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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 8 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.)

RankMovie TitleStudioOpening% of
Total		Theaters / AvgTotal GrossRelease
1 The Dark Knight WB $261,847,503 49.1% 4,366 $59,974 $533,345,358 F, 7/18/08
2 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $239,380,350 59.5% 4,234 $56,538 $402,111,870 W, 6/24/09
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $214,563,858 50.7% 4,133 $51,915 $423,315,812 F, 7/7/06
4 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. $205,788,929 69.4% 4,042 $50,913 $296,512,436 F, 11/20/09
5 Spider-Man 2 Sony $202,120,073 54.1% 4,152 $48,680 $373,585,825 W, 6/30/04
6 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $200,442,739 52.7% 3,661 $54,751 $380,270,577 Th, 5/19/05
7 Spider-Man 3 Sony $199,232,268 59.2% 4,252 $46,856 $336,530,303 F, 5/4/07
8 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $184,976,152 61.3% 4,325 $42,769 $301,959,197 W, 7/15/09
9 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* BV $172,917,505 55.9% 4,362 $39,642 $309,420,425 F, 5/25/07
10 Spider-Man Sony $171,529,078 42.5% 3,615 $47,449 $403,706,375 F, 5/3/02
11 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $170,881,284 53.9% 4,260 $40,113 $317,101,119 Th, 5/22/08
12 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $169,054,371 58.3% 3,858 $43,819 $290,013,036 F, 11/18/05
13 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $167,738,316 57.4% 4,285 $39,145 $292,004,738 W, 7/11/07
14 Transformers* P/DW $164,785,803 51.6% 4,011 $41,083 $319,246,193 T, 7/3/07
15 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $163,906,691 74.0% 3,728 $43,966 $221,403,614 F, 3/5/10
16 Shrek the Third* P/DW $163,644,146 50.7% 4,172 $39,224 $322,719,944 F, 5/18/07
17 Avatar Fox $160,189,097 21.9% 3,456 $46,351 $731,621,183 F, 12/18/09
18 The Matrix Reloaded* WB $158,869,725 56.4% 3,603 $44,094 $281,576,461 Th, 5/15/03
19 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $157,684,384 41.8% 3,703 $42,583 $377,027,325 W, 12/17/03
20 Shrek 2 DW $156,522,146 35.5% 4,163 $37,598 $441,226,247 W, 5/19/04
21 The Passion of the Christ NM $153,003,285 41.3% 3,043 $50,280 $370,274,604 W, 2/25/04
22 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $152,477,892 48.0% 3,672 $41,524 $317,575,550 F, 11/16/01
23 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $151,640,643 64.7% 3,714 $40,829 $234,362,462 F, 5/26/06
24 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $141,305,821 46.8% 3,161 $44,703 $302,191,252 Th, 5/16/02
25 Iron Man* Par. $138,007,587 43.3% 4,111 $33,570 $318,412,101 F, 5/2/08
26 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $135,727,511 39.9% 3,622 $37,473 $339,789,881 W, 12/18/02
27 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $134,405,065 53.9% 3,855 $34,865 $249,541,069 F, 6/4/04
28 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $132,475,660 30.7% 2,970 $44,605 $431,088,301 W, 5/19/99
29 War of the Worlds Par. $128,321,572 54.8% 3,908 $32,836 $234,280,354 W, 6/29/05
30 X2: X-Men United Fox $120,017,293 55.8% 3,749 $32,013 $214,949,694 F, 5/2/03
31 Hancock* Sony $119,359,245 52.4% 3,965 $30,103 $227,946,274 W, 7/2/08
32 Austin Powers in Goldmember* NL $117,330,830 55.0% 3,613 $32,475 $213,307,889 F, 7/26/02
33 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $117,138,823 44.7% 3,682 $31,814 $261,988,482 F, 11/15/02
34 Sherlock Holmes WB $116,992,838 56.4% 3,626 $32,265 $207,450,166 F, 12/25/09
35 The Lost World: Jurassic Park* Uni. $114,312,920 49.9% 3,282 $34,830 $229,086,679 F, 5/23/97
36 I Am Legend WB $114,173,200 44.5% 3,620 $31,540 $256,393,010 F, 12/14/07
37 The Da Vinci Code Sony $112,697,353 51.8% 3,754 $30,021 $217,536,138 F, 5/19/06
38 Star Trek* Par. $112,370,953 43.6% 3,860 $29,112 $257,730,019 F, 5/8/09
39 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $111,995,269 51.3% 3,700 $30,269 $218,122,139 W, 12/23/09
40 Superman Returns* WB $111,516,981 55.7% 4,065 $27,433 $200,081,192 W, 6/28/06
41 Bruce Almighty Uni. $111,118,770 45.8% 3,492 $31,821 $242,829,261 F, 5/23/03
42 The Simpsons Movie Fox $110,979,172 60.6% 3,926 $28,268 $183,135,014 F, 7/27/07
43 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $110,941,982 61.7% 4,102 $27,046 $179,883,157 F, 5/1/09
44 Rush Hour 2* NL $110,170,383 48.7% 3,118 $35,334 $226,164,286 F, 8/3/01
45 Finding Nemo BV $109,758,282 32.3% 3,391 $32,368 $339,714,978 F, 5/30/03
46 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $109,147,101 58.4% 3,444 $31,692 $186,740,799 F, 5/28/04
47 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $109,067,820 47.9% 3,686 $29,590 $227,471,070 F, 8/3/07
48 Meet the Fockers Uni. $108,547,305 38.9% 3,518 $30,855 $279,261,160 W, 12/22/04
49 Independence Day* Fox $107,758,173 35.2% 2,882 $37,390 $306,169,268 W, 7/3/96
50 The Incredibles BV $106,932,122 40.9% 3,933 $27,188 $261,441,092 F, 11/5/04
51 300 WB $106,360,658 50.5% 3,270 $32,526 $210,614,939 F, 3/9/07
52 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $106,146,821 33.9% 3,359 $31,601 $313,364,114 W, 12/19/01
53 Up BV $106,144,174 36.2% 3,818 $27,801 $293,004,164 F, 5/29/09
54 Planet of the Apes (2001) Fox $104,723,317 58.2% 3,530 $29,667 $180,011,740 F, 7/27/01
55 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $104,721,580 40.3% 3,134 $33,415 $260,044,825 F, 11/17/00
56 Twilight Sum. $104,236,400 54.1% 3,425 $30,434 $192,769,854 F, 11/21/08
57 Men in Black II Sony $103,920,016 54.6% 3,557 $29,216 $190,418,803 W, 7/3/02
58 WALL-E BV $103,687,413 46.3% 3,992 $25,974 $223,808,164 F, 6/27/08
59 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $100,663,964 45.8% 3,832 $26,269 $219,964,115 F, 12/21/07
60 Mission: Impossible II Par. $100,080,777 46.5% 3,653 $27,397 $215,409,889 W, 5/24/00

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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