Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Jan 18, 10:25 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801Reservoir Dogs$147,8395.2%19$7,781$2,832,029Oct 23, 1992Miramax
802Love's Abiding Joy$145,89557.7%207$704$252,726Oct 6, 2006The Bigger Picture
803Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2$144,73611.6%157$921$1,252,385Oct 11, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
804Guilty$144,71342.3%51$2,837$342,370Oct 2, 2015Reliance Entertainment
805Princess Mononoke$144,4466.1%8$18,055$2,375,308Oct 29, 1999Miramax
806All I See Is You$144,07666.2%283$509$217,644Oct 27, 2017Open Road Films (II)
807The Nightmare Before Christmas
2009 3D Release
$143,28935.3%105$1,364$406,085Oct 23, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
808Save Yourselves!$142,69447.4%388$367$301,162Oct 2, 2020Bleecker Street Media
809Paul's Promise$140,37254.3%396$354$258,545Oct 21, 2022Integrity Releasing
810The Kid Detective$140,21838.5%865$162$364,138Oct 16, 2020Stage 6 Films
811Anemone$140,14512.1%879$159$1,161,830Oct 10, 2025Focus Features
812Chain Letter$138,788100%406$341$138,788Oct 1, 2010New Films Cinema
813A Matter of Faith$138,67720.4%25$5,547$680,113Oct 17, 2014Five & Two Pictures
814The Call$138,23726.8%195$708$516,521Oct 2, 2020Atlas Distribution Company
815Martha Marcy May Marlene$137,6514.6%4$34,412$2,990,625Oct 21, 2011Fox Searchlight Pictures
816The Saratov Approach$137,2266.4%23$5,966$2,146,999Oct 11, 2013Purdie Distribution
817The Thieves$136,99320%11$12,453$685,839Oct 12, 2012Well Go USA Entertainment
818Whiplash$135,3881%6$22,564$13,092,000Oct 10, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
819American Satan$135,37857%55$2,461$237,708Oct 13, 2017Sumerian Films
820Tapeheads$133,33038.8%138$966$343,786Oct 21, 1988Avenue Pictures Productions
821Weeds$132,9705.7%8$16,621$2,325,444Oct 16, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
822Black Dynamite$131,86254.4%70$1,883$242,578Oct 16, 2009Apparition
823Blue Giant$131,38049.3%317$414$266,645Oct 6, 2023GKIDS
824A Mouthful of Air$130,70148.5%816$160$269,435Oct 29, 2021Stage 6 Films
825Happiness$130,3034.4%6$21,717$2,982,011Oct 16, 1998Good Machine
826The Squid and the Whale$129,8441.8%4$32,461$7,372,734Oct 7, 2005IDP Distribution
827Morning Light$129,29546.9%55$2,350$275,497Oct 17, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
828Garbo Talks$127,1928.5%16$7,949$1,493,782Oct 12, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
829Citizenfour$126,3214.5%5$25,264$2,800,870Oct 24, 2014RADiUS-TWC
830The Other Son$125,6919.8%41$3,065$1,285,918Oct 26, 2012Cohen Media Group
831Slam Dance$125,34930.8%47$2,667$406,881Oct 2, 1987Island Pictures
832Do Knot Disturb$124,69158.4%57$2,187$213,525Oct 2, 2009Adlabs Films
833Auto Focus$123,7616%11$11,251$2,063,196Oct 18, 2002Sony Pictures Classics
834Like Crazy$123,1403.6%4$30,785$3,395,391Oct 28, 2011Paramount Vantage
835Being Julia$122,2141.6%9$13,579$7,739,049Oct 15, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
836A Silent Voice: The Movie$121,73239.2%41$2,969$310,407Oct 20, 2017Eleven Arts
837Me and Mrs. Khanna$121,13461.4%59$2,053$197,183Oct 16, 2009UTV Motion Pictures
838The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry$121,000100%332$364$121,000Oct 7, 2022Vertical Entertainment
839Ism$120,15589.6%79$1,520$134,165Oct 21, 2016-
840Anatomy of a Fall$117,8482.3%5$23,569$5,076,369Oct 13, 2023Neon
841Violent Ends$117,81363.6%700$168$185,131Oct 31, 2025IFC Films
842The Grass Harp$117,16120.9%46$2,546$559,771Oct 11, 1996Fine Line Features
843Becoming Cousteau$116,97450.5%319$366$231,687Oct 22, 2021Picturehouse
844House of Games$116,6774.5%9$12,964$2,585,639Oct 16, 1987Orion Pictures
845City Of Rock$115,52437%43$2,686$312,537Oct 6, 2017Well Go USA Entertainment
846The Killing of a Sacred Deer$115,1205%4$28,780$2,291,901Oct 20, 2017A24
847Luck-Key$113,84624.4%21$5,421$466,505Oct 21, 2016JBG Pictures
848High Heels and Low Lifes$113,51249.7%175$648$228,194Oct 26, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
849The Sessions$113,4671.9%4$28,366$6,002,451Oct 19, 2012Fox Searchlight Pictures
850The Hot Spot$112,1888.7%23$4,877$1,293,976Oct 12, 1990Orion Pictures
851Donnie Darko$110,49421.4%58$1,905$517,375Oct 26, 2001Newmarket Films
852The Way
2010 Re-release
$110,4182.5%33$3,346$4,430,765Oct 7, 2011Producers Distribution Agency (PDA)
853The Man in the Moon$109,9353.9%24$4,580$2,853,801Oct 4, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
854Waking Up in Reno$108,93040.8%197$552$267,109Oct 25, 2002Miramax
855Shortbus$107,9075.4%6$17,984$1,985,292Oct 6, 2006THINKFilm
856Horns$107,54461.8%103$1,044$173,948Oct 31, 2014RADiUS-TWC
857Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2$107,53648.3%49$2,194$222,856Oct 16, 2015Reliance Entertainment
858Fashion$105,81255.3%40$2,645$191,442Oct 31, 2008UTV Motion Pictures
859Wildlife$104,58910%4$26,147$1,050,616Oct 19, 2018IFC Films
860Hell and Back$104,37466.2%411$253$157,768Oct 2, 2015Freestyle Releasing
861Blue in the Face$104,3658.2%16$6,522$1,268,636Oct 13, 1995Miramax
862The Mastermind$104,1019.4%5$20,820$1,104,490Oct 17, 2025MUBI
863The Paperboy$102,70614.8%11$9,336$693,286Oct 5, 2012Millennium Entertainment
864Orwell: 2+2=5$102,45828.8%56$1,829$355,288Oct 10, 2025Neon
865My First Mister$102,45618%33$3,104$568,762Oct 12, 2001Paramount Classics
866October Baby$102,09651.2%13$7,853$199,442Oct 28, 2011Five & Two Pictures
867Riding the Bullet$101,10775.1%100$1,011$134,711Oct 15, 2004Innovation Film Group (IFG)
868Hansel & Gretel$100,47765%59$1,703$154,642Oct 18, 2002Innovation Film Group (IFG)
869Blue Is the Warmest Colour$100,3164.6%4$25,079$2,199,787Oct 25, 2013IFC Films
870Linsanity$99,46232.9%9$11,051$302,645Oct 4, 2013Ketchup Entertainment
871Little Children$97,9531.8%5$19,590$5,463,019Oct 6, 2006New Line Cinema
872Chakravyuh$97,89664.5%79$1,239$151,778Oct 26, 2012Eros Worldwide
873Of Mice and Men$97,8511.8%13$7,527$5,471,088Oct 2, 1992Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
874Free Style$97,76469.3%260$376$141,108Oct 9, 2009The Samuel Goldwyn Company
875Decision to Leave$96,2004.4%3$32,066$2,179,864Oct 14, 2022MUBI
876All the Best: Fun Begins$96,05479.6%55$1,746$120,713Oct 16, 2009Yash Raj Films
877Soul Mates$95,507100%201$475$95,507Oct 20, 2023Faith Media Distribution
878Stepping Out$94,49238.4%7$13,498$246,000Oct 4, 1991Paramount Pictures
879All Is Lost$93,5831.5%6$15,597$6,263,670Oct 18, 2013Roadside Attractions
880Jay and Silent Bob Reboot$93,5202%1$93,520$4,589,490Oct 18, 2019Saban Films
881Elephant$93,3567.4%6$15,559$1,266,955Oct 24, 2003Fine Line Features
882Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die$93,000100%116$801$93,000Oct 22, 2004Citizens United
883The Straight Story$92,3121.5%7$13,187$6,203,044Oct 15, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
884The Handmaiden$92,1294.6%5$18,425$2,006,788Oct 21, 2016Magnolia Pictures
885The Wolf of Snow Hollow$91,94349.7%112$820$185,026Oct 9, 2020United Artists Releasing
886Wonderland$91,7988.7%5$18,359$1,060,512Oct 3, 2003Lionsgate
887Silencio$90,48057%348$260$158,723Oct 26, 2018Tulip Pictures
888Lars and the Real Girl$90,4181.5%7$12,916$5,972,884Oct 12, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
889The Afflicted$90,27242.4%13$6,944$212,940Oct 21, 2011Nocturnal Features
890If I Had Legs I'd Kick You$90,2678.3%4$22,566$1,091,404Oct 10, 2025A24
891Blade Runner
The Final Cut (2007 re-release)
$89,1505.8%2$44,575$1,548,502Oct 5, 2007Warner Bros.
892Waking Life$88,9773.1%4$22,244$2,901,447Oct 19, 2001Fox Searchlight Pictures
893The Mighty$87,7053.3%9$9,745$2,652,246Oct 9, 1998Miramax
894Carter High$87,27436.3%21$4,155$240,214Oct 30, 2015PlayNow enterprise
895Mr. Donkey$86,93124.4%20$4,346$356,255Oct 28, 2016China Lion Film Distribution
896Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me$86,74123.7%10$8,674$365,422Oct 24, 2014Area 23a
897Bullets Over Broadway$86,0720.6%2$43,036$13,383,747Oct 21, 1994Miramax
898Six Days in August$85,16821.9%82$1,038$388,683Oct 11, 2024Susan Tuckett Media
899Tai Chi Zero$85,09440.1%31$2,744$212,094Oct 19, 2012Variance Films
900Jane and Emma$84,51222.2%21$4,024$380,030Oct 12, 2018Excel Entertainment
901The Great Santini$83,5271.8%87$960$4,702,575Oct 26, 1979Warner Bros.
902Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
2018 Re-release
$83,20557.5%577$144$144,738Oct 12, 2018Fathom Events
903Yuri!!! On Ice$81,878100%109$751$81,878Oct 12, 2018Fathom Events
904The Fall
2024 Re-release
$81,44025.9%53$1,536$314,516Oct 18, 2024MUBI
905Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss$80,93817.5%26$3,113$463,002Oct 27, 2006Indican Pictures
906Dream Eater$80,39765%352$228$123,758Oct 24, 2025Iconic Events Releasing
907Matroni and Me$80,05861.3%31$2,582$130,572Oct 8, 1999Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
908Infinity$78,97640.5%46$1,716$195,170Oct 4, 1996First Look International
909Malibu Horror Story$78,23466.1%120$651$118,281Oct 20, 2023Iconic Events Releasing
910One Week$77,57540.7%18$4,309$190,441Oct 19, 2001Filmways Pictures
911Shattered Glass$77,5403.5%8$9,692$2,220,008Oct 31, 2003Lionsgate
912Suffragette$76,2441.6%4$19,061$4,702,420Oct 23, 2015Focus Features
913Stone$75,7664.2%6$12,627$1,810,078Oct 8, 2010Overture Films
914The Persian Version$75,59213.5%9$8,399$559,820Oct 20, 2023Sony Pictures Classics
915My Country, My Parents$75,30242.5%51$1,476$177,133Oct 8, 2021CMC Pictures
916Another Woman$75,1964.8%4$18,799$1,562,749Oct 14, 1988Orion Pictures
917Welcome to Collinwood$75,18022.3%16$4,698$336,620Oct 4, 2002Warner Bros.
918The Square$74,2334.9%4$18,558$1,502,347Oct 27, 2017Magnolia Pictures
919Laggies$74,1396.9%5$14,827$1,066,981Oct 24, 2014A24
920Swingers$74,1181.6%8$9,264$4,555,020Oct 18, 1996Miramax
921Happy-Go-Lucky$73,8672.1%4$18,466$3,512,016Oct 10, 2008Miramax
922Before the Devil Knows You're Dead$73,8371%2$36,918$7,084,227Oct 26, 2007THINKFilm
923Boys Don't Cry$73,7200.6%2$36,860$11,540,607Oct 8, 1999Fox Searchlight Pictures
924Border$73,7009.5%7$10,528$771,930Oct 26, 2018Neon
925Red Lips$73,47654%67$1,096$136,163Oct 14, 2011Lionsgate
926I've Loved You So Long$72,2052.3%9$8,022$3,169,305Oct 24, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
927Happy, Texas$72,0563.7%8$9,007$1,955,933Oct 1, 1999Miramax
928Antichrist$71,39717.7%6$11,899$404,122Oct 23, 2009IFC Films
929Butter$70,93167.5%90$788$105,018Oct 5, 2012RADiUS-TWC
930The Other Zoey$70,55042%224$314$168,099Oct 20, 2023Brainstorm Media
931The Liberator$69,99261.9%76$920$113,067Oct 3, 2014Cohen Media Group
932Queens of the Dead$69,87761.8%150$465$113,123Oct 24, 2025IFC Films
933Farewell My Concubine$69,4081.3%3$23,136$5,216,888Oct 15, 1993Miramax
934It Was Just an Accident$68,2944%3$22,764$1,726,135Oct 17, 2025Neon
935Middle of Nowhere$67,90928.7%6$11,318$236,806Oct 12, 2012-
936Concert for George$67,71150.3%105$644$134,600Oct 3, 2003ArenaPlex LLC
937Namaste England$67,61264.9%71$952$104,156Oct 19, 2018Eros Worldwide
938Urchin$66,90432.7%179$373$204,534Oct 17, 2025-
939Kill Me Again$66,01323.3%221$298$283,694Oct 27, 1989InterStar Releasing
940Wonderstruck$65,8826.2%4$16,470$1,060,377Oct 20, 2017Roadside Attractions
941The Rescue$65,5916.2%9$7,287$1,060,556Oct 8, 2021Greenwich Entertainment
942Matthias & Maxime$64,98817.3%50$1,299$374,739Oct 11, 2019Entertainment One
943Memoir of a Snail$64,8169.7%5$12,963$669,798Oct 25, 2024IFC Films
944Requiem for a Dream$64,7701.8%2$32,385$3,635,482Oct 6, 2000Artisan Entertainment
945The Machinist$64,6616%3$21,553$1,082,715Oct 22, 2004Paramount Classics
946Ushpizin$64,4234.6%6$10,737$1,400,666Oct 21, 2005Picturehouse
947Zoot Suit$63,3561.9%57$1,111$3,256,082Oct 2, 1981Universal Pictures
948Escape from Tomorrow$63,29736.8%30$2,109$171,962Oct 11, 2013Producers Distribution Agency (PDA)
949The House of Yes$63,26610.1%4$15,816$626,057Oct 10, 1997Miramax
950Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon$63,20217.9%10$6,320$354,004Oct 9, 1998Strand Releasing
951Tune in Tomorrow...$62,7473.5%7$8,963$1,794,001Oct 26, 1990Cinecom Pictures
952Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings$62,34034.5%5$12,468$180,440Oct 19, 2012Eleven Arts
953100 Meters$62,13144.1%491$126$140,991Oct 10, 2025GKIDS
954Thicker Than Water$61,97754.9%111$558$112,891Oct 29, 1999Palm Pictures
955He Named Me Malala$61,8082.3%4$15,452$2,668,936Oct 2, 2015Fox Searchlight Pictures
956Certain Women$60,8985.6%5$12,179$1,087,585Oct 14, 2016IFC Films
957Aftersun$60,7523.7%4$15,188$1,658,790Oct 21, 2022A24
958Comedian$60,2242.2%4$15,056$2,751,988Oct 11, 2002Miramax
959The Guilty$60,05029%29$2,070$207,140Oct 19, 2018Magnolia Pictures
960The Other End of the Line$59,07851.1%91$649$115,592Oct 31, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
961Sylvia$58,9404.5%3$19,646$1,315,498Oct 17, 2003Focus Features
962Architects of Denial$58,47289.4%11$5,315$65,424Oct 6, 2017Dada Films
963Jane$58,3483.4%3$19,449$1,723,379Oct 20, 2017Abramorama
964Wisdom of Happiness$58,01554.9%1$58,015$105,654Oct 17, 2025Abramorama
965Passage to Zarahemla$57,97719.8%28$2,070$292,102Oct 12, 2007Somerset Films
966Goodbye Christopher Robin$57,9173.3%9$6,435$1,735,251Oct 13, 2017Fox Searchlight Pictures
967The Station Agent$57,7851%3$19,261$5,739,376Oct 3, 2003Miramax
968Monster Family 2$57,50175.2%97$592$76,417Oct 15, 2021Viva Pictures
969The Yards$57,3396.4%8$7,167$889,352Oct 20, 2000Miramax
970M. Butterfly$57,2803.8%3$19,093$1,498,795Oct 1, 1993Warner Bros.
971Bergman Island$55,96438.5%115$486$145,191Oct 15, 2021IFC Films
9721911$55,85041.1%33$1,692$135,739Oct 7, 2011Variance Films
973Voyage of Time$55,409100%15$3,693$55,409Oct 7, 2016IMAX
974The Tale of The Princess Kaguya$54,9157.8%3$18,305$703,232Oct 17, 2014GKIDS
975High Strung Free Dance
2019 Re-release
$54,60165.1%106$515$83,891Oct 11, 2019Atlas Distribution Company
976Snowmen$54,33399.1%16$3,395$54,805Oct 21, 2011Cinedigm Entertainment Group
977Die, Mommie, Die!$54,12916.9%10$5,412$320,092Oct 31, 2003Sundance Film Series
978Lucy in the Sky$54,05816.9%37$1,461$319,976Oct 4, 2019Fox Searchlight Pictures
979Kill Your Darlings$53,4525.2%4$13,363$1,030,064Oct 18, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
98049 Up$53,27722%21$2,537$241,772Oct 6, 2006First Run
981Nowhere Boy$52,7493.6%4$13,187$1,457,248Oct 8, 2010The Weinstein Company
982Music Within$52,74434.2%17$3,102$154,087Oct 26, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
983Hatchet II$52,604100%68$773$52,604Oct 1, 2010Vitagraph Films
984Lost in Love$52,453100%221$237$52,453Oct 16, 2009Cinedigm Entertainment Group
985Heaven$51,9096.6%4$12,977$784,399Oct 4, 2002Miramax
986Helicopter Eela$51,11571%70$730$71,971Oct 12, 2018Eros Worldwide
987Beasts of No Nation$51,00356.2%31$1,645$90,777Oct 16, 2015Bleecker Street Media
988Sid and Nancy$50,8291.8%2$25,414$2,826,523Oct 17, 1986The Samuel Goldwyn Company
989Let's Start a Cult$50,28848.1%90$558$104,652Oct 25, 2024Dark Sky Films
990The Golden Era$50,24248.8%15$3,349$102,931Oct 17, 2014China Lion Film Distribution
991Michael Moore in TrumpLand$50,20033.7%2$25,100$149,090Oct 21, 2016-
992The Wedding Weekend$50,1034.1%4$12,525$1,232,961Oct 27, 2006The Weinstein Company
993Sleuth$50,10014.6%9$5,566$342,895Oct 12, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
994Motherhood$50,08153.6%48$1,043$93,388Oct 23, 2009Freestyle Releasing
995The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)$49,45634.9%18$2,747$141,877Oct 7, 2011IFC Films
996The Bridge$49,31327.4%19$2,595$179,780Oct 27, 2006First Stripe Productions
997Let the Right One In$49,2952.3%4$12,323$2,122,065Oct 24, 2008Magnolia Pictures
998Heaven$49,13018.9%242$203$259,323Oct 2, 2020LAMA Entertainment
999The Browning Version$48,71910%12$4,059$487,391Oct 14, 1994Paramount Pictures
1,000Pieces of April$48,4221.9%6$8,070$2,528,664Oct 17, 2003United Artists