All Time Labor Day Holiday Weekends at the Box Office

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TOP 4-DAY
LABOR DAY WEEKENDS
1982–Present

Note: Chart shows top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% of Total	Theaters / Avg.		Total Gross**	Date^
1	Halloween (2007)	MGM/W	$30,591,759	52.5%	3,472	$8,811	$58,272,029	8/31/07
2	The Sixth Sense	BV	$29,271,146	10.0%	2,775	$10,548	$293,506,292	8/6/99
3	Crazy Rich Asians	WB	$28,576,222	16.5%	3,865	$7,394	$173,517,672	8/15/18
4	Guardians of the Galaxy	BV	$22,906,851	6.9%	3,462	$6,617	$333,176,600	8/1/14
5	The Possession	LGF	$21,078,840	42.9%	2,816	$7,485	$49,130,154	8/31/12
6	Lee Daniels' The Butler	Wein.	$20,201,272	17.3%	3,330	$6,066	$116,632,095	8/16/13
7	Transporter 2	Fox	$20,104,608	46.7%	3,303	$6,086	$43,095,856	9/2/05
8	The Help	BV	$19,881,571	11.7%	2,843	$6,993	$169,708,112	8/10/11
9	Don't Breathe	SGem	$19,707,927	22.1%	3,051	$6,459	$89,217,875	8/26/16
10	One Direction: This is Us	TriS	$18,472,875	64.0%	2,735	$6,754	$28,873,374	8/30/13
11	Jeepers Creepers 2	UA	$18,365,222	51.5%	3,124	$5,878	$35,667,218	8/29/03
12	The Fugitive	WB	$17,239,413	9.4%	2,425	$7,109	$183,875,760	8/6/93
13	Signs	BV	$17,043,114	7.5%	3,437	$4,958	$227,966,634	8/2/02
14	The American	Focus	$16,662,333	46.8%	2,823	$5,902	$35,606,376	9/1/10
15	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Uni.	$16,535,700	15.1%	2,901	$5,700	$109,449,237	8/19/05
16	We're the Millers	WB (NL)	$16,288,094	10.8%	3,445	$4,728	$150,394,119	8/7/13
17	Superbad	Sony	$15,852,355	13.1%	3,002	$5,281	$121,463,226	8/17/07
18	Jeepers Creepers	UA	$15,831,700	41.8%	2,944	$5,377	$37,904,175	8/31/01
19	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)	Par.	$15,622,005	8.2%	3,543	$4,409	$191,204,754	8/8/14
20	Invincible	BV	$15,427,370	26.7%	2,921	$5,281	$57,806,952	8/25/06
21	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	$15,295,069	23.0%	3,121	$4,901	$66,477,700	8/28/09
22	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	$14,950,490	12.4%	3,358	$4,452	$120,540,719	8/21/09
23	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC	$14,809,546	6.1%	1,619	$9,147	$241,438,208	8/2/02
24	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	$14,602,121	13.2%	3,473	$4,204	$110,515,313	8/13/08
25	Bring It On	Uni.	$14,170,825	20.7%	2,410	$5,880	$68,379,000	8/25/00
26	Balls of Fury	Rog.	$14,111,454	42.9%	3,052	$4,624	$32,886,940	8/29/07
27	Machete	Fox	$14,102,888	53.0%	2,670	$5,282	$26,593,646	9/3/10
28	All About Steve	Fox	$14,057,806	41.5%	2,251	$6,245	$33,862,903	9/4/09
29	The Meg	WB	$13,816,467	9.7%	3,761	$3,674	$143,005,856	8/10/18
30	Takers	SGem	$13,535,992	23.4%	2,206	$6,136	$57,744,720	8/27/10
31	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$13,390,340	5.9%	3,290	$4,070	$227,471,070	8/3/07
32	War Room	TriS	$13,388,558	19.8%	1,526	$8,774	$67,790,117	8/28/15
33	The Hitman's Bodyguard	LG/S	$13,272,712	17.6%	3,370	$3,938	$75,468,583	8/18/17
34	XXX	SonR	$13,109,119	9.2%	3,536	$3,707	$142,109,382	8/9/02
35	Crank	LGF	$12,896,635	46.3%	2,515	$5,127	$27,838,408	9/1/06
36	Lawless	Wein.	$12,872,548	34.4%	2,888	$4,457	$37,400,127	8/29/12
37	The Debt	Focus	$12,851,600	41.2%	1,826	$7,038	$31,177,548	8/31/11
38	Suicide Squad	WB	$12,687,021	3.9%	3,292	$3,854	$325,100,054	8/5/16
39	Freaky Friday	BV	$12,602,252	11.4%	3,067	$4,108	$110,230,332	8/6/03
40	Forrest Gump	Par.	$12,221,147	3.7%	2,246	$5,441	$329,694,499	7/6/94
41	If I Stay	WB (NL)	$11,768,220	23.3%	3,003	$3,919	$50,474,843	8/22/14
42	The Wicker Man	WB	$11,740,235	49.6%	2,784	$4,217	$23,649,127	9/1/06
43	Rush Hour 2	NL	$11,713,042	5.2%	2,825	$4,146	$226,164,286	8/3/01
44	Babylon A.D.	Fox	$11,541,571	51.2%	3,390	$3,405	$22,532,572	8/29/08
45	Hero	Mira.	$11,514,779	21.4%	2,092	$5,504	$53,710,019	8/27/04
46	The Expendables 2	LGF	$11,455,180	13.5%	3,334	$3,436	$85,028,192	8/17/12
47	Gamer	LGF	$11,203,761	54.6%	2,502	$4,478	$20,534,907	9/4/09
48	The Dark Knight	WB	$11,127,290	2.1%	2,750	$4,046	$533,345,358	7/18/08
49	American Pie 2	Uni.	$11,011,104	7.6%	3,114	$3,536	$145,103,595	8/10/01
50	The Constant Gardener	Focus	$10,961,311	32.6%	1,346	$8,143	$33,579,797	8/31/05
51	There's Something About Mary	Fox	$10,920,201	6.2%	2,545	$4,290	$176,484,651	7/15/98
52	A Walk in the Woods	BG	$10,908,832	37.0%	1,960	$5,566	$29,504,281	9/2/15
53	Planes	BV	$10,882,322	12.1%	3,259	$3,339	$90,288,712	8/9/13
54	Straight Outta Compton	Uni.	$10,845,930	6.7%	3,094	$3,505	$161,197,785	8/14/15
55	Rush Hour 3	NL	$10,839,063	7.7%	3,008	$3,603	$140,125,968	8/10/07
56	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$10,818,785	3.5%	2,227	$4,858	$305,413,918	7/9/03
57	Blade	NL	$10,788,664	15.4%	2,375	$4,542	$70,087,718	8/21/98
58	S.W.A.T.	Sony	$10,780,295	9.2%	2,781	$3,876	$116,934,650	8/8/03
59	Open Range	BV	$10,748,196	18.4%	2,244	$4,789	$58,331,254	8/15/03
60	Apollo 18	W/Dim.	$10,705,556	60.5%	3,328	$3,217	$17,687,709	9/2/11
61	Natural Born Killers	WB	$10,500,012	20.9%	1,904	$5,514	$50,282,766	8/26/94
62	Instructions Not Included	LGF	$10,378,558	23.3%	348	$29,823	$44,467,206	9/6/13
63	Let's Be Cops	Fox	$10,371,201	12.6%	3,010	$3,446	$82,390,774	8/13/14
64	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$10,325,485	5.8%	3,193	$3,234	$176,760,185	8/5/11
65	As Above/So Below	Uni.	$10,284,110	48.2%	2,640	$3,895	$21,321,100	8/29/14
66	G.I. Jane	BV	$10,282,285	21.3%	1,973	$5,211	$48,169,156	8/22/97
67	The House Bunny	Sony	$10,177,701	21.1%	2,714	$3,750	$48,237,389	8/22/08
68	The Others	Mira.	$10,162,977	10.5%	2,716	$3,741	$96,522,687	8/10/01
69	Shark Night 3D	Rela.	$10,126,458	53.6%	2,806	$3,609	$18,877,153	9/2/11
70	The November Man	Rela.	$10,105,877	40.4%	2,776	$3,640	$25,018,119	8/27/14
71	Traitor	Over.	$10,006,327	42.5%	2,054	$4,872	$23,530,831	8/27/08
72	Ghost	Par.	$9,953,630	4.6%	1,766	$5,636	$217,631,306	7/13/90
73	The Crow: City of Angels	Mira.	$9,785,111	54.6%	2,423	$4,038	$17,917,287	8/30/96
74	Little Miss Sunshine	FoxS	$9,626,665	16.1%	1,602	$6,009	$59,891,098	8/18/06
75	Colombiana	TriS	$9,570,213	26.1%	2,614	$3,661	$36,665,854	8/26/11
76	Money Talks	NL	$9,447,066	23.1%	2,033	$4,646	$40,922,619	8/22/97
77	Red Eye	DW	$9,438,230	16.3%	3,134	$3,011	$57,891,803	8/19/05
78	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation	Par.	$9,425,519	4.8%	2,849	$3,308	$195,042,377	7/31/15
79	Mission: Impossible - Fallout	Par.	$9,315,171	4.2%	2,639	$3,530	$220,159,104	7/27/18
80	The Bourne Legacy	Uni.	$9,314,725	8.2%	3,131	$2,975	$113,203,870	8/10/12
81	Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$9,271,153	7.6%	2,309	$4,015	$122,187,717	8/5/94
82	Annabelle: Creation	WB (NL)	$9,190,416	9.0%	3,358	$2,737	$102,092,201	8/11/17
83	Honeymoon in Vegas	Col.	$9,170,428	26.0%	1,749	$5,243	$35,208,854	8/28/92
84	Rat Race	Par.	$9,154,416	16.2%	2,551	$3,588	$56,618,055	8/17/01
85	District 9	TriS	$9,114,591	7.9%	3,139	$2,904	$115,646,235	8/14/09
86	Seabiscuit	Uni.	$9,061,030	7.5%	2,556	$3,545	$120,277,854	7/25/03
87	Back to the Future	Uni.	$9,049,668	4.3%	1,550	$5,838	$210,609,762	7/3/85
88	The Brothers Grimm	Dim.	$9,025,567	23.8%	3,098	$2,913	$37,916,267	8/26/05
89	Without a Paddle	Par.	$9,014,918	15.5%	2,756	$3,271	$58,169,327	8/20/04
90	The Transporter Refueled	EC	$9,005,474	56.2%	3,434	$2,622	$16,029,670	9/4/15
91	Tin Cup	WB	$8,978,243	16.7%	2,102	$4,271	$53,854,588	8/16/96
92	The Cell	NL	$8,929,313	14.6%	2,444	$3,653	$61,334,059	8/18/00
93	ParaNorman	Focus	$8,833,439	15.8%	3,085	$2,863	$56,003,051	8/17/12
94	Saving Private Ryan	DW	$8,825,090	4.1%	2,807	$3,143	$216,540,909	7/24/98
95	Kubo and the Two Strings	Focus	$8,764,182	18.2%	2,985	$2,936	$48,023,088	8/19/16
96	The Last Exorcism	LGF	$8,750,191	21.3%	2,874	$3,045	$41,034,350	8/27/10
97	Freddy Vs. Jason	NL	$8,660,070	10.5%	2,929	$2,956	$82,622,655	8/15/03
98	Space Cowboys	WB	$8,640,825	9.6%	2,795	$3,091	$90,464,773	8/4/00
99	Runaway Bride	Par.	$8,610,287	5.7%	3,105	$2,773	$152,257,509	7/30/99
100	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	BV	$8,564,208	16.5%	2,635	$3,250	$51,854,875	8/15/12
101	Air Force One	Sony	$8,520,110	4.9%	2,601	$3,275	$172,956,409	7/25/97
102	Going the Distance	WB (NL)	$8,508,290	47.8%	3,030	$2,808	$17,804,299	9/3/10
103	Pete's Dragon (2016)	BV	$8,499,464	11.1%	3,272	$2,598	$76,233,151	8/12/16
104	The 13th Warrior	BV	$8,477,149	25.9%	2,313	$3,665	$32,698,899	8/27/99
105	First Kid	BV	$8,434,651	31.8%	1,878	$4,491	$26,491,793	8/30/96
106	Elysium	TriS	$8,420,783	9.0%	2,539	$3,317	$93,050,117	8/9/13
107	The Expendables	LGF	$8,317,824	8.1%	3,398	$2,448	$103,068,524	8/13/10
108	Mortal Kombat	NL	$8,288,323	11.8%	2,630	$3,151	$70,454,098	8/18/95
109	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Dim.	$8,275,600	9.6%	3,250	$2,546	$85,846,429	8/7/02
110	Mr. Mom	Fox	$8,221,715	12.7%	1,362	$6,036	$64,783,827	8/19/83
111	Hoodlum	MGM	$8,162,768	34.7%	2,020	$4,040	$23,499,102	8/29/97
112	When the Game Stands Tall	TriS	$8,158,363	27.1%	2,673	$3,052	$30,127,963	8/22/14
113	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	SGem	$8,008,188	24.8%	2,905	$2,756	$32,238,923	8/27/04
114	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$7,997,311	1.8%	2,187	$3,657	$448,139,099	7/20/12
115	The Illusionist	YFG	$7,960,141	20.0%	971	$8,197	$39,868,642	9/1/06
116	Darkman	Uni.	$7,936,890	23.4%	1,833	$4,330	$33,878,502	8/24/90
117	Mr. Bean's Holiday	Uni.	$7,933,690	23.8%	1,765	$4,495	$33,302,167	8/24/07
118	Death Race	Uni.	$7,889,755	21.7%	2,537	$3,110	$36,316,032	8/22/08
119	Dangerous Minds	BV	$7,888,065	9.3%	1,594	$4,948	$84,919,401	8/11/95
120	Operation Finale	MGM	$7,874,583	44.7%	1,818	$4,331	$17,611,940	8/29/18
121	Paparazzi	Fox	$7,855,111	50.0%	2,115	$3,714	$15,714,234	9/3/04
122	Wind River	Wein.	$7,848,420	23.2%	2,602	$3,016	$33,800,859	8/18/17
123	Uncle Buck	Uni.	$7,822,640	11.7%	1,832	$4,270	$66,758,538	8/18/89
124	An Officer and a Gentleman	Par.	$7,711,202	5.9%	980	$7,868	$129,795,554	8/13/82
125	The Art of War	WB	$7,685,402	25.4%	2,630	$2,922	$30,208,599	8/25/00
126	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Uni.	$7,668,859	2.1%	1,614	$4,751	$359,197,037	6/11/82
127	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Sony	$7,627,791	5.1%	3,001	$2,541	$148,213,377	8/4/06
128	Searching	SGem	$7,615,035	29.3%	1,207	$6,309	$26,015,149	8/31/18
129	The Princess Diaries	BV	$7,590,086	7.0%	2,690	$2,821	$108,248,956	8/3/01
130	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	BV	$7,537,330	7.9%	3,139	$2,401	$95,170,481	8/11/04
131	2016 Obama's America	RM	$7,518,204	22.5%	1,747	$4,303	$33,449,086	8/24/12
132	The Prophecy	Dim.	$7,510,332	46.6%	1,663	$4,516	$16,115,878	9/1/95
133	Parenthood	Uni.	$7,499,084	7.5%	1,390	$5,395	$100,047,830	8/2/89
134	Bowfinger	Uni.	$7,389,970	11.1%	2,702	$2,735	$66,384,775	8/13/99
135	The Campaign	WB	$7,209,263	8.3%	2,941	$2,451	$86,907,746	8/10/12
136	Disney's Christopher Robin	BV	$7,200,627	7.3%	2,925	$2,462	$99,113,970	8/3/18
137	Tightrope	WB	$7,130,891	14.8%	1,535	$4,645	$48,143,579	8/17/84
138	A Time to Kill	WB	$7,088,005	6.5%	2,132	$3,324	$108,766,007	7/24/96
139	fear dot com	WB	$7,087,457	53.5%	2,550	$2,779	$13,258,249	8/30/02
140	Julie & Julia	Sony	$7,077,574	7.5%	2,528	$2,800	$94,125,426	8/7/09
141	Stakeout	BV	$7,071,745	10.8%	1,355	$5,219	$65,673,233	8/7/87
142	The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones	SGem	$7,069,709	22.7%	3,118	$2,267	$31,165,421	8/21/13
143	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$7,069,386	3.3%	2,506	$2,820	$213,307,889	7/26/02
144	Our Idiot Brother	Wein.	$7,038,249	28.4%	2,555	$2,755	$24,816,118	8/26/11
145	No Escape	Wein.	$7,009,342	25.7%	3,415	$2,053	$27,288,872	8/26/15
146	The Giver	Wein.	$6,957,664	15.4%	2,805	$2,480	$45,090,374	8/15/14
147	Disaster Movie	LGF	$6,945,535	48.9%	2,642	$2,629	$14,190,901	8/29/08
148	O	Lions	$6,916,625	43.2%	1,434	$4,823	$16,025,437	8/31/01
149	Halloween II (2009)	W/Dim.	$6,872,800	20.6%	3,088	$2,226	$33,392,973	8/28/09
150	Conspiracy Theory	WB	$6,853,154	9.0%	2,460	$2,785	$75,982,834	8/8/97
151	Wicker Park	MGM	$6,819,393	52.5%	2,598	$2,624	$13,001,257	9/3/04
152	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	W/Dim.	$6,801,885	17.6%	3,007	$2,262	$38,538,188	8/19/11
153	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$6,705,288	4.5%	2,846	$2,356	$150,201,498	8/7/09
154	The Other Guys	Sony	$6,664,628	5.6%	2,607	$2,556	$119,219,978	8/6/10
155	The Mask	NL	$6,600,654	5.5%	2,516	$2,623	$119,938,730	7/29/94
156	Barnyard: The Original Party Animals	Par.	$6,588,882	9.1%	2,907	$2,266	$72,637,803	8/4/06
157	The Nanny Diaries	MGM/W	$6,567,907	25.3%	2,636	$2,492	$25,930,652	8/24/07
158	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Mira.	$6,517,115	21.7%	2,765	$2,357	$30,085,147	8/24/01
159	The World's End	Focus	$6,511,335	25.0%	1,553	$4,193	$26,004,851	8/23/13
160	Collateral	DW	$6,480,801	6.4%	2,348	$2,760	$101,005,703	8/6/04
161	The Hundred-Foot Journey	BV	$6,467,392	11.9%	1,918	$3,372	$54,240,821	8/8/14
162	The Island of Dr. Moreau	NL	$6,460,769	23.4%	2,039	$3,168	$27,663,982	8/23/96
163	Sausage Party	Sony	$6,458,225	6.6%	2,766	$2,335	$97,685,686	8/12/16
164	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	NL	$6,435,710	13.0%	1,758	$3,660	$49,369,899	8/19/88
165	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	FD	$6,382,227	26.5%	2,780	$2,296	$24,046,682	8/26/11
166	Four Brothers	Par.	$6,366,088	8.5%	2,435	$2,614	$74,494,381	8/12/05
167	Ghostbusters	Col.	$6,359,693	2.8%	1,368	$4,648	$229,242,989	6/8/84
168	Unforgiven	WB	$6,352,892	6.3%	2,058	$3,086	$101,157,447	8/7/92
169	Risky Business	WB	$6,327,382	10.0%	1,119	$5,654	$63,541,777	8/5/83
170	Dead Again	Par.	$6,315,869	16.6%	745	$8,477	$38,016,380	8/30/91
171	Excess Baggage	Sony	$6,309,583	43.5%	2,211	$2,853	$14,515,490	8/29/97
172	Vanity Fair	Focus	$6,268,925	38.8%	1,051	$5,964	$16,136,476	9/1/04
173	Leap!	Wein.	$6,266,182	28.7%	2,705	$2,317	$21,858,070	8/25/17
174	Highlander: Endgame	Mira.	$6,223,330	48.6%	1,543	$4,033	$12,811,858	9/1/00
175	The Cookout	Lions	$6,219,794	52.6%	1,303	$4,773	$11,814,019	9/3/04
176	The Medallion	TriS	$6,210,244	27.9%	2,652	$2,341	$22,219,192	8/22/03
177	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Fox	$6,189,447	9.0%	2,393	$2,586	$68,559,554	8/7/13
178	Mimic	Mira.	$6,180,990	24.3%	2,255	$2,741	$25,480,490	8/22/97
179	The Light Between Oceans	BV	$6,179,208	49.3%	1,500	$4,119	$12,545,979	9/2/16
180	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$6,175,610	7.7%	2,663	$2,319	$80,574,010	8/13/10
181	Hope Springs	Sony	$6,143,923	9.7%	2,441	$2,517	$63,536,011	8/8/12
182	War Dogs	WB	$6,100,292	14.2%	2,848	$2,142	$43,034,523	8/19/16
183	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	$6,078,007	8.8%	1,977	$3,074	$69,305,181	8/6/99
184	Alpha	Studio 8	$6,041,852	16.9%	2,881	$2,097	$35,829,745	8/17/18
185	Desperado	Sony	$6,026,298	23.7%	2,027	$2,973	$25,405,445	8/25/95
186	What Lies Beneath	DW	$5,952,607	3.8%	2,407	$2,473	$155,464,351	7/21/00
187	Inception	WB	$5,884,355	2.0%	1,704	$3,453	$292,576,195	7/16/10
188	World Trade Center	Par.	$5,884,341	8.4%	2,902	$2,027	$70,278,893	8/9/06
189	Jack	BV	$5,868,624	10.0%	2,222	$2,641	$58,620,973	8/9/96
190	Hell or High Water	LGF	$5,864,587	21.7%	1,303	$4,501	$27,007,844	8/26/16
191	Presumed Innocent	WB	$5,852,821	6.8%	1,355	$4,319	$86,303,188	7/27/90
192	Milk Money	Par.	$5,846,533	32.2%	1,361	$4,295	$18,137,661	9/2/94
193	Wedding Crashers	NL	$5,825,100	2.8%	2,416	$2,411	$209,255,921	7/15/05
194	Chill Factor	WB	$5,810,531	51.6%	2,558	$2,271	$11,263,966	9/3/99
195	The Original Kings of Comedy	Par.	$5,803,123	15.2%	952	$6,095	$38,182,790	8/18/00
196	Bad Moms	STX	$5,800,361	5.1%	2,306	$2,515	$113,257,297	7/29/16
197	Cop Land	Mira.	$5,784,542	12.9%	2,003	$2,887	$44,862,187	8/15/97
198	The Smurfs	Sony	$5,724,093	4.0%	2,706	$2,115	$142,614,158	7/29/11
199	Child's Play 3	Uni.	$5,718,940	38.2%	2,126	$2,690	$14,960,255	8/30/91
200	Mechanic: Resurrection	LG/S	$5,682,633	26.8%	2,258	$2,517	$21,218,403	8/26/16

CHART NOTES
** Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
^ Date movie went wide if applicable, otherwise the release date.