All Time Labor Day Holiday Weekends at the Box Office

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TOP 4-DAY
LABOR DAY WEEKENDS
1982–Present

Note: Chart shows top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% of Total	Theaters / Avg.		Total Gross**	Date^
1	Halloween (2007)	MGM/W	$30,591,759	52.5%	3,472	$8,810	$58,272,029	8/31/07
2	The Sixth Sense	BV	$29,271,146	10.0%	2,775	$10,548	$293,506,292	8/6/99
3	The Possession	LGF	$21,078,840	42.9%	2,816	$7,485	$49,130,154	8/31/12
4	Transporter 2	Fox	$20,104,608	46.7%	3,303	$6,086	$43,095,856	9/2/05
5	The Help	BV	$19,881,571	11.7%	2,843	$6,993	$169,708,112	8/10/11
6	Jeepers Creepers 2	UA	$18,365,222	51.5%	3,124	$5,878	$35,667,218	8/29/03
7	The Fugitive	WB	$17,239,413	9.4%	2,425	$7,109	$183,875,760	8/6/93
8	Signs	BV	$17,043,114	7.5%	3,437	$4,958	$227,966,634	8/2/02
9	The American	Focus	$16,662,333	46.8%	2,823	$5,902	$35,606,376	9/1/10
10	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Uni.	$16,535,700	15.1%	2,901	$5,700	$109,449,237	8/19/05
11	Superbad	Sony	$15,852,355	13.1%	3,002	$5,280	$121,463,226	8/17/07
12	Jeepers Creepers	UA	$15,831,700	41.8%	2,944	$5,377	$37,904,175	8/31/01
13	Invincible	BV	$15,427,370	26.7%	2,921	$5,281	$57,806,952	8/25/06
14	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	$15,295,069	23.0%	3,121	$4,901	$66,477,700	8/28/09
15	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	$14,950,490	12.4%	3,358	$4,452	$120,540,719	8/21/09
16	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC	$14,809,546	6.1%	1,619	$9,147	$241,438,208	8/2/02
17	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	$14,602,121	13.2%	3,473	$4,204	$110,515,313	8/13/08
18	Bring It On	Uni.	$14,170,825	20.7%	2,410	$5,880	$68,379,000	8/25/00
19	Balls of Fury	Rog.	$14,111,454	42.9%	3,052	$4,623	$32,886,940	8/29/07
20	Machete	Fox	$14,102,888	53.0%	2,670	$5,282	$26,593,646	9/3/10
21	All About Steve	Fox	$14,057,806	41.5%	2,251	$6,245	$33,862,903	9/4/09
22	Takers	SGem	$13,535,992	23.4%	2,206	$6,136	$57,744,720	8/27/10
23	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$13,390,340	5.9%	3,290	$4,070	$227,471,070	8/3/07
24	XXX	SonR	$13,109,119	9.2%	3,536	$3,707	$142,109,382	8/9/02
25	Crank	LGF	$12,896,635	46.3%	2,515	$5,127	$27,838,408	9/1/06
26	Lawless	Wein.	$12,872,548	34.4%	2,888	$4,457	$37,400,127	8/29/12
27	The Debt	Focus	$12,851,600	41.2%	1,826	$7,038	$31,177,548	8/31/11
28	Freaky Friday	BV	$12,602,252	11.4%	3,067	$4,108	$110,230,332	8/6/03
29	Forrest Gump	Par.	$12,221,147	3.7%	2,246	$5,441	$329,694,499	7/6/94
30	The Wicker Man	WB	$11,740,235	49.6%	2,784	$4,217	$23,649,127	9/1/06
31	Rush Hour 2	NL	$11,713,042	5.2%	2,825	$4,146	$226,164,286	8/3/01
32	Babylon A.D.	Fox	$11,541,571	51.2%	3,390	$3,405	$22,532,572	8/29/08
33	Hero	Mira.	$11,514,779	21.4%	2,092	$5,504	$53,710,019	8/27/04
34	The Expendables 2	LGF	$11,455,180	13.5%	3,334	$3,436	$85,028,192	8/17/12
35	Gamer	LGF	$11,203,761	54.6%	2,502	$4,478	$20,534,907	9/4/09
36	The Dark Knight	WB	$11,127,290	2.1%	2,750	$4,046	$533,345,358	7/18/08
37	American Pie 2	Uni.	$11,011,104	7.6%	3,114	$3,536	$145,103,595	8/10/01
38	The Constant Gardener	Focus	$10,961,311	32.6%	1,346	$8,143	$33,579,797	8/31/05
39	There's Something About Mary	Fox	$10,920,201	6.2%	2,545	$4,290	$176,484,651	7/15/98
40	Rush Hour 3	NL	$10,839,063	7.7%	3,008	$3,603	$140,125,968	8/10/07
41	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$10,818,785	3.5%	2,227	$4,858	$305,413,918	7/9/03
42	Blade	NL	$10,788,664	15.4%	2,375	$4,542	$70,087,718	8/21/98
43	S.W.A.T.	Sony	$10,780,295	9.2%	2,781	$3,876	$116,934,650	8/8/03
44	Open Range	BV	$10,748,196	18.4%	2,244	$4,789	$58,331,254	8/15/03
45	Apollo 18	W/Dim.	$10,705,556	60.5%	3,328	$3,217	$17,687,709	9/2/11
46	Natural Born Killers	WB	$10,500,012	20.9%	1,904	$5,514	$50,282,766	8/26/94
47	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$10,325,485	5.8%	3,193	$3,234	$176,760,185	8/5/11
48	G.I. Jane	BV	$10,282,285	21.3%	1,973	$5,211	$48,169,156	8/22/97
49	The House Bunny	Sony	$10,177,701	21.1%	2,714	$3,750	$48,237,389	8/22/08
50	The Others	Mira.	$10,162,977	10.5%	2,716	$3,741	$96,522,687	8/10/01
51	Shark Night 3D	Rela.	$10,126,458	53.6%	2,806	$3,609	$18,877,153	9/2/11
52	Traitor	Over.	$10,006,327	42.5%	2,054	$4,872	$23,530,831	8/27/08
53	Ghost	Par.	$9,953,630	4.6%	1,766	$5,636	$217,631,306	7/13/90
54	The Crow: City of Angels	Mira.	$9,785,111	54.6%	2,423	$4,038	$17,917,287	8/30/96
55	Little Miss Sunshine	FoxS	$9,626,665	16.1%	1,602	$6,009	$59,891,098	8/18/06
56	Colombiana	TriS	$9,570,213	26.1%	2,614	$3,661	$36,665,854	8/26/11
57	Money Talks	NL	$9,447,066	23.1%	2,033	$4,646	$40,922,619	8/22/97
58	Red Eye	DW	$9,438,230	16.3%	3,134	$3,011	$57,891,803	8/19/05
59	The Bourne Legacy	Uni.	$9,314,725	8.2%	3,131	$2,975	$113,203,870	8/10/12
60	Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$9,271,153	7.6%	2,309	$4,015	$122,187,717	8/5/94
61	Honeymoon in Vegas	Col.	$9,170,428	26.0%	1,749	$5,243	$35,208,854	8/28/92
62	Rat Race	Par.	$9,154,416	16.2%	2,551	$3,588	$56,618,055	8/17/01
63	District 9	TriS	$9,114,591	7.9%	3,139	$2,904	$115,646,235	8/14/09
64	Seabiscuit	Uni.	$9,061,030	7.5%	2,556	$3,545	$120,277,854	7/25/03
65	Back to the Future	Uni.	$9,049,668	4.3%	1,550	$5,838	$210,609,762	7/3/85
66	The Brothers Grimm	Dim.	$9,025,567	23.8%	3,098	$2,913	$37,916,267	8/26/05
67	Without a Paddle	Par.	$9,014,918	15.5%	2,756	$3,271	$58,169,327	8/20/04
68	Tin Cup	WB	$8,978,243	16.7%	2,102	$4,271	$53,854,588	8/16/96
69	The Cell	NL	$8,929,313	14.6%	2,444	$3,653	$61,334,059	8/18/00
70	ParaNorman	Focus	$8,833,439	15.8%	3,085	$2,863	$56,003,051	8/17/12
71	Saving Private Ryan	DW	$8,825,090	4.1%	2,807	$3,143	$216,540,909	7/24/98
72	The Last Exorcism	LGF	$8,750,191	21.3%	2,874	$3,045	$41,034,350	8/27/10
73	Freddy Vs. Jason	NL	$8,660,070	10.5%	2,929	$2,956	$82,622,655	8/15/03
74	Space Cowboys	WB	$8,640,825	9.6%	2,795	$3,091	$90,464,773	8/4/00
75	Runaway Bride	Par.	$8,610,287	5.7%	3,105	$2,773	$152,257,509	7/30/99
76	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	BV	$8,564,208	16.5%	2,635	$3,250	$51,854,875	8/15/12
77	Air Force One	Sony	$8,520,110	4.9%	2,601	$3,275	$172,956,409	7/25/97
78	Going the Distance	WB (NL)	$8,508,290	47.8%	3,030	$2,808	$17,804,299	9/3/10
79	The 13th Warrior	BV	$8,477,149	25.9%	2,313	$3,665	$32,698,899	8/27/99
80	First Kid	BV	$8,434,651	31.8%	1,878	$4,491	$26,491,793	8/30/96
81	The Expendables	LGF	$8,317,824	8.1%	3,398	$2,448	$103,068,524	8/13/10
82	Mortal Kombat	NL	$8,288,323	11.8%	2,630	$3,151	$70,454,098	8/18/95
83	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Dim.	$8,275,600	9.6%	3,250	$2,546	$85,846,429	8/7/02
84	Mr. Mom	Fox	$8,221,715	12.7%	1,362	$6,036	$64,783,827	8/19/83
85	Hoodlum	MGM	$8,162,768	34.7%	2,020	$4,040	$23,499,102	8/29/97
86	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	SGem	$8,008,188	24.8%	2,905	$2,756	$32,238,923	8/27/04
87	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$7,997,311	1.8%	2,187	$3,657	$448,139,099	7/20/12
88	The Illusionist	YFG	$7,960,141	20.0%	971	$8,197	$39,868,642	9/1/06
89	Darkman	Uni.	$7,936,890	23.4%	1,833	$4,330	$33,878,502	8/24/90
90	Mr. Bean's Holiday	Uni.	$7,933,690	23.8%	1,765	$4,495	$33,302,167	8/24/07
91	Death Race	Uni.	$7,889,755	21.7%	2,537	$3,110	$36,316,032	8/22/08
92	Dangerous Minds	BV	$7,888,065	9.3%	1,594	$4,948	$84,919,401	8/11/95
93	Paparazzi	Fox	$7,855,111	50.0%	2,115	$3,714	$15,714,234	9/3/04
94	Uncle Buck	Uni.	$7,822,640	11.7%	1,832	$4,270	$66,758,538	8/18/89
95	An Officer and a Gentleman	Par.	$7,711,202	5.9%	980	$7,868	$129,795,554	8/13/82
96	The Art of War	WB	$7,685,402	25.4%	2,630	$2,922	$30,208,599	8/25/00
97	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Uni.	$7,668,859	2.1%	1,614	$4,751	$359,197,037	6/11/82
98	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Sony	$7,627,791	5.1%	3,001	$2,541	$148,213,377	8/4/06
99	The Princess Diaries	BV	$7,590,086	7.0%	2,690	$2,821	$108,248,956	8/3/01
100	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	BV	$7,537,330	7.9%	3,139	$2,401	$95,170,481	8/11/04
101	2016 Obama's America	RM	$7,518,204	22.5%	1,747	$4,303	$33,449,086	8/24/12
102	The Prophecy	Dim.	$7,510,332	46.6%	1,663	$4,516	$16,115,878	9/1/95
103	Parenthood	Uni.	$7,499,084	7.5%	1,390	$5,395	$100,047,830	8/2/89
104	Bowfinger	Uni.	$7,389,970	11.1%	2,702	$2,735	$66,384,775	8/13/99
105	The Campaign	WB	$7,209,263	8.3%	2,941	$2,451	$86,907,746	8/10/12
106	Tightrope	WB	$7,130,891	14.8%	1,535	$4,645	$48,143,579	8/17/84
107	A Time to Kill	WB	$7,088,005	6.5%	2,132	$3,324	$108,766,007	7/26/96
108	fear dot com	WB	$7,087,457	53.5%	2,550	$2,779	$13,258,249	8/30/02
109	Julie & Julia	Sony	$7,077,574	7.5%	2,528	$2,800	$94,125,426	8/7/09
110	Stakeout	BV	$7,071,745	10.8%	1,355	$5,219	$65,673,233	8/7/87
111	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$7,069,386	3.3%	2,506	$2,820	$213,307,889	7/26/02
112	Our Idiot Brother	Wein.	$7,038,249	28.4%	2,555	$2,755	$24,816,118	8/26/11
113	Disaster Movie	LGF	$6,945,535	48.9%	2,642	$2,629	$14,190,901	8/29/08
114	O	Lions	$6,916,625	43.2%	1,434	$4,823	$16,025,437	8/31/01
115	Halloween II (2009)	W/Dim.	$6,872,800	20.6%	3,088	$2,226	$33,392,973	8/28/09
116	Conspiracy Theory	WB	$6,853,154	9.0%	2,460	$2,785	$75,982,834	8/8/97
117	Wicker Park	MGM	$6,819,393	52.5%	2,598	$2,624	$13,001,257	9/3/04
118	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	W/Dim.	$6,801,885	17.6%	3,007	$2,262	$38,538,188	8/19/11
119	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$6,705,288	4.5%	2,846	$2,356	$150,201,498	8/7/09
120	The Other Guys	Sony	$6,664,628	5.6%	2,607	$2,556	$119,219,978	8/6/10
121	The Mask	NL	$6,600,654	5.5%	2,516	$2,623	$119,938,730	7/29/94
122	Barnyard: The Original Party Animals	Par.	$6,588,882	9.1%	2,907	$2,266	$72,637,803	8/4/06
123	The Nanny Diaries	MGM/W	$6,567,907	25.3%	2,636	$2,491	$25,930,652	8/24/07
124	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Mira.	$6,517,115	21.7%	2,765	$2,357	$30,085,147	8/24/01
125	Collateral	DW	$6,480,801	6.4%	2,348	$2,760	$101,005,703	8/6/04
126	The Island of Dr. Moreau	NL	$6,460,769	23.4%	2,039	$3,168	$27,663,982	8/23/96
127	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	NL	$6,435,710	13.0%	1,758	$3,660	$49,369,899	8/19/88
128	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	FD	$6,382,227	26.5%	2,780	$2,296	$24,046,682	8/26/11
129	Four Brothers	Par.	$6,366,088	8.5%	2,435	$2,614	$74,494,381	8/12/05
130	Ghostbusters	Col.	$6,359,693	2.8%	1,368	$4,648	$229,242,989	6/8/84
131	Unforgiven	WB	$6,352,892	6.3%	2,058	$3,086	$101,157,447	8/7/92
132	Risky Business	WB	$6,327,382	10.0%	1,119	$5,654	$63,541,777	8/5/83
133	Dead Again	Par.	$6,315,869	16.6%	745	$8,477	$38,016,380	8/30/91
134	Excess Baggage	Sony	$6,309,583	43.5%	2,211	$2,853	$14,515,490	8/29/97
135	Vanity Fair	Focus	$6,268,925	38.8%	1,051	$5,964	$16,136,476	9/1/04
136	Highlander: Endgame	Mira.	$6,223,330	48.6%	1,543	$4,033	$12,811,858	9/1/00
137	The Cookout	Lions	$6,219,794	52.6%	1,303	$4,773	$11,814,019	9/3/04
138	The Medallion	TriS	$6,210,244	27.9%	2,652	$2,341	$22,219,192	8/22/03
139	Mimic	Mira.	$6,180,990	24.3%	2,255	$2,741	$25,480,490	8/22/97
140	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$6,175,610	7.7%	2,663	$2,319	$80,574,010	8/13/10
141	Hope Springs	Sony	$6,143,923	9.7%	2,441	$2,517	$63,536,011	8/8/12
142	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	$6,078,007	8.8%	1,977	$3,074	$69,305,181	8/6/99
143	Desperado	Sony	$6,026,298	23.7%	2,027	$2,973	$25,405,445	8/25/95
144	What Lies Beneath	DW	$5,952,607	3.8%	2,407	$2,473	$155,464,351	7/21/00
145	Inception	WB	$5,884,355	2.0%	1,704	$3,453	$292,576,195	7/16/10
146	World Trade Center	Par.	$5,884,341	8.4%	2,902	$2,027	$70,278,893	8/9/06
147	Jack	BV	$5,868,624	10.0%	2,222	$2,641	$58,620,973	8/9/96
148	Presumed Innocent	WB	$5,852,821	6.8%	1,355	$4,319	$86,303,188	7/27/90
149	Milk Money	Par.	$5,846,533	32.2%	1,361	$4,295	$18,137,661	9/2/94
150	Wedding Crashers	NL	$5,825,100	2.8%	2,416	$2,411	$209,255,921	7/15/05
151	Chill Factor	WB	$5,810,531	51.6%	2,558	$2,271	$11,263,966	9/3/99
152	The Original Kings of Comedy	Par.	$5,803,123	15.2%	952	$6,095	$38,182,790	8/18/00
153	Cop Land	Mira.	$5,784,542	12.9%	2,003	$2,887	$44,862,187	8/15/97
154	The Smurfs	Sony	$5,724,093	4.0%	2,706	$2,115	$142,614,158	7/29/11
155	Child's Play 3	Uni.	$5,718,940	38.2%	2,126	$2,690	$14,960,255	8/30/91
156	Accepted	Uni.	$5,629,945	15.5%	2,822	$1,995	$36,323,505	8/18/06
157	Step Up	BV	$5,610,172	8.6%	2,553	$2,197	$65,328,121	8/11/06
158	Uptown Girls	MGM	$5,607,007	15.1%	2,166	$2,588	$37,182,494	8/15/03
159	Blue Crush	Uni.	$5,569,455	13.8%	2,820	$1,974	$40,390,647	8/16/02
160	March of the Penguins	WIP	$5,561,872	7.2%	2,506	$2,219	$77,437,223	7/22/05
161	Independence Day	Fox	$5,537,238	1.8%	2,195	$2,522	$306,169,268	7/3/96
162	The Abyss	Fox	$5,532,135	10.2%	1,532	$3,611	$54,222,310	8/11/89
163	Knock Off	Sony	$5,516,231	53.5%	1,800	$3,064	$10,319,915	9/4/98
164	Mickey Blue Eyes	WB	$5,513,813	16.3%	2,230	$2,472	$33,864,342	8/20/99
165	Extract	Mira.	$5,513,634	50.9%	1,611	$3,422	$10,823,158	9/4/09
166	Betrayed	UA	$5,496,111	21.3%	1,099	$5,001	$25,816,139	8/26/88
167	The Man Without a Face	WB	$5,473,206	22.1%	1,065	$5,139	$24,760,338	8/27/93
168	A Walk in the Clouds	Fox	$5,472,542	10.9%	1,755	$3,118	$50,008,143	8/11/95
169	The Time Traveler's Wife	WB (NL)	$5,465,925	8.6%	2,803	$1,950	$63,414,846	8/14/09
170	Mamma Mia!	Uni.	$5,421,815	3.8%	1,968	$2,755	$144,130,063	7/18/08
171	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	TriS	$5,401,293	2.6%	1,888	$2,860	$204,843,345	7/3/91
172	Death Sentence	Fox	$5,337,257	56.0%	1,822	$2,929	$9,534,258	8/31/07
173	WAR	LGF	$5,326,797	23.7%	2,277	$2,339	$22,486,409	8/24/07
174	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$5,314,115	3.0%	1,717	$3,095	$176,241,941	7/23/04
175	Hot Shots!	Fox	$5,283,761	7.6%	1,921	$2,750	$69,467,617	8/2/91
176	Flatliners	Col.	$5,229,574	8.5%	1,479	$3,535	$61,489,265	8/10/90
177	Premium Rush	Sony	$5,152,473	25.4%	2,255	$2,285	$20,275,446	8/24/12
178	Single White Female	Col.	$5,137,325	10.7%	1,744	$2,945	$48,017,402	8/14/92
179	A Fish Called Wanda	MGM	$5,098,053	8.2%	1,187	$4,294	$62,493,712	8/5/88
180	Teen Wolf	Atl	$5,089,346	15.4%	1,425	$3,571	$33,086,611	8/23/85
181	Stand by Me	Col.	$5,037,343	9.6%	801	$6,288	$52,287,414	8/22/86
182	Top Gun	Par.	$5,024,325	2.8%	1,289	$3,897	$176,781,728	5/16/86
183	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$4,915,911	1.2%	1,786	$2,752	$423,315,812	7/7/06
184	Doc Hollywood	WB	$4,915,493	9.0%	1,679	$2,927	$54,830,779	8/2/91
185	Summer Catch	WB	$4,912,347	24.9%	2,335	$2,103	$19,753,553	8/24/01
186	A Very Brady Sequel	Par.	$4,912,023	22.9%	2,147	$2,287	$21,440,752	8/23/96
187	Dirty Dancing	Vest	$4,889,239	7.7%	1,002	$4,879	$63,446,382	8/21/87
188	When Harry Met Sally...	Col.	$4,849,364	5.2%	1,149	$4,220	$92,823,546	7/21/89
189	Nanny McPhee Returns	Uni.	$4,806,685	16.6%	2,708	$1,775	$29,011,215	8/20/10
190	Die Hard	Fox	$4,766,648	5.7%	1,461	$3,262	$83,008,852	7/22/88
191	American Wedding	Uni.	$4,760,255	4.6%	1,810	$2,629	$104,565,114	8/1/03
192	Lethal Weapon 2	WB	$4,659,654	3.2%	1,613	$2,888	$147,253,986	7/7/89
193	Beerfest	WB	$4,584,937	23.9%	2,964	$1,546	$19,185,184	8/25/06
194	Bolero	Can.	$4,579,240	51.4%	1,015	$4,511	$8,914,881	8/31/84
195	Babe	Uni.	$4,561,765	7.2%	1,775	$2,570	$63,658,910	8/4/95
196	My Boss's Daughter	Dim.	$4,515,119	29.0%	2,206	$2,046	$15,550,605	8/22/03
197	Exorcist: The Beginning	WB	$4,511,507	10.8%	2,452	$1,839	$41,821,986	8/20/04
198	The Replacements	WB	$4,475,975	10.0%	2,485	$1,801	$44,737,059	8/11/00
199	Pineapple Express	Sony	$4,448,782	5.1%	2,047	$2,173	$87,341,380	8/6/08
200	The Doctor	BV	$4,448,752	11.7%	922	$4,825	$38,120,905	8/16/91

CHART NOTES
** Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
^ Date movie went wide if applicable, otherwise the release date.