Top September 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	Total Gross^	Date**
200	Chill Factor	WB	$4,529,231	40.2%	2,558	$1,770	$11,263,966	9/3/99
199	The Evil That Men Do	TriS	$4,538,400	34.6%	1,464	$3,100	$13,102,025	9/21/84
198	Duplex	Mira.	$4,617,128	47.6%	2,189	$2,109	$9,692,135	9/26/03
197	The Last Kiss (2006)	P/DW	$4,627,989	39.8%	1,357	$3,410	$11,614,790	9/15/06
196	The Big Green	BV	$4,688,285	26.4%	2,072	$2,262	$17,736,619	9/29/95
195	Fly Away Home	Sony	$4,708,044	18.7%	1,320	$3,566	$25,143,818	9/13/96
194	The Words	CBS	$4,750,894	41.3%	2,801	$1,696	$11,494,838	9/7/12
193	Vanity Fair	Focus	$4,833,900	30.0%	1,051	$4,599	$16,136,476	9/1/04
192	Captain Ron	BV	$4,893,112	21.7%	1,414	$3,460	$22,518,097	9/18/92
191	Whiteout	WB	$4,915,104	47.8%	2,745	$1,791	$10,275,638	9/11/09
190	The Cookout	Lions	$5,000,900	42.3%	1,303	$3,837	$11,814,019	9/3/04
189	Ghost Town	P/DW	$5,012,315	37.5%	1,505	$3,330	$13,367,624	9/19/08
188	Death Warrant	MGM	$5,019,902	29.8%	1,089	$4,609	$16,853,487	9/14/90
187	The Protector (2006)	W/DD	$5,034,180	41.8%	1,541	$3,266	$12,044,087	9/8/06
186	Dragon Wars	Free	$5,041,239	45.9%	2,277	$2,213	$10,977,721	9/14/07
185	Sorority Row	Sum.	$5,059,802	42.3%	2,665	$1,899	$11,965,282	9/11/09
184	Highlander: Endgame	Mira.	$5,067,331	39.6%	1,543	$3,284	$12,811,858	9/1/00
183	Jason's Lyric	Gram.	$5,122,600	24.6%	804	$6,371	$20,851,521	9/30/94
182	Straw Dogs (2011)	SGem	$5,123,760	49.6%	2,408	$2,128	$10,324,441	9/16/11
181	Sydney White	Uni.	$5,196,380	43.7%	2,104	$2,469	$11,892,415	9/21/07
180	L.A. Confidential	WB	$5,211,198	8.1%	769	$6,776	$64,616,940	9/19/97
179	Warrior	LGF	$5,242,107	38.4%	1,869	$2,805	$13,657,115	9/9/11
178	What's Your Number?	Fox	$5,421,669	38.7%	3,002	$1,806	$14,011,084	9/30/11
177	Devil in a Blue Dress	Sony	$5,422,385	33.6%	1,432	$3,786	$16,140,822	9/29/95
176	Wicker Park	MGM	$5,467,281	42.1%	2,598	$2,104	$13,001,257	9/3/04
175	Bait	WB	$5,485,591	35.8%	2,352	$2,332	$15,325,127	9/15/00
174	Terminal Velocity	BV	$5,500,404	33.4%	1,794	$3,066	$16,487,349	9/23/94
173	Maximum Risk	Sony	$5,612,707	38.7%	2,358	$2,380	$14,502,483	9/13/96
172	Eastern Promises	Focus	$5,659,133	32.8%	1,404	$4,030	$17,266,000	9/21/07
171	Shoot 'Em Up	NL	$5,716,554	44.6%	2,108	$2,711	$12,807,139	9/7/07
170	The Glass House	Sony	$5,738,448	31.6%	1,591	$3,606	$18,150,259	9/14/01
169	All of Me	Uni.	$5,803,848	15.9%	1,192	$4,869	$36,403,064	9/21/84
168	Stir of Echoes	Art.	$5,811,664	27.5%	1,888	$3,078	$21,142,914	9/10/99
167	Hollywoodland	Focus	$5,926,177	41.1%	1,548	$3,828	$14,426,251	9/8/06
166	Flyboys	MGM	$6,004,219	45.9%	2,033	$2,953	$13,090,630	9/22/06
165	Bulletproof	Uni.	$6,014,400	27.9%	2,240	$2,685	$21,576,954	9/6/96
164	Rock Star	WB	$6,018,636	35.4%	2,525	$2,383	$17,008,282	9/7/01
163	Wishmaster	Live	$6,038,516	38.4%	2,502	$2,413	$15,738,769	9/19/97
162	Stealing Harvard	SonR	$6,041,521	43.0%	2,366	$2,553	$14,036,406	9/13/02
161	Everyone's Hero	Fox	$6,061,762	41.7%	2,896	$2,093	$14,523,101	9/15/06
160	Fire Down Below	WB	$6,073,094	37.4%	2,336	$2,599	$16,228,448	9/5/97
159	Paparazzi	Fox	$6,146,262	39.1%	2,115	$2,906	$15,714,234	9/3/04
158	The Illusionist	YFG	$6,189,133	15.5%	971	$6,373	$39,868,642	9/1/06
157	Dredd	LGF	$6,278,491	46.8%	2,506	$2,505	$13,414,714	9/21/12
156	Goodfellas	WB	$6,368,901	13.6%	1,070	$5,952	$46,836,214	9/19/90
155	Necessary Roughness	Par.	$6,513,130	24.8%	1,695	$3,842	$26,255,594	9/27/91
154	One True Thing	Uni.	$6,606,455	28.4%	1,590	$4,155	$23,245,840	9/18/98
153	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	Par.	$6,660,540	29.3%	2,026	$3,287	$22,738,671	9/5/03
152	The Program	BV	$6,821,931	29.6%	1,653	$4,127	$23,032,565	9/24/93
151	Fireproof	Gold.	$6,836,036	20.4%	839	$8,148	$33,456,317	9/26/08
150	The Four Feathers	Par.	$6,857,879	37.5%	1,912	$3,586	$18,306,166	9/20/02
149	Jennifer's Body	Fox	$6,868,397	42.4%	2,702	$2,542	$16,204,793	9/18/09
148	Going the Distance	WB (NL)	$6,884,964	38.7%	3,030	$2,272	$17,804,299	9/3/10
147	Invasion U.S.A.	Can.	$6,891,609	39.3%	1,735	$3,972	$17,536,256	9/27/85
146	Extreme Measures	Sony	$6,906,546	39.7%	2,298	$3,005	$17,380,126	9/27/96
145	Pacific Heights	Fox	$6,912,637	23.5%	1,278	$5,408	$29,381,956	9/28/90
144	Almost Famous	DW	$6,926,467	21.3%	1,193	$5,805	$32,534,850	9/22/00
143	Last Man Standing	NL	$7,010,333	38.7%	2,561	$2,737	$18,115,927	9/20/96
142	Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	WB	$7,010,474	49.0%	2,705	$2,591	$14,307,963	9/20/02
141	Into the Blue	Sony	$7,057,854	37.5%	2,789	$2,530	$18,801,234	9/30/05
140	The Fisher King	TriS	$7,067,908	16.9%	1,214	$5,822	$41,895,491	9/27/91
139	Wimbledon	Uni.	$7,118,985	41.9%	2,034	$3,499	$17,001,133	9/17/04
138	Nurse Betty	USA	$7,145,950	28.4%	1,459	$4,897	$25,170,054	9/8/00
137	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	Dim.	$7,308,529	48.3%	1,679	$4,352	$15,116,634	9/29/95
136	Roll Bounce	FoxS	$7,570,366	43.6%	1,625	$4,658	$17,380,866	9/23/05
135	Fatal Attraction	Par.	$7,602,740	4.9%	758	$10,030	$156,645,693	9/18/87
134	Two Can Play That Game	SGem	$7,720,942	34.7%	1,297	$5,952	$22,235,901	9/7/01
133	The Edge	Fox	$7,733,445	27.7%	2,350	$3,290	$27,873,386	9/26/97
132	Bangkok Dangerous	LGF	$7,783,266	50.9%	2,650	$2,937	$15,298,133	9/5/08
131	Igor	MGM	$7,803,347	40.0%	2,339	$3,336	$19,528,602	9/19/08
130	Postcards from the Edge	Col.	$7,871,856	20.1%	1,013	$7,770	$39,071,603	9/14/90
129	One Hour Photo	FoxS	$8,006,660	25.3%	1,212	$6,606	$31,597,131	9/13/02
128	Crocodile Dundee	Par.	$8,038,855	4.6%	879	$9,145	$174,803,506	9/26/86
127	Love Happens	Uni.	$8,057,010	35.1%	1,898	$4,245	$22,965,110	9/18/09
126	A History of Violence	NL	$8,103,077	25.7%	1,340	$6,047	$31,504,633	9/30/05
125	Showgirls	MGM	$8,112,627	39.9%	1,388	$5,844	$20,350,754	9/22/95
124	Dream House	Uni.	$8,129,355	38.2%	2,661	$3,055	$21,302,340	9/30/11
123	The Exorcist Director's Cut	WB	$8,175,666	20.6%	664	$12,312	$39,671,011	9/22/00
122	Cold Creek Manor	BV	$8,190,574	38.3%	2,035	$4,024	$21,386,011	9/19/03
121	My Best Friend's Girl	LGF	$8,265,357	43.0%	2,604	$3,174	$19,219,250	9/19/08
120	Shark Night 3D	Rela.	$8,404,260	44.5%	2,806	$2,995	$18,877,153	9/2/11
119	You Again	BV	$8,407,513	32.7%	2,548	$3,300	$25,702,053	9/24/10
118	Rounders	Mira.	$8,459,126	36.9%	2,176	$3,887	$22,912,409	9/11/98
117	Urban Legends: Final Cut	Sony	$8,505,513	39.6%	2,539	$3,349	$21,468,807	9/22/00
116	School for Scoundrels	MGM/W	$8,602,333	48.3%	3,004	$2,863	$17,807,569	9/29/06
115	Cabin Fever	Lions	$8,633,585	40.8%	2,087	$4,136	$21,158,188	9/12/03
114	50/50	Sum.	$8,644,095	24.7%	2,458	$3,517	$35,014,192	9/30/11
113	The Constant Gardener	Focus	$8,673,803	25.8%	1,346	$6,444	$33,579,797	8/31/05
112	Mr. 3000	BV	$8,679,028	39.8%	2,736	$3,172	$21,811,187	9/17/04
111	Apollo 18	W/Dim.	$8,704,271	49.2%	3,328	$2,615	$17,687,709	9/2/11
110	Striking Distance	Col.	$8,705,808	36.1%	1,889	$4,608	$24,107,867	9/17/93
109	Mr. Woodcock	NL	$8,761,369	34.0%	2,231	$3,927	$25,799,486	9/14/07
108	The Covenant	SGem	$8,852,458	37.9%	2,681	$3,301	$23,380,495	9/8/06
107	City by the Sea	WB	$8,935,426	39.8%	2,575	$3,470	$22,448,879	9/6/02
106	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar	Uni.	$9,019,180	24.7%	1,294	$6,970	$36,474,193	9/8/95
105	Hearts in Atlantis	WB	$9,021,494	37.3%	1,751	$5,152	$24,185,781	9/28/01
104	The Watcher	Uni.	$9,062,295	31.3%	2,742	$3,304	$28,946,615	9/8/00
103	Alpha and Omega	LGF	$9,106,906	36.3%	2,625	$3,469	$25,107,267	9/17/10
102	Courageous	TriS	$9,112,839	26.4%	1,161	$7,849	$34,522,221	9/30/11
101	Gamer	LGF	$9,156,057	44.6%	2,502	$3,659	$20,534,907	9/4/09
100	Killer Elite	ORF	$9,352,008	37.2%	2,986	$3,132	$25,124,966	9/23/11
99	Hardball	Par.	$9,386,342	23.3%	2,137	$4,392	$40,222,729	9/14/01
98	Lord of War	Lions	$9,390,144	38.9%	2,814	$3,336	$24,149,632	9/16/05
97	The Wicker Man	WB	$9,610,204	40.6%	2,784	$3,451	$23,649,127	9/1/06
96	Black Rain	Par.	$9,677,102	20.9%	1,610	$6,010	$46,212,055	9/22/89
95	Under the Tuscan Sun	BV	$9,751,425	22.4%	1,226	$7,953	$43,610,723	9/26/03
94	The Debt	Focus	$9,909,499	31.8%	1,826	$5,427	$31,177,548	8/31/11
93	The Black Dahlia	Uni.	$10,005,895	44.4%	2,226	$4,495	$22,545,080	9/15/06
92	Fame (2009)	MGM	$10,011,682	44.6%	3,096	$3,234	$22,455,510	9/25/09
91	Sea of Love	Uni.	$10,017,840	17.1%	1,246	$8,040	$58,571,513	9/15/89
90	Sneakers	Uni.	$10,031,145	19.5%	1,731	$5,795	$51,432,691	9/11/92
89	The Banger Sisters	FoxS	$10,037,846	33.1%	2,738	$3,666	$30,307,416	9/20/02
88	Serenity	Uni.	$10,086,680	39.5%	2,188	$4,610	$25,514,517	9/30/05
87	Cellular	NL	$10,100,571	31.6%	2,749	$3,674	$32,003,620	9/10/04
86	The Women (2008)	PicH	$10,115,210	37.6%	2,962	$3,415	$26,902,075	9/12/08
85	The River Wild	Uni.	$10,214,450	21.8%	2,074	$4,925	$46,816,343	9/30/94
84	The Musketeer	Uni.	$10,312,740	38.1%	2,438	$4,230	$27,073,640	9/7/01
83	Crank	LGF	$10,457,367	37.6%	2,515	$4,157	$27,838,408	9/1/06
82	The Informant!	WB	$10,464,314	31.4%	2,505	$4,177	$33,316,821	9/18/09
81	Urban Legend	Sony	$10,515,444	27.6%	2,257	$4,659	$38,072,438	9/25/98
80	Jet Li's Fearless	Rog.	$10,590,244	43.0%	1,806	$5,863	$24,633,730	9/22/06
79	9	Focus	$10,740,446	33.8%	1,661	$6,466	$31,749,894	9/9/09
78	Abduction	LGF	$10,925,253	38.9%	3,118	$3,504	$28,087,155	9/23/11
77	The Last of the Mohicans	Fox	$10,976,661	14.5%	1,491	$7,361	$75,505,856	9/25/92
76	Soul Food	Fox	$11,197,897	25.6%	1,336	$8,381	$43,700,855	9/26/97
75	All About Steve	Fox	$11,241,214	33.2%	2,251	$4,994	$33,862,903	9/4/09
74	SwimFan	Fox	$11,326,601	39.7%	2,856	$3,965	$28,564,995	9/6/02
73	Drive (2011)	FD	$11,340,461	32.3%	2,886	$3,929	$35,060,689	9/16/11
72	Machete	Fox	$11,416,164	42.9%	2,670	$4,276	$26,593,646	9/3/10
71	The Fighting Temptations	Par.	$11,758,372	38.9%	2,026	$5,803	$30,250,745	9/19/03
70	Timecop	Uni.	$12,064,625	26.9%	2,228	$5,415	$44,853,581	9/16/94
69	Secondhand Lions	NL	$12,139,832	28.9%	3,013	$4,029	$42,070,939	9/19/03
68	Trouble with the Curve	WB	$12,162,040	34.0%	3,212	$3,786	$35,763,137	9/21/12
67	House at the End of The Street	Rela.	$12,287,234	38.9%	3,083	$3,985	$31,611,916	9/21/12
66	Devil	Uni.	$12,289,375	36.6%	2,809	$4,375	$33,601,190	9/17/10
65	The Peacemaker	DW	$12,311,939	29.8%	2,362	$5,212	$41,263,140	9/26/97
64	The Good Son	Fox	$12,520,305	28.0%	1,847	$6,778	$44,789,789	9/24/93
63	Ronin	MGM	$12,697,641	30.5%	2,487	$5,105	$41,616,262	9/25/98
62	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	NL	$12,966,525	37.2%	1,862	$6,963	$34,872,033	9/13/91
61	For Love of the Game	Uni.	$13,041,685	37.1%	2,829	$4,609	$35,188,640	9/17/99
60	Matchstick Men	WB	$13,087,307	35.5%	2,711	$4,827	$36,906,460	9/12/03
59	End of Watch	ORF	$13,152,683	32.1%	2,730	$4,818	$41,003,371	9/21/12
58	The American	Focus	$13,177,790	37.0%	2,823	$4,668	$35,606,376	9/1/10
57	Nights in Rodanthe	WB	$13,418,454	32.1%	2,704	$4,962	$41,850,659	9/26/08
56	The Brave One	WB	$13,471,488	36.6%	2,755	$4,889	$36,793,804	9/14/07
55	Good Luck Chuck	LGF	$13,652,001	39.0%	2,612	$5,226	$35,017,297	9/21/07
54	Seven	NL	$13,949,807	13.9%	2,441	$5,714	$100,125,643	9/22/95
53	3:10 to Yuma (2007)	LGF	$14,035,033	26.2%	2,652	$5,292	$53,606,916	9/7/07
52	The Game	Poly	$14,337,029	29.7%	2,403	$5,966	$48,323,648	9/12/97
51	Gridiron Gang	Sony	$14,414,630	37.5%	3,504	$4,113	$38,432,823	9/15/06
50	Surrogates	BV	$14,902,692	38.6%	2,951	$5,050	$38,577,772	9/25/09
49	Lakeview Terrace	SGem	$15,004,672	38.2%	2,464	$6,090	$39,263,506	9/19/08
48	In & Out	Par.	$15,019,821	23.5%	1,992	$7,540	$63,856,929	9/19/97
47	The Tuxedo	DW	$15,051,028	29.8%	3,022	$4,980	$50,547,998	9/27/02
46	Zoolander	Par.	$15,525,043	34.4%	2,507	$6,192	$45,172,250	9/28/01
45	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Par.	$15,580,278	41.3%	3,170	$4,914	$37,762,677	9/17/04
44	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	WB	$16,112,211	28.9%	3,575	$4,507	$55,675,313	9/24/10
43	Righteous Kill	Over.	$16,288,361	40.6%	3,152	$5,168	$40,081,410	9/12/08
42	Just Like Heaven	DW	$16,408,718	34.0%	3,508	$4,677	$48,318,130	9/16/05
41	Transporter 2	Fox	$16,540,720	38.4%	3,303	$5,007	$43,095,856	9/2/05
40	Finding Nemo (3D)	BV	$16,687,773	40.6%	2,904	$5,746	$41,128,283	9/14/12
39	Don't Say a Word	Fox	$17,090,474	31.1%	2,802	$6,099	$55,001,642	9/28/01
38	The Kingdom	Uni.	$17,135,055	36.0%	2,793	$6,135	$47,536,778	9/28/07
37	Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys	LGF	$17,381,218	46.8%	2,070	$8,397	$37,105,289	9/12/08
36	Easy A	SGem	$17,734,040	30.4%	2,856	$6,209	$58,401,464	9/17/10
35	The Guardian	BV	$18,006,064	32.7%	3,241	$5,555	$55,011,732	9/29/06
34	Stigmata	MGM	$18,309,666	36.6%	2,899	$6,315	$50,046,268	9/10/99
33	The Rundown	Uni.	$18,553,765	38.9%	3,152	$5,886	$47,726,342	9/26/03
32	The First Wives Club	Par.	$18,913,411	17.9%	1,922	$9,840	$105,489,203	9/20/96
31	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Fox	$19,011,188	36.2%	3,565	$5,333	$52,474,616	9/24/10
30	Burn After Reading	Focus	$19,128,001	31.7%	2,651	$7,215	$60,355,347	9/12/08
29	Tim Burton's Corpse Bride	WB	$19,145,480	35.9%	3,204	$5,975	$53,359,111	9/23/05
28	Dolphin Tale	WB	$19,152,401	26.5%	3,507	$5,461	$72,286,779	9/23/11
27	Blue Streak	Sony	$19,208,806	28.0%	2,735	$7,023	$68,518,533	9/17/99
26	Moneyball	Sony	$19,501,302	25.8%	2,993	$6,516	$75,605,492	9/23/11
25	Barbershop	MGM	$20,627,433	27.2%	1,605	$12,851	$75,782,105	9/13/02
24	Looper	TriS	$20,801,522	31.3%	2,992	$6,952	$66,486,205	9/28/12
23	Remember the Titans	BV	$20,905,831	18.1%	1,865	$11,210	$115,654,751	9/29/00
22	The Forgotten	SonR	$21,022,111	31.3%	3,104	$6,772	$67,133,509	9/24/04
21	Resident Evil: Retribution	SGem	$21,052,227	49.7%	3,012	$6,989	$42,345,531	9/14/12
20	Underworld	SGem	$21,753,759	41.9%	2,915	$7,462	$51,970,690	9/19/03
19	Contagion	WB	$22,403,596	29.6%	3,222	$6,953	$75,658,097	9/9/11
18	The Game Plan	BV	$22,950,971	25.3%	3,103	$7,396	$90,648,202	9/28/07
17	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	SGem	$23,036,273	45.0%	3,284	$7,014	$51,201,453	9/10/04
16	Double Jeopardy	Par.	$23,162,542	19.8%	2,547	$9,094	$116,741,558	9/24/99
15	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Sony	$23,424,118	41.6%	3,282	$7,137	$56,359,780	9/12/03
14	Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself	LGF	$23,446,785	45.3%	2,255	$10,398	$51,733,921	9/11/09
13	Open Season	Sony	$23,624,548	27.8%	3,833	$6,163	$85,105,259	9/29/06
12	Resident Evil: Extinction	SGem	$23,678,580	46.8%	2,828	$8,372	$50,648,679	9/21/07
11	The Town	WB	$23,808,032	25.8%	2,861	$8,322	$92,186,262	9/17/10
10	Flightplan	BV	$24,629,938	27.5%	3,424	$7,193	$89,707,299	9/23/05
9	Resident Evil: Afterlife	SGem	$26,650,264	44.3%	3,203	$8,320	$60,128,566	9/10/10
8	Jackass: Number Two	Par.	$29,002,002	39.8%	3,059	$9,480	$72,778,712	9/22/06
7	Eagle Eye	P/DW	$29,150,721	28.7%	3,510	$8,305	$101,440,743	9/26/08
6	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	SGem	$30,054,300	40.0%	2,981	$10,081	$75,072,454	9/9/05
5	The Lion King (in 3D)	BV	$30,151,614	32.0%	2,330	$12,941	$94,242,001	9/16/11
4	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony	$30,304,648	24.3%	3,119	$9,716	$124,870,275	9/18/09
3	Rush Hour	NL	$33,001,803	23.4%	2,638	$12,510	$141,186,864	9/18/98
2	Sweet Home Alabama	BV	$35,648,740	28.0%	3,293	$10,825	$127,223,418	9/27/02
1	Hotel Transylvania	Sony	$42,522,194	28.7%	3,349	$12,697	$148,313,048	9/28/12

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.