THANKSGIVING WEEKENDS
(1982-Present)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross* | Week # | Theaters | Avg. | Total Gross^ | Release Date% | | 104 |
The Missing |
SonR |
$10,833,633 |
1 |
2,756 |
$3,930 |
$27,011,180 |
11/26/03 |
| 113 |
Rent |
SonR |
$10,016,021 |
1 |
2,433 |
$4,116 |
$29,077,547 |
11/23/05 |
| 93 |
Transporter 3 |
LGF |
$12,063,452 |
1 |
2,626 |
$4,594 |
$31,715,062 |
11/26/08 |
| 103 |
Black Knight |
Fox |
$11,102,948 |
1 |
2,571 |
$4,318 |
$33,426,971 |
11/21/01 |
| 73 |
Alexander |
WB |
$13,687,087 |
1 |
2,445 |
$5,597 |
$34,297,191 |
11/24/04 |
| 95 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$12,001,256 |
1 |
3,205 |
$3,744 |
$35,093,569 |
11/22/06 |
| 107 |
Money Train |
Sony |
$10,608,297 |
1 |
2,522 |
$4,206 |
$35,431,113 |
11/22/95 |
| 78 |
Ninja Assassin |
WB |
$13,316,158 |
1 |
2,503 |
$5,320 |
$38,122,883 |
11/25/09 |
| 91 |
Treasure Planet |
BV |
$12,083,248 |
1 |
3,227 |
$3,744 |
$38,176,783 |
11/27/02 |
| 96 |
Burlesque |
SGem |
$11,947,744 |
1 |
3,037 |
$3,934 |
$39,440,655 |
11/24/10 |
| 80 |
Hitman |
Fox |
$13,180,769 |
1 |
2,458 |
$5,362 |
$39,687,694 |
11/21/07 |
| 111 |
Planet 51 |
Sony |
$10,218,641 |
2 |
3,035 |
$3,367 |
$42,194,060 |
11/20/09 |
| 70 |
Red Dawn (2012) |
FD |
$14,276,668 |
1 |
2,724 |
$5,241 |
$44,806,783 |
11/21/12 |
| 106 |
The Rainmaker (1997) |
Par. |
$10,615,122 |
2 |
2,341 |
$4,534 |
$45,916,769 |
11/21/97 |
| 92 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony |
$12,068,931 |
1 |
3,376 |
$3,575 |
$46,462,469 |
11/23/11 |
| 67 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$16,474,092 |
1 |
2,415 |
$6,821 |
$47,795,658 |
11/26/97 |
| 105 |
Addams Family Values |
Par. |
$10,650,625 |
2 |
2,577 |
$4,132 |
$48,919,043 |
11/19/93 |
| 56 |
This Christmas |
SGem |
$17,958,183 |
1 |
1,858 |
$9,665 |
$49,121,934 |
11/21/07 |
| 62 |
Old Dogs |
BV |
$16,894,511 |
1 |
3,425 |
$4,933 |
$49,492,060 |
11/25/09 |
| 69 |
Australia |
Fox |
$14,800,723 |
1 |
2,642 |
$5,602 |
$49,554,002 |
11/26/08 |
| 60 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$17,461,108 |
1 |
3,206 |
$5,446 |
$53,412,862 |
11/23/05 |
| 97 |
Anastasia |
Fox |
$11,837,750 |
3 |
2,511 |
$4,714 |
$58,406,347 |
11/21/97 |
| 87 |
My Girl |
Col. |
$12,391,783 |
1 |
2,080 |
$5,957 |
$59,489,799 |
11/27/91 |
| 82 |
Gothika |
WB |
$12,868,471 |
2 |
2,382 |
$5,402 |
$59,694,580 |
11/21/03 |
| 88 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$12,292,952 |
1 |
2,005 |
$6,131 |
$60,060,328 |
11/26/03 |
| 81 |
Scrooged |
Par. |
$13,027,842 |
1 |
1,262 |
$10,323 |
$60,328,558 |
11/23/88 |
| 83 |
Jingle All the Way |
Fox |
$12,670,862 |
2 |
2,404 |
$5,270 |
$60,592,389 |
11/22/96 |
| 102 |
Harlem Nights |
Par. |
$11,136,904 |
2 |
2,180 |
$5,108 |
$60,864,870 |
11/17/89 |
| 37 |
Spy Game |
Uni. |
$21,689,125 |
1 |
2,770 |
$7,830 |
$62,362,560 |
11/21/01 |
| 77 |
Happy Feet Two |
WB |
$13,397,346 |
2 |
3,611 |
$3,710 |
$64,006,466 |
11/18/11 |
| 42 |
Deja Vu |
BV |
$20,574,802 |
1 |
3,108 |
$6,619 |
$64,038,616 |
11/22/06 |
| 43 |
End of Days |
Uni. |
$20,523,595 |
1 |
2,593 |
$7,915 |
$66,889,043 |
11/24/99 |
| 48 |
102 Dalmatians |
BV |
$19,883,351 |
1 |
2,704 |
$7,353 |
$66,957,026 |
11/22/00 |
| 72 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
BV |
$13,774,642 |
1 |
1,281 |
$10,753 |
$71,609,321 |
11/21/90 |
| 108 |
Fred Claus |
WB |
$10,575,400 |
3 |
3,603 |
$2,935 |
$72,006,777 |
11/9/07 |
| 39 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
SonR |
$21,570,867 |
1 |
3,393 |
$6,357 |
$73,780,539 |
11/24/04 |
| 101 |
Hugo |
Par. |
$11,364,505 |
1 |
1,277 |
$8,899 |
$73,864,507 |
11/23/11 |
| 114 |
Jack and Jill |
Sony |
$10,000,142 |
3 |
3,029 |
$3,301 |
$74,158,157 |
11/11/11 |
| 79 |
Star Trek: Generations |
Par. |
$13,190,324 |
2 |
2,681 |
$4,920 |
$75,671,125 |
11/18/94 |
| 31 |
The Haunted Mansion |
BV |
$24,278,410 |
1 |
3,122 |
$7,776 |
$75,847,266 |
11/26/03 |
| 61 |
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie |
Par. |
$17,405,678 |
2 |
2,937 |
$5,926 |
$76,507,756 |
11/17/00 |
| 100 |
Unstoppable |
Fox |
$11,432,903 |
3 |
3,183 |
$3,592 |
$81,562,942 |
11/12/10 |
| 66 |
Beowulf |
Par. |
$16,538,666 |
2 |
3,218 |
$5,139 |
$82,280,579 |
11/16/07 |
| 57 |
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
Par. |
$17,844,331 |
2 |
3,307 |
$5,395 |
$85,417,988 |
11/19/04 |
| 22 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$29,239,026 |
1 |
3,440 |
$8,500 |
$88,631,237 |
11/23/11 |
| 75 |
Space Jam |
WB |
$13,555,046 |
3 |
2,650 |
$5,115 |
$90,418,342 |
11/15/96 |
| 58 |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Par. |
$17,801,017 |
2 |
2,812 |
$6,330 |
$92,027,888 |
11/22/96 |
| 26 |
Flubber |
BV |
$26,725,207 |
1 |
2,641 |
$10,119 |
$92,977,226 |
11/26/97 |
| 94 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
Fox |
$12,048,731 |
3 |
2,703 |
$4,457 |
$93,927,920 |
11/14/03 |
| 21 |
Unbreakable |
BV |
$30,330,771 |
1 |
2,708 |
$11,200 |
$95,011,339 |
11/22/00 |
| 40 |
The Rugrats Movie |
Par. |
$21,010,116 |
2 |
2,823 |
$7,442 |
$100,494,675 |
11/20/98 |
| 53 |
Sleepy Hollow |
Par. |
$18,414,444 |
2 |
3,067 |
$6,004 |
$101,071,502 |
11/19/99 |
| 30 |
The Cat in the Hat |
Uni. |
$24,459,685 |
2 |
3,467 |
$7,055 |
$101,149,285 |
11/21/03 |
| 33 |
Rise of the Guardians |
P/DW |
$23,773,465 |
1 |
3,653 |
$6,508 |
$103,412,758 |
11/21/12 |
| 99 |
Interview with the Vampire |
WB |
$11,769,781 |
3 |
2,604 |
$4,520 |
$105,264,608 |
11/11/94 |
| 55 |
GoldenEye |
MGM |
$18,110,951 |
2 |
2,667 |
$6,790 |
$106,429,941 |
11/17/95 |
| 76 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
WB |
$13,487,173 |
3 |
2,705 |
$4,986 |
$108,385,533 |
11/10/95 |
| 63 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$16,881,888 |
1 |
1,349 |
$12,514 |
$109,713,132 |
11/26/86 |
| 54 |
Enemy of the State |
BV |
$18,114,221 |
2 |
2,435 |
$7,439 |
$111,549,836 |
11/20/98 |
| 46 |
The Addams Family |
Par. |
$20,133,616 |
2 |
2,411 |
$8,350 |
$113,502,426 |
11/22/91 |
| 27 |
Bolt |
BV |
$26,581,002 |
2 |
3,654 |
$7,274 |
$114,053,579 |
11/21/08 |
| 25 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Uni. |
$27,835,125 |
1 |
1,865 |
$14,925 |
$118,450,002 |
11/22/89 |
| 51 |
Walk the Line |
Fox |
$19,212,273 |
2 |
3,138 |
$6,122 |
$119,519,402 |
11/18/05 |
| 18 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$31,069,826 |
1 |
3,310 |
$9,387 |
$120,146,040 |
11/26/08 |
| 64 |
The Bodyguard |
WB |
$16,611,793 |
1 |
1,717 |
$9,674 |
$121,945,720 |
11/25/92 |
| 36 |
Life of Pi |
Fox |
$22,451,514 |
1 |
2,927 |
$7,670 |
$124,953,846 |
11/21/12 |
| 112 |
Charlie's Angels |
Sony |
$10,206,316 |
4 |
2,838 |
$3,596 |
$125,305,545 |
11/3/00 |
| 98 |
Bee Movie |
P/DW |
$11,813,502 |
4 |
3,507 |
$3,368 |
$126,631,277 |
11/2/07 |
| 35 |
The World Is Not Enough |
MGM |
$23,237,746 |
2 |
3,163 |
$7,346 |
$126,943,684 |
11/19/99 |
| 13 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$34,440,317 |
1 |
3,730 |
$9,233 |
$127,807,262 |
11/21/07 |
| 47 |
Rocky IV |
UA |
$19,991,537 |
1 |
1,325 |
$15,087 |
$127,873,716 |
11/27/85 |
| 110 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan |
Fox |
$10,304,802 |
4 |
2,552 |
$4,037 |
$128,505,958 |
11/3/06 |
| 85 |
Chicken Little |
BV |
$12,568,113 |
4 |
3,475 |
$3,616 |
$135,386,665 |
11/4/05 |
| 14 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
BV |
$33,504,025 |
1 |
2,794 |
$11,991 |
$136,189,294 |
11/27/96 |
| 86 |
Ransom |
BV |
$12,482,758 |
4 |
2,588 |
$4,823 |
$136,492,681 |
11/8/96 |
| 68 |
A Christmas Carol (2009) |
BV |
$15,758,273 |
4 |
3,013 |
$5,230 |
$137,855,863 |
11/6/09 |
| 90 |
The Santa Clause 2 |
BV |
$12,133,257 |
5 |
2,526 |
$4,803 |
$139,236,327 |
11/1/02 |
| 45 |
The Santa Clause |
BV |
$20,437,607 |
3 |
2,269 |
$9,007 |
$144,833,357 |
11/11/94 |
| 89 |
Beauty and the Beast |
BV |
$12,239,650 |
3 |
1,118 |
$10,947 |
$145,863,363 |
11/22/91 |
| 84 |
Megamind |
P/DW |
$12,575,778 |
4 |
3,411 |
$3,687 |
$148,415,853 |
11/5/10 |
| 19 |
Die Another Day |
MGM |
$31,010,183 |
2 |
3,324 |
$9,329 |
$160,942,139 |
11/22/02 |
| 74 |
The Waterboy |
BV |
$13,601,032 |
4 |
2,782 |
$4,888 |
$161,491,646 |
11/6/98 |
| 49 |
The Polar Express |
WB |
$19,389,297 |
3 |
3,650 |
$5,312 |
$162,775,358 |
11/10/04 |
| 15 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
$33,258,052 |
2 |
2,686 |
$12,382 |
$162,798,565 |
11/27/98 |
| 59 |
2012 |
Sony |
$17,651,729 |
3 |
3,444 |
$5,125 |
$166,112,167 |
11/13/09 |
| 20 |
Casino Royale |
Sony |
$30,785,874 |
2 |
3,443 |
$8,941 |
$167,445,960 |
11/17/06 |
| 109 |
Three Men and a Baby |
BV |
$10,384,392 |
1 |
1,006 |
$10,322 |
$167,780,960 |
11/25/87 |
| 52 |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony |
$18,833,552 |
3 |
3,501 |
$5,379 |
$168,368,427 |
11/14/08 |
| 16 |
National Treasure |
BV |
$32,156,917 |
2 |
3,243 |
$9,915 |
$173,008,894 |
11/19/04 |
| 38 |
Elf |
NL |
$21,649,842 |
4 |
3,202 |
$6,761 |
$173,398,518 |
11/7/03 |
| 24 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
Fox |
$28,616,454 |
2 |
2,231 |
$12,826 |
$173,585,516 |
11/20/92 |
| 71 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
P/DW |
$14,207,329 |
4 |
3,709 |
$3,831 |
$180,010,950 |
11/7/08 |
| 29 |
Lincoln |
BV |
$25,676,413 |
3 |
2,018 |
$12,724 |
$182,207,973 |
11/16/12 |
| 65 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
BV |
$16,572,669 |
4 |
3,259 |
$5,085 |
$189,422,889 |
11/2/12 |
| 23 |
Toy Story |
BV |
$29,140,617 |
1 |
2,457 |
$11,860 |
$191,796,233 |
11/22/95 |
| 28 |
Twilight |
Sum. |
$26,344,032 |
2 |
3,425 |
$7,692 |
$192,769,854 |
11/21/08 |
| 11 |
Happy Feet |
WB |
$37,038,046 |
2 |
3,804 |
$9,736 |
$198,000,317 |
11/17/06 |
| 6 |
Tangled |
BV |
$48,767,052 |
1 |
3,603 |
$13,535 |
$200,821,936 |
11/24/10 |
| 50 |
Aladdin |
BV |
$19,289,073 |
3 |
1,131 |
$17,054 |
$217,350,219 |
11/25/92 |
| 44 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$20,468,847 |
1 |
1,605 |
$12,753 |
$219,195,243 |
11/24/93 |
| 2 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$57,388,839 |
2 |
3,236 |
$17,734 |
$245,852,179 |
11/24/99 |
| 32 |
Monsters, Inc. |
BV |
$24,055,001 |
4 |
3,649 |
$6,592 |
$255,873,250 |
11/2/01 |
| 10 |
The Blind Side |
WB |
$40,111,364 |
2 |
3,140 |
$12,774 |
$255,959,475 |
11/20/09 |
| 4 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Uni. |
$52,118,445 |
2 |
3,134 |
$16,630 |
$260,044,825 |
11/17/00 |
| 34 |
The Incredibles |
BV |
$23,580,279 |
4 |
3,453 |
$6,828 |
$261,441,092 |
11/5/04 |
| 17 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
WB |
$32,117,496 |
3 |
3,682 |
$8,722 |
$261,988,482 |
11/15/02 |
| 9 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 |
Sum. |
$41,683,574 |
2 |
4,066 |
$10,252 |
$281,287,133 |
11/18/11 |
| 41 |
Home Alone |
Fox |
$20,987,761 |
2 |
1,284 |
$16,345 |
$285,761,243 |
11/16/90 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
WB |
$54,727,138 |
2 |
3,858 |
$14,185 |
$290,013,036 |
11/18/05 |
| 7 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
LG/S |
$43,641,448 |
2 |
4,070 |
$10,723 |
$292,324,737 |
11/16/12 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 |
WB |
$49,087,101 |
2 |
4,125 |
$11,900 |
$295,983,305 |
11/19/10 |
| 8 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Sum. |
$42,870,031 |
2 |
4,042 |
$10,606 |
$296,623,634 |
11/20/09 |
| 12 |
Skyfall |
Sony |
$35,502,973 |
3 |
3,526 |
$10,069 |
$304,360,277 |
11/9/12 |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
WB |
$57,487,755 |
2 |
3,672 |
$15,655 |
$317,575,550 |
11/16/01 |
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CHART NOTES
Chart shows wide releases grossing more than $10 million over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend only.
* Weekend gross is the 3-day, Fri-Sun gross over the Thanksgiving weekend.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
% Release Date is the date the movie went into wide release.
Highlighted rows indicate movie is currently in release and total gross is not final.
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