Independence Day

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$306,169,268
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$50,228,264
2,882 theaters
Budget$75,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 25 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi
In Release547 days/78 weeks
Widest Release2,977 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 5-71$50,228,264-2,882-$17,428$96,102,2521
Jul 12-141$35,242,709-29.8%2,908+26$12,119$160,312,7162
Jul 19-21
Atlanta Olympics
1$21,274,817-39.6%2,972+64$7,158$199,004,3693
Jul 26-28
Atlanta Olympics
2$13,799,097-35.1%2,977+5$4,635$223,114,8934
Aug 2-4
Atlanta Olympics
2$10,996,314-20.3%2,788-189$3,944$241,874,1215
Aug 9-114$8,681,272-21.1%2,589-199$3,353$256,756,6596
Aug 16-185$5,810,981-33.1%2,257-332$2,574$266,963,8047
Aug 23-256$4,739,170-18.4%2,384+127$1,987$274,504,6988
Aug 30-Sep 11$4,366,934-7.9%2,195-189$1,989$280,766,9729
Aug 30-Sep 2
Labor Day wknd
7$5,537,238-2,195-$2,522$281,937,276-
Sep 6-87$2,848,204-34.8%1,852-343$1,537$285,620,44810
Sep 13-159$2,064,424-27.5%1,511-341$1,366$288,445,30111
Sep 20-229$1,591,751-22.9%1,396-115$1,140$290,605,00212
Sep 27-296$2,550,338+60.2%1,822+426$1,399$293,617,05013
Oct 4-69$1,480,901-41.9%1,588-234$932$295,730,53414
Oct 11-1310$1,296,679-12.4%1,525-63$850$297,433,52915
Oct 11-14
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
1$1,439,753-1,525-$944$297,576,603-
Oct 18-2011$1,344,607+3.7%1,310-215$1,026$299,213,30716
Oct 25-2713$1,217,504-9.5%1,125-185$1,082$300,880,79017
Nov 1-314$1,001,723-17.7%709-416$1,412$302,279,15818
Nov 8-1014$978,214-2.3%661-48$1,479$303,624,79619
Nov 15-1711$745,473-23.8%599-62$1,244$304,738,61020
Nov 22-2412$404,893-45.7%471-128$859$305,400,80221
Nov 27-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 5-Day
1$410,864-427-$962$305,891,406-
Nov 28-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 4-Day
1$359,384-427-$841$305,891,406-
Nov 29-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 3-Day
13$295,282-27.1%383-88$770$305,891,40622
Dec 6-8
Post-Thanksgiving
15$91,511-69%314-69$291$306,052,95823
Dec 13-1515$36,769-59.8%150-164$245$306,124,05924
Dec 20-2218$5,244-85.7%28-122$187$306,143,21425
Dec 27-2928$6,610+26%23-5$287$306,153,45626
Jan 3-524$8,116+22.8%21-2$386$306,167,04027
Jan 10-1222$24-99.7%1-20$24$306,169,25528