THANKSGIVING WEEKENDS
(1982-Present)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Adjusted Opening* | % of Total | Theaters | Avg. | Adjusted Total Gross^ | Release Date% | | 1 |
Toy Story 2 |
Buena Vista |
$89,924,200 |
23.6% |
3,236 |
$27,788 |
$380,778,700 |
11/24/99 |
| 2 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
Buena Vista |
$60,337,600 |
24.9% |
2,794 |
$21,595 |
$242,365,000 |
11/27/96 |
| 3 |
A Bug's Life |
Buena Vista |
$56,446,500 |
20.8% |
2,686 |
$21,015 |
$271,718,600 |
11/27/98 |
| 5 |
Toy Story |
Buena Vista |
$53,324,000 |
15.3% |
2,457 |
$21,702 |
$349,191,900 |
11/22/95 |
| 6 |
Tangled |
Buena Vista |
$48,462,600 |
24.2% |
3,603 |
$13,451 |
$200,380,100 |
11/24/10 |
| 7 |
Flubber |
Buena Vista |
$46,347,000 |
28.9% |
2,641 |
$17,548 |
$160,305,000 |
11/26/97 |
| 9 |
Unbreakable |
Buena Vista |
$44,792,800 |
32.0% |
2,708 |
$16,540 |
$139,815,900 |
11/22/00 |
| 10 |
Enchanted |
Buena Vista |
$39,846,600 |
27.2% |
3,730 |
$10,682 |
$146,726,400 |
11/21/07 |
| 12 |
Aladdin |
Buena Vista |
$36,997,800 |
8.9% |
1,131 |
$32,711 |
$417,441,100 |
11/25/92 |
| 16 |
The Haunted Mansion |
Buena Vista |
$32,049,100 |
32.2% |
3,122 |
$10,265 |
$99,588,800 |
11/26/03 |
| 19 |
The Muppets |
Buena Vista |
$29,724,500 |
33.0% |
3,440 |
$8,641 |
$90,001,200 |
11/23/11 |
| 20 |
102 Dalmatians |
Buena Vista |
$29,363,900 |
30.0% |
2,704 |
$10,859 |
$98,030,800 |
11/22/00 |
| 23 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
Buena Vista |
$25,921,100 |
19.2% |
1,281 |
$20,235 |
$134,976,000 |
11/21/90 |
| 25 |
Deja Vu |
Buena Vista |
$25,003,900 |
32.2% |
3,108 |
$8,044 |
$77,635,100 |
11/22/06 |
| 30 |
Three Men and a Baby |
Buena Vista |
$21,140,600 |
6.4% |
1,006 |
$21,014 |
$331,962,100 |
11/25/87 |
| 36 |
Old Dogs |
Buena Vista |
$17,671,500 |
34.2% |
3,425 |
$5,160 |
$51,635,700 |
11/25/09 |
| 38 |
Treasure Planet |
Buena Vista |
$16,554,700 |
31.9% |
3,227 |
$5,129 |
$51,960,400 |
11/27/02 |
| 45 |
A Low Down Dirty Shame |
Buena Vista |
$15,178,400 |
27.2% |
1,379 |
$11,007 |
$55,719,100 |
11/25/94 |
| 27 |
My Girl |
Columbia |
$23,429,600 |
20.7% |
2,080 |
$11,263 |
$113,090,400 |
11/27/91 |
| 41 |
Bad Santa |
Dimension Films |
$16,227,500 |
20.6% |
2,005 |
$8,093 |
$78,761,700 |
11/26/03 |
| 50 |
Red Dawn (2012) |
FilmDistrict |
$14,117,100 |
31.9% |
2,724 |
$5,182 |
$44,305,800 |
11/21/12 |
| 11 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$39,355,600 |
9.4% |
1,605 |
$24,520 |
$419,367,700 |
11/24/93 |
| 21 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$28,569,400 |
34.5% |
2,415 |
$11,829 |
$82,887,500 |
11/26/97 |
| 28 |
Life of Pi |
Fox |
$22,200,500 |
17.9% |
2,927 |
$7,584 |
$124,040,000 |
11/21/12 |
| 39 |
Predator 2 |
Fox |
$16,531,500 |
28.6% |
1,950 |
$8,477 |
$57,713,600 |
11/21/90 |
| 40 |
Australia |
Fox |
$16,408,600 |
29.9% |
2,642 |
$6,211 |
$54,937,300 |
11/26/08 |
| 42 |
Black Knight |
Fox |
$15,614,700 |
33.3% |
2,571 |
$6,073 |
$46,926,000 |
11/21/01 |
| 44 |
Hitman |
Fox |
$15,249,800 |
33.2% |
2,458 |
$6,204 |
$45,889,100 |
11/21/07 |
| 46 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$14,584,700 |
34.2% |
3,205 |
$4,550 |
$42,612,500 |
11/22/06 |
| 63 |
Cocoon: The Return |
Fox |
$10,784,000 |
29.2% |
986 |
$10,937 |
$36,936,000 |
11/23/88 |
| 53 |
Transporter 3 |
Lionsgate |
$13,374,000 |
38.0% |
2,626 |
$5,093 |
$35,160,400 |
11/26/08 |
| 65 |
The Mist |
MGM (Weinstein) |
$10,334,100 |
34.9% |
2,423 |
$4,265 |
$29,597,100 |
11/21/07 |
| 60 |
Just Friends |
New Line |
$11,413,900 |
28.2% |
2,505 |
$4,556 |
$40,469,800 |
11/23/05 |
| 35 |
Dances with Wolves |
Orion Pictures |
$17,861,300 |
5.1% |
1,048 |
$17,042 |
$347,846,400 |
11/23/90 |
| 13 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Paramount |
$36,221,000 |
15.8% |
1,349 |
$26,849 |
$229,804,900 |
11/26/86 |
| 24 |
Scrooged |
Paramount |
$25,231,500 |
21.5% |
1,262 |
$19,993 |
$117,432,900 |
11/23/88 |
| 29 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Paramount |
$21,683,400 |
32.7% |
3,206 |
$6,763 |
$66,224,900 |
11/23/05 |
| 48 |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
Paramount |
$14,269,900 |
14.4% |
1,118 |
$12,762 |
$99,399,400 |
11/25/87 |
| 59 |
Hugo |
Paramount |
$11,553,200 |
15.5% |
1,277 |
$9,047 |
$74,772,800 |
11/23/11 |
| 61 |
Timeline |
Paramount |
$11,142,200 |
43.4% |
2,787 |
$3,997 |
$25,698,800 |
11/26/03 |
| 26 |
Rise of the Guardians |
Paramount (DreamWorks) |
$23,507,700 |
22.9% |
3,653 |
$6,435 |
$102,505,400 |
11/21/12 |
| 22 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
Sony (Revolution) |
$27,649,600 |
29.3% |
3,393 |
$8,148 |
$94,478,500 |
11/24/04 |
| 47 |
The Missing |
Sony (Revolution) |
$14,301,100 |
40.2% |
2,756 |
$5,188 |
$35,609,100 |
11/26/03 |
| 56 |
Rent |
Sony (Revolution) |
$12,438,000 |
34.4% |
2,433 |
$5,111 |
$36,105,400 |
11/23/05 |
| 32 |
Money Train |
Sony / Columbia |
$19,412,000 |
30.0% |
2,522 |
$7,696 |
$64,789,100 |
11/22/95 |
| 54 |
Eight Crazy Nights |
Sony / Columbia |
$12,925,300 |
40.0% |
2,503 |
$5,164 |
$32,298,600 |
11/27/02 |
| 57 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony / Columbia |
$12,269,300 |
26.0% |
3,376 |
$3,634 |
$47,218,600 |
11/23/11 |
| 31 |
This Christmas |
Sony / Screen Gems |
$20,777,200 |
36.6% |
1,858 |
$11,182 |
$56,797,500 |
11/21/07 |
| 58 |
Burlesque |
Sony / Screen Gems |
$11,873,200 |
30.3% |
3,037 |
$3,909 |
$39,194,500 |
11/24/10 |
| 49 |
Steel Magnolias |
TriStar |
$14,143,300 |
8.7% |
720 |
$19,643 |
$162,343,800 |
11/24/89 |
| 52 |
Supergirl |
TriStar |
$13,594,200 |
40.3% |
1,608 |
$8,453 |
$33,729,000 |
11/21/84 |
| 55 |
Santa Claus: The Movie |
TriStar |
$12,662,400 |
23.9% |
970 |
$13,052 |
$52,907,300 |
11/27/85 |
| 8 |
Rocky IV |
United Artists |
$44,826,100 |
15.9% |
1,325 |
$33,829 |
$281,682,900 |
11/27/85 |
| 4 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Universal |
$55,810,500 |
23.9% |
1,865 |
$29,925 |
$233,632,200 |
11/22/89 |
| 15 |
End of Days |
Universal |
$32,159,000 |
30.8% |
2,593 |
$12,402 |
$104,361,300 |
11/24/99 |
| 18 |
Spy Game |
Universal |
$30,502,700 |
34.8% |
2,770 |
$11,012 |
$87,624,900 |
11/21/01 |
| 33 |
Junior |
Universal |
$18,668,200 |
26.9% |
1,749 |
$10,674 |
$69,474,000 |
11/23/94 |
| 34 |
Casino |
Universal |
$18,200,900 |
23.5% |
1,616 |
$11,263 |
$77,599,900 |
11/22/95 |
| 64 |
Babe: Pig in the City |
Universal |
$10,459,400 |
34.3% |
2,384 |
$4,387 |
$30,525,800 |
11/27/98 |
| 17 |
The Bodyguard |
Warner Bros. |
$31,862,600 |
13.6% |
1,717 |
$18,555 |
$234,097,000 |
11/25/92 |
| 37 |
Alexander |
Warner Bros. |
$17,544,200 |
39.9% |
2,445 |
$7,174 |
$43,948,500 |
11/24/04 |
| 43 |
A Perfect World |
Warner Bros. |
$15,527,000 |
26.0% |
1,964 |
$7,904 |
$59,797,300 |
11/24/93 |
| 51 |
Ninja Assassin |
Warner Bros. |
$13,928,600 |
35.0% |
2,503 |
$5,565 |
$39,839,600 |
11/25/09 |
| 62 |
August Rush |
Warner Bros. |
$10,900,300 |
29.8% |
2,310 |
$4,718 |
$36,544,400 |
11/21/07 |
| 14 |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros. (New Line) |
$34,445,100 |
25.9% |
3,310 |
$10,407 |
$133,198,100 |
11/26/08 |
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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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