UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND AND MALTA ALL TIME OPENINGS
| Rank | Movie Title | Opening | % of Total | Total Gross | | 1 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
$33,543,431 |
33.1% |
$101,360,911 |
| 2 |
Shrek the Third |
$33,513,478 |
42.9% |
$78,167,259 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
$29,810,019 |
33.8% |
$88,104,108 |
| 4 |
Shrek 2 |
$29,591,472 |
33.5% |
$88,273,679 |
| 5 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$27,579,140 |
35.2% |
$78,424,337 |
| 6 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
$26,601,138 |
32.7% |
$81,415,664 |
| 7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
$26,521,471 |
24.9% |
$106,643,712 |
| 8 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
$25,593,661 |
29.8% |
$85,870,215 |
| 9 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$25,422,357 |
25.8% |
$98,668,102 |
| 10 |
Casino Royale |
$25,328,602 |
23.9% |
$105,932,056 |
| 11 |
Quantum of Solace |
$25,309,345 |
31.7% |
$79,953,825 |
| 12 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$24,146,846 |
30.5% |
$79,283,312 |
| 13 |
Spider-Man 3 |
$23,555,095 |
35.1% |
$67,049,819 |
| 14 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
$23,049,154 |
25.2% |
$91,289,356 |
| 15 |
The Dark Knight |
$22,285,591 |
25.1% |
$88,835,690 |
| 16 |
I Am Legend |
$21,974,780 |
42.5% |
$51,672,734 |
| 17 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
$20,921,781 |
22.8% |
$91,914,687 |
| 18 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
$20,155,733 |
27.7% |
$72,827,138 |
| 19 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$19,894,155 |
36.9% |
$53,880,216 |
| 20 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
$19,376,954 |
28.4% |
$68,224,580 |
| 21 |
Hancock |
$19,003,359 |
38.6% |
$49,170,891 |
| 22 |
Transformers |
$17,645,337 |
37.2% |
$47,478,290 |
| 23 |
The Da Vinci Code |
$17,643,366 |
31.7% |
$55,723,141 |
| 24 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
$17,478,583 |
20.6% |
$84,787,188 |
| 25 |
Sex and the City |
$17,374,683 |
33.2% |
$52,276,151 |
| 26 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
$17,025,381 |
32.5% |
$52,332,539 |
| 27 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
$16,595,553 |
28.2% |
$58,762,764 |
| 28 |
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
$16,559,973 |
29.1% |
$56,812,849 |
| 29 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$15,910,169 |
17.6% |
$90,228,837 |
| 30 |
War of the Worlds |
$15,313,246 |
27.6% |
$55,555,574 |
| 31 |
The Golden Compass |
$14,705,611 |
27.6% |
$53,198,635 |
| 32 |
The Matrix Revolutions |
$14,591,107 |
47.0% |
$31,020,318 |
| 33 |
Die Another Day |
$14,294,312 |
24.2% |
$59,182,873 |
| 34 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
$14,115,196 |
18.1% |
$77,933,064 |
| 35 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
$14,035,754 |
21.3% |
$65,842,139 |
| 36 |
Spider-Man |
$13,926,679 |
30.4% |
$45,780,340 |
| 37 |
Meet the Fockers |
$13,596,555 |
25.0% |
$54,428,276 |
| 38 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
$13,424,336 |
29.2% |
$45,996,901 |
| 39 |
High School Musical 3: Seinor Year |
$13,380,072 |
40.5% |
$33,061,218 |
| 40 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
$13,181,822 |
36.8% |
$35,817,332 |
| 41 |
Spider-Man 2 |
$13,180,732 |
26.5% |
$49,702,580 |
| 42 |
Mamma Mia! |
$13,112,066 |
9.9% |
$132,312,428 |
| 43 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
$12,980,202 |
27.3% |
$47,485,152 |
| 44 |
Mr. Bean's Holiday |
$12,669,866 |
28.8% |
$43,972,933 |
| 45 |
Kung Fu Panda |
$12,028,694 |
30.5% |
$39,405,501 |
| 46 |
Bruce Almighty |
$11,942,876 |
31.9% |
$37,412,900 |
| 47 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan |
$11,865,318 |
25.8% |
$46,071,948 |
| 48 |
Hot Fuzz |
$11,536,353 |
28.0% |
$41,212,142 |
| 49 |
Love Actually |
$11,343,464 |
18.1% |
$62,671,632 |
| 50 |
X2: X-Men United |
$11,285,858 |
33.6% |
$33,549,526 |
| 51 |
Iron Man |
$10,772,921 |
31.9% |
$33,822,889 |
| 52 |
King Kong |
$10,628,071 |
20.2% |
$52,619,933 |
| 53 |
Live Free or Die Hard |
$10,062,155 |
35.8% |
$28,100,943 |
| 54 |
Mission: Impossible III |
$9,909,735 |
34.1% |
$29,032,559 |
| 55 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
$9,791,254 |
31.3% |
$31,289,575 |
| 56 |
Madagascar |
$9,526,517 |
23.4% |
$40,690,223 |
| 57 |
Men in Black II |
$9,526,300 |
27.6% |
$34,571,702 |
| 58 |
300 |
$9,306,022 |
33.2% |
$27,994,700 |
| 59 |
Hannibal |
$9,292,511 |
30.1% |
$30,910,263 |
| 60 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
$9,266,862 |
31.7% |
$29,272,211 |
| 61 |
Ratatouille |
$9,048,013 |
18.6% |
$48,619,933 |
| 62 |
Shark Tale |
$9,036,122 |
21.8% |
$41,435,801 |
| 63 |
Van Helsing |
$8,997,448 |
32.6% |
$27,604,630 |
| 64 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
$8,971,542 |
41.3% |
$21,747,800 |
| 65 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
$8,745,856 |
24.1% |
$36,241,826 |
| 66 |
I, Robot |
$8,729,840 |
26.5% |
$32,993,462 |
| 67 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
$8,516,708 |
39.4% |
$21,633,063 |
| 68 |
Wall-E |
$8,500,671 |
20.6% |
$41,215,600 |
| 69 |
The Mummy Returns |
$8,348,194 |
28.6% |
$29,162,213 |
| 70 |
Bridget Jones's Diary |
$8,215,293 |
13.6% |
$60,296,418 |
| 71 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
$8,172,993 |
33.1% |
$24,658,767 |
| 72 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
$8,098,389 |
37.5% |
$21,581,030 |
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