WIDEST OPENINGS BY MPAA RATING

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Rank*	Title (click to view)	Studio	Theaters	Weekend Gross**	% of Total	Average	Total Gross***	Date^
1	Watchmen	WB	3,611	$55,214,334	51.4%	$15,291	$107,509,799	3/6/09
2	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	3,603	$91,774,413	32.6%	$25,471	$281,576,461	5/15/03
3	Snakes on a Plane	NL	3,555	$13,806,311	40.6%	$3,883	$34,020,814	8/18/06
4	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	WB	3,504	$44,041,440	29.3%	$12,568	$150,371,112	7/2/03
5	The Matrix Revolutions	WB	3,502	$48,475,154	34.8%	$13,842	$139,313,948	11/5/03
6	Halloween (2007)	MGM/W	3,472	$26,362,367	45.2%	$7,592	$58,272,029	8/31/07
7	Scream 3	Dim.	3,467	$34,713,342	38.9%	$10,012	$89,143,175	2/4/00
8	Troy	WB	3,411	$46,865,412	35.1%	$13,739	$133,378,256	5/14/04
9	V for Vendetta	WB	3,365	$25,642,340	36.4%	$7,620	$70,511,035	3/17/06
10	Red Dragon	Uni.	3,357	$36,540,945	39.2%	$10,885	$93,149,898	10/4/02
11	Public Enemies	Uni.	3,334	$25,271,675	26.0%	$7,580	$97,104,620	7/1/09
12	The Amityville Horror (2005)	MGM	3,323	$23,507,007	36.0%	$7,074	$65,233,369	4/15/05
13	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	3,319	$25,812,796	23.4%	$7,777	$110,515,313	8/13/08
14	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Art.	3,317	$13,223,887	50.0%	$3,986	$26,437,094	10/27/00
15	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	3,285	$57,038,404	37.4%	$17,363	$152,647,258	5/30/08
16	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	SGem	3,284	$23,036,273	45.0%	$7,014	$51,201,453	9/10/04
17	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sony	3,282	$23,424,118	41.6%	$7,137	$56,359,780	9/12/03
18	The Hangover	WB	3,269	$44,979,319	16.2%	$13,759	$276,833,111	6/5/09
19	Hannibal	MGM	3,230	$58,003,121	35.1%	$17,957	$165,092,268	2/9/01
20	Sin City	Dim.	3,230	$29,120,273	39.3%	$9,015	$74,103,820	4/1/05
21	The Heartbreak Kid	P/DW	3,229	$14,022,105	38.1%	$4,342	$36,787,257	10/5/07
22	Scary Movie 2	Mira.	3,220	$20,503,356	28.8%	$6,367	$71,308,997	7/4/01
23	Kingdom of Heaven	Fox	3,216	$19,635,996	41.4%	$6,105	$47,398,413	5/6/05
24	Underworld: Evolution	SGem	3,207	$26,857,181	43.1%	$8,374	$62,318,875	1/20/06
25	Collateral	DW	3,188	$24,701,458	24.5%	$7,748	$101,005,703	8/6/04
26	Bad Boys II	Sony	3,186	$46,522,560	33.6%	$14,602	$138,608,444	7/18/03
27	Saw IV	LGF	3,183	$31,756,764	50.2%	$9,976	$63,300,095	10/26/07
28	Wanted	Uni.	3,175	$50,927,085	37.9%	$16,040	$134,508,551	6/27/08
29	American Wedding	Uni.	3,172	$33,369,440	31.9%	$10,520	$104,565,114	8/1/03
30	Saw III	LGF	3,167	$33,610,391	41.9%	$10,612	$80,238,724	10/27/06
31	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	3,165	$38,054,676	31.8%	$12,024	$119,666,903	8/21/09
32	Rules of Engagement	Par.	3,155	$15,011,181	24.5%	$4,757	$61,335,230	4/7/00
33	Righteous Kill	Over.	3,152	$16,288,361	40.6%	$5,168	$40,081,410	9/12/08
34	We Were Soldiers	Par.	3,143	$20,212,543	25.9%	$6,430	$78,122,718	3/1/02
35	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Sony	3,127	$9,626,287	43.0%	$3,078	$22,400,154	8/12/05
36	Jeepers Creepers 2	UA	3,124	$15,269,324	42.8%	$4,887	$35,667,218	8/29/03
37	Semi-Pro	NL	3,121	$15,075,114	45.0%	$4,830	$33,479,698	2/29/08
38	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	3,121	$27,408,309	41.3%	$8,782	$66,302,055	8/28/09
39	Lethal Weapon 4	WB	3,117	$34,048,124	26.1%	$10,923	$130,444,603	7/10/98
40	House of Wax	WB	3,111	$12,077,236	37.7%	$3,882	$32,064,800	5/6/05
41	Friday the 13th (2009)	WB (NL)	3,105	$40,570,365	62.4%	$13,066	$65,002,019	2/13/09
42	300	WB	3,103	$70,885,301	33.7%	$22,844	$210,614,939	3/9/07
43	Kill Bill Vol. 1	Mira.	3,102	$22,089,322	31.5%	$7,120	$70,099,045	10/10/03
44	Black Hawk Down	SonR	3,101	$28,611,736	26.3%	$9,226	$108,638,745	1/18/02
45	Step Brothers	Sony	3,094	$30,940,732	30.8%	$10,000	$100,468,793	7/25/08
46	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	Sony	3,074	$23,373,102	35.7%	$7,603	$65,452,312	6/12/09
47	Pineapple Express	Sony	3,072	$23,245,025	26.6%	$7,567	$87,341,380	8/6/08
48	Sleepy Hollow	Par.	3,064	$30,060,467	29.7%	$9,810	$101,071,502	11/19/99
49	American Pie 2	Uni.	3,063	$45,117,985	31.1%	$14,729	$145,103,595	8/10/01
50	The Patriot	Sony	3,061	$22,413,710	19.8%	$7,322	$113,330,342	6/28/00

CHART NOTES
* Ties in rank are broken by release date in favor of the movie that was released first.
** Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
*** Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
^ First weekend of wide release.

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