Top Movies Opening Grosses After 8-Days in Release

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TOP OPENING GROSSES BY DAYS IN RELEASE

(Counting the first 8 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.)

Rank	Movie Title	Studio	Opening	% of Total	Theaters / Avg		Total Gross	Release
71	Independence Day*	Fox	$107,758,173	35.2%	2,882	$37,390	$306,169,268	W, 7/3/96
43	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$132,475,660	30.7%	2,970	$44,605	$431,088,295	W, 5/19/99
34	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$153,003,285	41.3%	3,043	$50,280	$370,274,604	W, 2/25/04
65	Rush Hour 2*	NL	$110,170,383	48.7%	3,118	$35,334	$226,164,286	F, 8/3/01
78	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Uni.	$104,721,580	40.3%	3,134	$33,415	$260,044,825	F, 11/17/00
39	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$141,305,821	46.8%	3,161	$44,703	$302,191,252	Th, 5/16/02
74	300	WB	$106,360,658	50.5%	3,270	$32,526	$210,614,939	F, 3/9/07
54	The Lost World: Jurassic Park*	Uni.	$114,312,920	49.9%	3,282	$34,830	$229,086,679	F, 5/23/97
75	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	NL	$106,146,821	33.9%	3,359	$31,601	$313,364,114	W, 12/19/01
66	Finding Nemo	BV	$109,758,282	32.3%	3,391	$32,368	$339,714,978	F, 5/30/03
79	Twilight	Sum.	$104,236,400	54.1%	3,425	$30,434	$192,769,854	F, 11/21/08
67	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$109,147,101	58.4%	3,444	$31,692	$186,740,799	F, 5/28/04
29	Avatar	Fox	$160,189,097	21.4%	3,456	$46,351	$749,766,139	F, 12/18/09
62	Bruce Almighty	Uni.	$111,118,770	45.8%	3,492	$31,821	$242,829,261	F, 5/23/03
44	Skyfall*	Sony	$129,889,864	42.7%	3,505	$37,058	$304,360,277	F, 11/9/12
69	Meet the Fockers	Uni.	$108,547,305	38.9%	3,518	$30,855	$279,261,160	W, 12/22/04
77	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$104,723,317	58.2%	3,530	$29,667	$180,011,740	F, 7/27/01
80	Men in Black II	Sony	$103,920,016	54.6%	3,557	$29,216	$190,418,803	W, 7/3/02
30	The Matrix Reloaded*	WB	$158,869,725	56.4%	3,603	$44,094	$281,576,461	Th, 5/15/03
51	Austin Powers in Goldmember*	NL	$117,330,830	55.0%	3,613	$32,475	$213,307,889	F, 7/26/02
22	Spider-Man	Sony	$171,529,078	42.5%	3,615	$47,449	$403,706,375	F, 5/3/02
33	The Hangover Part II	WB	$154,426,960	60.7%	3,615	$42,718	$254,464,305	Th, 5/26/11
56	I Am Legend	WB	$114,173,200	44.5%	3,620	$31,540	$256,393,010	F, 12/14/07
41	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$135,727,511	39.9%	3,622	$37,473	$339,789,881	W, 12/18/02
53	Sherlock Holmes	WB	$116,992,838	56.0%	3,626	$32,265	$209,028,679	F, 12/25/09
84	Mission: Impossible II	Par.	$100,080,777	46.5%	3,653	$27,397	$215,409,889	W, 5/24/00
12	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$200,442,739	52.7%	3,661	$54,751	$380,270,577	Th, 5/19/05
50	Fast Five	Uni.	$117,972,075	56.2%	3,662	$32,215	$209,837,675	F, 4/29/11
35	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	WB	$152,477,892	48.0%	3,672	$41,524	$317,575,550	F, 11/16/01
52	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$117,138,823	44.7%	3,682	$31,814	$261,988,482	F, 11/15/02
38	Fast & Furious 6	Uni.	$146,584,215	66.4%	3,686	$39,768	$220,804,725	F, 5/24/13
68	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$109,067,820	47.9%	3,686	$29,590	$227,471,070	F, 8/3/07
60	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Fox	$111,995,269	51.0%	3,700	$30,269	$219,614,612	W, 12/23/09
31	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$157,684,384	41.8%	3,703	$42,583	$377,027,325	W, 12/17/03
37	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$151,640,643	64.7%	3,714	$40,829	$234,362,462	F, 5/26/06
27	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	BV	$163,906,691	49.0%	3,728	$43,966	$334,191,110	F, 3/5/10
48	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$120,017,293	55.8%	3,749	$32,013	$214,949,694	F, 5/2/03
58	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$112,697,353	51.8%	3,754	$30,021	$217,536,138	F, 5/19/06
57	Inception	WB	$113,242,131	38.7%	3,792	$29,863	$292,576,195	F, 7/16/10
76	Up	BV	$106,144,174	36.2%	3,818	$27,801	$293,004,164	F, 5/29/09
83	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	BV	$100,663,964	45.8%	3,832	$26,269	$219,964,115	F, 12/21/07
42	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$134,405,065	53.9%	3,855	$34,865	$249,541,069	F, 6/4/04
24	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$169,054,371	58.3%	3,858	$43,819	$290,013,036	F, 11/18/05
59	Star Trek*	Par.	$112,370,953	43.6%	3,860	$29,112	$257,730,019	F, 5/8/09
73	Star Trek Into Darkness*	Par.	$106,826,566	50.5%	3,868	$27,618	$211,732,773	Th, 5/16/13
45	War of the Worlds	Par.	$128,321,572	54.8%	3,908	$32,836	$234,280,354	W, 6/29/05
55	Oz The Great and Powerful	BV	$114,187,771	48.8%	3,912	$29,189	$234,176,728	F, 3/8/13
63	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$110,979,172	60.6%	3,926	$28,268	$183,135,014	F, 7/27/07
72	The Incredibles	BV	$106,932,122	40.9%	3,933	$27,188	$261,441,092	F, 11/5/04
49	Hancock*	Sony	$119,359,245	52.4%	3,965	$30,103	$227,946,274	W, 7/2/08
81	WALL-E	BV	$103,687,413	46.3%	3,992	$25,974	$223,808,164	F, 6/27/08
26	Transformers*	P/DW	$164,785,803	51.6%	4,011	$41,083	$319,246,193	T, 7/3/07
18	Toy Story 3	BV	$185,502,325	44.7%	4,028	$46,053	$415,004,880	F, 6/18/10
9	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Sum.	$205,788,929	69.4%	4,042	$50,913	$296,623,634	F, 11/20/09
61	Superman Returns*	WB	$111,516,981	55.7%	4,065	$27,433	$200,081,192	W, 6/28/06
15	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Sum.	$195,837,646	69.6%	4,066	$48,165	$281,287,133	F, 11/18/11
11	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2	LG/S	$201,270,703	68.9%	4,070	$49,452	$292,324,737	F, 11/16/12
14	Transformers: Dark of the Moon*	P/DW	$198,921,287	56.4%	4,088	$48,660	$352,390,543	W, 6/29/11
47	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	WB	$123,231,727	40.7%	4,100	$30,057	$303,003,568	F, 12/14/12
64	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$110,941,982	61.7%	4,102	$27,046	$179,883,157	F, 5/1/09
40	Iron Man*	Par.	$138,007,587	43.3%	4,111	$33,570	$318,412,101	F, 5/2/08
17	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	$190,801,679	64.5%	4,125	$46,255	$295,983,305	F, 11/19/10
7	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$214,563,858	50.7%	4,133	$51,915	$423,315,812	F, 7/7/06
8	The Hunger Games	LGF	$208,585,398	51.1%	4,137	$50,419	$408,010,692	F, 3/23/12
10	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$202,120,073	54.1%	4,152	$48,680	$373,585,825	W, 6/30/04
32	Shrek 2	DW	$156,522,146	35.5%	4,163	$37,598	$441,226,247	W, 5/19/04
46	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	BV	$124,522,653	51.7%	4,164	$29,905	$241,071,802	F, 5/20/11
70	Brave	BV	$108,041,370	45.5%	4,164	$25,947	$237,283,207	F, 6/22/12
28	Shrek the Third*	P/DW	$163,644,146	50.7%	4,172	$39,224	$322,719,944	F, 5/18/07
5	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$239,380,350	59.5%	4,234	$56,538	$402,111,870	W, 6/24/09
13	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$199,232,268	59.2%	4,252	$46,856	$336,530,303	F, 5/4/07
6	Iron Man 3	BV	$232,134,916	58.0%	4,253	$54,581	$399,985,196	F, 5/3/13
23	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$170,881,284	53.9%	4,260	$40,113	$317,101,119	Th, 5/22/08
25	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$167,738,316	57.4%	4,285	$39,145	$292,004,738	W, 7/11/07
36	The Amazing Spider-Man*	Sony	$152,360,348	58.1%	4,318	$35,285	$262,030,663	T, 7/3/12
19	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$184,976,152	61.3%	4,325	$42,769	$301,959,197	W, 7/15/09
1	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$299,242,890	48.0%	4,349	$68,807	$623,357,910	F, 5/4/12
21	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End*	BV	$172,917,505	55.9%	4,362	$39,642	$309,420,425	F, 5/25/07
2	The Dark Knight	WB	$261,847,503	49.1%	4,366	$59,974	$533,345,358	F, 7/18/08
82	Shrek Forever After	P/DW	$101,111,188	42.4%	4,367	$23,153	$238,736,787	F, 5/21/10
4	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$240,671,184	63.2%	4,375	$55,011	$381,011,219	F, 7/15/11
20	Iron Man 2	Par.	$174,280,820	55.8%	4,390	$39,700	$312,433,331	F, 5/7/10
3	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$242,745,904	54.2%	4,404	$55,119	$448,139,099	F, 7/20/12
16	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$195,731,290	65.1%	4,468	$43,807	$300,531,751	W, 6/30/10

CHART NOTES
* Indicates that the movie had previews or was in limited release prior to its Wide release date. These grosses are excluded to ensure an apples-to-apples comparison (e.g., The Matrix Reloaded's Wednesday night showings prior to its Thursday release have been sifted out).