Widest Openings by Studio Type

Data as of May 8, 2:03 PDT
Rank Release Max Theaters Date Gross % of Total Average Lifetime Gross Distributor
201Gigli2,215Aug 1-3, 2003$3,753,51861.7%$1,694$6,087,542Revolution Studios
202First Sunday2,213Jan 11-13, 2008$17,714,82146.7%$8,004$37,931,869Screen Gems
203Case 392,211Oct 1-3, 2010$5,350,57040.3%$2,419$13,261,851Paramount Vantage
204Takers2,206Aug 27-29, 2010$20,512,30435.5%$9,298$57,744,720Screen Gems
205Reindeer Games2,204Feb 25-27, 2000$8,128,35634.8%$3,688$23,368,995Miramax
206The Cave2,195Aug 26-28, 2005$6,147,29441%$2,800$15,007,991Screen Gems
207Come Play2,183Oct 30-Nov 1, 2020$3,119,87529.8%$1,429$10,475,990Focus Features
208Rounders2,176Sep 11-13, 1998$8,459,12636.9%$3,887$22,912,409Miramax
209No Good Deed2,175Sep 12-14, 2014$24,250,28346.2%$11,149$52,543,632Screen Gems
210Admission2,160Mar 22-24, 2013$6,154,98434.2%$2,849$18,007,317Focus Features
211Nightmare Alley2,145Dec 17-19, 2021$2,811,70324.8%$1,310$11,338,107Searchlight Pictures
212Everybody's Fine2,133Dec 4-6, 2009$3,852,06841.8%$1,805$9,208,876Miramax
213Proud Mary2,125Jan 12-14, 2018$9,959,05347.7%$4,686$20,877,013Screen Gems
214The Birth of a Nation2,105Oct 7-9, 2016$7,004,25444.2%$3,327$15,861,566Fox Searchlight Pictures
215The Possession of Hannah Grace2,065Nov 30-Dec 2, 2018$6,401,74443.1%$3,100$14,837,422Screen Gems
216Black and Blue2,062Oct 25-27, 2019$8,376,84638%$4,062$22,055,313Screen Gems
217Harriet2,059Nov 1-3, 2019$11,676,72027.1%$5,671$43,082,155Focus Features
218Stomp the Yard2,051Jan 12-14, 2007$21,833,31235.6%$10,645$61,356,221Screen Gems
219Ghosts of Mars2,048Aug 24-26, 2001$3,804,45243.7%$1,857$8,709,640Screen Gems
220Profile2,033May 14-16, 2021$730,29041.9%$359$1,744,740Focus Features
221Baggage Claim2,027Sep 27-29, 2013$9,031,10241.9%$4,455$21,569,509Fox Searchlight Pictures
222The Soloist2,024Apr 24-26, 2009$9,716,45830.6%$4,800$31,720,158DreamWorks
223Think Like a Man2,015Apr 20-22, 2012$33,636,30336.7%$16,692$91,547,205Screen Gems
224The Switch2,012Aug 20-22, 2010$8,436,71330.4%$4,193$27,779,426Miramax
225Back to Black2,010May 17-19, 2024$2,835,72045.9%$1,410$6,178,165Focus Features
226Battle of the Year2,008Sep 20-22, 2013$4,603,17751.8%$2,292$8,888,355Screen Gems
227From Dusk Till Dawn2,004Jan 19-21, 1996$10,240,80539.6%$5,110$25,836,616Miramax
228Boys and Girls1,983Jun 16-18, 2000$7,008,95032.2%$3,534$21,799,652Dimension Films
229Down to You1,971Jan 21-23, 2000$7,602,50737.9%$3,857$20,069,008Miramax
230Halloween: Resurrection1,954Jul 12-14, 2002$12,292,12140.5%$6,290$30,354,442Dimension Films
231You Got Served1,933Jan 30-Feb 1, 2004$16,123,10539.9%$8,340$40,363,810Screen Gems
232Rental Family1,925Nov 21-23, 2025$3,336,14733.2%$1,733$10,047,429Searchlight Pictures
233Bounce1,918Nov 17-19, 2000$11,423,71631%$5,956$36,805,288Miramax
234Armored1,915Dec 4-6, 2009$6,511,12840.7%$3,400$15,988,876Screen Gems
235A Thousand Words1,890Mar 9-11, 2012$6,176,28033.5%$3,267$18,450,127DreamWorks
236Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.1,880Sep 2-4, 2022$1,422,61555.5%$756$2,561,270Focus Features
237Flags of Our Fathers1,876Oct 20-22, 2006$10,245,19030.5%$5,461$33,602,376DreamWorks
238Youth in Revolt1,873Jan 8-10, 2010$6,888,33445.1%$3,677$15,281,286Dimension Films
239Impostor1,870Jan 4-6, 2002$3,022,52348.1%$1,616$6,285,176Miramax
240Piece by Piece1,865Oct 11-13, 2024$3,851,35539.5%$2,065$9,756,635Focus Features
241Adventureland1,862Apr 3-5, 2009$5,722,03935.7%$3,073$16,044,025Miramax
242Phantoms1,859Jan 23-25, 1998$3,065,95154.5%$1,649$5,624,282Miramax
243541,859Aug 28-30, 1998$6,611,53239.5%$3,556$16,757,163Miramax
244This Christmas1,858Nov 23-25, 2007$17,958,18336.6%$9,665$49,121,934Screen Gems
245Formula 511,857Oct 18-20, 2002$2,817,71954.1%$1,517$5,204,007Screen Gems
246The Unholy1,850Apr 2-4, 2021$3,153,45620.3%$1,704$15,532,137Screen Gems
247Senseless1,843Feb 20-22, 1998$5,337,65141.5%$2,896$12,874,899Dimension Films
248The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard1,838Aug 14-16, 2009$5,642,13737.3%$3,069$15,122,676Paramount Vantage
249Just Wright1,831May 14-16, 2010$8,284,98938.5%$4,524$21,540,363Fox Searchlight Pictures
250The Ringer1,829Dec 23-25, 2005$5,158,79514.6%$2,820$35,428,675Fox Searchlight Pictures
251The Debt1,826Sep 2-4, 2011$9,909,49931.8%$5,426$31,177,548Focus Features
252Fired Up!1,810Feb 20-22, 2009$5,483,77831.8%$3,029$17,231,291Screen Gems
253Club Dread1,807Feb 27-29, 2004$3,035,68860.7%$1,679$5,001,708Fox Searchlight Pictures
254Nuremberg1,802Nov 7-9, 2025$3,883,29526.7%$2,154$14,524,692Sony Pictures Classics
255Super Troopers1,780Feb 15-17, 2002$6,203,90633.5%$3,485$18,492,362Fox Searchlight Pictures
256I Think I Love My Wife1,776Mar 16-18, 2007$5,674,80245.2%$3,195$12,550,605Fox Searchlight Pictures
257The Young Messiah1,761Mar 11-13, 2016$3,294,87650.8%$1,871$6,490,401Focus Features
258Conclave1,753Oct 25-27, 2024$6,601,99520.3%$3,766$32,580,655Focus Features
259Wolf Creek1,749Dec 23-25, 2005$2,805,75417.3%$1,604$16,188,180Dimension Films
260Get Over It1,742Mar 9-11, 2001$4,134,97735.7%$2,373$11,576,464Miramax
261Miss March1,742Mar 13-15, 2009$2,409,15653%$1,382$4,543,320Fox Searchlight Pictures
262Monster Hunter1,736Dec 18-20, 2020$2,201,26914.5%$1,268$15,162,470Screen Gems
263Whip It1,721Oct 2-4, 2009$4,650,81235.7%$2,702$13,043,363Fox Searchlight Pictures
264One Day1,719Aug 19-21, 2011$5,079,56636.7%$2,954$13,843,771Focus Features
265Gone Baby Gone1,713Oct 19-21, 2007$2,299,00011.3%$1,342$20,300,218Miramax
266Teaching Mrs. Tingle1,710Aug 20-22, 1999$3,326,87037.2%$1,945$8,951,935Miramax
267Blindness1,690Oct 3-5, 2008$1,950,26058.2%$1,154$3,351,751Miramax
268Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers1,679Sep 29-Oct 1, 1995$7,308,52948.3%$4,352$15,116,634Dimension Films
269The Others1,678Aug 10-12, 2001$14,089,95214.6%$8,396$96,522,687Miramax
270The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2026 Re-release
1,674Jan 16-18, 2026$3,578,18860.2%$2,137$5,940,331-
271Air Bud: Golden Receiver1,669Aug 14-16, 1998$2,603,72625.5%$1,560$10,224,116Miramax
27291,661Sep 11-13, 2009$10,740,44633.8%$6,466$31,749,894Focus Features
273The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2026 Re-release
1,655Jan 16-18, 2026$2,276,43257.3%$1,375$3,971,340-
274The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2026 Re-release
1,655Jan 16-18, 2026$2,374,77658%$1,434$4,093,642-
275Notorious1,638Jan 16-18, 2009$20,497,59655.6%$12,513$36,843,682Fox Searchlight Pictures
276Roll Bounce1,625Sep 23-25, 2005$7,570,36643.6%$4,658$17,380,866Fox Searchlight Pictures
277Seeking a Friend for the End of the World1,625Jun 22-24, 2012$3,822,80354%$2,352$7,078,738Focus Features
278Bridget Jones's Diary1,611Apr 13-15, 2001$10,733,93315%$6,662$71,543,427Miramax
279Extract1,611Sep 4-6, 2009$4,340,10840.1%$2,694$10,823,158Miramax
280Our Family Wedding1,605Mar 12-14, 2010$7,629,86237.7%$4,753$20,255,281Fox Searchlight Pictures
281Highlander: The Final Dimension1,594Jan 27-29, 1995$5,536,43545%$3,473$12,303,080Miramax
282The Secret Life of Bees1,591Oct 17-19, 2008$10,527,79927.9%$6,617$37,770,162Fox Searchlight Pictures
283The Crow1,573May 13-15, 1994$11,774,33223.2%$7,485$50,693,129Miramax
284The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel1,573Mar 6-8, 2015$8,540,37025.8%$5,429$33,078,266Fox Searchlight Pictures
285The World's End1,551Aug 23-25, 2013$8,811,79033.9%$5,681$26,004,851Focus Features
286Highlander: Endgame1,543Sep 1-3, 2000$5,067,33139.6%$3,284$12,811,858Miramax
287Armour of God 2: Operation Condor1,532Jul 18-20, 1997$4,731,75145.5%$3,088$10,405,394Miramax
288How She Move1,531Jan 25-27, 2008$3,957,47156%$2,584$7,070,641Paramount Vantage
289Am I Racist?1,517Sep 13-15, 2024$4,544,06336.9%$2,995$12,311,598SDG Releasing
290Black Nativity1,516Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013$3,669,53052.3%$2,420$7,018,189Fox Searchlight Pictures
291The Forsaken1,514Apr 27-29, 2001$3,020,15941.4%$1,994$7,288,451Screen Gems
292BlacKkKlansman1,512Aug 10-12, 2018$10,845,33022%$7,172$49,275,340Focus Features
293Shrek 2
2024 Re-release
1,512Apr 12-14, 2024$1,455,26042.5%$962$3,427,910DreamWorks
294The Air Up There1,507Jan 7-9, 1994$5,240,85924.9%$3,477$21,011,318Miramax
295Ghost Town1,505Sep 19-21, 2008$5,012,31537.5%$3,330$13,367,624DreamWorks
296The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2025 Re-release
1,503Oct 31-Nov 2, 2025$309,013100%$205$309,013-
297The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2025 Re-release
1,503Oct 31-Nov 2, 2025$510,490100%$339$510,490-
298The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2025 Re-release
1,503Oct 31-Nov 2, 2025$819,949100%$545$819,949-
299Tolkien1,495May 10-12, 2019$2,200,53748.5%$1,471$4,535,154Fox Searchlight Pictures
300Hellraiser: Bloodline1,465Mar 8-10, 1996$4,505,03648.2%$3,075$9,336,886Miramax
301Scream1,413Dec 20-22, 1996$6,354,5866.2%$4,497$103,046,663Dimension Films
302Police Story 3: Supercop1,406Jul 26-28, 1996$5,503,17633.8%$3,914$16,270,600Miramax
303Taking Woodstock1,393Aug 28-30, 2009$3,457,76046.3%$2,482$7,460,204Focus Features
304Pride & Prejudice
20th Anniversary Re-Release
1,393Apr 18-20, 2025$2,801,27545.2%$2,010$6,193,658Focus Features
305The Brothers1,378Mar 23-25, 2001$10,302,84637.5%$7,476$27,457,409Screen Gems
306Brown Sugar1,372Oct 11-13, 2002$10,738,88239.2%$7,827$27,363,891Fox Searchlight Pictures
307Jackie Brown1,370Dec 26-28, 1997$9,292,24823.4%$6,782$39,673,162Miramax
308Half Brothers1,369Dec 4-6, 2020$700,16031.2%$511$2,241,980Focus Features
309The Personal History of David Copperfield1,360Aug 28-30, 2020$475,80025.4%$349$1,876,298Searchlight Pictures
310The Last Kiss1,357Sep 15-17, 2006$4,627,98939.8%$3,410$11,614,790DreamWorks
311A Mighty Heart1,355Jun 22-24, 2007$3,948,86343%$2,914$9,176,787Paramount Vantage
312Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind1,353Mar 19-21, 2004$8,175,19823.8%$6,042$34,400,301Focus Features
313Tully1,353May 4-6, 2018$3,282,61035%$2,426$9,369,755Focus Features
314Music of the Heart1,349Oct 29-31, 1999$3,653,28124.6%$2,708$14,859,394Miramax
315Drunken Master II1,342Oct 20-22, 2000$3,845,27833.3%$2,865$11,555,430Miramax
316Pulp Fiction1,338Oct 14-16, 1994$9,311,8828.6%$6,959$107,928,762Miramax
317The Jacket1,331Mar 4-6, 2005$2,723,68243.2%$2,046$6,303,762Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
318The Outfit1,324Mar 18-20, 2022$1,499,73044.8%$1,132$3,344,040Focus Features
319Breakin' All the Rules1,318May 14-16, 2004$5,088,57741.5%$3,860$12,264,319Screen Gems
320Johnson Family Vacation1,317Apr 9-11, 2004$9,375,30730%$7,118$31,203,964Fox Searchlight Pictures
321Honey Don't!1,317Aug 22-24, 2025$3,025,52552.1%$2,297$5,810,510Focus Features
322Promising Young Woman1,310Dec 25-27, 2020$719,30511.1%$549$6,460,965Focus Features
323Two Can Play That Game1,297Sep 7-9, 2001$7,720,94234.7%$5,952$22,235,901Screen Gems
324Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure1,285Aug 16-18, 2024$419,84268.5%$326$613,001Falling Forward Films
32528 Days Later1,260Jun 27-29, 2003$10,061,85822.3%$7,985$45,064,915Fox Searchlight Pictures
326Freddie as F.R.O.7.1,257Aug 28-30, 1992$501,23044.8%$398$1,119,368Miramax
327Black Snake Moan1,252Mar 2-4, 2007$4,143,19944.1%$3,309$9,396,870Paramount Vantage
328Boogie1,252Mar 5-7, 2021$1,200,16528.7%$958$4,178,620Focus Features
329Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street1,249Dec 21-23, 2007$9,300,80517.6%$7,446$52,898,073DreamWorks
330The Christmas Ring1,240Nov 7-9, 2025$676,07355%$545$1,229,930-
331Land1,231Feb 12-14, 2021$899,81034.9%$730$2,577,830Focus Features
332Iron Monkey1,225Oct 12-14, 2001$6,014,65340.9%$4,909$14,694,904Miramax
333Strange Wilderness1,208Feb 1-3, 2008$3,001,71945.7%$2,484$6,575,282Paramount Classics
334The Retirement Plan1,175Sep 15-17, 2023$757,29347.1%$644$1,607,344Falling Forward Films
335The Bronze1,167Mar 18-20, 2016$386,32862.7%$331$615,816Sony Pictures Classics
336My Life in Ruins1,164Jun 5-7, 2009$3,223,16137.2%$2,769$8,665,206Fox Searchlight Pictures
337Never Die Alone1,160Mar 26-28, 2004$3,089,99354.7%$2,663$5,645,298Fox Searchlight Pictures
338The American Society of Magical Negroes1,147Mar 15-17, 2024$1,304,27052.6%$1,137$2,480,645Focus Features
339Things We Lost in the Fire1,142Oct 19-21, 2007$1,561,94947.5%$1,367$3,287,315DreamWorks
340Gordy1,131May 12-14, 1995$1,591,22940.4%$1,406$3,941,146Miramax
341Twin Dragons1,129Apr 9-11, 1999$2,829,99033.9%$2,506$8,359,717Miramax
342Kingdom Come1,111Apr 13-15, 2001$7,562,28432.5%$6,806$23,249,649Fox Searchlight Pictures
343Smart People1,106Apr 11-13, 2008$4,092,46543%$3,700$9,511,289Miramax
344Undisputed1,102Aug 23-25, 2002$4,548,75035.6%$4,127$12,764,657Miramax
345Woman on Top1,085Sep 22-24, 2000$2,008,19140%$1,850$5,020,111Fox Searchlight Pictures
346Merrily We Roll Along1,084Dec 5-7, 2025$1,308,94752.2%$1,207$2,508,329Sony Pictures Classics
347A Midsummer Night's Dream1,080May 14-16, 1999$4,285,62026.7%$3,968$16,071,990Fox Searchlight Pictures
348Girl 61,077Mar 22-24, 1996$2,485,76450.3%$2,308$4,939,939Fox Searchlight Pictures
349Phat Girlz1,060Apr 7-9, 2006$3,109,92444%$2,933$7,061,128Fox Searchlight Pictures
350Outside Providence1,050Sep 3-5, 1999$2,631,41136%$2,506$7,302,522Miramax
351Tom and Jerry: The Movie1,045Jul 30-Aug 1, 1993$1,255,91235.3%$1,201$3,560,469Miramax
352Weekend in Taipei1,021Nov 8-10, 2024$380,05762.5%$372$608,034Falling Forward Films
353The Penguin Lessons1,017Mar 28-30, 2025$1,188,54336.1%$1,168$3,294,990Sony Pictures Classics
354Hustle & Flow1,013Jul 22-24, 2005$8,017,80836.1%$7,914$22,202,809Paramount Classics
355Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1,010Jan 12-14, 1996$8,112,88440.3%$8,032$20,109,115Miramax
356Birthday Girl1,000Feb 1-3, 2002$2,370,80946.1%$2,370$5,142,576Miramax
357Vengeance998Jul 29-31, 2022$1,755,32540.5%$1,758$4,330,720Focus Features
358Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris980Jul 15-17, 2022$1,953,07018.7%$1,992$10,433,915Focus Features
359The Gospel969Oct 7-9, 2005$7,523,57147.7%$7,764$15,778,152Screen Gems
360The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain954May 12-14, 1995$2,811,35525.8%$2,946$10,904,930Miramax
361Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice946Jan 29-31, 1993$2,719,75039%$2,875$6,980,986Miramax
362Nefarious933Apr 14-16, 2023$1,316,26624.2%$1,410$5,433,685SDG Releasing
363Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH Live933Sep 19-21, 2025$1,337,56864.9%$1,433$2,059,719-
364Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain927Jul 16-18, 2021$1,988,79537.1%$2,145$5,354,970Focus Features
365Polite Society927Apr 28-30, 2023$817,74051.3%$882$1,595,585Focus Features
366A Thousand and One926Mar 31-Apr 2, 2023$1,795,69552.8%$1,939$3,400,020Focus Features
367On the Line900Oct 26-28, 2001$2,307,06352.8%$2,563$4,365,455Miramax
368Eleanor the Great892Sep 26-28, 2025$894,68634.3%$1,003$2,607,002Sony Pictures Classics
369Pirate Radio882Nov 13-15, 2009$2,904,38036.2%$3,292$8,017,917Focus Features
370Closed Circuit870Aug 30-Sep 1, 2013$2,464,93142.9%$2,833$5,750,401Focus Features
371Table 19868Mar 3-5, 2017$1,597,92844.2%$1,840$3,614,896Fox Searchlight Pictures
372Oh, Hi!866Jul 25-27, 2025$1,151,57255.3%$1,329$2,082,113Sony Pictures Classics
373Anemone865Oct 3-5, 2025$681,65558.7%$788$1,161,830Focus Features
374Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth862Sep 11-13, 1992$3,208,00925.6%$3,721$12,534,961Miramax
375Demolition854Apr 8-10, 2016$1,100,04255.6%$1,288$1,978,592Fox Searchlight Pictures
376Groundhog Day
2021 Re-release
845Jan 29-31, 2021$85,33042.5%$100$200,989Sony Pictures Classics
3777 Days in Entebbe838Mar 16-18, 2018$1,592,64547.9%$1,900$3,326,885Focus Features
378True Story831Apr 17-19, 2015$1,950,21441.3%$2,346$4,719,695Fox Searchlight Pictures
379The Pallbearer829May 3-5, 1996$2,319,23641%$2,797$5,656,388Miramax
380On the Basis of Sex
2020 Re-release
829Sep 25-27, 2020$56,21068.4%$67$82,150Focus Features
381Amelia820Oct 23-25, 2009$3,904,04727.4%$4,761$14,246,488Fox Searchlight Pictures
382The Great Raid819Aug 12-14, 2005$3,376,00933.2%$4,122$10,167,373Miramax
383Vindicating Trump813Sep 27-29, 2024$774,87456.5%$953$1,372,091SDG Releasing
384The Drop809Sep 12-14, 2014$4,104,55238.3%$5,073$10,724,389Fox Searchlight Pictures
385Midwinter Break808Feb 20-22, 2026$506,76550.5%$627$1,002,905Focus Features
386Gunmen802Feb 4-6, 1994$1,909,91956%$2,381$3,411,885Dimension Films
387The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist786Mar 27-29, 2026$646,02050.8%$821$1,271,825Focus Features
388Ghostbusters
2021 Re-release
774Oct 29-31, 2021$304,31777.7%$393$391,718Sony Pictures Classics
389On Swift Horses755Apr 25-27, 2025$542,36052.6%$718$1,030,558Sony Pictures Classics
390Brokeback Mountain
20th anniversary
754Jun 20-22, 2025$558,87052.3%$741$1,068,055Focus Features
391Beautiful Girls752Feb 9-11, 1996$2,761,79026.1%$3,672$10,597,759Miramax
392Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)752Jun 25-27, 2021$802,05434.6%$1,066$2,320,649Searchlight Pictures
393It's Kind of a Funny Story742Oct 8-10, 2010$2,013,40631.6%$2,713$6,363,628Focus Features
394Not Easily Broken724Jan 9-11, 2009$5,314,27850.3%$7,340$10,572,742Screen Gems
395I Swear701Apr 24-26, 2026$666,40272.1%$950$924,354Sony Pictures Classics
396The Brothers Solomon700Sep 7-9, 2007$508,60156.5%$726$900,926Screen Gems
397Hardware695Sep 14-16, 1990$2,381,28541.6%$3,426$5,728,953Miramax
398Love Crimes669Jan 24-26, 1992$1,157,37050.6%$1,730$2,287,928Miramax
399In Too Deep667Aug 27-29, 1999$4,220,29730.1%$6,327$14,011,454Miramax
400I Got the Hook Up655May 29-31, 1998$3,310,34932.1%$5,053$10,317,779Miramax