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**
93	Rush Hour 3	NL	$49,100,158	35.0%	3,778	$12,996	$140,125,968	8/10/2007
94	Batman Begins	WB	$48,745,440	23.7%	3,858	$12,634	$205,343,774	6/15/2005
95	The Matrix Revolutions	WB	$48,475,154	34.8%	3,502	$13,842	$139,313,948	11/5/2003
96	Scary Movie 3	Dim.	$48,113,770	43.7%	3,505	$13,727	$110,003,217	10/24/2003
97	Mission: Impossible III	Par.	$47,743,273	35.6%	4,054	$11,776	$134,029,801	5/5/2006
98	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Par.	$47,735,743	36.4%	3,308	$14,430	$131,168,070	6/15/2001
99	The Longest Yard	Par.	$47,606,480	30.1%	3,634	$13,100	$158,119,460	5/27/2005
100	Shark Tale	DW	$47,604,606	29.6%	4,016	$11,853	$160,861,908	10/1/2004
101	Madagascar	DW	$47,224,594	24.4%	4,131	$11,431	$193,595,521	5/27/2005
102	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	NL	$47,211,490	15.1%	3,359	$14,055	$313,364,114	12/19/2001
103	Die Another Day	MGM	$47,072,040	29.2%	3,314	$14,203	$160,942,139	11/22/2002
104	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Sony	$47,042,215	31.7%	3,803	$12,369	$148,213,377	8/4/2006
105	Ratatouille	BV	$47,027,395	22.8%	3,940	$11,935	$206,445,654	6/29/2007
106	Jurassic Park	Uni.	$47,026,828	13.2%	2,404	$19,561	$357,067,947	6/11/1993
107	Troy	WB	$46,865,412	35.1%	3,411	$13,739	$133,378,256	5/14/2004
108	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$46,630,690	15.3%	3,269	$14,264	$305,413,918	7/9/2003
109	Bad Boys II	Sony	$46,522,560	33.6%	3,186	$14,602	$138,608,444	7/18/2003
110	Ice Age	Fox	$46,312,454	26.3%	3,316	$13,966	$176,387,405	3/15/2002
111	Angels & Demons	Sony	$46,204,168	34.6%	3,527	$13,100	$133,375,846	5/15/2009
112	Meet the Fockers	Uni.	$46,120,980	16.5%	3,518	$13,110	$279,261,160	12/22/2004
113	Batman Returns	WB	$45,687,711	28.1%	2,644	$17,279	$162,831,698	6/19/1992
114	Mission: Impossible	Par.	$45,436,830	25.1%	3,012	$15,085	$180,981,856	5/22/1996
115	Ghost Rider	Sony	$45,388,836	39.2%	3,619	$12,541	$115,802,596	2/16/2007
116	American Pie 2	Uni.	$45,117,985	31.1%	3,063	$14,729	$145,103,595	8/10/2001
117	Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!	Fox	$45,012,998	29.1%	3,954	$11,384	$154,529,439	3/14/2008
118	The Hangover	WB	$44,979,319	16.2%	3,269	$13,759	$277,099,511	6/5/2009
119	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	BV	$44,783,772	20.4%	3,832	$11,686	$219,964,115	12/21/2007
120	XXX	SonR	$44,506,103	31.3%	3,374	$13,190	$142,109,382	8/9/2002
121	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Fox	$44,307,417	20.4%	3,475	$12,750	$217,326,974	12/14/2007
122	Godzilla	Sony	$44,047,541	32.3%	3,310	$13,307	$136,314,294	5/20/1998
123	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	WB	$44,041,440	29.3%	3,504	$12,568	$150,371,112	7/2/2003
124	American Gangster	Uni.	$43,565,115	33.5%	3,054	$14,264	$130,164,645	11/2/2007
125	The Mummy	Uni.	$43,369,635	27.9%	3,210	$13,510	$155,385,488	5/7/1999
126	Hitch	Sony	$43,142,214	24.0%	3,575	$12,067	$179,495,555	2/11/2005
127	Batman and Robin	WB	$42,872,605	39.9%	2,934	$14,612	$107,325,195	6/20/1997
128	Terminator Salvation	WB	$42,558,390	34.0%	3,530	$12,056	$125,322,469	5/21/2009
129	The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Uni.	$42,518,830	34.5%	3,242	$13,115	$123,309,890	7/28/2000
130	Shrek	DW	$42,347,760	15.8%	3,587	$11,805	$267,665,011	5/16/2001
131	Scary Movie	Mira.	$42,346,669	27.0%	2,912	$14,542	$157,019,771	7/7/2000
132	Anger Management	SonR	$42,220,847	31.1%	3,551	$11,889	$135,645,823	4/11/2003
133	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	BV	$42,030,184	46.4%	3,623	$11,601	$90,559,416	10/24/2008
134	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Fox	$41,690,382	21.2%	4,099	$10,171	$196,542,556	7/1/2009
135	Big Daddy	Sony	$41,536,370	25.4%	3,027	$13,721	$163,479,795	6/25/1999
136	Happy Feet	WB	$41,533,432	21.0%	3,804	$10,918	$198,000,317	11/17/2006
137	The Perfect Storm	WB	$41,325,042	22.6%	3,407	$12,129	$182,618,434	6/30/2000
138	Deep Impact	Par.	$41,152,375	29.3%	3,156	$13,039	$140,464,664	5/8/1998
139	Twister	WB	$41,059,405	17.0%	2,414	$17,008	$241,721,524	5/10/1996
140	Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail	LGF	$41,030,947	45.3%	2,032	$20,192	$90,508,336	2/20/2009
141	The Lion King	BV	$40,888,194	13.1%	2,552	$16,022	$312,855,561	6/24/1994
142	Casino Royale	Sony	$40,833,156	24.4%	3,434	$11,890	$167,445,960	11/17/2006
143	Friday the 13th (2009)	WB (NL)	$40,570,365	62.4%	3,105	$13,066	$65,002,019	2/13/2009
144	Batman	WB	$40,489,746	16.1%	2,194	$18,454	$251,188,924	6/23/1989
145	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Uni.	$40,457,770	39.5%	3,760	$10,760	$102,491,776	8/1/2008
146	Daredevil	Fox	$40,310,419	39.3%	3,471	$11,613	$102,543,518	2/14/2003
147	Scary Movie 4	W/Dim.	$40,222,875	44.3%	3,602	$11,166	$90,710,620	4/14/2006
148	Charlie's Angels	Sony	$40,128,550	32.0%	3,037	$13,213	$125,305,545	11/3/2000
149	The Fast and the Furious	Uni.	$40,089,015	27.7%	2,628	$15,254	$144,533,925	6/22/2001
150	Cloverfield	Par.	$40,058,229	50.0%	3,411	$11,744	$80,048,433	1/18/2008
151	Chicken Little	BV	$40,049,778	29.6%	3,654	$10,960	$135,386,665	11/4/2005
152	Click	SonR	$40,011,365	29.1%	3,749	$10,672	$137,355,633	6/23/2006

$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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