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TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY SEASON
1982-Present


Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
RankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*% of TotalTheatersAverageAdjusted Gross^Date**
1 Scary Movie 3 Dim. $63,353,800 43.7% 3,505 $18,075 $144,812,500 10/24/03
2 Shark Tale DW $60,866,400 29.6% 4,016 $15,155 $205,657,700 10/01/04
3 Rush Hour NL $55,870,900 23.5% 2,638 $21,179 $237,305,600 9/18/98
4 Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $53,306,700 50.5% 3,321 $16,051 $105,489,200 10/21/11
5 The Grudge Sony $50,029,300 35.5% 3,245 $15,417 $141,103,600 10/22/04
6 Red Dragon Uni. $49,937,200 39.2% 3,357 $14,876 $127,299,500 10/04/02
7 Jackass 3-D Par. $49,913,600 43.0% 3,081 $16,200 $116,205,200 10/15/10
8 Taken 2 Fox $48,838,200 35.4% 3,661 $13,340 $137,943,200 10/05/12
9 Sweet Home Alabama BV $48,717,900 28.0% 3,293 $14,794 $173,754,600 9/27/02
10 High School Musical 3: Senior Year BV $46,479,100 46.4% 3,623 $12,829 $100,145,100 10/24/08
11 Hotel Transylvania Sony $43,396,700 29.7% 3,349 $12,958 $146,286,400 9/28/12
12 Meet the Parents Uni. $42,164,900 17.2% 2,614 $16,130 $244,493,400 10/06/00
13 Saw III LGF $40,743,000 41.9% 3,167 $12,864 $97,266,500 10/27/06
14 Paranormal Activity 2 Par. $40,322,900 48.0% 3,216 $12,538 $84,012,300 10/22/10
15 Saw II Lions $39,298,200 36.5% 2,949 $13,326 $107,813,700 10/28/05
16 The Exorcism of Emily Rose SGem $37,227,900 40.0% 2,981 $12,487 $92,991,500 9/09/05
17 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre NL $36,992,800 34.9% 3,016 $12,264 $106,077,700 10/17/03
18 Saw IV LGF $36,649,500 50.2% 3,183 $11,513 $73,052,700 10/26/07
19 Double Jeopardy Par. $36,202,900 19.9% 2,547 $14,214 $182,217,400 9/24/99
20 Couples Retreat Uni. $35,773,600 31.4% 3,000 $11,925 $113,900,000 10/09/09
21 Jackass: Number Two Par. $35,156,600 39.8% 3,059 $11,492 $88,223,400 9/22/06
22 Puss in Boots P/DW $34,556,200 22.8% 3,952 $8,744 $151,305,200 10/28/11
23 Where the Wild Things Are WB $34,113,200 42.4% 3,735 $9,134 $80,541,000 10/16/09
24 The First Wives Club Par. $33,975,700 17.9% 1,922 $17,676 $189,498,700 9/20/96
25 Saw V LGF $33,235,200 53.0% 3,060 $10,862 $62,753,400 10/24/08
26 The Departed WB $32,593,400 20.4% 3,017 $10,802 $159,759,000 10/06/06
27 Beverly Hills Chihuahua BV $32,401,900 31.0% 3,215 $10,079 $104,518,700 10/03/08
28 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony $32,254,500 24.6% 3,119 $10,341 $130,985,800 9/18/09
29 Eagle Eye P/DW $32,236,300 28.7% 3,510 $9,184 $112,178,200 9/26/08
30 Training Day WB $31,634,900 29.4% 2,712 $11,665 $107,501,300 10/05/01
31 Stargate MGM $31,629,000 23.3% 2,033 $15,557 $135,943,600 10/28/94
32 Jackass: The Movie Par. $31,108,700 35.4% 2,509 $12,398 $87,796,600 10/25/02
33 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Sony $30,843,700 41.6% 3,282 $9,398 $74,211,700 9/12/03
34 Remember the Titans BV $30,796,300 18.1% 1,865 $16,513 $170,203,100 9/29/00
35 Flightplan BV $30,508,800 27.5% 3,424 $8,910 $111,101,700 9/23/05
36 The Lion King (in 3D) BV $30,151,600 31.9% 2,330 $12,941 $94,602,200 9/16/11
37 Blue Streak Sony $30,023,200 28.1% 2,735 $10,977 $107,016,600 9/17/99
38 Resident Evil: Apocalypse SGem $29,453,800 45.0% 3,284 $8,968 $65,465,300 9/10/04
39 Antz DW $29,110,800 19.0% 2,449 $11,886 $153,378,200 10/02/98
40 Kill Bill Vol. 1 Mira. $29,086,100 31.5% 3,102 $9,375 $92,281,600 10/10/03
41 Underworld SGem $28,644,300 41.9% 2,915 $9,826 $68,417,100 9/19/03
42 Open Season Sony $28,638,000 27.8% 3,833 $7,471 $103,165,800 9/29/06
43 Stigmata MGM $28,617,900 36.6% 2,899 $9,870 $78,221,900 9/10/99
44 Paranormal Activity 4 Par. $28,607,500 52.0% 3,412 $8,385 $55,030,200 10/19/12
45 Ladder 49 BV $28,241,600 29.6% 3,260 $8,662 $95,274,400 10/01/04
46 Barbershop MGM $28,189,600 27.2% 1,605 $17,562 $103,551,600 9/13/02
47 Real Steel BV $27,703,500 32.0% 3,440 $8,054 $86,655,200 10/07/11
48 Resident Evil: Afterlife SGem $27,445,300 45.7% 3,203 $8,568 $60,052,900 9/10/10
49 I Know What You Did Last Summer Sony $27,363,800 21.8% 2,524 $10,841 $125,562,900 10/17/97
50 Demolition Man WB $27,353,600 24.6% 2,246 $12,179 $111,343,700 10/08/93
51 Resident Evil: Extinction SGem $27,326,700 46.8% 2,828 $9,662 $58,452,100 9/21/07
52 The Specialist WB $27,196,900 25.0% 2,522 $10,784 $108,961,500 10/07/94
53 The Forgotten SonR $26,878,500 31.3% 3,104 $8,659 $85,835,800 9/24/04
54 What Dreams May Come Poly $26,805,700 28.6% 2,526 $10,611 $93,761,300 10/02/98
55 The Game Plan BV $26,487,000 25.3% 3,103 $8,536 $104,523,500 9/28/07
56 In & Out Par. $25,982,000 23.5% 1,992 $13,043 $110,462,700 9/19/97
57 Friday Night Lights Uni. $25,915,600 33.1% 2,667 $9,716 $78,320,800 10/08/04
58 School of Rock Par. $25,838,200 24.2% 2,614 $9,884 $106,931,100 10/03/03
59 Zombieland Sony $25,805,700 32.7% 3,036 $8,500 $78,868,200 10/02/09
60 Ray Uni. $25,622,500 26.6% 2,006 $12,772 $96,151,400 10/29/04
61 Brother Bear BV $25,550,900 22.8% 3,030 $8,432 $112,224,000 11/01/03
62 Seven NL $25,462,400 14.0% 2,441 $10,430 $182,311,500 9/22/95
63 The Grudge 2 Sony $25,244,700 53.2% 3,211 $7,861 $47,450,700 10/13/06
64 Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself LGF $24,955,400 45.5% 2,255 $11,067 $54,812,100 9/11/09
65 House on Haunted Hill WB $24,923,500 39.1% 2,710 $9,197 $63,796,100 10/29/99
66 The Game Poly $24,800,900 29.7% 2,403 $10,320 $83,592,500 9/12/97
67 Three Kings WB $24,769,700 26.2% 2,942 $8,418 $94,639,600 10/01/99
68 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? LGF $24,643,800 38.7% 2,011 $12,254 $63,709,900 10/12/07
69 The Town WB $24,518,300 26.6% 2,861 $8,570 $92,070,300 9/17/10
70 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare NL $24,454,700 37.2% 1,862 $13,132 $65,768,100 9/13/91
71 The Rundown Uni. $24,430,700 38.9% 3,152 $7,750 $62,843,600 9/26/03
72 Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony $24,241,900 32.2% 3,481 $6,964 $75,217,200 10/28/09
73 Look Who's Talking TriS $24,215,600 8.8% 1,208 $20,046 $276,649,800 10/13/89
74 K-PAX Uni. $24,150,100 34.2% 2,541 $9,504 $70,611,100 10/26/01
75 The Good Son Fox $24,012,400 28.0% 1,847 $12,999 $85,901,200 9/24/93
76 Don't Say a Word Fox $23,975,000 31.1% 2,802 $8,556 $77,154,000 9/28/01
77 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride WB $23,715,300 35.9% 3,204 $7,401 $66,095,400 9/23/05
78 Saw Lions $23,368,000 33.1% 2,315 $10,093 $70,558,700 10/29/04
79 Get Shorty MGM $23,181,200 17.6% 1,612 $14,380 $131,606,200 10/20/95
80 Timecop Uni. $22,917,000 26.9% 2,228 $10,286 $85,200,400 9/16/94
81 Kiss the Girls Par. $22,860,200 21.8% 2,271 $10,066 $104,704,000 10/03/97
82 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning NL $22,435,900 46.8% 2,820 $7,956 $47,902,600 10/06/06
83 Contagion WB $22,403,600 29.6% 3,222 $6,953 $75,658,100 9/09/11
84 Saw 3D LGF $22,333,200 48.9% 2,808 $7,954 $45,652,700 10/29/10
85 The Social Network Sony $22,249,500 23.1% 2,771 $8,029 $96,115,300 10/01/10
86 Practical Magic WB $22,185,800 28.3% 2,652 $8,365 $78,293,400 10/16/98
87 Sleepers WB $22,105,800 23.1% 1,915 $11,542 $95,774,500 10/18/96
88 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $21,951,900 28.7% 2,890 $7,596 $76,512,300 10/16/09
89 The Guardian BV $21,827,200 32.7% 3,241 $6,734 $66,680,500 9/29/06
90 Zoolander Par. $21,778,900 34.4% 2,507 $8,686 $63,364,800 9/28/01
91 Red Sum. $21,571,200 24.1% 3,255 $6,628 $89,590,300 10/15/10
92 Ronin MGM $21,496,600 30.5% 2,487 $8,643 $70,454,800 9/25/98
93 Resident Evil: Retribution SGem $21,485,200 49.7% 3,012 $7,133 $43,216,400 9/14/12
94 Out of Time MGM $21,312,000 39.4% 3,076 $6,927 $54,101,600 10/03/03
95 The Peacemaker DW $21,297,800 29.8% 2,362 $9,016 $71,375,800 9/26/97
96 Thirteen Ghosts WB $21,274,400 36.2% 2,781 $7,650 $58,733,500 10/26/01
97 Looper TriS $21,229,300 31.3% 2,992 $7,095 $67,853,500 9/28/12
98 Burn After Reading Focus $21,152,700 31.7% 2,651 $7,979 $66,743,900 9/12/08
99 The Devil's Advocate WB $21,053,200 20.0% 2,161 $9,741 $105,348,600 10/17/97
100 The Last of the Mohicans Fox $21,001,100 14.5% 1,491 $14,083 $144,461,800 9/25/92
101 The Tuxedo DW $20,568,900 29.8% 3,022 $6,806 $69,071,200 9/27/02
102 The Ring DW $20,520,200 11.6% 1,981 $10,358 $176,334,800 10/18/02
103 Paranormal Activity Par. $20,468,300 18.2% 760 $26,932 $112,593,000 10/16/09
104 For Love of the Game Uni. $20,384,100 37.1% 2,829 $7,204 $54,999,600 9/17/99
105 Random Hearts Sony $20,338,600 41.3% 2,697 $7,540 $49,238,300 10/08/99
106 Just Like Heaven DW $20,325,300 34.0% 3,508 $5,793 $59,851,200 9/16/05
107 The Legend of Zorro Sony $20,225,900 35.2% 3,520 $5,745 $57,525,900 10/28/05
108 Sea of Love Uni. $20,035,700 17.1% 1,246 $16,080 $117,143,000 9/15/89
109 Bride of Chucky Uni. $20,029,200 36.9% 2,412 $8,302 $54,218,500 10/16/98
110 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Par. $19,920,700 41.3% 3,170 $6,283 $48,282,700 9/17/04
111 Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DW $19,851,200 28.6% 3,645 $5,445 $69,497,400 10/07/05
112 The Kingdom Uni. $19,775,000 36.0% 2,793 $7,080 $54,860,700 9/28/07
113 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Fox $19,578,300 37.4% 3,565 $5,492 $52,408,600 9/24/10
114 Max Payne Fox $19,507,000 43.4% 3,376 $5,778 $44,996,300 10/17/08
115 Moneyball Sony $19,501,300 25.6% 2,993 $6,516 $76,293,000 9/23/11
116 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $19,480,100 50.0% 3,317 $5,872 $38,944,400 10/27/00
117 The River Wild Uni. $19,402,600 21.8% 2,074 $9,355 $88,928,700 9/30/94
118 Soul Food Fox $19,370,700 25.6% 1,336 $14,498 $75,595,800 9/26/97
119 Black Rain Par. $19,354,200 20.9% 1,610 $12,020 $92,424,100 9/22/89
120 Bedazzled (2000) Fox $19,307,200 34.6% 2,568 $7,517 $55,776,900 10/20/00
121 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys LGF $19,221,000 46.8% 2,070 $9,286 $41,032,900 9/12/08
122 Argo WB $19,192,200 14.3% 3,232 $5,938 $134,556,300 10/12/12
123 Sneakers Uni. $19,192,100 19.5% 1,731 $11,087 $98,403,700 9/11/92
124 Doom Uni. $19,185,900 54.9% 3,044 $6,302 $34,946,300 10/21/05
125 Dolphin Tale WB $19,152,400 26.2% 3,507 $5,461 $72,969,900 9/23/11
126 Serendipity Mira. $18,670,600 26.5% 2,601 $7,177 $70,545,600 10/05/01
127 30 Days of Night Sony $18,409,600 40.3% 2,855 $6,448 $45,665,400 10/19/07
128 Bandits MGM $18,307,900 31.4% 3,207 $5,708 $58,315,400 10/12/01
129 The Beverly Hillbillies Fox $18,268,500 21.6% 2,152 $8,489 $84,442,800 10/15/93
130 Easy A SGem $18,263,100 31.3% 2,856 $6,394 $58,328,000 9/17/10
131 Righteous Kill Over. $18,012,500 40.6% 3,152 $5,715 $44,324,000 9/12/08
132 The Prestige BV $17,943,000 27.9% 2,281 $7,866 $64,311,700 10/20/06
133 First Blood Orion $17,937,900 14.1% 901 $19,907 $127,507,000 10/22/82
134 Urban Legend Sony $17,802,300 27.9% 2,257 $7,888 $63,897,800 9/25/98
135 Sinister LG/S $17,761,600 37.4% 2,527 $7,029 $47,429,800 10/12/12
136 Malice Col. $17,707,100 19.9% 1,431 $12,372 $88,999,600 10/01/93
137 Pulp Fiction Mira. $17,688,100 8.8% 1,338 $13,219 $201,570,500 10/14/94
138 Radio SonR $17,517,700 25.4% 3,074 $5,698 $68,867,700 10/24/03
139 Gridiron Gang Sony $17,473,600 37.5% 3,504 $4,986 $46,588,800 9/15/06
140 Seven Years in Tibet Sony $17,333,700 26.4% 2,103 $8,241 $65,661,000 10/10/97
141 Good Boy! MGM $17,258,700 34.8% 3,225 $5,351 $49,598,100 10/10/03
142 Fight Club Fox $17,248,400 29.8% 1,963 $8,786 $57,812,200 10/15/99
143 Matchstick Men WB $17,232,700 35.5% 2,711 $6,356 $48,596,600 9/12/03
144 Commando Fox $17,222,000 21.9% 1,495 $11,519 $78,505,300 10/04/85
145 Crocodile Dundee Par. $17,204,400 4.7% 879 $19,572 $366,847,500 9/26/86
146 Assassins WB $17,118,700 30.9% 2,343 $7,305 $55,311,800 10/06/95
147 Halloween III: Season of the Witch Uni. $17,104,100 44.0% 1,297 $13,187 $38,889,800 10/22/82
148 Finding Nemo (3D) BV $17,031,000 40.6% 2,904 $5,864 $41,974,100 9/14/12
149 Striking Distance Col. $16,696,600 36.1% 1,889 $8,838 $46,235,900 9/17/93
150 Lakeview Terrace SGem $16,592,900 38.2% 2,464 $6,735 $43,419,500 9/19/08
151 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole WB $16,592,900 29.8% 3,575 $4,641 $55,605,300 9/24/10
152 The Ghost and the Darkness Par. $16,553,800 23.9% 2,142 $7,728 $69,375,100 10/11/96
153 Intolerable Cruelty Uni. $16,492,400 35.5% 2,564 $6,431 $46,514,000 10/10/03
154 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Uni. $16,462,600 24.7% 1,294 $12,722 $66,575,900 9/08/95
155 The Long Kiss Goodnight NL $16,284,800 27.1% 2,245 $7,254 $60,084,600 10/11/96
156 A Night at the Roxbury Par. $16,260,600 31.7% 1,865 $8,719 $51,349,600 10/02/98
157 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF $16,197,400 26.2% 2,652 $6,107 $61,866,100 9/07/07
158 The Heartbreak Kid P/DW $16,182,500 38.1% 3,229 $5,011 $42,455,100 10/05/07
159 Secondhand Lions NL $15,985,100 28.9% 3,013 $5,305 $55,396,900 9/19/03
160 Surrogates BV $15,861,600 39.4% 2,951 $5,375 $40,250,700 9/25/09
161 Footloose (2011) Par. $15,774,700 30.0% 3,549 $4,445 $52,527,600 10/14/11
162 Good Luck Chuck LGF $15,755,400 39.0% 2,612 $6,031 $40,412,400 9/21/07
163 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas BV $15,750,500 16.4% 1,654 $9,522 $95,899,600 10/29/93
164 Ghost Ship WB $15,720,700 38.2% 2,787 $5,640 $41,119,100 10/25/02
165 Quarantine SGem $15,715,600 44.8% 2,461 $6,386 $35,046,400 10/10/08
166 Runaway Jury Fox $15,586,000 23.9% 2,815 $5,536 $65,080,900 10/17/03
167 The Brave One WB $15,547,000 36.6% 2,755 $5,642 $42,462,600 9/14/07
168 Team America: World Police Par. $15,496,900 37.0% 2,539 $6,103 $41,917,700 10/15/04
169 The Fighting Temptations Par. $15,482,800 38.9% 2,026 $7,641 $39,832,600 9/19/03
170 SwimFan Fox $15,479,000 39.7% 2,856 $5,419 $39,037,200 9/06/02
171 From Hell Fox $15,451,900 34.9% 2,305 $6,703 $44,328,300 10/19/01
172 Fatal Attraction Par. $15,438,800 4.9% 758 $20,368 $315,065,100 9/18/87
173 John Carpenter's Vampires Sony $15,417,000 45.4% 1,793 $8,597 $33,927,300 10/30/98
174 Invasion U.S.A. Can. $15,413,900 39.3% 1,735 $8,884 $39,221,900 9/27/85
175 Taxi Fox $15,381,100 32.9% 3,001 $5,125 $46,797,800 10/06/04
176 The Story of Us Uni. $15,118,900 35.7% 2,164 $6,987 $42,357,100 10/15/99
177 Shall We Dance Mira. $15,066,100 20.4% 1,772 $8,501 $73,981,000 10/15/04
178 Pleasantville NL $14,991,300 22.0% 1,636 $9,162 $68,049,300 10/23/98
179 Man of the Year Uni. $14,909,500 33.0% 2,515 $5,928 $45,248,800 10/13/06
180 Nights in Rodanthe WB $14,838,800 32.1% 2,704 $5,487 $46,280,500 9/26/08
181 Showgirls MGM $14,807,900 39.9% 1,388 $10,667 $37,146,000 9/22/95
182 Postcards from the Edge Col. $14,776,000 20.1% 1,013 $14,585 $73,340,100 9/14/90
183 Saw VI LGF $14,730,700 51.0% 3,036 $4,852 $28,894,200 10/23/09
184 Brown Sugar FoxS $14,675,900 39.3% 1,372 $10,696 $37,389,500 10/11/02
185 Pitch Perfect Uni. $14,644,000 22.8% 2,770 $5,287 $64,112,900 10/05/12
186 Like Father, Like Son TriS $14,599,600 20.9% 1,167 $12,509 $69,810,200 10/02/87
187 Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $14,595,900 34.5% 2,770 $5,269 $42,317,000 10/19/01
188 The Fog (2005) SonR $14,558,200 39.8% 2,972 $4,898 $36,603,300 10/14/05
189 Dead Presidents BV $14,499,700 32.9% 1,081 $13,412 $44,075,500 10/06/95
190 The Musketeer Uni. $14,467,000 38.1% 2,438 $5,934 $37,979,600 9/07/01
191 Life as We Know It WB $14,379,700 27.2% 3,150 $4,565 $52,908,200 10/08/10
192 Rounders Mira. $14,321,000 36.9% 2,176 $6,581 $38,789,900 9/11/98
193 Body of Lies WB $14,248,200 32.7% 2,710 $5,257 $43,564,600 10/10/08
194 Pay It Forward WB $14,187,900 28.8% 2,130 $6,660 $49,337,700 10/20/00
195 The Best Man Uni. $14,116,400 26.5% 1,346 $10,488 $53,241,300 10/22/99
196 Superstar Par. $13,930,500 29.1% 1,943 $7,169 $47,830,500 10/08/99
197 Employee of the Month LGF $13,828,600 40.1% 2,579 $5,362 $34,481,200 10/06/06
198 Beloved BV $13,824,000 36.1% 1,501 $9,210 $38,273,400 10/16/98
199 Mystic River WB $13,754,200 11.7% 1,467 $9,375 $117,276,600 10/17/03
200 The Banger Sisters FoxS $13,717,800 33.1% 2,738 $5,010 $41,418,400 9/20/02

Note: Fall is defined as the day after Labor Day Weekend through the Thursday before the First Friday in November.


CHART NOTES
* Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
** First weekend of wide release.

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