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TOP OPENING GROSSES BY DAYS IN RELEASE

     3-Days   4-Days   5-Days   6-Days   7-Days   8-Days   9-Days   10-Days 

(Counting the first 6 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.)

RankMovie TitleStudioOpening% of
Total		Theaters / AvgTotal GrossRelease
1 The Dark Knight WB $222,150,806 41.7% 4,366 $50,882 $533,345,358 F, 7/18/08
2 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $214,931,195 53.5% 4,234 $50,763 $402,111,870 W, 6/24/09
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $183,661,469 43.4% 4,133 $44,438 $423,315,812 F, 7/7/06
4 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $182,710,218 48.0% 3,661 $49,907 $380,270,577 Th, 5/19/05
5 Spider-Man 2 Sony $180,072,888 48.2% 4,152 $43,370 $373,585,825 W, 6/30/04
6 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. $178,873,121 60.3% 4,042 $44,254 $296,496,490 F, 11/20/09
7 Spider-Man 3 Sony $176,161,954 52.3% 4,252 $41,430 $336,530,303 F, 5/4/07
8 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $167,946,763 55.6% 4,325 $38,832 $301,959,197 W, 7/15/09
9 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $159,563,051 50.3% 4,260 $37,456 $317,101,119 Th, 5/22/08
10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* BV $153,996,575 49.8% 4,362 $35,304 $309,420,425 F, 5/25/07
11 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $150,130,637 51.4% 4,285 $35,036 $292,004,738 W, 7/11/07
12 The Matrix Reloaded* WB $146,919,513 52.2% 3,603 $40,777 $281,576,461 Th, 5/15/03
13 Transformers* P/DW $146,604,387 45.9% 4,011 $36,551 $319,246,193 T, 7/3/07
14 Spider-Man Sony $144,156,124 35.7% 3,615 $39,877 $403,706,375 F, 5/3/02
15 Shrek the Third* P/DW $143,571,488 44.5% 4,122 $34,831 $322,719,944 F, 5/18/07
16 Shrek 2 DW $140,495,380 31.8% 4,163 $33,749 $441,226,247 W, 5/19/04
17 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $139,858,359 64.9% 3,728 $37,516 $215,393,542 F, 3/5/10
18 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $137,663,742 36.5% 3,703 $37,176 $377,027,325 W, 12/17/03
19 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $135,955,809 58.0% 3,690 $36,844 $234,362,462 F, 5/26/06
20 The Passion of the Christ NM $135,317,847 36.5% 3,043 $44,469 $370,274,604 W, 2/25/04
21 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $133,873,907 46.2% 3,858 $34,700 $290,013,036 F, 11/18/05
22 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $128,332,422 42.5% 3,161 $40,599 $302,191,252 Th, 5/16/02
23 Avatar Fox $125,943,053 17.2% 3,452 $36,484 $730,942,185 F, 12/18/09
24 Iron Man* Par. $117,806,364 37.0% 4,105 $28,698 $318,412,101 F, 5/2/08
25 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $117,232,892 36.9% 3,672 $31,926 $317,575,550 F, 11/16/01
26 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $116,542,509 27.0% 2,970 $39,240 $431,088,301 W, 5/19/99
27 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $116,241,576 46.6% 3,855 $30,153 $249,541,069 F, 6/4/04
28 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $115,556,154 34.0% 3,622 $31,904 $339,789,881 W, 12/18/02
29 War of the Worlds Par. $112,744,353 48.1% 3,908 $28,850 $234,280,354 W, 6/29/05
30 Hancock* Sony $105,524,027 46.3% 3,965 $26,614 $227,946,274 W, 7/2/08
31 X2: X-Men United Fox $103,042,715 47.9% 3,741 $27,544 $214,949,694 F, 5/2/03
32 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $102,453,546 39.1% 3,682 $27,826 $261,988,482 F, 11/15/02
33 The Lost World: Jurassic Park* Uni. $100,447,815 43.8% 3,281 $30,615 $229,086,679 F, 5/23/97
34 Austin Powers in Goldmember* NL $100,080,742 46.9% 3,613 $27,700 $213,307,889 F, 7/26/02
35 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $99,152,810 55.1% 4,099 $24,190 $179,883,157 F, 5/1/09
36 The Simpsons Movie Fox $97,222,671 53.1% 3,922 $24,789 $183,135,014 F, 7/27/07
37 I Am Legend WB $97,201,184 37.9% 3,606 $26,955 $256,393,010 F, 12/14/07
38 The Da Vinci Code Sony $97,176,624 44.7% 3,735 $26,018 $217,536,138 F, 5/19/06
39 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $96,464,949 51.7% 3,425 $28,165 $186,740,799 F, 5/28/04
40 Bruce Almighty Uni. $95,556,105 39.4% 3,483 $27,435 $242,829,261 F, 5/23/03
41 Star Trek* Par. $95,002,539 36.9% 3,849 $24,682 $257,730,019 F, 5/8/09
42 Superman Returns* WB $94,581,594 47.3% 4,065 $23,267 $200,081,192 W, 6/28/06
43 Sherlock Holmes WB $93,411,175 45.0% 3,626 $25,761 $207,423,979 F, 12/25/09
44 Independence Day* Fox $93,203,177 30.4% 2,882 $32,340 $306,169,268 W, 7/3/96
45 Men in Black II Sony $93,105,774 48.9% 3,557 $26,175 $190,418,803 W, 7/3/02
46 Rush Hour 2 NL $93,015,159 41.1% 3,118 $29,832 $226,164,286 F, 8/3/01
47 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $92,616,000 40.7% 3,660 $25,305 $227,471,070 F, 8/3/07
48 Mission: Impossible II Par. $91,819,054 42.6% 3,653 $25,135 $215,409,889 W, 5/24/00
49 Finding Nemo BV $91,103,959 26.8% 3,374 $27,002 $339,714,978 F, 5/30/03
50 300 WB $90,840,175 43.1% 3,103 $29,275 $210,614,939 F, 3/9/07
51 Planet of the Apes (2001) Fox $90,473,633 50.3% 3,500 $25,850 $180,011,740 F, 7/27/01
52 The Matrix Revolutions WB $88,377,414 63.4% 3,502 $25,236 $139,313,948 W, 11/5/03
53 Twilight Sum. $88,130,501 45.7% 3,425 $25,732 $192,769,854 F, 11/21/08
54 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $87,685,940 40.2% 3,700 $23,699 $218,035,365 W, 12/23/09
55 Jurassic Park III Uni. $87,257,895 48.2% 3,434 $25,410 $181,171,875 W, 7/18/01
56 Up BV $86,902,484 29.7% 3,766 $23,076 $293,004,164 F, 5/29/09
57 Men in Black* Sony $86,751,733 34.6% 3,020 $28,726 $250,690,539 W, 7/2/97
58 WALL-E BV $86,311,330 38.6% 3,992 $21,621 $223,808,164 F, 6/27/08
59 Pearl Harbor BV $85,079,974 42.9% 3,214 $26,472 $198,542,554 F, 5/25/01
60 Fast and Furious Uni. $84,569,535 54.5% 3,461 $24,435 $155,064,265 F, 4/3/09
61 Meet the Fockers Uni. $84,431,410 30.2% 3,518 $24,000 $279,261,160 W, 12/22/04
62 Toy Story 2* BV $82,613,870 33.6% 3,236 $25,530 $245,852,179 W, 11/24/99
63 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $82,462,416 26.3% 3,359 $24,550 $313,364,114 W, 12/19/01
64 Signs BV $82,457,960 36.2% 3,264 $25,263 $227,966,634 F, 8/2/02
65 The Incredibles BV $81,992,796 31.4% 3,933 $20,847 $261,441,092 F, 11/5/04
66 The Mummy Returns Uni. $81,096,845 40.1% 3,401 $23,845 $202,019,785 F, 5/4/01

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).

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