BIGGEST GAPS BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND PLACE
1982-Present
(Where the difference between the #1 and #2 movies was $30 million or greater)

		ALL WEEKENDS		OPENING WEEKENDS (both movies)

Row	Weekend	#1 and #2 Movies	Weekend Grosses	Difference	% Difference
1	May 4–6, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	$145,272,153	96.13%
		Disturbia	$5,844,363
2	Jul. 18–20, 2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	$130,660,243	82.48%
		Mamma Mia!	$27,751,240
3	Jul. 7–9, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554	$113,819,311	83.92%
		Superman Returns	$21,815,243
4	Nov. 20–22, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137	$108,719,765	76.11%
		The Blind Side	$34,119,372
5	May 3–5, 2002	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	$105,797,456	92.12%
		The Scorpion King	$9,046,660
6	Mar. 5–7, 2010	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	$116,101,023	$102,750,724	88.50%
		Brooklyn's Finest	$13,350,299
7	May 23–26, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$126,917,373	$97,107,210	76.51%
		The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	$29,810,163
8	May 20–22, 2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	$94,085,707	86.77%
		Monster-in-Law	$14,350,134
9	Jul. 2–5, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$115,817,364	$93,790,239	80.98%
		Fahrenheit 9/11	$22,027,125
10	May 18–20, 2007	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	$92,607,244	76.14%
		Spider-Man 3	$29,022,026
11	Jun. 26–28, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307	$90,387,766	82.95%
		The Proposal	$18,578,541
12	May 21–23, 2004	Shrek 2	$108,037,878	$84,112,548	77.85%
		Troy	$23,925,330
13	May 2–4, 2008	Iron Man	$98,618,668	$83,861,818	85.04%
		Made of Honor	$14,756,850
14	May 26–29, 2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	$122,861,157	$80,423,785	65.46%
		The Da Vinci Code	$42,437,372
15	Nov. 18–20, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$102,685,961	$80,338,620	78.24%
		Walk the Line	$22,347,341
16	May 23–26, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$90,161,880	$78,715,782	87.30%
		Addicted to Love	$11,446,098
17	May 23–25, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$100,137,835	$77,342,846	77.24%
		The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	$22,794,989
18	May 16–18, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$91,774,413	$72,894,228	79.43%
		Daddy Day Care	$18,880,185
19	May 25–28, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$139,802,190	$72,792,178	52.07%
		Shrek the Third	$67,010,012
20	Jul. 2–4, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$88,156,227	$71,874,184	81.53%
		Fahrenheit 9/11	$16,282,043
21	Feb. 27–29, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$83,848,082	$71,282,353	85.01%
		50 First Dates	$12,565,729
22	May 1–3, 2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$85,058,003	$69,646,569	81.88%
		Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	$15,411,434
23	Nov. 15–17, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$88,357,488	$69,013,463	78.11%
		8 Mile	$19,344,025
24	May 26–28, 2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	$102,750,665	$68,718,995	66.88%
		The Da Vinci Code	$34,031,670
25	May 2–4, 2003	X2: X-Men United	$85,558,731	$68,219,976	79.73%
		The Lizzie McGuire Movie	$17,338,755
26	Nov. 16–18, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$90,294,621	$67,577,936	74.84%
		Monsters, Inc.	$22,716,685
27	May 23–25, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$72,132,785	$65,755,641	91.16%
		The Fifth Element	$6,377,144
28	Dec. 18–20, 2009	Avatar	$77,025,481	$64,839,532	84.18%
		The Princess and the Frog	$12,185,949
29	May 4–6, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$68,139,035	$62,136,519	91.19%
		Driven	$6,002,516
30	Jul. 26–28, 2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	$73,071,188	$61,964,975	84.80%
		Road to Perdition	$11,106,213
31	May 25–27, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$114,732,820	$61,692,828	53.77%
		Shrek the Third	$53,039,992
32	Dec. 19–21, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$72,629,713	$61,101,215	84.13%
		Mona Lisa Smile	$11,528,498
33	Jul. 17–19, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$77,835,727	$60,274,321	77.44%
		Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$17,561,406
34	Jul. 1–4, 2005	War of the Worlds	$77,061,953	$57,722,521	74.90%
		Batman Begins	$19,339,432
35	May 10–12, 2002	Spider-Man	$71,417,527	$57,352,250	80.31%
		Unfaithful	$14,065,277
36	Nov. 5–7, 2004	The Incredibles	$70,467,623	$56,822,633	80.64%
		Ray	$13,644,990
37	Jun. 4–6, 2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	$93,687,367	$55,755,651	59.51%
		Shrek 2	$37,931,716
38	Jul. 27–29, 2007	The Simpsons Movie	$74,036,787	$54,903,822	74.16%
		I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	$19,132,965
39	Dec. 9–11, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$65,556,312	$53,819,169	82.10%
		Syriana	$11,737,143
40	Mar. 31–Apr. 2, 2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$68,033,544	$52,595,784	77.31%
		Inside Man	$15,437,760
41	May 21–23, 1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	$64,820,970	$51,029,010	78.72%
		The Mummy	$13,791,960
42	Feb. 9–11, 2001	Hannibal	$58,003,121	$50,298,837	86.72%
		The Wedding Planner	$7,704,284
43	Jul. 1–3, 2005	War of the Worlds	$64,878,725	$49,269,087	75.94%
		Batman Begins	$15,609,638
44	May 8–10, 2009	Star Trek	$75,204,289	$48,796,001	64.88%
		X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$26,408,288
45	Mar. 12–14, 2010	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	$62,714,076	$48,404,781	77.18%
		Green Zone	$14,309,295
46	May 11–13, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$58,166,256	$48,358,964	83.14%
		28 Weeks Later	$9,807,292
47	Dec. 20–22, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$62,007,528	$47,679,034	76.89%
		Two Weeks Notice	$14,328,494
48	Mar. 6–8, 2009	Watchmen	$55,214,334	$46,681,922	84.55%
		Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail	$8,532,412
49	Jul. 27–29, 2001	Planet of the Apes (2001)	$68,532,960	$45,990,315	67.11%
		Jurassic Park III	$22,542,645
50	Dec. 21–25, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$66,114,741	$44,734,377	67.66%
		Ocean's Eleven	$21,380,364
51	Jul. 25–27, 2008	The Dark Knight	$75,166,466	$44,225,734	58.84%
		Step Brothers	$30,940,732
52	Aug. 3–5, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	$44,172,817	63.76%
		The Simpsons Movie	$25,110,873
53	Nov. 7–9, 2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	$63,106,589	$43,939,504	69.63%
		Role Models	$19,167,085
54	May 29–31, 2009	Up	$68,108,790	$43,754,922	64.24%
		Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	$24,353,868
55	Nov. 2–4, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$62,577,067	$43,464,663	69.46%
		The One	$19,112,404
56	Mar. 9–11, 2007	300	$70,885,301	$43,284,010	61.06%
		Wild Hogs	$27,601,291
57	Nov. 21–23, 2008	Twilight	$69,637,740	$42,929,795	61.65%
		Quantum of Solace	$26,707,945
58	Nov. 13–15, 2009	2012	$65,237,614	$42,928,701	65.80%
		A Christmas Carol (2009)	$22,308,913
59	May 26–28, 2000	Mission: Impossible II	$57,845,297	$42,238,263	73.02%
		Shanghai Noon	$15,607,034
60	Jun. 16–18, 1995	Batman Forever	$52,784,433	$42,081,563	79.72%
		Congo	$10,702,870
61	Jul. 6–8, 2007	Transformers	$70,502,384	$41,488,091	58.85%
		Ratatouille	$29,014,293
62	Jun. 20–22, 2003	Hulk	$62,128,420	$40,989,668	65.98%
		Finding Nemo	$21,138,752
63	Jul. 14–16, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$62,345,264	$40,732,088	65.33%
		Little Man	$21,613,176
64	May 23–26, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$85,734,045	$40,121,893	46.80%
		The Matrix Reloaded	$45,612,152
65	Jul. 13–15, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$77,108,414	$40,080,513	51.98%
		Transformers	$37,027,901
66	Aug. 3–5, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$67,408,222	$39,872,525	59.15%
		Planet of the Apes (2001)	$27,535,697
67	Jun. 9–11, 2006	Cars	$60,119,509	$39,793,719	66.19%
		The Break-Up	$20,325,790
68	Jun. 11–13, 1993	Jurassic Park	$47,026,828	$39,405,643	83.79%
		Cliffhanger	$7,621,185
69	May 28–31, 1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	$66,904,298	$39,214,538	58.61%
		Notting Hill	$27,689,760
70	May 26–29, 2000	Mission: Impossible II	$70,816,215	$38,777,584	54.76%
		Dinosaur	$32,038,631
71	May 19–21, 2006	The Da Vinci Code	$77,073,388	$38,616,385	50.10%
		Over the Hedge	$38,457,003
72	Apr. 3–5, 2009	Fast and Furious	$70,950,500	$38,341,335	54.04%
		Monsters Vs. Aliens	$32,609,165
73	Jun. 15–17, 2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	$58,051,684	$38,327,279	66.02%
		Ocean's Thirteen	$19,724,405
74	May 7–9, 2004	Van Helsing	$51,748,040	$38,071,488	73.57%
		Mean Girls	$13,676,552
75	Jun. 19–21, 1992	Batman Returns	$45,687,711	$37,929,072	83.02%
		Sister Act	$7,758,639
76	May 10–12, 1996	Twister	$41,059,405	$37,173,144	90.54%
		The Truth About Cats & Dogs	$3,886,261
77	May 5–7, 2006	Mission: Impossible III	$47,743,273	$36,738,567	76.95%
		RV	$11,004,706
78	May 8–10, 1998	Deep Impact	$41,152,375	$36,434,326	88.54%
		City of Angels	$4,718,049
79	May 22–25, 1998	Godzilla	$55,726,951	$36,345,163	65.22%
		Deep Impact	$19,381,788
80	Mar. 27–29, 2009	Monsters Vs. Aliens	$59,321,095	$36,316,330	61.22%
		The Haunting in Connecticut	$23,004,765
81	Jun. 30–Jul. 4, 2006	Superman Returns	$76,033,267	$35,898,205	47.21%
		The Devil Wears Prada	$40,135,062
82	Nov. 25–27, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$54,727,138	$35,514,865	64.89%
		Walk the Line	$19,212,273
83	Jul. 4–6, 1997	Men in Black	$51,068,455	$35,001,222	68.54%
		Face/Off	$16,067,233
84	May 17–19, 2002	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	$80,027,814	$34,990,902	43.72%
		Spider-Man	$45,036,912
85	Aug. 7–9, 2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$54,713,046	$34,685,090	63.39%
		Julie & Julia	$20,027,956
86	Apr. 11–13, 2003	Anger Management	$42,220,847	$34,602,328	81.96%
		Phone Booth	$7,618,519
87	Nov. 26–28, 1999	Toy Story 2	$57,388,839	$34,151,093	59.51%
		The World Is Not Enough	$23,237,746
88	Jul. 5–7, 2002	Men in Black II	$52,148,751	$33,737,154	64.69%
		Mr. Deeds	$18,411,597
89	Jan. 8–10, 2010	Avatar	$50,306,217	$33,720,890	67.03%
		Sherlock Holmes	$16,585,327
90	Oct. 24–26, 2003	Scary Movie 3	$48,113,770	$33,645,215	69.93%
		The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	$14,468,555
91	Dec. 24–26, 2004	Meet the Fockers	$46,120,980	$33,509,104	72.65%
		Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	$12,611,876
92	Nov. 23–25, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$57,487,755	$33,432,754	58.16%
		Monsters, Inc.	$24,055,001
93	Jun. 10–12, 2005	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	$50,342,878	$33,162,077	65.87%
		Madagascar	$17,180,801
94	May 30–Jun. 1, 2003	Finding Nemo	$70,251,710	$32,922,230	46.86%
		Bruce Almighty	$37,329,480
95	Feb. 11–13, 2005	Hitch	$43,142,214	$32,906,429	76.27%
		Boogeyman	$10,235,785
96	Dec. 14–16, 2007	I Am Legend	$77,211,321	$32,903,904	42.62%
		Alvin and the Chipmunks	$44,307,417
97	May 17–19, 1996	Twister	$37,093,440	$32,883,915	88.65%
		Flipper	$4,209,525
98	Jul. 5–7, 1996	Independence Day	$50,228,264	$32,739,424	65.18%
		The Nutty Professor (1996)	$17,488,840
99	Nov. 14–16, 2008	Quantum of Solace	$67,528,882	$32,511,581	48.14%
		Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	$35,017,301
100	Dec. 21–23, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$47,211,490	$32,494,908	68.83%
		Ocean's Eleven	$14,716,582
101	Nov. 17–19, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$55,082,330	$32,364,146	58.76%
		Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	$22,718,184
102	Jan. 1–3, 2010	Avatar	$68,490,688	$31,878,207	46.54%
		Sherlock Holmes	$36,612,481
103	Aug. 4–6, 2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	$47,042,215	$31,221,351	66.37%
		Barnyard: The Original Party Animals	$15,820,864
104	May 23–25, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$67,953,330	$31,049,296	45.69%
		The Matrix Reloaded	$36,904,034
105	May 7–9, 1999	The Mummy	$43,369,635	$31,042,912	71.58%
		Entrapment	$12,326,723
106	May 9–11, 2008	Iron Man	$51,190,629	$31,018,155	60.59%
		What Happens in Vegas	$20,172,474
107	May 26–29, 1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	$37,031,573	$30,901,253	83.45%
		See No Evil, Hear No Evil	$6,130,320
108	Jul. 23–25, 2004	The Bourne Supremacy	$52,521,865	$30,793,340	58.63%
		I, Robot	$21,728,525
109	Dec. 28–Jan. 1, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$56,952,669	$30,783,895	54.05%
		Ocean's Eleven	$26,168,774
110	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 1997	Star Wars (Special Edition)	$35,906,661	$30,723,314	85.56%
		Jerry Maguire	$5,183,347
111	Nov. 10–12, 1995	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	$37,804,076	$30,204,069	79.90%
		Get Shorty	$7,600,007
112	May 15–17, 1992	Lethal Weapon 3	$33,243,086	$30,198,191	90.84%
		Basic Instinct	$3,044,895
113	Jul. 4–6, 2008	Hancock	$62,603,879	$30,094,676	48.07%
		WALL-E	$32,509,203

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