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BIGGEST OPENING WEEKENDS
NOT AT #1

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

RankTitle (click to view)StudioOpening*Wknd
Rank		TheatersAverageTotal Gross^Date**
1 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $68,743,584 2 3,425 $20,071 $186,740,799 5/28/04
2 Sherlock Holmes WB $62,304,277 2 3,626 $17,183 $209,028,679 12/25/09
3 Prometheus Fox $51,050,101 2 3,396 $15,032 $126,477,084 6/08/12
4 Wanted Uni. $50,927,085 2 3,175 $16,040 $134,508,551 6/27/08
5 The Great Gatsby (2013) WB $50,085,185 2 3,535 $14,168 $66,743,604 5/10/13
6 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $48,875,415 3 3,700 $13,210 $219,614,612 12/23/09
7 Tangled BV $48,767,052 2 3,603 $13,535 $200,821,936 11/24/10
8 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $47,656,302 2 3,925 $12,142 $165,249,063 5/26/11
9 The Longest Yard Par. $47,606,480 2 3,634 $13,100 $158,119,460 5/27/05
10 Madagascar DW $47,224,594 3 4,131 $11,431 $193,595,521 5/27/05
11 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox $44,307,417 2 3,475 $12,750 $217,326,974 12/14/07
12 Terminator Salvation WB $42,558,390 2 3,530 $12,056 $125,322,469 5/21/09
13 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $41,690,382 2 4,099 $10,171 $196,573,705 7/01/09
14 Casino Royale Sony $40,833,156 2 3,434 $11,890 $167,445,960 11/17/06
15 Grown Ups Sony $40,506,562 2 3,534 $11,462 $162,001,186 6/25/10
16 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Uni. $40,457,770 2 3,760 $10,760 $102,491,776 8/01/08
17 The Last Airbender Par. $40,325,019 2 3,169 $12,725 $131,772,187 7/01/10
18 Safe House Uni. $40,172,720 2 3,119 $12,880 $126,373,434 2/10/12
19 Magic Mike WB $39,127,170 2 2,930 $13,354 $113,721,571 6/29/12
20 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $38,531,374 2 3,462 $11,130 $100,018,837 6/06/08
21 Over the Hedge P/DW $38,457,003 2 4,059 $9,474 $155,019,340 5/19/06
22 Bee Movie P/DW $38,021,044 2 3,928 $9,679 $126,631,277 11/02/07
23 Robin Hood Uni. $36,063,385 2 3,503 $10,295 $105,269,730 5/14/10
24 Salt Sony $36,011,243 2 3,612 $9,970 $118,311,368 7/23/10
25 The Smurfs Sony $35,611,637 2 3,395 $10,489 $142,614,158 7/29/11
26 Lilo & Stitch BV $35,260,212 2 3,191 $11,049 $145,794,338 6/21/02
27 The Blind Side WB $34,119,372 2 3,110 $10,971 $255,959,475 11/20/09
28 Wedding Crashers NL $33,900,720 2 2,925 $11,589 $209,255,921 7/15/05
29 Wrath of the Titans WB $33,457,188 2 3,545 $9,438 $83,670,083 3/30/12
30 Live Free or Die Hard Fox $33,369,559 2 3,408 $9,791 $134,529,403 6/27/07
31 The Book of Eli WB $32,789,494 2 3,111 $10,540 $94,835,059 1/15/10
32 Due Date WB $32,689,406 2 3,355 $9,743 $100,539,043 11/05/10
33 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Par. $32,018,216 2 3,212 $9,968 $85,417,988 11/19/04
34 Bad Teacher Sony $31,603,106 2 3,049 $10,365 $100,292,856 6/24/11
35 The Wolfman Uni. $31,479,235 2 3,222 $9,770 $61,979,680 2/12/10
36 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Fox $31,236,067 3 3,356 $9,308 $88,768,303 2/12/10
37 Elf NL $31,113,501 2 3,337 $9,323 $173,398,518 11/07/03
38 Sex and the City 2 WB (NL) $31,001,870 2 3,445 $8,999 $95,347,692 5/27/10
39 Step Brothers Sony $30,940,732 2 3,094 $10,000 $100,468,793 7/25/08
40 Knocked Up Uni. $30,690,990 2 2,871 $10,690 $148,768,917 6/01/07
41 The Happening Fox $30,517,109 3 2,986 $10,220 $64,506,874 6/13/08
42 Olympus Has Fallen FD $30,373,794 2 3,098 $9,804 $96,902,681 3/22/13
43 Unbreakable BV $30,330,771 2 2,708 $11,200 $95,011,339 11/22/00
44 America's Sweethearts SonR $30,181,877 2 3,011 $10,023 $93,607,673 7/20/01
45 John Carter BV $30,180,188 2 3,749 $8,050 $73,078,100 3/09/12
46 Django Unchained Wein. $30,122,888 2 3,010 $10,008 $162,805,434 12/25/12
47 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time BV $30,095,259 3 3,646 $8,254 $90,759,676 5/28/10
48 Sleepy Hollow Par. $30,060,467 2 3,064 $9,810 $101,071,502 11/19/99
49 Saw V LGF $30,053,954 2 3,060 $9,822 $56,746,769 10/24/08
50 Catch Me If You Can DW $30,053,627 2 3,156 $9,522 $164,615,351 12/25/02
51 Constantine WB $29,769,098 2 3,006 $9,903 $75,976,178 2/18/05
52 Dark Shadows WB $29,685,274 2 3,755 $7,906 $79,727,149 5/11/12
53 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Par. $29,514,054 2 3,105 $9,505 $73,013,910 2/11/11
54 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? LGF $29,289,537 2 2,155 $13,591 $60,095,852 4/02/10
55 The Muppets BV $29,239,026 2 3,440 $8,500 $88,631,237 11/23/11
56 The Blair Witch Project Art. $29,207,381 2 1,101 $26,528 $140,539,099 7/30/99
57 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DW $28,416,365 2 3,091 $9,193 $85,288,303 7/09/04
58 Nacho Libre Par. $28,309,599 2 3,070 $9,221 $80,197,993 6/16/06
59 Horrible Bosses WB (NL) $28,302,165 2 3,040 $9,310 $117,538,559 7/08/11
60 Starsky and Hutch WB $28,103,367 2 3,185 $8,823 $88,237,754 3/05/04
61 Mamma Mia! Uni. $27,751,240 2 2,976 $9,325 $144,130,063 7/18/08
62 Jarhead Uni. $27,726,210 2 2,411 $11,499 $62,658,220 11/04/05
63 Daddy Day Care SonR $27,623,580 2 3,370 $8,196 $104,297,061 5/09/03
64 The Ugly Truth Sony $27,605,576 3 2,882 $9,579 $88,915,214 7/24/09
65 Cheaper by the Dozen Fox $27,557,647 2 3,298 $8,355 $138,614,544 12/25/03
66 The Devil Wears Prada Fox $27,537,244 2 2,847 $9,672 $124,740,460 6/30/06
67 Hairspray (2007) NL $27,476,745 3 3,121 $8,803 $118,871,849 7/20/07
68 Bedtime Stories BV $27,450,296 2 3,681 $7,457 $110,101,975 12/25/08
69 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $27,335,363 3 3,470 $7,878 $103,860,290 2/10/12
70 Les Miserables (2012) Uni. $27,281,735 3 2,814 $9,695 $148,809,770 12/25/12
71 The Bourne Identity Uni. $27,118,640 2 2,638 $10,280 $121,661,683 6/14/02
72 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Par. $26,853,816 3 2,988 $8,987 $127,509,326 12/25/08
73 The Campaign WB $26,588,460 2 3,205 $8,296 $86,907,746 8/10/12
74 Bridesmaids Uni. $26,247,410 2 2,918 $8,995 $169,106,725 5/13/11
75 Bolt BV $26,223,128 3 3,651 $7,182 $114,053,579 11/21/08
76 The Help BV $26,044,590 2 2,534 $10,278 $169,708,112 8/10/11
77 The A-Team Fox $25,669,455 2 3,535 $7,262 $77,222,099 6/11/10
78 Big Momma's House Fox $25,661,041 2 2,802 $9,158 $117,559,438 6/02/00
79 Total Recall (2012) Sony $25,577,758 2 3,601 $7,103 $58,877,969 8/03/12
80 Battleship Uni. $25,534,825 2 3,690 $6,920 $65,422,625 5/18/12
81 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection LGF $25,390,575 4 2,161 $11,749 $65,653,242 6/29/12
82 Gnomeo and Juliet BV $25,356,909 3 2,994 $8,469 $99,967,670 2/11/11
83 Public Enemies Uni. $25,271,675 3 3,334 $7,580 $97,104,620 7/01/09
84 Date Night Fox $25,207,599 2 3,374 $7,471 $98,711,404 4/09/10
85 Tomorrow Never Dies MGM $25,143,007 2 2,807 $8,957 $125,304,276 12/19/97
86 Meet the Robinsons BV $25,123,781 2 3,413 $7,361 $97,822,171 3/30/07
87 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Fox $25,105,990 2 3,101 $8,096 $93,927,920 11/14/03
88 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family LGF $25,068,677 2 2,288 $10,957 $53,345,287 4/22/11
89 Dr. Dolittle 2 Fox $25,037,039 2 3,049 $8,211 $112,952,899 6/22/01
90 Jack and Jill Sony $25,003,575 2 3,438 $7,273 $74,158,157 11/11/11
91 Flight Par. $24,900,566 2 1,884 $13,217 $93,772,375 11/02/12
92 True Grit Par. $24,830,443 2 3,047 $8,149 $171,243,005 12/22/10
93 Predators Fox $24,760,882 3 2,669 $9,277 $52,000,688 7/09/10
94 The Chronicles of Riddick Uni. $24,289,165 2 2,757 $8,809 $57,761,012 6/11/04
95 The Haunted Mansion BV $24,278,410 2 3,122 $7,776 $75,847,266 11/26/03
96 White Noise Uni. $24,113,565 2 2,261 $10,665 $56,386,759 1/07/05
97 Tower Heist Uni. $24,025,190 2 3,367 $7,135 $78,046,570 11/04/11
98 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Uni. $23,973,840 3 3,027 $7,920 $62,514,415 6/16/06
99 Rise of the Guardians P/DW $23,773,465 4 3,653 $6,508 $103,412,758 11/21/12
100 Dinner for Schmucks P/DW $23,527,839 2 2,911 $8,082 $73,026,337 7/30/10
101 Be Cool MGM $23,450,212 2 3,216 $7,291 $56,046,979 3/04/05
102 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Sony $23,373,102 3 3,074 $7,603 $65,452,312 6/12/09
103 The Polar Express WB $23,323,463 2 3,650 $6,389 $162,775,358 11/10/04
104 Pineapple Express Sony $23,245,025 2 3,072 $7,567 $87,341,380 8/06/08
105 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Fox $23,244,744 2 3,723 $6,244 $133,110,742 12/16/11
106 Eragon Fox $23,239,907 2 3,020 $7,695 $75,030,163 12/15/06
107 Eat Pray Love Sony $23,104,523 2 3,082 $7,497 $80,574,010 8/13/10
108 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Fox $23,075,892 2 3,002 $7,686 $66,465,204 7/11/03
109 27 Dresses Fox $23,007,725 2 3,057 $7,526 $76,808,654 1/18/08
110 The Haunting in Connecticut LGF $23,004,765 2 2,732 $8,420 $55,389,516 3/27/09
111 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement BV $22,956,453 2 3,472 $6,611 $95,170,481 8/11/04
112 The Princess Diaries BV $22,862,269 3 2,537 $9,011 $108,248,956 8/03/01
113 Mulan BV $22,745,143 2 2,888 $7,876 $120,620,254 6/19/98
114 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Par. $22,718,184 2 2,934 $7,743 $76,507,756 11/17/00
115 Unstoppable Fox $22,688,457 2 3,207 $7,075 $81,562,942 11/12/10
116 Bridge to Terabithia BV $22,564,612 2 3,139 $7,188 $82,272,442 2/16/07
117 The Lucky One WB $22,518,358 2 3,155 $7,137 $60,457,138 4/20/12
118 Shallow Hal Fox $22,518,295 2 2,770 $8,129 $70,839,203 11/09/01
119 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) Fox $22,469,932 4 2,655 $8,463 $43,456,382 2/10/12
120 Life of Pi Fox $22,451,514 5 2,927 $7,670 $124,833,363 11/21/12
121 The Patriot Sony $22,413,710 2 3,061 $7,322 $113,330,342 6/28/00
122 Walk the Line Fox $22,347,341 2 2,961 $7,547 $119,519,402 11/18/05
123 The General's Daughter Par. $22,332,053 3 2,856 $7,819 $102,705,852 6/18/99
124 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde MGM $22,220,670 2 3,350 $6,633 $90,186,328 7/02/03
125 Monster House Sony $22,217,226 2 3,553 $6,253 $73,661,010 7/21/06
126 Freaky Friday BV $22,203,007 2 2,954 $7,516 $110,230,332 8/06/03
127 Poseidon WB $22,155,410 2 3,555 $6,232 $60,674,817 5/12/06
128 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fox $22,126,166 2 3,077 $7,191 $64,003,625 3/19/10
129 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Sony $22,115,334 3 3,174 $6,968 $51,774,002 2/17/12
130 It's Complicated Uni. $22,100,820 4 2,887 $7,655 $112,735,375 12/25/09
131 Ladder 49 BV $22,088,204 2 3,260 $6,775 $74,541,707 10/01/04
132 Road to Perdition DW $22,079,481 2 1,797 $12,286 $104,454,762 7/12/02
133 Inspector Gadget BV $21,889,138 2 2,814 $7,778 $97,403,112 7/23/99
134 Notting Hill Uni. $21,811,180 2 2,747 $7,940 $116,089,678 5/28/99
135 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Par. $21,783,641 4 3,222 $6,760 $65,660,196 7/25/03
136 Red Sum. $21,761,408 2 3,255 $6,686 $90,380,162 10/15/10
137 Garfield: The Movie Fox $21,727,611 4 3,094 $7,022 $75,369,589 6/11/04
138 Spy Game Uni. $21,689,125 3 2,770 $7,830 $62,362,560 11/21/01
139 My Best Friend's Wedding Sony $21,678,377 2 2,134 $10,158 $127,120,029 6/20/97
140 Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor LGF $21,641,679 3 2,047 $10,572 $51,760,370 3/29/13
141 Little Man SonR $21,613,176 2 2,533 $8,532 $58,645,052 7/14/06
142 Christmas with the Kranks SonR $21,570,867 3 3,393 $6,357 $73,780,539 11/24/04
143 You, Me and Dupree Uni. $21,525,560 3 3,131 $6,874 $75,628,110 7/14/06
144 American Reunion Uni. $21,514,080 2 3,192 $6,740 $57,011,521 4/06/12
145 Hercules BV $21,454,451 2 2,621 $8,185 $99,112,101 6/27/97
146 The Stepford Wives Par. $21,406,781 5 3,057 $7,002 $59,484,742 6/11/04
147 Safe Haven Rela. $21,401,594 3 3,223 $6,640 $71,297,590 2/14/13
148 My Bloody Valentine 3-D LGF $21,241,456 3 2,534 $8,383 $51,545,952 1/16/09
149 Happy Feet Two WB $21,237,068 2 3,606 $5,889 $64,006,466 11/18/11
150 The Adjustment Bureau Uni. $21,157,730 2 2,840 $7,450 $62,495,645 3/04/11
151 Bride Wars Fox $21,058,173 2 3,226 $6,528 $58,715,510 1/09/09
152 13 Going on 30 SonR $21,054,283 2 3,438 $6,123 $57,231,747 4/23/04
153 Project X WB $21,051,363 2 3,055 $6,891 $54,731,865 3/02/12
154 Lincoln BV $21,049,406 3 1,775 $11,859 $182,207,973 11/16/12
155 Law Abiding Citizen Over. $21,039,502 2 2,890 $7,280 $73,357,727 10/16/09
156 The Hunchback of Notre Dame BV $21,037,414 2 2,778 $7,572 $100,138,851 6/21/96
157 Valkyrie UA $21,027,007 4 2,711 $7,756 $83,077,833 12/25/08
158 Journey to the Center of the Earth WB (NL) $21,018,141 3 2,811 $7,477 $101,704,370 7/11/08
159 The Strangers Rog. $20,997,985 3 2,466 $8,515 $52,597,610 5/30/08
160 Insomnia WB $20,930,169 3 2,610 $8,019 $67,355,513 5/24/02
161 The Woman in Black CBS $20,874,072 2 2,855 $7,311 $54,333,290 2/03/12
162 Seabiscuit Uni. $20,854,735 5 1,989 $10,485 $120,277,854 7/25/03
163 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans SGem $20,828,511 2 2,942 $7,080 $45,802,315 1/23/09
164 Looper TriS $20,801,522 2 2,992 $6,952 $66,486,205 9/28/12
165 The Bounty Hunter Sony $20,686,423 3 3,074 $6,729 $67,061,228 3/19/10
166 Step Up BV $20,659,573 2 2,467 $8,374 $65,328,121 8/11/06
167 1408 MGM/W $20,617,667 2 2,678 $7,698 $71,985,628 6/22/07
168 Contact WB $20,584,908 2 1,923 $10,704 $100,920,329 7/11/97
169 Deja Vu BV $20,574,802 3 3,108 $6,619 $64,038,616 11/22/06
170 End of Days Uni. $20,523,595 3 2,593 $7,915 $66,889,043 11/24/99
171 Scary Movie 2 Mira. $20,503,356 2 3,220 $6,367 $71,308,997 7/04/01
172 Notorious (2009) FoxS $20,497,596 4 1,638 $12,514 $36,843,682 1/16/09
173 The Last Exorcism LGF $20,366,613 2 2,874 $7,087 $41,034,350 8/27/10
174 Atlantis: The Lost Empire BV $20,342,105 2 3,011 $6,755 $84,056,472 6/15/01
175 Friday Night Lights Uni. $20,269,025 2 2,667 $7,599 $61,255,921 10/08/04
176 What Happens in Vegas Fox $20,172,474 2 3,215 $6,274 $80,277,646 5/09/08
177 Kicking and Screaming Uni. $20,159,925 2 3,455 $5,835 $52,842,724 5/13/05
178 Knight & Day Fox $20,139,985 3 3,098 $6,501 $76,423,035 6/23/10
179 Bewitched Sony $20,131,130 2 3,174 $6,342 $63,313,159 6/24/05
180 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns LGF $20,082,809 2 2,006 $10,011 $41,975,388 3/21/08
181 Zookeeper Sony $20,065,617 3 3,482 $5,763 $80,360,843 7/08/11
182 Ray Uni. $20,039,730 2 2,006 $9,989 $75,331,600 10/29/04
183 Enemy of the State BV $20,038,573 2 2,393 $8,373 $111,549,836 11/20/98
184 Julie & Julia Sony $20,027,956 2 2,354 $8,508 $94,125,426 8/07/09
185 The Manchurian Candidate Par. $20,018,620 3 2,867 $6,982 $65,955,630 7/30/04
186 102 Dalmatians BV $19,883,351 3 2,704 $7,353 $66,957,026 11/22/00
187 The Unborn (2009) Uni. $19,810,585 3 2,357 $8,405 $42,670,410 1/09/09
188 Spawn NL $19,738,749 2 2,536 $7,783 $54,870,175 8/01/97
189 White Chicks Sony $19,676,748 2 2,726 $7,218 $70,831,760 6/23/04
190 The Benchwarmers SonR $19,656,429 2 3,274 $6,003 $59,843,754 4/07/06
191 Paranormal Activity Par. $19,617,650 3 760 $25,813 $107,918,810 10/16/09
192 The Animal SonR $19,610,520 3 2,788 $7,033 $57,743,062 6/01/01
193 Year One Sony $19,610,304 4 3,022 $6,489 $43,337,279 6/19/09
194 Shanghai Knights BV $19,603,630 2 2,753 $7,120 $60,476,872 2/07/03
195 Pokemon: The Movie 2000 WB $19,575,608 3 2,752 $7,113 $43,758,684 7/21/00
196 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause BV $19,504,038 2 3,458 $5,640 $84,500,122 11/03/06
197 Moneyball Sony $19,501,302 2 2,993 $6,516 $75,605,492 9/23/11
198 For Colored Girls LGF $19,497,324 3 2,127 $9,167 $37,729,698 11/05/10
199 Argo WB $19,458,109 2 3,232 $6,020 $136,024,128 10/12/12
200 The Italian Job Par. $19,457,944 3 2,633 $7,390 $106,128,601 5/30/03

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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