Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of May 4, 12:04 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
401The Brothers Grimsby$3,258,32747.4%2,235$1,457$6,874,837Mar 11, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
402Once Upon a Crime...$3,249,74037.5%1,101$2,951$8,669,847Mar 6, 1992Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
403Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1985 Re-release
$3,209,05628.5%849$3,779$11,252,123Mar 29, 1985Twentieth Century Fox
404Basic Instinct 2$3,201,42053.6%1,453$2,203$5,971,336Mar 31, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
405House Party$3,200,56812.1%700$4,572$26,385,627Mar 23, 1990New Line Cinema
406Hotel Mumbai$3,196,20933.1%924$3,459$9,651,611Mar 29, 2019Bleecker Street Media
407Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre$3,140,21448.3%2,168$1,448$6,496,125Mar 3, 2023Lionsgate Films
408Captive State$3,131,52552.6%2,548$1,229$5,958,315Mar 15, 2019Focus Features
409The Sure Thing$3,124,78217.2%1,115$2,802$18,135,531Mar 1, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
410Switching Channels$3,121,75234.2%971$3,214$9,129,999Mar 4, 1988TriStar Pictures
411Never Die Alone$3,089,99354.7%1,160$2,663$5,645,298Mar 26, 2004-
41210 to Midnight$3,050,22542.5%595$5,126$7,175,592Mar 11, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
413Back Roads$3,046,33925.8%805$3,784$11,809,387Mar 13, 1981Warner Bros.
414Tall Tale$3,046,18136.9%2,065$1,475$8,247,627Mar 24, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
415The Ref$3,044,09726.6%701$4,342$11,439,193Mar 11, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
416Sling Blade$3,027,34912.4%951$3,183$24,444,121Mar 14, 1997Miramax
417The Hurricane Heist$3,024,39949.5%2,402$1,259$6,115,825Mar 9, 2018Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
418A Family Thing$3,020,66229.8%1,134$2,663$10,125,417Mar 29, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
419What Planet Are You From?$3,008,74647.8%2,248$1,338$6,291,602Mar 3, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
420The Black Stallion Returns$2,923,29724.3%1,370$2,133$12,049,108Mar 25, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
421Blue Steel$2,895,74435.2%1,307$2,215$8,217,997Mar 16, 1990Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
422Say It Isn't So$2,861,90351.8%1,974$1,449$5,520,393Mar 23, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
423Cesar Chavez
2014 Re-release
$2,861,52851.4%664$4,309$5,571,497Mar 28, 2014Lionsgate Films
424Dead Bang$2,847,69035%1,073$2,653$8,125,592Mar 24, 1989Warner Bros.
425Best of the Best II$2,840,93143%1,247$2,278$6,608,687Mar 5, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
426Late Night with the Devil$2,834,86728.6%1,034$2,741$9,901,599Mar 22, 2024IFC Films
427Off Limits$2,796,11138.6%1,366$2,046$7,242,035Mar 11, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
428Max Dugan Returns$2,791,00215.8%790$3,532$17,613,720Mar 25, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
429Angie$2,779,64029.6%808$3,440$9,398,308Mar 4, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
430Under the Same Moon$2,769,65522%266$10,412$12,590,147Mar 21, 2008The Weinstein Company
431The Funhouse$2,765,45635.1%814$3,397$7,886,857Mar 13, 1981Universal Pictures
432Children of the Corn$2,756,86418.9%653$4,221$14,568,989Mar 16, 1984New World Pictures
433B*A*P*S$2,742,67937.8%1,204$2,277$7,246,735Mar 28, 1997New Line Cinema
434The Jacket$2,723,68243.2%1,331$2,046$6,303,762Mar 4, 2005Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
435Gringo$2,722,42054.8%2,404$1,132$4,969,853Mar 9, 2018STX Entertainment
436Hannah and Her Sisters$2,707,9667.7%696$3,890$35,392,203Mar 14, 1986Orion Pictures
437God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness$2,689,67746.9%1,693$1,588$5,728,940Mar 30, 2018Pure Flix Entertainment
438Hear No Evil$2,641,47446.5%1,430$1,847$5,679,569Mar 26, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
439Muriel's Wedding$2,607,03017.2%836$3,118$15,119,639Mar 31, 1995Miramax
440Witchboard$2,582,40835%1,068$2,417$7,369,373Mar 13, 1987-
441Into the Night$2,574,43834%1,096$2,348$7,562,164Mar 8, 1985Universal Pictures
442Dream a Little Dream$2,568,96346.3%1,019$2,521$5,552,441Mar 3, 1989Vestron Pictures
443Bad Words$2,560,18632.9%842$3,040$7,779,614Mar 28, 2014Focus Features
444Sleeping Beauty
1986 Re-release
$2,548,69816.9%913$2,791$15,120,195Mar 21, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
445Losing Isaiah$2,520,97233.2%912$2,764$7,603,766Mar 17, 1995Paramount Pictures
446Ride$2,513,33445.8%496$5,067$5,485,295Mar 27, 1998Miramax
447A New Life$2,505,09232.4%796$3,147$7,721,852Mar 25, 1988Paramount Pictures
448The Pianist$2,500,0007.7%773$3,234$32,572,577Mar 28, 2003Focus Features
449Love Lies Bleeding$2,498,64230%1,362$1,834$8,335,797Mar 15, 2024A24
450Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$2,490,94220.2%535$4,655$12,313,694Mar 7, 2008Focus Features
451Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation$2,489,75029.2%1,446$1,721$8,540,346Mar 21, 1986Columbia Pictures
452Girl 6$2,485,76450.3%1,077$2,308$4,939,939Mar 22, 1996-
453Article 99$2,461,46938.6%1,262$1,950$6,375,979Mar 13, 1992Orion Pictures
454Highlander$2,453,02141.6%1,040$2,358$5,900,000Mar 7, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
455Miss March$2,409,15653%1,742$1,382$4,543,320Mar 13, 2009-
456Run Fatboy Run$2,340,74339%1,133$2,065$6,003,262Mar 28, 2008Picturehouse
457Missing$2,300,00016.4%733$3,137$14,000,000Mar 12, 1982Universal Pictures
458Casa de mi Padre$2,287,23938.7%382$5,987$5,909,483Mar 16, 2012Lionsgate Films
459Troop Beverly Hills$2,283,44326.8%964$2,368$8,508,843Mar 24, 1989Columbia Pictures
460Guilty by Suspicion$2,278,29024%817$2,788$9,480,198Mar 15, 1991Warner Bros.
461All Dogs Go to Heaven 2$2,256,11826.2%2,037$1,107$8,620,678Mar 29, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
462If Looks Could Kill$2,246,81928.8%838$2,681$7,788,597Mar 15, 1991Warner Bros.
463King David$2,212,48143.3%730$3,030$5,111,099Mar 29, 1985Paramount Pictures
464The Libertine$2,202,79945.6%815$2,702$4,835,065Mar 10, 2006The Weinstein Company
465Trenchcoat$2,192,62150.9%723$3,032$4,304,286Mar 11, 1983Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
466Bad Boys$2,171,19723.6%468$4,639$9,190,819Mar 25, 1983Universal Pictures
467I Ought to Be in Pictures$2,170,39731.1%662$3,278$6,968,359Mar 26, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
468Nuns on the Run$2,148,05519.6%641$3,351$10,959,015Mar 30, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
469What's Eating Gilbert Grape$2,104,93821%611$3,445$10,032,765Mar 4, 1994Paramount Pictures
470Crossroads$2,071,68035.5%982$2,109$5,839,031Mar 14, 1986Columbia Pictures
471The Ghost Writer$2,063,59513.3%819$2,519$15,541,549Mar 19, 2010Summit Entertainment
472Lambada$2,031,18147.6%1,117$1,818$4,263,112Mar 16, 1990Warner Bros.
473Tank Girl$2,018,18349.7%1,341$1,504$4,064,495Mar 31, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
474Spartan$2,011,43545.4%832$2,417$4,434,432Mar 12, 2004Warner Bros.
475The Lookout$2,007,00043.6%955$2,101$4,600,585Mar 30, 2007Miramax
476Meet the Deedles$2,006,75146.1%1,763$1,138$4,356,216Mar 27, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
477Veronica Mars$1,988,35159.9%291$6,832$3,322,127Mar 14, 2014Warner Bros.
478Swing Kids$1,967,95734.9%542$3,630$5,632,086Mar 5, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
479Ed$1,910,84043.2%1,541$1,240$4,422,380Mar 15, 1996Universal Pictures
480Harry & Son$1,900,00039.1%920$2,065$4,864,980Mar 2, 1984Orion Pictures
481The Courier$1,885,82928.5%1,433$1,316$6,613,432Mar 19, 2021Roadside Attractions
482Tillu Square$1,870,000100%450$4,155$1,870,000Mar 29, 2024-
483Radhe Shyam$1,860,000100%800$2,325$1,860,000Mar 11, 2022-
484The Tailor of Panama$1,837,06813.4%199$9,231$13,729,742Mar 30, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
485Racing with the Moon$1,803,43229.8%389$4,636$6,045,647Mar 23, 1984Paramount Pictures
486Monster's Ball$1,800,2435.8%660$2,727$31,273,922Mar 1, 2002Lionsgate Films
487A Thousand and One$1,795,69552.8%926$1,939$3,400,020Mar 31, 2023Focus Features
488Quartet$1,781,5269.7%725$2,457$18,390,117Mar 1, 2013The Weinstein Company
489Spirited Away$1,765,49117.6%711$2,483$10,055,859Mar 28, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
490The Beach Bum$1,763,07050.3%1,100$1,602$3,502,600Mar 29, 2019Neon
491October Baby
2012 Re-release
$1,718,00033.3%390$4,405$5,157,886Mar 23, 2012The Samuel Goldwyn Company
492One Life$1,713,50530.6%983$1,743$5,607,031Mar 15, 2024Bleecker Street Media
493Evil Under the Sun$1,690,77427.7%609$2,776$6,110,000Mar 5, 1982Universal Pictures
494Slamma Jamma$1,687,000100%502$3,360$1,687,000Mar 24, 2017-
495Born to Be Wild$1,657,00844.4%1,360$1,218$3,730,409Mar 31, 1995Warner Bros.
496Gloria Bell$1,650,21529.4%654$2,523$5,611,123Mar 22, 2019A24
497The Five Heartbeats$1,630,68918.6%862$1,891$8,750,400Mar 29, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
498Price of Glory$1,611,83346.9%802$2,009$3,440,228Mar 31, 2000New Line Cinema
499Apollo 11$1,607,04017.8%120$13,392$9,039,891Mar 1, 2019Neon
500Table 19$1,597,92844.2%868$1,840$3,614,896Mar 3, 2017-
5017 Days in Entebbe$1,592,64547.9%838$1,900$3,326,885Mar 16, 2018Focus Features
502Vigilante$1,588,46431.2%250$6,353$5,091,888Mar 4, 1983-
503Crew$1,500,000100%486$3,086$1,500,000Mar 29, 2024-
504The Outfit$1,499,73044.8%1,324$1,132$3,344,040Mar 18, 2022Focus Features
505The Kashmir Files$1,485,000100%230$6,456$1,485,000Mar 18, 2022Zee Studios
506Friends with Kids$1,454,56120.1%640$2,272$7,251,073Mar 16, 2012Roadside Attractions
507NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$1,452,6396.7%68$21,362$21,583,831Mar 12, 2004Warner Bros.
508Transamerica$1,452,30316.1%656$2,213$9,015,303Mar 3, 2006The Weinstein Company
509Joysticks$1,431,06536.2%310$4,616$3,952,448Mar 4, 1983-
510When Time Ran Out...$1,400,99437.2%677$2,069$3,763,988Mar 28, 1980Warner Bros.
511All Night Long$1,392,85231.3%362$3,847$4,454,295Mar 6, 1981Universal Pictures
512Just Between Friends$1,390,71821.7%352$3,950$6,408,791Mar 21, 1986Orion Pictures
513My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys$1,361,70037.8%850$1,602$3,603,615Mar 1, 1991The Samuel Goldwyn Company
514Heat$1,354,37548.5%863$1,569$2,793,214Mar 13, 1987New Century
515Raiders of the Lost Ark
1983 Re-release
$1,327,45111.7%628$2,113$11,374,454Mar 25, 1983Paramount Pictures
516Blame It on the Bellboy$1,326,47242.7%462$2,871$3,104,545Mar 6, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
517Sing$1,315,87258.2%864$1,523$2,260,616Mar 31, 1989TriStar Pictures
518The Slugger's Wife$1,314,99370%898$1,464$1,878,561Mar 29, 1985Columbia Pictures
519If Lucy Fell$1,308,08854%1,200$1,090$2,420,162Mar 8, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
520The American Society of Magical Negroes$1,304,27052.6%1,147$1,137$2,480,645Mar 15, 2024Focus Features
521Lucas$1,250,10115.2%628$1,990$8,200,000Mar 28, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
522Thoroughbreds$1,224,43039.8%549$2,230$3,072,605Mar 9, 2018Focus Features
523The Other Side of the Door$1,211,21040.4%546$2,218$3,000,342Mar 4, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
524The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli$1,201,09133.6%1,074$1,118$3,574,915Mar 31, 2023Fathom Events
525Boogie$1,200,16528.7%1,252$958$4,178,620Mar 5, 2021Focus Features
526The Ultimate Gift$1,200,00034.9%816$1,470$3,438,735Mar 9, 2007The Bigger Picture
527China Moon$1,183,84339%377$3,140$3,038,499Mar 4, 1994Orion Pictures
528Farewell to the King$1,150,53147.5%650$1,770$2,420,917Mar 3, 1989Orion Pictures
529Race the Sun$1,116,50457.4%1,218$916$1,945,552Mar 22, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
530Shadows and Fog$1,111,31440.6%288$3,858$2,735,731Mar 20, 1992Orion Pictures
531Rooftops$1,111,26354.4%1,044$1,064$2,043,889Mar 17, 1989New Century
532Gone with the Wind
2019 Re-release
$1,089,93250.1%717$1,520$2,176,120Mar 1, 2019Fathom Events
533Married to It$1,077,27852.3%822$1,310$2,059,832Mar 26, 1993Orion Pictures
534The Hotel New Hampshire$1,075,80020.9%244$4,409$5,142,858Mar 9, 1984Orion Pictures
535Ravenous$1,040,72750.5%1,040$1,000$2,062,405Mar 19, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
536In the Land of Saints and Sinners$1,034,13245.8%896$1,154$2,258,795Mar 29, 2024The Samuel Goldwyn Company
537Emperor$1,014,09930.3%260$3,900$3,346,265Mar 8, 2013Roadside Attractions
538Nomads$1,013,32844.5%496$2,043$2,278,264Mar 7, 1986Atlantic Releasing Corporation
539A Shock to the System$1,002,15829.3%345$2,904$3,417,056Mar 23, 1990Corsair Pictures
540Kapoor & Sons$986,99237.9%143$6,902$2,607,036Mar 18, 2016FIP
541Noises Off...$981,45243%451$2,176$2,280,148Mar 20, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
542The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Mozart: Così fan tutte$966,87074.2%687$1,407$1,302,949Mar 30, 2018Fathom Events
543Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar$959,68838.3%400$2,399$2,503,604Mar 10, 2023Yash Raj Films USA Inc.
544Cats Don't Dance$939,78126.3%1,252$750$3,566,637Mar 28, 1997Warner Bros.
545The Mangler$933,80952.4%800$1,167$1,781,383Mar 3, 1995New Line Cinema
546Misunderstood$916,96760.1%741$1,237$1,525,532Mar 30, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
547Umma$915,29043.2%805$1,137$2,121,025Mar 18, 2022Stage 6 Films
548Chloe$900,68829.3%350$2,573$3,075,255Mar 26, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
549Blind Fury$868,38032.3%353$2,460$2,692,037Mar 16, 1990TriStar Pictures
550Harrison's Flowers$867,63546.4%398$2,179$1,871,025Mar 15, 2002Universal Pictures
551Little Nikita$866,39850%376$2,304$1,733,070Mar 18, 1988Columbia Pictures
552The Bride of Badrinath$862,00843.2%152$5,671$1,993,259Mar 10, 2017FIP
553Jeff, Who Lives at Home$855,70920%254$3,368$4,269,426Mar 16, 2012Paramount Vantage
554Rhyme & Reason$853,58953.1%280$3,048$1,608,277Mar 7, 1997Miramax
555Little Miss Marker$853,17313.5%472$1,807$6,321,392Mar 21, 1980Universal Pictures
556Yolo$827,63241.3%200$4,138$2,001,584Mar 8, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
557Moving On$821,96138.5%794$1,035$2,136,832Mar 17, 2023Roadside Attractions
558Hide in Plain Sight$810,10921.3%325$2,492$3,806,930Mar 21, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
559Evil Dead II$807,26013.6%310$2,604$5,923,044Mar 13, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
560The Runaways$805,11522.5%244$3,299$3,573,673Mar 19, 2010Apparition
561City of Industry$803,81151.3%441$1,822$1,568,258Mar 14, 1997Orion Pictures
562Race$802,25458.7%96$8,356$1,367,024Mar 21, 2008UTV Motion Pictures
563The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Rossini: Semiramide$798,60577.3%691$1,155$1,033,651Mar 9, 2018Fathom Events
564976-EVIL$794,04926.9%251$3,163$2,955,917Mar 24, 1989New Line Cinema
565The Fourth War$776,44959.5%1,005$772$1,305,887Mar 23, 1990Cannon Film Distributors
566Carman: The Champion$769,08043.6%232$3,315$1,765,751Mar 2, 20018x Entertainment
567Infinite Storm$758,91947.4%1,525$497$1,600,543Mar 25, 2022Bleecker Street Media
568Shadow of the Wolf$747,11952.1%373$2,003$1,434,174Mar 5, 1993Triumph Releasing Corporation
569The Handmaid's Tale$738,57814.9%117$6,312$4,960,385Mar 9, 1990Cinecom Pictures
570Tough Enough$725,11729.8%538$1,347$2,433,722Mar 25, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
571The Forbidden Dance$720,86439.5%637$1,131$1,823,154Mar 16, 1990Columbia Pictures
572Deep Sea$700,2131.5%43$16,284$46,412,757Mar 3, 2006Warner Bros.
573The Power of One$684,35824.2%143$4,785$2,827,107Mar 27, 1992Warner Bros.
574Men with Brooms$656,61915.5%207$3,172$4,245,870Mar 8, 2002Artisan Entertainment
575Baaghi 2$650,72249.3%123$5,290$1,319,579Mar 30, 2018FIP
576Find Me Guilty$628,00053.5%439$1,430$1,173,643Mar 17, 2006Yari Film Group Releasing
577The Goat Life$625,000100%--$625,000Mar 29, 2024AA Films
578Ruby$614,32766.8%764$804$919,286Mar 27, 1992Triumph Releasing Corporation
579Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion$603,21946.3%570$1,058$1,302,300Mar 15, 2024GKIDS
580The Adventures of Baron Munchausen$597,4007.4%46$12,986$8,083,123Mar 10, 1989Columbia Pictures
581Badla$596,44632%50$11,928$1,861,000Mar 8, 2019Reliance Big Pictures
582Two Much$592,87151.9%348$1,703$1,141,556Mar 15, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
583Gangubai Kathiawadi$592,000100%--$592,000Mar 4, 2022Paramount Pictures International
584Namastey London$578,22447.9%65$8,895$1,207,007Mar 23, 2007Eros Worldwide
585Luca$558,39642.2%1,390$401$1,324,302Mar 22, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
586The Last of the Finest$551,87636%424$1,301$1,531,489Mar 9, 1990Orion Pictures
587Sahara$550,84839.3%344$1,601$1,402,962Mar 2, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
588Eyes of a Stranger$546,72448.9%180$3,037$1,118,634Mar 27, 1981Warner Bros.
589Funny Games$544,83342.1%286$1,905$1,294,919Mar 14, 2008Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
590A Good Person$537,13724.3%687$781$2,210,465Mar 31, 2023United Artists Releasing
591GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords$531,90539.7%1,045$509$1,338,264Mar 21, 1986Atlantic Releasing Corporation
592The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them$525,00476%630$833$690,966Mar 26, 1993Miramax
593The Lost King$516,46243.5%753$685$1,188,032Mar 24, 2023IFC Films
594The Kid$514,28634.1%268$1,918$1,508,593Mar 8, 2019Lionsgate Films
595Inside$510,11055.5%357$1,428$918,415Mar 17, 2023Focus Features
596Baaghi 3$509,61670.6%265$1,923$721,439Mar 6, 2020FIP
597Phantom$508,00049.1%1,118$454$1,034,589Mar 1, 2013RCR Distribution
598Luka Chuppi$485,34246.5%139$3,491$1,042,905Mar 1, 2019Viva Pictures
599Jathi Ratnalu$470,000100%130$3,615$470,000Mar 12, 2021Flyhigh Cinemas
600You Can Call Me Bill$444,61592.4%285$1,560$480,991Mar 22, 2024-