69.3 |
$227.5 |
| 74 |
Meet the Fockers |
Uni. |
$19,419,360 |
3,518 |
$5,520 |
12/26/04 |
5 |
$70.5 |
$279.3 |
| 73 |
The Simpsons Movie |
Fox |
$19,479,149 |
3,922 |
$4,967 |
7/29/07 |
3 |
$74.0 |
$183.1 |
| 72 |
Planet of the Apes (2001) |
Fox |
$19,552,000 |
3,500 |
$5,586 |
7/29/01 |
3 |
$68.5 |
$180.0 |
| 71 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
WB |
$19,654,489 |
4,404 |
$4,463 |
7/29/12 |
10 |
$287.1 |
$448.1 |
| 70 |
Pearl Harbor |
BV |
$19,749,861 |
3,214 |
$6,145 |
5/27/01 |
3 |
$59.1 |
$198.5 |
| 69 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
WB |
$19,751,941 |
4,045 |
$4,883 |
12/16/12 |
3 |
$84.6 |
$303.0 |
| 68 |
War of the Worlds |
Par. |
$19,775,949 |
3,908 |
$5,060 |
7/03/05 |
5 |
$100.6 |
$234.3 |
| 67 |
Rush Hour 2 |
NL |
$19,956,000 |
3,118 |
$6,400 |
8/05/01 |
3 |
$67.4 |
$226.2 |
| 66 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
NL |
$20,031,131 |
3,622 |
$5,530 |
12/22/02 |
5 |
$102.0 |
$339.8 |
| 65 |
Up |
BV |
$20,232,637 |
3,766 |
$5,372 |
5/31/09 |
3 |
$68.1 |
$293.0 |
| 64 |
The Incredibles |
BV |
$20,440,611 |
3,933 |
$5,197 |
11/07/04 |
3 |
$70.5 |
$261.4 |
| 63 |
Iron Man 3 |
BV |
$20,758,656 |
4,253 |
$4,881 |
5/12/13 |
10 |
$284.9 |
$343.6 |
| 62 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
NL |
$20,974,475 |
3,613 |
$5,805 |
7/28/02 |
3 |
$76.6 |
$213.3 |
| 61 |
Spider-Man |
Sony |
$21,005,024 |
3,615 |
$5,811 |
5/12/02 |
10 |
$223.0 |
$403.7 |
| 60 |
Star Trek |
Par. |
$21,061,701 |
3,849 |
$5,472 |
5/10/09 |
3 |
$79.2 |
$257.7 |
| 59 |
The Da Vinci Code |
Sony |
$21,125,768 |
3,735 |
$5,656 |
5/21/06 |
3 |
$77.1 |
$217.5 |
| 58 |
Shrek Forever After |
P/DW |
$21,145,279 |
4,359 |
$4,851 |
5/23/10 |
3 |
$70.8 |
$238.7 |
| 57 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
Fox |
$21,300,461 |
4,099 |
$5,197 |
5/03/09 |
3 |
$85.1 |
$179.9 |
| 56 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Uni. |
$21,404,460 |
3,729 |
$5,740 |
3/04/12 |
3 |
$70.2 |
$214.0 |
| 55 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$21,449,531 |
3,425 |
$6,263 |
5/30/04 |
3 |
$68.7 |
$186.7 |
| 54 |
Star Trek Into Darkness |
Par. |
$21,594,735 |
3,868 |
$5,583 |
5/19/13 |
4 |
$83.7 |
$98.4 |
| 53 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
WB |
$21,780,931 |
4,325 |
$5,036 |
7/19/09 |
5 |
$158.0 |
$302.0 |
| 52 |
Fast Five |
Uni. |
$21,863,945 |
3,644 |
$6,000 |
5/01/11 |
3 |
$86.2 |
$209.8 |
| 51 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
Fox |
$21,929,334 |
2,970 |
$7,384 |
5/23/99 |
5 |
$105.7 |
$431.1 |
| 50 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony |
$21,955,628 |
4,152 |
$5,288 |
7/04/04 |
5 |
$152.4 |
$373.6 |
| 49 |
Oz The Great and Powerful |
BV |
$21,996,261 |
3,912 |
$5,623 |
3/10/13 |
3 |
$79.1 |
$231.5 |
| 48 |
Finding Nemo |
BV |
$22,032,107 |
3,374 |
$6,530 |
6/01/03 |
3 |
$70.3 |
$339.7 |
| 47 |
Transformers |
P/DW |
$22,144,125 |
4,011 |
$5,521 |
7/08/07 |
6 |
$155.4 |
$319.2 |
| 46 |
X2: X-Men United |
Fox |
$22,310,123 |
3,741 |
$5,964 |
5/04/03 |
3 |
$85.6 |
$214.9 |
| 45 |
Bruce Almighty |
Uni. |
$22,413,105 |
3,483 |
$6,435 |
5/25/03 |
3 |
$68.0 |
$242.8 |
| 44 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
WB |
$22,955,554 |
4,285 |
$5,357 |
7/15/07 |
5 |
$139.7 |
$292.0 |
| 43 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
NL |
$23,326,111 |
3,703 |
$6,299 |
12/21/03 |
5 |
$124.1 |
$377.0 |
| 42 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
BV |
$23,369,935 |
4,155 |
$5,625 |
5/22/11 |
3 |
$90.2 |
$241.1 |
| 41 |
Valentine's Day |
WB |
$23,392,046 |
3,665 |
$6,383 |
2/14/10 |
3 |
$56.3 |
$110.5 |
| 40 |
The Dark Knight |
WB |
$23,661,680 |
4,366 |
$5,420 |
7/27/08 |
10 |
$313.8 |
$533.3 |
| 39 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
WB |
$23,925,205 |
3,855 |
$6,206 |
6/06/04 |
3 |
$93.7 |
$249.5 |
| 38 |
Skyfall |
Sony |
$24,001,093 |
3,505 |
$6,848 |
11/11/12 |
3 |
$90.6 |
$304.4 |
| 37 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$24,247,681 |
3,456 |
$7,016 |
12/27/09 |
10 |
$212.7 |
$749.8 |
| 36 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
Fox |
$24,369,439 |
3,161 |
$7,709 |
5/19/02 |
4 |
$110.2 |
$302.2 |
| 35 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
WB |
$24,448,477 |
3,672 |
$6,658 |
11/18/01 |
3 |
$90.3 |
$317.6 |
| 34 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
WB |
$24,512,232 |
3,682 |
$6,657 |
11/17/02 |
3 |
$88.4 |
$262.0 |
| 33 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$24,744,346 |
3,452 |
$7,168 |
12/20/09 |
3 |
$77.0 |
$749.8 |
| 32 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
$24,780,215 |
4,223 |
$5,868 |
5/30/04 |
12 |
$236.9 |
$441.2 |
| 31 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 |
WB |
$25,106,568 |
4,125 |
$6,086 |
11/21/10 |
3 |
$125.0 |
$296.0 |
| 30 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
Fox |
$25,650,557 |
3,690 |
$6,951 |
5/28/06 |
3 |
$102.8 |
$234.4 |
| 29 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
WB |
$25,848,463 |
3,858 |
$6,700 |
11/20/05 |
3 |
$102.7 |
$290.0 |
| 28 |
Iron Man |
Par. |
$26,034,208 |
4,105 |
$6,342 |
5/04/08 |
3 |
$102.1 |
$318.4 |
| 27 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
WB |
$26,054,783 |
3,603 |
$7,231 |
5/18/03 |
4 |
$134.3 |
$281.6 |
| 26 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Uni. |
$26,083,950 |
3,281 |
$7,950 |
5/25/97 |
3 |
$74.7 |
$229.1 |
| 25 |
The Hangover Part II |
WB |
$26,274,106 |
3,615 |
$7,268 |
5/29/11 |
4 |
$117.6 |
$254.5 |
| 24 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 |
Sum. |
$26,450,532 |
4,061 |
$6,513 |
11/20/11 |
3 |
$138.1 |
$281.3 |
| 23 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Sum. |
$27,846,502 |
4,024 |
$6,920 |
11/22/09 |
3 |
$142.8 |
$296.6 |
| 22 |
The Passion of the Christ |
NM |
$27,860,195 |
3,043 |
$9,156 |
2/29/04 |
5 |
$125.2 |
$370.3 |
| 21 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
LG/S |
$28,456,648 |
4,070 |
$6,992 |
11/18/12 |
3 |
$141.1 |
$292.3 |
| 20 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
P/DW |
$30,376,098 |
4,088 |
$7,431 |
7/03/11 |
5 |
$162.6 |
$352.4 |
| 19 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
BV |
$30,923,238 |
4,349 |
$7,110 |
5/13/12 |
10 |
$373.1 |
$623.4 |
| 18 |
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
BV |
$31,086,988 |
3,728 |
$8,339 |
3/07/10 |
3 |
$116.1 |
$334.2 |
| 17 |
Iron Man 2 |
Par. |
$31,106,633 |
4,380 |
$7,102 |
5/09/10 |
3 |
$128.1 |
$312.4 |
| 16 |
Spider-Man |
Sony |
$31,814,980 |
3,615 |
$8,801 |
5/05/02 |
3 |
$114.8 |
$403.7 |
| 15 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
P/DW |
$32,020,558 |
4,234 |
$7,563 |
6/28/09 |
5 |
$200.1 |
$402.1 |
| 14 |
Toy Story 3 |
BV |
$32,067,098 |
4,028 |
$7,961 |
6/20/10 |
3 |
$110.3 |
$415.0 |
| 13 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Par. |
$33,032,721 |
4,260 |
$7,754 |
5/25/08 |
4 |
$125.2 |
$317.1 |
| 12 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
BV |
$34,121,377 |
4,362 |
$7,822 |
5/27/07 |
3 |
$128.0 |
$309.4 |
| 11 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
Fox |
$34,212,468 |
3,661 |
$9,345 |
5/22/05 |
4 |
$158.4 |
$380.3 |
| 10 |
The Hunger Games |
LGF |
$34,877,678 |
4,137 |
$8,431 |
3/25/12 |
3 |
$152.5 |
$408.0 |
| 9 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
$34,900,541 |
4,163 |
$8,384 |
5/23/04 |
5 |
$129.0 |
$441.2 |
| 8 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
BV |
$35,360,729 |
4,133 |
$8,556 |
7/09/06 |
3 |
$135.6 |
$423.3 |
| 7 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
WB |
$35,703,962 |
4,375 |
$8,161 |
7/17/11 |
3 |
$169.2 |
$381.0 |
| 6 |
Shrek the Third |
P/DW |
$36,124,782 |
4,122 |
$8,764 |
5/20/07 |
3 |
$122.5 |
$322.7 |
| 5 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony |
$39,937,865 |
4,252 |
$9,393 |
5/06/07 |
3 |
$151.1 |
$336.5 |
| 4 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
WB |
$40,200,432 |
4,404 |
$9,128 |
7/22/12 |
3 |
$160.9 |
$448.1 |
| 3 |
Iron Man 3 |
BV |
$43,012,812 |
4,253 |
$10,114 |
5/05/13 |
3 |
$174.1 |
$343.6 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
WB |
$43,596,151 |
4,366 |
$9,985 |
7/20/08 |
3 |
$158.4 |
$533.3 |
| 1 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
BV |
$57,066,733 |
4,349 |
$13,122 |
5/06/12 |
3 |
$207.4 |
$623.4 |
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CHART NOTES
* Gross to Date shown in millions of dollars.
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