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WEEKEND RECORDS THROUGH THE YEARS
A look at the record breakers of yore to show how the industry has evolved (unadjusted for inflation).
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Date |
Title |
Studio |
Opening / % of Total / Theaters / Average |
Total Gross |
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7/7/06 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
BV |
$135,634,554 |
- |
4,133 |
$32,817 |
$135,634,554 |
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5/3/02 |
Spider-Man |
Sony |
$114,844,116 |
28.4% |
3,615 |
$31,769 |
$403,706,375 |
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11/16/01 |
Harry Potter |
WB |
$90,294,621 |
28.4% |
3,672 |
$24,590 |
$317,575,550 |
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5/23/97 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Uni. |
$72,132,785 |
31.5% |
3,281 |
$21,985 |
$229,086,679 |
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6/16/95 |
Batman Forever |
WB |
$52,784,433 |
28.7% |
2,842 |
$18,573 |
$184,031,112 |
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6/10/93 |
Jurassic Park |
Uni. |
$47,059,460 |
13.2% |
2,404 |
$19,575 |
$357,067,947 |
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6/19/92 |
Batman Returns |
WB |
$45,687,711 |
28.1% |
2,644 |
$17,280 |
$162,831,698 |
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6/23/89 |
Batman |
WB |
$40,489,746 |
16.1% |
2,194 |
$18,454 |
$251,188,624 |
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6/16/89 |
Ghostbusters II |
Col. |
$29,472,894 |
26.2% |
2,410 |
$12,229 |
$112,494,738 |
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5/24/89 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Par. |
$29,355,021 |
14.9% |
2,327 |
$12,615 |
$197,171,806 |
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5/20/87 |
Beverly Hills Cop II |
Par. |
$26,348,555 |
17.1% |
2,326 |
$11,328 |
$153,665,036 |
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5/23/84 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Par. |
$25,337,110 |
14.1% |
1,687 |
$15,019 |
$179,870,271 |
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5/25/83 |
Return of the Jedi |
Fox |
$23,019,618 |
8.7% |
1,002 |
$22,974 |
$263,779,142 |
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6/4/82 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn |
Par. |
$14,347,221 |
18.2% |
1,621 |
$8,851 |
$78,912,963 |
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6/19/81 |
Superman II |
WB |
$14,100,523 |
13.0% |
1,395 |
$10,108 |
$108,185,706 |
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12/5/79 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
Par. |
$11,926,421 |
14.5% |
857 |
$13,916 |
$82,300,000 |
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12/29/78 |
Superman (3rd week) |
WB |
$10,364,384 |
7.7% |
818 |
$12,670 |
$134,218,018 |
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7/21/78 |
Star Wars (Re-issue) |
Fox |
$10,166,336 |
15.6% |
1,750 |
$5,809 |
$65,000,000 |
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6/16/78 |
Jaws 2 |
Uni. |
$9,903,672 |
10.6% |
652 |
$15,190 |
$93,500,000 |
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6/17/77 |
The Deep |
Col. |
$8,124,316 |
13.5% |
800 |
$10,155 |
$60,000,000 |
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6/19/75 |
Jaws |
Uni. |
$7,061,513 |
3.1% |
409 |
$14,265 |
$225,000,000 |
Thanks to Jens-Peter Johannsen of Germany for his help in compiling this list.
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