Widest Openings by Studio Type

Data as of May 8, 16:35 PDT
Rank Release Max Theaters Date Gross % of Total Average Lifetime Gross Distributor
201The Cave2,195Aug 26-28, 2005$6,147,29441%$2,800$15,007,991Screen Gems
202Come Play2,183Oct 30-Nov 1, 2020$3,119,87529.8%$1,429$10,475,990Focus Features
203Rounders2,176Sep 11-13, 1998$8,459,12636.9%$3,887$22,912,409Miramax
204No Good Deed2,175Sep 12-14, 2014$24,250,28346.2%$11,149$52,543,632Screen Gems
205Admission2,160Mar 22-24, 2013$6,154,98434.2%$2,849$18,007,317Focus Features
206Nightmare Alley2,145Dec 17-19, 2021$2,811,70324.8%$1,310$11,338,107Searchlight Pictures
207Everybody's Fine2,133Dec 4-6, 2009$3,852,06841.8%$1,805$9,208,876Miramax
208Proud Mary2,125Jan 12-14, 2018$9,959,05347.7%$4,686$20,877,013Screen Gems
209The Birth of a Nation2,105Oct 7-9, 2016$7,004,25444.2%$3,327$15,861,566Fox Searchlight Pictures
210The Possession of Hannah Grace2,065Nov 30-Dec 2, 2018$6,401,74443.1%$3,100$14,837,422Screen Gems
211Black and Blue2,062Oct 25-27, 2019$8,376,84638%$4,062$22,055,313Screen Gems
212Harriet2,059Nov 1-3, 2019$11,676,72027.1%$5,671$43,082,155Focus Features
213Stomp the Yard2,051Jan 12-14, 2007$21,833,31235.6%$10,645$61,356,221Screen Gems
214Ghosts of Mars2,048Aug 24-26, 2001$3,804,45243.7%$1,857$8,709,640Screen Gems
215Profile2,033May 14-16, 2021$730,29041.9%$359$1,744,740Focus Features
216Baggage Claim2,027Sep 27-29, 2013$9,031,10241.9%$4,455$21,569,509Fox Searchlight Pictures
217The Soloist2,024Apr 24-26, 2009$9,716,45830.6%$4,800$31,720,158DreamWorks
218Think Like a Man2,015Apr 20-22, 2012$33,636,30336.7%$16,692$91,547,205Screen Gems
219The Switch2,012Aug 20-22, 2010$8,436,71330.4%$4,193$27,779,426Miramax
220Back to Black2,010May 17-19, 2024$2,835,72045.9%$1,410$6,178,165Focus Features
221Battle of the Year2,008Sep 20-22, 2013$4,603,17751.8%$2,292$8,888,355Screen Gems
222From Dusk Till Dawn2,004Jan 19-21, 1996$10,240,80539.6%$5,110$25,836,616Miramax
223Boys and Girls1,983Jun 16-18, 2000$7,008,95032.2%$3,534$21,799,652Dimension Films
224Down to You1,971Jan 21-23, 2000$7,602,50737.9%$3,857$20,069,008Miramax
225Halloween: Resurrection1,954Jul 12-14, 2002$12,292,12140.5%$6,290$30,354,442Dimension Films
226You Got Served1,933Jan 30-Feb 1, 2004$16,123,10539.9%$8,340$40,363,810Screen Gems
227Bounce1,918Nov 17-19, 2000$11,423,71631%$5,956$36,805,288Miramax
228Armored1,915Dec 4-6, 2009$6,511,12840.7%$3,400$15,988,876Screen Gems
229A Thousand Words1,890Mar 9-11, 2012$6,176,28033.5%$3,267$18,450,127DreamWorks
230Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.1,880Sep 2-4, 2022$1,422,61555.5%$756$2,561,270Focus Features
231Flags of Our Fathers1,876Oct 20-22, 2006$10,245,19030.5%$5,461$33,602,376DreamWorks
232Youth in Revolt1,873Jan 8-10, 2010$6,888,33445.1%$3,677$15,281,286Dimension Films
233Impostor1,870Jan 4-6, 2002$3,022,52348.1%$1,616$6,285,176Miramax
234Piece by Piece1,865Oct 11-13, 2024$3,851,35539.5%$2,065$9,756,635Focus Features
235Adventureland1,862Apr 3-5, 2009$5,722,03935.7%$3,073$16,044,025Miramax
236Phantoms1,859Jan 23-25, 1998$3,065,95154.5%$1,649$5,624,282Miramax
237541,859Aug 28-30, 1998$6,611,53239.5%$3,556$16,757,163Miramax
238This Christmas1,858Nov 23-25, 2007$17,958,18336.6%$9,665$49,121,934Screen Gems
239Formula 511,857Oct 18-20, 2002$2,817,71954.1%$1,517$5,204,007Screen Gems
240The Unholy1,850Apr 2-4, 2021$3,153,45620.3%$1,704$15,532,137Screen Gems
241Senseless1,843Feb 20-22, 1998$5,337,65141.5%$2,896$12,874,899Dimension Films
242The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard1,838Aug 14-16, 2009$5,642,13737.3%$3,069$15,122,676Paramount Vantage
243Just Wright1,831May 14-16, 2010$8,284,98938.5%$4,524$21,540,363Fox Searchlight Pictures
244The Ringer1,829Dec 23-25, 2005$5,158,79514.6%$2,820$35,428,675Fox Searchlight Pictures
245The Debt1,826Sep 2-4, 2011$9,909,49931.8%$5,426$31,177,548Focus Features
246Fired Up!1,810Feb 20-22, 2009$5,483,77831.8%$3,029$17,231,291Screen Gems
247Club Dread1,807Feb 27-29, 2004$3,035,68860.7%$1,679$5,001,708Fox Searchlight Pictures
248Super Troopers1,780Feb 15-17, 2002$6,203,90633.5%$3,485$18,492,362Fox Searchlight Pictures
249I Think I Love My Wife1,776Mar 16-18, 2007$5,674,80245.2%$3,195$12,550,605Fox Searchlight Pictures
250The Young Messiah1,761Mar 11-13, 2016$3,294,87650.8%$1,871$6,490,401Focus Features
251Conclave1,753Oct 25-27, 2024$6,601,99520.3%$3,766$32,580,655Focus Features
252Wolf Creek1,749Dec 23-25, 2005$2,805,75417.3%$1,604$16,188,180Dimension Films
253Get Over It1,742Mar 9-11, 2001$4,134,97735.7%$2,373$11,576,464Miramax
254Miss March1,742Mar 13-15, 2009$2,409,15653%$1,382$4,543,320Fox Searchlight Pictures
255Monster Hunter1,736Dec 18-20, 2020$2,201,26914.5%$1,268$15,162,470Screen Gems
256Whip It1,721Oct 2-4, 2009$4,650,81235.7%$2,702$13,043,363Fox Searchlight Pictures
257One Day1,719Aug 19-21, 2011$5,079,56636.7%$2,954$13,843,771Focus Features
258Gone Baby Gone1,713Oct 19-21, 2007$2,299,00011.3%$1,342$20,300,218Miramax
259Teaching Mrs. Tingle1,710Aug 20-22, 1999$3,326,87037.2%$1,945$8,951,935Miramax
260Blindness1,690Oct 3-5, 2008$1,950,26058.2%$1,154$3,351,751Miramax
261Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers1,679Sep 29-Oct 1, 1995$7,308,52948.3%$4,352$15,116,634Dimension Films
262The Others1,678Aug 10-12, 2001$14,089,95214.6%$8,396$96,522,687Miramax
263Air Bud: Golden Receiver1,669Aug 14-16, 1998$2,603,72625.5%$1,560$10,224,116Miramax
26491,661Sep 11-13, 2009$10,740,44633.8%$6,466$31,749,894Focus Features
265Notorious1,638Jan 16-18, 2009$20,497,59655.6%$12,513$36,843,682Fox Searchlight Pictures
266Roll Bounce1,625Sep 23-25, 2005$7,570,36643.6%$4,658$17,380,866Fox Searchlight Pictures
267Seeking a Friend for the End of the World1,625Jun 22-24, 2012$3,822,80354%$2,352$7,078,738Focus Features
268Bridget Jones's Diary1,611Apr 13-15, 2001$10,733,93315%$6,662$71,543,427Miramax
269Extract1,611Sep 4-6, 2009$4,340,10840.1%$2,694$10,823,158Miramax
270Our Family Wedding1,605Mar 12-14, 2010$7,629,86237.7%$4,753$20,255,281Fox Searchlight Pictures
271Highlander: The Final Dimension1,594Jan 27-29, 1995$5,536,43545%$3,473$12,303,080Miramax
272The Secret Life of Bees1,591Oct 17-19, 2008$10,527,79927.9%$6,617$37,770,162Fox Searchlight Pictures
273The Crow1,573May 13-15, 1994$11,774,33223.2%$7,485$50,693,129Miramax
274The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel1,573Mar 6-8, 2015$8,540,37025.8%$5,429$33,078,266Fox Searchlight Pictures
275The World's End1,551Aug 23-25, 2013$8,811,79033.9%$5,681$26,004,851Focus Features
276Highlander: Endgame1,543Sep 1-3, 2000$5,067,33139.6%$3,284$12,811,858Miramax
277Armour of God 2: Operation Condor1,532Jul 18-20, 1997$4,731,75145.5%$3,088$10,405,394Miramax
278How She Move1,531Jan 25-27, 2008$3,957,47156%$2,584$7,070,641Paramount Vantage
279Am I Racist?1,517Sep 13-15, 2024$4,544,06336.9%$2,995$12,311,598SDG Releasing
280Black Nativity1,516Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013$3,669,53052.3%$2,420$7,018,189Fox Searchlight Pictures
281The Forsaken1,514Apr 27-29, 2001$3,020,15941.4%$1,994$7,288,451Screen Gems
282BlacKkKlansman1,512Aug 10-12, 2018$10,845,33022%$7,172$49,275,340Focus Features
283Shrek 2
2024 Re-release
1,512Apr 12-14, 2024$1,455,26042.5%$962$3,427,910DreamWorks
284The Air Up There1,507Jan 7-9, 1994$5,240,85924.9%$3,477$21,011,318Miramax
285Ghost Town1,505Sep 19-21, 2008$5,012,31537.5%$3,330$13,367,624DreamWorks
286Tolkien1,495May 10-12, 2019$2,200,53748.5%$1,471$4,535,154Fox Searchlight Pictures
287Hellraiser: Bloodline1,465Mar 8-10, 1996$4,505,03648.2%$3,075$9,336,886Miramax
288Scream1,413Dec 20-22, 1996$6,354,5866.2%$4,497$103,046,663Dimension Films
289Supercop1,406Jul 26-28, 1996$5,503,17633.8%$3,914$16,270,600Miramax
290Taking Woodstock1,393Aug 28-30, 2009$3,457,76046.3%$2,482$7,460,204Focus Features
291Pride & Prejudice
20th Anniversary Re-Release
1,393Apr 18-20, 2025$2,801,27545.4%$2,010$6,176,128Focus Features
292The Brothers1,378Mar 23-25, 2001$10,302,84637.5%$7,476$27,457,409Screen Gems
293Brown Sugar1,372Oct 11-13, 2002$10,738,88239.2%$7,827$27,363,891Fox Searchlight Pictures
294Jackie Brown1,370Dec 26-28, 1997$9,292,24823.4%$6,782$39,673,162Miramax
295Half Brothers1,369Dec 4-6, 2020$700,16031.2%$511$2,241,980Focus Features
296The Personal History of David Copperfield1,360Aug 28-30, 2020$475,80025.4%$349$1,876,298Searchlight Pictures
297The Last Kiss1,357Sep 15-17, 2006$4,627,98939.8%$3,410$11,614,790DreamWorks
298A Mighty Heart1,355Jun 22-24, 2007$3,948,86343%$2,914$9,176,787Paramount Vantage
299Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind1,353Mar 19-21, 2004$8,175,19823.8%$6,042$34,400,301Focus Features
300Tully1,353May 4-6, 2018$3,282,61035%$2,426$9,369,755Focus Features
301Music of the Heart1,349Oct 29-31, 1999$3,653,28124.6%$2,708$14,859,394Miramax
302Drunken Master II1,342Oct 20-22, 2000$3,845,27833.3%$2,865$11,555,430Miramax
303Pulp Fiction1,338Oct 14-16, 1994$9,311,8828.6%$6,959$107,928,762Miramax
304The Jacket1,331Mar 4-6, 2005$2,723,68243.2%$2,046$6,303,762Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
305The Outfit1,324Mar 18-20, 2022$1,499,73044.8%$1,132$3,344,040Focus Features
306Breakin' All the Rules1,318May 14-16, 2004$5,088,57741.5%$3,860$12,264,319Screen Gems
307Johnson Family Vacation1,317Apr 9-11, 2004$9,375,30730%$7,118$31,203,964Fox Searchlight Pictures
308Promising Young Woman1,310Dec 25-27, 2020$719,30511.1%$549$6,460,965Focus Features
309Two Can Play That Game1,297Sep 7-9, 2001$7,720,94234.7%$5,952$22,235,901Screen Gems
310Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure1,285Aug 16-18, 2024$419,84268.5%$326$613,001Falling Forward Films
31128 Days Later1,260Jun 27-29, 2003$10,061,85822.3%$7,985$45,064,915Fox Searchlight Pictures
312Freddie as F.R.O.7.1,257Aug 28-30, 1992$501,23044.8%$398$1,119,368Miramax
313Black Snake Moan1,252Mar 2-4, 2007$4,143,19944.1%$3,309$9,396,870Paramount Vantage
314Boogie1,252Mar 5-7, 2021$1,200,16528.7%$958$4,178,620Focus Features
315Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street1,249Dec 21-23, 2007$9,300,80517.6%$7,446$52,898,073DreamWorks
316Land1,231Feb 12-14, 2021$899,81034.9%$730$2,577,830Focus Features
317Iron Monkey1,225Oct 12-14, 2001$6,014,65340.9%$4,909$14,694,904Miramax
318Strange Wilderness1,208Feb 1-3, 2008$3,001,71945.7%$2,484$6,575,282Paramount Classics
319The Bronze1,167Mar 18-20, 2016$386,32862.7%$331$615,816Sony Pictures Classics
320My Life in Ruins1,164Jun 5-7, 2009$3,223,16137.2%$2,769$8,665,206Fox Searchlight Pictures
321Never Die Alone1,160Mar 26-28, 2004$3,089,99354.7%$2,663$5,645,298Fox Searchlight Pictures
322The American Society of Magical Negroes1,147Mar 15-17, 2024$1,304,27052.6%$1,137$2,480,645Focus Features
323Things We Lost in the Fire1,142Oct 19-21, 2007$1,561,94947.5%$1,367$3,287,315DreamWorks
324Gordy1,131May 12-14, 1995$1,591,22940.4%$1,406$3,941,146Miramax
325Twin Dragons1,129Apr 9-11, 1999$2,829,99033.9%$2,506$8,359,717Miramax
326Kingdom Come1,111Apr 13-15, 2001$7,562,28432.5%$6,806$23,249,649Fox Searchlight Pictures
327Smart People1,106Apr 11-13, 2008$4,092,46543%$3,700$9,511,289Miramax
328Undisputed1,102Aug 23-25, 2002$4,548,75035.6%$4,127$12,764,657Miramax
329Woman on Top1,085Sep 22-24, 2000$2,008,19140%$1,850$5,020,111Fox Searchlight Pictures
330A Midsummer Night's Dream1,080May 14-16, 1999$4,285,62026.7%$3,968$16,071,990Fox Searchlight Pictures
331Girl 61,077Mar 22-24, 1996$2,485,76450.3%$2,308$4,939,939Fox Searchlight Pictures
332Phat Girlz1,060Apr 7-9, 2006$3,109,92444%$2,933$7,061,128Fox Searchlight Pictures
333Outside Providence1,050Sep 3-5, 1999$2,631,41136%$2,506$7,302,522Miramax
334Tom and Jerry: The Movie1,045Jul 30-Aug 1, 1993$1,255,91235.3%$1,201$3,560,469Miramax
335Weekend in Taipei1,021Nov 8-10, 2024$380,05762.5%$372$608,034Falling Forward Films
336The Penguin Lessons1,017Mar 28-30, 2025$1,188,54338.7%$1,168$3,068,283Sony Pictures Classics
337Hustle & Flow1,013Jul 22-24, 2005$8,017,80836.1%$7,914$22,202,809Paramount Classics
338Don'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
339Birthday Girl1,000Feb 1-3, 2002$2,370,80946.1%$2,370$5,142,576Miramax
340Vengeance998Jul 29-31, 2022$1,755,32540.5%$1,758$4,330,720Focus Features
341Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris980Jul 15-17, 2022$1,953,07018.7%$1,992$10,433,915Focus Features
342The Gospel969Oct 7-9, 2005$7,523,57147.7%$7,764$15,778,152Screen Gems
343The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain954May 12-14, 1995$2,811,35525.8%$2,946$10,904,930Miramax
344Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice946Jan 29-31, 1993$2,719,75039%$2,875$6,980,986Miramax
345Nefarious933Apr 14-16, 2023$1,316,26624.2%$1,410$5,433,685SDG Releasing
346Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain927Jul 16-18, 2021$1,988,79537.1%$2,145$5,354,970Focus Features
347Polite Society927Apr 28-30, 2023$817,74051.3%$882$1,595,585Focus Features
348A Thousand and One926Mar 31-Apr 2, 2023$1,795,69552.8%$1,939$3,400,020Focus Features
349On the Line900Oct 26-28, 2001$2,307,06352.8%$2,563$4,365,455Miramax
350The Boat That Rocked882Nov 13-15, 2009$2,904,38036.2%$3,292$8,017,917Focus Features
351Closed Circuit870Aug 30-Sep 1, 2013$2,464,93142.9%$2,833$5,750,401Focus Features
352Table 19868Mar 3-5, 2017$1,597,92844.2%$1,840$3,614,896Fox Searchlight Pictures
353Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth862Sep 11-13, 1992$3,208,00925.6%$3,721$12,534,961Miramax
354Demolition854Apr 8-10, 2016$1,100,04255.6%$1,288$1,978,592Fox Searchlight Pictures
355Groundhog Day
2021 Re-release
845Jan 29-31, 2021$85,33042.5%$100$200,989Sony Pictures Classics
3567 Days in Entebbe838Mar 16-18, 2018$1,592,64547.9%$1,900$3,326,885Focus Features
357True Story831Apr 17-19, 2015$1,950,21441.3%$2,346$4,719,695Fox Searchlight Pictures
358The Pallbearer829May 3-5, 1996$2,319,23641%$2,797$5,656,388Miramax
359On the Basis of Sex
2020 Re-release
829Sep 25-27, 2020$56,21068.4%$67$82,150Focus Features
360Amelia820Oct 23-25, 2009$3,904,04727.4%$4,761$14,246,488Fox Searchlight Pictures
361The Great Raid819Aug 12-14, 2005$3,376,00933.2%$4,122$10,167,373Miramax
362Vindicating Trump813Sep 27-29, 2024$774,87456.5%$953$1,372,091SDG Releasing
363The Drop809Sep 12-14, 2014$4,104,55238.3%$5,073$10,724,389Fox Searchlight Pictures
364Gunmen802Feb 4-6, 1994$1,909,91956%$2,381$3,411,885Dimension Films
365Ghostbusters
2021 Re-release
774Oct 29-31, 2021$304,31777.7%$393$391,718Sony Pictures Classics
366On Swift Horses755Apr 25-27, 2025$542,36068.6%$718$791,128Sony Pictures Classics
367Beautiful Girls752Feb 9-11, 1996$2,761,79026.1%$3,672$10,597,759Miramax
368Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)752Jun 25-27, 2021$802,05434.6%$1,066$2,320,649Searchlight Pictures
369It's Kind of a Funny Story742Oct 8-10, 2010$2,013,40631.6%$2,713$6,363,628Focus Features
370Not Easily Broken724Jan 9-11, 2009$5,314,27850.3%$7,340$10,572,742Screen Gems
371The Brothers Solomon700Sep 7-9, 2007$508,60156.5%$726$900,926Screen Gems
372Hardware695Sep 14-16, 1990$2,381,28541.6%$3,426$5,728,953Miramax
373Love Crimes669Jan 24-26, 1992$1,157,37050.6%$1,730$2,287,928Miramax
374In Too Deep667Aug 27-29, 1999$4,220,29730.1%$6,327$14,011,454Miramax
375I Got the Hook Up655May 29-31, 1998$3,310,34932.1%$5,053$10,317,779Miramax
376The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them630Mar 26-28, 1993$525,00476%$833$690,966Miramax
377Daddio628Jun 28-30, 2024$424,09142.9%$675$987,845Sony Pictures Classics
378The Dead Don't Die613Jun 14-16, 2019$2,540,24038.7%$4,143$6,563,605Focus Features
379The Art of Getting By610Jun 17-19, 2011$679,16047.5%$1,113$1,430,241Fox Searchlight Pictures
380The Card Counter580Sep 10-12, 2021$1,039,58039.1%$1,792$2,657,850Focus Features
381Belfast580Nov 12-14, 2021$1,779,41019.2%$3,067$9,250,870Focus Features
382The Book of Henry579Jun 16-18, 2017$1,424,54031.6%$2,460$4,504,974Focus Features
383Between the Temples576Aug 23-25, 2024$647,75731.1%$1,124$2,084,122Sony Pictures Classics
384The Son554Jan 20-22, 2023$213,28747.4%$384$449,650Sony Pictures Classics
385Into the West550Sep 17-19, 1993$1,410,41429.4%$2,564$4,790,801Miramax
386Thoroughbreds549Mar 9-11, 2018$1,224,43039.8%$2,230$3,072,605Focus Features
387The Zookeeper's Wife541Mar 31-Apr 2, 2017$3,288,83518.7%$6,079$17,571,660Focus Features
388A Rage in Harlem540May 3-5, 1991$2,458,08023.5%$4,552$10,438,504Miramax
389Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day535Mar 7-9, 2008$2,490,94220.2%$4,655$12,313,694Focus Features
390Babies534May 7-9, 2010$2,160,46029.5%$4,045$7,320,323Focus Features
391Even Cowgirls Get the Blues533May 20-22, 1994$676,97839.6%$1,270$1,708,873Fine Line Features
392Kajillionaire529Sep 25-27, 2020$215,67540.6%$407$531,430Focus Features
393My Cousin Rachel523Jun 9-11, 2017$969,94135.7%$1,854$2,716,368Fox Searchlight Pictures
394The Thief and the Cobbler510Aug 25-27, 1995$319,72347.8%$626$669,276Miramax
395DOA: Dead or Alive505Jun 15-17, 2007$260,71354.2%$516$480,813Dimension Films
396The Night We Never Met504Apr 30-May 2, 1993$911,73648.4%$1,809$1,884,814Miramax
397Ride496Mar 27-29, 1998$2,513,33445.8%$5,067$5,485,295Miramax
398Celebrity493Nov 20-22, 1998$1,588,01331.3%$3,221$5,078,660Miramax
399Blue Bayou477Sep 17-19, 2021$329,84041.8%$691$788,675Focus Features
400Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2023 Re-release
475Feb 17-19, 2023$171,66538%$361$451,549Sony Pictures Classics