TOP WEEKEND THEATER AVERAGES 1982-Present
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
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