Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of May 11, 13:12 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201Beavis and Butt-Head Do America$20,114,23331.9%2,190$9,184$63,118,386Dec 20, 1996Paramount Pictures
202Enemy of the State$20,038,57318%2,393$8,373$111,549,836Nov 20, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
203Rocky IV$19,991,53715.6%1,325$15,087$127,873,716Nov 29, 1985United Artists
204Pitch Perfect 3$19,928,52519%3,447$5,781$104,897,530Dec 22, 2017Universal Pictures
205102 Dalmatians$19,883,35129.7%2,704$7,353$66,957,026Nov 24, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
206Wish$19,698,22830.8%3,900$5,050$63,973,821Nov 24, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
207The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause$19,504,03823.1%3,458$5,640$84,500,122Nov 3, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
208For Colored Girls$19,497,32451.7%2,127$9,166$37,729,698Nov 5, 2010Lionsgate Films
209The Santa Clause$19,321,99213.3%2,183$8,851$144,833,357Nov 11, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
210Aladdin$19,289,0738.9%1,131$17,054$217,350,219Nov 27, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
211Gothika$19,288,43832.3%2,382$8,097$59,694,580Nov 21, 2003Warner Bros.
212Role Models$19,167,08528.5%2,792$6,865$67,294,270Nov 7, 2008Universal Pictures
213Stepmom$19,142,44021%2,358$8,118$91,137,662Dec 25, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
214The One$19,112,40443.5%2,894$6,604$43,905,746Nov 2, 2001Revolution Studios
215American Hustle$19,106,93312.7%2,507$7,621$150,117,807Dec 20, 2013Sony Pictures Releasing
216Flushed Away$18,814,32329.1%3,707$5,075$64,665,672Nov 3, 2006DreamWorks
217Behind Enemy Lines$18,736,13331.8%2,770$6,763$58,856,790Nov 30, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
218Maid in Manhattan$18,711,40719.9%2,838$6,593$94,011,225Dec 13, 2002Revolution Studios
219Fred Claus$18,515,47325.7%3,603$5,138$72,006,777Nov 9, 2007Warner Bros.
220Star Trek: Nemesis$18,513,30542.8%2,711$6,828$43,254,409Dec 13, 2002Paramount Pictures
221You've Got Mail$18,426,74915.9%2,691$6,847$115,821,495Dec 18, 1998Warner Bros.
222The Wolf of Wall Street$18,361,57815.7%2,537$7,237$116,900,694Dec 27, 2013Paramount Pictures
223Yes Man$18,262,47118.7%3,434$5,318$97,690,976Dec 19, 2008Warner Bros.
224Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country$18,162,83724.3%1,804$10,068$74,888,996Dec 6, 1991Paramount Pictures
225The Green Mile$18,017,15213.2%2,875$6,266$136,801,374Dec 10, 1999Warner Bros.
226This Christmas$17,958,18336.6%1,858$9,665$49,121,934Nov 23, 2007Screen Gems
227Midway$17,897,41931.5%3,242$5,520$56,846,802Nov 8, 2019Lionsgate Films
228The Mule$17,509,43116.9%2,588$6,765$103,804,407Dec 14, 2018Warner Bros.
229Yours, Mine & Ours$17,461,10832.7%3,206$5,446$53,412,862Nov 25, 2005Paramount Pictures
230Michael$17,435,71118.3%2,141$8,143$95,318,203Dec 27, 1996New Line Cinema
231Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb$17,100,52015%3,785$4,517$113,746,621Dec 19, 2014Twentieth Century Fox
232Jerry Maguire$17,084,29611.1%2,531$6,750$153,952,592Dec 13, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
233Home Alone$17,081,9976%1,202$14,211$285,761,243Nov 16, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
234Joy$17,015,16830.1%2,896$5,875$56,451,232Dec 25, 2015Twentieth Century Fox
235Old Dogs$16,894,51134.1%3,425$4,932$49,492,060Nov 27, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
236Office Christmas Party$16,890,20430.8%3,210$5,261$54,767,494Dec 9, 2016Paramount Pictures
237Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home$16,881,88815.4%1,349$12,514$109,713,132Nov 28, 1986Paramount Pictures
238The Pelican Brief$16,864,40416.7%1,993$8,461$100,768,056Dec 17, 1993Warner Bros.
239Mortal Kombat: Annihilation$16,771,69446.7%2,140$7,837$35,927,406Nov 21, 1997New Line Cinema
240A Bad Moms Christmas$16,759,16123.2%3,615$4,636$72,110,659Nov 3, 2017STX Entertainment
241Little Women$16,755,31015.5%3,308$5,065$108,101,214Dec 27, 2019Sony Pictures Releasing
242The Bone Collector$16,712,02025.1%2,587$6,460$66,518,655Nov 5, 1999Universal Pictures
243Wonder Woman 1984$16,701,95735.7%2,151$7,764$46,801,036Dec 25, 2020Warner Bros.
244Clifford the Big Red Dog$16,627,49134%3,700$4,493$48,947,356Nov 12, 2021Paramount Pictures
245The Bodyguard$16,611,79313.6%1,717$9,674$121,945,720Nov 27, 1992Warner Bros.
246I Still Know What You Did Last Summer$16,520,03841.3%2,443$6,762$40,002,112Nov 13, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
247Alien: Resurrection$16,474,09234.5%2,415$6,821$47,795,658Nov 28, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
248The Tourist$16,472,45824.4%2,756$5,976$67,631,157Dec 10, 2010Sony Pictures Releasing
249Yogi Bear$16,411,32216.4%3,515$4,668$100,246,011Dec 17, 2010Warner Bros.
250Dumb and Dumber$16,363,44212.9%2,447$6,687$127,175,374Dec 16, 1994New Line Cinema
251Last Vegas$16,334,56625.6%3,065$5,329$63,914,167Nov 1, 2013CBS Films
252Krampus$16,293,32538.1%2,902$5,614$42,725,475Dec 4, 2015Universal Pictures
253Blade: Trinity$16,100,00030.7%2,912$5,528$52,411,906Dec 10, 2004New Line Cinema
254Harlem Nights$16,096,80826.4%2,180$7,383$60,864,870Nov 17, 1989Paramount Pictures
255Something's Gotta Give$16,064,72312.9%2,677$6,001$124,728,738Dec 12, 2003Sony Pictures Releasing
256Little Nicky$16,063,90440.7%2,910$5,520$39,464,775Nov 10, 2000New Line Cinema
257A Madea Christmas$16,007,63430.5%2,194$7,296$52,543,354Dec 13, 2013Lionsgate Films
258Annie$15,861,93918.5%3,116$5,090$85,911,262Dec 19, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
259Free Birds$15,805,23728.3%3,736$4,230$55,750,480Nov 1, 2013Relativity Media
260The Hateful Eight$15,706,64529%2,474$6,348$54,117,416Jan 1, 2016The Weinstein Company
261A Few Good Men$15,517,46811%1,925$8,061$141,340,178Dec 11, 1992Columbia Pictures
262Vertical Limit$15,507,84522.4%2,307$6,722$69,243,859Dec 8, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
263Horrible Bosses 2$15,457,41828.4%3,375$4,579$54,445,357Nov 28, 2014Warner Bros.
264Beverly Hills Cop$15,214,8056.5%1,532$9,931$234,760,478Dec 7, 1984Paramount Pictures
265Jack Reacher$15,210,15619%3,352$4,537$80,070,736Dec 21, 2012Paramount Pictures
266Hacksaw Ridge$15,190,75822.6%2,886$5,263$67,209,615Nov 4, 2016Lionsgate Films
267The Jackal$15,164,59527.6%2,193$6,915$54,930,280Nov 14, 1997Universal Pictures
268Almost Christmas$15,134,23535.9%2,376$6,369$42,158,780Nov 11, 2016Universal Pictures
269Stuart Little$15,018,22310.7%2,878$5,218$140,035,367Dec 17, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
270Meet Joe Black$15,017,99533.7%2,503$5,999$44,619,100Nov 13, 1998Universal Pictures
271Apocalypto$15,005,60429.5%2,465$6,087$50,866,635Dec 8, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
272Passengers$14,869,73614.9%3,478$4,275$100,014,699Dec 23, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
273Seven Pounds$14,851,13621.2%2,758$5,384$69,951,824Dec 19, 2008Sony Pictures Releasing
274Australia$14,800,72329.9%2,642$5,602$49,554,002Nov 28, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
275Ali$14,710,89225.3%2,446$6,014$58,203,105Dec 28, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
276Parental Guidance$14,554,05318.8%3,367$4,322$77,267,296Dec 28, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
277The Prince of Egypt$14,524,32114.3%3,118$4,658$101,413,188Dec 18, 1998DreamWorks Distribution
278Instant Family$14,504,31521.5%3,286$4,413$67,363,237Nov 16, 2018Paramount Pictures
279Cold Mountain$14,500,00015.2%2,163$6,703$95,636,509Dec 26, 2003Miramax
280House of Gucci$14,423,79426.8%3,477$4,148$53,809,574Nov 26, 2021United Artists Releasing
281Fun with Dick and Jane$14,383,51513%3,056$4,706$110,332,737Dec 23, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
282Two Weeks Notice$14,328,49415.3%2,755$5,200$93,354,851Dec 20, 2002Warner Bros.
283Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip$14,287,15916.6%3,653$3,911$85,886,987Dec 18, 2015Twentieth Century Fox
284Red Dawn$14,276,66831.9%2,724$5,241$44,806,783Nov 23, 2012FilmDistrict
285Addams Family Values$14,117,54528.9%2,577$5,478$48,919,043Nov 19, 1993Paramount Pictures
286Doctor Sleep$14,114,12444.7%3,855$3,661$31,581,712Nov 8, 2019Warner Bros.
287Anastasia$14,104,93324.1%2,140$6,591$58,406,347Nov 21, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
288Dreamgirls$14,100,05013.6%852$16,549$103,365,956Dec 29, 2006DreamWorks
289Rocky V$14,073,17034.4%2,053$6,854$40,946,358Nov 16, 1990United Artists
290Domestic Disturbance$14,033,11231%2,910$4,822$45,246,095Nov 2, 2001Paramount Pictures
291The Siege$13,931,28534%2,541$5,482$40,981,289Nov 6, 1998Twentieth Century Fox
292Sisters$13,922,85516%2,962$4,700$87,044,645Dec 18, 2015Universal Pictures
293Dude, Where's My Car?$13,845,91429.6%2,087$6,634$46,729,800Dec 15, 2000Twentieth Century Fox
294Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius$13,832,78617.1%3,139$4,406$80,936,232Dec 21, 2001Paramount Pictures
295Three Men and a Little Lady$13,774,64219.2%1,281$10,753$71,609,321Nov 23, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
296Nobody's Fool$13,743,11143.3%2,468$5,568$31,713,110Nov 2, 2018Paramount Pictures
297Alexander$13,687,08739.9%2,445$5,597$34,297,191Nov 26, 2004Warner Bros.
298Any Given Sunday$13,584,62518%2,505$5,423$75,530,832Dec 24, 1999Warner Bros.
299Hook$13,522,53511.3%2,197$6,155$119,654,823Dec 13, 1991TriStar Pictures
300Wayne's World 2$13,516,69928%2,400$5,631$48,197,805Dec 10, 1993Paramount Pictures
301Paycheck$13,462,37425%2,762$4,874$53,790,451Dec 26, 2003Paramount Pictures
302Violent Night$13,450,24026.9%3,682$3,652$50,057,405Dec 2, 2022Universal Pictures
303Zathura: A Space Adventure$13,427,87245.9%3,223$4,166$29,258,869Nov 11, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
304Stranger Than Fiction$13,411,09333%2,264$5,923$40,660,952Nov 10, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
305Ferdinand$13,401,58615.9%3,621$3,701$84,410,380Dec 15, 2017Twentieth Century Fox
306Spies in Disguise$13,354,79820%3,502$3,813$66,757,013Dec 27, 2019Twentieth Century Fox
307Men of Honor$13,339,46527.3%2,092$6,376$48,818,921Nov 10, 2000Twentieth Century Fox
308Ninja Assassin$13,316,15834.9%2,503$5,320$38,122,883Nov 27, 2009Warner Bros.
309A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood$13,251,23821.5%3,235$4,096$61,704,055Nov 22, 2019Sony Pictures Releasing
310Hitman$13,180,76933.2%2,458$5,362$39,687,694Nov 23, 2007Twentieth Century Fox
311Scrooged$13,027,84221.6%1,262$10,323$60,328,558Nov 25, 1988Paramount Pictures
312The 6th Day$13,020,88337.6%2,516$5,175$34,604,280Nov 17, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
313New Year's Eve$13,019,18023.9%3,505$3,714$54,544,638Dec 9, 2011Warner Bros.
314Friday After Next$13,010,76739.1%1,616$8,051$33,253,609Nov 22, 2002New Line Cinema
315A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$12,954,14236.9%2,875$4,505$35,061,031Nov 4, 2011Warner Bros.
316Honey$12,856,04042.4%1,942$6,620$30,308,417Dec 5, 2003Universal Pictures
317The Holiday$12,778,91320.2%2,610$4,896$63,224,849Dec 8, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
318The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$12,768,60412.5%2,914$4,381$102,515,793Dec 23, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
319The Secret Life of Walter Mitty$12,765,50821.9%2,909$4,388$58,236,838Dec 27, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
320I Spy$12,752,80338%3,182$4,007$33,561,137Nov 1, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
321The Talented Mr. Ripley$12,738,23715.7%2,307$5,521$81,298,265Dec 24, 1999Paramount Pictures
322Bean$12,733,82728.1%1,948$6,536$45,319,423Nov 7, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
323Playing with Fire$12,723,78128.6%3,125$4,071$44,451,847Nov 8, 2019Paramount Pictures
324The Men Who Stare at Goats$12,706,65439.2%2,443$5,201$32,428,195Nov 6, 2009Overture Films
325Allied$12,701,74331.7%3,160$4,019$40,098,064Nov 25, 2016Paramount Pictures
326Æon Flux$12,661,11248.9%2,608$4,854$25,874,337Dec 2, 2005Paramount Pictures
327Not Another Teen Movie$12,615,11633%2,365$5,334$38,252,284Dec 14, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
328As Good as It Gets$12,606,9288.5%1,572$8,019$148,478,011Dec 26, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
329Drumline$12,604,70522.3%1,836$6,865$56,399,184Dec 13, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
330The Family Stone$12,521,02720.8%2,466$5,077$60,062,868Dec 16, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
331Bad Santa$12,500,00020.8%2,005$6,234$60,060,328Nov 28, 2003Dimension Films
332Migration$12,453,2759.8%3,761$3,311$127,306,285Dec 22, 2023Universal Pictures
333Puss in Boots: The Last Wish$12,429,5156.7%4,099$3,032$186,090,535Dec 23, 2022Universal Pictures
334My Girl$12,391,78320.8%2,080$5,957$59,489,799Nov 29, 1991Columbia Pictures
335Widows$12,361,30729.2%2,803$4,410$42,402,632Nov 16, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
336Planet 51$12,286,12929.1%3,035$4,048$42,194,060Nov 20, 2009Sony Pictures Releasing
337The Fourth Kind$12,231,16048%2,527$4,840$25,486,040Nov 6, 2009Universal Pictures
338Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo$12,224,01618.7%2,154$5,675$65,538,755Dec 10, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
339Derailed$12,211,98633.9%2,443$4,998$36,024,076Nov 11, 2005The Weinstein Company
340The Mirror Has Two Faces$12,210,86829.7%2,489$4,905$41,083,864Nov 15, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
341Rocky Balboa$12,158,16817.3%3,017$4,029$70,270,943Dec 22, 2006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
342Strange World$12,151,38432%4,174$2,911$37,968,963Nov 25, 2022Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
343The Fighter$12,135,46813%2,503$4,848$93,617,009Dec 17, 2010Paramount Pictures
344Jingle All the Way$12,112,26720%2,401$5,044$60,592,389Nov 22, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
345Treasure Planet$12,083,24831.7%3,227$3,744$38,176,783Nov 29, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
346Arthur Christmas$12,068,93126%3,376$3,574$46,462,469Nov 25, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
347Transporter 3$12,063,45238%2,626$4,593$31,715,062Nov 28, 2008Lionsgate Films
348Get Rich or Die Tryin'$12,020,80738.8%1,652$7,276$30,985,352Nov 11, 2005Paramount Pictures
349Deck the Halls$12,001,25634.2%3,205$3,744$35,093,569Nov 24, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
350Burlesque$11,947,74430.3%3,037$3,934$39,440,655Nov 26, 2010Screen Gems
351Star Trek: The Motion Picture$11,926,42114.5%857$13,916$82,258,456Dec 7, 1979Paramount Pictures
352Queen & Slim$11,890,49027.1%1,690$7,035$43,808,310Nov 29, 2019Universal Pictures
353National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation$11,750,20316.5%1,744$6,737$71,319,526Dec 1, 1989Warner Bros.
354Syriana$11,737,14323.1%1,752$6,699$50,824,620Dec 9, 2005Warner Bros.
355The Color Purple$11,737,07219.4%3,203$3,664$60,619,191Dec 29, 2023Warner Bros.
356Skyline$11,692,41554.7%2,880$4,059$21,393,620Nov 12, 2010Universal Pictures
357Harriet$11,676,72027.1%2,059$5,671$43,082,155Nov 1, 2019Focus Features
358The Faculty$11,633,49528.9%2,365$4,919$40,283,321Dec 25, 1998Miramax
359This Is 40$11,579,17517.1%2,912$3,976$67,544,505Dec 21, 2012Universal Pictures
360The Golden Child$11,549,71114.5%1,667$6,928$79,817,937Dec 12, 1986Paramount Pictures
361Mona Lisa Smile$11,528,49818.1%2,677$4,306$63,860,942Dec 19, 2003Revolution Studios
362The Legend of Bagger Vance$11,516,71237.2%2,061$5,587$30,919,168Nov 3, 2000DreamWorks Distribution
363After the Sunset$11,500,00040.6%2,819$4,079$28,331,233Nov 12, 2004New Line Cinema
364Charlotte's Web$11,457,35313.8%3,566$3,212$82,985,708Dec 15, 2006Paramount Pictures
365Last Christmas$11,441,05532.5%3,448$3,318$35,150,750Nov 8, 2019Universal Pictures
366Bounce$11,423,71631%1,918$5,956$36,805,288Nov 17, 2000Miramax
367Godzilla Minus One$11,419,97520.2%2,308$4,947$56,418,793Dec 1, 2023-
368Hugo$11,364,50515.4%1,277$8,899$73,864,507Nov 25, 2011Paramount Pictures
369Up in the Air$11,270,24813.4%1,895$5,947$83,823,381Dec 25, 2009Paramount Pictures
370J. Edgar$11,217,32430.1%1,910$5,872$37,306,030Nov 11, 2011Warner Bros.
371Frankenstein$11,212,88951%2,177$5,150$22,006,296Nov 4, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
372Twins$11,174,98010%1,396$8,005$111,938,388Dec 9, 1988Universal Pictures
373Peter Pan$11,139,49523%2,813$3,960$48,462,608Dec 26, 2003Universal Pictures
374Father of the Bride Part II$11,134,97814.5%1,949$5,713$76,594,107Dec 8, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
375Romeo + Juliet$11,133,23124%1,276$8,725$46,351,345Nov 1, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
376Black Knight$11,102,94833.2%2,571$4,318$33,426,971Nov 23, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
377Jumanji$11,084,37011%2,487$4,456$100,475,249Dec 15, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
378In the Heart of the Sea$11,053,36644.2%3,103$3,562$25,020,758Dec 11, 2015Warner Bros.
379Analyze That$11,034,42234.3%2,635$4,187$32,130,627Dec 6, 2002Warner Bros.
380Why Him?$11,002,98618.2%2,917$3,772$60,323,786Dec 23, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
381Precious$10,881,77222.9%629$17,300$47,566,524Nov 20, 2009Lionsgate Films
382The Missing$10,833,63340.1%2,756$3,930$27,011,180Nov 28, 2003Revolution Studios
383The Matrix Resurrections$10,749,01128.5%3,552$3,026$37,686,805Dec 24, 2021Warner Bros.
384Child's Play 2$10,718,52037.6%1,996$5,370$28,501,605Nov 9, 1990Universal Pictures
385Juno$10,634,5767.4%1,019$10,436$143,495,265Dec 28, 2007-
386The Rainmaker$10,626,50723.1%2,317$4,586$45,916,769Nov 21, 1997Paramount Pictures
387The Three Musketeers$10,621,99219.7%2,069$5,133$53,898,845Nov 12, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
388The Distinguished Gentleman$10,611,04022.7%1,933$5,489$46,666,502Dec 4, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
389Money Train$10,608,29729.9%2,522$4,206$35,431,113Nov 24, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
390Mighty Joe Young$10,602,04220.9%2,502$4,237$50,632,037Dec 25, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
391West Side Story$10,574,61827.4%2,820$3,749$38,530,322Dec 10, 202120th Century Studios
392The Family Man$10,554,96013.9%2,388$4,420$75,793,305Dec 22, 2000Universal Pictures
393The Big Short$10,531,02615%1,585$6,644$70,259,870Dec 25, 2015Paramount Pictures
394Passenger 57$10,513,92523.9%1,734$6,063$44,065,653Nov 6, 1992Warner Bros.
395Concussion$10,513,74930.4%2,841$3,700$34,542,474Dec 25, 2015Sony Pictures Releasing
396Three Men and a Baby$10,384,3926.2%1,006$10,322$167,780,960Nov 27, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
397Thanksgiving$10,306,27232.3%3,204$3,216$31,908,884Nov 17, 2023TriStar Pictures
398Assassin's Creed$10,278,22518.8%2,970$3,460$54,647,948Dec 23, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
399Every Which Way But Loose$10,272,29412.1%1,275$8,056$85,196,485Dec 22, 1978Warner Bros.
400Cape Fear$10,261,02513%924$11,105$79,091,969Nov 15, 1991Universal Pictures