R Rated Movies With the Widest Openings at the Box Office

> ALL TIME BOX OFFICE

WIDEST OPENINGS BY MPAA RATING

Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

Rank*	Title (click to view)	Studio	Theaters	Weekend Gross**	% of Total	Average	Total Gross***	Date^
1	The Hangover Part II	WB	3,615	$85,946,294	33.8%	$23,775	$254,464,305	5/26/11
2	Watchmen	WB	3,611	$55,214,334	51.4%	$15,291	$107,509,799	3/6/09
3	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	3,603	$91,774,413	32.6%	$25,471	$281,576,461	5/15/03
4	Snakes on a Plane	NL	3,555	$13,806,311	40.6%	$3,883	$34,020,814	8/18/06
5	The Hangover Part III	WB	3,555	n/a	n/a	n/a	$11,789,463	5/23/13
6	A Good Day to Die Hard	Fox	3,553	$24,834,845	36.9%	$6,990	$67,349,198	2/14/13
7	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	WB	3,504	$44,041,440	29.3%	$12,568	$150,371,112	7/2/03
8	The Matrix Revolutions	WB	3,502	$48,475,154	34.8%	$13,842	$139,313,948	11/5/03
9	Halloween (2007)	MGM/W	3,472	$26,362,367	45.2%	$7,592	$58,272,029	8/31/07
10	Scream 3	Dim.	3,467	$34,713,342	38.9%	$10,012	$89,143,175	2/4/00
11	Sex and the City 2	WB (NL)	3,445	$31,001,870	32.5%	$8,999	$95,347,692	5/27/10
12	Paranormal Activity 4	Par.	3,412	$29,003,866	53.8%	$8,501	$53,921,300	10/19/12
13	Troy	WB	3,411	$46,865,412	35.1%	$13,739	$133,378,256	5/14/04
14	Prometheus	Fox	3,396	$51,050,101	40.4%	$15,032	$126,477,084	6/8/12
15	Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters	Par.	3,372	$19,690,956	35.3%	$5,840	$55,703,475	1/25/13
16	V for Vendetta	WB	3,365	$25,642,340	36.4%	$7,620	$70,511,035	3/17/06
17	Red Dragon	Uni.	3,357	$36,540,945	39.2%	$10,885	$93,149,898	10/4/02
18	Due Date	WB	3,355	$32,689,406	32.5%	$9,743	$100,539,043	11/5/10
19	Public Enemies	Uni.	3,334	$25,271,675	26.0%	$7,580	$97,104,620	7/1/09
20	A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)	WB (NL)	3,332	$32,902,299	52.2%	$9,875	$63,075,011	4/30/10
21	The Amityville Horror (2005)	MGM	3,323	$23,507,007	36.0%	$7,074	$65,233,369	4/15/05
22	Paranormal Activity 3	Par.	3,321	$52,568,183	50.5%	$15,829	$104,028,807	10/21/11
23	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	3,319	$25,812,796	23.4%	$7,777	$110,515,313	8/13/08
24	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Art.	3,317	$13,223,887	50.0%	$3,986	$26,437,094	10/27/00
25	The Expendables 2	LGF	3,316	$28,591,370	33.6%	$8,622	$85,028,192	8/17/12
26	Scream 4	W/Dim.	3,305	$18,692,090	49.0%	$5,656	$38,180,928	4/15/11
27	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	3,285	$57,038,404	37.4%	$17,363	$152,647,258	5/30/08
28	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	SGem	3,284	$23,036,273	45.0%	$7,014	$51,201,453	9/10/04
29	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sony	3,282	$23,424,118	41.6%	$7,137	$56,359,780	9/12/03
30	Pain and Gain	Par.	3,277	$20,244,505	42.3%	$6,178	$47,912,000	4/26/13
31	The Expendables	LGF	3,270	$34,825,135	33.8%	$10,650	$103,068,524	8/13/10
32	The Hangover	WB	3,269	$44,979,319	16.2%	$13,759	$277,322,503	6/5/09
33	Ted	Uni.	3,239	$54,415,205	24.9%	$16,800	$218,815,487	6/29/12
34	Argo	WB	3,232	$19,458,109	14.3%	$6,020	$136,024,128	10/12/12
35	Hannibal	MGM	3,230	$58,003,121	35.1%	$17,957	$165,092,268	2/9/01
36	Sin City	Dim.	3,230	$29,120,273	39.3%	$9,015	$74,103,820	4/1/05
37	The Heartbreak Kid	P/DW	3,229	$14,022,105	38.1%	$4,342	$36,787,257	10/5/07
38	The Wolfman	Uni.	3,222	$31,479,235	50.8%	$9,770	$61,979,680	2/12/10
39	Scary Movie 2	Mira.	3,220	$20,503,356	28.8%	$6,367	$71,308,997	7/4/01
40	Kingdom of Heaven	Fox	3,216	$19,635,996	41.4%	$6,105	$47,398,413	5/6/05
41	Paranormal Activity 2	Par.	3,216	$40,678,424	48.0%	$12,649	$84,752,907	10/22/10
42	Underworld: Evolution	SGem	3,207	$26,857,181	43.1%	$8,374	$62,318,875	1/20/06
43	The Campaign	WB	3,205	$26,588,460	30.6%	$8,296	$86,907,746	8/10/12
44	Resident Evil: Afterlife	SGem	3,203	$26,650,264	44.3%	$8,320	$60,128,566	9/10/10
45	American Reunion	Uni.	3,192	$21,514,080	37.7%	$6,740	$57,011,521	4/6/12
46	Collateral	DW	3,188	$24,701,458	24.5%	$7,748	$101,005,703	8/6/04
47	Bad Boys II	Sony	3,186	$46,522,560	33.6%	$14,602	$138,608,444	7/18/03
48	The Grey	ORF	3,185	$19,665,101	38.1%	$6,174	$51,580,236	1/27/12
49	Saw IV	LGF	3,183	$31,756,764	50.2%	$9,976	$63,300,095	10/26/07
50	Wanted	Uni.	3,175	$50,927,085	37.9%	$16,040	$134,508,551	6/27/08
51	American Wedding	Uni.	3,172	$33,369,440	31.9%	$10,520	$104,565,114	8/1/03
52	The Watch	Fox	3,168	$12,750,297	36.1%	$4,025	$35,353,000	7/27/12
53	Saw III	LGF	3,167	$33,610,391	41.9%	$10,612	$80,238,724	10/27/06
54	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	3,165	$38,054,676	31.6%	$12,024	$120,540,719	8/21/09
55	Rules of Engagement	Par.	3,155	$15,011,181	24.5%	$4,757	$61,335,230	4/7/00
56	Final Destination 5	WB (NL)	3,155	$18,031,396	42.3%	$5,715	$42,587,643	8/12/11
57	Righteous Kill	Over.	3,152	$16,288,361	40.6%	$5,168	$40,081,410	9/12/08
58	Cop Out	WB	3,150	$18,211,126	40.6%	$5,781	$44,875,481	2/26/10
59	We Were Soldiers	Par.	3,143	$20,212,543	25.9%	$6,430	$78,122,718	3/1/02
60	Identity Thief	Uni.	3,141	$34,551,025	25.8%	$11,000	$134,049,465	2/8/13
61	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Sony	3,127	$9,626,287	43.0%	$3,078	$22,400,154	8/12/05
62	Jeepers Creepers 2	UA	3,124	$15,269,324	42.8%	$4,887	$35,667,218	8/29/03
63	Semi-Pro	NL	3,121	$15,075,114	45.0%	$4,830	$33,479,698	2/29/08
64	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	3,121	$27,408,309	41.2%	$8,782	$66,477,700	8/28/09
65	21 Jump Street	Sony	3,121	$36,302,612	26.2%	$11,632	$138,447,667	3/16/12
66	Safe House	Uni.	3,119	$40,172,720	31.8%	$12,880	$126,373,434	2/10/12
67	Lethal Weapon 4	WB	3,117	$34,048,124	26.1%	$10,923	$130,444,603	7/10/98
68	Fright Night (2011)	BV	3,114	$7,714,388	42.1%	$2,477	$18,302,607	8/19/11
69	Immortals	Rela.	3,112	$32,206,425	38.6%	$10,349	$83,504,017	11/11/11
70	House of Wax	WB	3,111	$12,077,236	37.7%	$3,882	$32,064,800	5/6/05
71	The Book of Eli	WB	3,111	$32,789,494	34.6%	$10,540	$94,835,059	1/15/10
72	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	Fox	3,108	$16,306,974	43.5%	$5,247	$37,519,139	6/22/12
73	Friday the 13th (2009)	WB (NL)	3,105	$40,570,365	62.4%	$13,066	$65,002,019	2/13/09
74	300	WB	3,103	$70,885,301	33.7%	$22,844	$210,614,939	3/9/07
75	Gangster Squad	WB	3,103	$17,070,347	37.1%	$5,501	$46,000,903	1/11/13
76	Kill Bill Vol. 1	Mira.	3,102	$22,089,322	31.5%	$7,120	$70,099,045	10/10/03
77	Black Hawk Down	SonR	3,101	$28,611,736	26.3%	$9,226	$108,638,745	1/18/02
78	Olympus Has Fallen	FD	3,098	$30,373,794	31.1%	$9,804	$97,518,246	3/22/13
79	Step Brothers	Sony	3,094	$30,940,732	30.8%	$10,000	$100,468,793	7/25/08
80	Jackass 3-D	Par.	3,081	$50,353,641	43.0%	$16,343	$117,229,692	10/15/10
81	Underworld Awakening	SGem	3,078	$25,306,725	40.6%	$8,222	$62,321,039	1/20/12
82	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	Sony	3,074	$23,373,102	35.7%	$7,603	$65,452,312	6/12/09
83	Pineapple Express	Sony	3,072	$23,245,025	26.6%	$7,567	$87,341,380	8/6/08
84	Edge of Darkness	WB	3,066	$17,214,384	39.7%	$5,615	$43,313,890	1/29/10
85	Kick-Ass	LGF	3,065	$19,828,687	41.2%	$6,469	$48,071,303	4/16/10
86	Sleepy Hollow	Par.	3,064	$30,060,467	29.7%	$9,810	$101,071,502	11/19/99
87	American Pie 2	Uni.	3,063	$45,117,985	31.1%	$14,729	$145,103,595	8/10/01
88	The Patriot	Sony	3,061	$22,413,710	19.8%	$7,322	$113,330,342	6/28/00
89	Saw V	LGF	3,060	$30,053,954	53.0%	$9,822	$56,746,769	10/24/08
90	Jackass: Number Two	Par.	3,059	$29,002,002	39.8%	$9,480	$72,778,712	9/22/06
91	Project X	WB	3,055	$21,051,363	38.5%	$6,891	$54,731,865	3/2/12
92	American Gangster	Uni.	3,054	$43,565,115	33.5%	$14,264	$130,164,645	11/2/07
93	Panic Room	Sony	3,053	$30,056,751	31.2%	$9,844	$96,397,334	3/29/02
94	District 9	TriS	3,049	$37,354,308	32.3%	$12,251	$115,646,235	8/14/09
95	Bad Teacher	Sony	3,049	$31,603,106	31.5%	$10,365	$100,292,856	6/24/11
96	Doom	Uni.	3,044	$15,488,870	54.9%	$5,088	$28,212,337	10/21/05
97	The Passion of the Christ	NM	3,043	$83,848,082	22.6%	$27,554	$370,274,604	2/25/04
98	Horrible Bosses	WB (NL)	3,040	$28,302,165	24.1%	$9,310	$117,538,559	7/8/11
99	Act of Valor	Rela.	3,039	$24,476,632	35.0%	$8,054	$70,012,847	2/24/12
100	Zombieland	Sony	3,036	$24,733,155	32.7%	$8,147	$75,590,286	10/2/09
101	Saw VI	LGF	3,036	$14,118,444	51.0%	$4,650	$27,693,292	10/23/09
102	Going the Distance	WB (NL)	3,030	$6,884,964	38.7%	$2,272	$17,804,299	9/3/10
103	That's My Boy	Sony	3,030	$13,453,714	36.4%	$4,440	$36,931,089	6/15/12
104	Halloween II (2009)	W/Dim.	3,025	$16,349,565	49.0%	$5,405	$33,392,973	8/28/09
105	Evil Dead (2013)	TriS	3,025	$25,775,847	47.7%	$8,521	$54,036,283	4/5/13
106	Miami Vice	Uni.	3,021	$25,723,815	40.5%	$8,515	$63,450,470	7/28/06
107	Me, Myself and Irene	Fox	3,019	$24,209,385	26.7%	$8,019	$90,570,999	6/23/00
108	No Strings Attached	Par.	3,018	$19,652,921	27.8%	$6,512	$70,662,220	1/21/11
109	The Departed	WB	3,017	$26,887,467	20.3%	$8,911	$132,384,315	10/6/06
110	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	NL	3,016	$28,094,014	34.9%	$9,314	$80,571,655	10/17/03
111	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	LGF	3,015	$10,021,215	47.1%	$3,324	$21,295,021	8/19/11
112	Freddy Vs. Jason	NL	3,014	$36,428,066	44.1%	$12,086	$82,622,655	8/15/03
113	Resident Evil: Retribution	SGem	3,012	$21,052,227	49.7%	$6,989	$42,345,531	9/14/12
114	Django Unchained	Wein.	3,010	$30,122,888	18.5%	$10,008	$162,805,434	12/25/12
115	The Dictator	Par.	3,008	$17,435,092	29.2%	$5,796	$59,650,222	5/16/12
116	Funny People	Uni.	3,007	$22,657,780	43.7%	$7,535	$51,855,045	7/31/09
117	Constantine	WB	3,006	$29,769,098	39.2%	$9,903	$75,976,178	2/18/05
118	Hide and Seek	Fox	3,005	$21,959,233	43.0%	$7,307	$51,100,486	1/28/05
119	Hannibal Rising	MGM/W	3,003	$13,051,650	47.2%	$4,346	$27,670,986	2/9/07
120	Green Zone	Uni.	3,003	$14,309,295	40.8%	$4,765	$35,053,660	3/12/10
121	What's Your Number?	Fox	3,002	$5,421,669	38.7%	$1,806	$14,011,084	9/30/11
122	The Thing (2011)	Uni.	2,996	$8,493,665	50.2%	$2,835	$16,928,670	10/14/11
123	Looper	TriS	2,992	$20,801,522	31.3%	$6,952	$66,486,205	9/28/12
124	Shutter Island	Par.	2,991	$41,062,440	32.1%	$13,729	$128,012,934	2/19/10
125	The Happening	Fox	2,986	$30,517,109	47.3%	$10,220	$64,506,874	6/13/08
126	Killer Elite	ORF	2,986	$9,352,008	37.2%	$3,132	$25,124,966	9/23/11
127	Man on Fire	Fox	2,980	$22,751,490	29.2%	$7,634	$77,911,774	4/23/04
128	Tears of the Sun	SonR	2,973	$17,057,213	39.0%	$5,737	$43,734,876	3/7/03
129	Starship Troopers	Sony	2,971	$22,058,773	40.2%	$7,424	$54,814,377	11/7/97
130	Kill Bill Vol. 2	Mira.	2,971	$25,104,949	37.9%	$8,449	$66,208,183	4/16/04
131	Beerfest	WB	2,964	$7,031,228	36.6%	$2,372	$19,185,184	8/25/06
132	Hollow Man	Sony	2,956	$26,414,386	36.1%	$8,935	$73,209,340	8/4/00
133	She's Out of My League	Par.	2,956	$9,775,278	30.5%	$3,307	$32,010,860	3/12/10
134	The Mexican	DW	2,951	$20,108,829	30.1%	$6,814	$66,845,033	3/2/01
135	Hall Pass	WB (NL)	2,950	$13,535,374	30.0%	$4,588	$45,060,734	2/25/11
136	Saw II	Lions	2,949	$31,725,652	36.4%	$10,758	$87,039,965	10/28/05
137	Superbad	Sony	2,948	$33,052,411	27.2%	$11,211	$121,463,226	8/17/07
138	Dreamcatcher	WB	2,945	$15,027,423	44.6%	$5,102	$33,715,436	3/21/03
139	Jeepers Creepers	UA	2,944	$13,106,108	34.6%	$4,451	$37,904,175	8/31/01
140	Three Kings	WB	2,942	$15,847,636	26.1%	$5,386	$60,652,036	10/1/99
141	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	SGem	2,942	$20,828,511	45.5%	$7,080	$45,802,315	1/23/09
142	Gladiator	DW	2,938	$34,819,017	18.5%	$11,851	$187,705,427	5/5/00
143	Zero Dark Thirty	Sony	2,937	$24,438,936	25.5%	$8,321	$95,720,716	1/11/13
144	The Five-Year Engagement	Uni.	2,936	$10,610,060	36.8%	$3,614	$28,835,528	4/27/12
145	Silent Hill: Revelation 3D	ORF	2,933	$8,023,036	45.8%	$2,735	$17,529,157	10/26/12
146	Magic Mike	WB	2,930	$39,127,170	34.4%	$13,354	$113,721,571	6/29/12
147	Silent Hill	Sony	2,926	$20,152,598	42.9%	$6,887	$46,982,632	4/21/06
148	Friends with Benefits	SGem	2,926	$18,622,150	33.4%	$6,364	$55,802,754	7/22/11
149	Wedding Crashers	NL	2,925	$33,900,720	16.2%	$11,589	$209,255,921	7/15/05
150	Air Force One	Sony	2,919	$37,132,505	21.5%	$12,720	$172,956,409	7/25/97
151	Bridesmaids	Uni.	2,918	$26,247,410	15.5%	$8,995	$169,106,725	5/13/11
152	Underworld	SGem	2,915	$21,753,759	41.9%	$7,462	$51,970,690	9/19/03
153	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	Sony	2,914	$12,768,604	12.5%	$4,382	$102,515,793	12/21/11
154	The Change-Up	Uni.	2,913	$13,531,115	36.5%	$4,645	$37,081,475	8/5/11
155	The Last Stand	LGF	2,913	$6,281,433	52.1%	$2,156	$12,050,299	1/18/13
156	Scary Movie	Mira.	2,912	$42,346,669	27.0%	$14,542	$157,019,771	7/7/00
157	Blade: Trinity	NL	2,912	$16,061,271	30.6%	$5,515	$52,411,906	12/8/04
158	This Is 40	Uni.	2,912	$11,579,175	17.1%	$3,976	$67,544,505	12/21/12
159	The Whole Nine Yards	WB	2,910	$13,731,070	24.0%	$4,718	$57,262,492	2/18/00
160	The Last Samurai	WB	2,908	$24,271,354	21.8%	$8,346	$111,127,263	12/5/03
161	Stigmata	MGM	2,899	$18,309,666	36.6%	$6,315	$50,046,268	9/10/99
162	Windtalkers	MGM	2,898	$14,520,412	35.5%	$5,010	$40,914,068	6/14/02
163	Law Abiding Citizen	Over.	2,890	$21,039,502	28.7%	$7,280	$73,357,727	10/16/09
164	30 Minutes or Less	Sony	2,888	$13,330,118	36.0%	$4,616	$37,053,924	8/12/11
165	Lawless	Wein.	2,888	$10,001,982	26.7%	$3,463	$37,400,127	8/29/12
166	It's Complicated	Uni.	2,887	$22,100,820	19.6%	$7,655	$112,735,375	12/25/09
167	Drive (2011)	FD	2,886	$11,340,461	32.3%	$3,929	$35,060,689	9/16/11
168	The Ugly Truth	Sony	2,882	$27,605,576	31.0%	$9,579	$88,915,214	7/24/09
169	Final Destination 3	NL	2,880	$19,173,094	35.4%	$6,657	$54,098,051	2/10/06
170	Basic	Sony	2,876	$11,511,960	43.0%	$4,002	$26,793,311	3/28/03
171	The Green Mile	WB	2,875	$18,017,152	13.2%	$6,266	$136,801,374	12/10/99
172	A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	WB (NL)	2,875	$12,954,142	36.9%	$4,506	$35,061,031	11/4/11
173	Knocked Up	Uni.	2,871	$30,690,990	20.6%	$10,690	$148,768,917	6/1/07
174	Hit and Run	ORF	2,870	$4,526,222	32.9%	$1,577	$13,749,300	8/22/12
175	The Manchurian Candidate	Par.	2,867	$20,018,620	30.4%	$6,982	$65,955,630	7/30/04
176	Contraband	Uni.	2,863	$24,349,815	36.6%	$8,505	$66,528,000	1/13/12
177	The Town	WB	2,861	$23,808,032	25.8%	$8,322	$92,186,262	9/17/10
178	The General's Daughter	Par.	2,856	$22,332,053	21.7%	$7,819	$102,705,852	6/18/99
179	30 Days of Night	Sony	2,855	$15,951,902	40.3%	$5,587	$39,568,996	10/19/07
180	Deep Blue Sea	WB	2,854	$19,107,643	25.9%	$6,695	$73,648,142	7/30/99
181	The Matrix	WB	2,849	$27,788,331	16.2%	$9,753	$171,479,930	3/31/99
182	Erin Brockovich	Uni.	2,848	$28,138,465	22.4%	$9,880	$125,595,205	3/17/00
183	A Perfect Murder	WB	2,845	$16,615,704	24.6%	$5,840	$67,638,368	6/5/98
184	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Uni.	2,845	$21,422,815	19.6%	$7,529	$109,449,237	8/19/05
185	Final Destination 2	NL	2,834	$16,017,141	34.1%	$5,651	$46,961,214	1/31/03
186	The Hitcher (2007)	Rog.	2,831	$7,818,239	47.5%	$2,761	$16,472,961	1/19/07
187	Exit Wounds	WB	2,830	$18,485,586	35.7%	$6,532	$51,758,599	3/16/01
188	Resident Evil: Extinction	SGem	2,828	$23,678,580	46.8%	$8,372	$50,648,679	9/21/07
189	Con Air	BV	2,824	$24,131,738	23.9%	$8,545	$101,117,573	6/6/97
190	Collateral Damage	WB	2,824	$15,058,432	37.6%	$5,332	$40,077,257	2/8/02
191	The American	Focus	2,823	$13,177,790	37.0%	$4,668	$35,606,376	9/1/10
192	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	NL	2,820	$18,508,228	46.8%	$6,563	$39,517,763	10/6/06
193	Inside Man	Uni.	2,818	$28,954,945	32.7%	$10,274	$88,513,495	3/24/06
194	Lord of War	Lions	2,814	$9,390,144	38.9%	$3,336	$24,149,632	9/16/05
195	The Ruins	P/DW	2,812	$8,003,421	45.9%	$2,846	$17,432,844	4/4/08
196	The Cabin in the Woods	LGF	2,811	$14,743,614	35.0%	$5,245	$42,073,277	4/13/12
197	Gran Torino	WB	2,808	$29,484,388	19.9%	$10,500	$148,095,302	1/9/09
198	Saw 3D	LGF	2,808	$22,530,123	49.3%	$8,024	$45,710,178	10/29/10
199	Conspiracy Theory	WB	2,806	$19,313,566	25.4%	$6,882	$75,982,834	8/8/97
200	Shooter	Par.	2,806	$14,523,571	30.9%	$5,175	$47,003,582	3/23/07

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.