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TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH


Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
RankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*% of TotalTheatersAverageTotal Gross^Date**
1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $207,438,708 33.3% 4,349 $47,698 $623,357,910 5/4/12
2 Iron Man 3 BV $174,144,585 50.0% 4,253 $40,946 $348,082,524 5/3/13
3 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516 44.9% 4,252 $35,540 $336,530,303 5/4/07
4 Iron Man 2 Par. $128,122,480 41.0% 4,380 $29,252 $312,433,331 5/7/10
5 Shrek the Third P/DW $121,629,270 37.7% 4,122 $29,507 $322,719,944 5/18/07
6 Spider-Man Sony $114,844,116 28.4% 3,615 $31,768 $403,706,375 5/3/02
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $114,732,820 37.1% 4,362 $26,302 $309,420,425 5/25/07
8 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $108,435,841 28.5% 3,661 $29,619 $380,270,577 5/19/05
9 Shrek 2 DW $108,037,878 24.5% 4,163 $25,951 $441,226,247 5/19/04
10 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $102,750,665 43.8% 3,690 $27,845 $234,362,462 5/26/06
11 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $100,137,835 31.6% 4,260 $23,507 $317,101,119 5/22/08
12 Iron Man Par. $98,618,668 31.0% 4,105 $24,024 $318,412,101 5/2/08
13 The Matrix Reloaded WB $91,774,413 32.6% 3,603 $25,471 $281,576,461 5/15/03
14 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $90,151,958 37.4% 4,155 $21,697 $241,071,802 5/20/11
15 The Hangover Part II WB $85,946,294 33.8% 3,615 $23,775 $254,464,305 5/26/11
16 X2: X-Men United Fox $85,558,731 39.8% 3,741 $22,870 $214,949,694 5/2/03
17 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $85,058,003 47.3% 4,099 $20,751 $179,883,157 5/1/09
18 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $80,027,814 26.5% 3,161 $25,317 $302,191,252 5/16/02
19 The Da Vinci Code Sony $77,073,388 35.4% 3,735 $20,635 $217,536,138 5/19/06
20 Star Trek Par. $75,204,289 29.2% 3,849 $19,539 $257,730,019 5/8/09
21 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $72,132,785 31.5% 3,281 $21,985 $229,086,679 5/23/97
22 Shrek Forever After P/DW $70,838,207 29.7% 4,359 $16,251 $238,736,787 5/21/10
23 Finding Nemo BV $70,251,710 20.7% 3,374 $20,821 $339,714,978 5/30/03
24 Star Trek Into Darkness Par. $70,165,559 64.5% 3,868 $18,140 $108,827,000 5/16/13
25 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $68,743,584 36.8% 3,425 $20,071 $186,740,799 5/28/04
26 The Mummy Returns Uni. $68,139,035 33.7% 3,401 $20,035 $202,019,785 5/4/01
27 Up BV $68,108,790 23.2% 3,766 $18,085 $293,004,164 5/29/09
28 Bruce Almighty Uni. $67,953,330 28.0% 3,483 $19,510 $242,829,261 5/23/03
29 Thor Par. $65,723,338 36.3% 3,955 $16,618 $181,030,624 5/6/11
30 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $64,820,970 15.0% 2,970 $21,825 $431,088,295 5/19/99
31 Pearl Harbor BV $59,078,912 29.8% 3,214 $18,381 $198,542,554 5/25/01
32 Mission: Impossible II Par. $57,845,297 26.9% 3,653 $15,835 $215,409,889 5/24/00
33 Sex and the City WB (NL) $57,038,404 37.4% 3,285 $17,363 $152,647,258 5/30/08
34 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $55,034,805 38.9% 3,929 $14,007 $141,621,490 5/16/08
35 MIB 3 Sony $54,592,779 30.5% 4,248 $12,851 $179,020,854 5/25/12
36 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fox $54,173,286 30.6% 4,096 $13,226 $177,243,721 5/22/09
37 Van Helsing Uni. $51,748,040 43.1% 3,575 $14,474 $120,177,084 5/7/04
38 The Great Gatsby (2013) WB $50,085,185 49.7% 3,535 $14,168 $100,726,891 5/10/13
39 Mission: Impossible III Par. $47,743,273 35.6% 4,054 $11,776 $134,029,801 5/5/06
40 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $47,656,302 28.8% 3,925 $12,142 $165,249,063 5/26/11
41 The Longest Yard Par. $47,606,480 30.1% 3,634 $13,100 $158,119,460 5/27/05
42 Madagascar DW $47,224,594 24.4% 4,131 $11,431 $193,595,521 5/27/05
43 Troy WB $46,865,412 35.1% 3,411 $13,739 $133,378,256 5/14/04
44 Angels & Demons Sony $46,204,168 34.6% 3,527 $13,100 $133,375,846 5/15/09
45 Mission: Impossible Par. $45,436,830 25.1% 3,012 $15,085 $180,981,856 5/22/96
46 Godzilla Sony $44,047,541 32.3% 3,310 $13,307 $136,314,294 5/20/98
47 The Mummy Uni. $43,369,635 27.9% 3,210 $13,510 $155,385,488 5/7/99
48 Terminator Salvation WB $42,558,390 34.0% 3,530 $12,056 $125,322,469 5/21/09
49 Shrek DW $42,347,760 15.8% 3,587 $11,805 $267,665,011 5/16/01
50 Deep Impact Par. $41,152,375 29.3% 3,156 $13,039 $140,464,664 5/8/98
51 Twister WB $41,059,405 17.0% 2,414 $17,008 $241,721,524 5/10/96
52 Dinosaur BV $38,854,851 28.2% 3,257 $11,929 $137,748,063 5/19/00
53 Over the Hedge P/DW $38,457,003 24.8% 4,059 $9,474 $155,019,340 5/19/06
54 Robin Hood Uni. $36,063,385 34.3% 3,503 $10,295 $105,269,730 5/14/10
55 Gladiator DW $34,819,017 18.5% 2,938 $11,851 $187,705,427 5/5/00
56 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $33,243,086 23.0% 2,510 $13,244 $144,731,527 5/15/92
57 The Sum of All Fears Par. $31,178,526 26.2% 3,183 $9,795 $118,907,036 5/31/02
58 Sex and the City 2 WB (NL) $31,001,870 32.5% 3,445 $8,999 $95,347,692 5/27/10
59 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time BV $30,095,259 33.2% 3,646 $8,254 $90,759,676 5/28/10
60 The Flintstones Uni. $29,688,730 22.7% 2,498 $11,885 $130,531,208 5/27/94
61 Dark Shadows WB $29,685,274 37.2% 3,755 $7,906 $79,727,149 5/11/12
62 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $29,355,021 14.9% 2,327 $12,614 $197,171,806 5/24/89
63 Daddy Day Care SonR $27,623,580 26.5% 3,370 $8,196 $104,297,061 5/9/03
64 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. $26,348,555 17.1% 2,326 $11,327 $153,665,036 5/20/87
65 Bridesmaids Uni. $26,247,410 15.5% 2,918 $8,995 $169,106,725 5/13/11
66 Battleship Uni. $25,534,825 39.0% 3,690 $6,920 $65,422,625 5/18/12
67 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $25,337,110 14.1% 1,687 $15,019 $179,870,271 5/23/84
68 Monster-in-Law NL $23,105,133 27.9% 3,424 $6,747 $82,931,301 5/13/05
69 Return of the Jedi Fox $23,019,618 9.1% 1,002 $22,973 $252,583,617 5/25/83
70 Die Hard: With A Vengeance Fox $22,162,245 22.2% 2,525 $8,777 $100,012,499 5/19/95
71 Poseidon WB $22,155,410 36.5% 3,555 $6,232 $60,674,817 5/12/06
72 Notting Hill Uni. $21,811,180 18.8% 2,747 $7,940 $116,089,678 5/28/99
73 The Strangers Rog. $20,997,985 39.9% 2,466 $8,515 $52,597,610 5/30/08
74 Insomnia WB $20,930,169 31.1% 2,610 $8,019 $67,355,513 5/24/02
75 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $20,176,217 13.4% 2,074 $9,728 $150,415,432 5/22/85
76 What Happens in Vegas Fox $20,172,474 25.1% 3,215 $6,274 $80,277,646 5/9/08
77 Kicking and Screaming Uni. $20,159,925 38.2% 3,455 $5,835 $52,842,724 5/13/05
78 Kingdom of Heaven Fox $19,635,996 41.4% 3,216 $6,105 $47,398,413 5/6/05
79 The Italian Job Par. $19,457,944 18.3% 2,633 $7,390 $106,128,601 5/30/03
80 Alien 3 Fox $19,449,867 35.1% 2,227 $8,733 $55,473,545 5/22/92
81 Back to the Future Part III Uni. $19,089,645 21.8% 2,019 $9,455 $87,727,583 5/25/90
82 Crimson Tide BV $18,612,190 20.4% 2,382 $7,813 $91,387,195 5/12/95
83 Speed Racer WB $18,561,337 42.2% 3,606 $5,147 $43,945,766 5/9/08
84 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DW $17,770,036 24.2% 3,317 $5,357 $73,280,117 5/24/02
85 The Dictator Par. $17,435,092 29.2% 3,008 $5,796 $59,650,222 5/16/12
86 The Lizzie McGuire Movie BV $17,338,755 40.6% 2,825 $6,137 $42,734,455 5/2/03
87 Maverick WB $17,248,545 17.0% 2,537 $6,798 $101,631,272 5/20/94
88 The Fifth Element Sony $17,031,345 26.7% 2,500 $6,812 $63,820,180 5/9/97
89 Casper Uni. $16,840,385 16.8% 2,714 $6,205 $100,328,194 5/26/95
90 A Knight's Tale Sony $16,511,391 29.2% 2,980 $5,540 $56,569,702 5/11/01
91 Cliffhanger TriS $16,176,967 19.2% 2,333 $6,933 $84,049,211 5/28/93
92 Drag Me to Hell Uni. $15,825,480 37.6% 2,508 $6,310 $42,100,625 5/29/09
93 Shanghai Noon BV $15,607,034 27.4% 2,711 $5,756 $56,937,502 5/26/00
94 Road Trip DW $15,484,004 22.6% 2,530 $6,120 $68,540,777 5/19/00
95 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past WB (NL) $15,411,434 27.9% 3,175 $4,854 $55,250,026 5/1/09
96 Bird on a Wire Uni. $15,338,160 21.6% 1,944 $7,890 $70,978,012 5/18/90
97 Jumping the Broom TriS $15,215,487 40.8% 2,035 $7,477 $37,295,394 5/6/11
98 Dragonheart Uni. $15,027,150 29.3% 2,130 $7,055 $51,367,375 5/31/96
99 Priest SGem $14,953,664 51.3% 2,864 $5,221 $29,136,626 5/13/11
100 Made of Honor Sony $14,756,850 32.1% 2,729 $5,407 $46,012,734 5/2/08
101 Hope Floats Fox $14,210,464 23.7% 2,367 $6,004 $60,053,195 5/29/98
102 Unfaithful Fox $14,065,277 26.7% 2,617 $5,374 $52,775,765 5/10/02
103 Enough Sony $14,009,653 35.0% 2,623 $5,341 $40,007,742 5/24/02
104 Something Borrowed WB $13,945,368 35.7% 2,904 $4,802 $39,046,489 5/6/11
105 The Horse Whisperer BV $13,685,488 18.2% 2,039 $6,712 $75,383,563 5/15/98
106 Letters to Juliet Sum. $13,540,486 25.5% 2,968 $4,562 $53,032,453 5/14/10
107 Rambo III TriS $13,034,238 24.3% 2,562 $5,087 $53,715,611 5/25/88
108 Backdraft Uni. $12,686,200 16.3% 1,852 $6,850 $77,868,585 5/24/91
109 Cobra WB $12,653,032 25.8% 2,131 $5,937 $49,042,224 5/23/86
110 Rocky III UA $12,431,486 10.0% 939 $13,239 $124,146,897 5/28/82
111 Beverly Hills Cop III Par. $12,426,169 29.2% 2,748 $4,521 $42,614,912 5/25/94
112 Breakdown Par. $12,307,128 24.5% 2,108 $5,838 $50,159,144 5/2/97
113 Sliver Par. $12,138,283 33.4% 2,093 $5,799 $36,300,000 5/21/93
114 House of Wax WB $12,077,236 37.7% 3,111 $3,882 $32,064,800 5/6/05
115 Undercover Brother Uni. $12,037,685 30.8% 2,167 $5,555 $39,089,928 5/31/02
116 Sister Act BV $11,894,587 8.5% 1,430 $8,317 $139,605,150 5/29/92
117 The Crow Mira. $11,774,332 23.2% 1,573 $7,485 $50,693,129 5/13/94
118 Battlefield Earth WB $11,548,898 53.8% 3,307 $3,492 $21,471,685 5/12/00
119 Raising Helen BV $10,985,597 29.3% 2,717 $4,043 $37,486,512 5/28/04
120 Unleashed Rog. $10,900,901 44.4% 1,957 $5,570 $24,537,621 5/13/05
121 A View to a Kill MGM $10,687,114 21.2% 1,583 $6,751 $50,327,960 5/24/85
122 Dance Flick Par. $10,643,536 41.5% 2,450 $4,344 $25,662,155 5/22/09
123 What to Expect When You're Expecting LGF $10,547,068 25.6% 3,021 $3,491 $41,152,203 5/18/12
124 Hot Shots! Part Deux Fox $10,250,661 26.3% 2,122 $4,830 $38,922,972 5/21/93
125 Far and Away Uni. $10,194,520 17.3% 1,583 $6,440 $58,883,840 5/22/92
126 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Uni. $10,019,970 28.5% 1,887 $5,310 $35,113,743 5/7/93
127 Braveheart Par. $9,938,276 13.1% 2,035 $4,883 $75,609,945 5/24/95
128 28 Weeks Later FoxA $9,807,292 34.2% 2,303 $4,258 $28,638,916 5/11/07
129 Conan the Barbarian Uni. $9,603,139 24.3% 1,395 $6,883 $39,565,475 5/14/82
130 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery NL $9,548,111 17.7% 2,187 $4,365 $53,883,989 5/2/97
131 Angel Eyes WB $9,225,575 38.2% 2,375 $3,884 $24,174,218 5/18/01
132 What About Bob? BV $9,216,334 14.5% 1,463 $6,299 $63,707,829 5/17/91
133 Crash Lions $9,107,071 16.7% 1,864 $4,885 $54,580,300 5/6/05
134 French Kiss Fox $9,018,022 23.2% 1,721 $5,239 $38,896,854 5/5/95
135 The New Guy SonR $9,007,833 30.3% 2,687 $3,352 $29,760,152 5/10/02
136 Father's Day WB $8,776,159 30.7% 2,482 $3,535 $28,598,376 5/9/97
137 About a Boy Uni. $8,557,630 20.7% 1,207 $7,090 $41,385,278 5/17/02
138 Willow MGM $8,300,169 14.5% 1,024 $8,105 $57,269,863 5/20/88
139 Just Wright FoxS $8,284,989 38.5% 1,831 $4,525 $21,540,363 5/14/10
140 Blue Thunder Col. $8,258,149 19.5% 1,539 $5,365 $42,313,354 5/13/83
141 Friday the 13th Part VII Par. $8,245,038 43.0% 1,796 $4,590 $19,170,001 5/13/88
142 Top Gun Par. $8,193,052 4.6% 1,028 $7,969 $176,781,728 5/16/86
143 Eddie BV $8,041,972 25.6% 1,989 $4,043 $31,387,164 5/31/96
144 Chernobyl Diaries WB $7,955,307 43.9% 2,433 $3,270 $18,119,640 5/25/12
145 He Got Game BV $7,610,663 35.3% 1,319 $5,770 $21,567,853 5/1/98
146 The In-Laws WB $7,319,848 35.8% 2,652 $2,760 $20,453,431 5/23/03
147 Dave WB $7,306,755 11.5% 1,155 $6,326 $63,270,710 5/7/93
148 See No Evil, Hear No Evil TriS $7,098,741 15.1% 1,677 $4,233 $46,908,987 5/12/89
149 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Col. $7,053,016 42.8% 1,338 $5,271 $16,478,265 5/20/83
150 Fletch Uni. $7,022,970 13.9% 1,225 $5,733 $50,612,888 5/31/85
151 Down with Love Fox $7,001,906 34.5% 2,123 $3,298 $20,305,251 5/16/03
152 Georgia Rule Uni. $6,773,870 35.5% 2,523 $2,684 $19,103,072 5/11/07
153 Soapdish Par. $6,736,380 18.5% 1,275 $5,283 $36,489,888 5/31/91
154 Cadillac Man Orion $6,712,079 24.3% 1,826 $3,675 $27,627,310 5/18/90
155 The Craft Sony $6,710,995 27.0% 1,757 $3,819 $24,819,936 5/3/96
156 Friday the 13th Part 2 Par. $6,429,784 29.6% 1,350 $4,762 $21,722,776 11/30/-1
157 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $6,383,203 13.8% 1,233 $5,177 $46,412,041 5/25/12
158 Breakin' Can. $6,047,686 15.6% 1,069 $5,657 $38,682,707 5/4/84
159 Quest for Camelot WB $6,041,602 26.8% 3,107 $1,945 $22,510,798 5/15/98
160 Johnny Mnemonic Sony $6,033,850 31.6% 2,030 $2,972 $19,075,720 5/26/95
161 New York Minute WB $5,962,106 42.4% 3,006 $1,983 $14,071,441 5/7/04
162 Road House UA $5,957,656 19.8% 1,927 $3,091 $30,050,028 5/19/89
163 Friday the 13th (1980) Par. $5,816,321 14.6% 1,100 $5,287 $39,754,601 11/30/-1
164 Forget Paris Sony $5,812,656 17.5% 1,069 $5,437 $33,177,694 5/19/95
165 Gone Fishin' BV $5,784,123 29.3% 1,841 $3,141 $19,745,922 5/30/97
166 An American Haunting Free $5,783,508 35.5% 1,675 $3,452 $16,298,046 5/5/06
167 Just My Luck Fox $5,692,285 32.9% 2,541 $2,240 $17,326,650 5/12/06
168 Soul Plane MGM $5,648,486 39.8% 1,566 $3,606 $14,190,750 5/28/04
169 Code of Silence Orion $5,512,461 27.1% 1,810 $3,045 $20,345,361 5/3/85
170 F/X 2 Orion $5,455,058 25.9% 1,499 $3,639 $21,082,165 5/10/91
171 Field of Dreams Uni. $5,424,810 8.4% 633 $8,570 $64,431,625 5/5/89
172 Short Circuit TriS $5,346,808 13.1% 1,033 $5,176 $40,697,761 5/9/86
173 Posse Gram. $5,311,902 29.0% 949 $5,597 $18,289,763 5/14/93
174 Wrong Turn Fox $5,161,498 33.5% 1,615 $3,195 $15,418,790 5/30/03
175 Breakin' All the Rules SGem $5,088,577 41.5% 1,318 $3,860 $12,264,319 5/14/04
176 The Natural TriS $5,088,381 10.6% 989 $5,144 $47,951,979 5/11/84
177 Tales From the Darkside: The Movie Par. $5,028,096 30.8% 1,535 $3,275 $16,324,573 5/4/90
178 Les Miserables (1998) Sony $5,011,840 35.6% 1,477 $3,393 $14,096,321 5/1/98
179 Trial and Error NL $4,903,529 36.0% 2,298 $2,133 $13,602,831 5/30/97
180 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling Col. $4,879,107 27.1% 1,203 $4,055 $18,034,150 5/2/86
181 Black Dog Uni. $4,809,375 37.1% 2,025 $2,375 $12,951,088 5/1/98
182 The Arrival Orion $4,806,763 34.2% 1,693 $2,839 $14,063,331 5/31/96
183 Firestarter Uni. $4,726,660 27.7% 1,356 $3,485 $17,080,167 5/11/84
184 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples LGF $4,611,534 55.0% 2,041 $2,259 $8,384,222 5/10/13
185 Center Stage Sony $4,604,621 26.8% 1,506 $3,057 $17,200,925 5/12/00
186 See No Evil LGF $4,581,233 30.5% 1,257 $3,644 $15,032,800 5/19/06
187 Sixteen Candles Uni. $4,461,520 18.8% 1,240 $3,598 $23,686,027 5/4/84
188 Black Mask Art. $4,449,692 35.6% 979 $4,545 $12,504,289 5/14/99
189 Breathless Orion $4,384,369 22.0% 1,161 $3,776 $19,910,002 5/13/83
190 Ishtar Col. $4,331,817 30.1% 1,139 $3,803 $14,375,181 5/15/87
191 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Uni. $4,289,601 23.6% 882 $4,863 $18,196,170 5/21/82
192 A Midsummer Night's Dream FoxS $4,285,620 26.7% 1,080 $3,968 $16,071,990 5/14/99
193 The Gate NCeV $4,258,063 31.4% 1,139 $3,738 $13,539,458 5/15/87
194 Flipper Uni. $4,209,525 21.0% 2,385 $1,765 $20,080,020 5/17/96
195 Crooklyn Uni. $4,209,475 30.9% 1,033 $4,075 $13,642,861 5/13/94
196 Next Day Air Sum. $4,111,043 41.0% 1,138 $3,613 $10,027,047 5/8/09
197 MacGruber Uni. $4,043,495 47.4% 2,551 $1,585 $8,525,600 5/21/10
198 Small Time Crooks DW $3,880,723 22.5% 865 $4,486 $17,266,359 5/19/00
199 Switch WB $3,770,991 24.3% 1,013 $3,722 $15,545,943 5/10/91
200 Creepshow 2 NW $3,584,077 25.6% 867 $4,133 $14,000,000 5/1/87

CHART NOTES
* Opening Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
^ Total Grosses do not include additional releases, if any.
** First weekend of wide release.

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