Worst Opening Weekend Per-Theater Averages

Data as of May 30, 2:56 PDT
Rank Release Average Theaters Gross Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
401The Stray$932640$596,547$1,579,440Oct 6, 2017Purdie Distribution
402Stitch Head$9332,162$2,017,601$4,562,943Oct 31, 2025Briarcliff Entertainment
403Battle for Terra$9331,159$1,082,064$1,647,083May 1, 2009Lionsgate
404Pirates$9341,108$1,035,447$1,641,825Jul 18, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
405Chasers$938782$733,859$1,596,687Apr 22, 1994Warner Bros.
406The Adventures of Pluto Nash$9402,320$2,182,900$4,420,080Aug 16, 2002Warner Bros.
407Ezra$9411,320$1,242,678$2,631,460May 31, 2024Bleecker Street Media
408Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star$9431,500$1,415,023$2,529,395Sep 9, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
409The Fifth Estate$9451,769$1,673,351$3,255,008Oct 18, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
410The Rocker$9462,784$2,636,048$6,409,528Aug 22, 200820th Century Fox
411My Dead Friend Zoe$948780$740,088$1,250,703Feb 28, 2025Briarcliff Entertainment
412Grease
2018 Re-release
$949700$664,766$1,213,413Apr 6, 2018Fathom Events
413I Swear$950701$666,402$1,052,696Apr 24, 2026Sony Pictures Classics
414Locked$951971$924,054$1,632,758Mar 21, 2025The Avenue Entertainment
415Vindicating Trump$953813$774,874$1,372,091Sep 27, 2024SDG Releasing
416My Penguin Friend$9541,083$1,033,435$2,769,460Aug 16, 2024Roadside Attractions
417The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Nico Muhly: Marnie$955669$639,253$849,710Nov 9, 2018Fathom Events
418Dangerous Animals$9551,636$1,563,961$2,738,137Jun 6, 2025IFC Films
419Big George Foreman$9573,054$2,925,364$5,426,772Apr 28, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
420The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Kevin Puts: The Hours, Libretto by Greg Pierce$958826$791,374$791,374Dec 9, 2022Fathom Events
421Boogie$9581,252$1,200,165$4,178,620Mar 5, 2021Focus Features
422The Pilgrim's Progress$961706$678,647$1,294,596Apr 19, 2019Fathom Events
423Shrek 2
2024 Re-release
$9621,512$1,455,260$3,427,910Apr 12, 2024DreamWorks
424Pinocchio$9631,195$1,151,463$3,675,719Dec 27, 2002Miramax
425Date with an Angel$968843$816,062$1,988,962Nov 20, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
426Before I Go to Sleep$9691,902$1,843,347$3,242,457Oct 31, 2014Clarius Entertainment
427The Fire Inside$9762,006$1,958,551$8,093,190Dec 27, 2024Amazon MGM Studios
428A Big Bold Beautiful Journey$9763,330$3,252,578$6,671,082Sep 19, 2025Sony Pictures Releasing
429P2$9772,131$2,083,398$3,995,018Nov 9, 2007Summit Entertainment
430Black Beauty$9801,312$1,285,820$4,630,377Jul 29, 1994Warner Bros.
431The Miracle Club$981677$664,607$2,402,780Jul 14, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
432Honkytonk Man$986677$667,727$4,484,991Dec 17, 1982Warner Bros.
433The Mighty Macs$987975$963,221$1,891,936Oct 21, 2011Quaker Media
434Big Bully$9891,143$1,131,094$2,042,530Jan 26, 1996Warner Bros.
435Radioland Murders$990844$835,570$1,316,865Oct 21, 1994Universal Pictures
436Shadow Force$9912,170$2,151,852$3,933,483May 9, 2025Lionsgate
437Morgan$9962,020$2,012,709$3,915,251Sep 2, 201620th Century Fox
438The Nutcracker$997786$783,721$2,119,994Nov 26, 1993Warner Bros.
439The Fabulous Four$9971,045$1,042,021$2,854,291Jul 26, 2024Bleecker Street Media
440Wild America$9991,812$1,810,586$7,342,923Jul 4, 1997Warner Bros.
441Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2020 Re-release
$1,000611$611,000$2,482,000Jul 10, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
442Wake Up Dead Man$1,000600$600,000$1,600,000Nov 28, 2025Netflix
443Ravenous$1,0001,040$1,040,727$2,062,405Mar 19, 199920th Century Fox
444Y2K$1,0022,108$2,113,923$4,446,596Dec 6, 2024A24
445Eleanor the Great$1,003892$894,686$2,607,002Sep 26, 2025Sony Pictures Classics
446The Nutcracker Prince$1,003906$908,999$1,781,694Nov 23, 1990Warner Bros.
447Strange Darling$1,0061,135$1,142,928$3,083,595Aug 23, 2024-
448Newsies$1,0071,223$1,232,508$2,819,485Apr 10, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
449Love Stinks$1,0111,325$1,339,575$2,924,635Sep 10, 1999Independent Artists
450Freelance$1,0142,057$2,086,000$5,314,136Oct 27, 2023Relativity Media
451College$1,0142,123$2,153,109$4,694,636Aug 29, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
452Mafia Mamma$1,0152,002$2,032,202$3,496,761Apr 14, 2023Bleecker Street Media
453Spider-Man/Men in Black II
Double Bill
$1,0162,078$2,111,862$6,632,970Sep 6, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
454The Real Cancun$1,0172,261$2,300,000$3,825,421Apr 25, 2003New Line Cinema
455Wagons East$1,0181,771$1,802,878$4,412,297Aug 26, 1994TriStar Pictures
456Solarbabies$1,018692$704,692$1,579,260Nov 28, 1986Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
457The Big Town$1,019762$776,675$1,733,017Sep 25, 1987Columbia Pictures
458Replicas$1,0192,329$2,375,325$4,046,429Jan 11, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
459Arctic Dogs$1,0202,844$2,901,335$5,801,249Nov 1, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
460What Happens Later$1,0201,492$1,522,750$3,273,895Nov 3, 2023Bleecker Street Media
461The Home$1,0221,015$1,037,791$1,576,983Jul 25, 2025Lionsgate
462Return to the Blue Lagoon$1,0251,246$1,277,428$2,807,854Aug 2, 1991Columbia Pictures
463Brave the Dark$1,0262,230$2,288,135$4,525,443Jan 24, 2025Angel
464Separation$1,0281,751$1,800,162$4,509,143Apr 30, 2021Open Road Films (II)
465The Killer's Game$1,0282,623$2,697,850$5,404,378Sep 13, 2024Lionsgate
466Faces of Death$1,0291,600$1,647,717$2,609,598Apr 10, 2026IFC Films
467Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
R-Rated Extended Cut
$1,0311,317$1,358,833$2,184,339Feb 28, 2014Paramount Pictures
468Josh and S.A.M.$1,034774$800,469$1,640,220Nov 26, 1993Columbia Pictures
469Won't Back Down$1,0352,515$2,603,370$5,310,554Sep 28, 201220th Century Fox
470Moving On$1,035794$821,961$2,136,832Mar 17, 2023Roadside Attractions
471Malone$1,0381,326$1,377,691$3,060,858May 1, 1987Orion Pictures
472Resurrecting the Champ$1,0391,605$1,667,659$3,172,573Aug 24, 2007Yari Film Group Releasing
473Terrifier 2$1,045770$805,000$10,640,105Oct 7, 2022Cinedigm Entertainment Group
474Howl's Moving Castle
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025
$1,0451,127$1,178,646$1,178,646Sep 19, 2025Fathom Events
475Dog Days$1,0462,442$2,554,766$6,809,080Aug 10, 2018LD Entertainment
476The Damned$1,051732$769,721$1,342,796Jan 3, 2025Vertical Entertainment
477Bandslam$1,0512,121$2,231,273$5,210,988Aug 14, 2009Summit Entertainment
478The Cursed$1,0521,687$1,776,142$4,588,389Feb 18, 2022LD Entertainment
479The Goldfinch$1,0532,542$2,679,027$5,332,621Sep 13, 2019Warner Bros.
480Drive-Away Dolls$1,0542,280$2,404,330$5,028,215Feb 23, 2024Focus Features
481White Christmas
2024 Re-release (70th Anniversary)
$1,0591,087$1,152,087$1,871,796Dec 13, 2024Fathom Events
482King Kong Lives$1,0611,105$1,172,942$4,711,220Dec 19, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
483Rooftops$1,0641,044$1,111,263$2,043,889Mar 17, 1989New Century
484Pearl$1,0652,935$3,128,427$9,423,445Sep 16, 2022A24
485Max Steel$1,0722,034$2,182,216$3,818,664Oct 14, 2016Open Road Films (II)
486Lucky You$1,0732,525$2,710,445$5,758,950May 4, 2007Warner Bros.
487Judas and the Black Messiah$1,0731,888$2,027,076$5,478,009Feb 12, 2021Warner Bros.
488Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
2026 Re-release
$1,0751,372$1,476,000$1,476,000Mar 13, 2026Fandango
489Jules$1,076780$839,622$1,924,922Aug 11, 2023Bleecker Street Media
490Babylon$1,0773,343$3,603,368$15,658,225Dec 23, 2022Paramount Pictures
491That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond$1,0781,473$1,588,491$2,500,000Jan 20, 2023Crunchyroll
492God's Not Dead: In God We Trust$1,0801,392$1,503,593$3,269,322Sep 13, 2024Fathom Events
493Watcher$1,082764$826,775$1,961,207Jun 3, 2022IFC Films
494Sisu: Road to Revenge$1,0832,222$2,408,490$4,544,481Nov 21, 2025Sony Pictures Releasing
495The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Puccini: La Fanciulla del West$1,085705$765,549$1,023,233Oct 26, 2018Fathom Events
496Mom and Dad Save the World$1,089904$984,627$2,034,470Jul 24, 1992Warner Bros.
497God Bless the Broken Road$1,0891,272$1,386,254$2,846,257Sep 7, 2018Freestyle Releasing
498If Lucy Fell$1,0901,200$1,308,088$2,420,162Mar 8, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
499Out of Darkness$1,092897$979,822$1,951,547Feb 9, 2024Bleecker Street Media
500The Senior$1,0932,405$2,628,666$5,295,949Sep 19, 2025Angel
501Breaking$1,093902$985,921$2,806,359Aug 26, 2022Bleecker Street Media
502Squanto: A Warrior's Tale$1,0941,022$1,119,016$3,342,223Oct 28, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
503Carpool$1,0951,487$1,628,482$3,325,651Aug 23, 1996Warner Bros.
504She Said$1,0962,022$2,217,010$5,825,995Nov 18, 2022Universal Pictures
505Little Women$1,096643$705,063$1,379,497Sep 28, 2018Pinnacle Peak Pictures
506The Exorcism$1,0962,240$2,457,041$4,530,418Jun 21, 2024Vertical Entertainment
507Electric Dreams$1,097920$1,009,586$2,193,612Jul 20, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
508Mannequin: On the Move$1,0991,540$1,692,817$3,752,428May 17, 199120th Century Fox
509Sky Bandits$1,1001,335$1,468,500$2,295,500Oct 31, 1986Galaxy International Releasing
510The Firing Squad$1,102810$893,100$1,757,110Aug 2, 2024Atlas Distribution Company
511Kandahar$1,1042,105$2,325,388$4,813,132May 26, 2023Open Road Films (II)
512The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking$1,105844$933,462$3,569,939Jul 29, 1988Columbia Pictures
513All Dogs Go to Heaven 2$1,1072,037$2,256,118$8,620,678Mar 29, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
514The in Crowd$1,1091,357$1,505,551$5,280,035Jul 21, 2000Warner Bros.
515Detroit Rock City$1,1121,802$2,005,512$4,217,115Aug 13, 1999New Line Cinema
516The Art of Getting By$1,113610$679,160$1,430,241Jun 17, 2011Fox Searchlight Pictures
517Grind$1,1142,253$2,511,403$5,123,696Aug 15, 2003Warner Bros.
518Somewhere in Queens$1,115602$671,280$1,802,442Apr 21, 2023Roadside Attractions
519Cry Macho$1,1153,967$4,426,161$10,310,734Sep 17, 2021Warner Bros.
520Next Goal Wins$1,1162,240$2,500,295$6,713,826Nov 17, 2023Searchlight Pictures
521Phoenix Forgotten$1,1171,626$1,816,499$3,600,146Apr 21, 2017Cinelou Films
522Bill & Ted Face the Music$1,1171,007$1,125,007$3,439,660Aug 28, 2020United Artists Releasing
523The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie$1,1172,827$3,158,830$8,875,344Mar 14, 2025Ketchup Entertainment
524The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli$1,1181,074$1,201,091$3,574,915Mar 31, 2023Fathom Events
525The King's Speech
PG-13 Version
$1,1201,011$1,133,162$3,344,306Apr 1, 2011The Weinstein Company
526Idle Hands$1,1211,611$1,807,181$4,152,230Apr 30, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
527Firestarter$1,1213,412$3,827,715$9,739,250May 13, 2022Universal Pictures
528A Sound of Thunder$1,124816$917,398$1,900,451Sep 2, 2005Warner Bros.
529Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning$1,125784$882,471$1,223,881Feb 28, 2025GKIDS
530Hocus Pocus
30th Anniversary re-release
$1,1251,430$1,609,874$4,929,004Oct 6, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
531Hoot$1,1263,018$3,400,000$8,117,637May 5, 2006New Line Cinema
532The Protégé$1,1282,577$2,908,221$7,446,823Aug 20, 2021Lionsgate
533Sketch$1,1302,157$2,438,336$8,129,808Aug 8, 2025Angel
534The Forbidden Dance$1,131637$720,864$1,823,154Mar 16, 1990Columbia Pictures
535That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea$1,131837$947,325$1,423,753May 1, 2026Sony Pictures Releasing
536Gringo$1,1322,404$2,722,420$4,969,853Mar 9, 2018STX Entertainment
537Top Dog$1,1321,911$2,164,381$5,093,707Apr 28, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
538The Outfit$1,1321,324$1,499,730$3,344,040Mar 18, 2022Focus Features
539Father Figures$1,1322,902$3,287,451$17,501,244Dec 22, 2017Warner Bros.
540Chasing Mavericks$1,1332,002$2,268,274$6,002,756Oct 26, 201220th Century Fox
541Hypnotic$1,1332,118$2,401,686$4,500,169May 12, 2023Ketchup Entertainment
542Umma$1,137805$915,290$2,121,025Mar 18, 2022Stage 6 Films
543The American Society of Magical Negroes$1,1371,147$1,304,270$2,480,645Mar 15, 2024Focus Features
544Meet the Deedles$1,1381,763$2,006,751$4,356,216Mar 27, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
545I Dreamed of Africa$1,1412,112$2,411,445$6,651,522May 5, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
546McHale's Navy$1,1451,858$2,128,565$4,529,843Apr 18, 1997Universal Pictures
547Finders Keepers$1,149753$865,207$1,467,396May 18, 1984Warner Bros.
548Son of the Pink Panther$1,149983$1,129,689$2,438,031Aug 27, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
549Leonard Part 6$1,1521,142$1,316,337$4,615,255Dec 18, 1987Columbia Pictures
550Blindness$1,1541,690$1,950,260$3,351,751Oct 3, 2008Miramax
551In the Land of Saints and Sinners$1,154896$1,034,132$2,258,795Mar 29, 2024The Samuel Goldwyn Company
552Beyond Borders$1,1541,798$2,076,402$4,430,101Oct 24, 2003Paramount Pictures
553Deception$1,1552,001$2,312,146$4,598,506Apr 25, 200820th Century Fox
554The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Rossini: Semiramide$1,155691$798,605$1,033,651Mar 9, 2018Fathom Events
555Persecuted$1,156736$851,391$1,558,836Jul 18, 2014Millennium Entertainment
556Light of the World$1,1572,075$2,401,374$5,213,377Sep 5, 2025-
557El Chicano$1,157605$700,261$1,400,603May 3, 2019Briarcliff Entertainment
558Gracie$1,1641,164$1,355,904$2,956,339Jun 1, 2007Picturehouse
559The Mangler$1,167800$933,809$1,781,383Mar 3, 1995New Line Cinema
560The Penguin Lessons$1,1681,017$1,188,543$3,294,990Mar 28, 2025Sony Pictures Classics
561Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj$1,1681,979$2,313,372$4,300,645Dec 1, 2006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
562Goodbye Lover$1,168865$1,011,175$1,940,299Apr 16, 1999Warner Bros.
563Belle$1,1701,338$1,565,658$4,018,313Jan 14, 2022GKIDS
564Lisa Frankenstein$1,1753,144$3,695,785$9,774,285Feb 9, 2024Focus Features
565Action Point$1,1762,032$2,390,164$5,059,608Jun 1, 2018Paramount Pictures
566Rude Awakening$1,176953$1,121,542$3,169,719Aug 18, 1989Orion Pictures
567Skinamarink$1,183692$818,943$2,052,272Jan 13, 2023IFC Films
568News of the World$1,1841,900$2,250,430$12,668,325Dec 25, 2020Universal Pictures
569Worth Winning$1,1841,260$1,492,610$3,690,328Oct 27, 198920th Century Fox
570The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising$1,1923,141$3,745,315$8,794,452Oct 5, 200720th Century Fox
571Chevalier$1,1931,275$1,521,288$3,541,159Apr 21, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
572The Alto Knights$1,1942,651$3,165,349$6,125,566Mar 21, 2025Warner Bros.
573Another You$1,1951,287$1,537,965$2,865,916Jul 26, 1991TriStar Pictures
574Fluke$1,1961,200$1,435,709$3,987,768Jun 2, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
575Three Thousand Years of Longing$1,1982,436$2,919,717$8,286,741Aug 26, 2022United Artists Releasing
576The Squeeze$1,1981,152$1,380,800$2,228,951Jul 10, 1987TriStar Pictures
577Journey to Bethlehem$1,1992,002$2,400,446$6,820,796Nov 10, 2023Affirm Films
578Tom and Jerry: The Movie$1,2011,045$1,255,912$3,560,469Jul 30, 1993Miramax
579Faithful$1,205803$967,956$2,104,439Apr 5, 1996New Line Cinema
580Merrily We Roll Along$1,2071,084$1,308,947$2,508,329Dec 5, 2025Sony Pictures Classics
581The Sun Is Also a Star$1,2112,073$2,511,530$4,950,029May 17, 2019Warner Bros.
582The Cold Light of Day$1,2121,511$1,831,588$3,763,583Sep 7, 2012Lionsgate
583Letters to God$1,213897$1,088,873$2,848,578Apr 9, 2010Vivendi Entertainment
584Last Ounce of Courage$1,2131,407$1,708,000$3,329,674Sep 14, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
585Teacher's Pet$1,2142,027$2,461,252$6,491,969Jan 16, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
586The Perez Family$1,215928$1,127,645$2,832,826May 12, 1995The Samuel Goldwyn Company
587I.S.S.$1,2172,518$3,064,583$6,573,799Jan 19, 2024Bleecker Street Media
588Blue Lock: Episode Nagi$1,218857$1,043,969$1,855,384Jun 28, 2024Crunchyroll
589Born to Be Wild$1,2181,360$1,657,008$3,730,409Mar 31, 1995Warner Bros.
590Coldplay Music of The Spheres Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires$1,218833$1,015,000$1,015,000Oct 28, 2022Trafalgar Releasing
591Memory$1,2182,555$3,113,298$7,329,043Apr 29, 2022Open Road Films (II)
592The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore$1,218687$837,262$1,115,018Feb 9, 2018Fathom Events
593Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse$1,2201,509$1,841,007$3,703,046Oct 30, 2015Paramount Pictures
594Afraid$1,2203,003$3,665,664$6,725,687Aug 30, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
595PCU$1,2231,741$2,129,483$4,330,020Apr 29, 199420th Century Fox
596Silent Fall$1,2241,251$1,531,244$3,180,674Oct 28, 1994Warner Bros.
597Playing for Keeps$1,2251,148$1,406,300$2,669,366Oct 3, 1986Universal Pictures
598Lost & Found$1,2252,469$3,024,709$6,552,255Apr 23, 1999Warner Bros.
599September Dawn$1,226857$1,051,000$1,066,555Aug 24, 2007Slowhand Cinema Releasing
600Joe's Apartment$1,2261,512$1,854,490$4,619,014Jul 26, 1996Warner Bros.