Movies With the Fewest Theaters to Debut at #1 at the Box Office

FEWEST THEATERS TO DEBUT AT #1
(Movies to debut at #1 on a weekend chart at the fewest theaters, 1982-Present)

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Theaters Opening Average Total Gross^ Release
1 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour BV 683 $31,117,834 $45,561 $65,281,781 2/1/08

2 The Big Chill Col. 722 $3,662,152 $5,072 $56,342,711 9/30/83

3 Fatal Attraction Par. 758 $7,602,740 $10,030 $156,645,693 9/18/87

4 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle BV 766 $7,675,016 $10,019 $88,036,683 1/10/92

5 The Accused Par. 796 $4,316,369 $5,422 $32,078,318 10/14/88

6 Down and Out in Beverly Hills BV 806 $5,726,495 $7,104 $62,134,225 1/31/86

7 Unfaithfully Yours (1984) Fox 820 $3,774,126 $4,602 $19,928,200 2/10/84

8 Pretty in Pink Par. 827 $6,065,870 $7,334 $40,471,663 2/28/86

9 Splash BV 829 $6,174,059 $7,447 $69,821,334 3/9/84

10 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Fox 837 $26,455,463 $31,607 $128,505,958 11/3/06

11 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions 868 $23,920,637 $27,558 $119,194,771 6/23/04

12 Crocodile Dundee Par. 879 $8,038,855 $9,145 $174,803,506 9/26/86

13 Lean on Me WB 894 $5,032,605 $5,629 $31,906,454 3/3/89

14 First Blood Orion 901 $6,642,005 $7,371 $47,212,904 10/22/82

15 Purple Rain WB 917 $7,766,201 $8,469 $68,392,977 7/27/84

16 Cape Fear Uni. 924 $10,261,025 $11,105 $79,091,969 11/15/91

17 Rocky III UA 939 $12,431,486 $13,239 $124,146,897 5/28/82

18 Tootsie Col. 943 $5,540,470 $5,875 $177,200,000 12/17/82

19 The Natural TriS 989 $5,088,381 $5,144 $47,951,979 5/11/84

20 The Empire Strikes Back (Re-issue) Fox 992 $3,949,478 $3,981 $13,276,241 11/19/82

* 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.

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