Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of May 11, 13:12 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201About a Boy$8,557,63020.7%1,207$7,090$41,385,278May 17, 2002Universal Pictures
202Wrath of Man$8,309,00730.3%2,875$2,890$27,466,489May 7, 2021United Artists Releasing
203Willow$8,300,16914.5%1,024$8,105$57,269,863May 20, 1988Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
204Just Wright$8,284,98938.5%1,831$4,524$21,540,363May 14, 2010-
205Blue Thunder$8,258,14919.5%1,539$5,365$42,313,354May 13, 1983Columbia Pictures
206Friday the 13th: The New Blood$8,245,03843%1,796$4,590$19,170,001May 13, 1988Paramount Pictures
207Top Gun$8,193,0524.6%1,028$7,969$176,781,728May 16, 1986Paramount Pictures
208Eddie$8,041,97225.6%1,989$4,043$31,387,164May 31, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
209A Dog's Journey$8,030,08535.2%3,267$2,457$22,782,371May 17, 2019Universal Pictures
210Chernobyl Diaries$7,955,30743.9%2,433$3,269$18,119,640May 25, 2012Warner Bros.
211Brightburn$7,845,65845.3%2,607$3,009$17,300,439May 24, 2019Screen Gems
212He Got Game$7,610,66335.3%1,319$5,770$21,567,853May 1, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
213The In-Laws$7,319,84835.8%2,652$2,760$20,453,431May 23, 2003Warner Bros.
214Dave$7,306,75511.5%1,155$6,326$63,270,710May 7, 1993Warner Bros.
215Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul$7,126,08434.4%3,157$2,257$20,738,724May 19, 2017Twentieth Century Fox
216See No Evil, Hear No Evil$7,098,74115.1%1,677$4,233$46,908,987May 12, 1989TriStar Pictures
217Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone$7,053,01642.8%1,338$5,271$16,478,265May 20, 1983Columbia Pictures
218Fletch$7,022,97013.9%1,225$5,733$50,612,888May 31, 1985Universal Pictures
219Down with Love$7,001,90634.5%2,123$3,298$20,305,251May 16, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
220Booksmart$6,933,62030.6%2,505$2,767$22,680,962May 24, 2019United Artists Releasing
221Georgia Rule$6,773,87035.5%2,523$2,684$19,103,072May 11, 2007Universal Pictures
222Soapdish$6,736,38018.5%1,275$5,283$36,489,888May 31, 1991Paramount Pictures
223Cadillac Man$6,712,07924.3%1,826$3,675$27,627,310May 18, 1990Orion Pictures
224The Craft$6,710,99527%1,757$3,819$24,819,936May 3, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
225Book Club: The Next Chapter$6,677,58038%3,508$1,903$17,581,565May 12, 2023Focus Features
226Tarot$6,503,01275.9%3,104$2,095$8,565,419May 3, 2024Screen Gems
227Friday the 13th Part 2$6,429,78429.6%1,350$4,762$21,722,776May 1, 1981Paramount Pictures
228The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$6,383,20313.8%1,233$5,176$46,412,041May 25, 2012-
229An American Haunting$6,380,00039.1%1,675$3,808$16,298,046May 5, 2006Freestyle Releasing
230Breakin'$6,047,68615.6%1,069$5,657$38,682,707May 4, 1984Cannon Film Distributors
231Quest for Camelot$6,041,60226.8%3,107$1,944$22,510,798May 15, 1998Warner Bros.
232Johnny Mnemonic$6,033,85031.6%2,030$2,972$19,075,720May 26, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
233Show Dogs$6,023,97233.7%3,212$1,875$17,857,020May 18, 2018-
234New York Minute$5,962,10642.4%3,006$1,983$14,071,441May 7, 2004Warner Bros.
235Road House$5,957,65619.8%1,927$3,091$30,050,028May 19, 1989United Artists
236Friday the 13th$5,816,32114.6%1,100$5,287$39,754,601May 9, 1980Paramount Pictures
237Forget Paris$5,812,65617.5%1,069$5,437$33,177,694May 19, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
238Gone Fishin'$5,784,12329.3%1,841$3,141$19,745,922May 30, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
239Just My Luck$5,692,28532.9%2,541$2,240$17,326,650May 12, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
240Soul Plane$5,648,48639.8%1,566$3,606$14,190,750May 28, 2004Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
241Code of Silence$5,512,46127.1%1,810$3,045$20,345,361May 3, 1985Orion Pictures
242F/X2$5,455,05825.9%1,499$3,639$21,082,165May 10, 1991Orion Pictures
243Field of Dreams$5,424,8108.4%633$8,570$64,431,625May 5, 1989Universal Pictures
244Poms$5,361,93739.3%2,750$1,949$13,631,124May 10, 2019STX Entertainment
245Short Circuit$5,346,80813.1%1,033$5,176$40,697,761May 9, 1986TriStar Pictures
246Posse$5,311,90229%949$5,597$18,289,763May 14, 1993Gramercy Pictures (I)
247Wrong Turn$5,161,49833.5%1,615$3,195$15,418,790May 30, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
248Breakin' All the Rules$5,088,57741.5%1,318$3,860$12,264,319May 14, 2004Screen Gems
249The Natural$5,088,38110.6%989$5,144$47,951,979May 11, 1984TriStar Pictures
250Tales from the Darkside: The Movie$5,028,09630.8%1,535$3,275$16,324,573May 4, 1990Paramount Pictures
251Les Misérables$5,011,84035.6%1,477$3,393$14,096,321May 1, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
252The Machine$5,000,54547.8%2,409$2,075$10,458,331May 26, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
253The Darkness$4,950,85946%1,755$2,821$10,753,574May 13, 2016BH Tilt
254Trial and Error$4,903,52936%2,298$2,133$13,602,831May 30, 1997New Line Cinema
255Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling$4,879,10727.1%1,203$4,055$18,034,150May 2, 1986Columbia Pictures
256Black Dog$4,809,37537.1%2,025$2,375$12,951,088May 1, 1998Universal Pictures
257The Arrival$4,806,76334.2%1,693$2,839$14,063,331May 31, 1996Orion Pictures
258Firestarter$4,726,66027.7%1,356$3,485$17,080,167May 11, 1984Universal Pictures
259Peeples$4,611,53450.3%2,041$2,259$9,177,065May 10, 2013Lionsgate Films
260Center Stage$4,604,62126.8%1,506$3,057$17,200,925May 12, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
261See No Evil$4,581,23330.5%1,257$3,644$15,032,800May 19, 2006Lionsgate Films
262Sixteen Candles$4,461,52018.8%1,240$3,598$23,686,027May 4, 1984Universal Pictures
263Black Mask$4,449,69235.6%979$4,545$12,504,289May 14, 1999Artisan Entertainment
264Breathless$4,384,36922%1,161$3,776$19,910,002May 13, 1983Orion Pictures
265Ishtar$4,331,81730.1%1,139$3,803$14,375,181May 15, 1987Columbia Pictures
266About My Father$4,321,14835.7%2,464$1,753$12,089,391May 26, 2023Lionsgate Films
267Moms' Night Out$4,311,08341.3%1,044$4,129$10,429,707May 9, 2014TriStar Pictures
268Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid$4,289,60123.6%882$4,863$18,196,170May 21, 1982Universal Pictures
269A Midsummer Night's Dream$4,285,62026.7%1,080$3,968$16,071,990May 14, 1999-
270The Gate$4,258,06331.4%1,139$3,738$13,539,458May 15, 1987New Century
271Flipper$4,209,52521%2,385$1,765$20,080,020May 17, 1996Universal Pictures
272Crooklyn$4,209,47530.9%1,033$4,075$13,642,861May 13, 1994Universal Pictures
273Next Day Air$4,111,04341%1,138$3,612$10,027,047May 8, 2009Summit Entertainment
274MacGruber$4,043,49547.4%2,551$1,585$8,525,600May 21, 2010Universal Pictures
275Small Time Crooks$3,880,72322.5%865$4,486$17,266,359May 19, 2000DreamWorks Distribution
276Firestarter$3,827,71539.3%3,412$1,121$9,739,250May 13, 2022Universal Pictures
277Switch$3,770,99124.3%1,013$3,722$15,545,943May 10, 1991Warner Bros.
278Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return$3,747,78044.3%2,658$1,410$8,462,347May 9, 2014Clarius Entertainment
279Creepshow 2$3,584,07725.6%867$4,133$14,000,000May 1, 1987New World Pictures
280The Nude Bomb$3,565,06624.3%793$4,495$14,662,035May 9, 1980Universal Pictures
2813 Ninjas Kick Back$3,556,31030.1%2,038$1,745$11,798,854May 6, 1994TriStar Pictures
282Delta Farce$3,420,64542.1%1,931$1,771$8,130,530May 11, 2007Lionsgate Films
283Hoot$3,400,00041.9%3,018$1,126$8,117,637May 5, 2006New Line Cinema
284One Good Cop$3,360,27729.8%1,353$2,483$11,276,846May 3, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
285The Great White Hype$3,349,48141.8%1,496$2,238$8,008,255May 3, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
286Screwed$3,342,08547.6%1,759$1,899$7,027,345May 12, 2000Universal Pictures
287Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas$3,338,59031.3%1,126$2,965$10,680,275May 22, 1998Universal Pictures
288The Thirteenth Floor$3,322,41627.9%1,815$1,830$11,916,661May 28, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
289I Got the Hook Up$3,310,34932.1%655$5,053$10,317,779May 29, 1998Miramax
290Doctor Detroit$3,295,72231.8%1,343$2,454$10,375,893May 6, 1983Universal Pictures
291Men$3,293,03043.4%2,212$1,488$7,587,853May 20, 2022A24
292Tully$3,282,61035%1,353$2,426$9,369,755May 4, 2018Focus Features
293Warriors of Virtue$3,277,08450.2%2,101$1,559$6,524,620May 2, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
294Bug$3,245,55646.2%1,661$1,953$7,025,810May 25, 2007Lionsgate Films
295Election$3,162,54021.2%827$3,824$14,902,041May 7, 1999Paramount Pictures
296Sweet Liberty$3,160,89122.3%1,234$2,561$14,205,021May 16, 1986Universal Pictures
297Clean Slate$3,136,13042.6%1,457$2,152$7,355,425May 6, 1994Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
298Still Smokin$3,085,70519.9%710$4,346$15,543,710May 6, 1983Paramount Pictures
299Shakedown$3,017,80030%1,580$1,910$10,068,039May 6, 1988Universal Pictures
300A Mighty Wind$3,004,21416.9%765$3,927$17,781,006May 9, 2003Warner Bros.
301Lost in Yonkers$3,002,15032.3%1,190$2,522$9,285,189May 14, 1993Columbia Pictures
302Night Falls on Manhattan$2,933,25529.7%758$3,869$9,889,670May 16, 1997Paramount Pictures
303Almost Heroes$2,837,92846.2%2,048$1,385$6,136,856May 29, 1998Warner Bros.
304Those Who Wish Me Dead$2,831,38238.2%3,188$888$7,407,200May 14, 2021Warner Bros.
305Paradise$2,815,50350.4%1,147$2,454$5,588,800May 7, 1982Embassy Pictures
306The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain$2,811,35525.8%954$2,946$10,904,930May 12, 1995Miramax
307Stone Cold$2,811,15430.7%1,729$1,625$9,151,887May 17, 1991Columbia Pictures
308Blue City$2,748,09639.6%1,050$2,617$6,947,787May 2, 1986Paramount Pictures
309Lucky You$2,710,44547.1%2,525$1,073$5,758,950May 4, 2007Warner Bros.
310Deuces Wild$2,704,68244.5%1,480$1,827$6,080,065May 3, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
311The Love Letter$2,692,81932.4%769$3,501$8,302,478May 21, 1999DreamWorks Distribution
312Last Dance$2,690,25345.3%1,563$1,721$5,939,449May 3, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
313Hardbodies$2,684,59937.7%1,538$1,745$7,121,719May 4, 1984Columbia Pictures
314Salsa$2,627,53329.5%1,125$2,335$8,892,589May 6, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
315The Bounty$2,622,30630.4%986$2,659$8,613,462May 4, 1984Orion Pictures
316Mud$2,538,59911.8%852$2,979$21,590,086May 10, 2013Roadside Attractions
317Trippin'$2,527,90928%777$3,253$9,017,070May 14, 1999October Films
318Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior$2,527,86410.7%704$3,590$23,667,907May 21, 1982Warner Bros.
319Woo$2,517,26331.2%625$4,027$8,064,972May 8, 1998New Line Cinema
320The Sun Is Also a Star$2,511,53050.7%2,073$1,211$4,950,029May 17, 2019Warner Bros.
321Sprung$2,487,70232.8%780$3,189$7,575,028May 16, 1997Trimark Pictures
322A Rage in Harlem$2,458,08023.5%540$4,552$10,438,504May 3, 1991Miramax
323I Dreamed of Africa$2,411,44536.3%2,112$1,141$6,651,522May 5, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
324Lowriders$2,403,88538.1%295$8,148$6,303,560May 12, 2017BH Tilt
325Hypnotic$2,401,68653.4%2,118$1,133$4,500,169May 12, 2023Ketchup Entertainment
326Love Again$2,380,96238.2%2,703$880$6,230,837May 5, 2023Screen Gems
327Rustlers' Rhapsody$2,374,97339%1,480$1,604$6,090,497May 10, 1985Paramount Pictures
328Gotcha!$2,360,48421.8%1,218$1,938$10,806,919May 3, 1985Universal Pictures
329Panther$2,354,84734.5%713$3,302$6,834,525May 5, 1995Gramercy Pictures (I)
330The Long Riders$2,351,11214.9%759$3,097$15,795,189May 16, 1980United Artists
331Kandahar$2,325,38848.3%2,105$1,104$4,813,132May 26, 2023Open Road Films (II)
332The Pallbearer$2,319,23641%829$2,797$5,656,388May 3, 1996Miramax
333Heaven's Prisoners$2,308,79746.1%907$2,545$5,009,305May 17, 1996New Line Cinema
334Far from the Madding Crowd$2,287,23418.7%865$2,644$12,236,500May 22, 2015-
335Split Second$2,250,00041.4%1,085$2,073$5,430,822May 1, 1992-
336Tolkien$2,200,53748.5%1,495$1,471$4,535,154May 10, 2019-
337Folks!$2,177,51835.5%1,402$1,553$6,132,924May 1, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
338My Family/Mi familia$2,164,84019.5%413$5,241$11,079,373May 5, 1995New Line Cinema
339Babies$2,160,46029.5%534$4,045$7,320,323May 7, 2010Focus Features
340Porky's
1983 Re-release
$2,139,82736.9%1,192$1,795$5,797,190May 6, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
341A Little Princess$2,038,78220.4%1,342$1,519$10,015,449May 19, 1995Warner Bros.
342Hollywood Ending$2,017,98141.6%765$2,637$4,850,753May 3, 2002DreamWorks Distribution
343Mindhunters$2,000,00044.6%1,040$1,923$4,480,744May 13, 2005Dimension Films
344Goal! The Dream Begins$1,921,83844.9%1,007$1,908$4,283,255May 12, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
345Chef$1,911,5486.1%624$3,063$31,424,003May 30, 2014Open Road Films (II)
346Held Up$1,911,00740.6%688$2,777$4,705,631May 12, 2000Trimark Pictures
347Barb Wire$1,844,42648.6%1,312$1,405$3,793,614May 3, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
348Rappin'$1,802,20462.9%1,150$1,567$2,864,844May 10, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
349Listen to Me$1,789,75941.6%1,306$1,370$4,299,023May 5, 1989Columbia Pictures
350Fire with Fire$1,770,04338.2%1,000$1,770$4,636,169May 9, 1986Paramount Pictures
351Making the Grade$1,760,85638.6%1,197$1,471$4,561,346May 18, 1984Cannon Film Distributors
352Bad Samaritan$1,726,86850.3%2,007$860$3,435,047May 4, 2018Electric Entertainment
353Mannequin: On the Move$1,692,81745.1%1,540$1,099$3,752,428May 17, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
354Dead Heat$1,667,03646.5%1,012$1,647$3,588,626May 6, 1988New World Pictures
355Gardens of Stone$1,645,58831.3%612$2,688$5,262,047May 8, 1987TriStar Pictures
356Tea with Mussolini$1,633,18311.3%270$6,048$14,401,563May 14, 1999Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
357Fighting Back$1,624,38148.4%1,104$1,471$3,355,948May 21, 1982Paramount Pictures
358Gordy$1,591,22940.4%1,131$1,406$3,941,146May 12, 1995Miramax
359Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani$1,568,67741%161$9,743$3,827,466May 31, 2013Eros Worldwide
360Hot Pursuit$1,507,64535.8%800$1,884$4,215,849May 8, 1987Paramount Pictures
361The Allnighter$1,419,58152.6%977$1,453$2,700,000May 1, 1987Universal Pictures
362Wrong Is Right$1,412,64639.4%934$1,512$3,583,513May 14, 1982Columbia Pictures
363Family Camp$1,399,11735.2%854$1,638$3,973,263May 13, 2022Roadside Attractions
364You Hurt My Feelings$1,396,44828.9%912$1,531$4,830,788May 26, 2023A24
365The Ex$1,394,22945.1%1,009$1,381$3,093,394May 11, 2007-
366Girl in Progress$1,384,07853%322$4,298$2,609,412May 11, 2012Lionsgate Films
367Malone$1,377,69145%1,326$1,038$3,060,858May 1, 1987Orion Pictures
368'Til There Was You$1,315,44537.3%753$1,746$3,525,125May 30, 1997Paramount Pictures
369Gymkata$1,261,84522%654$1,929$5,730,596May 3, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
370Short Time$1,237,21130.8%557$2,221$4,010,647May 4, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
371Art School Confidential$1,214,00036.8%762$1,593$3,297,137May 12, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
372Dangerously Close$1,180,50649.4%827$1,427$2,390,525May 9, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
373Alphabet City$1,172,29216.7%321$3,652$7,035,585May 4, 1984Atlantic Releasing Corporation
374Original Gangstas$1,157,72131.1%474$2,442$3,718,087May 10, 1996Orion Pictures
375Redbelt$1,140,00048.6%1,379$826$2,345,941May 9, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
376The Perez Family$1,127,64539.8%928$1,215$2,832,826May 12, 1995The Samuel Goldwyn Company
377Battle for Terra$1,082,06465.7%1,159$933$1,647,083May 1, 2009Lionsgate Films
378Jake Speed$1,058,04854.4%795$1,330$1,943,751May 30, 1986New World Pictures
379Here Today$1,042,17137.1%1,200$868$2,807,494May 7, 2021Stage 6 Films
380CrissCross$1,041,26434.1%449$2,319$3,052,738May 8, 1992Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
381American Ninja 2: The Confrontation$1,039,30126%397$2,617$4,000,000May 1, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
382F3: Fun and Frustration$1,028,00086%400$2,570$1,195,000May 27, 2022-
383Tanu Weds Manu Returns$1,006,47633.1%136$7,400$3,043,479May 22, 2015Eros Worldwide
384Kites$959,32958.4%207$4,634$1,643,486May 21, 2010Reliance Big Pictures
385King of the Mountain$958,63753.5%703$1,363$1,791,147May 1, 1981Universal Pictures
386Piku$941,49052.3%119$7,911$1,801,807May 8, 2015Yash Raj Films
387K2$930,65530%350$2,659$3,106,559May 1, 1992Paramount Pictures
388Finding You$920,47633.4%1,312$701$2,753,985May 14, 2021Roadside Attractions
389Rocky III
1983 Re-release
$902,228100%1,071$842$902,228May 6, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
390The Wall$897,95549.8%540$1,662$1,803,064May 12, 2017Roadside Attractions
391Earth Girls Are Easy$892,74222.8%317$2,816$3,916,303May 12, 1989Vestron Pictures
392Finders Keepers$865,20759%753$1,149$1,467,396May 18, 1984Warner Bros.
393Scoob!$850,00038.8%2,500$340$2,188,425May 21, 2021Warner Bros.
394Critters$818,0186.2%621$1,317$13,167,232May 9, 1986New Line Cinema
395Dream Horse$794,74127.3%1,254$633$2,913,328May 21, 2021Bleecker Street Media
396Everything Must Go$791,67629.2%218$3,631$2,711,643May 13, 2011Roadside Attractions
397Friday the 13th: Part 3
1983 Re-release
$788,79737.4%520$1,516$2,108,548May 13, 1983Paramount Pictures
398Class of 1999$767,62031.2%320$2,398$2,459,895May 11, 1990Taurus Entertainment Company
399Being Human$764,01150.3%224$3,410$1,519,366May 6, 1994Warner Bros.
400Fanaa$753,06735.8%72$10,459$2,105,352May 26, 2006Yash Raj Films