TOP WEEKEND THEATER AVERAGES
1982-Present
Note: This chart top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.Rank Title (click to view) Studio Average Theaters Opening* Total Gross^ Date** 1
The Lion King
BV
$793,377
2
$1,586,753
$312,855,561
6/17/94
2
Pocahontas
BV
$448,285
6
$2,689,714
$141,579,773
6/16/95
3
The Princess and the Frog
BV
$393,095
2
$786,190
$104,400,899
11/27/09
4
Toy Story 2
BV
$300,163
1
$300,163
$245,852,179
11/19/99
5
A Bug's Life
BV
$291,121
1
$291,121
$162,798,565
11/20/98
6
Hercules
BV
$249,567
1
$249,567
$99,112,101
6/13/97
7
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
BV
$164,505
2
$329,011
$84,056,472
6/08/01
8
Brother Bear
BV
$145,970
2
$291,940
$85,336,277
10/24/03
9
Dreamgirls
P/DW
$126,316
3
$378,950
$103,365,956
12/15/06
10
Anastasia
Fox
$120,541
1
$120,541
$58,406,347
11/14/97
11
Brokeback Mountain
Focus
$109,485
5
$547,425
$83,043,761
12/09/05
12
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
LGF
$104,025
18
$1,872,458
$47,566,524
11/06/09
13
Midnight in Paris
SPC
$99,834
6
$599,003
$56,506,142
5/20/11
14
Aladdin
BV
$98,332
2
$196,664
$217,350,219
11/13/92
15
Evita
BV
$97,542
2
$195,085
$50,047,179
12/27/96
16
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
BV
$95,616
2
$191,232
$50,003,043
10/15/93
17
There Will Be Blood
ParV
$95,370
2
$190,739
$40,222,514
12/28/07
18
The Tree of Life
FoxS
$93,230
4
$372,920
$13,303,319
5/27/11
19
The King's Speech
Wein.
$88,863
4
$355,450
$135,453,143
11/26/10
20
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sony
$85,313
8
$682,504
$57,490,508
12/09/05
21
Moulin Rouge!
Fox
$83,770
2
$167,540
$57,386,607
5/18/01
22
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$81,073
2
$162,146
$145,863,363
11/15/91
23
Black Swan
FoxS
$80,212
18
$1,443,809
$106,954,678
12/03/10
24
Edward Scissorhands
Fox
$79,811
2
$159,622
$56,362,352
12/07/90
25
Up in the Air
Par.
$78,763
15
$1,181,450
$83,823,381
12/04/09
26
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Focus
$77,641
4
$310,562
$21,240,697
12/09/11
27
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
WB
$77,633
5
$388,166
$53,359,111
9/16/05
28
The Fighter
Par.
$75,003
4
$300,010
$93,617,009
12/10/10
29
Syriana
WB
$74,900
5
$374,502
$50,824,620
11/25/05
30
Melinda and Melinda
FoxS
$74,238
1
$74,238
$3,826,280
3/18/05
31
Punch-Drunk Love
SonR
$73,440
5
$367,203
$17,844,216
10/11/02
32
I Heart Huckabees
FoxS
$73,044
4
$292,177
$12,785,432
10/01/04
33
Guiana 1838
RBC
$70,910
1
$70,910
$227,241
9/24/04
34
Bulworth
Fox
$70,908
2
$141,816
$26,528,185
5/15/98
35
An Inconvenient Truth
ParC
$70,332
4
$281,330
$24,146,161
5/26/06
36
The Kids Are All Right
Focus
$70,282
7
$491,971
$20,811,365
7/09/10
37
Sicko
LGF
$68,969
1
$68,969
$24,540,079
6/22/07
38
The Darjeeling Limited
FoxS
$67,469
2
$134,938
$11,902,715
9/28/07
39
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fox
$66,475
4
$265,900
$21,002,919
11/13/09
40
127 Hours
FoxS
$66,213
4
$264,851
$18,335,230
11/05/10
41
Nine
Wein.
$64,308
4
$257,232
$19,676,965
12/18/09
42
Lust, Caution
Focus
$63,918
1
$63,918
$4,604,982
9/28/07
43
Revolutionary Road
ParV
$63,304
3
$189,911
$22,911,480
12/26/08
44
The Crucible
Fox
$62,995
1
$62,995
$7,343,114
11/29/96
45
Defiance
ParV
$61,757
2
$123,513
$28,644,813
1/02/09
46
The Aristocrats
Think
$60,949
4
$243,796
$6,377,461
7/29/05
47
Frost/Nixon
Uni.
$60,236
3
$180,708
$18,622,031
12/05/08
48
Juno
FoxS
$59,124
7
$413,869
$143,495,265
12/07/07
49
Capitalism: A Love Story
Over.
$57,991
4
$231,964
$14,363,397
9/25/09
50
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
BV
$56,542
2
$113,085
$24,020,403
12/10/04
51
The Thin Red Line
Fox
$56,506
5
$282,534
$36,400,491
12/25/98
52
The Blair Witch Project
Art.
$56,002
27
$1,512,054
$140,539,099
7/16/99
53
Kiss of the Spider Woman
IsAl
$55,962
1
$55,962
$17,005,229
7/26/85
54
Babel
ParV
$55,621
7
$389,351
$34,302,837
10/27/06
55
The Royal Tenenbaums
BV
$55,396
5
$276,981
$52,364,010
12/14/01
56
The Iron Lady
Wein.
$55,102
4
$220,409
$20,871,184
12/30/11
57
Adaptation.
Sony
$54,925
7
$384,478
$22,498,520
12/06/02
58
Sunshine Cleaning
Over.
$54,798
4
$219,190
$12,062,558
3/13/09
59
American Beauty
DW
$53,845
16
$861,531
$130,096,601
9/17/99
60
Broken Embraces
SPC
$53,556
2
$107,111
$5,014,305
11/20/09
61
The Motorcycle Diaries
Focus
$53,273
3
$159,819
$16,781,387
9/24/04
62
Into the Wild
ParV
$53,110
4
$212,440
$18,354,356
9/21/07
63
The Joy Luck Club
BV
$53,003
3
$159,009
$32,901,136
9/10/93
64
Little Miss Sunshine
FoxS
$52,999
7
$370,998
$59,891,098
7/28/06
65
Thank You for Smoking
FoxS
$52,584
5
$262,923
$24,793,509
3/17/06
66
Howards End
SPC
$52,568
1
$52,568
$25,966,555
3/13/92
67
Talk to Her
SPC
$52,198
2
$104,396
$9,285,469
11/22/02
68
Sideways
FoxS
$51,760
4
$207,042
$71,503,593
10/22/04
69
The Artist
Wein.
$51,220
4
$204,878
$20,872,035
11/25/11
70
The Wrestler
FoxS
$50,679
4
$202,714
$26,238,243
12/19/08
71
In Good Company
Uni.
$50,583
3
$151,750
$45,806,659
12/31/04
72
Match Point
DW
$49,824
8
$398,593
$23,151,529
12/30/05
73
Mystic River
WB
$49,293
13
$640,815
$90,135,191
10/10/03
74
Maurice
Cinc
$49,278
1
$49,278
$2,438,304
9/18/87
75
Bad Education
SPC
$49,123
3
$147,370
$5,211,842
11/19/04
76
Good Morning, Vietnam
BV
$48,577
4
$194,308
$123,922,370
12/25/87
77
Apocalypse Now Redux
Mira.
$48,496
2
$96,992
$4,626,290
8/03/01
78
Blue Valentine
Wein.
$48,432
4
$193,728
$9,706,328
12/31/10
79
Michael Clayton
WB
$47,994
15
$719,910
$49,033,882
10/05/07
80
About Schmidt
NL
$47,061
6
$282,367
$65,016,287
12/13/02
81
Crossing Delancey
WB
$46,711
1
$46,711
$16,262,415
8/26/88
82
Metropolitan
NL
$46,663
1
$46,663
$2,938,208
8/03/90
83
Victor/Victoria
MGM
$46,544
3
$139,634
$28,215,453
3/19/82
84
Brand Upon the Brain!
Vita.
$46,412
1
$46,412
$263,200
5/11/07
85
Traffic
USA
$46,181
4
$184,725
$124,115,725
12/29/00
86
One Hour Photo
FoxS
$45,930
7
$321,515
$31,597,131
8/23/02
87
The Ghost Writer
Sum.
$45,752
4
$183,009
$15,541,549
2/19/10
88
Jane Eyre
Focus
$45,721
4
$182,885
$11,242,660
3/11/11
89
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
BV
$45,561
683
$31,117,834
$65,281,781
2/01/08
90
Amelie
Mira.
$45,490
3
$136,470
$33,225,499
11/02/01
91
After Hours
WB
$45,435
1
$45,435
$10,609,321
9/13/85
92
Cyrus
FoxS
$45,429
4
$181,716
$7,468,936
6/18/10
93
Gran Torino
WB
$45,287
6
$271,720
$148,095,302
12/12/08
94
Down with Love
Fox
$45,029
1
$45,029
$20,305,251
5/09/03
95
Black Hawk Down
SonR
$44,955
4
$179,823
$108,638,745
12/28/01
96
The Last Temptation of Christ
Uni.
$44,579
9
$401,211
$8,373,585
8/12/88
97
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
WB
$44,575
2
$89,150
$1,548,502
10/05/07
98
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
PicH
$44,059
5
$220,297
$17,657,973
6/20/08
99
Everyone Says I Love You
Mira.
$43,892
3
$131,678
$9,759,200
12/06/96
100
No Country for Old Men
Mira.
$43,797
28
$1,226,333
$74,283,625
11/09/07
101
Wish You Were Here
Atl
$43,611
1
$43,611
$3,283,832
7/24/87
102
Night and the City
Fox
$43,036
1
$43,036
$6,202,756
10/16/92
103
Bullets Over Broadway
Mira.
$43,036
2
$86,072
$13,383,747
10/21/94
104
A Room with a View
Cinc
$42,970
1
$42,970
$20,966,644
3/07/86
105
Kids
Mira.
$42,854
2
$85,709
$7,412,216
7/21/95
106
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$42,732
14
$598,257
$184,208,848
11/09/90
107
Dead Poets Society
BV
$42,557
8
$340,456
$95,860,116
6/02/89
108
Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX)
BV
$42,417
54
$2,290,525
$60,655,420
12/31/99
109
A Dangerous Method
SPC
$41,988
4
$167,953
$4,614,386
11/25/11
110
A Serious Man
Focus
$41,890
6
$251,337
$9,228,768
10/02/09
111
Brooklyn Rules
CityL
$41,811
1
$41,811
$458,232
5/11/07
112
Brick
Focus
$41,787
2
$83,574
$2,075,743
3/31/06
113
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
SPC
$41,450
16
$663,205
$128,078,872
12/08/00
114
The Namesake
FoxS
$41,425
6
$248,552
$13,569,248
3/09/07
115
Frida
Mira.
$41,199
5
$205,996
$25,885,000
10/25/02
116
The Descendants
FoxS
$41,038
29
$1,190,096
$65,853,591
11/18/11
117
The Queen
Mira.
$40,671
3
$122,014
$56,441,711
9/29/06
118
Margot at the Wedding
ParV
$40,517
2
$81,035
$1,959,420
11/16/07
119
Milk
Focus
$40,385
36
$1,453,844
$31,841,299
11/28/08
120
The Mission
WB
$40,366
1
$40,366
$17,218,023
10/31/86
121
Lost in Translation
Focus
$40,221
23
$925,087
$44,585,453
9/12/03
122
Punchline
Col.
$40,185
4
$160,742
$21,042,667
9/30/88
123
Platoon
Orion
$40,180
6
$241,080
$138,530,565
12/19/86
124
The Secret of Kells
GK
$39,826
1
$39,826
$676,775
3/05/10
125
An Education
SPC
$39,754
4
$159,017
$12,574,914
10/09/09
126
Volver
SPC
$39,540
5
$197,703
$12,899,867
11/03/06
127
Greenberg
Focus
$39,384
3
$118,152
$4,234,170
3/19/10
128
Made
Art.
$39,334
3
$118,003
$5,313,300
7/13/01
129
Tous les Matins du Monde
Oct.
$39,277
1
$39,277
$3,089,497
11/13/92
130
sex, lies and videotape
Mira.
$38,995
4
$155,982
$24,741,667
8/04/89
131
Good Will Hunting
Mira.
$38,987
7
$272,912
$138,433,435
12/05/97
132
The Lovely Bones
P/DW
$38,872
3
$116,616
$44,114,232
12/11/09
133
Young Adult
Par.
$38,783
8
$310,263
$16,236,391
12/09/11
134
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
WB
$38,672
4,375
$169,189,427
$381,011,219
7/15/11
135
Prick Up Your Ears
Gold.
$38,643
1
$38,643
$1,654,743
4/17/87
136
A Fish Called Wanda
MGM
$38,472
3
$115,418
$62,493,712
7/15/88
137
Kung Fu Hustle
SPC
$38,460
7
$269,225
$17,108,591
4/08/05
138
Good Night, and Good Luck.
WIP
$38,313
11
$421,446
$31,558,003
10/07/05
139
Sarafina!
BV
$38,244
2
$76,488
$7,306,242
9/18/92
140
Beauty and the Beast (IMAX)
BV
$38,078
68
$2,589,334
$25,487,190
1/04/02
141
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Orion
$38,031
3
$114,095
$10,631,333
3/01/85
142
The Savages
FoxS
$37,964
4
$151,859
$6,623,082
11/30/07
143
The Good Girl
FoxS
$37,910
4
$151,642
$14,018,296
8/09/02
144
The Piano
Mira.
$37,854
4
$151,419
$40,157,856
11/12/93
145
The Skin I Live In
SPC
$37,187
6
$223,119
$3,157,987
10/14/11
146
Jesus' Son
Lions
$37,089
1
$37,089
$1,302,067
6/16/00
147
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Think
$36,918
2
$73,837
$7,084,227
10/26/07
148
Boys Don't Cry
FoxS
$36,860
2
$73,720
$11,540,607
10/08/99
149
A History of Violence
NL
$36,856
14
$515,992
$31,504,633
9/23/05
150
The September Issue
RAtt.
$36,772
6
$220,633
$3,820,067
8/28/09
151
The Mosquito Coast
WB
$36,771
3
$110,313
$14,302,779
11/28/86
152
Senna
PDA
$36,749
2
$73,497
$1,612,430
8/12/11
153
Hereafter
WB
$36,720
6
$220,322
$32,746,941
10/15/10
154
Munger Road
Free
$36,605
1
$36,605
$266,689
9/30/11
155
Annie
Col.
$36,473
14
$510,632
$57,059,003
5/21/82
156
Eastern Promises
Focus
$36,472
15
$547,092
$17,266,000
9/14/07
157
Everest (IMAX)
MFF
$36,424
10
$364,244
$87,178,599
3/06/98
158
The Hurt Locker
Sum.
$36,338
4
$145,352
$17,017,811
6/26/09
159
The Dark Knight
WB
$36,283
4,366
$158,411,483
$533,345,358
7/18/08
160
Raising Arizona
Fox
$36,240
1
$36,240
$22,847,564
3/13/87
161
This Is My Life
Fox
$36,220
2
$72,440
$2,922,094
2/21/92
162
Much Ado About Nothing
Gold.
$36,205
3
$108,617
$22,549,338
5/07/93
163
Kundun
BV
$36,048
2
$72,095
$5,684,789
12/26/97
164
New York Stories
BV
$36,028
12
$432,337
$10,763,469
3/03/89
165
Slumdog Millionaire
FoxS
$36,002
10
$360,018
$141,319,928
11/14/08
166
Philadelphia
TriS
$35,858
4
$143,433
$77,446,440
12/24/93
167
Ed Wood
BV
$35,783
2
$71,566
$5,887,457
9/30/94
168
The Man From Nowhere
CJ
$35,751
1
$35,751
$528,175
10/01/10
169
The Last King of Scotland
FoxS
$35,724
4
$142,899
$17,606,684
9/29/06
170
Miami Rhapsody
BV
$35,710
2
$71,421
$5,221,281
1/27/95
171
Orlando
SPC
$35,676
3
$107,030
$5,319,445
6/11/93
172
For the Boys
Fox
$35,674
2
$71,348
$17,860,280
11/22/91
173
Deconstructing Harry
FL
$35,647
10
$356,476
$10,686,841
12/12/97
174
Unzipped
Mira.
$35,637
2
$71,275
$2,875,086
8/04/95
175
Spider-Man 3
Sony
$35,540
4,252
$151,116,516
$336,530,303
5/04/07
176
The Grifters
Mira.
$35,517
2
$71,034
$13,446,769
12/07/90
177
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Sum.
$35,497
4,024
$142,839,137
$296,623,634
11/20/09
178
A Handful of Dust
NL
$35,470
1
$35,470
$1,560,700
6/24/88
179
Far From Heaven
Focus
$35,213
6
$211,279
$15,901,849
11/08/02
180
Ararat
Mira.
$35,188
6
$211,130
$1,555,959
11/15/02
181
To Die For
Sony
$35,137
11
$386,510
$21,284,514
9/29/95
182
The Paper
Uni.
$35,101
5
$175,507
$38,824,341
3/18/94
183
Bugsy
TriS
$35,089
4
$140,358
$49,114,016
12/13/91
184
A Civil Action
BV
$35,039
2
$70,079
$56,709,981
12/25/98
185
The Year of Living Dangerously
WB
$35,000
1
$35,000
$10,278,575
1/21/83
186
The Hurricane
Uni.
$34,967
11
$384,640
$50,699,241
12/31/99
187
Shame
FoxS
$34,952
10
$349,519
$3,477,812
12/02/11
188
Waiting for "Superman"
ParV
$34,758
4
$139,033
$6,417,135
9/24/10
189
Big Fish
Sony
$34,562
6
$207,377
$66,809,693
12/12/03
190
Bobby
MGM/W
$34,519
2
$69,039
$11,242,801
11/17/06
191
Martha Marcy May Marlene
FoxS
$34,413
4
$137,651
$2,900,625
10/21/11
192
March of the Penguins
WIP
$34,373
4
$137,492
$77,437,223
6/24/05
193
Stealing Beauty
FoxS
$34,342
3
$103,028
$4,722,310
6/14/96
194
The Freshman
TriS
$34,312
6
$205,876
$21,460,601
7/20/90
195
21 Grams
Focus
$34,306
8
$274,454
$16,290,476
11/21/03
196
Monsoon Wedding
USA
$34,273
2
$68,546
$13,885,966
2/22/02
197
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Sum.
$34,012
4,061
$138,122,261
$280,903,699
11/18/11
198
Your Mommy Kills Animals
Halo8
$34,000
1
$34,000
$34,000
7/20/07
199
The Commitments
Fox
$33,916
8
$271,333
$14,919,570
8/16/91
200
Mask
Uni.
$33,874
4
$135,499
$48,230,162
3/08/85
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.
** Date is the beginning date of the 3-day weekend.
Movies are in wide release when playing in 600 or more theaters.
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