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WORST WIDE OPENINGS
1982–Present


Note: Saturated Releases (opening at 2,500+ theaters), worst 200 openings only.
RankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*% of
Total		TheatersAvg.Total Gross^Wide
Date**
173 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Fox $9,309,387 11.3% 3,175 $2,932 $82,571,173 12/21/05
199 The Adventures of Tintin Par. $9,720,993 12.5% 3,087 $3,149 $77,591,831 12/21/11
178 We Bought a Zoo Fox $9,360,434 12.4% 3,117 $3,003 $75,624,550 12/23/11
196 Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $9,656,250 14.5% 2,575 $3,750 $66,661,095 12/21/07
132 Bicentennial Man BV $8,234,926 14.1% 2,518 $3,270 $58,223,861 12/17/99
185 The Tigger Movie BV $9,427,532 20.7% 2,723 $3,462 $45,554,533 2/11/00
159 Frequency NL $9,025,584 20.1% 2,621 $3,443 $45,010,278 4/28/00
56 We Are Marshall WB $6,114,264 14.0% 2,606 $2,346 $43,545,364 12/22/06
5 Rumor Has It WB $3,473,155 8.1% 2,815 $1,233 $43,000,262 12/25/05
64 Gulliver's Travels Fox $6,307,691 14.7% 2,546 $2,477 $42,779,261 12/25/10
167 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep SonR $9,186,054 22.4% 2,772 $3,314 $40,946,255 12/25/07
50 The Wild Thornberrys Par. $6,013,847 15.0% 3,012 $1,996 $40,108,697 12/20/02
166 Stardust Par. $9,169,779 23.7% 2,540 $3,610 $38,634,938 8/10/07
122 The Nativity Story NL $7,849,304 20.9% 3,083 $2,545 $37,629,831 12/1/06
197 The Wild BV $9,684,809 25.9% 2,854 $3,393 $37,384,046 4/14/06
25 Monsters, Inc. (3D) BV $4,774,686 14.0% 2,618 $1,824 $34,043,006 12/19/12
183 Stuck on You Fox $9,411,055 27.8% 3,003 $3,133 $33,832,741 12/12/03
198 See Spot Run WB $9,715,102 29.1% 2,656 $3,657 $33,357,476 3/2/01
168 Just Friends NL $9,191,331 28.2% 2,505 $3,669 $32,619,671 11/23/05
171 Side Effects (2013) ORF $9,303,145 28.9% 2,605 $3,571 $32,172,757 2/8/13
194 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Fox $9,630,085 30.0% 3,164 $3,043 $32,061,555 11/16/07
172 Murder by Numbers WB $9,307,394 29.1% 2,663 $3,495 $31,945,749 4/19/02
170 Morning Glory Par. $9,203,266 29.7% 2,518 $3,655 $31,011,732 11/10/10
98 Space Chimps Fox $7,181,374 23.9% 2,511 $2,860 $30,105,968 7/18/08
157 The New Guy SonR $9,007,833 30.3% 2,687 $3,352 $29,760,152 5/10/02
72 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Sony $6,616,571 22.4% 2,718 $2,434 $29,580,087 12/18/09
184 Bless the Child Par. $9,413,684 32.0% 2,524 $3,729 $29,381,494 8/11/00
175 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen BV $9,350,572 31.9% 2,503 $3,735 $29,331,068 2/20/04
139 Nanny McPhee Returns Uni. $8,407,685 29.0% 2,784 $3,020 $29,011,215 8/20/10
160 The Watcher Uni. $9,062,295 31.3% 2,742 $3,304 $28,946,615 9/8/00
191 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course MGM $9,537,123 33.5% 2,525 $3,777 $28,442,574 7/12/02
100 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Fox $7,288,977 25.6% 2,946 $2,474 $28,426,747 6/16/06
182 The Prince and Me Par. $9,406,378 33.4% 2,682 $3,507 $28,176,497 4/2/04
140 The Ant Bully WB $8,432,465 30.0% 3,050 $2,764 $28,142,535 7/28/06
127 Joe Dirt Sony $8,016,008 29.6% 2,638 $3,038 $27,087,695 4/11/01
118 Blast from the Past NL $7,771,066 29.3% 2,542 $3,057 $26,511,114 2/12/99
84 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas DW $6,874,477 26.0% 3,086 $2,227 $26,483,452 7/2/03
101 Blood Work WB $7,312,413 27.9% 2,525 $2,896 $26,235,081 8/9/02
120 Ramona and Beezus Fox $7,810,481 29.8% 2,719 $2,873 $26,167,002 7/23/10
105 The Nanny Diaries MGM/W $7,480,927 28.8% 2,629 $2,845 $25,930,652 8/24/07
169 Leap Year Uni. $9,202,815 35.5% 2,511 $3,665 $25,918,920 1/8/10
190 Superhero Movie MGM/W $9,510,297 36.7% 2,960 $3,212 $25,881,068 3/28/08
138 You Again BV $8,407,513 32.7% 2,548 $3,300 $25,702,053 9/24/10
153 21 and Over Rela. $8,754,168 34.1% 2,771 $3,159 $25,682,380 3/1/13
81 Nancy Drew WB $6,832,318 26.7% 2,612 $2,615 $25,612,520 6/15/07
95 Katy Perry: Part of Me Par. $7,138,266 28.2% 2,730 $2,615 $25,326,071 7/5/12
163 The Transporter Fox $9,107,816 36.0% 2,573 $3,539 $25,296,447 10/11/02
125 Aliens in the Attic Fox $8,008,423 31.8% 3,106 $2,578 $25,200,412 7/31/09
155 Twisted Par. $8,904,299 35.3% 2,703 $3,294 $25,198,598 2/27/04
176 Killer Elite ORF $9,352,008 37.2% 2,986 $3,132 $25,124,966 9/23/11
162 Alpha and Omega LGF $9,106,906 36.3% 2,625 $3,469 $25,107,267 9/17/10
146 Never Back Down Sum. $8,603,195 34.6% 2,729 $3,152 $24,850,922 3/14/08
91 Our Idiot Brother Wein. $7,011,631 28.3% 2,555 $2,744 $24,816,118 8/26/11
186 The Sweetest Thing Sony $9,430,667 38.2% 2,670 $3,532 $24,718,164 4/12/02
80 Ice Princess BV $6,807,471 27.9% 2,501 $2,721 $24,402,491 3/18/05
200 The Spy Next Door LGF $9,726,056 40.0% 2,924 $3,326 $24,307,086 1/15/10
180 Lord of War Lions $9,390,144 38.9% 2,814 $3,336 $24,149,632 9/16/05
131 From Paris with Love LGF $8,158,860 33.9% 2,722 $2,997 $24,077,427 2/5/10
144 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark FD $8,525,728 35.5% 2,760 $3,089 $24,046,682 8/26/11
109 Around the World in 80 Days BV $7,576,132 31.6% 2,801 $2,704 $24,008,137 6/16/04
192 The Wicker Man WB $9,610,204 40.6% 2,784 $3,451 $23,649,127 9/1/06
126 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London MGM $8,014,005 33.9% 2,973 $2,695 $23,630,159 3/12/04
181 The Losers WB $9,406,348 39.9% 2,936 $3,204 $23,591,432 4/23/10
187 Eight Crazy Nights Sony $9,434,175 40.0% 2,503 $3,769 $23,586,598 11/27/02
154 The Covenant SGem $8,852,458 37.9% 2,681 $3,301 $23,380,495 9/8/06
148 Bulletproof Monk MGM $8,653,542 37.0% 2,955 $2,928 $23,358,708 4/16/03
188 Sanctum Uni. $9,447,930 40.7% 2,787 $3,390 $23,209,310 2/4/11
6 Joe Somebody Fox $3,553,725 15.6% 2,506 $1,418 $22,771,646 12/21/01
179 Titan A.E. Fox $9,376,845 41.2% 2,734 $3,429 $22,753,426 6/16/00
189 Babylon A.D. Fox $9,484,627 42.1% 3,390 $2,798 $22,532,572 8/29/08
147 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Fox $8,603,460 38.2% 2,702 $3,184 $22,530,295 7/21/06
53 Quest for Camelot WB $6,041,602 26.8% 3,107 $1,945 $22,510,798 5/15/98
156 City by the Sea WB $8,935,426 39.8% 2,575 $3,470 $22,448,879 9/6/02
136 EDtv Uni. $8,311,290 37.1% 2,627 $3,163 $22,431,897 3/26/99
164 The Alamo (2004) BV $9,124,701 40.7% 2,609 $3,497 $22,414,961 4/9/04
193 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Sony $9,626,287 43.0% 3,127 $3,078 $22,400,154 8/12/05
129 The Medallion TriS $8,111,324 36.5% 2,648 $3,063 $22,219,192 8/22/03
110 A Lot Like Love BV $7,576,593 34.7% 2,502 $3,028 $21,845,719 4/22/05
150 Mr. 3000 BV $8,679,028 39.8% 2,736 $3,172 $21,811,187 9/17/04
104 The Bachelor NL $7,480,288 34.4% 2,522 $2,966 $21,760,240 11/5/99
177 Your Highness Uni. $9,360,020 43.3% 2,769 $3,380 $21,596,445 4/8/11
143 Urban Legends: Final Cut Sony $8,505,513 39.6% 2,539 $3,349 $21,468,807 9/22/00
86 Mars Needs Moms BV $6,914,488 32.3% 3,117 $2,218 $21,392,758 3/11/11
130 Dream House Uni. $8,129,355 38.2% 2,661 $3,055 $21,302,340 9/30/11
71 The Next Three Days LGF $6,542,779 30.9% 2,564 $2,552 $21,148,651 11/19/10
27 Flight of the Phoenix Fox $5,019,430 23.9% 2,604 $1,927 $21,009,180 12/17/04
115 Flicka Fox $7,703,551 36.7% 2,877 $2,677 $21,000,147 10/20/06
174 Looney Tunes: Back in Action WB $9,317,371 44.4% 2,903 $3,209 $20,991,364 11/14/03
66 Shorts WB $6,410,339 30.6% 3,105 $2,065 $20,919,166 8/21/09
165 Gamer LGF $9,156,057 44.6% 2,502 $3,659 $20,534,907 9/4/09
112 The Big Wedding LGF $7,591,663 37.1% 2,633 $2,883 $20,470,029 4/26/13
102 The In-Laws WB $7,319,848 35.8% 2,652 $2,760 $20,453,431 5/23/03
149 The Three Musketeers (2011) Sum. $8,674,452 42.6% 3,017 $2,875 $20,374,484 10/21/11
69 The Spirit LGF $6,463,278 32.6% 2,509 $2,576 $19,806,188 12/25/08
135 Broken City Fox $8,268,908 42.0% 2,620 $3,156 $19,701,164 1/18/13
75 Astro Boy Sum. $6,702,923 34.3% 3,014 $2,224 $19,551,067 10/23/09
141 Timeline Par. $8,440,629 43.3% 2,787 $3,028 $19,481,943 11/26/03
111 Beautiful Creatures (2013) WB $7,582,595 39.0% 2,950 $2,570 $19,452,138 2/14/13
114 Vacancy SGem $7,603,376 39.3% 2,551 $2,980 $19,363,565 4/20/07
195 Cursed Dim. $9,633,085 49.9% 2,805 $3,434 $19,297,522 2/25/05
99 Species II MGM $7,274,008 37.8% 2,510 $2,898 $19,221,939 4/10/98
134 My Best Friend's Girl LGF $8,265,357 43.0% 2,604 $3,174 $19,219,250 9/19/08
92 Beerfest WB $7,031,228 36.6% 2,964 $2,372 $19,185,184 8/25/06
78 Georgia Rule Uni. $6,773,870 35.5% 2,523 $2,684 $19,103,072 5/11/07
158 Rollerball MGM $9,013,548 47.5% 2,762 $3,263 $18,990,798 2/8/02
137 Shark Night 3D Rela. $8,404,260 44.5% 2,806 $2,995 $18,877,153 9/2/11
96 The Marine Fox $7,138,774 37.9% 2,545 $2,805 $18,844,784 10/13/06
93 Into the Blue Sony $7,057,854 37.5% 2,789 $2,530 $18,801,234 9/30/05
123 Man on a Ledge LG/S $8,001,932 43.0% 2,998 $2,669 $18,620,000 1/27/12
106 Aquamarine Fox $7,482,669 40.2% 2,512 $2,978 $18,597,342 3/3/06
161 Ultraviolet SGem $9,064,880 48.9% 2,558 $3,543 $18,535,812 3/3/06
67 North Country WB $6,422,455 35.0% 2,555 $2,513 $18,337,722 10/21/05
13 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Sony $4,174,383 22.8% 2,650 $1,575 $18,317,151 12/21/07
116 Fright Night (2011) BV $7,714,388 42.1% 3,114 $2,477 $18,302,607 8/19/11
94 Next Par. $7,133,049 39.2% 2,725 $2,617 $18,211,013 4/27/07
89 Last Man Standing NL $7,010,333 38.7% 2,561 $2,737 $18,115,927 9/20/96
43 Pooh's Heffalump Movie BV $5,805,559 32.1% 2,529 $2,295 $18,098,433 2/11/05
145 School for Scoundrels MGM/W $8,602,333 48.3% 3,004 $2,863 $17,807,569 9/29/06
85 Going the Distance WB (NL) $6,884,964 38.7% 3,030 $2,272 $17,804,299 9/3/10
76 Eurotrip DW $6,711,384 37.8% 2,512 $2,671 $17,771,387 2/20/04
151 Apollo 18 W/Dim. $8,704,271 49.2% 3,328 $2,615 $17,687,709 9/2/11
73 Furry Vengeance Sum. $6,627,564 37.6% 2,997 $2,211 $17,630,465 4/30/10
128 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D ORF $8,023,036 45.8% 2,933 $2,735 $17,529,157 10/26/12
152 Red Planet WB $8,721,296 49.9% 2,703 $3,226 $17,480,890 11/10/00
124 The Ruins P/DW $8,003,421 45.9% 2,812 $2,846 $17,432,844 4/4/08
39 Just My Luck Fox $5,692,285 32.9% 2,541 $2,240 $17,326,650 5/12/06
70 Eight Legged Freaks WB $6,485,458 37.4% 2,530 $2,563 $17,322,606 7/17/02
113 Inkheart WB (NL) $7,601,379 43.9% 2,655 $2,863 $17,303,424 1/23/09
77 Kung Fu Hustle SPC $6,749,572 39.5% 2,503 $2,696 $17,108,591 4/22/05
103 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DW $7,320,066 42.9% 2,711 $2,700 $17,071,962 1/23/04
133 Pokemon 3: The Movie WB $8,240,752 48.3% 2,675 $3,080 $17,052,128 4/6/01
107 Son of the Mask NL $7,511,675 44.1% 2,966 $2,532 $17,018,422 2/18/05
51 Rock Star WB $6,018,636 35.4% 2,525 $2,383 $17,008,282 9/7/01
31 The Country Bears BV $5,309,675 31.3% 2,553 $2,079 $16,990,825 7/26/02
142 The Thing (2011) Uni. $8,493,665 50.2% 2,996 $2,835 $16,928,670 10/14/11
45 Catch That Kid Fox $5,824,860 34.9% 2,847 $2,045 $16,703,799 2/6/04
44 Unaccompanied Minors WB $5,815,474 34.9% 2,775 $2,095 $16,655,224 12/8/06
121 The Hitcher (2007) Rog. $7,818,239 47.5% 2,831 $2,761 $16,472,961 1/19/07
74 The Whole Ten Yards WB $6,685,381 40.9% 2,654 $2,518 $16,328,471 4/9/04
83 Jennifer's Body Fox $6,868,397 42.4% 2,702 $2,542 $16,204,793 9/18/09
37 Imagine That Par. $5,503,519 34.1% 3,008 $1,830 $16,123,323 6/12/09
97 3000 Miles to Graceland WB $7,160,521 45.5% 2,545 $2,813 $15,749,959 2/23/01
60 Pride & Glory WB (NL) $6,262,396 39.8% 2,585 $2,423 $15,740,721 10/24/08
52 Wishmaster Live $6,038,516 38.4% 2,502 $2,413 $15,738,769 9/19/97
88 View from the Top Mira. $7,009,513 44.9% 2,508 $2,794 $15,614,000 3/21/03
87 A Guy Thing MGM $6,988,749 45.0% 2,515 $2,778 $15,545,431 1/17/03
119 Bangkok Dangerous LGF $7,783,266 50.9% 2,650 $2,937 $15,298,133 9/5/08
117 The Last Exorcism Part II CBS $7,728,354 50.9% 2,700 $2,862 $15,179,302 3/1/13
47 The Invasion WB $5,951,409 39.5% 2,776 $2,143 $15,074,191 8/17/07
108 The Box WB $7,571,417 50.3% 2,635 $2,873 $15,051,977 11/6/09
55 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer Rela. $6,076,859 40.5% 2,524 $2,408 $15,013,650 6/10/11
82 My Soul to Take Uni. $6,842,220 46.4% 2,572 $2,660 $14,744,435 10/8/10
68 Soldier WB $6,447,237 44.2% 2,507 $2,571 $14,594,226 10/23/98
54 Everyone's Hero Fox $6,061,762 41.7% 2,896 $2,093 $14,523,101 9/15/06
79 Welcome to Mooseport Fox $6,775,132 46.8% 2,868 $2,362 $14,470,947 2/20/04
59 Life, or Something Like It Fox $6,219,234 43.0% 2,606 $2,386 $14,448,589 4/26/02
90 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever WB $7,010,474 49.0% 2,705 $2,591 $14,307,963 9/20/02
20 Josie and the Pussycats Uni. $4,562,455 32.0% 2,556 $1,784 $14,271,015 4/11/01
46 Disaster Movie LGF $5,836,973 41.1% 2,642 $2,209 $14,190,901 8/29/08
48 New York Minute WB $5,962,106 42.4% 3,006 $1,983 $14,071,441 5/7/04
58 Blues Brothers 2000 Uni. $6,129,615 43.6% 2,507 $2,445 $14,051,384 2/6/98
34 What's Your Number? Fox $5,421,669 38.7% 3,002 $1,806 $14,011,084 9/30/11
32 Hot Rod Par. $5,310,711 38.1% 2,607 $2,037 $13,938,332 8/3/07
8 Firehouse Dog Fox $3,838,916 27.6% 2,860 $1,342 $13,932,383 4/4/07
63 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Uni. $6,293,205 45.4% 2,754 $2,285 $13,869,515 10/23/09
57 Repo Men Uni. $6,126,170 44.4% 2,521 $2,430 $13,794,835 3/19/10
18 Hit and Run ORF $4,526,222 32.9% 2,870 $1,577 $13,749,300 8/22/12
40 Hey Arnold! The Movie Par. $5,706,332 41.6% 2,527 $2,258 $13,728,902 6/28/02
35 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Free $5,423,315 40.0% 2,652 $2,045 $13,559,812 10/31/08
65 Tomcats SonR $6,406,076 47.2% 2,617 $2,447 $13,558,739 3/30/01
61 Dredd LGF $6,278,491 46.8% 2,506 $2,505 $13,414,714 9/21/12
38 The Comebacks FoxA $5,554,594 41.6% 2,812 $1,975 $13,349,927 10/19/07
41 fear dot com WB $5,710,128 43.1% 2,550 $2,239 $13,258,249 8/30/02
42 Playing for Keeps FD $5,750,288 43.9% 2,837 $2,027 $13,102,272 12/7/12
36 Wicker Park MGM $5,467,281 42.1% 2,598 $2,104 $13,001,257 9/3/04
30 Ready to Rumble WB $5,257,778 42.4% 2,585 $2,033 $12,394,327 4/7/00
49 Extraordinary Measures CBS $6,012,594 49.8% 2,549 $2,359 $12,068,313 1/22/10
62 The Last Stand LGF $6,281,433 52.1% 2,913 $2,156 $12,050,299 1/18/13
17 Zoom SonR $4,510,408 37.6% 2,501 $1,803 $11,989,328 8/11/06
28 Sorority Row Sum. $5,059,802 42.3% 2,665 $1,899 $11,965,282 9/11/09
29 Meet Dave Fox $5,251,918 44.5% 3,011 $1,744 $11,803,254 7/11/08
16 Surviving Christmas DW $4,441,356 38.1% 2,750 $1,615 $11,663,156 10/22/04
24 The Words CBS $4,750,894 41.3% 2,801 $1,696 $11,494,838 9/7/12
19 Chill Factor WB $4,529,231 40.2% 2,558 $1,770 $11,263,966 9/3/99
33 Jonah Hex WB $5,379,365 51.0% 2,825 $1,904 $10,547,117 6/18/10
9 Raise Your Voice NL $4,022,693 38.6% 2,521 $1,595 $10,411,980 10/8/04
15 Pandorum Over. $4,424,126 42.8% 2,506 $1,765 $10,330,853 9/25/09
26 Whiteout WB $4,915,104 47.8% 2,745 $1,791 $10,275,638 9/11/09
23 Bats Dest. $4,717,902 46.5% 2,540 $1,857 $10,155,690 10/22/99
12 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Wein. $4,108,630 40.5% 2,505 $1,640 $10,143,779 4/29/11
22 Prom BV $4,712,638 46.5% 2,730 $1,726 $10,130,219 4/29/11
21 The Express Uni. $4,562,675 46.6% 2,808 $1,625 $9,793,406 10/10/08
11 Fun Size Par. $4,101,017 43.6% 3,014 $1,361 $9,409,538 10/26/12
7 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Fox $3,745,315 42.6% 3,141 $1,192 $8,794,452 10/5/07
10 MacGruber Uni. $4,043,495 47.4% 2,551 $1,585 $8,525,600 5/21/10
4 Hoot NL $3,368,197 41.5% 3,018 $1,116 $8,117,637 5/5/06
14 Punisher: War Zone LGF $4,271,451 53.1% 2,508 $1,703 $8,050,977 12/5/08
2 The Rocker Fox $2,636,048 41.1% 2,784 $947 $6,409,528 8/20/08
3 Lucky You WB $2,710,445 47.1% 2,525 $1,073 $5,758,950 5/4/07
1 Won't Back Down Fox $2,603,370 49.0% 2,515 $1,035 $5,310,554 9/28/12

CHART NOTES
* Opening is the opening weekend of the wide release date.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
** Release date is the date the movie went wide (600+ theaters).
Highlighted rows indicated movies released in the past year.

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