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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 9 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 $290,119,997 54.4% 4,366 $66,450 $533,345,358 F, 7/18/08 2 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $251,035,008 62.4% 4,234 $59,290 $402,111,870 W, 6/24/09 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $239,410,629 56.6% 4,133 $57,927 $423,315,812 F, 7/7/06 4 Spider-Man 3 Sony $224,411,133 66.7% 4,252 $52,778 $336,530,303 F, 5/4/07 5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $216,022,081 56.8% 3,663 $58,974 $380,270,577 Th, 5/19/05 6 Spider-Man 2 Sony $211,257,583 56.5% 4,152 $50,881 $373,585,825 W, 6/30/04 7 Spider-Man Sony $202,035,007 50.0% 3,615 $55,888 $403,706,375 F, 5/3/02 8 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $191,833,631 63.6% 4,325 $44,355 $301,622,718 W, 7/15/09 9 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* BV $190,791,106 61.7% 4,362 $43,739 $309,420,425 F, 5/25/07 10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $189,258,709 65.3% 3,858 $49,056 $290,013,036 F, 11/18/05 11 Shrek the Third* P/DW $184,271,282 57.1% 4,172 $44,169 $322,719,944 F, 5/18/07 12 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $183,101,562 57.7% 4,264 $42,941 $317,101,119 Th, 5/22/08 13 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $175,355,515 60.1% 4,285 $40,923 $292,004,738 W, 7/11/07 14 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $173,565,892 54.7% 3,672 $47,267 $317,575,550 F, 11/16/01 15 Transformers* P/DW $171,788,861 53.8% 4,011 $42,829 $319,246,193 T, 7/3/07 16 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $171,670,604 45.5% 3,703 $46,360 $377,027,325 W, 12/17/03 17 The Matrix Reloaded* WB $169,197,918 60.1% 3,603 $46,960 $281,576,461 Th, 5/15/03 18 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $165,969,435 70.8% 3,714 $44,688 $234,362,462 F, 5/26/06 19 Shrek 2 DW $164,735,354 37.3% 4,163 $39,571 $441,226,247 W, 5/19/04 20 The Passion of the Christ NM $160,641,939 43.4% 3,043 $52,791 $370,274,604 W, 2/25/04 21 Iron Man* Par. $159,382,216 50.1% 4,111 $38,770 $318,412,101 F, 5/2/08 22 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $154,093,786 51.0% 3,161 $48,748 $302,191,252 Th, 5/16/02 23 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $151,182,682 44.5% 3,622 $41,740 $339,789,881 W, 12/18/02 24 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $147,946,953 59.3% 3,855 $38,378 $249,541,069 F, 6/4/04 25 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $140,194,760 32.5% 2,970 $47,204 $431,088,301 W, 5/19/99 26 X2: X-Men United Fox $137,125,638 63.8% 3,749 $36,577 $214,949,694 F, 5/2/03 27 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $135,845,151 51.9% 3,682 $36,894 $261,988,482 F, 11/15/02 28 War of the Worlds Par. $134,509,164 57.4% 3,908 $34,419 $234,280,354 W, 6/29/05 29 Star Trek* Par. $130,655,023 50.7% 3,860 $33,848 $257,730,019 F, 5/8/09 30 The Incredibles BV $129,306,113 49.5% 3,933 $32,877 $261,441,092 F, 11/5/04 31 Finding Nemo BV $129,262,533 38.1% 3,391 $38,119 $339,714,978 F, 5/30/03 32 The Lost World: Jurassic Park* Uni. $129,114,740 56.4% 3,282 $39,340 $229,086,679 F, 5/23/97 33 Austin Powers in Goldmember* NL $128,880,761 60.4% 3,613 $35,671 $213,307,889 F, 7/26/02 34 Bruce Almighty Uni. $126,989,910 52.3% 3,492 $36,366 $242,829,261 F, 5/23/03 35 I Am Legend WB $126,575,006 49.4% 3,620 $34,965 $256,393,010 F, 12/14/07 36 The Da Vinci Code Sony $125,290,824 57.6% 3,754 $33,375 $217,536,138 F, 5/19/06 37 Hancock* Sony $125,199,410 54.9% 3,965 $31,576 $227,946,274 W, 7/2/08 38 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $124,544,130 47.9% 3,134 $39,740 $260,044,825 F, 11/17/00 39 Up BV $124,004,233 42.3% 3,818 $32,479 $293,004,164 F, 5/29/09 40 Rush Hour 2* NL $122,969,383 54.4% 3,118 $39,439 $226,164,286 F, 8/3/01 41 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $122,300,560 53.8% 3,686 $33,180 $227,471,070 F, 8/3/07 42 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $122,173,409 67.9% 4,102 $29,784 $179,883,157 F, 5/1/09 43 Meet the Fockers Uni. $120,719,585 43.2% 3,518 $34,315 $279,261,160 W, 12/22/04 44 The Simpsons Movie Fox $120,549,999 65.8% 3,926 $30,706 $183,135,014 F, 7/27/07 45 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $120,434,052 64.5% 3,444 $34,969 $186,740,799 F, 5/28/04 46 300 WB $118,918,100 56.5% 3,270 $36,366 $210,614,939 F, 3/9/07 47 WALL-E BV $117,309,220 52.4% 3,992 $29,386 $223,808,164 F, 6/27/08 48 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $117,166,830 37.4% 3,359 $34,881 $313,364,114 W, 12/19/01 49 Superman Returns* WB $116,827,424 58.4% 4,065 $28,740 $200,081,192 W, 6/28/06 50 Planet of the Apes Fox $115,740,317 64.3% 3,530 $32,788 $180,011,740 F, 7/27/01 51 Twilight Sum. $114,497,107 59.8% 3,425 $33,430 $191,465,414 F, 11/21/08 52 Independence Day* Fox $113,945,551 37.2% 2,882 $39,537 $306,169,268 W, 7/3/96 53 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $113,337,359 51.5% 3,832 $29,577 $219,964,115 F, 12/21/07 54 Pearl Harbor* BV $110,878,163 55.8% 3,214 $34,498 $198,542,554 F, 5/25/01 55 Fast and Furious Uni. $110,386,310 71.2% 3,472 $31,793 $155,064,265 F, 4/3/09

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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