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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 TotalTheatersAverageTotal Gross^Date**
1 153 Look Who's Talking TriS $12,107,784 8.6% 1,208 $10,023 $140,088,813 10/13/89
2 188 Mystic River WB $10,445,547 11.6% 1,467 $7,120 $90,135,191 10/17/03
3 106 The Ring DW $15,015,393 11.6% 1,981 $7,579 $129,128,133 10/18/02
4 120 Seven NL $13,949,807 13.9% 2,441 $5,714 $100,125,643 9/22/95
5 65 Argo WB $19,458,109 14.3% 3,232 $6,020 $136,024,128 10/12/12
6 176 The Last of the Mohicans Fox $10,976,661 14.5% 1,491 $7,361 $75,505,856 9/25/92
7 27 Meet the Parents Uni. $28,623,300 17.2% 2,614 $10,950 $166,244,045 10/06/00
8 138 Get Shorty MGM $12,700,007 17.6% 1,612 $7,878 $72,101,622 10/20/95
9 72 The First Wives Club Par. $18,913,411 17.9% 1,922 $9,840 $105,489,203 9/20/96
10 56 Remember the Titans BV $20,905,831 18.1% 1,865 $11,210 $115,654,751 9/29/00
11 63 Paranormal Activity Par. $19,617,650 18.2% 760 $25,813 $107,918,810 10/16/09
12 83 Antz DW $17,195,160 18.9% 2,449 $7,021 $90,757,863 10/02/98
13 199 Sneakers Uni. $10,031,145 19.5% 1,731 $5,795 $51,432,691 9/11/92
14 40 Double Jeopardy Par. $23,162,542 19.8% 2,547 $9,094 $116,741,558 9/24/99
15 149 The Devil's Advocate WB $12,170,536 20.0% 2,161 $5,631 $60,944,660 10/17/97
16 30 The Departed WB $26,887,467 20.3% 3,017 $8,911 $132,384,315 10/06/06
17 162 Shall We Dance Mira. $11,783,467 20.4% 1,772 $6,649 $57,890,460 10/15/04
18 190 Michael Clayton WB $10,373,422 21.2% 2,511 $4,131 $49,033,882 10/12/07
19 140 Secretariat BV $12,694,770 21.3% 3,072 $4,132 $59,713,955 10/08/10
20 193 The River Wild Uni. $10,214,450 21.8% 2,074 $4,925 $46,816,343 9/30/94
21 127 Kiss the Girls Par. $13,215,167 21.8% 2,271 $5,819 $60,527,873 10/03/97
22 98 I Know What You Did Last Summer Sony $15,818,645 21.8% 2,524 $6,267 $72,586,134 10/17/97
23 66 Brother Bear BV $19,404,492 22.7% 3,030 $6,404 $85,336,277 11/01/03
24 109 Pitch Perfect Uni. $14,846,830 22.8% 2,770 $5,360 $65,001,093 10/05/12
25 13 Puss in Boots P/DW $34,077,439 22.8% 3,952 $8,623 $149,260,504 10/28/11
26 145 Sleepers WB $12,305,745 23.1% 1,915 $6,425 $53,315,285 10/18/96
27 46 The Social Network Sony $22,445,653 23.1% 2,771 $8,100 $96,962,694 10/01/10
28 87 Stargate MGM $16,651,018 23.3% 2,033 $8,190 $71,567,262 10/28/94
29 15 Rush Hour NL $33,001,803 23.4% 2,638 $12,510 $141,186,864 9/18/98
30 105 In & Out Par. $15,019,821 23.5% 1,992 $7,540 $63,856,929 9/19/97
31 158 Runaway Jury Fox $11,836,705 23.9% 2,815 $4,204 $49,443,628 10/17/03
32 62 School of Rock Par. $19,622,714 24.1% 2,614 $7,506 $81,261,177 10/03/03
33 50 Red Sum. $21,761,408 24.1% 3,255 $6,686 $90,380,162 10/15/10
34 19 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $30,304,648 24.3% 3,119 $9,716 $124,870,275 9/18/09
35 115 Demolition Man WB $14,262,432 24.6% 2,246 $6,350 $58,055,768 10/08/93
36 161 Dan in Real Life BV $11,809,445 24.8% 1,921 $6,147 $47,642,963 10/26/07
37 114 The Specialist WB $14,317,765 25.0% 2,522 $5,677 $57,362,582 10/07/94
38 42 The Game Plan BV $22,950,971 25.3% 3,103 $7,396 $90,648,202 9/28/07
39 125 Radio SonR $13,303,724 25.4% 3,074 $4,327 $52,333,738 10/24/03
40 186 The Ides of March Sony $10,470,143 25.6% 2,199 $4,761 $40,962,534 10/07/11
41 173 Soul Food Fox $11,197,897 25.6% 1,336 $8,381 $43,700,855 9/26/97
42 64 Moneyball Sony $19,501,302 25.8% 2,993 $6,516 $75,605,492 9/23/11
43 34 The Town WB $23,808,032 25.8% 2,861 $8,322 $92,186,262 9/17/10
44 160 Here Comes the Boom Sony $11,816,596 26.1% 3,014 $3,921 $45,290,318 10/12/12
45 96 Three Kings WB $15,847,636 26.1% 2,942 $5,386 $60,652,036 10/01/99
46 118 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF $14,035,033 26.2% 2,652 $5,292 $53,606,916 9/07/07
47 200 Seven Years in Tibet Sony $10,020,378 26.4% 2,103 $4,764 $37,957,682 10/10/97
48 124 Serendipity Mira. $13,309,241 26.5% 2,601 $5,116 $50,294,317 10/05/01
49 68 Dolphin Tale WB $19,152,401 26.5% 3,507 $5,461 $72,286,779 9/23/11
50 61 Ray Uni. $20,039,730 26.6% 2,006 $9,989 $75,331,600 10/29/04
51 154 Timecop Uni. $12,064,625 26.9% 2,228 $5,415 $44,853,581 9/16/94
52 111 Life as We Know It WB $14,506,464 27.2% 3,150 $4,605 $53,374,681 10/08/10
53 59 Barbershop MGM $20,627,433 27.2% 1,605 $12,851 $75,782,105 9/13/02
54 33 Flightplan BV $24,629,938 27.5% 3,424 $7,193 $89,707,299 9/23/05
55 184 Urban Legend Sony $10,515,444 27.6% 2,257 $4,659 $38,072,438 9/25/98
56 36 Open Season Sony $23,624,548 27.8% 3,833 $6,163 $85,105,259 9/29/06
57 183 The Secret Life of Bees FoxS $10,527,799 27.9% 1,591 $6,617 $37,770,162 10/17/08
58 110 The Prestige BV $14,801,808 27.9% 2,281 $6,489 $53,089,891 10/20/06
59 142 The Good Son Fox $12,520,305 28.0% 1,847 $6,778 $44,789,789 9/24/93
60 67 Blue Streak Sony $19,208,806 28.0% 2,735 $7,023 $68,518,533 9/17/99
61 11 Sweet Home Alabama BV $35,648,740 28.0% 3,293 $10,825 $127,223,418 9/27/02
62 131 Practical Magic WB $13,104,694 28.1% 2,652 $4,941 $46,683,377 10/16/98
63 97 What Dreams May Come Poly $15,833,592 28.6% 2,526 $6,268 $55,382,927 10/02/98
64 93 Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DW $16,025,987 28.6% 3,645 $4,396 $56,110,897 10/07/05
65 54 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $21,039,502 28.7% 2,890 $7,280 $73,357,727 10/16/09
66 24 Eagle Eye P/DW $29,150,721 28.7% 3,510 $8,305 $101,440,743 9/26/08
67 6 Hotel Transylvania Sony $42,522,194 28.7% 3,349 $12,697 $148,313,048 9/28/12
68 151 Secondhand Lions NL $12,139,832 28.9% 3,013 $4,029 $42,070,939 9/19/03
69 92 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole WB $16,112,211 28.9% 3,575 $4,507 $55,675,313 9/24/10
70 44 Training Day WB $22,550,788 29.4% 2,712 $8,315 $76,631,907 10/05/01
71 49 Ladder 49 BV $22,088,204 29.6% 3,260 $6,775 $74,541,707 10/01/04
72 47 Contagion WB $22,403,596 29.6% 3,222 $6,953 $75,658,097 9/09/11
73 5 Shark Tale DW $47,604,606 29.6% 4,016 $11,853 $160,861,908 10/01/04
74 113 The Game Poly $14,337,029 29.7% 2,403 $5,966 $48,323,648 9/12/97
75 174 Fight Club Fox $11,035,485 29.8% 1,963 $5,621 $37,030,102 10/15/99
76 144 The Peacemaker DW $12,311,939 29.8% 2,362 $5,212 $41,263,140 9/26/97
77 104 The Tuxedo DW $15,051,028 29.8% 3,022 $4,980 $50,547,998 9/27/02
78 100 Footloose (2011) Par. $15,556,113 30.0% 3,549 $4,383 $51,802,742 10/14/11
79 79 Easy A SGem $17,734,040 30.4% 2,856 $6,209 $58,401,464 9/17/10
80 192 Flags of Our Fathers P/DW $10,245,190 30.5% 1,876 $5,461 $33,602,376 10/20/06
81 139 Ronin MGM $12,697,641 30.5% 2,487 $5,105 $41,616,262 9/25/98
82 23 Beverly Hills Chihuahua BV $29,300,465 31.0% 3,215 $9,114 $94,514,402 10/03/08
83 85 Don't Say a Word Fox $17,090,474 31.1% 2,802 $6,099 $55,001,642 9/28/01
84 58 Looper TriS $20,801,522 31.3% 2,992 $6,952 $66,486,205 9/28/12
85 55 The Forgotten SonR $21,022,111 31.3% 3,104 $6,772 $67,133,509 9/24/04
86 187 The Informant! WB $10,464,314 31.4% 2,505 $4,177 $33,316,821 9/18/09
87 133 Bandits MGM $13,050,700 31.4% 3,207 $4,069 $41,575,141 10/12/01
88 12 Couples Retreat Uni. $34,286,740 31.4% 3,000 $11,429 $109,204,945 10/09/09
89 48 Kill Bill Vol. 1 Mira. $22,089,322 31.5% 3,102 $7,120 $70,099,045 10/10/03
90 195 Cellular NL $10,100,571 31.6% 2,749 $3,674 $32,003,620 9/10/04
91 70 Burn After Reading Focus $19,128,001 31.7% 2,651 $7,215 $60,355,347 9/12/08
92 197 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Wein. $10,065,630 32.0% 2,735 $3,680 $31,457,946 10/31/08
93 29 Real Steel BV $27,319,677 32.0% 3,440 $7,942 $85,468,508 10/07/11
94 20 The Lion King (in 3D) BV $30,151,614 32.0% 2,330 $12,941 $94,242,001 9/16/11
95 155 In Time Fox $12,050,368 32.1% 3,122 $3,860 $37,520,095 10/28/11
96 128 End of Watch ORF $13,152,683 32.1% 2,730 $4,818 $41,003,371 9/21/12
97 123 Nights in Rodanthe WB $13,418,454 32.1% 2,704 $4,962 $41,850,659 9/26/08
98 39 Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony $23,234,394 32.2% 3,481 $6,675 $72,091,016 10/28/09
99 170 Drive (2011) FD $11,340,461 32.3% 2,886 $3,929 $35,060,689 9/16/11
100 167 Frankenweenie BV $11,412,213 32.3% 3,005 $3,798 $35,291,068 10/05/12
101 137 Body of Lies WB $12,884,416 32.7% 2,710 $4,754 $39,394,666 10/10/08
102 78 The Guardian BV $18,006,064 32.7% 3,241 $5,555 $55,011,732 9/29/06
103 32 Zombieland Sony $24,733,155 32.7% 3,036 $8,147 $75,590,286 10/02/09
104 156 Taxi Fox $12,029,832 32.9% 3,001 $4,008 $36,611,066 10/06/04
105 146 Man of the Year Uni. $12,299,380 33.0% 2,515 $4,890 $37,327,390 10/13/06
106 198 The Banger Sisters FoxS $10,037,846 33.1% 2,738 $3,666 $30,307,416 9/20/02
107 76 Saw Lions $18,276,468 33.1% 2,315 $7,894 $55,185,045 10/29/04
108 60 Friday Night Lights Uni. $20,269,025 33.1% 2,667 $7,599 $61,255,921 10/08/04
109 179 9 Focus $10,740,446 33.8% 1,661 $6,466 $31,749,894 9/09/09
110 150 Trouble with the Curve WB $12,162,040 34.0% 3,212 $3,786 $35,763,137 9/21/12
111 88 Just Like Heaven DW $16,408,718 34.0% 3,508 $4,677 $48,318,130 9/16/05
112 82 K-PAX Uni. $17,215,275 34.2% 2,541 $6,775 $50,338,485 10/26/01
113 101 Zoolander Par. $15,525,043 34.4% 2,507 $6,192 $45,172,250 9/28/01
114 189 Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $10,404,652 34.5% 2,770 $3,756 $30,165,536 10/19/01
115 130 Bedazzled (2000) Fox $13,106,526 34.6% 2,568 $5,103 $37,886,980 10/20/00
116 129 Good Boy! MGM $13,107,022 34.8% 3,225 $4,064 $37,667,746 10/10/03
117 175 From Hell Fox $11,014,818 34.9% 2,305 $4,778 $31,602,566 10/19/01
118 28 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre NL $28,094,014 34.9% 3,016 $9,314 $80,571,655 10/17/03
119 89 The Legend of Zorro Sony $16,328,506 35.1% 3,520 $4,638 $46,464,023 10/28/05
120 43 Jackass: The Movie Par. $22,763,437 35.4% 2,509 $9,072 $64,255,312 10/25/02
121 3 Taken 2 Fox $49,514,769 35.4% 3,661 $13,525 $139,854,287 10/05/12
122 141 Intolerable Cruelty Uni. $12,525,075 35.5% 2,564 $4,884 $35,327,628 10/10/03
123 132 Matchstick Men WB $13,087,307 35.5% 2,711 $4,827 $36,906,460 9/12/03
124 9 The Grudge Sony $39,128,715 35.5% 3,245 $12,058 $110,359,362 10/22/04
125 172 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Sony $11,311,751 35.9% 2,421 $4,672 $31,487,293 10/03/08
126 69 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride WB $19,145,480 35.9% 3,204 $5,975 $53,359,111 9/23/05
127 84 The Kingdom Uni. $17,135,055 36.0% 2,793 $6,135 $47,536,778 9/28/07
128 103 Thirteen Ghosts WB $15,165,355 36.2% 2,781 $5,453 $41,867,960 10/26/01
129 71 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Fox $19,011,188 36.2% 3,565 $5,333 $52,474,616 9/24/10
130 18 Saw II Lions $31,725,652 36.4% 2,949 $10,758 $87,039,965 10/28/05
131 159 Bride of Chucky Uni. $11,830,855 36.5% 2,412 $4,904 $32,383,850 10/16/98
132 147 Devil Uni. $12,289,375 36.6% 2,809 $4,375 $33,601,190 9/17/10
133 122 The Brave One WB $13,471,488 36.6% 2,755 $4,889 $36,793,804 9/14/07
134 75 Stigmata MGM $18,309,666 36.6% 2,899 $6,315 $50,046,268 9/10/99
135 157 Hereafter WB $12,018,147 36.7% 2,181 $5,510 $32,746,941 10/22/10
136 152 Team America: World Police Par. $12,120,358 37.0% 2,539 $4,773 $32,786,074 10/15/04
137 134 For Love of the Game Uni. $13,041,685 37.1% 2,829 $4,609 $35,188,640 9/17/99
138 136 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare NL $12,966,525 37.2% 1,862 $6,963 $34,872,033 9/13/91
139 77 Sinister LG/S $18,007,634 37.4% 2,527 $7,126 $48,086,903 10/12/12
140 112 Gridiron Gang Sony $14,414,630 37.5% 3,504 $4,113 $38,432,823 9/15/06
141 194 The Women (2008) PicH $10,115,210 37.6% 2,962 $3,415 $26,902,075 9/12/08
142 178 We Own the Night Sony $10,826,287 37.9% 2,362 $4,583 $28,563,179 10/12/07
143 191 The Musketeer Uni. $10,312,740 38.1% 2,438 $4,230 $27,073,640 9/07/01
144 119 The Heartbreak Kid P/DW $14,022,105 38.1% 3,229 $4,342 $36,787,257 10/05/07
145 166 Ghost Ship WB $11,503,423 38.2% 2,787 $4,127 $30,113,491 10/25/02
146 107 Lakeview Terrace SGem $15,004,672 38.2% 2,464 $6,090 $39,263,506 9/19/08
147 108 Surrogates BV $14,902,692 38.6% 2,951 $5,050 $38,577,772 9/25/09
148 52 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? LGF $21,353,789 38.7% 2,011 $10,618 $55,204,525 10/12/07
149 177 Abduction LGF $10,925,253 38.9% 3,118 $3,504 $28,087,155 9/23/11
150 163 The Fighting Temptations Par. $11,758,372 38.9% 2,026 $5,803 $30,250,745 9/19/03
151 148 House at the End of The Street Rela. $12,287,234 38.9% 3,083 $3,985 $31,611,916 9/21/12
152 73 The Rundown Uni. $18,553,765 38.9% 3,152 $5,886 $47,726,342 9/26/03
153 121 Good Luck Chuck LGF $13,652,001 39.0% 2,612 $5,226 $35,017,297 9/21/07
154 95 House on Haunted Hill WB $15,946,032 39.0% 2,710 $5,884 $40,846,082 10/29/99
155 180 Brown Sugar FoxS $10,738,882 39.2% 1,372 $7,827 $27,363,891 10/11/02
156 10 Red Dragon Uni. $36,540,945 39.2% 3,357 $10,885 $93,149,898 10/04/02
157 91 Out of Time MGM $16,185,316 39.4% 3,076 $5,261 $41,088,845 10/03/03
158 196 Serenity Uni. $10,086,680 39.5% 2,188 $4,610 $25,514,517 9/30/05
159 181 Elizabethtown Par. $10,618,711 39.5% 2,517 $4,218 $26,850,426 10/14/05
160 171 SwimFan Fox $11,326,601 39.7% 2,856 $3,965 $28,564,995 9/06/02
161 164 The Fog (2005) SonR $11,752,917 39.8% 2,972 $3,954 $29,550,869 10/14/05
162 26 Jackass: Number Two Par. $29,002,002 39.8% 3,059 $9,480 $72,778,712 9/22/06
163 165 The Stepfather (2009) SGem $11,581,586 39.9% 2,734 $4,236 $29,062,561 10/16/09
164 21 The Exorcism of Emily Rose SGem $30,054,300 40.0% 2,981 $10,081 $75,072,454 9/09/05
165 168 Employee of the Month LGF $11,407,751 40.1% 2,579 $4,423 $28,444,855 10/06/06
166 94 30 Days of Night Sony $15,951,902 40.3% 2,855 $5,587 $39,568,996 10/19/07
167 90 Righteous Kill Over. $16,288,361 40.6% 3,152 $5,168 $40,081,410 9/12/08
168 86 Finding Nemo (3D) BV $16,687,773 40.6% 2,904 $5,746 $41,128,283 9/14/12
169 143 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) BV $12,491,789 40.7% 1,745 $7,159 $30,702,446 10/02/09
170 185 W. LGF $10,505,668 41.1% 2,030 $5,175 $25,534,493 10/17/08
171 135 Random Hearts Sony $13,012,585 41.3% 2,697 $4,824 $31,502,583 10/08/99
172 99 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Par. $15,580,278 41.3% 3,170 $4,914 $37,762,677 9/17/04
173 38 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Sony $23,424,118 41.6% 3,282 $7,137 $56,359,780 9/12/03
174 51 Underworld SGem $21,753,759 41.9% 2,915 $7,462 $51,970,690 9/19/03
175 14 Saw III LGF $33,610,391 41.9% 3,167 $10,612 $80,238,724 10/27/06
176 16 Where the Wild Things Are WB $32,695,407 42.3% 3,735 $8,754 $77,233,467 10/16/09
177 182 Jet Li's Fearless Rog. $10,590,244 43.0% 1,806 $5,863 $24,633,730 9/22/06
178 2 Jackass 3-D Par. $50,353,641 43.0% 3,081 $16,343 $117,229,692 10/15/10
179 80 Max Payne Fox $17,639,849 43.4% 3,376 $5,225 $40,689,393 10/17/08
180 4 Scary Movie 3 Dim. $48,113,770 43.7% 3,505 $13,727 $110,003,217 10/24/03
181 169 Alex Cross LG/S $11,396,768 44.0% 2,539 $4,489 $25,888,412 10/19/12
182 31 Resident Evil: Afterlife SGem $26,650,264 44.3% 3,203 $8,320 $60,128,566 9/10/10
183 116 Quarantine SGem $14,211,321 44.8% 2,461 $5,775 $31,691,811 10/10/08
184 41 Resident Evil: Apocalypse SGem $23,036,273 45.0% 3,284 $7,014 $51,201,453 9/10/04
185 37 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself LGF $23,446,785 45.3% 2,255 $10,398 $51,733,921 9/11/09
186 7 High School Musical 3: Senior Year BV $42,030,184 46.4% 3,623 $11,601 $90,559,416 10/24/08
187 81 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys LGF $17,381,218 46.8% 2,070 $8,397 $37,105,289 9/12/08
188 74 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning NL $18,508,228 46.8% 2,820 $6,563 $39,517,763 10/06/06
189 35 Resident Evil: Extinction SGem $23,678,580 46.8% 2,828 $8,372 $50,648,679 9/21/07
190 8 Paranormal Activity 2 Par. $40,678,424 48.0% 3,216 $12,649 $84,752,907 10/22/10
191 45 Saw 3D LGF $22,530,123 49.3% 2,808 $8,024 $45,710,178 10/29/10
192 53 Resident Evil: Retribution SGem $21,052,227 49.7% 3,012 $6,989 $42,345,531 9/14/12
193 126 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $13,223,887 50.0% 3,317 $3,986 $26,437,094 10/27/00
194 17 Saw IV LGF $31,756,764 50.2% 3,183 $9,976 $63,300,095 10/26/07
195 1 Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $52,568,183 50.5% 3,321 $15,829 $104,028,807 10/21/11
196 117 Saw VI LGF $14,118,444 51.0% 3,036 $4,650 $27,693,292 10/23/09
197 22 Saw V LGF $30,053,954 53.0% 3,060 $9,822 $56,746,769 10/24/08
198 57 The Grudge 2 Sony $20,825,300 53.2% 3,211 $6,485 $39,143,839 10/13/06
199 25 Paranormal Activity 4 Par. $29,003,866 53.8% 3,412 $8,501 $53,921,300 10/19/12
200 102 Doom Uni. $15,488,870 54.9% 3,044 $5,088 $28,212,337 10/21/05

Note: Fall is defined as the day after Labor Day Weekend through the Thursday before the First Friday in November.


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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