THANKSGIVING WEEKENDS
(1982-Present)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening* | % of Total | Theaters | Avg. | Total Gross^ | Release Date% | | 1 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$80,102,784 |
32.6% |
3,236 |
$24,754 |
$245,852,179 |
11/24/99 |
| 14 |
Rocky IV |
UA |
$31,770,105 |
24.8% |
1,325 |
$23,977 |
$127,873,716 |
11/27/85 |
| 8 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Uni. |
$43,016,225 |
36.3% |
1,865 |
$23,065 |
$118,450,002 |
11/22/89 |
| 25 |
Aladdin |
BV |
$25,163,444 |
11.6% |
1,131 |
$22,249 |
$217,350,219 |
11/25/92 |
| 2 |
Tangled |
BV |
$68,706,298 |
34.2% |
3,603 |
$19,069 |
$200,821,936 |
11/24/10 |
| 24 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$25,402,366 |
23.2% |
1,349 |
$18,831 |
$109,713,132 |
11/26/86 |
| 20 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$27,558,032 |
12.6% |
1,605 |
$17,170 |
$219,195,243 |
11/24/93 |
| 6 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
$45,739,516 |
28.1% |
2,686 |
$17,029 |
$162,798,565 |
11/27/98 |
| 5 |
Unbreakable |
BV |
$46,010,629 |
48.4% |
2,708 |
$16,991 |
$95,011,339 |
11/22/00 |
| 7 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
BV |
$45,073,479 |
33.1% |
2,794 |
$16,132 |
$136,189,294 |
11/27/96 |
| 10 |
Toy Story |
BV |
$39,071,176 |
20.4% |
2,457 |
$15,902 |
$191,796,233 |
11/22/95 |
| 34 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
BV |
$19,100,164 |
26.7% |
1,281 |
$14,910 |
$71,609,321 |
11/21/90 |
| 35 |
Scrooged |
Par. |
$18,548,158 |
30.7% |
1,262 |
$14,697 |
$60,328,558 |
11/23/88 |
| 26 |
The Bodyguard |
WB |
$24,402,567 |
20.0% |
1,717 |
$14,212 |
$121,945,720 |
11/25/92 |
| 21 |
This Christmas |
SGem |
$26,341,492 |
53.6% |
1,858 |
$14,177 |
$49,121,934 |
11/21/07 |
| 4 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$46,054,468 |
38.3% |
3,310 |
$13,914 |
$120,146,040 |
11/26/08 |
| 50 |
Three Men and a Baby |
BV |
$13,918,045 |
8.3% |
1,006 |
$13,835 |
$167,780,960 |
11/25/87 |
| 11 |
Flubber |
BV |
$35,892,031 |
38.6% |
2,641 |
$13,590 |
$92,977,226 |
11/26/97 |
| 3 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$49,060,281 |
38.4% |
3,730 |
$13,153 |
$127,807,262 |
11/21/07 |
| 61 |
No Country for Old Men |
Mira. |
$10,685,337 |
14.4% |
860 |
$12,425 |
$74,283,625 |
11/21/07 |
| 15 |
End of Days |
Uni. |
$31,509,775 |
47.1% |
2,593 |
$12,152 |
$66,889,043 |
11/24/99 |
| 9 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$41,516,691 |
46.8% |
3,440 |
$12,069 |
$88,631,237 |
11/23/11 |
| 46 |
Hugo |
Par. |
$15,402,042 |
20.9% |
1,277 |
$12,061 |
$73,864,507 |
11/23/11 |
| 18 |
Spy Game |
Uni. |
$30,566,960 |
49.0% |
2,770 |
$11,035 |
$62,362,560 |
11/21/01 |
| 12 |
The Haunted Mansion |
BV |
$34,046,111 |
44.9% |
3,122 |
$10,905 |
$75,847,266 |
11/26/03 |
| 23 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$25,789,455 |
54.0% |
2,415 |
$10,679 |
$47,795,658 |
11/26/97 |
| 17 |
Life of Pi |
Fox |
$30,573,101 |
24.5% |
2,927 |
$10,445 |
$124,875,279 |
11/21/12 |
| 22 |
102 Dalmatians |
BV |
$26,236,096 |
39.2% |
2,704 |
$9,703 |
$66,957,026 |
11/22/00 |
| 19 |
Deja Vu |
BV |
$28,649,398 |
44.7% |
3,108 |
$9,218 |
$64,038,616 |
11/22/06 |
| 16 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
SonR |
$30,818,212 |
41.8% |
3,393 |
$9,083 |
$73,780,539 |
11/24/04 |
| 62 |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
Par. |
$10,131,242 |
20.5% |
1,118 |
$9,062 |
$49,530,280 |
11/25/87 |
| 48 |
Casino |
Uni. |
$14,524,240 |
34.2% |
1,616 |
$8,988 |
$42,512,375 |
11/22/95 |
| 29 |
Alexander |
WB |
$21,837,517 |
63.7% |
2,445 |
$8,931 |
$34,297,191 |
11/24/04 |
| 13 |
Rise of the Guardians |
P/DW |
$32,341,090 |
31.3% |
3,653 |
$8,853 |
$103,412,758 |
11/21/12 |
| 32 |
Hitman |
Fox |
$21,094,148 |
53.2% |
2,458 |
$8,582 |
$39,687,694 |
11/21/07 |
| 31 |
Ninja Assassin |
WB |
$21,193,565 |
55.6% |
2,503 |
$8,467 |
$38,122,883 |
11/25/09 |
| 41 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$16,801,187 |
28.0% |
2,005 |
$8,380 |
$60,060,328 |
11/26/03 |
| 59 |
A Low Down Dirty Shame |
BV |
$11,419,159 |
38.9% |
1,379 |
$8,281 |
$29,392,418 |
11/25/94 |
| 38 |
My Girl |
Col. |
$17,214,197 |
28.9% |
2,080 |
$8,276 |
$59,489,799 |
11/27/91 |
| 30 |
Red Dawn (2012) |
FD |
$21,689,162 |
48.4% |
2,724 |
$7,962 |
$44,806,783 |
11/21/12 |
| 52 |
Junior |
Uni. |
$13,441,155 |
36.6% |
1,749 |
$7,685 |
$36,763,355 |
11/23/94 |
| 27 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$24,321,341 |
45.5% |
3,206 |
$7,586 |
$53,412,862 |
11/23/05 |
| 33 |
Australia |
Fox |
$20,004,456 |
40.4% |
2,642 |
$7,572 |
$49,554,002 |
11/26/08 |
| 28 |
Old Dogs |
BV |
$24,228,546 |
49.0% |
3,425 |
$7,074 |
$49,492,060 |
11/25/09 |
| 39 |
Rent |
SonR |
$17,138,943 |
58.9% |
2,433 |
$7,044 |
$29,077,547 |
11/23/05 |
| 36 |
Transporter 3 |
LGF |
$18,230,758 |
57.5% |
2,626 |
$6,942 |
$31,715,062 |
11/26/08 |
| 53 |
Predator 2 |
Fox |
$13,289,112 |
43.3% |
1,950 |
$6,815 |
$30,669,413 |
11/21/90 |
| 44 |
Money Train |
Sony |
$15,520,335 |
43.8% |
2,522 |
$6,154 |
$35,431,113 |
11/22/95 |
| 45 |
Black Knight |
Fox |
$15,409,892 |
46.1% |
2,571 |
$5,994 |
$33,426,971 |
11/21/01 |
| 55 |
August Rush |
WB |
$13,243,069 |
41.8% |
2,310 |
$5,733 |
$31,664,162 |
11/21/07 |
| 60 |
A Perfect World |
WB |
$11,247,959 |
36.1% |
1,964 |
$5,727 |
$31,130,999 |
11/24/93 |
| 37 |
Burlesque |
SGem |
$17,300,213 |
43.9% |
3,037 |
$5,696 |
$39,440,655 |
11/24/10 |
| 51 |
Love and Other Drugs |
Fox |
$13,901,532 |
42.9% |
2,455 |
$5,663 |
$32,367,005 |
11/24/10 |
| 49 |
Eight Crazy Nights |
Sony |
$14,045,244 |
59.5% |
2,503 |
$5,611 |
$23,586,598 |
11/27/02 |
| 47 |
The Missing |
SonR |
$15,232,287 |
56.4% |
2,756 |
$5,527 |
$27,011,180 |
11/26/03 |
| 56 |
The Mist |
MGM/W |
$12,861,800 |
50.3% |
2,423 |
$5,308 |
$25,594,957 |
11/21/07 |
| 54 |
Just Friends |
NL |
$13,243,107 |
40.6% |
2,505 |
$5,287 |
$32,619,671 |
11/23/05 |
| 40 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$16,916,923 |
48.2% |
3,205 |
$5,278 |
$35,093,569 |
11/22/06 |
| 42 |
Treasure Planet |
BV |
$16,599,714 |
43.5% |
3,227 |
$5,144 |
$38,176,783 |
11/27/02 |
| 58 |
Faster |
CBS |
$12,002,840 |
51.6% |
2,454 |
$4,891 |
$23,240,020 |
11/24/10 |
| 43 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony |
$16,301,131 |
35.1% |
3,376 |
$4,829 |
$46,462,469 |
11/23/11 |
| 57 |
Timeline |
Par. |
$12,424,762 |
63.8% |
2,787 |
$4,458 |
$19,481,943 |
11/26/03 |
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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 5-day, Wed-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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