Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of May 14, 3:03 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
601Calendar Girls$4,437,08214.3%745$5,955$31,041,759Jan 2, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
602Army of Darkness$4,424,53538.5%1,387$3,190$11,502,976Feb 19, 1993Universal Pictures
603Serenity$4,415,40351.7%2,561$1,724$8,547,045Jan 25, 2019Aviron Pictures
604Blink$4,410,07726.4%1,527$2,888$16,696,219Jan 28, 1994New Line Cinema
605Dracula$4,400,26433.7%2,050$2,146$13,053,400Feb 6, 2026Vertical Entertainment
606The Jerky Boys$4,392,40358.1%1,513$2,903$7,557,877Feb 3, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
607Used People$4,381,75324.4%876$5,002$17,957,265Jan 22, 199320th Century Fox
608Frantic$4,359,42424.7%1,101$3,959$17,637,950Feb 26, 1988Warner Bros.
609A Cure for Wellness$4,356,94153.7%2,704$1,611$8,106,986Feb 17, 201720th Century Fox
610Stella$4,311,65621.3%1,033$4,173$20,240,128Feb 2, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
611Amazing Grace$4,305,00020.3%791$5,442$21,250,683Feb 23, 2007IDP Distribution
612Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined$4,300,000100%833$5,162$4,300,000Feb 27, 2026Trafalgar Releasing
613Code Name: The Cleaner$4,300,00052.9%1,736$2,476$8,135,024Jan 5, 2007New Line Cinema
614Last Chance Harvey$4,299,80528.9%1,054$4,079$14,889,042Jan 16, 2009Overture Films
615Arthur and the Invisibles$4,294,93628.4%2,247$1,911$15,132,763Jan 12, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
616The Incredible Shrinking Woman$4,279,26421.1%789$5,423$20,259,961Jan 30, 1981Universal Pictures
617The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie$4,251,32032.7%1,337$3,179$12,981,269Jan 11, 2008Universal Pictures
618The New World
2005 Re-release
$4,250,00033.4%811$5,240$12,712,093Jan 20, 2006New Line Cinema
619Forever My Girl$4,245,63025.9%1,114$3,811$16,376,066Jan 19, 2018Roadside Attractions
620Office Space$4,231,72739.1%1,740$2,432$10,827,810Feb 19, 199920th Century Fox
621Shakespeare in Love$4,224,4264.2%632$6,684$100,317,794Jan 8, 1999Miramax
622Atonement$4,221,8668.3%950$4,444$50,927,067Jan 11, 2008Focus Features
623Mortdecai$4,200,58654.6%2,648$1,586$7,696,134Jan 23, 2015Lionsgate
624Murphy's Romance$4,195,46813.6%1,046$4,010$30,867,525Jan 31, 1986Columbia Pictures
625Youngblood$4,183,29227.1%1,354$3,089$15,448,384Jan 31, 1986United Artists
626Once Around$4,136,12527.9%725$5,705$14,851,083Feb 1, 1991Universal Pictures
627Be Kind Rewind$4,100,00036.7%808$5,074$11,175,164Feb 22, 2008New Line Cinema
628The Beautician and the Beast$4,080,22235.5%1,801$2,265$11,486,880Feb 7, 1997Paramount Pictures
629Green Card$4,050,70513.6%703$5,762$29,888,235Feb 1, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
630Promised Land$4,049,91153.3%1,676$2,416$7,597,898Jan 4, 2013Focus Features
631Before and After$4,023,81545.7%1,313$3,064$8,797,839Feb 23, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
632In Dreams$3,992,44933.2%1,670$2,390$12,017,369Jan 15, 1999DreamWorks Distribution
633House Party$3,985,88244.3%1,400$2,847$9,002,247Jan 13, 2023Warner Bros.
634How She Move$3,957,47156%1,531$2,584$7,070,641Jan 25, 2008Paramount Vantage
635Vampire Academy$3,921,74250.3%2,676$1,465$7,791,979Feb 7, 2014The Weinstein Company
636Snow Falling on Cedars$3,910,05527.1%1,150$3,400$14,417,593Jan 7, 2000Universal Pictures
637White Squall$3,908,51438%1,524$2,564$10,292,300Feb 2, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
638Blackhat$3,901,81548.7%2,567$1,519$8,005,980Jan 16, 2015Universal Pictures
639Dark Blue$3,880,68842%2,176$1,783$9,250,301Feb 21, 2003United Artists
640Who's Harry Crumb?$3,862,71935.2%1,197$3,227$10,982,364Feb 3, 1989TriStar Pictures
641Firestorm$3,849,30847.1%2,037$1,889$8,165,212Jan 9, 199820th Century Fox
642She's Having a Baby$3,827,52023.9%925$4,137$16,031,707Feb 5, 1988Paramount Pictures
643Scenes from a Mall$3,825,06840%1,039$3,681$9,563,393Feb 22, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
644Not Without My Daughter$3,804,05525.7%1,137$3,345$14,789,113Jan 11, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
645Penelope$3,802,14438%1,196$3,179$10,011,996Feb 29, 2008Summit Entertainment
646Antwone Fisher$3,783,12217.9%1,007$3,756$21,078,145Jan 10, 2003Fox Searchlight Pictures
647Casanova$3,778,82433.4%1,004$3,763$11,304,403Jan 6, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
648The Space Between Us$3,775,59647.9%2,812$1,342$7,885,294Feb 3, 2017STX Entertainment
649Unfaithfully Yours$3,774,12618.9%820$4,602$19,928,200Feb 10, 198420th Century Fox
650Fierce Creatures$3,759,48040.1%1,593$2,360$9,381,260Jan 24, 1997Universal Pictures
651Tremors$3,731,52022.4%1,472$2,535$16,667,084Jan 19, 1990Universal Pictures
652Rock Dog$3,704,74939.3%2,077$1,783$9,420,546Feb 24, 2017Lionsgate
653Lisa Frankenstein$3,695,78537.8%3,144$1,175$9,774,285Feb 9, 2024Focus Features
654The Entity$3,685,65427.8%1,031$3,574$13,277,558Feb 4, 198320th Century Fox
655Hoosiers$3,653,56212.8%1,039$3,516$28,607,524Feb 27, 1987Orion Pictures
656Return of the Living Dead II$3,647,25439.6%1,467$2,486$9,205,924Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
657O Brother, Where Art Thou?$3,647,2088%809$4,508$45,512,588Feb 2, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
658Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die$3,644,27543.2%1,610$2,263$8,431,443Feb 13, 2026Briarcliff Entertainment
659The Chosen Season 3 Finale$3,623,74265.6%1,979$1,831$5,525,069Feb 3, 2023Fathom Events
660The Chosen: S4 Episodes 4-6$3,622,28738.2%2,272$1,594$9,482,744Feb 16, 2024Fathom Events
661My Chauffeur$3,613,65275.6%1,253$2,884$4,781,448Jan 24, 1986Crown
662The Matador$3,612,66328.7%885$4,082$12,594,698Jan 27, 2006The Weinstein Company
663Doogal$3,605,89948.5%2,318$1,555$7,438,000Feb 24, 2006The Weinstein Company
664Matinee$3,601,01537.8%1,143$3,150$9,532,895Jan 29, 1993Universal Pictures
665Impractical Jokers: The Movie$3,600,00033.7%1,900$1,894$10,691,091Feb 28, 2020truTV
666The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2026 Re-release
$3,578,18860.2%1,674$2,137$5,940,331Jan 16, 2026-
667Dead Man Walking$3,571,5999.1%714$5,002$39,363,635Feb 2, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
668Crazy Heart$3,567,6719%819$4,356$39,464,306Feb 5, 2010Fox Searchlight Pictures
669American Gigolo$3,559,93015.7%570$6,245$22,743,674Feb 1, 1980Paramount Pictures
670Silkwood$3,547,12210%816$4,346$35,615,609Jan 27, 198420th Century Fox
671Mississippi Burning$3,545,30510.2%1,058$3,350$34,603,943Jan 27, 1989Orion Pictures
672Light of Day$3,536,30933.7%1,041$3,397$10,489,617Feb 6, 1987TriStar Pictures
673Redeeming Love$3,530,18038.3%1,903$1,855$9,214,020Jan 21, 2022Universal Pictures
674The Warriors$3,529,67515.7%551$6,405$22,490,039Feb 9, 1979Paramount Pictures
675EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert$3,505,58625.8%1,963$1,785$13,571,883Feb 27, 2026Neon
676Blacklight$3,502,47536.5%2,772$1,263$9,591,094Feb 11, 2022Briarcliff Entertainment
677How to Make a Killing$3,488,29844.4%1,625$2,146$7,851,600Feb 20, 2026A24
678Some Kind of Wonderful$3,486,70118.8%1,082$3,222$18,553,948Feb 27, 1987Paramount Pictures
679The Strangers: Chapter 3$3,472,55440.6%2,565$1,353$8,560,986Feb 6, 2026Lionsgate
680Gold$3,471,31648%2,166$1,602$7,227,038Jan 27, 2017The Weinstein Company
681The Gift$3,461,90328.8%805$4,300$12,008,642Jan 19, 2001Paramount Classics
682In the Mouth of Madness$3,441,80738.6%1,510$2,279$8,924,549Feb 3, 1995New Line Cinema
683Play It to the Bone$3,427,76140.6%1,556$2,202$8,434,146Jan 21, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
684Black Widow$3,426,83113.6%735$4,662$25,205,460Feb 6, 198720th Century Fox
685A Simple Plan$3,422,07221%660$5,184$16,316,273Jan 22, 1999Paramount Pictures
686The Founder$3,404,10226.6%1,115$3,053$12,786,053Jan 20, 2017The Weinstein Company
687Monster$3,397,4049.9%668$5,085$34,469,210Jan 30, 2004Newmarket Films
688Gosford Park$3,395,7598.2%658$5,160$41,308,615Jan 18, 2002USA Films
6898 Seconds$3,369,03717.2%836$4,029$19,623,396Feb 25, 1994New Line Cinema
690The Hours$3,363,9088.1%1,003$3,353$41,675,994Feb 14, 2003Paramount Pictures
691The Couch Trip$3,351,89130.5%1,332$2,516$11,005,304Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
692Aspen Extreme$3,342,61341.6%1,455$2,297$8,041,049Jan 22, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
693The Big Bounce$3,336,37451.4%2,304$1,448$6,489,476Jan 30, 2004Warner Bros.
694A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge$3,331,85011.1%614$5,426$29,999,213Jan 17, 1986New Line Cinema
695Presence$3,328,00448.2%1,750$1,901$6,900,044Jan 24, 2025Neon
696Krippendorf's Tribe$3,316,37743.8%1,529$2,168$7,571,115Feb 27, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
697The Grifters$3,311,00024.6%766$4,322$13,446,769Jan 25, 1991Miramax
698DeepStar Six$3,306,32040.6%1,117$2,960$8,143,225Jan 13, 1989TriStar Pictures
699In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale$3,265,00068.4%1,632$2,000$4,775,656Jan 11, 2008Freestyle Releasing
700Chaplin$3,263,02634.4%1,066$3,061$9,493,259Jan 8, 1993TriStar Pictures
701Leaving Las Vegas$3,253,15810.2%1,310$2,483$32,029,928Feb 9, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
702Return to Silent Hill$3,252,00058.6%2,000$1,626$5,544,971Jan 23, 2026Cineverse
703Marvin's Room$3,250,40925.4%1,153$2,819$12,803,305Feb 28, 1997Miramax
704Phantom Thread$3,246,72015.3%896$3,623$21,198,205Jan 19, 2018Focus Features
705200 Cigarettes$3,244,27747.3%976$3,324$6,852,450Feb 26, 1999Paramount Pictures
706F/X$3,240,69515.7%914$3,545$20,603,715Feb 7, 1986Orion Pictures
707Angela's Ashes$3,217,59124.7%610$5,274$13,042,112Jan 21, 2000Paramount Pictures
708Early Man$3,190,52538.6%2,494$1,279$8,267,544Feb 16, 2018Lionsgate
709Rosewood$3,154,07524%991$3,182$13,130,349Feb 21, 1997Warner Bros.
710The Marksman$3,104,20419.9%1,975$1,571$15,566,093Jan 15, 2021Open Road Films (II)
711Chocolat$3,093,5904.3%658$4,701$71,509,363Jan 19, 2001Miramax
712The Cider House Rules$3,077,4205.3%816$3,771$57,545,092Jan 7, 2000Miramax
713Running Scared$3,075,00044.9%1,611$1,908$6,855,137Feb 24, 2006New Line Cinema
714Phantoms$3,065,95154.5%1,859$1,649$5,624,282Jan 23, 1998Miramax
715I.S.S.$3,064,58346.6%2,518$1,217$6,573,799Jan 19, 2024Bleecker Street Media
716Cousins$3,039,80513.8%535$5,681$22,026,369Feb 10, 1989Paramount Pictures
717Against the Ropes$3,038,54651.6%1,601$1,897$5,884,190Feb 20, 2004Paramount Pictures
718Club Dread$3,035,68860.7%1,807$1,679$5,001,708Feb 27, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
719Impostor$3,022,52348.1%1,870$1,616$6,285,176Jan 4, 2002Miramax
720Frost/Nixon$3,022,25016.2%1,099$2,750$18,622,031Jan 23, 2009Universal Pictures
721The Killing Fields$3,019,6408.7%657$4,596$34,700,291Feb 1, 1985Warner Bros.
722Every Day$3,016,14949.4%1,667$1,809$6,102,076Feb 23, 2018Orion Pictures
723Pinocchio
1984 Re-release
$3,014,94911.4%1,144$2,635$26,414,038Jan 4, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
724Grandma's Boy$3,009,34149.4%2,015$1,493$6,090,172Jan 6, 200620th Century Fox
725Strange Wilderness$3,001,71945.7%1,208$2,484$6,575,282Feb 1, 2008Paramount Classics
726Dunston Checks In$2,996,89130.4%1,290$2,323$9,871,065Jan 12, 199620th Century Fox
727The River$2,961,73425.8%1,001$2,958$11,489,982Jan 11, 1985Universal Pictures
728The Bedroom Window$2,919,65723.1%930$3,139$12,640,385Jan 16, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
729Flashback$2,910,11644.9%875$3,325$6,488,114Feb 2, 1990Paramount Pictures
730Sense and Sensibility$2,907,7056.7%608$4,782$43,182,776Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
731Screamers$2,904,14050.8%1,560$1,861$5,711,695Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
732Palmetto$2,876,75348.9%1,505$1,911$5,878,911Feb 20, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
733I, Tonya$2,861,1689.5%799$3,580$30,014,539Jan 19, 2018Neon
734BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself' in Seoul$2,860,01681.5%997$2,868$3,509,917Jan 25, 2019Fathom Events
735He Said, She Said$2,857,16429.1%908$3,146$9,804,775Feb 22, 1991Paramount Pictures
736Sideways$2,851,9554%699$4,080$71,503,593Jan 21, 2005Fox Searchlight Pictures
737Wanted: Dead or Alive$2,845,83637.7%1,017$2,798$7,555,000Jan 16, 1987New World Pictures
738Dangerous Liaisons$2,840,2018.2%762$3,727$34,670,720Feb 24, 1989Warner Bros.
739Alone in the Dark$2,834,42154.7%2,124$1,334$5,178,569Jan 28, 2005Lionsgate
740Narc$2,825,80727%822$3,437$10,465,659Jan 10, 2003Paramount Pictures
741Mary Reilly$2,812,62049.3%1,470$1,913$5,707,094Feb 23, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
742Rushmore$2,804,57616.4%764$3,670$17,105,219Feb 19, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
743Yentl$2,799,5667%609$4,596$40,218,899Jan 6, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
744Taps$2,787,6557.8%623$4,474$35,856,053Jan 8, 198220th Century Fox
745Assassination$2,787,44945.9%1,000$2,787$6,075,793Jan 9, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
746Slackers$2,785,28352.7%1,893$1,471$5,285,941Feb 1, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
747Black Moon Rising$2,775,38841.8%902$3,076$6,637,565Jan 10, 1986New World Pictures
748Inherent Vice$2,773,26034.2%645$4,299$8,110,975Jan 9, 2015Warner Bros.
749Beautiful Girls$2,761,79026.1%752$3,672$10,597,759Feb 9, 1996Miramax
750Zeus and Roxanne$2,755,38238.1%1,745$1,579$7,233,324Jan 24, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
751The Loft$2,747,34245.8%1,841$1,492$6,002,684Jan 30, 2015Open Road Films (II)
752Gandhi$2,746,5715.2%734$3,741$52,767,889Feb 25, 1983Columbia Pictures
753A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon$2,737,10643.7%881$3,106$6,264,058Feb 26, 198820th Century Fox
754The Hunted$2,723,49541.2%1,552$1,754$6,609,661Feb 24, 1995Universal Pictures
755Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice$2,719,75039%946$2,875$6,980,986Jan 29, 1993Miramax
756The Rhythm Section$2,715,38449.9%3,049$890$5,437,971Jan 31, 2020Paramount Pictures
757Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III$2,692,08746.7%1,107$2,431$5,765,562Jan 12, 1990New Line Cinema
758Monkeybone$2,685,07849.6%1,722$1,559$5,411,999Feb 23, 200120th Century Fox
759Gridlock'd$2,678,37248.1%743$3,604$5,571,205Jan 31, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
760The Brutalist$2,655,33116.3%1,118$2,375$16,279,129Jan 24, 2025A24
761From the Hip$2,645,43727.8%970$2,727$9,518,342Feb 6, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
762Mischief$2,618,46030.1%1,221$2,144$8,692,426Feb 8, 198520th Century Fox
763Notes on a Scandal$2,603,70314.9%641$4,061$17,510,118Jan 26, 2007Fox Searchlight Pictures
764Runaway Train$2,601,48033.9%965$2,695$7,683,620Jan 17, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
765Troll$2,595,05447.6%959$2,706$5,450,815Jan 17, 1986Empire Pictures
766Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$2,589,33410.2%68$38,078$25,487,190Jan 4, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
767Mother$2,586,42413.5%621$4,164$19,145,198Jan 24, 1997Paramount Pictures
768Popcorn$2,563,36561%1,055$2,429$4,205,000Feb 1, 1991Studio Three Film Corporation
769The Book of Clarence$2,557,02741.7%2,010$1,272$6,132,813Jan 12, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
770Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist$2,553,15270%1,407$1,814$3,649,422Jan 27, 2023Fathom Events
771The Impossible$2,531,11713.3%808$3,132$19,019,882Jan 11, 2013Lionsgate
772A Passage to India$2,522,8429.3%639$3,948$27,187,653Feb 1, 1985Columbia Pictures
773Infinity Pool$2,514,36449.5%1,835$1,370$5,078,400Jan 27, 2023Neon
774Capote$2,509,0008.7%1,239$2,025$28,750,530Feb 3, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
775We Bury the Dead$2,502,07567.4%1,172$2,134$3,711,918Jan 2, 2026Vertical Entertainment
776Leprechaun$2,493,02029.1%620$4,021$8,556,940Jan 8, 1993Trimark Pictures
777Teacher's Pet$2,461,25237.9%2,027$1,214$6,491,969Jan 16, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
778The Falcon and the Snowman$2,460,32414.4%914$2,691$17,130,087Feb 8, 1985Orion Pictures
779The Last Married Couple in America$2,454,28919.1%488$5,029$12,835,544Feb 8, 1980Universal Pictures
780Reckless$2,446,01629.5%897$2,726$8,289,916Feb 3, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
781Caught Up$2,422,63135.9%713$3,397$6,754,958Feb 27, 1998Live Entertainment
782The Best of Times$2,419,80031.1%872$2,775$7,790,931Jan 31, 1986Universal Pictures
783If Beale Street Could Talk$2,406,74216.1%1,018$2,364$14,915,773Jan 11, 2019Annapurna Pictures
784Drive-Away Dolls$2,404,33047.8%2,280$1,054$5,028,215Feb 23, 2024Focus Features
785The Apostle$2,403,80012.1%676$3,555$19,868,354Feb 20, 1998October Films
786The Unbreakable Boy$2,386,04137%1,687$1,414$6,443,813Feb 21, 2025Lionsgate
787The Reader$2,380,3767%1,002$2,375$34,194,407Jan 30, 2009The Weinstein Company
788Reds$2,379,8095.9%644$3,695$40,382,659Jan 8, 1982Paramount Pictures
789Replicas$2,375,32558.7%2,329$1,019$4,046,429Jan 11, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
790The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2026 Re-release
$2,374,77658%1,655$1,434$4,093,642Jan 16, 2026-
791The Artist$2,371,8035.3%662$3,582$44,671,682Jan 20, 2012The Weinstein Company
792Birthday Girl$2,370,80946.1%1,000$2,370$5,142,576Feb 1, 2002Miramax
793Life Is Beautiful$2,366,3464.1%644$3,674$57,247,384Feb 12, 1999Miramax
794The Walking Dead$2,324,76738.7%891$2,609$6,014,341Feb 24, 1995Savoy Pictures
795Hotel Rwanda$2,316,4169.8%823$2,814$23,530,892Feb 4, 2005United Artists
796The Wrestler$2,313,1498.8%722$3,203$26,238,243Jan 30, 2009Fox Searchlight Pictures
797Kissing a Fool$2,308,14556.2%1,742$1,324$4,106,588Feb 27, 1998Universal Pictures
798Is This Thing On?$2,303,84937.2%1,475$1,561$6,185,385Jan 9, 2026Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
799Brave the Dark$2,288,13550.6%2,230$1,026$4,525,443Jan 24, 2025Angel
800The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2026 Re-release
$2,276,43257.3%1,655$1,375$3,971,340Jan 16, 2026-