Widest Openings by Studio Type

Data as of May 12, 2:00 PDT
Rank Release Max Theaters Date Gross % of Total Average Lifetime Gross Distributor
201Harriet2,059Nov 1-3, 2019$11,676,72027.1%$5,671$43,082,155Focus Features
202Stomp the Yard2,051Jan 12-14, 2007$21,833,31235.6%$10,645$61,356,221Screen Gems
203Ghosts of Mars2,048Aug 24-26, 2001$3,804,45243.7%$1,857$8,709,640Screen Gems
204Soul Men2,044Nov 7-9, 2008$5,401,60544.7%$2,642$12,082,391-
205Profile2,033May 14-16, 2021$730,29041.9%$359$1,744,740Focus Features
206Baggage Claim2,027Sep 27-29, 2013$9,031,10241.9%$4,455$21,569,509-
207The Soloist2,024Apr 24-26, 2009$9,716,45830.6%$4,800$31,720,158DreamWorks
208Think Like a Man2,015Apr 20-22, 2012$33,636,30336.7%$16,692$91,547,205Screen Gems
209The Switch2,012Aug 20-22, 2010$8,436,71330.4%$4,193$27,779,426Miramax
210Battle of the Year2,008Sep 20-22, 2013$4,603,17751.8%$2,292$8,888,355Screen Gems
211From Dusk Till Dawn2,004Jan 19-21, 1996$10,240,80539.6%$5,110$25,836,616Miramax
212Awake2,002Nov 30-Dec 2, 2007$5,856,87240.7%$2,925$14,377,198-
213Lucky Number Slevin1,984Apr 7-9, 2006$7,031,92131.3%$3,544$22,495,466-
214Boys and Girls1,983Jun 16-18, 2000$7,008,95032.2%$3,534$21,799,652Dimension Films
215Down to You1,971Jan 21-23, 2000$7,602,50737.9%$3,857$20,069,008Miramax
216Halloween: Resurrection1,954Jul 12-14, 2002$12,292,12140.5%$6,290$30,354,442Dimension Films
217You Got Served1,933Jan 30-Feb 1, 2004$16,123,10539.9%$8,340$40,363,810Screen Gems
218Bounce1,918Nov 17-19, 2000$11,423,71631%$5,956$36,805,288Miramax
219Armored1,915Dec 4-6, 2009$6,511,12840.7%$3,400$15,988,876Screen Gems
220A Thousand Words1,890Mar 9-11, 2012$6,176,28033.5%$3,267$18,450,127DreamWorks
221Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.1,880Sep 2-4, 2022$1,422,61555.5%$756$2,561,270Focus Features
222Flags of Our Fathers1,876Oct 20-22, 2006$10,245,19030.5%$5,461$33,602,376DreamWorks
223Impostor1,870Jan 4-6, 2002$3,022,52348.1%$1,616$6,285,176Miramax
224Adventureland1,862Apr 3-5, 2009$5,722,03935.7%$3,073$16,044,025Miramax
225Phantoms1,859Jan 23-25, 1998$3,065,95154.5%$1,649$5,624,282Miramax
226541,859Aug 28-30, 1998$6,611,53239.5%$3,556$16,757,163Miramax
227This Christmas1,858Nov 23-25, 2007$17,958,18336.6%$9,665$49,121,934Screen Gems
228Formula 511,857Oct 18-20, 2002$2,817,71954.1%$1,517$5,204,007Screen Gems
229The Unholy1,850Apr 2-4, 2021$3,153,45620.3%$1,704$15,532,137Screen Gems
230Senseless1,843Feb 20-22, 1998$5,337,65141.5%$2,896$12,874,899Dimension Films
231The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard1,838Aug 14-16, 2009$5,642,13737.3%$3,069$15,122,676Paramount Vantage
232Just Wright1,831May 14-16, 2010$8,284,98938.5%$4,524$21,540,363-
233The Ringer1,829Dec 23-25, 2005$5,158,79514.6%$2,820$35,428,675-
234The Debt1,826Sep 2-4, 2011$9,909,49931.8%$5,426$31,177,548Focus Features
235Fired Up!1,810Feb 20-22, 2009$5,483,77831.8%$3,029$17,231,291Screen Gems
236Club Dread1,807Feb 27-29, 2004$3,035,68860.7%$1,679$5,001,708-
237Super Troopers1,780Feb 15-17, 2002$6,203,90633.5%$3,485$18,492,362-
238I Think I Love My Wife1,776Mar 16-18, 2007$5,674,80245.2%$3,195$12,550,605-
239The Young Messiah1,761Mar 11-13, 2016$3,294,87650.8%$1,871$6,490,401Focus Features
240Get Over It1,742Mar 9-11, 2001$4,134,97735.7%$2,373$11,576,464Miramax
241Miss March1,742Mar 13-15, 2009$2,409,15653%$1,382$4,543,320-
242Monster Hunter1,736Dec 18-20, 2020$2,201,26914.5%$1,268$15,162,470Screen Gems
243Whip It1,721Oct 2-4, 2009$4,650,81235.7%$2,702$13,043,363-
244One Day1,719Aug 19-21, 2011$5,079,56636.7%$2,954$13,843,771Focus Features
245Gone Baby Gone1,713Oct 19-21, 2007$2,299,00011.3%$1,342$20,300,218Miramax
246Teaching Mrs. Tingle1,710Aug 20-22, 1999$3,326,87037.2%$1,945$8,951,935Miramax
247Blindness1,690Oct 3-5, 2008$1,950,26058.2%$1,154$3,351,751Miramax
248Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers1,679Sep 29-Oct 1, 1995$7,308,52948.3%$4,352$15,116,634Dimension Films
249The Others1,678Aug 10-12, 2001$14,089,95214.6%$8,396$96,522,687Miramax
250Air Bud: Golden Receiver1,669Aug 14-16, 1998$2,603,72625.5%$1,560$10,224,116Miramax
25191,661Sep 11-13, 2009$10,740,44633.8%$6,466$31,749,894Focus Features
252Notorious1,638Jan 16-18, 2009$20,497,59655.6%$12,513$36,843,682-
253Roll Bounce1,625Sep 23-25, 2005$7,570,36643.6%$4,658$17,380,866-
254Seeking a Friend for the End of the World1,625Jun 22-24, 2012$3,822,80354%$2,352$7,078,738Focus Features
255Bridget Jones's Diary1,611Apr 13-15, 2001$10,733,93315%$6,662$71,543,427Miramax
256Extract1,611Sep 4-6, 2009$4,340,10840.1%$2,694$10,823,158Miramax
257Our Family Wedding1,605Mar 12-14, 2010$7,629,86237.7%$4,753$20,255,281-
258Highlander: The Final Dimension1,594Jan 27-29, 1995$5,536,43545%$3,473$12,303,080Miramax
259The Secret Life of Bees1,591Oct 17-19, 2008$10,527,79927.9%$6,617$37,770,162-
260The Crow1,573May 13-15, 1994$11,774,33223.2%$7,485$50,693,129Miramax
261The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel1,573Mar 6-8, 2015$8,540,37025.8%$5,429$33,078,266-
262The World's End1,551Aug 23-25, 2013$8,811,79033.9%$5,681$26,004,851Focus Features
263Black Christmas1,544Dec 29-31, 2006$3,723,36422.9%$2,411$16,273,581-
264Highlander: Endgame1,543Sep 1-3, 2000$5,067,33139.6%$3,284$12,811,858Miramax
265Armour of God 2: Operation Condor1,532Jul 18-20, 1997$4,731,75145.5%$3,088$10,405,394Miramax
266How She Move1,531Jan 25-27, 2008$3,957,47156%$2,584$7,070,641Paramount Vantage
267Black Nativity1,516Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013$3,669,53052.3%$2,420$7,018,189-
268The Forsaken1,514Apr 27-29, 2001$3,020,15941.4%$1,994$7,288,451Screen Gems
269BlacKkKlansman1,512Aug 10-12, 2018$10,845,33022%$7,172$49,275,340Focus Features
270Shrek 2
2024 Re-release
1,512Apr 12-14, 2024$1,455,26042.5%$962$3,427,910DreamWorks
271The Air Up There1,507Jan 7-9, 1994$5,240,85924.9%$3,477$21,011,318Miramax
272Ghost Town1,505Sep 19-21, 2008$5,012,31537.5%$3,330$13,367,624DreamWorks
273Tolkien1,495May 10-12, 2019$2,200,53748.5%$1,471$4,535,154-
274Hellraiser: Bloodline1,465Mar 8-10, 1996$4,505,03648.2%$3,075$9,336,886Miramax
275Scream1,413Dec 20-22, 1996$6,354,5866.2%$4,497$103,046,663Dimension Films
276Supercop1,406Jul 26-28, 1996$5,503,17633.8%$3,914$16,270,600Miramax
277Taking Woodstock1,393Aug 28-30, 2009$3,457,76046.3%$2,482$7,460,204Focus Features
278The Brothers1,378Mar 23-25, 2001$10,302,84637.5%$7,476$27,457,409Screen Gems
279Brown Sugar1,372Oct 11-13, 2002$10,738,88239.2%$7,827$27,363,891-
280Jackie Brown1,370Dec 26-28, 1997$9,292,24823.4%$6,782$39,673,162Miramax
281Half Brothers1,369Dec 4-6, 2020$700,16031.2%$511$2,241,980Focus Features
282The Personal History of David Copperfield1,360Aug 28-30, 2020$475,80025.4%$349$1,876,298Searchlight Pictures
283The Last Kiss1,357Sep 15-17, 2006$4,627,98939.8%$3,410$11,614,790DreamWorks
284A Mighty Heart1,355Jun 22-24, 2007$3,948,86343%$2,914$9,176,787Paramount Vantage
285Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind1,353Mar 19-21, 2004$8,175,19823.8%$6,042$34,400,301Focus Features
286Tully1,353May 4-6, 2018$3,282,61035%$2,426$9,369,755Focus Features
287Music of the Heart1,349Oct 29-31, 1999$3,653,28124.6%$2,708$14,859,394Miramax
288Drunken Master II1,342Oct 20-22, 2000$3,845,27833.3%$2,865$11,555,430Miramax
289Pulp Fiction1,338Oct 14-16, 1994$9,311,8828.6%$6,959$107,928,762Miramax
290The Jacket1,331Mar 4-6, 2005$2,723,68243.2%$2,046$6,303,762Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
291The Outfit1,324Mar 18-20, 2022$1,499,73044.8%$1,132$3,344,040Focus Features
292Breakin' All the Rules1,318May 14-16, 2004$5,088,57741.5%$3,860$12,264,319Screen Gems
293Johnson Family Vacation1,317Apr 9-11, 2004$9,375,30730%$7,118$31,203,964-
294Promising Young Woman1,310Dec 25-27, 2020$719,30511.1%$549$6,460,965Focus Features
295Two Can Play That Game1,297Sep 7-9, 2001$7,720,94234.7%$5,952$22,235,901Screen Gems
29628 Days Later1,260Jun 27-29, 2003$10,061,85822.3%$7,985$45,064,915-
297Freddie as F.R.O.7.1,257Aug 28-30, 1992$501,23044.8%$398$1,119,368Miramax
298Black Snake Moan1,252Mar 2-4, 2007$4,143,19944.1%$3,309$9,396,870Paramount Vantage
299Boogie1,252Mar 5-7, 2021$1,200,16528.7%$958$4,178,620Focus Features
300Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street1,249Dec 21-23, 2007$9,300,80517.6%$7,446$52,898,073DreamWorks
301Land1,231Feb 12-14, 2021$899,81034.9%$730$2,577,830Focus Features
302Iron Monkey1,225Oct 12-14, 2001$6,014,65340.9%$4,909$14,694,904Miramax
303Strange Wilderness1,208Feb 1-3, 2008$3,001,71945.7%$2,484$6,575,282Paramount Classics
304The Great Debaters1,171Dec 28-30, 2007$6,005,18019.9%$5,128$30,236,407-
305The Bronze1,167Mar 18-20, 2016$386,32862.7%$331$615,816Sony Pictures Classics
306My Life in Ruins1,164Jun 5-7, 2009$3,223,16137.2%$2,769$8,665,206-
307Never Die Alone1,160Mar 26-28, 2004$3,089,99354.7%$2,663$5,645,298-
308The American Society of Magical Negroes1,147Mar 15-17, 2024$1,304,27052.6%$1,137$2,480,645Focus Features
309Things We Lost in the Fire1,142Oct 19-21, 2007$1,561,94947.5%$1,367$3,287,315DreamWorks
310Gordy1,131May 12-14, 1995$1,591,22940.4%$1,406$3,941,146Miramax
311Twin Dragons1,129Apr 9-11, 1999$2,829,99033.9%$2,506$8,359,717Miramax
312Kingdom Come1,111Apr 13-15, 2001$7,562,28432.5%$6,806$23,249,649-
313Smart People1,106Apr 11-13, 2008$4,092,46543%$3,700$9,511,289Miramax
314Undisputed1,102Aug 23-25, 2002$4,548,75035.6%$4,127$12,764,657Miramax
315Woman on Top1,085Sep 22-24, 2000$2,008,19140%$1,850$5,020,111-
316A Midsummer Night's Dream1,080May 14-16, 1999$4,285,62026.7%$3,968$16,071,990-
317Girl 61,077Mar 22-24, 1996$2,485,76450.3%$2,308$4,939,939-
318Phat Girlz1,060Apr 7-9, 2006$3,109,92444%$2,933$7,061,128-
319Outside Providence1,050Sep 3-5, 1999$2,631,41136%$2,506$7,302,522Miramax
320Tom and Jerry: The Movie1,045Jul 30-Aug 1, 1993$1,255,91235.3%$1,201$3,560,469Miramax
321Who's Your Caddy?1,019Jul 27-29, 2007$2,756,66148.2%$2,705$5,713,425-
322Hustle & Flow1,013Jul 22-24, 2005$8,017,80836.1%$7,914$22,202,809Paramount Classics
323Don'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
324The Ex1,009May 11-13, 2007$1,394,22945.1%$1,381$3,093,394-
325Birthday Girl1,000Feb 1-3, 2002$2,370,80946.1%$2,370$5,142,576Miramax
326Vengeance998Jul 29-31, 2022$1,755,32540.5%$1,758$4,330,720Focus Features
327Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris980Jul 15-17, 2022$1,953,07018.7%$1,992$10,433,915Focus Features
328The Gospel969Oct 7-9, 2005$7,523,57147.7%$7,764$15,778,152Screen Gems
329The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain954May 12-14, 1995$2,811,35525.8%$2,946$10,904,930Miramax
330Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice946Jan 29-31, 1993$2,719,75039%$2,875$6,980,986Miramax
331Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain927Jul 16-18, 2021$1,988,79537.1%$2,145$5,354,970Focus Features
332Polite Society927Apr 28-30, 2023$817,74051.3%$882$1,595,585Focus Features
333A Thousand and One926Mar 31-Apr 2, 2023$1,795,69552.8%$1,939$3,400,020Focus Features
334On the Line900Oct 26-28, 2001$2,307,06352.8%$2,563$4,365,455Miramax
335The Boat That Rocked882Nov 13-15, 2009$2,904,38036.2%$3,292$8,017,917Focus Features
336Closed Circuit870Aug 30-Sep 1, 2013$2,464,93142.9%$2,833$5,750,401Focus Features
337Table 19868Mar 3-5, 2017$1,597,92844.2%$1,840$3,614,896-
338Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth862Sep 11-13, 1992$3,208,00925.6%$3,721$12,534,961Miramax
339Demolition854Apr 8-10, 2016$1,100,04255.6%$1,288$1,978,592-
340Groundhog Day
2021 Re-release
845Jan 29-31, 2021$85,33042.5%$100$200,989Sony Pictures Classics
3417 Days in Entebbe838Mar 16-18, 2018$1,592,64547.9%$1,900$3,326,885Focus Features
342True Story831Apr 17-19, 2015$1,950,21441.3%$2,346$4,719,695-
343The Pallbearer829May 3-5, 1996$2,319,23641%$2,797$5,656,388Miramax
344On the Basis of Sex
2020 Re-release
829Sep 25-27, 2020$56,21068.4%$67$82,150Focus Features
345Amelia820Oct 23-25, 2009$3,904,04727.4%$4,761$14,246,488-
346The Great Raid819Aug 12-14, 2005$3,376,00933.2%$4,122$10,167,373Miramax
347The Drop809Sep 12-14, 2014$4,104,55238.3%$5,073$10,724,389-
348Gunmen802Feb 4-6, 1994$1,909,91956%$2,381$3,411,885Dimension Films
349Ghostbusters
2021 Re-release
774Oct 29-31, 2021$304,31777.7%$393$391,718Sony Pictures Classics
350Beautiful Girls752Feb 9-11, 1996$2,761,79026.1%$3,672$10,597,759Miramax
351Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)752Jun 25-27, 2021$802,05434.6%$1,066$2,320,649Searchlight Pictures
352It's Kind of a Funny Story742Oct 8-10, 2010$2,013,40631.6%$2,713$6,363,628Focus Features
353Not Easily Broken724Jan 9-11, 2009$5,314,27850.3%$7,340$10,572,742Screen Gems
354The Brothers Solomon700Sep 7-9, 2007$508,60156.5%$726$900,926Screen Gems
355Hardware695Sep 14-16, 1990$2,381,28541.6%$3,426$5,728,953Miramax
356Vicky Cristina Barcelona692Aug 15-17, 2008$3,755,57516.2%$5,427$23,216,709-
357Love Crimes669Jan 24-26, 1992$1,157,37050.6%$1,730$2,287,928Miramax
358In Too Deep667Aug 27-29, 1999$4,220,29730.1%$6,327$14,011,454Miramax
359I Got the Hook Up655May 29-31, 1998$3,310,34932.1%$5,053$10,317,779Miramax
360The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them630Mar 26-28, 1993$525,00476%$833$690,966Miramax
361The Dead Don't Die613Jun 14-16, 2019$2,540,24038.7%$4,143$6,563,605Focus Features
362The Art of Getting By610Jun 17-19, 2011$679,16047.5%$1,113$1,430,241-
363The Card Counter580Sep 10-12, 2021$1,039,58039.1%$1,792$2,657,850Focus Features
364Belfast580Nov 12-14, 2021$1,779,41019.2%$3,067$9,250,870Focus Features
365The Book of Henry579Jun 16-18, 2017$1,424,54031.6%$2,460$4,504,974Focus Features
366The Son554Jan 20-22, 2023$213,28747.4%$384$449,650Sony Pictures Classics
367Into the West550Sep 17-19, 1993$1,410,41429.4%$2,564$4,790,801Miramax
368Thoroughbreds549Mar 9-11, 2018$1,224,43039.8%$2,230$3,072,605Focus Features
369The Zookeeper's Wife541Mar 31-Apr 2, 2017$3,288,83518.7%$6,079$17,571,660Focus Features
370A Rage in Harlem540May 3-5, 1991$2,458,08023.5%$4,552$10,438,504Miramax
371Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day535Mar 7-9, 2008$2,490,94220.2%$4,655$12,313,694Focus Features
372Babies534May 7-9, 2010$2,160,46029.5%$4,045$7,320,323Focus Features
373Even Cowgirls Get the Blues533May 20-22, 1994$676,97839.6%$1,270$1,708,873Fine Line Features
374Kajillionaire529Sep 25-27, 2020$215,67540.6%$407$531,430Focus Features
375My Cousin Rachel523Jun 9-11, 2017$969,94135.7%$1,854$2,716,368-
376The Thief and the Cobbler510Aug 25-27, 1995$319,72347.8%$626$669,276Miramax
377The Night We Never Met504Apr 30-May 2, 1993$911,73648.4%$1,809$1,884,814Miramax
378Ride496Mar 27-29, 1998$2,513,33445.8%$5,067$5,485,295Miramax
379Celebrity493Nov 20-22, 1998$1,588,01331.3%$3,221$5,078,660Miramax
380Blue Bayou477Sep 17-19, 2021$329,84041.8%$691$788,675Focus Features
381Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2023 Re-release
475Feb 17-19, 2023$171,66538%$361$451,549Sony Pictures Classics
382The House of the Spirits474Apr 1-3, 1994$1,719,08527.4%$3,626$6,265,311Miramax
383The Little Stranger474Aug 31-Sep 2, 2018$401,56356.3%$847$713,143Focus Features
384She's the One459Aug 23-25, 1996$2,088,49221.9%$4,550$9,538,948-
385The Eyes of Tammy Faye450Sep 17-19, 2021$652,35827.1%$1,449$2,404,127Searchlight Pictures
386Choke435Sep 26-28, 2008$1,319,28645.1%$3,032$2,926,565-
387Hav Plenty413Jun 19-21, 1998$1,102,03648.2%$2,668$2,284,034Miramax
388The Climb408Nov 13-15, 2020$97,63941.6%$239$234,429Sony Pictures Classics
389Shortcomings404Aug 4-6, 2023$300,94944.6%$744$675,257Sony Pictures Classics
390Texas Rangers402Nov 30-Dec 2, 2001$319,51651.3%$794$623,374Miramax
391The Krays392Nov 9-11, 1990$948,00246%$2,418$2,060,847Miramax
392Kill the Messenger374Oct 10-12, 2014$941,80938.4%$2,518$2,450,846Focus Features
393Inside357Mar 17-19, 2023$510,11055.5%$1,428$918,415Focus Features
394Chloe350Mar 26-28, 2010$900,68829.3%$2,573$3,075,255Sony Pictures Classics
395Pope Francis: A Man of His Word346May 18-20, 2018$507,87025.3%$1,467$2,008,385Focus Features
396Trekkies339May 21-23, 1999$125,63639.5%$370$318,246Paramount Classics
397Backstage322Sep 8-10, 2000$496,22641.6%$1,541$1,191,835Miramax
398Fast Food Nation321Nov 17-19, 2006$410,80440.9%$1,279$1,005,539-
399Two Girls and a Guy316Apr 24-26, 1998$649,42331.6%$2,055$2,057,193-
400Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie313Jul 22-24, 2016$1,861,11839%$5,946$4,772,155-