Top August Opening Weekends at the Box Office

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TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH

Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Average	Adjusted Gross^	Date**
200	Blood Work	WB	$9,993,200	27.9%	2,525	$3,958	$35,853,100	8/9/02
199	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	LGF	$10,021,200	47.8%	3,015	$3,324	$20,978,000	8/19/11
198	Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat	Par.	$10,077,400	38.4%	752	$13,400	$26,218,100	8/2/02
197	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Uni.	$10,113,500	28.2%	1,595	$6,339	$35,833,700	8/17/01
196	Pee-Wee's Big Adventure	WB	$10,167,300	11.1%	829	$12,263	$91,568,700	8/9/85
195	Star Wars (Re-issue)	Fox	$10,172,900	24.3%	1,070	$9,506	$41,796,500	8/13/82
194	Lawless	Wein.	$10,207,700	26.7%	2,888	$3,534	$38,169,300	8/29/12
193	Revenge of the Nerds	Fox	$10,376,800	10.7%	958	$10,830	$96,590,200	8/10/84
192	Casualties of War	Col.	$10,402,500	27.9%	1,487	$6,994	$37,342,600	8/18/89
191	Colombiana	TriS	$10,408,200	28.4%	2,614	$3,982	$36,665,900	8/26/11
190	Piranha 3D	W/Dim.	$10,408,400	41.7%	2,470	$4,214	$24,971,700	8/20/10
189	Babylon A.D.	Fox	$10,488,600	42.1%	3,390	$3,094	$24,917,600	8/29/08
188	Stakeout	BV	$10,499,500	7.9%	951	$11,039	$133,362,000	8/7/87
187	Stardust	Par.	$10,582,600	23.7%	2,540	$4,166	$44,587,400	8/10/07
186	The Medallion	TriS	$10,680,600	36.5%	2,648	$4,033	$29,257,100	8/22/03
185	Betrayed	UA	$10,692,500	21.4%	1,036	$10,320	$49,873,500	8/26/88
184	Risky Business	WB	$10,776,500	6.7%	670	$16,084	$160,165,600	8/5/83
183	Mr. Mom	Fox	$10,786,800	6.6%	734	$14,695	$163,296,400	8/19/83
182	The Descent	LGF	$10,802,400	34.2%	2,095	$5,156	$31,547,200	8/4/06
181	An American Werewolf in London	Uni.	$10,814,700	12.4%	870	$12,430	$87,298,000	11/30/-1
180	Howard the Duck	Uni.	$10,850,900	31.1%	1,554	$6,981	$34,875,600	8/1/86
179	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Uni.	$10,926,300	34.7%	2,818	$3,877	$31,484,600	8/13/10
178	Weird Science	Uni.	$10,949,200	20.5%	1,158	$9,454	$53,307,700	8/2/85
177	Lottery Ticket	WB	$10,970,100	44.4%	1,973	$5,560	$24,688,800	8/20/10
176	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	BV	$11,045,500	20.9%	2,598	$4,252	$52,921,300	8/15/12
175	54	Mira.	$11,193,100	39.5%	1,859	$6,020	$28,369,300	8/28/98
174	The Fan	Sony	$11,265,800	33.7%	2,016	$5,587	$33,460,100	8/16/96
173	3 Ninjas	BV	$11,267,000	20.3%	1,912	$5,891	$55,484,900	8/7/92
172	WAR	LGF	$11,333,100	43.7%	2,277	$4,976	$25,950,900	8/24/07
171	Mr. Bean's Holiday	Uni.	$11,413,500	29.7%	1,714	$6,659	$38,433,000	8/24/07
170	Volunteers	TriS	$11,595,400	26.1%	1,560	$7,432	$44,454,500	8/16/85
169	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	W/Dim.	$11,644,700	30.2%	3,295	$3,534	$38,538,200	8/19/11
168	My Blue Heaven	WB	$11,651,100	26.3%	1,859	$6,266	$44,282,800	8/17/90
167	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	WB	$11,808,700	24.2%	2,707	$4,363	$48,756,900	8/6/08
166	Raising Cain	Uni.	$11,869,500	29.0%	1,661	$7,146	$40,886,300	8/7/92
165	Sparkle (2012)	TriS	$11,882,800	49.8%	2,244	$5,296	$23,856,600	8/17/12
164	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	Sony	$11,924,000	43.0%	3,127	$3,813	$27,746,800	8/12/05
163	Lock Up	TriS	$12,051,000	27.3%	1,382	$8,720	$44,199,700	8/4/89
162	In the Army Now	BV	$12,094,600	22.0%	1,444	$8,375	$54,860,600	8/12/94
161	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie	WB	$12,128,000	48.0%	2,411	$5,030	$25,272,300	8/13/04
160	Accepted	Uni.	$12,151,000	27.6%	2,914	$4,169	$44,031,900	8/18/06
159	Mirrors	Fox	$12,342,500	36.4%	2,664	$4,634	$33,940,100	8/15/08
158	Color of Night	BV	$12,556,800	33.5%	1,740	$7,216	$37,470,100	8/19/94
157	Vampires Suck	Fox	$12,566,900	34.3%	3,233	$3,887	$36,615,400	8/18/10
156	A Very Brady Sequel	Par.	$12,668,200	32.9%	2,147	$5,899	$38,515,700	8/23/96
155	Summer Rental	Par.	$12,870,100	23.3%	1,584	$8,123	$55,221,500	8/9/85
154	Balls of Fury	Rog.	$13,101,100	34.5%	3,052	$4,292	$37,953,800	8/29/07
153	30 Minutes or Less	Sony	$13,330,100	36.0%	2,888	$4,616	$37,053,900	8/12/11
152	Underdog	BV	$13,370,000	26.5%	3,013	$4,437	$50,502,800	8/3/07
151	Picture Perfect	Fox	$13,508,400	24.9%	1,707	$7,912	$54,330,800	8/1/97
150	Mimic	Mira.	$13,524,300	30.7%	2,255	$5,997	$44,077,400	8/22/97
149	The Change-Up	Uni.	$13,531,100	36.5%	2,913	$4,645	$37,081,500	8/5/11
148	Young Guns	Fox	$13,545,100	15.4%	1,387	$9,766	$88,212,400	8/12/88
147	Chain Reaction	Fox	$13,555,400	35.6%	2,255	$6,011	$38,130,300	8/2/96
146	An Officer and a Gentleman	Par.	$13,557,000	3.9%	719	$18,853	$346,635,400	8/13/82
145	Doc Hollywood	WB	$13,676,900	13.2%	1,575	$8,683	$103,410,100	8/2/91
144	Fright Night	Col.	$13,684,900	24.6%	1,542	$8,873	$55,741,600	8/2/85
143	Teen Wolf	Atl	$13,688,900	18.5%	1,416	$9,667	$74,002,200	8/23/85
142	Bless the Child	Par.	$13,867,300	32.0%	2,524	$5,493	$43,281,800	8/11/00
141	Death Race	Uni.	$13,957,000	34.8%	2,532	$5,513	$40,160,100	8/22/08
140	Honeymoon in Vegas	Col.	$14,001,500	20.8%	1,637	$8,552	$67,363,400	8/28/92
139	Double Impact	Col.	$14,285,800	25.2%	1,735	$8,232	$56,773,300	8/9/91
138	ParaNorman	Focus	$14,376,800	25.2%	3,429	$4,192	$57,154,800	8/17/12
137	Desperado	Sony	$14,438,800	31.1%	2,027	$7,122	$46,372,200	8/25/95
136	Friday the 13th Part VI	Par.	$14,447,900	34.7%	1,610	$8,974	$41,673,400	8/1/86
135	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday	NL	$14,484,200	47.4%	1,355	$10,688	$30,561,500	8/13/93
134	Open Water	Lions	$14,592,500	37.3%	2,709	$5,387	$39,138,500	8/20/04
133	Easy Money	Orion	$14,733,000	19.9%	1,130	$13,037	$73,879,200	8/19/83
132	Matilda	Sony	$14,745,800	24.5%	1,975	$7,466	$60,105,800	8/2/96
131	Uptown Girls	MGM	$14,849,500	30.3%	2,495	$5,950	$48,960,000	8/15/03
130	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Fox	$14,924,300	29.8%	3,391	$4,401	$50,016,500	8/3/12
129	Hope Springs	Sony	$14,951,400	23.1%	2,361	$6,333	$64,842,700	8/8/12
128	The Fly	Fox	$14,997,000	17.3%	1,195	$12,548	$86,583,600	8/15/86
127	Young Guns II	Fox	$15,049,300	18.2%	1,770	$8,501	$82,860,200	8/3/90
126	Darkman	Uni.	$15,119,500	23.8%	1,786	$8,466	$63,592,300	8/24/90
125	Air America	TriS	$15,137,600	26.0%	1,902	$7,959	$58,289,700	8/10/90
124	Virtuosity	Par.	$15,167,900	34.6%	2,012	$7,538	$43,893,900	8/4/95
123	The Art of War	WB	$15,336,400	34.5%	2,630	$5,831	$44,500,200	8/25/00
122	Cujo	WB	$15,413,400	28.9%	1,239	$12,439	$53,326,900	8/12/83
121	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Mira.	$15,457,100	36.6%	2,765	$5,590	$42,204,300	8/24/01
120	Mystery Men	Uni.	$15,657,800	33.7%	2,136	$7,330	$46,517,800	8/6/99
119	Mickey Blue Eyes	WB	$15,908,600	30.1%	2,573	$6,182	$52,929,700	8/20/99
118	Things Are Tough All Over	Col.	$15,952,100	27.9%	1,516	$10,522	$57,077,200	8/6/82
117	Babe	Uni.	$15,957,700	13.8%	1,591	$10,030	$115,810,300	8/4/95
116	Escape From L.A.	Par.	$16,010,300	35.0%	2,312	$6,923	$45,767,000	8/9/96
115	The 13th Warrior	BV	$16,048,400	31.4%	2,306	$6,958	$51,108,100	8/27/99
114	The House Bunny	Sony	$16,072,100	30.1%	2,714	$5,922	$53,343,300	8/22/08
113	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	WB	$16,157,900	41.6%	3,452	$4,681	$38,883,400	8/15/08
112	Autumn in New York	MGM	$16,184,900	29.1%	2,255	$7,177	$55,627,000	8/11/00
111	A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	NL	$16,230,400	36.6%	1,902	$8,532	$44,336,700	8/11/89
110	The Replacements	WB	$16,261,800	24.7%	2,754	$5,904	$65,902,100	8/11/00
109	The Original Kings of Comedy	Par.	$16,283,400	28.9%	847	$19,224	$56,247,000	8/18/00
108	Step Up 3-D	BV	$16,284,000	38.5%	2,435	$6,688	$42,346,900	8/6/10
107	The Island of Dr. Moreau	NL	$16,350,600	32.9%	2,035	$8,033	$49,695,000	8/23/96
106	Rat Race	Par.	$16,359,900	20.6%	2,550	$6,415	$79,425,300	8/17/01
105	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	SGem	$16,381,600	39.7%	2,905	$5,639	$41,220,100	8/27/04
104	Event Horizon	Par.	$16,454,200	35.7%	2,311	$7,118	$46,140,600	8/15/97
103	Snakes on a Plane	NL	$16,736,200	40.6%	3,555	$4,707	$41,240,500	8/18/06
102	The Master of Disguise	SonR	$17,157,300	31.1%	2,565	$6,688	$55,195,700	8/2/02
101	Without a Paddle	Par.	$17,297,900	23.3%	2,730	$6,335	$74,370,700	8/20/04
100	A Walk in the Clouds	Fox	$17,387,700	19.0%	1,534	$11,333	$91,279,200	8/11/95
99	Halloween II (2009)	W/Dim.	$17,401,500	49.0%	3,025	$5,753	$35,506,300	8/28/09
98	The Avengers (1998)	WB	$17,447,600	44.1%	2,466	$7,075	$39,589,800	8/14/98
97	The Exorcist III	Fox	$17,479,700	35.7%	1,288	$13,569	$48,989,300	8/17/90
96	Uncle Buck	Uni.	$17,589,000	13.2%	1,804	$9,750	$133,517,100	8/18/89
95	Final Destination 5	WB (NL)	$18,031,400	42.3%	3,155	$5,715	$42,589,600	8/12/11
94	The Possession	LGF	$18,097,200	36.1%	2,816	$6,427	$50,140,500	8/31/12
93	Tin Cup	WB	$18,195,200	18.8%	2,012	$9,043	$96,743,300	8/16/96
92	Jeepers Creepers	UA	$18,385,600	34.6%	2,944	$6,244	$53,173,000	8/31/01
91	Money Talks	NL	$18,430,400	26.0%	2,005	$9,191	$70,789,900	8/22/97
90	Open Range	BV	$18,497,400	24.1%	2,075	$8,914	$76,807,700	8/15/03
89	The Abyss	Fox	$18,639,600	17.2%	1,533	$12,158	$108,444,600	8/11/89
88	The Brothers Grimm	Dim.	$18,694,400	39.8%	3,087	$6,055	$46,966,500	8/26/05
87	Flatliners	Col.	$18,835,800	16.3%	1,319	$14,279	$115,419,600	8/10/90
86	The Little Rascals	Uni.	$19,048,500	19.2%	1,726	$11,036	$99,013,100	8/5/94
85	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Fox	$19,162,500	30.0%	1,395	$13,735	$63,778,900	8/14/98
84	Barnyard: The Original Party Animals	Par.	$19,178,300	21.8%	3,311	$5,792	$88,052,600	8/4/06
83	G.I. Jane	BV	$19,191,300	23.0%	1,945	$9,865	$83,325,300	8/22/97
82	Blue Crush	Uni.	$19,364,100	35.1%	3,002	$6,450	$55,198,200	8/16/02
81	Hard Target	Uni.	$19,383,000	31.0%	1,972	$9,829	$62,502,900	8/20/93
80	Red Dawn (1984)	MGM	$19,449,200	21.4%	1,822	$10,674	$90,687,300	8/10/84
79	Single White Female	Col.	$19,538,900	21.3%	1,744	$11,202	$91,869,400	8/14/92
78	The Others	Mira.	$19,765,800	14.6%	1,678	$11,778	$135,404,600	8/10/01
77	The Time Traveler's Wife	WB (NL)	$19,821,400	29.4%	2,988	$6,634	$67,448,300	8/14/09
76	The Skeleton Key	Uni.	$19,890,800	33.5%	2,771	$7,178	$59,342,800	8/12/05
75	Red Eye	DW	$20,026,700	27.9%	3,079	$6,503	$71,710,000	8/19/05
74	Jack	BV	$20,104,200	19.1%	1,710	$11,756	$105,305,600	8/9/96
73	Jeepers Creepers 2	UA	$20,105,900	42.8%	3,124	$6,435	$46,964,800	8/29/03
72	Something to Talk About	WB	$20,289,300	21.9%	1,510	$13,436	$92,844,300	8/4/95
71	Hot Shots!	Fox	$20,459,500	15.6%	1,929	$10,605	$131,014,900	8/2/91
70	Invincible	BV	$20,645,400	29.5%	2,917	$7,077	$70,074,400	8/25/06
69	The Last Exorcism	LGF	$20,974,200	51.2%	2,874	$7,298	$40,982,700	8/27/10
68	Parenthood	Uni.	$21,012,900	10.5%	1,262	$16,650	$199,522,200	8/2/89
67	Takers	SGem	$21,124,200	36.6%	2,206	$9,575	$57,672,100	8/27/10
66	Natural Born Killers	WB	$21,211,400	22.2%	1,510	$14,047	$95,513,200	8/26/94
65	Julie & Julia	Sony	$21,316,600	21.3%	2,354	$9,055	$100,081,300	8/7/09
64	Tightrope	WB	$21,637,800	19.0%	1,535	$14,096	$113,767,900	8/17/84
63	World Trade Center	Par.	$22,705,700	26.7%	2,957	$7,678	$85,193,000	8/9/06
62	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	$22,820,800	21.1%	2,427	$9,401	$108,323,500	8/6/99
61	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Dim.	$22,838,400	19.5%	3,307	$6,905	$117,311,100	8/7/02
60	Hero	Mira.	$23,020,000	33.5%	2,031	$11,333	$68,672,700	8/27/04
59	Exorcist: The Beginning	WB	$23,083,500	43.2%	2,803	$8,234	$53,472,900	8/20/04
58	Cop Land	Mira.	$23,371,100	30.1%	2,233	$10,466	$77,604,700	8/15/97
57	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$23,793,800	29.6%	3,082	$7,721	$80,472,700	8/13/10
56	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	NL	$24,792,500	26.0%	1,765	$14,047	$95,376,400	8/19/88
55	Step Up	BV	$25,043,800	31.6%	2,467	$10,151	$79,191,600	8/11/06
54	Friday the 13th Part III	Par.	$25,404,000	27.2%	1,079	$23,542	$93,393,600	8/13/82
53	Coyote Ugly	BV	$25,513,000	28.5%	2,653	$9,616	$89,544,100	8/4/00
52	Bring It On	Uni.	$25,576,100	25.4%	2,380	$10,746	$100,722,800	8/25/00
51	Pineapple Express	Sony	$25,705,500	26.6%	3,072	$8,368	$96,586,400	8/6/08
50	The Cell	NL	$25,801,400	28.6%	2,411	$10,701	$90,351,100	8/18/00
49	The Help	BV	$26,044,600	15.3%	2,534	$10,278	$169,892,800	8/10/11
48	Total Recall (2012)	Sony	$26,103,800	45.3%	3,601	$7,249	$57,572,800	8/3/12
47	Four Brothers	Par.	$26,231,600	28.4%	2,533	$10,355	$92,275,400	8/12/05
46	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Uni.	$26,536,200	19.6%	2,845	$9,326	$135,573,600	8/19/05
45	Space Cowboys	WB	$26,653,900	20.0%	2,805	$9,501	$133,222,100	8/4/00
44	The Campaign	WB	$27,135,300	30.6%	3,205	$8,467	$88,695,000	8/10/12
43	Dangerous Minds	BV	$27,254,300	17.6%	1,348	$20,217	$155,002,300	8/11/95
42	Halloween: H20	Dim.	$27,405,200	29.4%	2,607	$10,512	$93,183,700	8/7/98
41	Snake Eyes	Par.	$27,612,900	29.3%	2,713	$10,176	$94,114,200	8/7/98
40	Bowfinger	Uni.	$28,231,600	27.2%	2,706	$10,433	$103,758,900	8/13/99
39	Tropic Thunder	P/DW	$28,545,100	23.4%	3,319	$8,600	$122,213,300	8/13/08
38	Unforgiven	WB	$28,733,200	14.8%	2,071	$13,873	$193,660,600	8/7/92
37	Blade	NL	$28,905,400	24.4%	2,322	$12,448	$118,656,000	8/21/98
36	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	$29,171,800	41.3%	3,121	$9,347	$70,686,900	8/28/09
35	The Expendables 2	LGF	$29,179,400	33.6%	3,316	$8,799	$86,776,800	8/17/12
34	Freaky Friday	BV	$29,235,800	20.1%	2,954	$9,897	$145,135,800	8/6/03
33	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	BV	$29,351,700	24.1%	3,472	$8,453	$121,683,400	8/11/04
32	Halloween (2007)	MGM/W	$30,424,000	45.2%	3,472	$8,762	$67,250,000	8/31/07
31	Collateral	DW	$31,582,900	24.5%	3,188	$9,906	$129,144,200	8/6/04
30	The Princess Diaries	BV	$32,071,800	21.1%	2,537	$12,641	$151,849,900	8/3/01
29	Smokey and the Bandit II	Uni.	$32,125,500	16.5%	1,196	$26,860	$195,201,900	11/30/-1
28	Conspiracy Theory	WB	$33,409,500	25.4%	2,806	$11,905	$131,438,700	8/8/97
27	Spawn	NL	$34,145,000	36.0%	2,536	$13,463	$94,917,000	8/1/97
26	The Expendables	LGF	$35,864,000	34.8%	3,270	$10,968	$102,938,900	8/13/10
25	The Other Guys	Sony	$36,603,500	30.7%	3,651	$10,025	$119,070,000	8/6/10
24	The Dukes of Hazzard	WB	$37,997,200	38.2%	3,785	$10,038	$99,429,900	8/5/05
23	Superbad	Sony	$38,144,800	27.2%	2,948	$12,938	$140,177,000	8/17/07
22	Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$38,651,500	16.7%	2,378	$16,252	$232,098,200	8/5/94
21	Hollow Man	Sony	$38,911,000	36.1%	2,956	$13,162	$107,844,500	8/4/00
20	The Bourne Legacy	Uni.	$38,927,300	33.7%	3,745	$10,394	$115,532,000	8/10/12
19	District 9	TriS	$39,757,800	32.3%	3,049	$13,039	$123,020,000	8/14/09
18	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	$40,503,200	31.6%	3,165	$12,798	$128,112,000	8/21/09
17	The Sixth Sense	BV	$41,702,600	9.1%	2,161	$19,297	$457,178,300	8/6/99
16	Mortal Kombat	NL	$42,499,800	33.0%	2,421	$17,554	$128,599,000	8/18/95
15	American Wedding	Uni.	$43,939,200	31.9%	3,172	$13,852	$137,686,100	8/1/03
14	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Uni.	$44,740,200	39.5%	3,760	$11,899	$113,340,500	8/1/08
13	The Fugitive	WB	$45,566,500	12.9%	2,340	$19,472	$352,514,700	8/6/93
12	Freddy Vs. Jason	NL	$47,966,600	44.1%	3,014	$15,914	$108,793,300	8/15/03
11	S.W.A.T.	Sony	$48,802,100	31.7%	3,202	$15,240	$153,973,700	8/8/03
10	Alien Vs. Predator	Fox	$48,958,300	47.7%	3,395	$14,420	$102,647,500	8/13/04
9	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$54,806,200	31.0%	3,648	$15,024	$176,799,800	8/5/11
8	Rush Hour 3	NL	$56,665,000	35.0%	3,778	$14,998	$161,715,100	8/10/07
7	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Sony	$57,025,200	31.7%	3,803	$14,994	$179,666,300	8/4/06
6	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$58,233,500	36.4%	4,007	$14,533	$159,789,800	8/7/09
5	XXX	SonR	$60,822,500	31.3%	3,374	$18,026	$194,193,600	8/9/02
4	American Pie 2	Uni.	$63,292,700	31.1%	3,063	$20,662	$203,555,200	8/10/01
3	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$79,958,200	30.5%	3,660	$21,845	$262,517,500	8/3/07
2	Signs	BV	$82,156,600	26.4%	3,264	$25,170	$311,515,100	8/2/02
1	Rush Hour 2	NL	$94,562,100	29.8%	3,118	$30,328	$317,269,300	8/3/01

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