TOP OPENING GROSSES BY DAYS IN RELEASE
(Counting the first 4 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.)
| Rank | Movie Title | Studio | Opening | % of Total | Theaters / Avg | Total Gross | Release | | 1 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
BV |
$226,337,707 |
36.3% |
4,349 |
$52,044 |
$623,357,910 |
F, 5/4/12 |
| 3 |
Iron Man 3 |
BV |
$185,412,195 |
54.0% |
4,253 |
$43,596 |
$343,620,220 |
F, 5/3/13 |
| 9 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
Fox |
$158,449,700 |
41.7% |
3,661 |
$43,280 |
$380,270,577 |
Th, 5/19/05 |
| 2 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
WB |
$187,232,508 |
49.1% |
4,375 |
$42,796 |
$381,011,219 |
F, 7/15/11 |
| 4 |
The Dark Knight |
WB |
$182,904,796 |
34.3% |
4,366 |
$41,893 |
$533,345,358 |
F, 7/18/08 |
| 5 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
WB |
$180,276,424 |
40.2% |
4,404 |
$40,935 |
$448,139,099 |
F, 7/20/12 |
| 6 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
P/DW |
$168,056,697 |
41.8% |
4,234 |
$39,692 |
$402,111,870 |
W, 6/24/09 |
| 7 |
The Hunger Games |
LGF |
$163,359,535 |
40.0% |
4,137 |
$39,487 |
$408,010,692 |
F, 3/23/12 |
| 11 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Sum. |
$153,345,623 |
51.7% |
4,024 |
$38,108 |
$296,623,634 |
F, 11/20/09 |
| 8 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony |
$161,401,784 |
48.0% |
4,252 |
$37,959 |
$336,530,303 |
F, 5/4/07 |
| 10 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
BV |
$153,774,825 |
36.3% |
4,133 |
$37,207 |
$423,315,812 |
F, 7/7/06 |
| 12 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
LG/S |
$151,158,344 |
51.7% |
4,070 |
$37,140 |
$292,324,737 |
F, 11/16/12 |
| 13 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 |
Sum. |
$147,975,742 |
52.6% |
4,061 |
$36,438 |
$281,287,133 |
F, 11/18/11 |
| 21 |
The Matrix Reloaded* |
WB |
$129,282,716 |
45.9% |
3,603 |
$35,882 |
$281,576,461 |
Th, 5/15/03 |
| 31 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
Fox |
$110,169,285 |
36.5% |
3,161 |
$34,853 |
$302,191,252 |
Th, 5/16/02 |
| 24 |
Spider-Man |
Sony |
$125,878,901 |
31.2% |
3,615 |
$34,821 |
$403,706,375 |
F, 5/3/02 |
| 26 |
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
BV |
$125,109,453 |
37.4% |
3,728 |
$33,559 |
$334,191,110 |
F, 3/5/10 |
| 27 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
Fox |
$122,861,157 |
52.4% |
3,690 |
$33,296 |
$234,362,462 |
F, 5/26/06 |
| 28 |
The Hangover Part II |
WB |
$117,556,661 |
46.2% |
3,615 |
$32,519 |
$254,464,305 |
Th, 5/26/11 |
| 18 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 |
WB |
$133,802,832 |
45.2% |
4,125 |
$32,437 |
$295,983,305 |
F, 11/19/10 |
| 14 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
Sum. |
$144,318,923 |
48.0% |
4,468 |
$32,301 |
$300,531,751 |
W, 6/30/10 |
| 15 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* |
BV |
$139,802,190 |
45.2% |
4,362 |
$32,050 |
$309,420,425 |
F, 5/25/07 |
| 38 |
The Passion of the Christ |
NM |
$97,325,776 |
26.3% |
3,043 |
$31,983 |
$370,274,604 |
W, 2/25/04 |
| 19 |
Shrek the Third* |
P/DW |
$131,261,409 |
40.7% |
4,122 |
$31,844 |
$322,719,944 |
F, 5/18/07 |
| 17 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
WB |
$136,241,423 |
45.1% |
4,325 |
$31,501 |
$301,959,197 |
W, 7/15/09 |
| 20 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony |
$130,456,123 |
34.9% |
4,152 |
$31,420 |
$373,585,825 |
W, 6/30/04 |
| 16 |
Iron Man 2 |
Par. |
$137,489,462 |
44.0% |
4,380 |
$31,390 |
$312,433,331 |
F, 5/7/10 |
| 23 |
Toy Story 3 |
BV |
$125,913,275 |
30.3% |
4,028 |
$31,260 |
$415,004,880 |
F, 6/18/10 |
| 22 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon* |
P/DW |
$126,742,114 |
36.0% |
4,088 |
$31,003 |
$352,390,543 |
W, 6/29/11 |
| 25 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Par. |
$125,178,907 |
39.5% |
4,260 |
$29,385 |
$317,101,119 |
Th, 5/22/08 |
| 30 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
WB |
$110,741,182 |
38.2% |
3,858 |
$28,704 |
$290,013,036 |
F, 11/18/05 |
| 35 |
Skyfall* |
Sony |
$99,692,378 |
32.8% |
3,505 |
$28,443 |
$304,360,277 |
F, 11/9/12 |
| 54 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
Fox |
$83,731,903 |
19.4% |
2,970 |
$28,193 |
$431,088,295 |
W, 5/19/99 |
| 48 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park* |
Uni. |
$90,161,880 |
39.4% |
3,281 |
$27,480 |
$229,086,679 |
F, 5/23/97 |
| 29 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
WB |
$116,759,603 |
40.0% |
4,285 |
$27,248 |
$292,004,738 |
W, 7/11/07 |
| 34 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
NL |
$100,774,423 |
26.7% |
3,703 |
$27,214 |
$377,027,325 |
W, 12/17/03 |
| 43 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$93,411,301 |
12.5% |
3,452 |
$27,060 |
$749,766,139 |
F, 12/18/09 |
| 33 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
WB |
$102,115,798 |
40.9% |
3,855 |
$26,489 |
$249,541,069 |
F, 6/4/04 |
| 39 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
WB |
$96,937,323 |
30.5% |
3,672 |
$26,399 |
$317,575,550 |
F, 11/16/01 |
| 32 |
Iron Man* |
Par. |
$105,553,236 |
33.1% |
4,105 |
$25,713 |
$318,412,101 |
F, 5/2/08 |
| 42 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
WB |
$93,678,789 |
35.8% |
3,682 |
$25,442 |
$261,988,482 |
F, 11/15/02 |
| 44 |
Fast Five |
Uni. |
$92,430,005 |
44.0% |
3,644 |
$25,365 |
$209,837,675 |
F, 4/29/11 |
| 62 |
300 |
WB |
$78,502,504 |
37.3% |
3,103 |
$25,299 |
$210,614,939 |
F, 3/9/07 |
| 50 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$85,807,341 |
46.0% |
3,425 |
$25,053 |
$186,740,799 |
F, 5/28/04 |
| 65 |
Rush Hour 2 |
NL |
$76,879,392 |
34.0% |
3,118 |
$24,657 |
$226,164,286 |
F, 8/3/01 |
| 36 |
Transformers* |
P/DW |
$98,758,423 |
30.9% |
4,011 |
$24,622 |
$319,246,193 |
T, 7/3/07 |
| 46 |
X2: X-Men United |
Fox |
$92,108,448 |
42.9% |
3,741 |
$24,621 |
$214,949,694 |
F, 5/2/03 |
| 51 |
Bruce Almighty |
Uni. |
$85,734,045 |
35.3% |
3,483 |
$24,615 |
$242,829,261 |
F, 5/23/03 |
| 86 |
Independence Day* |
Fox |
$70,402,383 |
23.0% |
2,882 |
$24,428 |
$306,169,268 |
W, 7/3/96 |
| 37 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
BV |
$98,295,110 |
40.8% |
4,155 |
$23,657 |
$241,071,802 |
F, 5/20/11 |
| 53 |
I Am Legend |
WB |
$84,676,771 |
33.0% |
3,606 |
$23,482 |
$256,393,010 |
F, 12/14/07 |
| 70 |
Pearl Harbor |
BV |
$75,177,654 |
37.9% |
3,214 |
$23,391 |
$198,542,554 |
F, 5/25/01 |
| 56 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember* |
NL |
$83,271,427 |
39.0% |
3,613 |
$23,048 |
$213,307,889 |
F, 7/26/02 |
| 49 |
The Da Vinci Code |
Sony |
$85,885,320 |
39.5% |
3,735 |
$22,995 |
$217,536,138 |
F, 5/19/06 |
| 64 |
Finding Nemo |
BV |
$77,197,270 |
22.7% |
3,374 |
$22,880 |
$339,714,978 |
F, 5/30/03 |
| 45 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
WB |
$92,355,596 |
30.5% |
4,045 |
$22,832 |
$303,003,568 |
F, 12/14/12 |
| 58 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
NL |
$82,015,081 |
24.1% |
3,622 |
$22,644 |
$339,789,881 |
W, 12/18/02 |
| 41 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
$94,082,519 |
21.3% |
4,163 |
$22,600 |
$441,226,247 |
W, 5/19/04 |
| 47 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
Fox |
$90,509,026 |
50.3% |
4,099 |
$22,081 |
$179,883,157 |
F, 5/1/09 |
| 68 |
Fast and Furious |
Uni. |
$76,055,475 |
49.0% |
3,461 |
$21,975 |
$155,064,265 |
F, 4/3/09 |
| 66 |
Planet of the Apes (2001) |
Fox |
$76,752,306 |
42.6% |
3,500 |
$21,929 |
$180,011,740 |
F, 7/27/01 |
| 40 |
The Amazing Spider-Man* |
Sony |
$94,647,609 |
36.1% |
4,318 |
$21,919 |
$262,030,663 |
T, 7/3/12 |
| 52 |
Oz The Great and Powerful |
BV |
$85,432,469 |
36.9% |
3,912 |
$21,839 |
$231,467,270 |
F, 3/8/13 |
| 73 |
Twilight |
Sum. |
$74,152,985 |
38.5% |
3,419 |
$21,689 |
$192,769,854 |
F, 11/21/08 |
| 57 |
Star Trek* |
Par. |
$82,706,315 |
32.1% |
3,849 |
$21,488 |
$257,730,019 |
F, 5/8/09 |
| 78 |
The Mummy Returns |
Uni. |
$73,070,485 |
36.2% |
3,401 |
$21,485 |
$202,019,785 |
F, 5/4/01 |
| 63 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Uni. |
$78,415,390 |
34.5% |
3,660 |
$21,425 |
$227,471,070 |
F, 8/3/07 |
| 55 |
The Simpsons Movie |
Fox |
$83,314,302 |
45.5% |
3,922 |
$21,243 |
$183,135,014 |
F, 7/27/07 |
| 59 |
Star Trek Into Darkness* |
Par. |
$81,701,981 |
83.0% |
3,868 |
$21,123 |
$98,446,262 |
Th, 5/16/13 |
| 83 |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony |
$71,659,974 |
42.6% |
3,451 |
$20,765 |
$168,368,427 |
F, 11/14/08 |
| 60 |
War of the Worlds |
Par. |
$80,785,176 |
34.5% |
3,908 |
$20,672 |
$234,280,354 |
W, 6/29/05 |
| 87 |
2012 |
Sony |
$70,352,596 |
42.4% |
3,404 |
$20,668 |
$166,112,167 |
F, 11/13/09 |
| 76 |
Men in Black II |
Sony |
$73,430,498 |
38.6% |
3,557 |
$20,644 |
$190,418,803 |
W, 7/3/02 |
| 84 |
The Matrix Revolutions |
WB |
$71,369,095 |
51.2% |
3,502 |
$20,380 |
$139,313,948 |
W, 11/5/03 |
| 75 |
Sherlock Holmes |
WB |
$73,470,490 |
35.1% |
3,626 |
$20,262 |
$209,028,679 |
F, 12/25/09 |
| 61 |
Hancock* |
Sony |
$78,747,904 |
34.5% |
3,965 |
$19,861 |
$227,946,274 |
W, 7/2/08 |
| 74 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Uni. |
$73,702,820 |
34.4% |
3,729 |
$19,765 |
$214,030,500 |
F, 3/2/12 |
| 71 |
Up |
BV |
$74,379,941 |
25.4% |
3,766 |
$19,750 |
$293,004,164 |
F, 5/29/09 |
| 80 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Par. |
$72,810,712 |
41.2% |
3,715 |
$19,599 |
$176,654,505 |
F, 7/22/11 |
| 88 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
BV |
$70,159,464 |
24.1% |
3,616 |
$19,403 |
$291,710,957 |
F, 12/9/05 |
| 79 |
Inception |
WB |
$72,970,702 |
24.9% |
3,792 |
$19,243 |
$292,576,195 |
F, 7/16/10 |
| 72 |
The Incredibles |
BV |
$74,270,103 |
28.4% |
3,933 |
$18,884 |
$261,441,092 |
F, 11/5/04 |
| 81 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Fox |
$72,017,777 |
36.9% |
3,964 |
$18,168 |
$195,330,621 |
F, 3/31/06 |
| 69 |
Brave |
BV |
$75,271,765 |
31.7% |
4,164 |
$18,077 |
$237,283,207 |
F, 6/22/12 |
| 82 |
WALL-E |
BV |
$72,000,812 |
32.2% |
3,992 |
$18,036 |
$223,808,164 |
F, 6/27/08 |
| 85 |
Thor |
Par. |
$71,126,395 |
39.3% |
3,955 |
$17,984 |
$181,030,624 |
F, 5/6/11 |
| 77 |
Cars 2 |
BV |
$73,093,997 |
38.2% |
4,115 |
$17,763 |
$191,452,396 |
F, 6/24/11 |
| 67 |
Shrek Forever After |
P/DW |
$76,543,595 |
32.1% |
4,359 |
$17,560 |
$238,736,787 |
F, 5/21/10 |
| 89 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
Fox |
$70,052,004 |
39.5% |
4,096 |
$17,103 |
$177,243,721 |
F, 5/22/09 |
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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).
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