Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of Jan 9, 3:06 PST
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
401Wide Sargasso Sea$33,8061$33,806$1,614,784Apr 16, 1993New Line Cinema
402Anomalisa$33,8054$135,222$3,759,286Jan 1, 2016Paramount Pictures
403Grand Canyon$33,7732$67,546$33,243,020Dec 27, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
404Gloria$33,7671$33,767$4,059,673Oct 3, 1980Columbia Pictures
405Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$33,7034,347$146,510,104$389,813,101May 5, 2017Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
406The Super Mario Bros. Movie$33,7004,343$146,361,865$574,934,330Apr 7, 2023Universal Pictures
407American Animals$33,6984$134,793$2,856,954Jun 1, 2018The Orchard
408Bill Cunningham: New York$33,6771$33,677$1,510,026Mar 18, 2011Zeitgeist Films
409Portrait of a Lady on Fire$33,6722$67,344$3,759,854Dec 6, 2019Neon
410The Verdict$33,6603$100,982$53,977,250Dec 10, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
411The Last Black Man in San Francisco$33,6107$235,272$4,515,719Jun 7, 2019A24
412Waves$33,5834$134,333$1,658,790Nov 15, 2019A24
413Pan's Labyrinth$33,44917$568,641$37,634,615Dec 29, 2006Picturehouse
414Love & Friendship$33,3784$133,513$14,016,568May 13, 2016Roadside Attractions
415A Beautiful Mind$33,37711$367,151$170,742,341Dec 21, 2001Universal Pictures
416Mountains of the Moon$33,3412$66,683$4,011,793Feb 23, 1990TriStar Pictures
417Under the Skin$33,2884$133,154$2,614,251Apr 4, 2014A24
418Moana 2$33,2824,200$139,787,385$460,405,297Nov 29, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
419Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$33,1281$33,128$10,764,402Apr 18, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
420Lilo & Stitch$33,1104,410$146,016,175$423,778,855May 23, 2025Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
421Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom$33,0784,475$148,024,610$417,719,760Jun 22, 2018Universal Pictures
422Priscilla$33,0344$132,139$20,960,939Oct 27, 2023A24
423Thor: Love and Thunder$32,9524,375$144,165,107$343,256,830Jul 8, 2022Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
424Bread and Tulips$32,9331$32,933$5,318,679Jul 27, 2001First Look International
425Trainspotting$32,8348$262,673$16,491,080Jul 19, 1996Miramax
426Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$32,8174,133$135,634,554$423,315,812Jul 7, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
427Gandhi$32,7884$131,153$52,767,889Dec 10, 1982Columbia Pictures
428Trance$32,7864$131,145$2,328,743Apr 5, 2013Fox Searchlight Pictures
429Silence$32,7204$130,880$7,100,177Dec 23, 2016Paramount Pictures
430The People vs. Larry Flynt$32,70516$523,295$20,300,385Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
431Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!$32,6492$65,299$4,087,361May 4, 1990Miramax
432Away We Go$32,6024$130,411$9,451,946Jun 5, 2009Focus Features
433Changeling$32,60115$489,015$35,739,802Oct 24, 2008Universal Pictures
434Rachel Getting Married$32,5969$293,369$12,796,841Oct 3, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
435The Squid and the Whale$32,4614$129,844$7,372,734Oct 7, 2005IDP Distribution
436Holly$32,4061$32,406$166,620Nov 9, 2007Priority Films
437Requiem for a Dream$32,3852$64,770$3,635,482Oct 6, 2000Artisan Entertainment
438Fences$32,3654$129,462$57,682,904Dec 16, 2016Paramount Pictures
439Can You Ever Forgive Me?$32,3025$161,510$8,803,865Oct 19, 2018Fox Searchlight Pictures
440The Killing Fields$32,1811$32,181$34,700,291Nov 2, 1984Warner Bros.
441Raging Bull$32,1474$128,590$23,334,953Nov 14, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
442Philomena$32,1084$128,435$37,709,979Nov 22, 2013The Weinstein Company
443American Fiction$32,0677$224,469$21,098,470Dec 15, 2023Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
444Decision to Leave$32,0663$96,200$2,179,864Oct 14, 2022MUBI
445Gothic$32,0611$32,061$916,172Apr 10, 1987Vestron Pictures
446Avatar: The Way of Water$31,9134,202$134,100,226$684,075,767Dec 16, 202220th Century Studios
447Best in Show$31,80213$413,436$18,715,392Sep 29, 2000Warner Bros.
448Spider-Man$31,7683,615$114,844,116$403,706,375May 3, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
449Changing Times$31,7021$31,702$545,255Jul 14, 2006Koch Lorber Films
450Widow of St. Pierre$31,7021$31,702$3,193,889Mar 2, 2001Lionsgate
451Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite$31,6621$31,662$1,023,348Aug 5, 2016CJ Entertainment
452Dear White People$31,63211$347,959$4,404,154Oct 17, 2014Roadside Attractions
4532016: Obama's America$31,6101$31,610$33,449,086Jul 13, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
454Borat$31,607837$26,455,463$128,505,958Nov 3, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
455Sweet and Lowdown$31,5623$94,686$4,197,015Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
456Suicide Squad$31,4174,255$133,682,248$325,100,054Aug 5, 2016Warner Bros.
457Circle of Friends$31,3964$125,587$23,389,975Mar 17, 1995Savoy Pictures
458Finding Dory$31,3724,305$135,060,273$486,295,561Jun 17, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
459The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$31,3477$219,433$11,220,670Aug 12, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
460Nell$31,3312$62,663$33,683,817Dec 16, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
461Chapter & Verse$31,3311$31,331$84,147Feb 3, 2017Paladin
462Children of Men$31,31216$501,003$35,552,383Dec 29, 2006Universal Pictures
463A Soldier's Story$31,2765$156,383$21,821,347Sep 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
464Good Time$31,2754$125,101$2,026,499Aug 11, 2017A24
465Hannah Arendt$31,2701$31,270$717,205May 31, 2013Zeitgeist Films
466Too Beautiful for You$31,2081$31,208$1,776,440Mar 2, 1990Orion Classics
467An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power$31,2054$124,823$3,496,795Jul 28, 2017Paramount Pictures
468The Fisher King$31,16610$311,662$41,895,491Sep 20, 1991TriStar Pictures
469Alice in Wonderland$31,1423,728$116,101,023$334,191,110Mar 5, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
470Pi$31,0691$31,069$3,221,152Jul 10, 1998Artisan Entertainment
471Strange Days$31,0621$31,062$7,959,291Oct 6, 1995Twentieth Century Fox
472Jurassic World: Dominion$31,0254,676$145,075,625$376,851,080Jun 10, 2022Universal Pictures
473Taps$31,0013$93,005$35,856,053Dec 11, 1981Twentieth Century Fox
474Under the Volcano$31,0001$31,000$2,556,800Jun 15, 1984Universal Pictures
475Persuasion$30,9861$30,986$5,269,757Sep 29, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
476The Sweet East$30,9691$30,969$337,152Dec 1, 2023Utopia
477Once$30,9502$61,901$9,439,923May 18, 2007Fox Searchlight Pictures
478WARx2$30,9311$30,931$2,310,625Sep 18, 2015Strasson Group
479500 Days of Summer$30,90727$834,501$32,391,374Jul 17, 2009Fox Searchlight Pictures
480Defending Your Life$30,8743$92,622$16,371,128Mar 22, 1991Warner Bros.
481Lion$30,8404$123,360$51,738,905Nov 25, 2016The Weinstein Company
482The End of the Tour$30,8094$123,238$3,002,884Jul 31, 2015A24
483Me and You and Everyone We Know$30,8011$30,801$3,885,134Jun 17, 2005IFC Films
484Like Crazy$30,7854$123,140$3,395,391Oct 28, 2011Paramount Vantage
485The Hours$30,78311$338,622$41,675,994Dec 27, 2002Paramount Pictures
486There's No Place Like Utopia$30,7101$30,710$45,254Jul 18, 2014Rocky Mountain Pictures
487Wag the Dog$30,6933$92,079$43,061,945Dec 26, 1997New Line Cinema
488Jefferson in Paris$30,6742$61,349$2,473,668Mar 31, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
489Igby Goes Down$30,67010$306,705$4,777,465Sep 13, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
490Elizabeth$30,5709$275,131$30,082,699Nov 6, 1998Gramercy Pictures (I)
491Dancer in the Dark$30,5373$91,612$4,184,036Sep 22, 2000Fine Line Features
492Che: Part One/Che: Part Two$30,5352$61,070$1,497,109Dec 12, 2008IFC Films
493Amores Perros$30,5232$61,047$5,408,467Mar 30, 2001Lionsgate
494Life During Wartime$30,5071$30,507$281,447Jul 23, 2010IFC Films
495Michael Collins$30,3706$182,221$11,092,559Oct 11, 1996Warner Bros.
496The Batman$30,3394,417$134,008,624$369,345,583Mar 4, 2022Warner Bros.
497Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey$30,3362$60,672$41,833,324Feb 5, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
498Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$30,3074,125$125,017,372$295,983,305Nov 19, 2010Warner Bros.
499Ragtime$30,2705$151,351$14,920,781Nov 20, 1981Paramount Pictures
500Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom$30,2675$151,337$532,878Oct 24, 2008Logo
501Superman$30,2354,135$125,021,735$354,223,803Jul 11, 2025Warner Bros.
502Hamlet$30,2283$90,684$4,708,156Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
503Love Lies Bleeding$30,1535$150,765$8,335,797Mar 8, 2024A24
504Brazil$30,0991$30,099$9,929,135Dec 20, 1985Universal Pictures
505Thor: Ragnarok$30,0844,080$122,744,989$315,058,289Nov 3, 2017Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
506Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$30,082425$12,785,204$209,397,903Dec 16, 2011Paramount Pictures
507It$30,0764,103$123,403,419$327,481,748Sep 8, 2017Warner Bros.
508Selma$30,07619$571,450$52,076,908Dec 26, 2014Paramount Pictures
509Win Win$30,0725$150,362$10,179,275Mar 18, 2011Fox Searchlight Pictures
510Colossal$30,0564$120,226$3,029,287Apr 7, 2017Neon
511The Whistle Blower$30,0351$30,035$1,500,000Jul 10, 1987Hemdale
512Immortal Beloved$30,0274$120,108$9,914,409Dec 16, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
513Stress Positions$29,9341$29,934$105,995Apr 19, 2024Neon
5141984$29,8971$29,897$8,430,492Dec 14, 1984The Samuel Goldwyn Company
515The Last Emperor$29,8925$149,460$43,984,230Nov 20, 1987Columbia Pictures
516I Saw the TV Glow$29,7534$119,015$5,017,817May 3, 2024A24
517Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith$29,6193,661$108,435,841$380,270,577May 20, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
518Room$29,5744$118,298$14,677,654Oct 16, 2015A24
519Whatever Works$29,5739$266,162$5,306,706Jun 19, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
520The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford$29,5625$147,812$3,909,149Sep 21, 2007Warner Bros.
521Shrek the Third$29,5074,122$121,629,270$322,719,944May 18, 2007DreamWorks
522All of Us Strangers$29,4914$117,965$4,050,103Dec 22, 2023Searchlight Pictures
523The Full Monty$29,4306$176,585$45,950,122Aug 15, 1997Fox Searchlight Pictures
524The Official Story$29,4261$29,426$29,426Nov 8, 1985Almi Pictures
525Wassup Rockers$29,4001$29,400$221,574Jun 23, 2006First Look International
526A Dirty Shame$29,3841$29,384$1,339,668Sep 17, 2004Fine Line Features
527The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1$29,3654,151$121,897,634$337,135,885Nov 21, 2014Lionsgate
528Frozen II$29,3384,440$130,263,358$477,373,578Nov 22, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
529Green Room$29,3283$87,984$3,220,371Apr 15, 2016A24
530Iron Man 2$29,2514,380$128,122,480$312,433,331May 7, 2010Paramount Pictures
531Yellow Day$29,1441$29,144$29,656Sep 19, 2014Providence Film Partners
532The Way Way Back$29,09419$552,788$21,506,546Jul 5, 2013Fox Searchlight Pictures
533Kill the Irishman$29,0865$145,430$1,188,194Mar 11, 2011Anchor Bay Films
534Gloria Bell$29,0435$145,218$5,611,123Mar 8, 2019A24
535Across the Universe$29,03423$667,784$24,343,673Sep 14, 2007Revolution Studios
536Hard Candy$29,0242$58,049$1,024,640Apr 14, 2006Lionsgate
537Surviving Picasso$29,0183$87,054$2,021,348Sep 20, 1996Warner Bros.
538Night Watch
2005 Re-release
$28,9953$86,985$1,502,188Feb 17, 2006Fox Searchlight Pictures
539Dallas Buyers Club$28,9859$260,865$27,298,285Nov 1, 2013Focus Features
540Mr. & Mrs. Bridge$28,9792$57,959$7,698,010Nov 23, 1990Miramax
541Wicked$28,9373,888$112,508,890$474,983,975Nov 22, 2024Universal Pictures
542Broken Flowers$28,90427$780,408$13,744,960Aug 5, 2005Focus Features
543Wild$28,89521$606,810$37,880,356Dec 5, 2014Fox Searchlight Pictures
544The Sisters Brothers$28,8934$115,575$3,143,056Sep 21, 2018Annapurna Pictures
545Grandma$28,8854$115,540$6,980,524Aug 21, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
546Deadpool 2$28,8584,349$125,507,153$318,491,426May 18, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
547Dicks: The Musical$28,8507$201,951$1,453,012Oct 6, 2023A24
548From Up on Poppy Hill$28,7922$57,585$1,002,895Mar 15, 2013GKIDS
549The Killing of a Sacred Deer$28,7804$115,120$2,291,901Oct 20, 2017A24
550Shopgirl$28,7108$229,685$10,284,523Oct 21, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
551Queer$28,7077$200,951$3,736,813Nov 29, 2024A24
552The Boxer$28,6993$86,097$5,980,578Jan 2, 1998Universal Pictures
553Die Hard$28,65921$601,851$83,008,852Jul 15, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
554Upstream Color$28,6491$28,649$444,098Apr 5, 2013erbp
555Miles Ahead$28,6324$114,530$2,610,896Apr 1, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
556Bernie$28,6013$85,805$9,206,470Apr 27, 2012Millennium Entertainment
557How the West Was Won
2003 Re-release
$28,5681$28,568$76,729Sep 12, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
558The Dreamers$28,5265$142,632$2,532,228Feb 6, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
559The Fantastic Four: First Steps$28,5194,125$117,644,828$274,286,610Jul 25, 2025Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
560She's Gotta Have It$28,4731$28,473$7,137,502Aug 8, 1986Island Pictures
561Water Brother$28,4531$28,453$48,705Jul 12, 2024Kinnane Brothers
562The Old Man & the Gun$28,4265$142,131$11,277,120Sep 28, 2018Fox Searchlight Pictures
563Beatriz at Dinner$28,3915$141,959$7,115,854Jun 9, 2017Roadside Attractions
564Ordinary People$28,3896$170,335$54,766,923Sep 19, 1980Paramount Pictures
565The Sessions$28,3664$113,467$6,002,451Oct 19, 2012Fox Searchlight Pictures
566The End of the Affair$28,3627$198,535$10,827,816Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
567Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe$28,3391$28,339$1,163,265Apr 1, 2016Cinema Libre Studio
568The Little Hours$28,3382$56,676$1,647,175Jun 30, 2017Gunpowder & Sky
5692046$28,2684$113,074$1,444,588Aug 5, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
570Beginners$28,2685$141,340$5,790,894Jun 3, 2011Focus Features
571Running with Scissors$28,2638$226,108$7,022,827Oct 20, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
572Broadcast News$28,2207$197,542$51,249,404Dec 18, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
573Miller's Crossing$28,2021$28,202$5,080,409Sep 21, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
574A Passage to India$28,1933$84,580$27,187,653Dec 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
575The Mermaid$28,14435$985,052$3,232,685Feb 19, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
576Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood$28,1441$28,144$461,689Jul 27, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
577Anselm$28,1202$56,241$508,895Dec 8, 2023Janus Films
578Quiz Show$28,06327$757,714$24,822,619Sep 16, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
579Monty Python's Life of Brian$28,0065$140,034$19,398,164Aug 17, 1979Warner Bros.
580Shakespeare in Love$28,0018$224,012$100,317,794Dec 11, 1998Miramax
581Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest$27,9954$111,982$1,200,326Jul 8, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
582Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$27,9764,313$120,663,589$381,311,319Jun 2, 2023Columbia Pictures
583High Hopes$27,9641$27,964$1,192,322Feb 24, 1989Skouras Pictures
584Never Let Me Go$27,9334$111,734$2,434,652Sep 17, 2010Fox Searchlight Pictures
585Snatch$27,9321$27,932$30,328,156Dec 8, 2000Screen Gems
586The Age of Innocence$27,91983$2,317,289$32,255,440Sep 17, 1993Columbia Pictures
587Powaqqatsi$27,8991$27,899$589,244Apr 29, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
588Interstellar
2024 Re-release
$27,891165$4,602,149$15,207,563Dec 6, 2024Paramount Pictures
589The Other Side of Heaven$27,8822$55,765$4,720,371Dec 14, 2001Excel Entertainment
59020,000 Days on Earth$27,8791$27,879$279,558Sep 19, 2014Drafthouse Films
591Eleni$27,8751$27,875$305,102Nov 1, 1985Warner Bros.
592X-Men: The Last Stand$27,8453,690$102,750,665$234,362,462May 26, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
593The English Patient$27,84310$278,439$78,676,425Nov 15, 1996Miramax
594The Roundup: Punishment$27,8422$55,684$1,154,475Apr 26, 2024Capelight Pictures
595Cave of Forgotten Dreams$27,8205$139,101$5,304,920Apr 29, 2011IFC Films
596Fool for Love$27,8182$55,637$836,156Dec 6, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
59720th Century Women$27,8004$111,200$5,664,764Dec 30, 2016A24
598Better Luck Tomorrow$27,75113$360,772$3,802,390Apr 11, 2003Paramount Pictures
599Man of Steel$27,7204,207$116,619,362$291,045,518Jun 14, 2013Warner Bros.
600Quills$27,7099$249,383$7,065,332Nov 24, 2000Fox Searchlight Pictures