Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of Nov 6, 18:16 PST
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
601The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$27,66466$1,825,849$15,686,215Dec 27, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
602Magnolia$27,6577$193,604$22,455,976Dec 17, 1999New Line Cinema
603Dumb Money$27,6188$220,947$13,925,356Sep 15, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
604The Sheltering Sky$27,5843$82,753$2,075,084Dec 14, 1990Warner Bros.
605Finding Neverland$27,5658$220,524$51,680,613Nov 12, 2004Miramax
606The Doctor$27,5656$165,392$38,120,905Jul 26, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
607Fahrenheit 9/11$27,558868$23,920,637$119,194,771Jun 25, 2004Lionsgate
608Saving Mr. Banks$27,55815$413,373$83,301,580Dec 13, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
609The Passion of the Christ$27,5543,043$83,848,082$370,274,604Feb 27, 2004Newmarket Films
610The Lost City of Z$27,5434$110,175$8,580,410Apr 14, 2017Bleecker Street Media
611Bon Voyage
2004 Re-release
$27,4801$27,480$2,354,559Mar 19, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
612St. Vincent$27,4694$109,878$44,137,712Oct 10, 2014The Weinstein Company
613In the Name of the Father$27,4514$109,805$25,096,862Dec 31, 1993Universal Pictures
614The Act of Killing$27,4501$27,450$486,919Jul 19, 2013Drafthouse Films
615Nickel Boys$27,3972$54,794$2,858,346Dec 13, 2024Amazon MGM Studios
616Toy Story 3$27,3854,028$110,307,189$415,004,880Jun 18, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
617Yi Yi
2025 Re-release
$27,3211$27,321$115,465Sep 5, 2025Janus Films
618The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$27,29827$737,051$46,412,041May 4, 2012Fox Searchlight Pictures
619Weekend$27,2451$27,245$484,592Sep 23, 2011IFC Films
620The Duchess$27,2037$190,426$13,848,978Sep 19, 2008Paramount Vantage
621Step Into Liquid$27,1975$135,985$3,681,803Aug 8, 2003Artisan Entertainment
622The Future$27,1371$27,137$568,662Jul 29, 2011Roadside Attractions
623Control Room$27,1251$27,125$2,589,616May 21, 2004Magnolia Pictures
624Bird$27,1161$27,116$2,181,286Sep 30, 1988Warner Bros.
625Read My Lips$27,0801$27,080$1,471,911Jul 5, 2002Magnolia Pictures
626Capote$27,07112$324,857$28,750,530Sep 30, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
627The Wife$27,0714$108,284$9,601,092Aug 17, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
628Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan$27,0655$135,326$5,705,761Jun 6, 2008Picturehouse
629Shadowlands$27,0273$81,082$25,842,377Dec 31, 1993Savoy Pictures
630Half Nelson$26,9912$53,983$2,697,938Aug 11, 2006THINKFilm
631Just Mercy$26,9644$107,858$36,001,502Dec 27, 2019Warner Bros.
632Chicago$26,94777$2,074,929$170,687,518Dec 27, 2002Miramax
633Celeste & Jesse Forever$26,9464$107,785$3,094,813Aug 3, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
634Bend It Like Beckham$26,9216$161,528$32,543,449Mar 14, 2003Fox Searchlight Pictures
635Spider-Man: Homecoming$26,9154,348$117,027,503$334,201,140Jul 7, 2017Sony Pictures Releasing
636Minions$26,9054,301$115,718,405$336,045,770Jul 10, 2015Universal Pictures
637C'mon C'mon$26,8895$134,447$1,863,674Nov 19, 2021A24
638Begin Again$26,8125$134,064$16,170,632Jun 27, 2014The Weinstein Company
639Gosford Park$26,8029$241,219$41,308,615Dec 28, 2001USA Films
640Top Gun: Maverick$26,7594,735$126,707,459$718,732,821May 27, 2022Paramount Pictures
641Emma$26,7389$240,649$22,231,658Aug 2, 1996Miramax
642When Harry Met Sally...$26,69341$1,094,453$92,823,546Jul 14, 1989Columbia Pictures
643You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger$26,6836$160,103$3,248,246Sep 24, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
644Playing by Heart$26,6691$26,669$3,970,078Jan 1, 1999Miramax
645Belle$26,6444$106,578$10,726,630May 2, 2014Fox Searchlight Pictures
646Fast & Furious 6$26,6193,658$97,375,245$238,679,850May 24, 2013Universal Pictures
647American Splendor$26,6176$159,705$6,010,990Aug 15, 2003Fine Line Features
648Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$26,6163,858$102,685,961$290,013,036Nov 18, 2005Warner Bros.
649Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$26,6094,450$118,414,021$358,995,815May 5, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
650Luce$26,5975$132,987$2,010,613Aug 2, 2019Neon
651Marcel the Shell with Shoes On$26,5676$159,403$6,333,702Jun 24, 2022A24
652Six Degrees of Separation$26,5292$53,058$6,405,918Dec 10, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
653House of Flying Daggers$26,49815$397,472$11,050,094Dec 3, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
654Lorenzo's Oil$26,4513$79,353$7,286,388Jan 1, 1993Universal Pictures
655After the Hunt$26,4466$158,679$3,252,220Oct 10, 2025Amazon MGM Studios
656Toy Story 4$26,4274,575$120,908,065$434,038,008Jun 21, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
657The Company You Keep$26,3435$131,718$5,133,027Apr 5, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
658The Wandering Earth$26,33264$1,685,287$5,971,413Feb 8, 2019CMC Pictures
659Problemista$26,3045$131,521$2,503,154Mar 1, 2024A24
660Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End$26,3024,362$114,732,820$309,420,425May 25, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
661Schindler's List$26,26525$656,636$96,065,768Dec 17, 1993Universal Pictures
662The Book Thief$26,2514$105,005$21,488,481Nov 8, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
663The Wings of the Dove$26,2307$183,610$13,692,848Nov 7, 1997Miramax
664Wildlife$26,1474$104,589$1,050,616Oct 19, 2018IFC Films
665Bowling for Columbine$26,1438$209,148$21,576,018Oct 11, 2002United Artists
666Slaves of New York$26,1181$26,118$463,972Mar 17, 1989TriStar Pictures
667No Other Land$26,1001$26,100$2,549,422Jan 31, 2025-
668Living Los Sures$26,0881$26,088$83,992Apr 15, 2016Oscilloscope
669The Pirates$26,0251$26,025$415,775Sep 5, 2014Well Go USA Entertainment
670A Ghost Story$26,0074$104,030$1,596,371Jul 7, 2017A24
671A History of Violence$26,00014$364,000$31,504,633Sep 23, 2005New Line Cinema
672I've Heard the Mermaids Singing$25,9981$25,998$1,408,491Sep 11, 1987Miramax
673Used People$25,9772$51,955$17,957,265Dec 18, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
674Vox Lux$25,9526$155,714$727,119Dec 7, 2018Neon
675Shrek 2$25,9514,163$108,037,878$441,550,292May 21, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
676The French Dispatch$25,93852$1,348,804$16,124,375Oct 22, 2021Searchlight Pictures
677Orwell: 2+2=5$25,8871$25,887$350,313Oct 3, 2025Neon
678The Intouchables$25,8764$103,507$10,198,820May 25, 2012The Weinstein Company
6794 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days$25,8562$51,712$1,198,208Jan 25, 2008IFC Films
680Lost in America$25,8126$154,877$10,179,000Mar 15, 1985Warner Bros.
681The Story of Qiu Ju$25,7851$25,785$1,890,247Apr 16, 1993Sony Pictures Classics
682Obvious Child$25,7713$77,315$3,123,963Jun 6, 2014A24
683The Producers$25,7656$154,590$19,398,532Dec 16, 2005Universal Pictures
684Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$25,7364,234$108,966,307$402,111,870Jun 26, 2009DreamWorks
685Barcelona$25,7054$102,820$7,266,973Jul 29, 1994Fine Line Features
686Man on Wire$25,6962$51,392$2,962,242Jul 25, 2008Magnolia Pictures
687Dark Waters$25,6514$102,606$11,136,084Nov 22, 2019Focus Features
688The Jungle Book$25,6354,028$103,261,464$364,001,123Apr 15, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
689Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills$25,6351$25,635$2,156,471Jun 2, 1989Cinecom Pictures
690Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room$25,5463$76,639$4,071,700Apr 22, 2005Magnolia Pictures
691Le Dîner de Cons$25,5201$25,520$4,071,548Jul 9, 1999Lionsgate
692Being John Malkovich$25,50825$637,721$22,863,596Oct 29, 1999USA Films
693The Matrix Reloaded$25,4713,603$91,774,413$281,576,461May 16, 2003Warner Bros.
694Elle$25,4672$50,934$2,341,534Nov 11, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
695Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard$25,4601$25,460$49,919Jul 27, 2007Reel Diva Consultants
696A Very Long Engagement$25,4374$101,749$6,524,389Nov 26, 2004Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
697The Clan of the Cave Bear$25,4281$25,428$1,953,732Jan 17, 1986Warner Bros.
698Damage$25,4264$101,707$7,532,911Dec 25, 1992New Line Cinema
699Sid and Nancy$25,4142$50,829$2,826,523Oct 17, 1986The Samuel Goldwyn Company
700Flow$25,4052$50,811$4,844,117Nov 22, 2024Janus Films
701'Round Midnight$25,3841$25,384$3,272,593Oct 3, 1986Warner Bros.
702Three Men and a Cradle$25,3801$25,380$2,052,466Apr 25, 1986The Samuel Goldwyn Company
703The Skeleton Twins$25,37915$380,691$5,284,309Sep 12, 2014Roadside Attractions
704Bicycle Thieves
1998 Re-release
$25,3771$25,377$334,293Oct 2, 1998Kino International
705A Private Function$25,3331$25,333$2,527,088Mar 1, 1985Island Alive
706Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones$25,3173,161$80,027,814$302,191,252May 17, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
707Reversal of Fortune$25,2837$176,985$15,445,131Oct 19, 1990Warner Bros.
708Citizenfour$25,2645$126,321$2,800,870Oct 24, 2014RADiUS-TWC
709Longtime Companion$25,2622$50,525$4,609,953May 11, 1990The Samuel Goldwyn Company
710The Diving Bell and the Butterfly$25,2403$75,721$6,003,227Nov 30, 2007Miramax
711A Hard Day's Night$25,2222$50,445$965,351Dec 1, 2000Miramax
712Skyfall$25,2113,505$88,364,714$304,360,277Nov 9, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
713Downtown 81
2019 Re-release
$25,2081$25,208$123,387Oct 25, 2019Metrograph Pictures
714Wonder Wheel$25,1145$125,570$1,404,061Dec 1, 2017Amazon Studios
715Michael Moore in TrumpLand$25,1002$50,200$149,090Oct 21, 2016-
716Boogie Nights$25,0842$50,168$26,400,640Oct 10, 1997New Line Cinema
717Blue Is the Warmest Colour$25,0794$100,316$2,199,787Oct 25, 2013IFC Films
718The Ice Storm$25,0613$75,183$8,038,061Sep 26, 1997Fox Searchlight Pictures
719Irrational Man$25,0447$175,312$4,030,360Jul 17, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
720Mississippi Burning$25,0039$225,034$34,603,943Dec 9, 1988Orion Pictures
721Pascali's Island$24,9791$24,979$1,451,857Jul 22, 1988Avenue Pictures Productions
722Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party$24,9383$74,814$13,099,931Jul 15, 2016Pure Flix / Quality Flix
723The Science of Sleep$24,85114$347,925$4,670,644Sep 22, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
724Mona Lisa$24,8404$99,361$5,794,184Jun 13, 1986Island Pictures
725Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle$24,8373$74,512$2,144,667Nov 25, 1994Fine Line Features
726High Life$24,8354$99,341$1,225,852Apr 5, 2019A24
727This Boy's Life$24,8083$74,425$4,104,962Apr 9, 1993Warner Bros.
728Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence$24,8054$99,221$2,306,560Aug 26, 1983Universal Pictures
729Wonder Woman$24,7904,165$103,251,471$412,563,408Jun 2, 2017Warner Bros.
730The Lives of Others$24,7779$223,000$11,286,112Feb 9, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
731Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong$24,7751$24,775$91,260Apr 8, 2011Full Moon Pictures
732Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 IMAX Release
$24,74558$1,435,259$8,485,488Nov 1, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
733Summer Hours$24,7422$49,484$1,657,001May 15, 2009IFC Films
734McQueen$24,7184$98,873$1,257,275Jul 20, 2018Bleecker Street Media
735Paris Can Wait$24,7124$98,850$5,617,731May 12, 2017Sony Pictures Classics
736Battle of the Sexes$24,68221$518,332$12,638,526Sep 22, 2017Fox Searchlight Pictures
737The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2$24,5904,175$102,665,981$281,723,902Nov 20, 2015Lionsgate
738Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$24,5903,672$90,294,621$317,575,550Nov 16, 2001Warner Bros.
739We Need to Talk About Kevin$24,5871$24,587$1,738,692Dec 9, 2011Oscilloscope
740Driving Miss Daisy$24,5813$73,745$106,593,296Dec 15, 1989Warner Bros.
741The Last Station$24,5743$73,723$6,617,867Jan 15, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
742Baahubali 2: The Conclusion$24,542425$10,430,497$20,186,659Apr 28, 2017Great India Films
743White Mischief$24,5381$24,538$3,107,551Apr 22, 1988Columbia Pictures
744Educating Rita$24,5063$73,518$14,648,076Sep 23, 1983Columbia Pictures
745Atonement$24,50432$784,145$50,927,067Dec 7, 2007Focus Features
746Gorillas in the Mist$24,46115$366,925$24,720,479Sep 23, 1988Universal Pictures
747Country$24,4431$24,443$9,640,000Sep 28, 1984Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
748Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania$24,4214,345$106,109,650$214,504,909Feb 17, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
749Barton Fink$24,41411$268,561$6,153,939Aug 23, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
750Fallen Leaves$24,4012$48,803$954,307Nov 17, 2023MUBI
751The City of Your Final Destination$24,4011$24,401$493,296Apr 16, 2010Screen Media Films
752First Reformed$24,3904$97,562$3,448,256May 18, 2018A24
753Minions: The Rise of Gru$24,3704,391$107,010,140$370,549,695Jul 1, 2022Universal Pictures
754Leave No Trace$24,3489$219,140$6,046,104Jun 29, 2018Bleecker Street Media
755The Miseducation of Cameron Post$24,3192$48,638$904,703Aug 3, 2018FilmRise
756Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$24,3023,855$93,687,367$249,541,069Jun 4, 2004Warner Bros.
757Sunshine$24,29610$242,964$3,675,753Jul 20, 2007Fox Searchlight Pictures
758Master$24,2733$72,821$597,251Dec 30, 2016CJ Entertainment
759Beetlejuice Beetlejuice$24,2634,575$111,003,345$294,100,435Sep 6, 2024Warner Bros.
760Magic in the Moonlight$24,24017$412,095$10,539,326Jul 25, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
761Possession
2021 Re-release
$24,2321$24,232$44,935Oct 1, 2021Metrograph Pictures
762Proof$24,2308$193,840$7,535,331Sep 16, 2005Miramax
763Blindspotting$24,21414$338,999$4,333,394Jul 20, 2018Lionsgate
764Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour$24,1823,855$93,224,755$180,756,269Oct 13, 2023AMC Theatres
765Field of Dreams$24,15222$531,346$64,532,235Apr 21, 1989Universal Pictures
766A Single Man$24,1489$217,332$9,176,000Dec 11, 2009The Weinstein Company
767Captain America: The Winter Soldier$24,1293,938$95,023,721$259,766,572Apr 4, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
768Tazza: The Hidden Card$24,1061$24,106$251,555Sep 19, 2014CJ Entertainment
769Freeriders$24,04911$264,548$2,750,064Oct 23, 1998Warren Miller Entertainment
770War of the Arrows$24,0411$24,041$251,200Sep 30, 2011CJ Entertainment
771Iron Man$24,0244,105$98,618,668$318,604,126May 2, 2008Paramount Pictures
772Fearless$24,0076$144,044$6,995,302Oct 15, 1993Warner Bros.
773Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$23,9973,682$88,357,488$261,988,482Nov 15, 2002Warner Bros.
774In the Loop$23,9838$191,866$2,388,804Jul 24, 2009IFC Films
775Living in Oblivion$23,9822$47,965$1,111,790Jul 14, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
776My Old Ass$23,9797$167,853$5,372,282Sep 13, 2024Amazon MGM Studios
777The Brothers McMullen$23,9737$167,815$10,426,506Aug 11, 1995Fox Searchlight Pictures
778Murphy's Romance$23,9532$47,906$30,867,525Dec 27, 1985Columbia Pictures
779Little Vera$23,9501$23,950$1,262,598Apr 14, 1989International Film Exchange (IFEX)
780Transformers: Dark of the Moon$23,9364,088$97,852,865$352,390,543Jul 1, 2011DreamWorks
781The Trip to Italy$23,9043$71,712$2,880,537Aug 15, 2014IFC Films
782Climax$23,8845$119,423$817,339Mar 1, 2019A24
783The Secret Life of Pets$23,8794,370$104,352,905$368,623,860Jul 8, 2016Universal Pictures
784Matewan$23,8501$23,850$1,680,358Aug 28, 1987Cinecom Pictures
785Nadja$23,8461$23,846$443,169Aug 25, 1995October Films
786Liberty Heights$23,8114$95,247$3,736,868Nov 19, 1999Warner Bros.
787The Hangover Part II$23,7743,615$85,946,294$254,464,305May 27, 2011Warner Bros.
788Footnote$23,7642$47,528$2,007,758Mar 9, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
789Solitary Man$23,7344$94,936$4,360,548May 21, 2010Anchor Bay Films
790Janet Planet$23,7312$47,463$793,638Jun 21, 2024A24
791Bad Lieutenant$23,7272$47,454$2,000,022Nov 20, 1992Aries Films
792The Salesman$23,6923$71,078$2,402,067Jan 27, 2017Cohen Media Group
793Under Suspicion$23,6742$47,349$221,295Feb 28, 1992Columbia Pictures
794Fast Five$23,6543,644$86,198,765$209,837,675Apr 29, 2011Universal Pictures
795The Deep End$23,6426$141,852$8,823,109Aug 10, 2001Fox Searchlight Pictures
796Transformers: Age of Extinction$23,6324,233$100,038,390$245,439,076Jun 27, 2014Paramount Pictures
797Please Give$23,6245$118,123$4,033,574Apr 30, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
798The Raid 2$23,6137$165,292$2,627,209Mar 28, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
799Godzilla$23,5803,952$93,188,384$200,676,069May 16, 2014Warner Bros.
800Touch of Evil
1998 Re-release
$23,5753$70,725$2,247,465Sep 11, 1998October Films