Top July Opening Weekends at the Box Office

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TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH

Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Average	Total Gross^	Date**
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$169,189,427	44.4%	4,375	$38,672	$381,011,219	7/15/11
2	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$160,887,295	35.9%	4,404	$36,532	$448,139,099	7/20/12
3	The Dark Knight	WB	$158,411,483	29.7%	4,366	$36,283	$533,345,358	7/18/08
4	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$135,634,554	32.0%	4,133	$32,817	$423,315,812	7/7/06
5	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	P/DW	$97,852,865	27.8%	4,088	$23,937	$352,390,543	6/29/11
6	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$88,156,227	23.6%	4,152	$21,232	$373,585,825	6/30/04
7	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$77,835,727	25.8%	4,325	$17,997	$301,959,197	7/15/09
8	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$77,108,414	26.4%	4,285	$17,994	$292,004,738	7/11/07
9	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$74,036,787	40.4%	3,922	$18,877	$183,135,014	7/27/07
10	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$73,071,188	34.3%	3,613	$20,224	$213,307,889	7/26/02
11	Transformers	P/DW	$70,502,384	22.1%	4,011	$17,577	$319,246,193	7/3/07
12	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$68,532,960	38.1%	3,500	$19,580	$180,011,740	7/27/01
13	Captain America: The First Avenger	Par.	$65,058,524	36.8%	3,715	$17,512	$176,654,505	7/22/11
14	War of the Worlds	Par.	$64,878,725	27.7%	3,908	$16,601	$234,280,354	6/29/05
15	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$64,832,191	21.6%	4,468	$14,510	$300,531,751	6/30/10
16	Inception	WB	$62,785,337	21.5%	3,792	$16,557	$292,576,195	7/16/10
17	Hancock	Sony	$62,603,879	27.5%	3,965	$15,789	$227,946,274	7/2/08
18	The Amazing Spider-Man	Sony	$62,004,688	23.7%	4,318	$14,360	$262,030,663	7/3/12
19	Despicable Me	Uni.	$56,397,125	22.4%	3,476	$16,225	$251,513,985	7/9/10
20	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	WB	$56,178,450	27.2%	3,770	$14,901	$206,459,076	7/15/05
21	Fantastic Four	Fox	$56,061,504	36.2%	3,602	$15,563	$154,696,080	7/8/05
22	X-Men	Fox	$54,471,475	34.6%	3,025	$18,007	$157,299,717	7/14/00
23	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$52,521,865	29.8%	3,165	$16,594	$176,241,941	7/23/04
24	I, Robot	Fox	$52,179,887	36.0%	3,420	$15,257	$144,801,023	7/16/04
25	Men in Black II	Sony	$52,148,751	27.4%	3,557	$14,660	$190,418,803	7/3/02
26	Men in Black	Sony	$51,068,455	20.4%	3,020	$16,910	$250,690,539	7/2/97
27	Jurassic Park III	Uni.	$50,771,645	28.0%	3,434	$14,784	$181,171,875	7/18/01
28	The Village	BV	$50,746,142	44.4%	3,730	$13,604	$114,197,520	7/30/04
29	Independence Day	Fox	$50,228,264	16.4%	2,882	$17,428	$306,169,268	7/3/96
30	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$46,630,690	15.3%	3,269	$14,264	$305,413,918	7/9/03
31	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Fox	$46,629,259	28.9%	3,881	$12,015	$161,321,843	7/13/12
32	Bad Boys II	Sony	$46,522,560	33.6%	3,186	$14,602	$138,608,444	7/18/03
33	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	WB	$44,041,440	29.3%	3,504	$12,568	$150,371,112	7/2/03
34	The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Uni.	$42,518,830	34.5%	3,242	$13,115	$123,309,890	7/28/00
35	Scary Movie	Mira.	$42,346,669	27.0%	2,912	$14,542	$157,019,771	7/7/00
36	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Fox	$41,690,382	21.2%	4,099	$10,171	$196,573,705	7/1/09
37	The Last Airbender	Par.	$40,325,019	30.6%	3,169	$12,725	$131,772,187	7/1/10
38	Air Force One	Sony	$37,132,505	21.5%	2,919	$12,720	$172,956,409	7/25/97
39	Cowboys & Aliens	Uni.	$36,431,290	36.3%	3,750	$9,715	$100,240,551	7/29/11
40	Armageddon	BV	$36,089,972	17.9%	3,127	$11,541	$201,578,182	7/1/98
41	Salt	Sony	$36,011,243	30.4%	3,612	$9,970	$118,311,368	7/23/10
42	The Smurfs	Sony	$35,611,637	25.0%	3,395	$10,489	$142,614,158	7/29/11
43	Runaway Bride	Par.	$35,055,556	23.0%	3,158	$11,100	$152,257,509	7/30/99
44	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Uni.	$34,539,115	45.5%	3,204	$10,780	$75,986,503	7/11/08
45	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	Uni.	$34,233,750	28.5%	3,495	$9,795	$120,059,556	7/20/07
46	Lethal Weapon 4	WB	$34,048,124	26.1%	3,117	$10,923	$130,444,603	7/10/98
47	Wedding Crashers	NL	$33,900,720	16.2%	2,925	$11,589	$209,255,921	7/15/05
48	The Haunting	DW	$33,435,140	36.6%	2,808	$11,907	$91,411,151	7/23/99
49	Spy Kids 3D: Game Over	Dim.	$33,417,739	29.9%	3,344	$9,993	$111,761,982	7/25/03
50	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	TriS	$31,765,506	15.5%	2,274	$13,969	$204,843,345	7/3/91
51	G-Force	BV	$31,706,934	26.5%	3,697	$8,576	$119,436,770	7/24/09
52	Step Brothers	Sony	$30,940,732	30.8%	3,094	$10,000	$100,468,793	7/25/08
53	Bruno	Uni.	$30,619,130	51.0%	2,756	$11,110	$60,054,530	7/10/09
54	Saving Private Ryan	DW	$30,576,104	14.1%	2,463	$12,414	$216,540,909	7/24/98
55	America's Sweethearts	SonR	$30,181,877	32.2%	3,011	$10,023	$93,607,673	7/20/01
56	What Lies Beneath	DW	$29,702,959	19.1%	2,813	$10,559	$155,464,351	7/21/00
57	The Blair Witch Project	Art.	$29,207,381	20.8%	1,101	$26,528	$140,539,099	7/30/99
58	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	DW	$28,416,365	33.3%	3,091	$9,193	$85,288,303	7/9/04
59	Horrible Bosses	WB (NL)	$28,302,165	24.1%	3,040	$9,310	$117,538,559	7/8/11
60	Mamma Mia!	Uni.	$27,751,240	19.3%	2,976	$9,325	$144,130,063	7/18/08
61	Wild Wild West	WB	$27,687,484	24.3%	3,342	$8,284	$113,804,681	6/30/99
62	The Ugly Truth	Sony	$27,605,576	31.0%	2,882	$9,579	$88,915,214	7/24/09
63	Hairspray (2007)	NL	$27,476,745	23.1%	3,121	$8,803	$118,871,849	7/20/07
64	True Lies	Fox	$25,869,770	17.7%	2,368	$10,924	$146,282,411	7/15/94
65	Miami Vice	Uni.	$25,723,815	40.5%	3,021	$8,515	$63,450,470	7/28/06
66	The Firm	Par.	$25,400,000	16.0%	2,393	$10,614	$158,348,367	7/2/93
67	Public Enemies	Uni.	$25,271,675	26.0%	3,334	$7,580	$97,104,620	7/1/09
68	Predators	Fox	$24,760,882	47.6%	2,669	$9,277	$52,000,688	7/9/10
69	Forrest Gump	Par.	$24,450,602	7.4%	1,595	$15,329	$329,694,499	7/6/94
70	Dinner for Schmucks	P/DW	$23,527,839	32.2%	2,911	$8,082	$73,026,337	7/30/10
71	The Mask	NL	$23,117,068	19.3%	2,360	$9,795	$119,938,730	7/29/94
72	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	Fox	$23,075,892	34.7%	3,002	$7,686	$66,465,204	7/11/03
73	Funny People	Uni.	$22,657,780	43.7%	3,007	$7,535	$51,855,045	7/31/09
74	The Mask of Zorro	Sony	$22,525,855	23.9%	2,515	$8,956	$94,095,523	7/17/98
75	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde	MGM	$22,220,670	24.6%	3,350	$6,633	$90,186,328	7/2/03
76	Monster House	Sony	$22,217,226	30.2%	3,553	$6,253	$73,661,010	7/21/06
77	Road to Perdition	DW	$22,079,481	21.1%	1,797	$12,286	$104,454,762	7/12/02
78	Inspector Gadget	BV	$21,889,138	22.5%	2,814	$7,778	$97,403,112	7/23/99
79	Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life	Par.	$21,783,641	33.2%	3,222	$6,760	$65,660,196	7/25/03
80	Die Hard 2: Die Harder	Fox	$21,744,661	18.5%	2,507	$8,673	$117,540,947	7/6/90
81	Cats & Dogs	WB	$21,707,617	23.2%	3,040	$7,140	$93,385,515	7/4/01
82	Eyes Wide Shut	WB	$21,706,163	39.0%	2,411	$9,002	$55,691,208	7/16/99
83	Little Man	SonR	$21,613,176	36.9%	2,533	$8,532	$58,645,052	7/14/06
84	You, Me and Dupree	Uni.	$21,525,560	28.5%	3,131	$6,874	$75,628,110	7/14/06
85	Waterworld	Uni.	$21,171,780	24.0%	2,268	$9,335	$88,246,220	7/28/95
86	Journey to the Center of the Earth	WB (NL)	$21,018,141	20.7%	2,811	$7,477	$101,704,370	7/11/08
87	Seabiscuit	Uni.	$20,854,735	17.3%	1,989	$10,485	$120,277,854	7/25/03
88	Contact	WB	$20,584,908	20.4%	1,923	$10,704	$100,920,329	7/11/97
89	Scary Movie 2	Mira.	$20,503,356	28.8%	3,220	$6,367	$71,308,997	7/4/01
90	Lethal Weapon 2	WB	$20,388,800	13.8%	1,803	$11,308	$147,253,986	7/7/89
91	Legally Blonde	MGM	$20,377,426	21.1%	2,620	$7,777	$96,520,674	7/13/01
92	Zookeeper	Sony	$20,065,617	25.0%	3,482	$5,763	$80,360,843	7/8/11
93	The Manchurian Candidate	Par.	$20,018,620	30.4%	2,867	$6,982	$65,955,630	7/30/04
94	Pokemon: The Movie 2000	WB	$19,575,608	44.7%	2,752	$7,113	$43,758,684	7/21/00
95	Deep Blue Sea	WB	$19,107,643	25.9%	2,854	$6,695	$73,648,142	7/30/99
96	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	WB	$19,104,303	22.6%	3,020	$6,326	$84,351,197	7/29/11
97	The Score	Par.	$19,018,807	26.7%	2,129	$8,933	$71,107,711	7/13/01
98	American Pie	Uni.	$18,709,680	18.2%	2,508	$7,460	$102,561,004	7/9/99
99	Friends with Benefits	SGem	$18,622,150	33.4%	2,926	$6,364	$55,802,754	7/22/11
100	Lady in the Water	WB	$18,044,396	42.7%	3,235	$5,577	$42,285,169	7/21/06
101	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	BV	$17,619,622	27.9%	3,504	$5,028	$63,150,991	7/14/10
102	The Client	WB	$17,174,262	18.6%	2,052	$8,369	$92,115,211	7/22/94
103	Species	MGM	$17,161,943	28.6%	2,310	$7,429	$60,074,103	7/7/95
104	Catwoman	WB	$16,728,411	41.6%	3,117	$5,366	$40,202,379	7/23/04
105	George of the Jungle	BV	$16,540,791	15.7%	2,506	$6,600	$105,263,257	7/18/97
106	Phenomenon	BV	$16,158,901	15.4%	1,637	$9,871	$104,636,382	7/5/96
107	Savages (2012)	Uni.	$16,016,910	33.8%	2,628	$6,095	$47,382,068	7/6/12
108	Reign of Fire	BV	$15,632,281	36.3%	2,629	$5,946	$43,061,982	7/12/02
109	In the Line of Fire	Col.	$15,269,388	14.9%	1,903	$8,023	$102,314,823	7/9/93
110	Rising Sun	Fox	$15,195,941	24.1%	1,510	$10,063	$63,179,523	7/30/93
111	King Arthur	BV	$15,193,907	29.3%	3,086	$4,923	$51,882,244	7/7/04
112	Stuart Little 2	Sony	$15,115,152	23.3%	3,255	$4,643	$64,956,806	7/19/02
113	A Time to Kill	WB	$14,823,159	13.6%	2,123	$6,982	$108,766,007	7/26/96
114	Sky High	BV	$14,631,784	22.9%	2,905	$5,036	$63,946,815	7/29/05
115	John Tucker Must Die	Fox	$14,276,534	34.8%	2,560	$5,576	$41,011,711	7/28/06
116	Small Soldiers	DW	$14,047,592	25.7%	2,539	$5,532	$54,682,547	7/10/98
117	There's Something About Mary	Fox	$13,740,644	7.8%	2,186	$6,285	$176,484,651	7/15/98
118	A League of Their Own	Sony	$13,739,456	12.8%	1,782	$7,710	$107,533,928	7/1/92
119	Boomerang	Par.	$13,640,706	19.5%	2,127	$6,413	$70,052,444	7/1/92
120	A Cinderella Story	WB	$13,623,350	26.5%	2,625	$5,189	$51,438,175	7/16/04
121	Jaws 3-D	Uni.	$13,422,500	29.5%	1,300	$10,325	$45,517,055	7/22/83
122	Kiss of the Dragon	Fox	$13,304,027	36.1%	2,025	$6,569	$36,845,124	7/6/01
123	Stealth	Sony	$13,251,545	41.3%	3,495	$3,791	$32,116,746	7/29/05
124	Larry Crowne	Uni.	$13,096,065	36.8%	2,973	$4,405	$35,608,245	7/1/11
125	Orphan	WB	$12,871,483	30.9%	2,750	$4,681	$41,596,251	7/24/09
126	Must Love Dogs	WB	$12,855,321	29.3%	2,505	$5,131	$43,894,863	7/29/05
127	K-19: The Widowmaker	Par.	$12,778,459	36.3%	2,828	$4,518	$35,168,966	7/19/02
128	The Watch	Fox	$12,750,297	36.1%	3,168	$4,025	$35,353,000	7/27/12
129	Disney's The Kid	BV	$12,687,726	18.2%	2,167	$5,854	$69,691,949	7/7/00
130	Under Siege 2: Dark Territory	WB	$12,624,402	25.2%	2,150	$5,871	$50,024,083	7/14/95
131	Nine Months	Fox	$12,522,240	18.0%	1,458	$8,588	$69,684,532	7/14/95
132	Courage Under Fire	Fox	$12,501,586	21.2%	1,986	$6,294	$59,031,057	7/12/96
133	The Island	DW	$12,409,070	34.6%	3,122	$3,974	$35,818,913	7/22/05
134	Mo' Money	Col.	$12,385,415	30.8%	1,689	$7,332	$40,227,006	7/24/92
135	Charlie St. Cloud	Uni.	$12,381,585	39.7%	2,718	$4,555	$31,162,545	7/30/10
136	European Vacation	WB	$12,329,627	25.0%	1,546	$7,975	$49,364,621	7/26/85
137	Halloween: Resurrection	Dim.	$12,292,121	40.5%	1,954	$6,290	$30,354,442	7/12/02
138	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	WB	$12,279,363	28.2%	3,705	$3,314	$43,585,753	7/30/10
139	Turner & Hooch	BV	$12,211,042	17.2%	1,877	$6,505	$71,079,915	7/28/89
140	Ghost	Par.	$12,191,540	5.6%	1,101	$11,073	$217,631,306	7/13/90
141	Like Mike	Fox	$12,179,420	23.7%	2,410	$5,053	$51,432,760	7/3/02
142	Staying Alive	Par.	$12,146,143	18.7%	1,660	$7,316	$64,892,670	7/15/83
143	Death Becomes Her	Uni.	$12,110,355	20.7%	1,409	$8,595	$58,422,650	7/31/92
144	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Uni.	$11,874,268	17.0%	1,400	$8,481	$69,701,637	7/23/82
145	Cocktail	BV	$11,789,466	15.1%	1,404	$8,397	$78,222,753	7/29/88
146	Step Up Revolution	LG/S	$11,731,708	33.4%	2,567	$4,570	$35,074,677	7/27/12
147	Poetic Justice	Col.	$11,728,455	42.6%	1,273	$9,213	$27,515,786	7/23/93
148	Presumed Innocent	WB	$11,718,981	13.6%	1,349	$8,687	$86,303,188	7/27/90
149	No Reservations	WB	$11,704,357	27.2%	2,425	$4,826	$43,107,979	7/27/07
150	Nothing to Lose	BV	$11,617,767	26.1%	1,862	$6,239	$44,480,039	7/18/97
151	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	Sony	$11,408,853	35.5%	2,649	$4,306	$32,131,830	7/11/01
152	Bad News Bears	Par.	$11,382,472	34.6%	3,183	$3,576	$32,868,349	7/22/05
153	South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut	Par.	$11,335,889	21.8%	2,128	$5,327	$52,037,603	6/30/99
154	Back to the Future	Uni.	$11,152,500	5.3%	1,420	$7,853	$210,609,762	7/3/85
155	The Parent Trap	BV	$11,148,497	16.8%	2,247	$4,961	$66,308,518	7/31/98
156	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	BV	$11,083,318	18.9%	2,311	$4,795	$58,662,452	7/17/92
157	The Living Daylights	UA	$11,051,284	21.6%	1,728	$6,395	$51,185,897	7/31/87
158	Lake Placid	Fox	$10,974,145	34.5%	2,096	$5,235	$31,770,414	7/16/99
159	First Knight	Sony	$10,856,442	28.9%	2,161	$5,023	$37,600,435	7/7/95
160	Clueless	Par.	$10,612,443	18.7%	1,653	$6,420	$56,631,572	7/21/95
161	License to Wed	WB	$10,422,258	23.8%	2,604	$4,002	$43,799,818	7/3/07
162	101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1991)	BV	$10,279,044	16.9%	1,777	$5,784	$60,830,285	7/12/91
163	Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey	Orion	$10,241,268	26.9%	1,620	$6,321	$38,037,513	7/19/91
164	The Negotiator	WB	$10,218,831	22.9%	2,436	$4,194	$44,547,681	7/31/98
165	Clerks II	MGM/W	$10,061,132	41.7%	2,150	$4,679	$24,148,068	7/21/06
166	Universal Soldier	TriS	$10,057,084	27.7%	1,916	$5,249	$36,299,898	7/10/92
167	Aliens	Fox	$10,052,042	11.8%	1,437	$6,995	$85,160,248	7/18/86
168	The Net	Sony	$10,037,745	19.8%	1,906	$5,266	$50,727,965	7/28/95
169	Problem Child	Uni.	$10,026,900	18.8%	1,714	$5,850	$53,470,891	7/27/90
170	Boyz N the Hood	Col.	$10,023,462	17.4%	829	$12,091	$57,504,069	7/12/91
171	The X-Files: I Want to Believe	Fox	$10,021,753	47.8%	3,185	$3,147	$20,982,478	7/25/08
172	Dark Water	BV	$9,939,251	39.0%	2,657	$3,740	$25,473,352	7/8/05
173	The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course	MGM	$9,537,123	33.5%	2,525	$3,777	$28,442,574	7/12/02
174	Johnny English	Uni.	$9,134,085	32.5%	2,236	$4,085	$28,082,366	7/18/03
175	Rookie of the Year	Fox	$9,122,714	17.0%	1,460	$6,248	$53,615,089	7/9/93
176	The Dead Pool	WB	$9,071,330	23.9%	1,831	$4,954	$37,903,295	7/15/88
177	Angels in the Outfield (1994)	BV	$8,916,463	17.7%	1,894	$4,707	$50,236,831	7/15/94
178	When Harry Met Sally...	Col.	$8,846,522	9.5%	775	$11,414	$92,823,546	7/21/89
179	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Re-issue)	Uni.	$8,807,023	21.7%	1,684	$5,229	$40,607,502	7/19/85
180	License to Kill	UA	$8,774,776	25.3%	1,575	$5,571	$34,667,015	7/14/89
181	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Fox	$8,603,460	38.2%	2,702	$3,184	$22,530,295	7/21/06
182	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Fox	$8,526,904	13.0%	1,767	$4,825	$65,705,771	7/31/98
183	The Wood	Par.	$8,515,223	34.0%	1,191	$7,149	$25,059,640	7/16/99
184	Point Break	Fox	$8,514,616	19.7%	1,615	$5,272	$43,218,387	7/12/91
185	The Ant Bully	WB	$8,432,465	30.0%	3,050	$2,764	$28,142,535	7/28/06
186	National Lampoon's Vacation	WB	$8,333,358	13.6%	1,175	$7,092	$61,399,552	7/29/83
187	Hocus Pocus	BV	$8,125,471	20.6%	1,430	$5,682	$39,514,713	7/16/93
188	It Could Happen to You	TriS	$8,112,822	21.4%	1,506	$5,387	$37,939,757	7/29/94
189	Arachnophobia	BV	$8,045,760	15.1%	1,479	$5,440	$53,208,180	7/20/90
190	Hustle and Flow	ParC	$8,017,808	36.1%	1,013	$7,914	$22,202,809	7/22/05
191	Robocop	Orion	$8,008,721	15.0%	1,580	$5,068	$53,424,681	7/17/87
192	Aliens in the Attic	Fox	$8,008,423	31.8%	3,106	$2,578	$25,200,412	7/31/09
193	Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise	Fox	$7,900,879	26.3%	1,351	$5,848	$30,063,289	7/10/87
194	Best Defense	Par.	$7,872,297	40.9%	1,425	$5,524	$19,265,302	7/20/84
195	Free Willy	WB	$7,868,829	10.1%	1,476	$5,331	$77,698,625	7/16/93
196	Winnie the Pooh	BV	$7,857,076	29.4%	2,405	$3,267	$26,692,846	7/15/11
197	The Amityville Horror	AIP	$7,843,467	9.1%	748	$10,485	$86,432,000	7/27/79
198	Ramona and Beezus	Fox	$7,810,481	29.8%	2,719	$2,873	$26,167,002	7/23/10
199	Purple Rain	WB	$7,766,201	11.4%	917	$8,469	$68,392,977	7/27/84
200	The Indian in the Cupboard	Par.	$7,716,278	21.6%	1,723	$4,478	$35,656,131	7/14/95

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.