Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Dec 4, 3:06 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
401The Nightmare Before Christmas
2006 3D Release
$3,277,00437.7%168$19,505$8,700,869Oct 20, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
402The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland$3,255,03327.9%1,210$2,690$11,683,047Oct 1, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
403The Big Year$3,251,88445.1%2,150$1,512$7,204,138Oct 14, 2011Twentieth Century Fox
404Our Brand Is Crisis$3,238,43346.2%2,202$1,470$7,002,261Oct 30, 2015Warner Bros.
405Avatar: The Way of Water
2025 Re-release
$3,222,42573.5%2,140$1,505$4,383,734Oct 3, 2025Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
406Feel the Noise$3,187,15354%1,015$3,140$5,898,393Oct 5, 2007Sony BMG Feature Films
407Quiz Show$3,160,74912.7%822$3,845$24,822,619Oct 7, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
408City of Ember$3,129,47339.7%2,022$1,547$7,873,007Oct 10, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
409Come Play$3,119,87529.8%2,183$1,429$10,475,990Oct 30, 2020Focus Features
410Jexi$3,106,73047.5%2,332$1,332$6,546,159Oct 11, 2019Lionsgate
411Mr. Jones$3,102,69537.2%1,481$2,095$8,345,845Oct 8, 1993TriStar Pictures
412Mystery, Alaska$3,102,19134.9%1,673$1,854$8,891,623Oct 1, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
413Thief of Hearts$3,091,67029.6%1,200$2,576$10,435,015Oct 19, 1984Paramount Pictures
414Class Reunion$3,086,52530.7%1,121$2,753$10,054,150Oct 29, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
415Exit to Eden$3,012,69544%1,670$1,804$6,841,570Oct 14, 1994Savoy Pictures
416My Hero Academia: You're Next$3,007,02759.6%1,845$1,629$5,041,781Oct 11, 2024Toho International
417Marshall$3,000,80529.9%821$3,655$10,051,659Oct 13, 2017Open Road Films (II)
418Mr. Destiny$2,991,60519.5%727$4,115$15,379,253Oct 12, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
419Mid90s$2,980,50540.5%1,206$2,471$7,362,439Oct 26, 2018A24
420Baby Boom$2,929,34011%865$3,386$26,712,476Oct 30, 1987United Artists
421Trick or Treat$2,912,68742.9%1,267$2,298$6,797,218Oct 24, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
422Krush Groove$2,905,29326.3%519$5,597$11,052,713Oct 25, 1985Warner Bros.
423Never Talk to Strangers$2,903,45742.3%1,510$1,922$6,858,261Oct 20, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
424I Heart Huckabees$2,902,46822.7%785$3,697$12,785,432Oct 22, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
425Night of the Living Dead$2,884,67949.4%1,544$1,868$5,835,247Oct 19, 1990Columbia Pictures
426Suburbicon$2,840,24649.2%2,046$1,388$5,775,178Oct 27, 2017Paramount Pictures
427Body Double$2,837,97832.2%1,428$1,987$8,801,940Oct 26, 1984Columbia Pictures
428Most Wanted$2,836,49044.4%2,098$1,351$6,391,946Oct 10, 1997New Line Cinema
429Gross Anatomy$2,830,38724.4%853$3,318$11,604,598Oct 20, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
430Soul on Fire$2,826,19237.9%1,720$1,643$7,447,212Oct 10, 2025Affirm Films
431Bones$2,823,54838.6%847$3,333$7,316,658Oct 26, 2001New Line Cinema
432Formula 51$2,817,71954.1%1,857$1,517$5,204,007Oct 18, 2002Screen Gems
433Avalon$2,813,16517.9%630$4,465$15,740,796Oct 19, 1990TriStar Pictures
434Till$2,741,83430.5%2,058$1,332$9,000,202Oct 28, 2022United Artists Releasing
435Pure Country$2,739,68018.1%993$2,758$15,164,458Oct 23, 1992Warner Bros.
436U Turn$2,730,44040.9%1,230$2,219$6,682,098Oct 3, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
437The Awakening$2,728,52032.4%909$3,001$8,415,112Oct 31, 1980Warner Bros.
438Dr. Giggles$2,714,81532.3%1,681$1,615$8,403,433Oct 23, 1992Universal Pictures
439Switchback$2,704,56841.7%1,128$2,397$6,492,660Oct 31, 1997Paramount Pictures
440Fatal Beauty$2,693,71422.4%1,117$2,411$12,046,526Oct 30, 1987Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
441The Current War$2,633,71744%1,022$2,577$5,979,540Oct 25, 2019101 Studios
442The Little Drummer Girl$2,632,71933.6%820$3,210$7,828,841Oct 19, 1984Warner Bros.
443Truth & Treason$2,627,74043.5%2,106$1,247$6,042,484Oct 17, 2025Angel
444The French Dispatch$2,602,15216.1%788$3,302$16,124,375Oct 29, 2021Searchlight Pictures
445Three Wishes$2,601,09337%1,535$1,694$7,027,517Oct 27, 1995Savoy Pictures
446Same Kind of Different as Me$2,591,98540.4%1,362$1,903$6,423,605Oct 20, 2017Pure Flix Entertainment
447The Road to Wellville$2,580,10839.3%806$3,201$6,562,513Oct 28, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
448Night and the City$2,556,83041.2%1,100$2,324$6,202,756Oct 23, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
449The Rules of Attraction$2,532,41038.8%1,437$1,762$6,532,619Oct 11, 2002Lionsgate
450Meet the Mormons$2,509,80841.5%317$7,917$6,047,363Oct 10, 2014Purdie Distribution
451Woman Thou Art Loosed$2,500,00036.3%408$6,127$6,879,730Oct 1, 2004Magnolia Pictures
452The Hidden$2,492,61825.6%1,045$2,385$9,747,988Oct 30, 1987New Line Cinema
453Pulling Strings$2,467,16842.2%387$6,375$5,842,961Oct 4, 2013Lionsgate
454Gang Related$2,443,23741.4%1,260$1,939$5,906,773Oct 10, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
455The Butcher's Wife$2,442,22925.2%800$3,052$9,689,816Oct 25, 1991Paramount Pictures
456The Nightmare Before Christmas
2024 Re-release
$2,419,23539.5%1,700$1,423$6,124,705Oct 11, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
457The Razor's Edge$2,411,31136.8%1,036$2,327$6,551,987Oct 19, 1984Columbia Pictures
458Michael Collins$2,409,76121.7%748$3,221$11,092,559Oct 25, 1996Warner Bros.
459The Shawshank Redemption$2,402,5498.5%944$2,545$28,341,469Oct 14, 1994Columbia Pictures
460My Favorite Year$2,400,69611.9%714$3,362$20,123,620Oct 8, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
461The Omega Code$2,354,36218.7%304$7,744$12,614,346Oct 15, 1999Providence Entertainment
462Shelby Oaks$2,346,91852.2%1,823$1,287$4,500,051Oct 24, 2025Neon
463Good Boy$2,343,69435.4%1,650$1,420$6,624,062Oct 3, 2025IFC Films
464On the Line$2,307,06352.8%900$2,563$4,365,455Oct 26, 2001Miramax
465Gone Baby Gone$2,299,00011.3%1,713$1,342$20,300,218Oct 19, 2007Miramax
466The Truth About Charlie$2,270,29042.4%753$3,014$5,350,371Oct 25, 2002Universal Pictures
467Chasing Mavericks$2,268,27437.8%2,002$1,133$6,002,756Oct 26, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
468Flash of Genius$2,251,07550.7%1,098$2,050$4,442,377Oct 3, 2008Universal Pictures
469Meteor$2,250,00026.8%575$3,913$8,400,000Oct 19, 1979American International Pictures (AIP)
470Ae Dil Hai Mushkil$2,190,04251.3%302$7,251$4,264,983Oct 28, 2016FIP
471Stay$2,188,19960.3%1,684$1,299$3,626,883Oct 21, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
472Max Steel$2,182,21657.1%2,034$1,072$3,818,664Oct 14, 2016Open Road Films (II)
473Get on the Bus$2,156,40937.5%1,207$1,786$5,754,249Oct 18, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
474The Perks of Being a Wallflower$2,150,06412.1%726$2,961$17,742,948Oct 12, 2012Lionsgate
475Into the Wild$2,138,40311.7%658$3,249$18,354,356Oct 19, 2007Paramount Vantage
476The Old Man & the Gun$2,134,48118.9%802$2,661$11,277,120Oct 19, 2018Fox Searchlight Pictures
477Glengarry Glen Ross$2,104,40219.6%416$5,058$10,725,228Oct 2, 1992New Line Cinema
478Freelance$2,086,00039.3%2,057$1,014$5,314,136Oct 27, 2023Relativity Media
479Beyond Borders$2,076,40246.9%1,798$1,154$4,430,101Oct 24, 2003Paramount Pictures
480In the Cut$2,063,36143.4%825$2,501$4,750,602Oct 31, 2003Screen Gems
481The Joy Luck Club$2,048,5576.2%600$3,414$32,901,136Oct 29, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
482Oh, God!$2,040,9204.9%198$10,307$41,687,243Oct 7, 1977Warner Bros.
483Stitch Head$2,017,60144.7%2,162$933$4,511,841Oct 31, 2025Briarcliff Entertainment
484It's Kind of a Funny Story$2,013,40631.6%742$2,713$6,363,628Oct 8, 2010Focus Features
485Catch a Fire$2,012,00046.8%1,305$1,541$4,299,773Oct 27, 2006Focus Features
486A Life Less Ordinary$2,007,27946%1,207$1,663$4,366,722Oct 24, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
487Blindness$1,950,26058.2%1,690$1,154$3,351,751Oct 3, 2008Miramax
488Suburban Commando$1,947,74428%899$2,166$6,948,859Oct 4, 1991New Line Cinema
489Playing God$1,937,37446.5%1,479$1,309$4,166,918Oct 17, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
490Hocus Pocus
2020 Re-release
$1,925,0004,390.4%2,570$749$43,846Oct 2, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
491Motel Hell$1,924,77630.3%757$2,542$6,342,668Oct 24, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
492Enough Said$1,911,25610.9%606$3,153$17,550,872Oct 11, 2013Fox Searchlight Pictures
493Children of a Lesser God$1,909,0846%215$8,879$31,853,080Oct 3, 1986Paramount Pictures
494Ed Wood$1,903,76832.3%623$3,055$5,887,457Oct 7, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
495RocknRolla$1,872,49532.8%826$2,266$5,700,626Oct 31, 2008Warner Bros.
496Mr. Nanny$1,853,64742.6%1,293$1,433$4,348,572Oct 8, 1993New Line Cinema
497Before I Go to Sleep$1,843,34756.9%1,902$969$3,242,457Oct 31, 2014Clarius Entertainment
498Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse$1,841,00749.7%1,509$1,220$3,703,046Oct 30, 2015Paramount Pictures
499Under Fire$1,837,76832.3%816$2,252$5,696,391Oct 21, 1983Orion Pictures
500All the Right Moves$1,835,11710.6%675$2,718$17,233,166Oct 28, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
501The Darjeeling Limited$1,761,33514.8%698$2,523$11,902,715Oct 26, 2007Fox Searchlight Pictures
502Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal$1,755,000100%302$5,811$1,755,000Oct 4, 2024AMC Theatres
503Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael$1,753,87044%635$2,762$3,989,297Oct 12, 1990Paramount Pictures
504Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike$1,751,57252.5%1,012$1,730$3,336,053Oct 12, 2012Atlas Distribution Company
505The Sicilian$1,720,35131.8%370$4,649$5,406,879Oct 23, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
506Immediate Family$1,675,34428.2%836$2,004$5,932,613Oct 27, 1989Columbia Pictures
507The Fifth Estate$1,673,35151.4%1,769$945$3,255,008Oct 18, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
508Rendition$1,670,00017.2%2,250$742$9,736,045Oct 19, 2007New Line Cinema
509Johnny English Strikes Again$1,638,89537.1%544$3,012$4,412,170Oct 26, 2018Universal Pictures
510The Apprentice$1,613,23340.3%1,740$927$4,001,904Oct 11, 2024Briarcliff Entertainment
511Shout$1,611,72545.4%968$1,665$3,547,684Oct 4, 1991Universal Pictures
512Hocus Pocus
30th Anniversary re-release
$1,609,87432.7%1,430$1,125$4,929,004Oct 6, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
513War$1,607,62734.5%305$5,270$4,654,000Oct 4, 2019Yash Raj Films
514Firstborn$1,606,21425.7%800$2,007$6,250,994Oct 26, 1984Paramount Pictures
515The Right Stuff$1,601,1677.6%229$6,991$21,192,102Oct 21, 1983Warner Bros.
516American Dreamer$1,580,99031.5%801$1,973$5,021,751Oct 26, 1984Warner Bros.
517Things We Lost in the Fire$1,561,94947.5%1,142$1,367$3,287,315Oct 19, 2007DreamWorks
518White Bird$1,557,89330.7%1,018$1,530$5,069,171Oct 4, 2024Lionsgate
519Looking for Mr. Goodbar$1,540,6356.8%110$14,005$22,512,655Oct 21, 1977Paramount Pictures
520To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday$1,538,51936.7%807$1,906$4,189,233Oct 25, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
521The Jane Austen Book Club$1,536,00043%1,232$1,246$3,575,227Oct 5, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
522Silent Fall$1,531,24448.1%1,251$1,224$3,180,674Oct 28, 1994Warner Bros.
523After the Hunt$1,529,39446.9%1,238$1,235$3,258,830Oct 17, 2025Amazon MGM Studios
524Indivisible$1,503,10142.8%830$1,810$3,511,417Oct 26, 2018Pure Flix Entertainment
525Worth Winning$1,492,61040.4%1,260$1,184$3,690,328Oct 27, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
526Fat Man and Little Boy$1,476,99441.5%843$1,752$3,563,162Oct 20, 1989Paramount Pictures
527Rock the Kasbah$1,470,59248.7%2,012$730$3,020,664Oct 23, 2015Open Road Films (II)
528Sky Bandits$1,468,50064%1,335$1,100$2,295,500Oct 31, 1986Galaxy International Releasing
529How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$1,430,29451.5%1,750$817$2,778,752Oct 3, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
530Big Shots$1,417,73841.8%932$1,521$3,390,043Oct 2, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
531Ladrones$1,411,03146.1%375$3,762$3,063,505Oct 9, 2015Lionsgate
532Playing for Keeps$1,406,30052.7%1,148$1,225$2,669,366Oct 3, 1986Universal Pictures
533Feds$1,388,31736.2%850$1,633$3,838,793Oct 28, 1988Warner Bros.
534The MatchMaker$1,378,93040.7%705$1,955$3,392,080Oct 3, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
535Jem and the Holograms$1,375,32063%2,413$569$2,184,640Oct 23, 2015Universal Pictures
536Harry Potter IMAX Marathon$1,357,37678.5%330$4,113$1,729,226Oct 14, 2016IMAX
537Paid in Full$1,328,78943%268$4,958$3,090,862Oct 25, 2002Miramax
538Bella$1,328,44816.5%165$8,051$8,070,537Oct 26, 2007Roadside Attractions
539The Nightmare Before Christmas
2020 Re-release
$1,323,00057.9%2,194$603$2,286,000Oct 16, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
540The Empty Man$1,310,32643.8%2,027$646$2,992,948Oct 23, 202020th Century Studios
541The Hitman$1,290,44227.7%551$2,342$4,654,288Oct 25, 1991Cannon Film Distributors
542Birth$1,282,00025.2%550$2,330$5,095,038Oct 29, 2004New Line Cinema
543Bang Bang$1,278,69050.2%271$4,718$2,546,172Oct 3, 2014FIP
544Without a Clue$1,246,77214.6%280$4,452$8,539,181Oct 21, 1988Orion Pictures
545BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing$1,226,552100%490$2,503$1,226,552Oct 25, 2019Fathom Events
546Jinxed!$1,209,31142.1%877$1,378$2,869,638Oct 22, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
547Somewhere in Time$1,203,01112.4%369$3,260$9,709,597Oct 3, 1980Universal Pictures
548Trailer Park Boys: The Movie$1,200,00031.1%181$6,629$3,860,678Oct 6, 2006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
549The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Aida$1,187,27574.4%699$1,698$1,595,902Oct 5, 2018Fathom Events
550Mr. Wonderful$1,177,31137.7%720$1,635$3,125,424Oct 15, 1993Warner Bros.
551N-Secure$1,166,40644.9%486$2,400$2,595,644Oct 15, 2010Freestyle Releasing
552Mystic Pizza$1,163,9399.1%401$2,902$12,793,213Oct 21, 1988The Samuel Goldwyn Company
553Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer$1,162,98831.6%673$1,728$3,679,893Oct 12, 2018GVN Releasing
554Mallrats$1,153,83854.4%852$1,354$2,122,561Oct 20, 1995Gramercy Pictures (I)
555Average Joe$1,142,46754.2%1,713$666$2,106,965Oct 11, 2024Fathom Events
556The Public Eye$1,139,82537.2%635$1,795$3,067,917Oct 16, 1992Universal Pictures
557Squanto: A Warrior's Tale$1,119,01633.5%1,022$1,094$3,342,223Oct 28, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
558Crimes of Passion$1,103,21037.9%325$3,394$2,912,945Oct 19, 1984New World Pictures
559It Came from Hollywood$1,095,00342.6%650$1,684$2,573,342Oct 29, 1982Paramount Pictures
560No Man's Land$1,088,27337.8%510$2,133$2,877,571Oct 23, 1987Orion Pictures
561Spirited Away
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025
$1,070,610100%--$1,070,610Oct 17, 2025Fathom Events
562Tár$1,048,31515.5%1,087$964$6,773,650Oct 28, 2022Focus Features
563Good Hair$1,039,22025%186$5,587$4,157,223Oct 9, 2009Roadside Attractions
564The Human Stain$1,034,19519.2%160$6,463$5,381,908Oct 31, 2003Miramax
565Alien
2003 Director's Cut
$1,023,66551.5%347$2,950$1,986,910Oct 31, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
566Anonymous$1,021,76822.9%265$3,855$4,463,292Oct 28, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
567Coldplay Music of The Spheres Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires$1,015,000100%833$1,218$1,015,000Oct 28, 2022Trafalgar Releasing
568Golmaal Again$1,013,893100%265$3,826$1,013,893Oct 20, 2017Reliance Entertainment
569Crazy in Alabama$1,010,59650.4%1,214$832$2,005,840Oct 22, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
570Loving Couples$1,010,18136%592$1,706$2,806,659Oct 24, 1980Twentieth Century Fox
571Grace Unplugged$998,14539.8%511$1,953$2,507,201Oct 4, 2013Roadside Attractions
572Bat*21$982,08024.8%248$3,960$3,966,256Oct 21, 1988TriStar Pictures
573I'm in Love with a Church Girl$971,82640.7%457$2,126$2,387,730Oct 18, 2013High Top Releasing
574The Mighty Macs$963,22150.9%975$987$1,891,936Oct 21, 2011Quaker Media
575Denial$954,15923.4%648$1,472$4,073,489Oct 21, 2016Bleecker Street Media
576Kill the Messenger$941,80938.4%374$2,518$2,450,846Oct 10, 2014Focus Features
577I'm Not Ashamed$927,16144.5%505$1,835$2,082,980Oct 21, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
578Gettysburg$913,6178.5%124$7,367$10,769,960Oct 8, 1993New Line Cinema
579Crimes and Misdemeanors$911,3855%66$13,808$18,254,702Oct 13, 1989Orion Pictures
580Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II$911,35134%343$2,657$2,683,519Oct 16, 1987The Samuel Goldwyn Company
581Housefull 4$904,80842.9%315$2,872$2,109,160Oct 25, 2019FIP
582Spirited Away
2017 Re-release
$903,89675.5%632$1,430$1,196,791Oct 27, 2017Fathom Events
583Bound$900,90223.7%261$3,451$3,802,260Oct 4, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
584The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila$898,38475.1%699$1,285$1,195,758Oct 19, 2018Fathom Events
585Kiss of the Spider Woman$891,04654.7%1,331$669$1,627,825Oct 10, 2025Lionsgate
586The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$881,73717%154$5,725$5,190,196Oct 29, 2010Music Box Films
587My People, My Country$876,00137.2%67$13,074$2,356,683Oct 4, 2019CMC Pictures
588Truth$875,93534.5%1,122$780$2,541,854Oct 30, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
589Hocus Pocus
2024 Re-release
$863,13050.6%1,480$583$1,706,986Oct 18, 2024Buena Vista International
590The Good Lie$841,42230.9%461$1,825$2,722,209Oct 3, 2014Warner Bros.
591Radioland Murders$835,57063.5%844$990$1,316,865Oct 21, 1994Universal Pictures
592Bone Lake$831,17761.4%1,059$784$1,353,079Oct 3, 2025Bleecker Street Media
593Jesus Is King$830,00085.3%372$2,231$973,000Oct 25, 2019IMAX
594Baahubali: The Epic$825,04079.4%448$1,841$1,039,440Oct 31, 2025Variance Films
595Pets on a Train$821,77743.2%1,350$608$1,902,241Oct 17, 2025Viva Pictures
596The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2025 Re-release
$819,949100%1,503$545$819,949Oct 31, 2025-
597Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again$819,47621.6%300$2,731$3,792,188Oct 1, 1982Paramount Pictures
598Terrifier 2$805,0007.6%770$1,045$10,640,105Oct 7, 2022Cinedigm Entertainment Group
599Don$804,38836.2%113$7,118$2,223,961Oct 20, 2006UTV Motion Pictures
600Casper
2025 Re-release
$802,36543.6%1,100$729$1,840,230Oct 3, 2025Universal Pictures