SUPER BOWL OPENINGS
The Movies That Dared to Open Wide Against the Big Game
1982-Present
| Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening
Weekend* | % of Total | Theaters / Average | Total Gross** | Date^ | | 1 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour |
BV |
$31,117,834 |
47.7% |
683 |
$45,561 |
$65,281,781 |
2/1/08 |
| 2 |
Taken |
Fox |
$24,717,037 |
17.0% |
3,183 |
$7,765 |
$144,989,009 |
1/30/09 |
| 3 |
When a Stranger Calls |
SGem |
$21,607,203 |
45.1% |
2,999 |
$7,204 |
$47,860,214 |
2/3/06 |
| 4 |
Boogeyman |
SGem |
$19,020,655 |
40.7% |
3,052 |
$6,232 |
$46,752,382 |
2/4/05 |
| 5 |
You Got Served |
SGem |
$16,123,105 |
39.9% |
1,933 |
$8,340 |
$40,363,810 |
1/30/04 |
| 6 |
She's All That |
Mira. |
$16,065,430 |
25.4% |
2,222 |
$7,230 |
$63,366,989 |
1/29/99 |
| 7 |
The Messengers |
SGem |
$14,713,321 |
41.6% |
2,528 |
$5,820 |
$35,374,833 |
2/2/07 |
| 8 |
The Wedding Planner |
Sony |
$13,510,293 |
22.4% |
2,785 |
$4,851 |
$60,400,856 |
1/26/01 |
| 9 |
Because I Said So |
Uni. |
$13,122,865 |
30.8% |
2,526 |
$5,195 |
$42,674,040 |
2/2/07 |
| 10 |
The Eye |
LGF |
$12,425,776 |
39.5% |
2,436 |
$5,101 |
$31,418,697 |
2/1/08 |
| 11 |
Darkness Falls |
SonR |
$12,024,917 |
36.9% |
2,837 |
$4,238 |
$32,551,396 |
1/24/03 |
| 12 |
The Wedding Date |
Uni. |
$11,129,580 |
35.1% |
1,694 |
$6,570 |
$31,726,995 |
2/4/05 |
| 13 |
Spice World |
Sony |
$10,527,222 |
35.9% |
2,339 |
$4,501 |
$29,342,592 |
1/23/98 |
| 14 |
The Uninvited |
P/DW |
$10,325,824 |
36.1% |
2,344 |
$4,405 |
$28,596,818 |
1/30/09 |
| 15 |
Chicago |
Mira. |
$8,238,709 |
4.8% |
616 |
$13,374 |
$170,687,518 |
1/24/03 |
| 16 |
New in Town |
LGF |
$6,741,530 |
40.3% |
1,941 |
$3,473 |
$16,734,283 |
1/30/09 |
| 17 |
Bed of Roses |
NL |
$6,117,558 |
32.1% |
1,545 |
$3,959 |
$19,030,691 |
1/26/96 |
| 18 |
Eye of the Beholder |
Dest. |
$5,959,447 |
36.1% |
1,751 |
$3,403 |
$16,500,786 |
1/28/00 |
| 19 |
Sugar & Spice |
NL |
$5,891,176 |
44.3% |
2,150 |
$2,740 |
$13,305,101 |
1/26/01 |
| 20 |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
Mira. |
$5,833,052 |
36.4% |
1,769 |
$3,297 |
$16,007,718 |
1/24/03 |
| 21 |
Sniper |
TriS |
$5,715,435 |
30.1% |
1,551 |
$3,685 |
$18,994,653 |
1/29/93 |
| 22 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
WB |
$5,705,721 |
5.4% |
895 |
$6,375 |
$106,593,296 |
1/26/90 |
| 23 |
Highlander 3: The Final Dimension |
Mira. |
$5,536,435 |
45.0% |
1,594 |
$3,473 |
$12,303,080 |
1/27/95 |
| 24 |
In Love and War |
NL |
$5,489,245 |
37.9% |
1,610 |
$3,409 |
$14,481,231 |
1/24/97 |
| 25 |
Fried Green Tomatoes |
Uni. |
$5,235,940 |
6.4% |
673 |
$7,780 |
$82,418,501 |
1/24/92 |
| 26 |
Something New |
Focus |
$4,879,736 |
42.5% |
1,265 |
$3,857 |
$11,468,568 |
2/3/06 |
| 27 |
The Perfect Score |
Par. |
$4,873,819 |
46.9% |
2,208 |
$2,207 |
$10,391,003 |
1/30/04 |
| 28 |
Blink |
NL |
$4,410,077 |
26.4% |
1,527 |
$2,888 |
$16,696,219 |
1/28/94 |
| 29 |
Over Her Dead Body |
NL |
$4,025,115 |
53.2% |
1,977 |
$2,036 |
$7,563,670 |
2/1/08 |
| 30 |
Fierce Creatures |
Uni. |
$3,759,480 |
40.1% |
1,593 |
$2,360 |
$9,381,260 |
1/24/97 |
| 31 |
My Chauffeur |
Crwn |
$3,613,652 |
75.6% |
1,253 |
$2,884 |
$4,781,448 |
1/24/86 |
| 32 |
Matinee |
Uni. |
$3,601,015 |
37.8% |
1,143 |
$3,150 |
$9,532,895 |
1/29/93 |
| 33 |
Monster |
NM |
$3,397,404 |
9.9% |
668 |
$5,085 |
$34,469,210 |
1/30/04 |
| 34 |
The Big Bounce |
WB |
$3,336,374 |
51.4% |
2,304 |
$1,448 |
$6,489,476 |
1/30/04 |
| 35 |
The Grifters |
Mira. |
$3,311,000 |
24.6% |
766 |
$4,322 |
$13,446,769 |
1/25/91 |
| 36 |
Phantoms |
Mira. |
$3,065,951 |
54.5% |
1,859 |
$1,649 |
$5,624,282 |
1/23/98 |
| 37 |
Strange Wilderness |
ParC |
$3,001,719 |
45.7% |
1,208 |
$2,485 |
$6,575,282 |
2/1/08 |
| 38 |
Sense and Sensibility |
Sony |
$2,907,705 |
6.7% |
608 |
$4,782 |
$43,182,776 |
1/26/96 |
| 39 |
Screamers |
Sony |
$2,904,140 |
50.8% |
1,560 |
$1,861 |
$5,711,695 |
1/26/96 |
| 40 |
Slackers |
Sony |
$2,785,283 |
52.7% |
1,893 |
$1,471 |
$5,285,941 |
2/1/02 |
| 41 |
Zeus and Roxanne |
MGM |
$2,755,382 |
38.1% |
1,745 |
$1,579 |
$7,233,324 |
1/24/97 |
| 42 |
Children of the Corn II |
Mira. |
$2,719,750 |
39.0% |
946 |
$2,875 |
$6,980,986 |
1/29/93 |
| 43 |
Mother |
Par. |
$2,586,424 |
13.5% |
621 |
$4,164 |
$19,145,198 |
1/24/97 |
| 44 |
The Reader |
Wein. |
$2,380,376 |
7.0% |
1,002 |
$2,376 |
$34,194,407 |
1/30/09 |
| 45 |
Birthday Girl |
Mira. |
$2,370,809 |
46.1% |
1,000 |
$2,370 |
$5,142,576 |
2/1/02 |
| 46 |
Hotel Rwanda |
UA |
$2,316,416 |
9.8% |
823 |
$2,814 |
$23,530,892 |
2/4/05 |
| 47 |
The Wrestler |
FoxS |
$2,313,149 |
8.8% |
722 |
$3,204 |
$26,238,243 |
1/30/09 |
| 48 |
Capote |
SPC |
$2,291,075 |
8.0% |
1,239 |
$1,849 |
$28,750,530 |
2/3/06 |
| 49 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
WB |
$1,696,356 |
12.3% |
720 |
$2,356 |
$13,756,082 |
2/2/07 |
| 50 |
That's Dancing! |
MGM |
$1,506,802 |
35.8% |
906 |
$1,663 |
$4,210,938 |
1/18/85 |
| 51 |
Milk |
Focus |
$1,481,155 |
4.7% |
882 |
$1,679 |
$31,841,299 |
1/30/09 |
| 52 |
Isn't She Great |
Uni. |
$1,368,705 |
46.2% |
750 |
$1,824 |
$2,962,465 |
1/28/00 |
| 53 |
Whose Life Is It, Anyway? |
MGM |
$1,348,576 |
16.4% |
615 |
$2,192 |
$8,206,145 |
12/2/81 |
| 54 |
Crimes of the Heart |
DEG |
$1,260,195 |
5.5% |
685 |
$1,839 |
$22,905,522 |
1/23/87 |
| 55 |
Love Crimes |
Mira. |
$1,157,370 |
50.6% |
669 |
$1,730 |
$2,287,928 |
1/24/92 |
| 56 |
Big Bully |
WB |
$1,131,094 |
55.4% |
1,143 |
$989 |
$2,042,530 |
1/26/96 |
| 57 |
Car 54, Where Are You? |
Orion |
$791,182 |
63.9% |
608 |
$1,301 |
$1,238,080 |
1/28/94 |
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CHART NOTES
* First weekend of wide release.
** Total Grosses do not include additional releases, if any.
^ Date movie went wide if applicable, otherwise the release date.
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