MOST NEW WIDE RELEASES
1982-Present
(A movie is considered in wide release at 600 or more theaters.)

		By Weekend		By Month		By Year

Rank	Weekend	Wide Releases
1	Oct. 19–21, 2007	8
2	Dec. 26–28, 2008	7
3	Oct. 3–5, 2008	7
4	Jan. 11–13, 2008	7
5	Dec. 23–25, 1995	7
6	Dec. 16–18, 1983	7
7	Dec. 17–19, 1982	7
8	Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2009	6
9	Jan. 16–18, 2009	6
10	Aug. 29–31, 2008	6
11	Nov. 23–25, 2007	6
12	Oct. 12–14, 2007	6
13	Apr. 13–15, 2007	6
14	Mar. 23–25, 2007	6
15	Jan. 26–28, 2007	6
16	Nov. 24–26, 2006	6
17	Dec. 23–25, 2005	6
18	Nov. 25–27, 2005	6
19	Dec. 24–26, 2004	6
20	Oct. 11–13, 2002	6
21	Aug. 27–29, 1999	6
22	Dec. 26–28, 1997	6
23	Jan. 12–14, 1996	6
24	Dec. 24–26, 1994	6
25	May. 25–27, 1991	6
26	Nov. 6–8, 1987	6
27	Aug. 7–9, 1987	6
28	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 1986	6

CHART NOTES
Movies initially in limited release and later went wide are grouped here by their wide release date.
Highlighted rows indicate recent additions to this chart.
Italics indicate the current time frame and numbers may not be final and are subject to change.

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