WIDEST OPENINGS BY MPAA RATING
| Rank* | Title (click to view) | Studio | Theaters | Weekend Gross** | % of Total | Average | Total Gross*** | Date^ | | 1 |
WALL-E |
BV |
3,992 |
$63,087,526 |
28.2% |
$15,803 |
$223,808,164 |
6/27/08 |
| 2 |
Cars |
BV |
3,985 |
$60,119,509 |
24.6% |
$15,086 |
$244,082,982 |
6/9/06 |
| 3 |
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! |
Fox |
3,954 |
$45,012,998 |
29.1% |
$11,384 |
$154,529,439 |
3/14/08 |
| 4 |
Ratatouille |
BV |
3,940 |
$47,027,395 |
22.8% |
$11,935 |
$206,445,654 |
6/29/07 |
| 5 |
Chicken Little |
BV |
3,654 |
$40,049,778 |
29.6% |
$10,960 |
$135,386,665 |
11/4/05 |
| 6 |
The Polar Express |
WB |
3,650 |
$23,323,463 |
14.3% |
$6,389 |
$162,775,358 |
11/10/04 |
| 7 |
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
DW |
3,645 |
$16,025,987 |
28.6% |
$4,396 |
$56,110,897 |
10/7/05 |
| 8 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
BV |
3,623 |
$42,030,184 |
46.4% |
$11,601 |
$90,559,416 |
10/24/08 |
| 9 |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
Par. |
3,566 |
$11,457,353 |
13.8% |
$3,212 |
$82,985,708 |
12/15/06 |
| 10 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded |
BV |
3,521 |
$12,709,221 |
19.2% |
$3,609 |
$66,023,816 |
6/22/05 |
| 11 |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
BV |
3,472 |
$22,956,453 |
24.1% |
$6,611 |
$95,170,481 |
8/11/04 |
| 12 |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause |
BV |
3,458 |
$19,504,038 |
23.1% |
$5,640 |
$84,500,122 |
11/3/06 |
| 13 |
Meet the Robinsons |
BV |
3,413 |
$25,123,781 |
25.7% |
$7,361 |
$97,822,171 |
3/30/07 |
| 14 |
Finding Nemo |
BV |
3,374 |
$70,251,710 |
20.7% |
$20,821 |
$339,714,978 |
5/30/03 |
| 15 |
The Santa Clause 2 |
BV |
3,350 |
$29,008,696 |
20.8% |
$8,659 |
$139,236,327 |
11/1/02 |
| 16 |
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron |
DW |
3,317 |
$17,770,036 |
24.2% |
$5,357 |
$73,280,117 |
5/24/02 |
| 17 |
Monsters, Inc. |
BV |
3,237 |
$62,577,067 |
24.5% |
$19,331 |
$255,873,250 |
11/2/01 |
| 18 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
3,236 |
$57,388,839 |
23.3% |
$17,734 |
$245,852,179 |
11/24/99 |
| 19 |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
Fox |
3,164 |
$9,630,085 |
30.0% |
$3,043 |
$32,061,555 |
11/16/07 |
| 20 |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
Par. |
3,139 |
$13,832,786 |
17.1% |
$4,406 |
$80,936,232 |
12/21/01 |
| 21 |
Hannah Montana The Movie |
BV |
3,118 |
$32,324,487 |
40.6% |
$10,367 |
$79,576,189 |
4/10/09 |
| 22 |
Quest for Camelot |
WB |
3,107 |
$6,041,602 |
26.8% |
$1,945 |
$22,510,798 |
5/15/98 |
| 23 |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Uni. |
3,104 |
$10,103,675 |
19.9% |
$3,255 |
$50,877,145 |
12/19/08 |
| 24 |
Pokemon: The First Movie |
WB |
3,043 |
$31,036,678 |
36.2% |
$10,199 |
$85,744,662 |
11/10/99 |
| 25 |
Brother Bear |
BV |
3,030 |
$19,404,492 |
22.7% |
$6,404 |
$85,336,277 |
11/1/03 |
| 26 |
Tarzan |
BV |
3,005 |
$34,221,968 |
20.0% |
$11,388 |
$171,091,819 |
6/16/99 |
| 27 |
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie |
Par. |
2,934 |
$22,718,184 |
29.7% |
$7,743 |
$76,507,756 |
11/17/00 |
| 28 |
Everyone's Hero |
Fox |
2,896 |
$6,061,762 |
41.7% |
$2,093 |
$14,523,101 |
9/15/06 |
| 29 |
Mulan |
BV |
2,888 |
$22,745,143 |
18.9% |
$7,876 |
$120,620,254 |
6/19/98 |
| 30 |
The Wild |
BV |
2,854 |
$9,684,809 |
25.9% |
$3,393 |
$37,384,046 |
4/14/06 |
| 31 |
The Jungle Book 2 |
BV |
2,808 |
$11,441,733 |
23.9% |
$4,074 |
$47,901,582 |
2/14/03 |
| 32 |
The Emperor's New Groove |
BV |
2,801 |
$9,812,302 |
11.0% |
$3,503 |
$89,302,687 |
12/15/00 |
| 33 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
BV |
2,794 |
$33,504,025 |
24.6% |
$11,991 |
$136,189,294 |
11/27/96 |
| 34 |
The Rugrats Movie |
Par. |
2,782 |
$27,321,470 |
27.2% |
$9,820 |
$100,494,675 |
11/20/98 |
| 35 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
BV |
2,778 |
$21,037,414 |
21.0% |
$7,572 |
$100,138,851 |
6/21/96 |
| 36 |
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 |
WB |
2,752 |
$19,575,608 |
44.7% |
$7,113 |
$43,758,684 |
7/21/00 |
| 37 |
The Tigger Movie |
BV |
2,723 |
$9,427,532 |
20.7% |
$3,462 |
$45,554,533 |
2/11/00 |
| 38 |
College Road Trip |
BV |
2,706 |
$13,601,419 |
29.8% |
$5,026 |
$45,610,425 |
3/7/08 |
| 39 |
102 Dalmatians |
BV |
2,704 |
$19,883,351 |
29.7% |
$7,353 |
$66,957,026 |
11/22/00 |
| 40 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
2,686 |
$33,258,052 |
20.4% |
$12,382 |
$162,798,565 |
11/27/98 |
| 41 |
Pokemon 3: The Movie |
WB |
2,675 |
$8,240,752 |
48.3% |
$3,080 |
$17,052,128 |
4/6/01 |
| 42 |
Recess: School's Out |
BV |
2,624 |
$10,065,873 |
27.4% |
$3,836 |
$36,706,141 |
2/16/01 |
| 43 |
Hercules |
BV |
2,621 |
$21,454,451 |
21.6% |
$8,185 |
$99,112,101 |
6/27/97 |
| 44 |
Return to Never Land |
BV |
2,605 |
$11,889,631 |
24.6% |
$4,564 |
$48,430,258 |
2/15/02 |
| 45 |
Pocahontas |
BV |
2,569 |
$29,531,619 |
20.9% |
$11,495 |
$141,579,773 |
6/23/95 |
| 46 |
Curious George |
Uni. |
2,566 |
$14,703,405 |
25.2% |
$5,730 |
$58,360,760 |
2/10/06 |
| 47 |
The Country Bears |
BV |
2,553 |
$5,309,675 |
31.3% |
$2,079 |
$16,990,825 |
7/26/02 |
| 48 |
The Lion King |
BV |
2,552 |
$40,888,194 |
13.1% |
$16,022 |
$312,855,561 |
6/24/94 |
| 49 |
The Princess Diaries |
BV |
2,537 |
$22,862,269 |
21.1% |
$9,011 |
$108,248,956 |
8/3/01 |
| 50 |
Pooh's Heffalump Movie |
BV |
2,529 |
$5,805,559 |
32.1% |
$2,295 |
$18,098,433 |
2/11/05 |
| 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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