> ALL TIME > OPENINGS UNDER 600 THEATERS
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BIGGEST OPENINGS AT LESS THAN 600 THEATERS
(1982-Present)


Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*% of TotalTheaters / Avg.Total Gross^Release
1 25 10 to Midnight MGM $3,050,225 42.5% 595 $5,126 $7,175,592 3/11/83
2 115 1969 Atl $1,709,120 28.6% 520 $3,286 $5,979,011 11/18/88
3 123 3 Idiots Relbig. $1,645,502 25.2% 119 $13,828 $6,532,874 12/23/09
4 79 Above the Law WB $2,037,938 10.8% 350 $5,822 $18,869,631 4/8/88
5 54 After Dark's Horror Fest: 8 Films to Die For Free $2,310,680 89.7% 488 $4,735 $2,575,000 11/17/06
6 52 The Age of Innocence Col. $2,317,289 7.2% 83 $27,919 $32,255,440 9/17/93
7 127 All the Right Moves Fox $1,625,486 9.4% 442 $3,677 $17,233,166 10/21/83
8 53 Almost Famous DW $2,314,646 7.1% 131 $17,669 $32,534,850 9/15/00
9 12 Amistad DW $4,573,523 10.3% 322 $14,203 $44,229,441 12/10/97
10 65 Angel NW $2,214,824 12.7% 330 $6,711 $17,488,564 1/13/84
11 85 Arbitrage RAtt. $2,002,165 25.3% 197 $10,163 $7,919,574 9/14/12
12 119 Atlas Shrugged: Part I RM $1,686,347 36.4% 299 $5,640 $4,627,375 4/15/11
13 161 Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (IMAX) Fox $1,435,259 16.9% 58 $24,745 $8,485,488 11/1/02
14 58 Author! Author! Fox $2,279,260 17.4% 504 $4,522 $13,111,101 6/18/82
15 106 Avenging Angel NW $1,755,264 31.2% 525 $3,343 $5,622,787 1/11/85
16 71 Babies Focus $2,160,460 29.5% 534 $4,046 $7,320,323 5/7/10
17 69 Bad Boys (1983) Uni. $2,171,197 23.6% 468 $4,639 $9,190,819 3/25/83
18 154 Bad Company (1995) BV $1,459,824 39.7% 302 $4,833 $3,674,841 1/20/95
19 66 Barney's Great Adventure Poly $2,203,865 18.0% 540 $4,081 $12,218,638 4/3/98
20 59 Bean Gram. $2,255,233 5.0% 242 $9,319 $45,319,423 10/17/97
21 38 Beauty and the Beast (IMAX) BV $2,589,334 10.2% 68 $38,078 $25,487,190 1/1/02
22 166 Before Sunrise Sony $1,423,537 25.7% 363 $3,921 $5,535,405 1/27/95
23 180 Bella RAtt. $1,328,448 16.5% 165 $8,051 $8,070,537 10/26/07
24 22 Benny and Joon MGM $3,285,063 14.1% 408 $8,051 $23,261,580 4/16/93
25 116 Birth NL $1,705,577 33.5% 550 $3,101 $5,095,038 10/29/04
26 160 Black Swan FoxS $1,443,809 1.4% 18 $80,212 $106,954,678 12/3/10
27 146 The Blair Witch Project Art. $1,512,054 1.1% 27 $56,002 $140,539,099 7/16/99
28 181 Blame It On the Bellboy BV $1,326,472 42.7% 462 $2,871 $3,104,545 3/6/92
29 162 Bon Cop, Bad Cop All. $1,433,259 11.3% 133 $10,776 $12,665,721 8/4/06
30 2 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Uni. $8,684,055 21.6% 530 $16,385 $40,226,215 11/12/04
31 144 Cabin Boy BV $1,513,507 41.3% 593 $2,552 $3,662,459 1/7/94
32 57 Casa De Mi Padre LGF $2,287,239 38.7% 382 $5,988 $5,909,483 3/16/12
33 133 Celebrity Mira. $1,588,013 31.3% 493 $3,221 $5,078,660 11/20/98
34 47 Chasing Papi Fox $2,404,557 39.2% 585 $4,110 $6,130,049 4/16/03
35 76 Chicago Mira. $2,074,929 1.2% 77 $26,947 $170,687,518 12/27/02
36 91 Children of a Lesser God Par. $1,909,084 6.0% 215 $8,879 $31,853,080 10/3/86
37 77 Children of the Corn NW $2,042,821 14.0% 350 $5,836 $14,568,989 3/9/84
38 183 Choke FoxS $1,319,286 45.1% 435 $3,033 $2,926,565 9/26/08
39 3 Closer Sony $7,707,972 22.7% 476 $16,193 $33,987,757 12/3/04
40 114 The Color Purple WB $1,710,333 1.8% 192 $8,907 $94,175,854 12/20/85
41 9 Colors Orion $4,747,118 10.2% 422 $11,249 $46,616,067 4/15/88
42 28 Cousins Par. $3,039,805 13.8% 535 $5,681 $22,026,369 2/10/89
43 169 Crimes of the Heart DEG $1,402,921 6.1% 246 $5,702 $22,905,522 12/12/86
44 128 Critters NL $1,618,800 12.3% 540 $2,997 $13,167,232 4/11/86
45 140 A Cry in the Dark WB $1,561,793 22.6% 334 $4,676 $6,908,797 11/11/88
46 117 Day of the Dead UFD $1,700,000 34.0% 168 $10,119 $5,000,000 7/19/85
47 17 Dead Again Par. $3,479,395 9.2% 450 $7,731 $38,016,380 8/23/91
48 190 Death at a Funeral (2007) MGM $1,282,973 15.0% 260 $4,934 $8,580,428 8/17/07
49 96 Death Wish II Film $1,871,487 11.6% 377 $4,964 $16,100,000 2/19/82
50 60 Deathtrap WB $2,238,977 11.6% 341 $6,565 $19,282,134 3/19/82
51 142 Desperately Seeking Susan Orion $1,526,098 5.6% 268 $5,694 $27,398,584 3/29/85
52 36 Disorderlies WB $2,707,980 26.2% 544 $4,977 $10,348,437 8/14/87
53 15 Do the Right Thing Uni. $3,563,535 12.9% 353 $10,095 $27,545,445 6/30/89
54 120 Don 2 Relbig. $1,673,921 45.5% 157 $10,662 $3,680,306 12/22/11
55 84 Duets BV $2,002,588 42.3% 581 $3,446 $4,739,023 9/15/00
56 159 Eddie and the Cruisers Emb $1,444,886 30.2% 475 $3,041 $4,786,789 9/23/83
57 24 El Cantante PicH $3,202,035 42.4% 542 $5,907 $7,556,712 8/3/07
58 186 Empire of the Sun WB $1,314,509 5.9% 225 $5,842 $22,238,696 12/11/87
59 176 Facing the Giants IDP $1,343,537 13.2% 441 $3,046 $10,178,331 9/29/06
60 49 The Falcon and the Snowman Orion $2,358,846 13.8% 265 $8,901 $17,130,087 1/25/85
61 55 Falling in Love Par. $2,293,710 20.6% 305 $7,520 $11,129,057 11/21/84
62 56 Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX) BV $2,290,525 3.8% 54 $42,417 $60,655,420 1/1/00
63 39 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Uni. $2,545,674 9.4% 498 $5,111 $27,092,880 8/13/82
64 153 Filly Brown LGF $1,478,323 53.3% 188 $7,863 $2,773,494 4/19/13
65 131 Flawless (1999) MGM $1,590,155 35.4% 478 $3,326 $4,488,529 11/26/99
66 93 Fly Me to the Moon Sum. $1,900,523 13.8% 452 $4,205 $13,816,982 8/15/08
67 67 Foolish Art. $2,184,633 36.2% 305 $7,162 $6,033,999 4/9/99
68 81 Friends with Kids RAtt. $2,019,083 27.9% 369 $5,472 $7,251,073 3/9/12
69 62 Full Metal Jacket WB $2,217,307 4.8% 215 $10,313 $46,357,676 6/26/87
70 168 Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm) BV $1,408,474 8.3% 97 $14,520 $17,040,871 4/11/03
71 173 Girl in Progress LGF $1,384,078 53.0% 322 $4,298 $2,609,412 5/11/12
72 74 Glengarry Glen Ross NL $2,104,402 19.6% 416 $5,058 $10,725,228 10/2/92
73 196 Goon Magn. $1,232,860 29.6% 241 $5,116 $4,168,528 2/24/12
74 192 Hannah and Her Sisters Orion $1,265,826 3.6% 54 $23,441 $35,392,203 2/7/86
75 188 The Hitman Can. $1,290,442 27.7% 551 $2,342 $4,654,288 10/25/91
76 158 The Hoax Mira. $1,449,320 20.2% 235 $6,167 $7,164,995 4/6/07
77 135 Home Run Gold. $1,582,466 56.2% 381 $4,153 $2,817,801 4/19/13
78 174 Homework JenF $1,366,535 46.9% 262 $5,215 $2,914,328 8/27/82
79 18 House of 1,000 Corpses Lions $3,460,666 27.4% 595 $5,816 $12,634,962 4/11/03
80 112 The House of the Spirits Mira. $1,719,085 27.4% 474 $3,626 $6,265,311 4/1/94
81 10 House Party NL $4,611,024 17.5% 520 $8,867 $26,385,627 3/9/90
82 46 If You Could See What I Hear JenF $2,408,000 27.7% 524 $4,595 $8,693,512 4/23/82
83 165 Illegal Tender Uni. $1,425,915 45.9% 512 $2,784 $3,106,835 8/24/07
84 48 The Inkwell BV $2,358,988 26.6% 390 $6,048 $8,880,705 4/22/94
85 167 Into the West Mira. $1,410,414 29.4% 550 $2,564 $4,790,801 9/17/93
86 189 Jab Tak Hai Jaan Yash $1,283,585 42.1% 161 $7,973 $3,047,539 11/13/12
87 187 Jodhaa Akbar UTV $1,300,000 37.8% 100 $13,000 $3,440,718 2/15/08
88 164 Joysticks JenF $1,431,065 36.2% 310 $4,616 $3,952,448 3/4/83
89 172 Just Between Friends Orion $1,390,718 21.7% 352 $3,950 $6,408,791 3/21/86
90 175 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Yash $1,351,786 41.3% 64 $21,121 $3,275,444 8/11/06
91 92 Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain Code $1,908,420 24.8% 98 $19,474 $7,706,436 9/9/11
92 31 Krush Groove WB $2,905,293 26.3% 519 $5,597 $11,052,713 10/25/85
93 126 Ladron Que Roba A Ladron LGF $1,626,090 40.5% 340 $4,782 $4,011,254 8/31/07
94 184 Let's Spend the Night Together Emb $1,319,050 34.5% 475 $2,776 $3,821,199 2/11/83
95 134 The Lion King BV $1,586,753 0.5% 2 $793,377 $312,855,561 6/15/94
96 102 The Lion King (IMAX) BV $1,825,849 11.6% 66 $27,664 $15,686,215 12/27/02
97 194 Love Aaj Kal Eros $1,241,762 51.1% 102 $12,174 $2,430,083 7/31/09
98 4 Love Actually Uni. $6,886,080 11.5% 576 $11,955 $59,696,144 11/7/03
99 83 Manhattan Murder Mystery TriS $2,015,360 17.8% 268 $7,520 $11,330,911 8/18/93
100 139 Megiddo: The Omega Code II 8X $1,573,454 26.0% 314 $5,011 $6,047,691 9/21/01
101 82 Metalstorm Uni. $2,019,000 38.1% 549 $3,677 $5,301,085 8/19/83
102 41 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy WB $2,514,478 27.7% 501 $5,018 $9,077,269 7/16/82
103 73 A Mighty Wind WB $2,112,140 11.9% 133 $15,880 $17,781,006 4/16/03
104 155 Milk Focus $1,453,844 4.6% 36 $40,385 $31,841,299 11/26/08
105 129 Millennium Fox $1,614,692 28.0% 486 $3,322 $5,777,099 8/25/89
106 43 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Focus $2,490,942 20.2% 535 $4,655 $12,313,694 3/7/08
107 1 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Par. $12,785,204 6.1% 425 $30,083 $209,397,903 12/16/11
108 98 The Missionary Col. $1,864,852 25.8% 532 $3,505 $7,241,180 11/5/82
109 13 Mo' Better Blues Uni. $4,387,360 27.2% 544 $8,065 $16,153,593 8/3/90
110 86 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Uni. $1,987,853 13.3% 257 $7,734 $14,929,552 4/1/83
111 64 Mud RAtt. $2,215,891 19.0% 363 $6,104 $11,656,971 4/26/13
112 14 Munich Uni. $4,152,260 8.8% 532 $7,805 $47,403,685 12/23/05
113 70 My Family NL $2,164,840 19.5% 413 $5,241 $11,079,373 5/5/95
114 90 My Name is Khan FoxS $1,944,027 48.4% 120 $16,200 $4,018,771 2/12/10
115 107 My Week with Marilyn Wein. $1,750,507 12.0% 244 $7,174 $14,600,347 11/23/11
116 156 NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience (IMAX) WB $1,452,639 6.7% 68 $21,362 $21,583,831 3/12/04
117 171 New Jersey Drive Gram. $1,395,028 39.1% 210 $6,642 $3,565,508 4/21/95
118 191 A Nightmare on Elm Street NL $1,271,000 5.0% 165 $7,703 $25,504,513 11/9/84
119 33 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge NL $2,865,475 9.6% 522 $5,489 $29,999,213 11/1/85
120 109 Ninja 3: The Domination Can. $1,727,546 22.7% 530 $3,259 $7,610,785 9/14/84
121 197 No Country for Old Men Mira. $1,226,333 1.7% 28 $43,797 $74,283,625 11/9/07
122 11 Nuts WB $4,606,083 14.9% 536 $8,593 $30,950,002 11/20/87
123 118 October Baby (2012) Gold. $1,697,130 32.9% 390 $4,352 $5,157,886 3/23/12
124 21 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $3,304,679 2.6% 346 $9,551 $129,795,554 7/30/82
125 105 Om Shanti Om Eros $1,764,131 49.0% 114 $15,474 $3,597,372 11/9/07
126 50 The Omega Code Prov. $2,354,362 18.7% 304 $7,744 $12,614,346 10/15/99
127 178 Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior Magn. $1,334,869 29.3% 387 $3,449 $4,563,167 2/11/05
128 100 The Package Orion $1,851,673 17.4% 323 $5,732 $10,647,219 8/25/89
129 179 Paid in Full Mira. $1,328,789 43.0% 268 $4,958 $3,090,862 10/25/02
130 148 Passed Away BV $1,506,887 37.4% 582 $2,589 $4,030,793 4/24/92
131 177 The Perils of Gwendolyn in the Land of Yik Yak Gold. $1,337,274 100.0% 500 $2,674 $1,337,274 1/25/85
132 94 The Philadelphia Experiment NW $1,877,000 23.2% 490 $3,830 $8,103,330 8/3/84
133 8 Pitch Perfect Uni. $5,149,433 7.9% 335 $15,371 $65,001,093 9/28/12
134 5 The Players Club NL $5,894,607 25.6% 593 $9,940 $23,047,939 4/10/98
135 37 Pocahontas BV $2,689,714 1.9% 6 $448,285 $141,579,773 6/16/95
136 200 The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2005) WB $1,222,220 11.2% 66 $18,518 $10,900,597 11/23/05
137 137 Possession (2002) Focus $1,575,214 15.6% 270 $5,834 $10,113,733 8/16/02
138 95 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire LGF $1,872,458 3.9% 18 $104,025 $47,566,524 11/6/09
139 34 Pride and Prejudice Focus $2,865,017 7.5% 215 $13,325 $38,405,088 11/11/05
140 68 Quest for Fire Fox $2,171,303 10.4% 223 $9,736 $20,959,585 2/12/82
141 103 Racing with the Moon Par. $1,803,432 29.8% 389 $4,636 $6,045,647 3/23/84
142 143 Radio Days Orion $1,522,423 10.3% 128 $11,893 $14,792,779 1/30/87
143 45 A Rage in Harlem Mira. $2,458,080 23.6% 540 $4,552 $10,438,504 5/3/91
144 121 Raiders of the Lost Ark (IMAX) Par. $1,673,731 53.6% 267 $6,269 $3,125,613 9/7/12
145 19 Religulous LGF $3,409,643 26.2% 502 $6,792 $13,011,160 10/1/08
146 141 The Remains of the Day Col. $1,528,982 6.6% 94 $16,265 $23,237,911 11/5/93
147 145 Revenge of the Nerds Fox $1,513,090 3.7% 364 $4,156 $40,874,452 7/20/84
148 72 Revenge of the Ninja MGM $2,114,125 16.1% 432 $4,893 $13,168,027 9/9/83
149 42 Ride Mira. $2,513,334 45.8% 496 $5,067 $5,485,295 3/27/98
150 130 The Right Stuff WB $1,601,167 7.6% 229 $6,991 $21,192,102 10/21/83
151 138 Rize Lions $1,574,787 47.2% 352 $4,473 $3,336,391 6/24/05
152 150 The Road W/Dim. $1,502,231 18.5% 111 $13,534 $8,117,000 11/25/09
153 80 Rob Roy MGM $2,023,272 6.4% 133 $15,212 $31,596,911 4/7/95
154 198 Romeo Is Bleeding Gram. $1,225,737 37.4% 247 $4,962 $3,275,585 2/4/94
155 29 School Ties Par. $3,020,071 20.5% 595 $5,075 $14,715,067 9/18/92
156 27 Scoop Focus $3,046,924 29.0% 538 $5,663 $10,525,717 7/28/06
157 149 The Seduction Emb $1,503,543 13.2% 597 $2,518 $11,378,339 1/22/82
158 78 Serial Mom Sav. $2,040,450 26.1% 502 $4,064 $7,820,688 4/13/94
159 185 Seven Days in Utopia Visio $1,316,910 30.1% 561 $2,347 $4,373,074 9/2/11
160 75 She's the One FoxS $2,088,492 21.9% 459 $4,550 $9,538,948 8/23/96
161 151 Shine a Light ParV $1,488,081 27.0% 276 $5,391 $5,505,267 4/4/08
162 97 Shoot the Moon MGM $1,870,000 20.3% 585 $3,196 $9,217,530 1/22/82
163 195 Short Time Fox $1,237,211 30.9% 557 $2,221 $4,010,647 5/4/90
164 152 The Show Sav. $1,482,892 54.9% 336 $4,413 $2,702,578 8/25/95
165 111 The Sicilian Fox $1,720,351 31.8% 370 $4,649 $5,406,879 10/23/87
166 163 Silent Night, Deadly Night TriS $1,432,800 57.5% 398 $3,600 $2,491,460 11/9/84
167 20 Simon Birch BV $3,321,370 18.2% 596 $5,572 $18,253,415 9/11/98
168 89 Six Pack Fox $1,946,418 9.6% 504 $3,861 $20,225,989 7/16/82
169 122 Ski Patrol Triu $1,648,000 19.3% 515 $3,200 $8,533,973 1/12/90
170 44 Skin Deep Fox $2,460,262 12.5% 489 $5,031 $19,674,852 3/3/89
171 108 Smokey & the Bandit Part III Uni. $1,728,060 30.4% 498 $3,470 $5,678,950 8/12/83
172 6 Steel Magnolias TriS $5,425,440 6.5% 480 $11,303 $83,759,091 11/17/89
173 87 Swing Kids BV $1,967,957 34.9% 542 $3,630 $5,632,086 3/5/93
174 104 The Sword and the Sorcerer Gr1 $1,798,879 4.6% 233 $7,720 $39,103,425 4/23/82
175 61 The Sword in the Stone (Re-issue) BV $2,230,614 18.6% 487 $4,580 $12,000,000 3/25/83
176 101 The Tailor of Panama Sony $1,837,068 13.4% 199 $9,231 $13,729,742 3/30/01
177 124 Talaash Relbig. $1,638,706 57.1% 172 $9,527 $2,871,956 11/30/12
178 63 Tap TriS $2,217,150 24.3% 585 $3,790 $9,114,702 2/10/89
179 125 Tea with Mussolini MGM $1,633,183 11.3% 270 $6,048 $14,401,563 5/14/99
180 16 Terms of Endearment Par. $3,498,813 3.2% 260 $13,456 $108,423,489 11/23/83
181 23 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D (2006) BV $3,277,004 37.7% 168 $19,505 $8,700,869 10/20/06
182 7 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D (2007 re-issue) BV $5,330,101 36.8% 564 $9,450 $14,486,897 10/19/07
183 136 To Save a Life Gold. $1,581,517 41.9% 441 $3,586 $3,777,210 1/22/10
184 110 Tomboy Crwn $1,723,935 12.2% 409 $4,215 $14,100,000 1/25/85
185 88 Top Gun 3D Par. $1,965,737 65.1% 300 $6,552 $3,018,873 2/8/13
186 147 Tuff Turf Orion $1,509,380 16.1% 440 $3,430 $9,369,329 1/11/85
187 35 Under the Same Moon Wein. $2,769,655 22.0% 266 $10,412 $12,590,147 3/19/08
188 99 Valley Girl Atl $1,856,780 10.7% 442 $4,200 $17,343,596 4/29/83
189 113 Vice Squad Emb $1,717,205 13.0% 510 $3,367 $13,253,583 1/22/82
190 132 Vigilante FVI $1,588,464 31.2% 250 $6,353 $5,091,888 3/4/83
191 157 Weekend Pass Crwn $1,451,676 6.9% 399 $3,638 $21,058,033 2/3/84
192 199 What's Love Got to Do with It BV $1,222,718 3.1% 58 $21,081 $39,100,956 6/11/93
193 30 Wild at Heart Gold. $2,913,764 20.0% 532 $5,477 $14,560,247 8/17/90
194 182 Wise Guys MGM $1,324,456 15.6% 338 $3,918 $8,475,466 4/18/86
195 193 Without a Clue Orion $1,246,772 14.6% 280 $4,452 $8,539,181 10/21/88
196 51 Woman, Thou Art Loosed Magn. $2,325,474 33.8% 408 $5,699 $6,879,730 10/1/04
197 32 The World According to Garp WB $2,902,088 9.8% 357 $8,129 $29,712,172 7/23/82
198 170 The Wraith NCeV $1,402,535 40.1% 588 $2,385 $3,500,000 11/21/86
199 26 Yentl MGM $3,050,219 7.6% 501 $6,088 $40,218,899 11/18/83
200 40 You So Crazy Gold. $2,521,746 24.8% 417 $6,047 $10,184,701 4/29/94

* Opening Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart. A movie is considered to be in wide release when it reaches 600 or more theaters. For movies that opened in limited release and later went wide, the wide date is used for the 1,000-3,000 charts. All movies opening in limited release (regardless if they later went wide) and shown on the less than 600 theaters chart.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.

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