3D
1980-Present
Rows: #1-100 , #101-154 Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $207,438,708 33.3% 4,349 $47,698 $623,357,910 5/4/12 2 Iron Man 3 BV $174,144,585 50.3% 4,253 $40,946 $345,876,981 5/3/13 3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/11 4 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $116,101,023 34.7% 3,728 $31,143 $334,191,110 3/5/10 5 Toy Story 3 BV $110,307,189 26.6% 4,028 $27,385 $415,004,880 6/18/10 6 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW $97,852,865 27.8% 4,088 $23,937 $352,390,543 6/29/11 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $90,151,958 37.4% 4,155 $21,697 $241,071,802 5/20/11 8 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $84,617,303 27.9% 4,045 $20,919 $303,003,568 12/14/12 9 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $79,110,453 34.2% 3,912 $20,223 $231,520,565 3/8/13 10 Avatar Fox $77,025,481 10.3% 3,452 $22,313 $749,766,139 12/18/09 11 Shrek Forever After P/DW $70,838,207 29.7% 4,359 $16,251 $238,736,787 5/21/10 12 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $70,217,070 32.8% 3,729 $18,830 $214,030,500 3/2/12 13 Star Trek Into Darkness Par. $70,165,559 67.6% 3,868 $18,140 $103,773,288 5/16/13 14 Up BV $68,108,790 23.2% 3,766 $18,085 $293,004,164 5/29/09 15 Brave BV $66,323,594 28.0% 4,164 $15,928 $237,283,207 6/22/12 16 Cars 2 BV $66,135,507 34.5% 4,115 $16,072 $191,452,396 6/24/11 17 Thor Par. $65,723,338 36.3% 3,955 $16,618 $181,030,624 5/6/11 18 Captain America: The First Avenger Par. $65,058,524 36.8% 3,715 $17,512 $176,654,505 7/22/11 19 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $62,004,688 23.7% 4,318 $14,360 $262,030,663 7/3/12 20 Clash of the Titans (2010) WB $61,235,105 37.5% 3,777 $16,213 $163,214,888 4/2/10 21 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $60,316,738 27.9% 4,258 $14,166 $216,391,482 6/8/12 22 Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $59,321,095 29.9% 4,104 $14,454 $198,351,526 3/27/09 23 Despicable Me Uni. $56,397,125 22.4% 3,476 $16,225 $251,513,985 7/9/10 24 MIB 3 Sony $54,592,779 30.5% 4,248 $12,851 $179,020,854 5/25/12 25 Green Lantern WB $53,174,303 45.6% 3,816 $13,935 $116,601,172 6/17/11 26 Prometheus Fox $51,050,101 40.4% 3,396 $15,032 $126,477,084 6/8/12 27 Jackass 3-D Par. $50,353,641 43.0% 3,081 $16,343 $117,229,692 10/15/10 28 The Great Gatsby (2013) WB $50,085,185 50.8% 3,535 $14,168 $98,568,363 5/10/13 29 Wreck-It Ralph BV $49,038,712 25.9% 3,752 $13,070 $189,422,889 11/2/12 30 Tangled BV $48,767,052 24.3% 3,603 $13,535 $200,821,936 11/24/10 31 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $47,656,302 28.8% 3,925 $12,142 $165,249,063 5/26/11 32 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $46,629,259 28.9% 3,881 $12,015 $161,321,843 7/13/12 33 Megamind P/DW $46,016,833 31.0% 3,944 $11,668 $148,415,853 11/5/10 34 Tron Legacy BV $44,026,211 25.6% 3,451 $12,758 $172,062,763 12/17/10 35 How to Train Your Dragon P/DW $43,732,319 20.1% 4,055 $10,785 $217,581,231 3/26/10 36 The Croods Fox $43,639,736 24.5% 4,046 $10,786 $177,804,100 3/22/13 37 Hotel Transylvania Sony $42,522,194 28.7% 3,349 $12,697 $148,313,048 9/28/12 38 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $41,690,382 21.2% 4,099 $10,171 $196,573,705 7/1/09 39 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par. $40,501,814 33.6% 3,719 $10,891 $120,614,665 3/28/13 40 The Last Airbender Par. $40,325,019 30.6% 3,169 $12,725 $131,772,187 7/1/10 41 Chicken Little BV $40,049,778 29.6% 3,654 $10,960 $135,386,665 11/4/05 42 Rio Fox $39,225,962 27.3% 3,826 $10,252 $143,619,809 4/15/11 43 The Smurfs Sony $35,611,637 25.0% 3,395 $10,489 $142,614,158 7/29/11 44 Puss in Boots P/DW $34,077,439 22.8% 3,952 $8,623 $149,260,504 10/28/11 45 The Green Hornet Sony $33,526,876 33.9% 3,584 $9,355 $98,780,042 1/14/11 46 Wrath of the Titans WB $33,457,188 40.0% 3,545 $9,438 $83,670,083 3/30/12 47 Spy Kids 3D: Game Over Dim. $33,417,739 29.9% 3,344 $9,993 $111,761,982 7/25/03 48 Immortals Rela. $32,206,425 38.6% 3,112 $10,349 $83,504,017 11/11/11 49 G-Force BV $31,706,934 26.5% 3,697 $8,576 $119,436,770 7/24/09 50 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour BV $31,117,834 47.7% 683 $45,561 $65,281,781 2/1/08 51 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $30,304,648 24.3% 3,119 $9,716 $124,870,275 9/18/09 52 John Carter BV $30,180,188 41.3% 3,749 $8,050 $73,078,100 3/9/12 53 A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $30,051,075 21.8% 3,683 $8,159 $137,855,863 11/6/09 54 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Par. $29,514,054 40.4% 3,105 $9,505 $73,013,910 2/11/11 55 Beowulf Par. $27,515,871 33.4% 3,153 $8,726 $82,280,579 11/16/07 56 The Final Destination WB (NL) $27,408,309 41.2% 3,121 $8,782 $66,477,700 8/28/09 57 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $27,335,363 26.3% 3,470 $7,878 $103,860,290 2/10/12 58 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $27,202,226 42.0% 3,525 $7,717 $64,842,848 3/1/13 59 Resident Evil: Afterlife SGem $26,650,264 44.3% 3,203 $8,320 $60,128,566 9/10/10 60 Bolt BV $26,223,128 23.0% 3,651 $7,182 $114,053,579 11/21/08 61 Gnomeo and Juliet BV $25,356,909 25.4% 2,994 $8,469 $99,967,670 2/11/11 62 Underworld Awakening SGem $25,306,725 40.6% 3,078 $8,222 $62,321,039 1/20/12 63 Meet the Robinsons BV $25,123,781 25.7% 3,413 $7,361 $97,822,171 3/30/07 64 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Fox $24,005,069 23.0% 3,555 $6,752 $104,386,950 12/10/10 65 Rise of the Guardians P/DW $23,773,465 23.0% 3,653 $6,508 $103,412,758 11/21/12 66 The Polar Express WB $23,323,463 14.3% 3,650 $6,389 $162,775,358 11/10/04 67 Saw 3D LGF $22,530,123 49.3% 2,808 $8,024 $45,710,178 10/29/10 68 Life of Pi Fox $22,451,514 18.0% 2,927 $7,670 $124,871,944 11/21/12 69 Monster House Sony $22,217,226 30.2% 3,553 $6,253 $73,661,010 7/21/06 70 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Sony $22,115,334 42.7% 3,174 $6,968 $51,774,002 2/17/12 71 Texas Chainsaw 3D LGF $21,744,470 63.3% 2,654 $8,193 $34,341,945 1/4/13 72 My Bloody Valentine 3-D LGF $21,241,456 41.2% 2,534 $8,383 $51,545,952 1/16/09 73 Happy Feet Two WB $21,237,068 33.2% 3,606 $5,889 $64,006,466 11/18/11 74 Resident Evil: Retribution SGem $21,052,227 49.7% 3,012 $6,989 $42,345,531 9/14/12 75 Journey to the Center of the Earth WB (NL) $21,018,141 20.7% 2,811 $7,477 $101,704,370 7/11/08 76 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par. $19,690,956 35.3% 3,372 $5,840 $55,703,475 1/25/13 77 Dolphin Tale WB $19,152,401 26.5% 3,507 $5,461 $72,286,779 9/23/11 78 Final Destination 5 WB (NL) $18,031,396 42.3% 3,155 $5,715 $42,587,643 8/12/11 79 Coraline Focus $16,849,640 22.4% 2,299 $7,329 $75,286,229 2/6/09 80 Yogi Bear WB $16,411,322 16.4% 3,515 $4,669 $100,246,011 12/17/10 81 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Fox $16,306,974 43.5% 3,108 $5,247 $37,519,139 6/22/12 82 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole WB $16,112,211 28.9% 3,575 $4,507 $55,675,313 9/24/10 83 Escape From Planet Earth Wein. $15,891,055 28.5% 3,288 $4,833 $55,681,511 2/15/13 84 Step Up 3-D BV $15,812,311 37.3% 2,435 $6,494 $42,400,223 8/6/10 85 Priest SGem $14,953,664 51.3% 2,864 $5,221 $29,136,626 5/13/11 86 ParaNorman Focus $14,087,050 25.2% 3,429 $4,108 $56,003,051 8/17/12 87 Jaws 3-D Uni. $13,422,500 29.5% 1,300 $10,325 $45,517,055 7/22/83 88 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare NL $12,966,525 37.2% 1,862 $6,963 $34,872,033 9/13/91 89 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas WB (NL) $12,954,142 36.9% 2,875 $4,506 $35,061,031 11/4/11 90 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D Dim. $12,582,088 32.1% 2,655 $4,739 $39,177,684 6/10/05 91 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience BV $12,510,374 65.3% 1,271 $9,843 $19,162,740 2/27/09 92 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) BV $12,491,789 40.7% 1,745 $7,159 $30,702,446 10/2/09 93 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore WB $12,279,363 28.2% 3,705 $3,314 $43,585,753 7/30/10 94 Arthur Christmas Sony $12,068,931 26.0% 3,376 $3,575 $46,462,469 11/23/11 95 Step Up Revolution LG/S $11,731,708 33.4% 2,567 $4,570 $35,074,677 7/27/12 96 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World W/Dim. $11,644,672 30.2% 3,295 $3,534 $38,538,188 8/19/11 97 Frankenweenie BV $11,412,213 32.3% 3,005 $3,798 $35,291,068 10/5/12 98 Hugo Par. $11,364,505 15.4% 1,277 $8,899 $73,864,507 11/23/11 99 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $11,137,734 35.9% 3,358 $3,317 $31,051,126 4/27/12 100 Piranha 3D W/Dim. $10,106,872 40.4% 2,470 $4,092 $25,003,155 8/20/10 AVERAGE $33,477,893 30.2% 3,072 $10,898 $110,763,956 -
Rows: #1-100 , #101-154 Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
NOTE: NOTE: Beowulf and Journey to the Center of the Earth included because 3-D was a primary selling point and their 3-D releases alone met the nationwide threshold of 600 theaters. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com .
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