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TOP WEEKEND THEATER AVERAGES
1982-Present
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Average | Theaters | Opening* | Total Gross^ | Date** | | 1 |
The Lion King |
BV |
$793,376 |
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 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$300,163 |
1 |
$300,163 |
$245,852,179 |
11/19/99 |
| 4 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
$291,121 |
1 |
$291,121 |
$162,798,565 |
11/20/98 |
| 5 |
Hercules |
BV |
$249,567 |
1 |
$249,567 |
$99,112,101 |
6/13/97 |
| 6 |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire |
BV |
$164,505 |
2 |
$329,011 |
$84,056,472 |
6/08/01 |
| 7 |
Brother Bear |
BV |
$145,970 |
2 |
$291,940 |
$85,336,277 |
10/24/03 |
| 8 |
Dreamgirls |
P/DW |
$126,316 |
3 |
$378,950 |
$103,365,956 |
12/15/06 |
| 9 |
Anastasia |
Fox |
$120,541 |
1 |
$120,541 |
$58,406,347 |
11/14/97 |
| 10 |
Brokeback Mountain |
Focus |
$109,485 |
5 |
$547,425 |
$83,043,761 |
12/09/05 |
| 11 |
Aladdin |
BV |
$98,332 |
2 |
$196,664 |
$217,350,219 |
11/13/92 |
| 12 |
Evita |
BV |
$97,542 |
2 |
$195,085 |
$50,047,179 |
12/27/96 |
| 13 |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas |
BV |
$95,616 |
2 |
$191,232 |
$50,003,043 |
10/15/93 |
| 14 |
There Will Be Blood |
ParV |
$95,369 |
2 |
$190,739 |
$40,222,514 |
12/28/07 |
| 15 |
Memoirs of a Geisha |
Sony |
$85,313 |
8 |
$682,504 |
$57,490,508 |
12/09/05 |
| 16 |
Moulin Rouge! |
Fox |
$83,770 |
2 |
$167,540 |
$57,386,607 |
5/18/01 |
| 17 |
Beauty and the Beast |
BV |
$81,073 |
2 |
$162,146 |
$145,863,363 |
11/15/91 |
| 18 |
Edward Scissorhands |
Fox |
$79,811 |
2 |
$159,622 |
$56,362,352 |
12/07/90 |
| 19 |
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride |
WB |
$77,633 |
5 |
$388,166 |
$53,359,111 |
9/16/05 |
| 20 |
Syriana |
WB |
$74,900 |
5 |
$374,502 |
$50,824,620 |
11/25/05 |
| 21 |
Melinda and Melinda |
FoxS |
$74,238 |
1 |
$74,238 |
$3,826,280 |
3/18/05 |
| 22 |
Punch-Drunk Love |
SonR |
$73,440 |
5 |
$367,203 |
$17,844,216 |
10/11/02 |
| 23 |
I Heart Huckabees |
FoxS |
$73,044 |
4 |
$292,177 |
$12,785,432 |
10/01/04 |
| 24 |
Guiana 1838 |
RBC |
$70,910 |
1 |
$70,910 |
$227,241 |
9/24/04 |
| 25 |
Bulworth |
Fox |
$70,908 |
2 |
$141,816 |
$26,528,185 |
5/15/98 |
* 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 weekend. Movies are in wide release when playing in 600 or more theaters.
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