THANKSGIVING WEEKENDS
(1982-Present)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Adjusted Opening* | % of Total | Theaters | Avg. | Adjusted Total Gross^ | Release Date% | | 8 |
Rocky IV |
UA |
$44,713,500 |
15.9% |
1,325 |
$33,744 |
$280,975,200 |
11/27/85 |
| 12 |
Aladdin |
BV |
$36,904,900 |
8.9% |
1,131 |
$32,629 |
$416,392,200 |
11/25/92 |
| 4 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Uni. |
$55,670,200 |
23.9% |
1,865 |
$29,850 |
$233,045,200 |
11/22/89 |
| 1 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$89,698,300 |
23.6% |
3,236 |
$27,718 |
$379,822,000 |
11/24/99 |
| 13 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$36,130,000 |
15.8% |
1,349 |
$26,782 |
$229,227,500 |
11/26/86 |
| 11 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$39,256,700 |
9.4% |
1,605 |
$24,459 |
$418,314,000 |
11/24/93 |
| 5 |
Toy Story |
BV |
$53,190,000 |
15.3% |
2,457 |
$21,648 |
$348,314,500 |
11/22/95 |
| 2 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
BV |
$60,186,000 |
24.9% |
2,794 |
$21,540 |
$241,756,100 |
11/27/96 |
| 3 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
$56,304,700 |
20.8% |
2,686 |
$20,962 |
$271,035,900 |
11/27/98 |
| 30 |
Three Men and a Baby |
BV |
$21,087,500 |
6.4% |
1,006 |
$20,961 |
$331,128,000 |
11/25/87 |
| 23 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
BV |
$25,855,900 |
19.2% |
1,281 |
$20,184 |
$134,636,800 |
11/21/90 |
| 24 |
Scrooged |
Par. |
$25,168,100 |
21.5% |
1,262 |
$19,943 |
$117,137,900 |
11/23/88 |
| 49 |
Steel Magnolias |
TriS |
$14,107,700 |
8.7% |
720 |
$19,594 |
$161,935,900 |
11/24/89 |
| 17 |
The Bodyguard |
WB |
$31,782,600 |
13.6% |
1,717 |
$18,509 |
$233,508,800 |
11/25/92 |
| 7 |
Flubber |
BV |
$46,230,500 |
28.9% |
2,641 |
$17,504 |
$159,902,200 |
11/26/97 |
| 35 |
Dances with Wolves |
Orion |
$17,816,400 |
5.1% |
1,048 |
$16,999 |
$346,972,400 |
11/23/90 |
| 9 |
Unbreakable |
BV |
$44,680,200 |
32.0% |
2,708 |
$16,499 |
$139,464,600 |
11/22/00 |
| 6 |
Tangled |
BV |
$48,340,900 |
24.2% |
3,603 |
$13,417 |
$199,876,700 |
11/24/10 |
| 55 |
Santa Claus: The Movie |
TriS |
$12,630,500 |
23.9% |
970 |
$13,019 |
$52,774,300 |
11/27/85 |
| 48 |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
Par. |
$14,234,100 |
14.4% |
1,118 |
$12,730 |
$99,149,700 |
11/25/87 |
| 15 |
End of Days |
Uni. |
$32,078,200 |
30.8% |
2,593 |
$12,371 |
$104,099,100 |
11/24/99 |
| 21 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$28,497,700 |
34.5% |
2,415 |
$11,799 |
$82,679,200 |
11/26/97 |
| 27 |
My Girl |
Col. |
$23,370,700 |
20.7% |
2,080 |
$11,235 |
$112,806,200 |
11/27/91 |
| 34 |
Casino |
Uni. |
$18,155,200 |
23.5% |
1,616 |
$11,235 |
$77,405,000 |
11/22/95 |
| 31 |
This Christmas |
SGem |
$20,725,000 |
36.6% |
1,858 |
$11,154 |
$56,654,800 |
11/21/07 |
| 18 |
Spy Game |
Uni. |
$30,426,100 |
34.8% |
2,770 |
$10,984 |
$87,404,700 |
11/21/01 |
| 45 |
A Low Down Dirty Shame |
BV |
$15,140,300 |
27.2% |
1,379 |
$10,979 |
$55,579,100 |
11/25/94 |
| 63 |
Cocoon: The Return |
Fox |
$10,756,900 |
29.2% |
986 |
$10,909 |
$36,843,200 |
11/23/88 |
| 20 |
102 Dalmatians |
BV |
$29,290,100 |
30.0% |
2,704 |
$10,832 |
$97,784,400 |
11/22/00 |
| 10 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$39,746,500 |
27.2% |
3,730 |
$10,656 |
$146,357,700 |
11/21/07 |
| 33 |
Junior |
Uni. |
$18,621,300 |
26.9% |
1,749 |
$10,647 |
$69,299,400 |
11/23/94 |
| 14 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$34,358,600 |
25.9% |
3,310 |
$10,381 |
$132,863,400 |
11/26/08 |
| 16 |
The Haunted Mansion |
BV |
$31,968,600 |
32.2% |
3,122 |
$10,239 |
$99,338,600 |
11/26/03 |
| 59 |
Hugo |
Par. |
$11,524,200 |
15.5% |
1,277 |
$9,024 |
$74,585,000 |
11/23/11 |
| 19 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$29,649,800 |
33.0% |
3,440 |
$8,619 |
$89,775,100 |
11/23/11 |
| 39 |
Predator 2 |
Fox |
$16,489,900 |
28.6% |
1,950 |
$8,456 |
$57,568,600 |
11/21/90 |
| 52 |
Supergirl |
TriS |
$13,560,000 |
40.3% |
1,608 |
$8,432 |
$33,644,300 |
11/21/84 |
| 22 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
SonR |
$27,580,100 |
29.3% |
3,393 |
$8,128 |
$94,241,100 |
11/24/04 |
| 41 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$16,186,700 |
20.6% |
2,005 |
$8,073 |
$78,563,900 |
11/26/03 |
| 25 |
Deja Vu |
BV |
$24,941,100 |
32.2% |
3,108 |
$8,024 |
$77,440,000 |
11/22/06 |
| 43 |
A Perfect World |
WB |
$15,488,000 |
26.0% |
1,964 |
$7,884 |
$59,647,000 |
11/24/93 |
| 32 |
Money Train |
Sony |
$19,363,200 |
30.0% |
2,522 |
$7,677 |
$64,626,300 |
11/22/95 |
| 28 |
Life of Pi |
Fox |
$22,144,700 |
17.9% |
2,927 |
$7,565 |
$123,764,500 |
11/21/12 |
| 37 |
Alexander |
WB |
$17,500,100 |
39.9% |
2,445 |
$7,156 |
$43,838,100 |
11/24/04 |
| 29 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$21,628,900 |
32.7% |
3,206 |
$6,746 |
$66,058,500 |
11/23/05 |
| 26 |
Rise of the Guardians |
P/DW |
$23,448,600 |
22.9% |
3,653 |
$6,419 |
$102,247,900 |
11/21/12 |
| 40 |
Australia |
Fox |
$16,367,400 |
29.9% |
2,642 |
$6,195 |
$54,799,300 |
11/26/08 |
| 44 |
Hitman |
Fox |
$15,211,500 |
33.2% |
2,458 |
$6,188 |
$45,773,800 |
11/21/07 |
| 42 |
Black Knight |
Fox |
$15,575,500 |
33.3% |
2,571 |
$6,057 |
$46,808,100 |
11/21/01 |
| 51 |
Ninja Assassin |
WB |
$13,893,600 |
35.0% |
2,503 |
$5,551 |
$39,739,500 |
11/25/09 |
| 47 |
The Missing |
SonR |
$14,265,200 |
40.2% |
2,756 |
$5,175 |
$35,519,600 |
11/26/03 |
| 50 |
Red Dawn (2012) |
FD |
$14,081,600 |
31.9% |
2,724 |
$5,169 |
$44,194,500 |
11/21/12 |
| 54 |
Eight Crazy Nights |
Sony |
$12,892,800 |
40.0% |
2,503 |
$5,151 |
$32,217,400 |
11/27/02 |
| 36 |
Old Dogs |
BV |
$17,627,100 |
34.2% |
3,425 |
$5,147 |
$51,506,000 |
11/25/09 |
| 38 |
Treasure Planet |
BV |
$16,513,100 |
31.9% |
3,227 |
$5,117 |
$51,829,900 |
11/27/02 |
| 56 |
Rent |
SonR |
$12,406,700 |
34.4% |
2,433 |
$5,098 |
$36,014,700 |
11/23/05 |
| 53 |
Transporter 3 |
LGF |
$13,340,400 |
38.0% |
2,626 |
$5,080 |
$35,072,100 |
11/26/08 |
| 62 |
August Rush |
WB |
$10,872,900 |
29.8% |
2,310 |
$4,706 |
$36,452,600 |
11/21/07 |
| 60 |
Just Friends |
NL |
$11,385,200 |
28.2% |
2,505 |
$4,545 |
$40,368,200 |
11/23/05 |
| 46 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$14,548,100 |
34.2% |
3,205 |
$4,539 |
$42,505,500 |
11/22/06 |
| 64 |
Babe: Pig in the City |
Uni. |
$10,433,100 |
34.3% |
2,384 |
$4,376 |
$30,449,100 |
11/27/98 |
| 65 |
The Mist |
MGM/W |
$10,308,100 |
34.9% |
2,423 |
$4,254 |
$29,522,800 |
11/21/07 |
| 61 |
Timeline |
Par. |
$11,114,200 |
43.4% |
2,787 |
$3,987 |
$25,634,200 |
11/26/03 |
| 58 |
Burlesque |
SGem |
$11,843,300 |
30.3% |
3,037 |
$3,900 |
$39,096,000 |
11/24/10 |
| 57 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony |
$12,238,500 |
26.0% |
3,376 |
$3,625 |
$47,099,900 |
11/23/11 |
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CHART NOTES
Chart shows wide releases grossing more than $10 million over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend only.
* Weekend gross is the 3-day, Fri-Sun gross over the Thanksgiving weekend.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
% Release Date is the date the movie went into wide release.
Highlighted rows indicate movie is currently in release and total gross is not final.
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