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TOP OPENING GROSSES BY DAYS IN RELEASE  View:    3-Days   4-Days   5-Days   6-Days   7-Days   8-Days   9-Days   10-Days  (Counting the first 10 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.) Rank Movie Title Studio Opening % of Total Theaters / Avg Total Gross Release 1 The Dark Knight WB $313,781,677 58.8% 4,366 $71,869 $533,345,358 F, 7/18/08 2 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $269,024,709 66.9% 4,234 $63,539 $402,111,870 W, 6/24/09 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $258,364,766 61.0% 4,133 $62,513 $423,315,812 F, 7/7/06 4 Spider-Man 3 Sony $240,236,828 71.4% 4,252 $56,500 $336,530,303 F, 5/4/07 5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $236,940,421 62.3% 3,663 $64,685 $380,270,577 Th, 5/19/05 6 Spider-Man 2 Sony $225,116,345 60.3% 4,166 $54,037 $373,585,825 W, 6/30/04 7 Spider-Man Sony $223,040,031 55.2% 3,615 $61,698 $403,706,375 F, 5/3/02 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* BV $204,305,684 66.0% 4,362 $46,838 $309,420,425 F, 5/25/07 9 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $202,929,293 64.0% 4,264 $47,591 $317,101,119 Th, 5/22/08 10 Shrek the Third* P/DW $202,471,111 62.7% 4,172 $48,531 $322,719,944 F, 5/18/07 11 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $201,167,852 66.7% 4,325 $46,513 $301,622,718 W, 7/15/09 12 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $201,010,207 69.3% 3,858 $52,102 $290,013,036 F, 11/18/05 13 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $190,822,800 50.6% 3,703 $51,532 $377,027,325 W, 12/17/03 14 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $186,978,892 58.9% 3,672 $50,920 $317,575,550 F, 11/16/01 15 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $185,570,955 63.6% 4,285 $43,307 $292,004,738 W, 7/11/07 16 Shrek 2 DW $184,890,392 41.9% 4,223 $43,782 $441,226,247 W, 5/19/04 17 The Matrix Reloaded* WB $183,645,514 65.2% 3,603 $50,970 $281,576,461 Th, 5/15/03 18 Transformers* P/DW $178,180,657 55.8% 4,011 $44,423 $319,246,193 T, 7/3/07 19 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $175,348,409 74.8% 3,714 $47,213 $234,362,462 F, 5/26/06 20 Iron Man* Par. $174,325,024 54.7% 4,111 $42,405 $318,412,101 F, 5/2/08 21 The Passion of the Christ NM $174,307,053 47.1% 3,170 $54,986 $370,274,604 W, 2/25/04 22 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $172,654,450 57.1% 3,161 $54,620 $302,191,252 Th, 5/16/02 23 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $168,056,221 49.5% 3,622 $46,399 $339,789,881 W, 12/18/02 24 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $157,975,042 63.3% 3,855 $40,979 $249,541,069 F, 6/4/04 25 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $153,726,321 35.7% 3,023 $50,852 $431,088,301 W, 5/19/99 26 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $148,358,831 56.6% 3,682 $40,293 $261,988,482 F, 11/15/02 27 X2: X-Men United Fox $147,677,021 68.7% 3,749 $39,391 $214,949,694 F, 5/2/03 28 War of the Worlds Par. $144,222,891 61.6% 3,910 $36,886 $234,280,354 W, 6/29/05 29 Finding Nemo BV $144,043,789 42.4% 3,391 $42,478 $339,714,978 F, 5/30/03 30 Star Trek* Par. $143,645,384 55.7% 3,860 $37,214 $257,730,019 F, 5/8/09 31 The Incredibles BV $143,255,844 54.8% 3,933 $36,424 $261,441,092 F, 11/5/04 32 The Lost World: Jurassic Park* Uni. $138,977,150 60.7% 3,282 $42,345 $229,086,679 F, 5/23/97 33 Austin Powers in Goldmember* NL $138,124,609 64.8% 3,613 $38,230 $213,307,889 F, 7/26/02 34 Bruce Almighty Uni. $137,396,070 56.6% 3,492 $39,346 $242,829,261 F, 5/23/03 35 Up BV $137,210,701 46.8% 3,818 $35,938 $293,004,164 F, 5/29/09 36 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $137,095,800 52.7% 3,134 $43,745 $260,044,825 F, 11/17/00 37 I Am Legend WB $136,768,494 53.3% 3,620 $37,781 $256,393,010 F, 12/14/07 38 The Da Vinci Code Sony $136,512,707 62.8% 3,754 $36,365 $217,536,138 F, 5/19/06 39 Hancock* Sony $135,556,147 59.5% 3,965 $34,188 $227,946,274 W, 7/2/08 40 Rush Hour 2* NL $132,985,383 58.8% 3,118 $42,651 $226,164,286 F, 8/3/01 41 Meet the Fockers Uni. $132,859,765 47.6% 3,524 $37,701 $279,261,160 W, 12/22/04 42 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $131,552,425 57.8% 3,686 $35,690 $227,471,070 F, 8/3/07 43 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $129,734,559 41.4% 3,359 $38,623 $313,364,114 W, 12/19/01 44 300 WB $129,165,656 61.3% 3,270 $39,500 $210,614,939 F, 3/9/07 45 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $129,032,435 71.7% 4,102 $31,456 $179,883,157 F, 5/1/09 46 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $128,478,844 68.8% 3,444 $37,305 $186,740,799 F, 5/28/04 47 The Simpsons Movie Fox $128,060,578 69.9% 3,926 $32,619 $183,135,014 F, 7/27/07 48 WALL-E BV $127,196,028 56.8% 3,992 $31,863 $223,808,164 F, 6/27/08 49 Independence Day* Fox $124,248,184 40.6% 2,908 $42,726 $306,169,268 W, 7/3/96 50 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $124,075,411 56.4% 3,832 $32,379 $219,964,115 F, 12/21/07 51 Superman Returns* WB $123,785,796 61.9% 4,065 $30,452 $200,081,192 W, 6/28/06 52 Planet of the Apes Fox $123,740,317 68.7% 3,530 $35,054 $180,011,740 F, 7/27/01 53 Monsters, Inc. BV $122,150,373 47.7% 3,269 $37,366 $255,873,250 F, 11/2/01

CHART NOTES * Indicates that the movie had previews or was in limited release prior to its Wide release date. These grosses are excluded to ensure an apples-to-apples comparison (e.g., The Matrix Reloaded's Wednesday night showings prior to its Thursday release have been sifted out). RELATED CHARTS • Past Weekly Records • All Time Opening Weekends • All Time 2nd-12th Weekends • All Time Opening Weeks • All Time Opening Days • Fastest to $100-$500 Million • Biggest Overall Weekends • All Time Domestic Box Office • Return to All time Index

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