TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening* | % of Total | Theaters | Average | Total Gross^ | Date** | | 1 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
BV |
$35,648,740 |
28.0% |
3,293 |
$10,825 |
$127,223,418 |
9/27/02 |
| 2 |
Rush Hour |
NL |
$33,001,803 |
23.4% |
2,638 |
$12,510 |
$141,186,864 |
9/18/98 |
| 3 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Sony |
$30,304,648 |
24.8% |
3,119 |
$9,716 |
$122,090,972 |
9/18/09 |
| 4 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
SGem |
$30,054,300 |
40.0% |
2,981 |
$10,081 |
$75,072,454 |
9/9/05 |
| 5 |
Eagle Eye |
P/DW |
$29,150,721 |
28.7% |
3,510 |
$8,305 |
$101,440,743 |
9/26/08 |
| 6 |
Jackass: Number Two |
Par. |
$29,002,002 |
39.8% |
3,059 |
$9,480 |
$72,778,712 |
9/22/06 |
| 7 |
Flightplan |
BV |
$24,629,938 |
27.5% |
3,424 |
$7,193 |
$89,707,299 |
9/23/05 |
| 8 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
SGem |
$23,678,580 |
46.8% |
2,828 |
$8,372 |
$50,648,679 |
9/21/07 |
| 9 |
Open Season |
Sony |
$23,624,548 |
27.8% |
3,833 |
$6,163 |
$85,105,259 |
9/29/06 |
| 10 |
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 |
| 11 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico |
Sony |
$23,424,118 |
41.6% |
3,282 |
$7,137 |
$56,359,780 |
9/12/03 |
| 12 |
Double Jeopardy |
Par. |
$23,162,542 |
19.8% |
2,547 |
$9,094 |
$116,741,558 |
9/24/99 |
| 13 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
SGem |
$23,036,273 |
45.0% |
3,284 |
$7,014 |
$51,201,453 |
9/10/04 |
| 14 |
The Game Plan |
BV |
$22,950,971 |
25.3% |
3,103 |
$7,396 |
$90,648,202 |
9/28/07 |
| 15 |
Underworld |
SGem |
$21,753,759 |
41.9% |
2,915 |
$7,462 |
$51,970,690 |
9/19/03 |
| 16 |
The Forgotten |
SonR |
$21,022,111 |
31.3% |
3,104 |
$6,772 |
$67,133,509 |
9/24/04 |
| 17 |
Remember the Titans |
BV |
$20,905,831 |
18.1% |
1,865 |
$11,210 |
$115,654,751 |
9/29/00 |
| 18 |
Barbershop |
MGM |
$20,627,433 |
27.2% |
1,605 |
$12,851 |
$75,782,105 |
9/13/02 |
| 19 |
Blue Streak |
Sony |
$19,208,806 |
28.0% |
2,735 |
$7,023 |
$68,518,533 |
9/17/99 |
| 20 |
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride |
WB |
$19,145,480 |
35.9% |
3,204 |
$5,975 |
$53,359,111 |
9/23/05 |
| 21 |
Burn After Reading |
Focus |
$19,128,001 |
31.7% |
2,651 |
$7,215 |
$60,355,347 |
9/12/08 |
| 22 |
The First Wives Club |
Par. |
$18,913,411 |
17.9% |
1,922 |
$9,840 |
$105,489,203 |
9/20/96 |
| 23 |
The Rundown |
Uni. |
$18,553,765 |
38.9% |
3,152 |
$5,886 |
$47,726,342 |
9/26/03 |
| 24 |
Stigmata |
MGM |
$18,309,666 |
36.6% |
2,899 |
$6,315 |
$50,046,268 |
9/10/99 |
| 25 |
The Guardian |
BV |
$18,006,064 |
32.7% |
3,241 |
$5,555 |
$55,011,732 |
9/29/06 |
| 26 |
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys |
LGF |
$17,381,218 |
46.8% |
2,070 |
$8,397 |
$37,105,289 |
9/12/08 |
| 27 |
The Kingdom |
Uni. |
$17,135,055 |
36.0% |
2,793 |
$6,135 |
$47,536,778 |
9/28/07 |
| 28 |
Don't Say a Word |
Fox |
$17,090,474 |
31.1% |
2,802 |
$6,099 |
$55,001,642 |
9/28/01 |
| 29 |
Transporter 2 |
Fox |
$16,540,720 |
38.4% |
3,303 |
$5,007 |
$43,095,856 |
9/2/05 |
| 30 |
Just Like Heaven |
DW |
$16,408,718 |
34.0% |
3,508 |
$4,677 |
$48,318,130 |
9/16/05 |
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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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