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TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY SEASON
1982-Present


Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*% of TotalTheatersAverageEst. Tickets^Date**
1 187 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony 5,366,500 38.5% 3,462 1,550 13,930,200 6/06/08
2 107 XXX SonR 7,660,300 31.3% 3,374 2,270 24,457,600 8/09/02
3 21 X2: X-Men United Fox 14,188,800 39.8% 3,741 3,793 35,646,700 5/02/03
4 15 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox 15,687,100 43.8% 3,690 4,251 35,780,500 5/26/06
5 136 X-Men: First Class Fox 6,836,400 37.6% 3,641 1,878 18,184,900 6/03/11
6 36 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox 11,401,900 47.3% 4,099 2,782 24,113,000 5/01/09
7 57 X-Men Fox 10,106,000 34.6% 3,025 3,341 29,183,600 7/14/00
8 147 The X-Files Fox 6,426,200 35.9% 2,629 2,444 17,888,800 6/19/98
9 185 Wild Wild West WB 5,450,300 24.3% 3,342 1,631 22,402,500 6/30/99
10 184 What Lies Beneath DW 5,510,800 19.1% 2,813 1,959 28,841,900 7/21/00
11 192 Wedding Crashers NL 5,288,700 16.2% 2,925 1,808 32,645,200 7/15/05
12 56 War of the Worlds Par. 10,121,500 27.7% 3,908 2,590 36,549,200 6/29/05
13 129 Wanted Uni. 7,092,900 37.9% 3,175 2,234 18,733,800 6/27/08
14 71 WALL-E BV 8,786,600 28.2% 3,992 2,201 31,171,100 6/27/08
15 88 The Village BV 8,171,700 44.4% 3,730 2,191 18,389,300 7/30/04
16 84 Van Helsing Uni. 8,333,000 43.1% 3,575 2,331 19,352,200 5/07/04
17 66 Up BV 9,129,900 23.2% 3,766 2,424 39,273,800 5/29/09
18 64 Twister WB 9,289,500 17.0% 2,414 3,848 54,688,100 5/10/96
19 80 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. 8,408,800 22.2% 4,468 1,882 37,802,700 6/30/10
20 141 The Truman Show Par. 6,725,400 25.1% 2,315 2,905 26,784,300 6/05/98
21 153 True Lies Fox 6,188,900 17.7% 2,368 2,613 34,995,800 7/15/94
22 109 Troy WB 7,546,800 35.1% 3,411 2,212 21,478,000 5/14/04
23 19 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW 14,606,700 27.1% 4,234 3,450 53,900,900 6/24/09
24 28 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW 12,324,000 27.8% 4,088 3,015 44,260,900 6/29/11
25 54 Transformers P/DW 10,247,400 22.1% 4,011 2,555 46,402,100 7/03/07
26 22 Toy Story 3 BV 13,998,400 26.8% 4,028 3,475 52,201,900 6/18/10
27 163 Total Recall Sony 6,036,300 21.4% 2,060 2,930 28,225,700 6/01/90
28 90 Thor Par. 8,154,300 36.3% 3,955 2,062 22,467,000 5/06/11
29 174 Terminator Salvation WB 5,704,900 34.0% 3,530 1,616 16,799,300 5/21/09
30 121 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines WB 7,303,700 29.3% 3,504 2,084 24,937,200 7/02/03
31 110 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS 7,545,300 15.5% 2,274 3,318 48,656,400 7/03/91
32 132 Ted Uni. 6,994,200 24.9% 3,239 2,159 28,125,400 6/29/12
33 140 Tarzan BV 6,736,600 20.0% 3,005 2,242 33,673,400 6/16/99
34 126 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sony 7,182,000 31.7% 3,803 1,888 22,628,000 8/04/06
35 93 Superman Returns WB 8,020,600 26.3% 4,065 1,973 30,546,700 6/28/06
36 188 The Sum of All Fears Par. 5,366,400 26.2% 3,183 1,686 20,465,900 5/31/02
37 11 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox 16,916,700 28.5% 3,661 4,621 59,324,600 5/19/05
38 24 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox 13,774,200 26.5% 3,161 4,357 52,012,300 5/16/02
39 26 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 12,760,000 15.0% 2,970 4,296 84,825,800 5/19/99
40 70 Star Trek Into Darkness Par. 8,837,000 33.1% 3,868 2,285 26,666,600 5/16/13
41 58 Star Trek Par. 10,081,000 29.2% 3,849 2,619 34,548,000 5/08/09
42 181 Spy Kids 3D: Game Over Dim. 5,541,900 29.9% 3,344 1,657 18,533,400 7/25/03
43 3 Spider-Man 3 Sony 21,964,600 44.9% 4,252 5,166 48,914,300 5/04/07
44 20 Spider-Man 2 Sony 14,195,800 23.6% 4,152 3,419 60,158,700 6/30/04
45 8 Spider-Man Sony 19,766,600 28.4% 3,615 5,468 69,484,700 5/03/02
46 133 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. 6,923,400 36.0% 3,773 1,835 19,205,700 6/01/12
47 194 The Sixth Sense BV 5,252,200 9.1% 2,161 2,430 57,579,100 8/06/99
48 46 The Simpsons Movie Fox 10,761,200 40.4% 3,922 2,744 26,618,500 7/27/07
49 51 Signs BV 10,347,200 26.4% 3,264 3,170 39,233,600 8/02/02
50 9 Shrek the Third P/DW 17,678,700 37.7% 4,122 4,289 46,907,000 5/18/07
51 67 Shrek Forever After P/DW 8,989,600 29.9% 4,359 2,062 30,029,800 5/21/10
52 10 Shrek 2 DW 17,397,400 24.5% 4,163 4,179 71,050,900 5/19/04
53 112 Shrek DW 7,481,900 15.8% 3,587 2,086 47,290,600 5/16/01
54 97 Sex and the City WB (NL) 7,944,100 37.4% 3,285 2,418 21,260,100 5/30/08
55 63 Scooby-Doo WB 9,321,100 35.3% 3,447 2,704 26,384,500 6/14/02
56 99 Scary Movie Mira. 7,856,500 27.0% 2,912 2,698 29,131,700 7/07/00
57 145 Saving Private Ryan DW 6,519,400 14.3% 2,463 2,647 45,747,100 7/24/98
58 156 S.W.A.T. Sony 6,146,400 31.7% 3,202 1,919 19,392,100 8/08/03
59 127 Rush Hour 3 NL 7,136,700 35.0% 3,778 1,889 20,367,100 8/10/07
60 33 Rush Hour 2 NL 11,909,600 29.8% 3,118 3,820 39,958,400 8/03/01
61 135 Runaway Bride Par. 6,900,700 23.0% 3,158 2,185 29,969,000 7/30/99
62 176 The Rock BV 5,671,800 18.7% 2,392 2,371 30,332,500 6/07/96
63 160 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves WB 6,086,800 15.5% 2,369 2,569 39,309,700 6/14/91
64 134 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Fox 6,902,500 31.0% 3,648 1,892 22,267,000 8/05/11
65 120 Return of the Jedi Fox 7,307,800 9.0% 1,002 7,293 80,983,400 5/25/83
66 137 Ratatouille BV 6,835,400 22.8% 3,940 1,735 30,006,600 6/29/07
67 175 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS 5,683,400 13.4% 2,074 2,740 42,370,500 5/22/85
68 150 Prometheus Fox 6,287,000 40.4% 3,396 1,851 15,576,000 6/08/12
69 138 Pocahontas BV 6,788,900 20.9% 2,569 2,643 32,547,100 6/23/95
70 31 Planet of the Apes (2001) Fox 12,108,300 38.1% 3,500 3,459 31,802,600 7/27/01
71 101 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV 7,733,100 15.3% 3,269 2,366 50,648,900 7/09/03
72 41 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV 11,185,100 37.4% 4,155 2,692 29,927,500 5/20/11
73 6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV 20,707,600 32.0% 4,133 5,010 64,628,400 7/07/06
74 12 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV 16,676,300 37.1% 4,362 3,823 44,973,900 5/25/07
75 105 The Perfect Storm WB 7,667,000 22.6% 3,407 2,250 33,881,000 6/30/00
76 49 Pearl Harbor BV 10,438,000 29.8% 3,214 3,248 35,078,200 5/25/01
77 168 Over the Hedge P/DW 5,871,300 24.8% 4,059 1,446 23,667,100 5/19/06
78 195 Ocean's Thirteen WB 5,251,900 30.8% 3,565 1,473 17,028,300 6/08/07
79 98 The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Uni. 7,888,500 34.5% 3,242 2,433 22,877,400 7/28/00
80 172 The Nutty Professor (1996) Uni. 5,749,300 19.7% 2,115 2,718 29,143,400 6/28/96
81 123 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fox 7,261,800 30.6% 4,096 1,773 23,758,700 5/22/09
82 178 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Uni. 5,634,800 39.5% 3,760 1,499 14,274,600 8/01/08
83 32 The Mummy Returns Uni. 12,038,700 33.7% 3,401 3,540 35,692,500 5/04/01
84 76 The Mummy Uni. 8,537,300 27.9% 3,210 2,659 30,587,700 5/07/99
85 148 Mr. Deeds Sony 6,396,300 29.4% 3,231 1,980 21,737,300 6/28/02
86 100 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Fox 7,853,800 27.0% 3,424 2,294 29,069,600 6/10/05
87 189 Mortal Kombat NL 5,352,600 33.0% 2,421 2,211 16,196,300 8/18/95
88 122 Mission: Impossible III Par. 7,289,000 35.6% 4,054 1,798 20,462,600 5/05/06
89 47 Mission: Impossible II Par. 10,732,000 26.9% 3,653 2,938 39,964,700 5/24/00
90 53 Mission: Impossible Par. 10,279,800 25.1% 3,012 3,413 40,946,100 5/22/96
91 157 Minority Report Fox 6,140,600 27.0% 3,001 2,046 22,732,000 6/21/02
92 142 MIB 3 Sony 6,723,200 30.5% 4,248 1,583 22,046,900 5/25/12
93 68 Men in Black II Sony 8,975,700 27.4% 3,557 2,523 32,774,300 7/03/02
94 42 Men in Black Sony 11,126,000 20.4% 3,020 3,684 54,616,700 7/02/97
95 16 The Matrix Reloaded WB 15,219,600 32.6% 3,603 4,224 46,695,900 5/15/03
96 183 The Mask NL 5,530,400 19.3% 2,360 2,343 28,693,500 7/29/94
97 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV 25,546,600 33.3% 4,349 5,874 76,768,200 5/04/12
98 18 Man of Steel WB 14,687,600 82.6% 4,207 3,491 17,791,700 6/14/13
99 113 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW 7,428,200 27.9% 4,258 1,745 26,649,200 6/08/12
100 117 Madagascar DW 7,367,300 24.4% 4,131 1,783 30,202,100 5/27/05
101 14 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. 15,715,200 31.5% 3,281 4,790 49,910,000 5/23/97
102 114 The Longest Yard Par. 7,426,900 30.1% 3,634 2,044 24,667,600 5/27/05
103 60 The Lion King BV 9,781,900 13.1% 2,552 3,833 74,624,400 6/24/94
104 161 Lilo & Stitch BV 6,068,900 24.2% 3,191 1,902 25,093,700 6/21/02
105 124 Lethal Weapon 4 WB 7,259,700 26.1% 3,117 2,329 27,813,300 7/10/98
106 94 Lethal Weapon 3 WB 8,010,400 23.0% 2,510 3,191 34,875,100 5/15/92
107 197 The Last Airbender Par. 5,230,200 31.6% 3,169 1,650 16,575,100 7/01/10
108 79 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Par. 8,433,900 36.4% 3,308 2,549 23,174,600 6/15/01
109 167 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW 5,912,700 28.8% 3,925 1,506 20,521,200 5/26/11
110 82 Kung Fu Panda P/DW 8,389,900 28.0% 4,114 2,039 30,004,800 6/06/08
111 131 The Karate Kid Sony 7,064,200 31.8% 3,663 1,929 22,212,800 6/11/10
112 69 Jurassic Park III Uni. 8,970,300 28.0% 3,434 2,612 32,009,200 7/18/01
113 38 Jurassic Park Uni. 11,359,100 13.2% 2,404 4,725 86,205,800 6/11/93
114 4 Iron Man 3 BV 21,932,600 43.5% 4,253 5,157 50,376,000 5/03/13
115 13 Iron Man 2 Par. 16,259,200 41.4% 4,380 3,712 39,299,800 5/07/10
116 25 Iron Man Par. 13,735,200 31.0% 4,105 3,346 44,345,800 5/02/08
117 111 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. 7,540,800 14.1% 1,687 4,470 53,532,800 5/23/84
118 116 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. 7,394,200 15.0% 2,327 3,177 49,416,500 5/24/89
119 23 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. 13,946,800 31.6% 4,260 3,274 44,164,500 5/22/08
120 37 Independence Day Fox 11,363,900 16.4% 2,882 3,943 69,268,900 7/03/96
121 102 The Incredible Hulk Uni. 7,717,800 41.1% 3,505 2,202 18,775,300 6/13/08
122 91 Inception WB 8,143,400 22.1% 3,792 2,147 36,802,000 7/16/10
123 179 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox 5,588,500 21.2% 4,099 1,363 26,346,500 7/01/09
124 165 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox 5,993,500 28.9% 3,881 1,544 20,724,100 7/13/12
125 81 I, Robot Fox 8,402,600 36.0% 3,420 2,457 23,317,400 7/16/04
126 52 Hulk Uni. 10,303,200 47.0% 3,660 2,815 21,919,900 6/20/03
127 144 The Haunting DW 6,581,700 36.6% 2,808 2,344 17,994,300 7/23/99
128 17 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB 15,086,500 37.5% 3,855 3,913 40,183,700 6/04/04
129 40 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB 11,207,600 26.4% 4,285 2,615 42,442,500 7/11/07
130 50 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB 10,433,700 25.8% 4,325 2,412 40,471,100 7/15/09
131 5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB 21,308,500 44.4% 4,375 4,871 47,989,900 7/15/11
132 196 The Hangover Part III WB 5,248,300 38.5% 3,555 1,476 13,648,900 5/23/13
133 48 The Hangover Part II WB 10,663,300 33.8% 3,615 2,950 31,587,400 5/26/11
134 164 The Hangover WB 6,029,400 16.2% 3,269 1,844 37,165,900 6/05/09
135 75 Hancock Sony 8,719,200 27.5% 3,965 2,199 31,747,400 7/02/08
136 200 Grown Ups Sony 5,140,400 25.2% 3,534 1,455 20,377,500 6/25/10
137 143 Green Lantern WB 6,597,300 45.5% 3,816 1,729 14,505,900 6/17/11
138 149 The Great Gatsby (2013) WB 6,308,000 35.7% 3,535 1,784 17,661,100 5/10/13
139 61 Godzilla Sony 9,391,800 32.3% 3,310 2,837 29,064,900 5/20/98
140 146 Gladiator DW 6,459,900 18.6% 2,938 2,199 34,814,000 5/05/00
141 115 Ghostbusters II Col. 7,423,900 26.2% 2,410 3,080 28,336,200 6/16/89
142 186 Get Smart WB 5,387,700 29.7% 3,911 1,378 18,150,300 6/20/08
143 118 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Par. 7,334,200 36.4% 4,007 1,830 20,124,700 8/07/09
144 173 The Fugitive WB 5,738,900 12.9% 2,340 2,452 44,397,300 8/06/93
145 162 Freddy Vs. Jason NL 6,041,100 44.1% 3,014 2,004 13,701,900 8/15/03
146 169 Forrest Gump Par. 5,849,400 7.4% 1,595 3,667 78,545,600 7/06/94
147 128 The Flintstones Uni. 7,102,600 22.7% 2,498 2,843 31,227,600 5/27/94
148 158 The Firm Par. 6,135,300 16.0% 2,393 2,564 38,248,400 7/02/93
149 35 Finding Nemo BV 11,650,400 20.7% 3,374 3,453 56,337,500 5/30/03
150 130 The Fast and the Furious Uni. 7,082,900 27.7% 2,628 2,695 25,536,000 6/22/01
151 29 Fast & Furious 6 Uni. 12,263,900 44.1% 3,658 3,353 27,809,200 5/24/13
152 78 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fox 8,437,700 44.0% 3,959 2,131 19,174,700 6/15/07
153 74 Fantastic Four Fox 8,745,900 36.2% 3,602 2,428 24,133,600 7/08/05
154 180 Eraser WB 5,558,000 24.3% 2,410 2,306 22,917,500 6/21/96
155 154 Doctor Dolittle Fox 6,186,400 20.1% 2,777 2,228 30,737,000 6/26/98
156 125 Dinosaur BV 7,208,700 28.2% 3,257 2,213 25,556,200 5/19/00
157 199 Die Hard 2: Die Harder Fox 5,140,600 18.5% 2,507 2,050 27,787,500 7/06/90
158 191 Dick Tracy BV 5,329,500 21.7% 2,332 2,285 24,524,500 6/15/90
159 119 Despicable Me Uni. 7,314,800 22.4% 3,476 2,104 32,594,500 7/09/10
160 72 Deep Impact Par. 8,774,500 29.3% 3,156 2,780 29,949,800 5/08/98
161 43 The Day After Tomorrow Fox 11,069,800 36.8% 3,425 3,232 30,071,000 5/28/04
162 7 The Dark Knight Rises WB 20,679,600 35.9% 4,404 4,696 57,601,400 7/20/12
163 2 The Dark Knight WB 22,062,900 29.7% 4,366 5,053 74,269,000 7/18/08
164 34 The Da Vinci Code Sony 11,766,900 35.4% 3,735 3,150 33,211,600 5/19/06
165 177 Congo Par. 5,665,000 30.4% 2,649 2,138 18,625,800 6/09/95
166 193 Con Air BV 5,257,500 23.9% 2,824 1,862 22,030,000 6/06/97
167 159 Click SonR 6,108,600 29.1% 3,749 1,629 20,970,300 6/23/06
168 106 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV 7,665,000 38.9% 3,929 1,951 19,724,400 5/16/08
169 151 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Sony 6,241,200 37.3% 3,459 1,804 16,721,400 6/27/03
170 73 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB 8,764,200 27.2% 3,770 2,325 32,208,900 7/15/05
171 85 Cars 2 BV 8,205,400 34.3% 4,115 1,994 23,945,000 6/24/11
172 65 Cars BV 9,178,600 24.6% 3,985 2,303 37,264,600 6/09/06
173 86 Captain America: The First Avenger Par. 8,193,800 36.8% 3,715 2,206 22,251,800 7/22/11
174 39 Bruce Almighty Uni. 11,269,200 28.0% 3,483 3,235 40,270,200 5/23/03
175 166 The Break-Up Uni. 5,980,600 33.0% 3,070 1,948 18,122,600 6/02/06
176 89 Brave BV 8,167,900 27.3% 4,164 1,962 29,973,400 6/22/12
177 59 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. 10,070,300 30.5% 3,660 2,751 33,062,700 8/03/07
178 77 The Bourne Supremacy Uni. 8,457,600 29.8% 3,165 2,672 28,380,300 7/23/04
179 171 The Blair Witch Project Art. 5,749,500 20.8% 1,101 5,222 27,665,200 7/30/99
180 87 Big Daddy Sony 8,176,500 25.4% 3,027 2,701 32,181,100 6/25/99
181 139 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. 6,738,800 17.1% 2,326 2,897 39,300,500 5/20/87
182 44 Batman Returns WB 11,009,100 28.1% 2,644 4,164 39,236,600 6/19/92
183 30 Batman Forever WB 12,134,400 28.7% 2,842 4,269 42,306,000 6/16/95
184 108 Batman Begins WB 7,604,600 23.7% 3,858 1,971 32,034,900 6/15/05
185 62 Batman and Robin WB 9,340,400 39.9% 2,934 3,183 23,382,400 6/20/97
186 55 Batman WB 10,198,900 16.2% 2,194 4,648 62,954,600 6/23/89
187 103 Bad Boys II Sony 7,715,200 33.6% 3,186 2,422 22,986,500 7/18/03
188 45 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me NL 10,810,600 26.7% 3,312 3,264 40,559,100 6/11/99
189 27 Austin Powers in Goldmember NL 12,576,800 34.3% 3,613 3,481 36,713,900 7/26/02
190 104 Armageddon BV 7,695,100 17.9% 3,127 2,461 42,980,400 7/01/98
191 170 Apollo 13 Uni. 5,828,400 14.7% 2,197 2,653 39,556,600 6/30/95
192 152 Angels & Demons Sony 6,193,600 33.3% 3,527 1,756 18,576,000 5/15/09
193 182 American Wedding Uni. 5,533,900 31.9% 3,172 1,745 17,340,800 8/01/03
194 95 American Pie 2 Uni. 7,971,400 31.1% 3,063 2,602 25,636,700 8/10/01
195 190 America's Sweethearts SonR 5,332,500 32.2% 3,011 1,771 16,538,500 7/20/01
196 96 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony 7,969,800 23.7% 4,318 1,846 33,680,000 7/03/12
197 155 Alien Vs. Predator Fox 6,166,000 47.7% 3,395 1,816 12,927,900 8/13/04
198 92 Air Force One Sony 8,089,900 21.5% 2,919 2,771 37,672,700 7/25/97
199 198 A.I. Artificial Intelligence WB 5,186,000 37.3% 3,242 1,599 13,889,900 6/29/01
200 83 2 Fast 2 Furious Uni. 8,370,200 39.7% 3,408 2,456 21,087,000 6/06/03

Note: Summer is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.


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 not include additional releases, if any.
** First weekend of wide release.

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