OPENING WEEKENDS

$50+ M - $40-50M - $30-40M - $25-30M - $20-25M

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Avg.	Total Gross^	Date**
1	The Dark Knight	WB	$158,411,483	29.7%	4,366	$36,283	$533,345,358	7/18/2008
2	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$151,116,516	44.9%	4,252	$35,540	$336,530,303	5/4/2007
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$135,634,554	32.0%	4,133	$32,817	$423,315,812	7/7/2006
4	Shrek the Third	P/DW	$121,629,270	37.7%	4,122	$29,507	$322,719,944	5/18/2007
5	Spider-Man	Sony	$114,844,116	28.4%	3,615	$31,768	$403,706,375	5/3/2002
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	BV	$114,732,820	37.1%	4,362	$26,302	$309,420,425	5/25/2007
7	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$108,966,307	45.5%	4,234	$25,736	$239,380,350	6/24/2009
8	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$108,435,841	28.5%	3,661	$29,619	$380,270,577	5/19/2005
9	Shrek 2	DW	$108,037,878	24.5%	4,163	$25,951	$441,226,247	5/19/2004
10	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$102,750,665	43.8%	3,690	$27,845	$234,362,462	5/26/2006
11	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$102,685,961	35.4%	3,858	$26,616	$290,013,036	11/18/2005
12	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$100,137,835	31.6%	4,260	$23,507	$317,101,119	5/22/2008
13	Iron Man	Par.	$98,618,668	31.0%	4,105	$24,024	$318,412,101	5/2/2008
14	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$93,687,367	37.5%	3,855	$24,302	$249,541,069	6/4/2004
15	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	$91,774,413	32.6%	3,603	$25,471	$281,576,461	5/15/2003
16	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	WB	$90,294,621	28.4%	3,672	$24,590	$317,575,550	11/16/2001
17	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$88,357,488	33.7%	3,682	$23,997	$261,988,482	11/15/2002
18	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$88,156,227	23.6%	4,152	$21,232	$373,585,825	6/30/2004
19	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$85,558,731	39.8%	3,741	$22,870	$214,949,694	5/2/2003
20	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$85,058,003	47.8%	4,099	$20,751	$177,988,303	5/1/2009
21	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$83,848,082	22.6%	3,043	$27,554	$370,274,604	2/25/2004
22	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$80,027,814	26.5%	3,161	$25,317	$302,191,252	5/16/2002
23	I Am Legend	WB	$77,211,321	30.1%	3,606	$21,411	$256,393,010	12/14/2007
24	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$77,108,414	26.4%	4,285	$17,994	$292,004,738	7/11/2007
25	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$77,073,388	35.4%	3,735	$20,635	$217,536,138	5/19/2006
26	Star Trek	Par.	$75,204,289	30.4%	3,849	$19,539	$247,625,972	5/8/2009
27	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$74,036,787	40.4%	3,922	$18,877	$183,135,014	7/27/2007
28	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$73,071,188	34.3%	3,613	$20,224	$213,307,889	7/26/2002
29	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$72,629,713	19.3%	3,703	$19,613	$377,027,325	12/17/2003
30	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Uni.	$72,132,785	31.5%	3,281	$21,985	$229,086,679	5/23/1997
31	Fast and Furious	Uni.	$70,950,500	45.8%	3,461	$20,500	$155,054,005	4/3/2009
32	300	WB	$70,885,301	33.7%	3,103	$22,844	$210,614,939	3/9/2007
33	Transformers	P/DW	$70,502,384	22.1%	4,011	$17,577	$319,246,193	7/3/2007
34	The Incredibles	BV	$70,467,623	27.0%	3,933	$17,917	$261,441,092	11/5/2004
35	Finding Nemo	BV	$70,251,710	20.7%	3,374	$20,821	$339,714,978	5/30/2003
36	Twilight	Sum.	$69,637,740	36.4%	3,419	$20,368	$191,465,414	11/21/2008
37	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$69,283,690	30.5%	3,660	$18,929	$227,471,070	8/3/2007
38	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$68,743,584	36.8%	3,425	$20,071	$186,740,799	5/28/2004
39	Planet of the Apes	Fox	$68,532,960	38.1%	3,500	$19,580	$180,011,740	7/27/2001
40	The Mummy Returns	Uni.	$68,139,035	33.7%	3,401	$20,035	$202,019,785	5/4/2001
41	Up	BV	$68,108,790	26.5%	3,766	$18,085	$256,551,863	5/29/2009
42	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$68,033,544	34.8%	3,964	$17,162	$195,330,621	3/31/2006
43	Bruce Almighty	Uni.	$67,953,330	28.0%	3,483	$19,510	$242,829,261	5/23/2003
44	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$67,528,882	40.1%	3,451	$19,568	$168,368,427	11/14/2008
45	Rush Hour 2	NL	$67,408,222	29.8%	3,118	$21,619	$226,164,286	8/3/2001
46	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	BV	$65,556,312	22.5%	3,616	$18,129	$291,710,957	12/9/2005
47	War of the Worlds	Par.	$64,878,725	27.7%	3,908	$16,601	$234,280,354	6/29/2005
48	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$64,820,970	15.0%	2,970	$21,825	$431,088,301	5/19/1999
49	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$63,106,589	35.1%	4,056	$15,559	$180,010,950	11/7/2008
50	WALL-E	BV	$63,087,526	28.2%	3,992	$15,803	$223,808,164	6/27/2008
51	Hancock	Sony	$62,603,879	27.5%	3,965	$15,789	$227,946,274	7/2/2008
52	Monsters, Inc.	BV	$62,577,067	24.5%	3,237	$19,331	$255,873,250	11/2/2001
53	Hulk	Uni.	$62,128,420	47.0%	3,660	$16,974	$132,177,234	6/20/2003
54	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$62,007,528	18.2%	3,622	$17,119	$339,789,881	12/18/2002
55	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$60,239,130	28.0%	4,114	$14,642	$215,434,591	6/6/2008
56	Cars	BV	$60,119,509	24.6%	3,985	$15,086	$244,082,982	6/9/2006
57	Signs	BV	$60,117,080	26.4%	3,264	$18,418	$227,966,634	8/2/2002
58	Monsters Vs. Aliens	P/DW	$59,321,095	30.2%	4,104	$14,454	$196,216,732	3/27/2009
59	Pearl Harbor	BV	$59,078,912	29.8%	3,214	$18,381	$198,542,554	5/25/2001
60	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Fox	$58,051,684	44.0%	3,959	$14,663	$131,921,738	6/15/2007
61	Hannibal	MGM	$58,003,121	35.1%	3,230	$17,957	$165,092,268	2/9/2001
62	Mission: Impossible II	Par.	$57,845,297	26.9%	3,653	$15,835	$215,409,889	5/24/2000
63	Toy Story 2	BV	$57,388,839	23.3%	3,236	$17,734	$245,852,179	11/24/1999
64	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	$57,038,404	37.4%	3,285	$17,363	$152,647,258	5/30/2008
65	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	WB	$56,178,450	27.2%	3,770	$14,901	$206,459,076	7/15/2005
66	Fantastic Four	Fox	$56,061,504	36.2%	3,602	$15,563	$154,696,080	7/8/2005
67	The Incredible Hulk	Uni.	$55,414,050	41.1%	3,505	$15,810	$134,806,913	6/13/2008
68	Watchmen	WB	$55,214,334	51.4%	3,611	$15,291	$107,509,799	3/6/2009
69	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Uni.	$55,082,330	21.2%	3,127	$17,615	$260,044,825	11/17/2000
70	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	BV	$55,034,805	38.9%	3,929	$14,007	$141,621,490	5/16/2008
71	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	NL	$54,917,604	26.7%	3,312	$16,581	$206,040,086	6/11/1999
72	X-Men	Fox	$54,471,475	34.6%	3,025	$18,007	$157,299,717	7/14/2000
73	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Fox	$54,173,286	32.8%	4,096	$13,226	$165,157,635	5/22/2009
74	Scooby-Doo	WB	$54,155,312	35.3%	3,447	$15,710	$153,294,164	6/14/2002
75	Batman Forever	WB	$52,784,433	28.7%	2,842	$18,572	$184,031,112	6/16/1995
76	Superman Returns	WB	$52,535,096	26.3%	4,065	$12,923	$200,081,192	6/28/2006
77	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$52,521,865	29.8%	3,165	$16,594	$176,241,941	7/23/2004
78	I, Robot	Fox	$52,179,887	36.0%	3,420	$15,257	$144,801,023	7/16/2004
79	Men in Black II	Sony	$52,148,751	27.4%	3,557	$14,660	$190,418,803	7/3/2002
80	Van Helsing	Uni.	$51,748,040	43.1%	3,575	$14,474	$120,177,084	5/7/2004
81	8 Mile	Uni.	$51,240,555	43.9%	2,470	$20,745	$116,750,901	11/8/2002
82	Men in Black	Sony	$51,068,455	20.4%	3,020	$16,910	$250,690,539	7/2/1997
83	Wanted	Uni.	$50,927,085	37.9%	3,175	$16,040	$134,508,551	6/27/2008
84	Jurassic Park III	Uni.	$50,771,645	28.0%	3,434	$14,784	$181,171,875	7/18/2001
85	The Village	BV	$50,746,142	44.4%	3,730	$13,604	$114,197,520	7/30/2004
86	2 Fast 2 Furious	Uni.	$50,472,480	39.7%	3,408	$14,810	$127,154,901	6/6/2003
87	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Fox	$50,342,878	27.0%	3,424	$14,702	$186,336,279	6/10/2005
88	Independence Day	Fox	$50,228,264	16.4%	2,882	$17,428	$306,169,268	7/3/1996
89	King Kong	Uni.	$50,130,145	23.0%	3,568	$14,049	$218,080,025	12/14/2005

$50+ M - $40-50M - $30-40M - $25-30M - $20-25M

CHART NOTES
* Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
^ Total Gross does include additional releases, if any.
** First weekend of wide release.

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