BEST RANKING MOVIES by Weekend Rank, 1982-Present
Note: Movies must have 3 #1 consecutive weekends to qualify. Row Rank* Title (click to view) Studio Consc. Total Total Gross^ Date** 1 80 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB 3 3 $303,003,568 12/14/12 2 83 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S 3 3 $292,324,737 11/16/12 3 62 The Dark Knight Rises WB 3 3 $448,139,099 7/20/12 4 58 Marvel's The Avengers BV 3 3 $623,357,910 5/04/12 5 27 The Hunger Games LGF 4 4 $408,010,692 3/23/12 6 84 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. 3 3 $281,287,133 11/18/11 7 106 The Help BV 3 3 $169,708,112 8/10/11 8 82 Inception WB 3 3 $292,576,195 7/16/10 9 89 Shrek Forever After P/DW 3 3 $238,736,787 5/21/10 10 73 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV 3 3 $334,191,110 3/05/10 11 10 Avatar Fox 7 7 $749,766,139 12/18/09 12 119 Tropic Thunder P/DW 3 3 $110,515,313 8/13/08 13 25 The Dark Knight WB 4 4 $533,345,358 7/18/08 14 125 Disturbia P/DW 3 3 $80,209,692 4/13/07 15 90 Happy Feet WB 3 3 $198,000,317 11/17/06 16 60 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV 3 3 $423,315,812 7/07/06 17 69 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB 3 3 $290,013,036 11/18/05 18 70 Meet the Fockers Uni. 3 3 $279,261,160 12/22/04 19 95 National Treasure BV 3 3 $173,008,894 11/19/04 20 97 Shark Tale DW 3 3 $160,861,908 10/01/04 21 61 The Passion of the Christ NM 3 4 $370,274,604 2/25/04 22 26 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL 4 4 $377,027,325 12/17/03 23 105 Bringing Down the House BV 3 3 $132,716,677 3/07/03 24 63 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL 3 3 $339,789,881 12/18/02 25 110 Black Hawk Down SonR 3 3 $108,638,745 12/28/01 26 66 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL 3 4 $313,364,114 12/19/01 27 64 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB 3 3 $317,575,550 11/16/01 28 98 American Pie 2 Uni. 3 3 $145,103,595 8/10/01 29 108 Spy Kids Mira. 3 3 $112,719,001 3/30/01 30 92 Hannibal MGM 3 3 $165,092,268 2/09/01 31 29 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. 4 4 $260,044,825 11/17/00 32 37 Meet the Parents Uni. 4 4 $166,244,045 10/06/00 33 103 Erin Brockovich Uni. 3 3 $125,595,205 3/17/00 34 128 The Whole Nine Yards WB 3 3 $57,262,492 2/18/00 35 68 Toy Story 2 BV 3 3 $245,852,179 11/19/99 36 104 Double Jeopardy Par. 3 3 $116,741,558 9/24/99 37 16 The Sixth Sense BV 5 5 $293,506,292 8/06/99 38 56 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 3 3 $431,088,295 5/19/99 39 30 Saving Private Ryan DW 4 4 $216,540,909 7/24/98 40 1 Titanic Par. 15 15 $600,788,188 12/19/97 41 117 I Know What You Did Last Summer Sony 3 3 $72,586,134 10/17/97 42 65 Men in Black Sony 3 3 $250,690,539 7/02/97 43 76 Liar Liar Uni. 3 3 $181,410,615 3/21/97 44 88 Star Wars (Special Edition) Fox 3 3 $138,257,865 1/31/97 45 101 The First Wives Club Par. 3 3 $105,489,203 9/20/96 46 59 Independence Day Fox 3 3 $306,169,268 7/03/96 47 122 Primal Fear Par. 3 3 $56,116,183 4/05/96 48 41 The Birdcage MGM 4 4 $124,060,553 3/08/96 49 71 Toy Story BV 3 4 $191,796,233 11/22/95 50 113 Get Shorty MGM 3 3 $72,101,622 10/20/95 51 43 Seven NL 4 4 $100,125,643 9/22/95 52 115 Mortal Kombat NL 3 3 $70,454,098 8/18/95 53 32 Apollo 13 Uni. 4 4 $172,071,312 6/30/95 54 118 Outbreak WB 3 3 $67,659,560 3/10/95 55 53 Legends of the Fall Sony 4 4 $66,638,883 12/23/94 56 38 Dumb and Dumber NL 4 4 $127,175,374 12/16/94 57 14 The Fugitive WB 6 6 $183,875,760 8/06/93 58 79 The Firm Par. 3 3 $158,348,367 7/02/93 59 55 Jurassic Park Uni. 3 3 $357,067,947 6/11/93 60 42 Indecent Proposal Par. 4 4 $106,614,059 4/09/93 61 86 A Few Good Men Col. 3 4 $141,340,178 12/11/92 62 74 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox 3 3 $173,585,516 11/20/92 63 67 Aladdin BV 3 4 $217,350,219 11/13/92 64 46 Under Siege WB 4 4 $83,563,139 10/09/92 65 99 Unforgiven WB 3 3 $101,157,447 8/07/92 66 78 Batman Returns WB 3 3 $162,831,698 6/19/92 67 85 Lethal Weapon 3 WB 3 3 $144,731,527 5/15/92 68 40 Basic Instinct TriS 4 5 $117,727,224 3/20/92 69 20 Wayne's World Par. 5 5 $121,697,323 2/14/92 70 45 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle BV 4 4 $88,036,683 1/10/92 71 39 Hook TriS 4 4 $119,654,823 12/11/91 72 129 The Fisher King TriS 3 3 $41,895,491 9/20/91 73 51 Hot Shots! Fox 4 4 $69,467,617 8/02/91 74 28 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS 4 5 $204,843,345 7/03/91 75 111 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II NL 3 3 $78,656,813 3/22/91 76 19 The Silence of the Lambs Orion 5 5 $130,742,922 2/14/91 77 4 Home Alone Fox 12 12 $285,761,243 11/16/90 78 127 Marked for Death Fox 3 3 $46,044,396 10/05/90 79 35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NL 4 4 $135,265,915 3/30/90 80 72 Pretty Woman BV 3 4 $178,406,268 3/23/90 81 93 The Hunt for Red October Par. 3 3 $122,012,643 3/02/90 82 114 Born on the Fourth of July Uni. 3 3 $70,001,698 12/22/89 83 18 Look Who's Talking TriS 5 5 $140,088,813 10/13/89 84 126 Black Rain Par. 3 3 $46,212,055 9/22/89 85 49 Uncle Buck Uni. 4 4 $66,758,538 8/18/89 86 81 Lethal Weapon 2 WB 3 3 $147,253,986 7/07/89 87 120 Pet Sematary Par. 3 3 $57,469,467 4/21/89 88 17 Rain Man MGM 5 6 $172,825,435 12/16/88 89 94 Twins Uni. 3 4 $111,938,388 12/09/88 90 123 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master NL 3 3 $49,369,899 8/19/88 91 87 Coming to America Par. 3 3 $128,152,301 6/29/88 92 96 Crocodile Dundee II Par. 3 3 $109,306,210 5/25/88 93 47 Beetlejuice WB 4 4 $73,707,461 4/01/88 94 6 Good Morning, Vietnam BV 9 9 $123,922,370 12/25/87 95 75 Three Men and a Baby BV 3 5 $167,780,960 11/25/87 96 8 Fatal Attraction Par. 8 8 $156,645,693 9/18/87 97 24 Stakeout BV 5 5 $65,673,233 8/07/87 98 77 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. 3 3 $153,665,036 5/20/87 99 23 The Secret of My Success Uni. 5 5 $66,995,879 4/10/87 100 112 Lethal Weapon WB 3 3 $65,207,127 3/06/87 101 33 Platoon Orion 4 4 $138,530,565 12/19/86 102 21 The Golden Child Par. 5 5 $79,817,937 12/12/86 103 5 Crocodile Dundee Par. 9 9 $174,803,506 9/26/86 104 121 Stand by Me Col. 3 3 $52,287,414 8/08/86 105 44 Aliens Fox 4 4 $85,160,248 7/18/86 106 36 The Karate Kid Part II Col. 4 4 $115,103,979 6/20/86 107 124 Police Academy 3: Back in Training WB 3 3 $43,579,163 3/21/86 108 50 Down and Out in Beverly Hills BV 4 4 $62,134,225 1/31/86 109 15 Rocky IV UA 6 6 $127,873,716 11/27/85 110 130 Commando Fox 3 3 $35,100,000 10/04/85 111 7 Back to the Future Uni. 8 11 $210,609,762 7/03/85 112 31 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS 4 4 $150,415,432 5/22/85 113 132 Code of Silence Orion 3 3 $20,345,361 5/03/85 114 52 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment WB 4 4 $55,600,000 3/29/85 115 2 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 13 14 $234,760,478 12/05/84 116 131 Teachers MGM 3 3 $27,774,237 10/05/84 117 54 Tightrope WB 4 4 $48,143,579 8/17/84 118 11 Ghostbusters Col. 7 10 $229,242,989 6/08/84 119 100 Police Academy WB 3 5 $81,198,894 3/23/84 120 102 Footloose Par. 3 3 $80,035,402 2/17/84 121 107 Sudden Impact WB 3 3 $67,642,693 12/09/83 122 34 Terms of Endearment Par. 4 6 $108,423,489 11/23/83 123 48 Never Say Never Again WB 4 4 $55,432,841 10/07/83 124 109 National Lampoon's Vacation WB 3 3 $61,399,552 7/29/83 125 22 Mr. Mom Fox 5 5 $64,783,827 7/22/83 126 57 Return of the Jedi Fox 3 6 $252,583,617 5/25/83 127 91 Flashdance Par. 3 3 $92,921,203 4/15/83 128 3 Tootsie Col. 13 14 $177,200,000 12/17/82 129 116 First Blood Orion 3 3 $47,212,904 10/22/82 130 13 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 6 16 $359,197,037 6/11/82 131 9 Porky's Fox 8 8 $105,492,483 3/19/82 132 12 On Golden Pond Uni. 7 7 $119,285,432 12/04/81
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