Top Grossing October Weekends at the Box Office, 1982-Present

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BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present

Rows #1–145

Row	Rank	Weekend Date / Wknd #		Top 12 Gross	Theaters / Avg.		New Movies	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
1	874	Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 2014	44	$79,970,152	29,056	$2,752	1	Ouija	$10,740,980	13.4%
2	1,672	Oct. 19–21, 1984	42	$24,940,462	10,184	$2,449	4	Teachers	$3,448,610	13.8%
3	1,106	Oct. 23–25, 1998	43	$62,566,740	24,908	$2,512	3	Pleasantville	$8,855,063	14.2%
4	1,091	Oct. 22–24, 1999	43	$63,648,589	25,814	$2,466	4	Best Man	$9,031,660	14.2%
5	1,507	Oct. 19–21, 1990	42	$35,838,013	13,582	$2,639	2	Marked for Death	$5,097,944	14.2%
6	858	Oct. 26–28, 2012	43	$81,236,275	31,609	$2,570	3	Argo	$12,085,059	14.9%
7	1,552	Oct. 26–28, 1990	43	$33,903,813	13,888	$2,441	2	Graveyard Shift	$5,082,300	15.0%
8	977	Oct. 19–21, 2001	42	$72,622,699	27,457	$2,645	3	From Hell	$11,014,818	15.2%
9	1,318	Oct. 22–24, 1993	43	$47,062,839	15,999	$2,942	0	The Beverly Hillbillies	$7,178,556	15.3%
10	1,722	Oct. 25–27, 1985	43	$21,023,596	9,867	$2,131	1	Jagged Edge	$3,216,053	15.3%
11	1,573	Oct. 18–20, 1991	42	$32,631,447	14,782	$2,208	1	Other People's Money	$5,012,332	15.4%
12	1,656	Oct. 26–28, 1984	43	$26,088,956	11,096	$2,351	5	The Terminator	$4,020,663	15.4%
13	996	Oct. 15–17, 1999	42	$71,086,552	24,705	$2,877	3	Fight Club	$11,035,485	15.5%
14	992	Oct. 14–16, 2005	41	$71,585,420	27,933	$2,563	3	The Fog (2005)	$11,752,917	16.4%
15	675	Oct. 23–25, 2015	43	$95,007,401	30,120	$3,154	2	The Martian	$15,732,907	16.6%
16	748	Oct. 20–22, 2006	42	$88,826,267	27,853	$3,189	5	The Prestige	$14,801,808	16.7%
17	1,671	Oct. 18–20, 1985	42	$24,973,264	10,946	$2,281	0	Commando	$4,171,033	16.7%
18	1,498	Oct. 4–6, 1991	40	$36,264,217	14,605	$2,483	4	The Fisher King	$6,103,250	16.8%
19	869	Oct. 8–10, 1999	41	$80,408,406	26,139	$3,076	2	Double Jeopardy	$13,541,285	16.8%
20	904	Oct. 12–14, 2001	41	$77,741,200	27,203	$2,858	3	Training Day	$13,386,457	17.2%
21	1,714	Oct. 28–30, 1983	43	$21,946,408	9,551	$2,298	1	Never Say Never Again	$3,781,141	17.2%
22	1,201	Oct. 14–16, 1994	41	$53,729,579	19,102	$2,813	4	Pulp Fiction	$9,311,882	17.3%
23	1,210	Oct. 11–13, 1996	41	$53,076,461	20,985	$2,529	3	Ghost and the Darkness	$9,215,063	17.4%
24	960	Oct. 16–18, 1998	42	$73,664,861	25,192	$2,924	3	Practical Magic	$13,104,694	17.8%
25	1,331	Oct. 21–23, 1994	42	$46,618,846	19,936	$2,338	2	Pulp Fiction	$8,389,221	18.0%
26	1,243	Oct. 1–3, 1993	40	$51,065,607	15,163	$3,368	4	Malice	$9,232,650	18.1%
27	422	Oct. 12–14, 2012	41	$120,698,321	29,020	$4,159	5	Taken 2	$21,873,127	18.1%
28	756	Oct. 7–9, 2005	40	$88,175,807	28,227	$3,124	5	Wallace & Gromit	$16,025,987	18.2%
29	1,320	Oct. 13–15, 1995	41	$47,028,009	19,746	$2,382	2	Seven	$8,645,354	18.4%
30	1,104	Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2015	44	$62,682,461	30,123	$2,081	3	The Martian	$11,715,097	18.7%
31	1,580	Oct. 25–27, 1991	43	$32,241,533	13,411	$2,404	4	House Party 2	$6,027,105	18.7%
32	1,177	Oct. 6–8, 1995	40	$55,511,167	18,541	$2,994	3	Seven	$10,421,517	18.8%
33	691	Oct. 11–13, 2002	41	$93,368,587	24,645	$3,789	6	Red Dragon	$17,655,750	18.9%
34	856	Oct. 8–10, 2010	41	$81,341,124	30,514	$2,666	4	The Social Network	$15,451,991	19.0%
35	1,149	Oct. 10–12, 1997	41	$58,301,651	22,055	$2,643	4	Kiss the Girls	$11,122,441	19.1%
36	1,706	Oct. 14–16, 1988	42	$22,603,088	10,552	$2,142	1	The Accused	$4,316,369	19.1%
37	1,686	Oct. 12–14, 1984	41	$23,794,772	9,625	$2,472	0	Teachers	$4,579,286	19.2%
38	568	Oct. 24–26, 2014	43	$103,196,494	32,289	$3,196	2	Ouija	$19,875,995	19.3%
39	1,294	Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 1997	44	$48,410,597	20,361	$2,378	2	I Know What You Did Last Summer	$9,406,297	19.4%
40	278	Oct. 10–12, 2014	41	$135,718,063	29,275	$4,636	5	Gone Girl	$26,406,134	19.5%
41	1,458	Oct. 12–14, 1990	41	$38,066,779	12,673	$3,004	3	Marked for Death	$7,423,949	19.5%
42	1,533	Oct. 24–26, 1986	43	$34,569,289	11,844	$2,919	2	Crocodile Dundee	$6,745,249	19.5%
43	409	Oct. 17–19, 2014	42	$121,406,188	32,003	$3,794	3	Fury	$23,702,421	19.5%
44	1,219	Oct. 15–17, 1993	42	$52,471,744	17,110	$3,067	2	Demolition Man	$10,284,335	19.6%
45	1,699	Oct. 29–31, 1982	44	$23,097,185	9,806	$2,355	2	First Blood	$4,565,972	19.8%
46	538	Oct. 23–25, 2009	43	$105,947,207	29,366	$3,608	4	Paranormal Activity	$21,104,070	19.9%
47	1,345	Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 1998	44	$45,621,241	24,639	$1,852	1	John Carpenter's Vampires	$9,106,497	20.0%
48	1,631	Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 1986	44	$28,566,208	12,176	$2,346	1	Crocodile Dundee	$5,716,215	20.0%
49	781	Oct. 10–12, 2008	41	$86,587,270	27,419	$3,158	4	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	$17,502,077	20.2%
50	890	Oct. 19–21, 2007	42	$78,479,028	26,224	$2,993	5	30 Days of Night	$15,951,902	20.3%
51	1,315	Oct. 25–27, 1996	43	$47,225,100	21,710	$2,175	3	Sleepers	$9,605,059	20.3%
52	962	Oct. 18–20, 2002	42	$73,597,618	25,733	$2,860	3	The Ring	$15,015,393	20.4%
53	955	Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 2008	44	$73,995,938	28,935	$2,557	2	High School Musical 3	$15,316,072	20.7%
54	1,614	Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 1992	44	$29,877,321	17,056	$1,752	0	Under Siege	$6,195,221	20.7%
55	804	Oct. 17–19, 2008	42	$84,762,367	29,231	$2,900	4	Max Payne	$17,639,849	20.8%
56	834	Oct. 2–4, 1998	40	$82,328,821	23,398	$3,519	3	Antz	$17,195,160	20.9%
57	612	Oct. 13–15, 2006	41	$99,159,812	28,888	$3,433	4	The Grudge 2	$20,825,300	21.0%
58	910	Oct. 14–16, 2011	41	$77,026,216	29,891	$2,577	3	Real Steel	$16,291,655	21.2%
59	490	Oct. 16–18, 2015	42	$111,595,977	29,517	$3,781	4	Goosebumps	$23,618,556	21.2%
60	998	Oct. 27–29, 2000	43	$70,995,358	24,679	$2,877	3	Meet the Parents	$15,048,475	21.2%
61	1,454	Oct. 29–31, 1993	44	$38,375,783	17,681	$2,170	1	Nightmare Before Christmas	$8,212,477	21.4%
62	1,754	Oct. 1–3, 1982	40	$17,471,328	8,233	$2,122	1	E.T.	$3,742,140	21.4%
63	1,312	Oct. 27–29, 1995	43	$47,277,981	19,414	$2,435	4	Get Shorty	$10,202,007	21.6%
64	906	Oct. 1–3, 1999	40	$77,431,882	24,873	$3,113	4	Double Jeopardy	$17,018,808	22.0%
65	1,016	Oct. 21–23, 2005	42	$70,226,688	26,766	$2,624	3	Doom	$15,488,870	22.1%
66	898	Oct. 28–30, 2016	44	$78,012,020	30,715	$2,540	2	Boo! A Madea Halloween	$17,220,312	22.1%
67	1,372	Oct. 2–4, 1992	40	$43,512,712	16,036	$2,713	4	The Last of the Mohicans	$9,653,376	22.2%
68	1,559	Oct. 17–19, 1986	42	$33,507,086	11,113	$3,015	1	Crocodile Dundee	$7,434,202	22.2%
69	728	Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 2003	44	$90,209,367	28,124	$3,208	0	Scary Movie 3	$20,017,468	22.2%
70	1,142	Oct. 3–5, 1997	40	$58,795,794	20,060	$2,931	3	Kiss the Girls	$13,215,167	22.5%
71	633	Oct. 10–12, 2003	41	$97,910,243	27,459	$3,566	4	Kill Bill Vol. 1	$22,089,322	22.6%
72	1,072	Oct. 9–11, 1998	41	$65,178,444	23,419	$2,783	1	Antz	$14,713,918	22.6%
73	1,007	Oct. 20–22, 2000	42	$70,749,169	22,445	$3,152	3	Meet the Parents	$16,015,185	22.6%
74	1,439	Oct. 23–25, 1992	43	$39,473,067	16,968	$2,326	2	Under Siege	$9,024,560	22.9%
75	1,741	Oct. 28–30, 1988	44	$19,342,677	9,357	$2,067	1	Halloween 4	$4,510,500	23.3%
76	1,643	Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 1987	44	$27,317,185	11,523	$2,371	2	Fatal Attraction	$6,407,677	23.5%
77	1,209	Oct. 24–26, 1997	43	$53,143,819	19,342	$2,748	3	I Know What You Did Last Summer	$12,507,880	23.5%
78	706	Oct. 29–31, 2004	44	$92,300,650	27,337	$3,376	3	The Grudge	$21,817,598	23.6%
79	981	Oct. 26–28, 2001	43	$72,465,236	25,690	$2,821	4	K-PAX	$17,215,275	23.8%
80	1,234	Oct. 18–20, 1996	42	$51,736,984	21,104	$2,452	2	Sleepers	$12,305,745	23.8%
81	1,760	Oct. 15–17, 1982	42	$13,856,557	6,856	$2,021	0	E.T.	$3,315,692	23.9%
82	418	Oct. 19–21, 2012	42	$121,046,291	30,727	$3,939	2	Paranormal Activity 4	$29,003,866	24.0%
83	1,747	Oct. 8–10, 1982	41	$18,791,175	7,201	$2,610	2	An Officer and a Gentleman	$4,509,267	24.0%
84	1,341	Oct. 4–6, 1996	40	$45,883,332	18,391	$2,495	4	First Wives Club	$11,017,356	24.0%
85	1,640	Oct. 22–24, 1982	43	$27,566,830	8,002	$3,445	4	First Blood	$6,642,005	24.1%
86	868	Oct. 3–5, 2003	40	$80,594,521	27,147	$2,969	2	School of Rock	$19,622,714	24.3%
87	1,677	Oct. 21–23, 1983	42	$24,558,619	8,701	$2,823	4	Never Say Never Again	$6,011,610	24.5%
88	1,056	Oct. 5–7, 2007	40	$67,358,778	27,062	$2,489	3	The Game Plan	$16,609,377	24.7%
89	1,577	Oct. 23–25, 1987	43	$32,416,902	10,566	$3,068	4	Fatal Attraction	$8,046,843	24.8%
90	1,160	Oct. 8–10, 1993	41	$57,308,317	17,292	$3,314	3	Demolition Man	$14,262,432	24.9%
91	753	Oct. 15–17, 2004	42	$88,286,232	24,763	$3,565	2	Shark Tale	$22,005,952	24.9%
92	480	Oct. 21–23, 2016	43	$113,589,576	33,076	$3,434	4	Boo! A Madea Halloween	$28,501,448	25.1%
93	1,109	Oct. 17–19, 1997	42	$62,531,960	20,233	$3,091	4	I Know What You Did Last Summer	$15,818,645	25.3%
94	1,366	Oct. 16–18, 1992	42	$43,869,961	17,032	$2,576	3	Under Siege	$11,151,874	25.4%
95	812	Oct. 12–14, 2007	41	$83,887,304	28,229	$2,972	3	Why Did I Get Married?	$21,353,789	25.5%
96	356	Oct. 16–18, 2009	42	$127,600,527	27,248	$4,683	3	Where the Wild Things Are	$32,695,407	25.6%
97	667	Oct. 7–9, 2016	41	$95,613,417	31,736	$3,013	3	The Girl on the Train	$24,536,265	25.7%
98	787	Oct. 1–3, 2010	40	$86,232,290	29,858	$2,888	3	The Social Network	$22,445,653	26.0%
99	772	Oct. 25–27, 2002	43	$86,991,628	24,268	$3,585	2	Jackass	$22,763,437	26.2%
100	1,304	Oct. 20–22, 1995	42	$48,048,789	19,382	$2,479	3	Get Shorty	$12,700,007	26.4%
101	801	Oct. 29–31, 2010	44	$84,902,531	29,139	$2,914	1	Saw 3D	$22,530,123	26.5%
102	597	Oct. 6–8, 2006	40	$100,859,502	27,503	$3,667	4	The Departed	$26,887,467	26.7%
103	1,667	Oct. 21–23, 1988	43	$25,441,088	9,209	$2,763	4	Halloween 4	$6,831,250	26.9%
104	708	Oct. 2–4, 2009	40	$92,044,692	26,654	$3,453	4	Zombieland	$24,733,155	26.9%
105	251	Oct. 3–5, 2014	40	$139,541,021	29,825	$4,679	4	Gone Girl	$37,513,109	26.9%
106	821	Oct. 5–7, 2001	40	$82,995,992	26,082	$3,182	4	Training Day	$22,550,788	27.2%
107	567	Oct. 17–19, 2003	42	$103,204,974	27,633	$3,735	2	Texas Chainsaw Massacre	$28,094,014	27.2%
108	1,635	Oct. 4–6, 1985	40	$27,869,985	9,992	$2,789	2	Commando	$7,700,015	27.6%
109	747	Oct. 14–16, 2016	42	$88,852,495	33,853	$2,625	3	The Accountant	$24,710,273	27.8%
110	824	Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2009	44	$82,857,513	31,924	$2,595	1	Michael Jackson's This Is It	$23,234,394	28.0%
111	1,644	Oct. 16–18, 1987	42	$27,203,170	10,502	$2,590	1	Fatal Attraction	$7,688,730	28.3%
112	954	Oct. 13–15, 2000	41	$74,043,376	22,873	$3,237	4	Meet the Parents	$21,168,385	28.6%
113	1,186	Oct. 29–31, 1999	44	$54,819,046	24,662	$2,223	2	House on Haunted Hill	$15,946,032	29.1%
114	1,285	Oct. 7–9, 1994	40	$48,664,673	17,087	$2,848	2	The Specialist	$14,317,765	29.4%
115	1,604	Oct. 2–4, 1987	40	$30,823,090	11,848	$2,602	2	Fatal Attraction	$9,347,602	30.3%
116	679	Oct. 3–5, 2008	40	$94,676,445	23,651	$4,003	6	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	$29,300,465	30.9%
117	1,652	Oct. 3–5, 1986	40	$26,390,410	10,316	$2,558	3	Crocodile Dundee	$8,207,503	31.1%
118	1,459	Oct. 13–15, 1989	41	$37,987,073	13,021	$2,917	5	Look Who's Talking	$12,107,784	31.9%
119	798	Oct. 7–9, 2011	40	$85,133,206	30,969	$2,749	2	Real Steel	$27,319,677	32.1%
120	643	Oct. 8–10, 2004	41	$97,380,181	23,450	$4,153	3	Shark Tale	$31,330,299	32.2%
121	694	Oct. 18–20, 2013	42	$93,217,768	28,579	$3,262	3	Gravity	$30,027,161	32.2%
122	1,529	Oct. 27–29, 1989	43	$34,719,399	14,004	$2,479	4	Look Who's Talking	$11,556,750	33.3%
123	505	Oct. 9–11, 2015	41	$110,070,543	30,546	$3,603	1	The Martian	$37,005,266	33.6%
124	678	Oct. 25–27, 2013	43	$94,869,467	26,592	$3,568	2	Bad Grandpa	$32,055,177	33.8%
125	431	Oct. 22–24, 2010	43	$119,523,268	29,559	$4,044	1	Paranormal Activity 2	$40,678,424	34.0%
126	1,410	Oct. 20–22, 1989	42	$40,809,596	14,837	$2,751	3	Look Who's Talking	$14,147,340	34.7%
127	425	Oct. 24–26, 2008	43	$120,037,116	28,924	$4,150	3	High School Musical 3	$42,030,184	35.0%
128	668	Oct. 9–11, 2009	41	$95,608,627	25,035	$3,819	1	Couples Retreat	$34,286,740	35.9%
129	593	Oct. 4–6, 2002	40	$101,043,451	24,925	$4,054	2	Red Dragon	$36,540,945	36.2%
130	1,735	Oct. 14–16, 1983	41	$19,973,700	8,487	$2,353	0	Never Say Never Again	$7,233,884	36.2%
131	689	Oct. 28–30, 2011	43	$93,557,150	29,560	$3,165	3	Puss in Boots	$34,077,439	36.4%
132	1,343	Oct. 28–30, 1994	43	$45,709,263	19,251	$2,374	3	Stargate	$16,651,018	36.4%
133	774	Oct. 28–30, 2005	43	$86,970,213	27,591	$3,152	4	Saw II	$31,725,652	36.5%
134	795	Oct. 26–28, 2007	43	$85,298,356	27,531	$3,098	2	Saw IV	$31,756,764	37.2%
135	302	Oct. 5–7, 2012	40	$132,743,286	28,066	$4,730	2	Taken 2	$49,514,769	37.3%
136	921	Oct. 6–8, 2000	40	$76,014,054	23,709	$3,206	3	Meet the Parents	$28,623,300	37.7%
137	230	Oct. 2–4, 2015	40	$142,708,444	30,018	$4,754	2	The Martian	$54,308,575	38.1%
138	762	Oct. 27–29, 2006	43	$87,742,939	26,937	$3,257	2	Saw III	$33,610,391	38.3%
139	630	Oct. 22–24, 2004	43	$97,989,971	27,625	$3,547	2	The Grudge	$39,128,715	39.9%
140	429	Oct. 24–26, 2003	43	$119,597,061	29,128	$4,106	3	Scary Movie 3	$48,113,770	40.2%
141	533	Oct. 11–13, 2013	41	$106,614,311	27,609	$3,862	2	Gravity	$43,188,256	40.5%
142	432	Oct. 15–17, 2010	42	$119,518,355	29,529	$4,047	2	Jackass 3-D	$50,353,641	42.1%
143	588	Oct. 1–3, 2004	40	$101,738,024	25,279	$4,025	3	Shark Tale	$47,604,606	46.8%
144	511	Oct. 21–23, 2011	42	$109,383,960	30,352	$3,604	3	Paranormal Activity 3	$52,568,183	48.1%
145	468	Oct. 4–6, 2013	40	$114,905,425	26,693	$4,305	3	Gravity	$55,785,112	48.5%

Rows #1–145

CHART NOTES
Chart shows 3-day weekends only.
Rank indicates rank of all weekends, regardless if a given month is selected.
Highlighted rows indicate weekends ending in the last 52 weeks.