WIDEST RELEASES BY MPAA RATING
| Rank* | Title (click to view) | Studio | Theaters | Weekend Gross** | % of Total | Average | Total Gross*** | Date^ | Wk# | | 2 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
4,223 |
$72,170,363 |
16.4% |
$17,089 |
$441,226,247 |
5/28/04 |
2 |
| 3 |
Shrek the Third |
P/DW |
4,172 |
$53,039,992 |
16.4% |
$12,713 |
$322,719,944 |
5/25/07 |
2 |
| 4 |
Madagascar |
DW |
4,142 |
$28,110,235 |
14.5% |
$6,786 |
$193,595,521 |
6/3/05 |
2 |
| 5 |
Kung Fu Panda |
P/DW |
4,136 |
$33,612,594 |
15.6% |
$8,127 |
$215,434,591 |
6/13/08 |
2 |
| 6 |
Monsters Vs. Aliens |
P/DW |
4,136 |
$21,812,253 |
11.0% |
$5,274 |
$198,351,526 |
4/10/09 |
3 |
| 7 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
Fox |
4,102 |
$27,607,497 |
14.0% |
$6,730 |
$196,542,556 |
7/10/09 |
2 |
| 8 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
Fox |
4,101 |
$24,353,868 |
13.7% |
$5,939 |
$177,243,721 |
5/29/09 |
2 |
| 9 |
Over the Hedge |
P/DW |
4,093 |
$27,063,774 |
17.5% |
$6,612 |
$155,019,340 |
5/26/06 |
2 |
| 10 |
Shark Tale |
DW |
4,070 |
$31,330,299 |
19.5% |
$7,697 |
$160,861,908 |
10/8/04 |
2 |
| 11 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
P/DW |
4,065 |
$35,017,301 |
19.5% |
$8,614 |
$180,010,950 |
11/14/08 |
2 |
| 12 |
Bee Movie |
P/DW |
3,984 |
$14,008,444 |
11.1% |
$3,516 |
$126,631,277 |
11/16/07 |
3 |
| 13 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Fox |
3,969 |
$33,823,894 |
17.3% |
$8,522 |
$195,330,621 |
4/7/06 |
2 |
| 14 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
Fox |
3,963 |
$20,009,476 |
15.2% |
$5,049 |
$131,921,738 |
6/22/07 |
2 |
| 15 |
The Incredibles |
BV |
3,933 |
$70,467,623 |
27.0% |
$17,917 |
$261,441,092 |
11/5/04 |
1 |
| 16 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
BV |
3,929 |
$55,034,805 |
38.9% |
$14,007 |
$141,621,490 |
5/16/08 |
1 |
| 17 |
Up |
BV |
3,886 |
$30,762,280 |
10.5% |
$7,916 |
$293,004,164 |
6/12/09 |
3 |
| 18 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
WB |
3,855 |
$93,687,367 |
37.5% |
$24,302 |
$249,541,069 |
6/4/04 |
1 |
| 19 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
BV |
3,853 |
$19,777,962 |
6.8% |
$5,133 |
$291,710,957 |
12/23/05 |
3 |
| 20 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles |
Par. |
3,847 |
$19,004,058 |
26.7% |
$4,940 |
$71,195,053 |
2/15/08 |
1 |
| 21 |
Open Season |
Sony |
3,833 |
$23,624,548 |
27.8% |
$6,163 |
$85,105,259 |
9/29/06 |
1 |
| 22 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
BV |
3,832 |
$44,783,772 |
20.4% |
$11,686 |
$219,964,115 |
12/21/07 |
1 |
| 23 |
Happy Feet |
WB |
3,804 |
$41,533,432 |
21.0% |
$10,918 |
$198,000,317 |
11/17/06 |
1 |
| 24 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
WB |
3,790 |
$28,253,338 |
13.7% |
$7,454 |
$206,459,076 |
7/22/05 |
2 |
| 25 |
Robots |
Fox |
3,776 |
$36,045,301 |
28.1% |
$9,545 |
$128,200,012 |
3/11/05 |
1 |
| 26 |
Night at the Museum |
Fox |
3,768 |
$36,766,905 |
14.7% |
$9,757 |
$250,863,268 |
12/29/06 |
2 |
| 27 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
WB |
3,735 |
$32,695,407 |
44.2% |
$8,754 |
$73,977,299 |
10/16/09 |
1 |
| 28 |
Enchanted |
BV |
3,730 |
$34,440,317 |
26.9% |
$9,233 |
$127,807,262 |
11/23/07 |
1 |
| 29 |
Shrek |
DW |
3,715 |
$16,520,052 |
6.2% |
$4,446 |
$267,665,011 |
6/8/01 |
4 |
| 30 |
Flushed Away |
P/DW |
3,707 |
$18,814,323 |
29.1% |
$5,075 |
$64,665,672 |
11/3/06 |
1 |
| 31 |
G-Force |
BV |
3,697 |
$31,706,934 |
26.6% |
$8,576 |
$119,142,728 |
7/24/09 |
1 |
| 32 |
Bedtime Stories |
BV |
3,684 |
$20,501,339 |
18.6% |
$5,565 |
$110,101,975 |
1/2/09 |
2 |
| 33 |
A Christmas Carol (2009) |
BV |
3,683 |
$30,051,075 |
42.6% |
$8,159 |
$70,561,000 |
11/6/09 |
1 |
| 34 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
WB |
3,682 |
$88,357,488 |
33.7% |
$23,997 |
$261,988,482 |
11/15/02 |
1 |
| 35 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
WB |
3,672 |
$90,294,621 |
28.4% |
$24,590 |
$317,575,550 |
11/16/01 |
1 |
| 36 |
Bolt |
BV |
3,654 |
$26,581,002 |
23.3% |
$7,274 |
$114,053,579 |
11/28/08 |
2 |
| 37 |
RV |
Sony |
3,651 |
$11,004,706 |
15.3% |
$3,014 |
$71,726,025 |
5/5/06 |
2 |
| 38 |
Evan Almighty |
Uni. |
3,636 |
$15,143,945 |
15.1% |
$4,165 |
$100,462,298 |
6/29/07 |
2 |
| 39 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Par. |
3,623 |
$12,611,876 |
10.6% |
$3,481 |
$118,634,549 |
12/24/04 |
2 |
| 40 |
Speed Racer |
WB |
3,606 |
$18,561,337 |
42.2% |
$5,147 |
$43,945,766 |
5/9/08 |
1 |
| 41 |
Fred Claus |
WB |
3,603 |
$18,515,473 |
25.7% |
$5,138 |
$72,006,777 |
11/9/07 |
1 |
| 42 |
Monster House |
Sony |
3,553 |
$22,217,226 |
30.2% |
$6,253 |
$73,661,010 |
7/21/06 |
1 |
| 43 |
Surf's Up |
Sony |
3,531 |
$9,254,793 |
15.7% |
$2,621 |
$58,867,694 |
6/15/07 |
2 |
| 44 |
The Legend of Zorro |
Sony |
3,520 |
$16,328,506 |
35.1% |
$4,638 |
$46,464,023 |
10/28/05 |
1 |
| 45 |
Nim's Island |
Fox |
3,518 |
$9,111,667 |
19.0% |
$2,590 |
$48,006,762 |
4/11/08 |
2 |
| 46 |
Marley and Me |
Fox |
3,505 |
$24,263,763 |
16.9% |
$6,923 |
$143,153,751 |
1/2/09 |
2 |
| 47 |
The Shaggy Dog |
BV |
3,501 |
$16,310,058 |
26.7% |
$4,658 |
$61,123,569 |
3/10/06 |
1 |
| 48 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks |
Fox |
3,499 |
$28,179,556 |
13.0% |
$8,053 |
$217,326,974 |
12/21/07 |
2 |
| 49 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It |
Sony |
3,481 |
$23,234,394 |
33.6% |
$6,675 |
$69,071,000 |
10/30/09 |
1 |
| 50 |
The Pink Panther (2006) |
Sony |
3,477 |
$20,220,412 |
24.6% |
$5,815 |
$82,226,474 |
2/10/06 |
1 |
| 51 |
Daddy Day Care |
SonR |
3,472 |
$14,009,574 |
13.4% |
$4,035 |
$104,297,061 |
5/23/03 |
3 |
| 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.
Wk# is the week the movie achieved its widest release.
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