BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present
| Rank | Weekend Date / Wknd # | Top 12 Gross | Theaters / Avg. | New
Movies | #1 Movie | Gross | % of Total | | 1 |
Jul. 18–20, 2008 |
29 |
$253,586,871 |
32,822 |
$7,726 |
3 |
The Dark Knight |
$158,411,483 |
62.5% |
| 2 |
Nov. 20–22, 2009 |
47 |
$248,642,000 |
27,050 |
$9,192 |
3 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
$140,700,000 |
56.6% |
| 3 |
Jul. 7–9, 2006 |
27 |
$209,881,552 |
28,080 |
$7,474 |
1 |
Dead Man's Chest |
$135,634,554 |
64.6% |
| 4 |
May 25–27, 2007 |
21 |
$199,216,618 |
22,023 |
$9,046 |
2 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
$114,732,820 |
57.6% |
| 5 |
Jun. 26–28, 2009 |
26 |
$192,896,955 |
29,907 |
$6,450 |
2 |
Transformers 2 |
$108,966,307 |
56.5% |
| 6 |
May 26–28, 2006 |
21 |
$188,412,157 |
25,424 |
$7,411 |
2 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
$102,750,665 |
54.5% |
| 7 |
May 28–30, 2004 |
22 |
$185,635,275 |
24,973 |
$7,433 |
3 |
Shrek 2 |
$72,170,363 |
38.9% |
| 8 |
Jun. 4–6, 2004 |
23 |
$182,741,539 |
23,755 |
$7,693 |
1 |
Harry Potter / Azkaban |
$93,687,367 |
51.3% |
| 9 |
May 4–6, 2007 |
18 |
$181,322,887 |
28,224 |
$6,424 |
2 |
Spider-Man 3 |
$151,116,516 |
83.3% |
| 10 |
Jun. 27–29, 2008 |
26 |
$180,202,418 |
32,123 |
$5,610 |
2 |
WALL-E |
$63,087,526 |
35.0% |
| 11 |
Dec. 26–28, 2008 |
52 |
$179,565,084 |
32,696 |
$5,492 |
5 |
Marley and Me |
$36,357,586 |
20.2% |
| 12 |
May 27–29, 2005 |
21 |
$178,195,309 |
26,045 |
$6,842 |
2 |
Revenge of the Sith |
$55,205,972 |
31.0% |
| 13 |
Jun. 13–15, 2008 |
24 |
$175,784,357 |
30,302 |
$5,801 |
2 |
The Incredible Hulk |
$55,414,050 |
31.5% |
| 14 |
Jul. 25–27, 2008 |
30 |
$174,030,221 |
32,319 |
$5,385 |
2 |
The Dark Knight |
$75,166,466 |
43.2% |
| 15 |
May 18–20, 2007 |
20 |
$173,563,893 |
23,654 |
$7,338 |
1 |
Shrek the Third |
$121,629,270 |
70.1% |
| 16 |
Jul. 27–29, 2007 |
30 |
$172,425,180 |
29,977 |
$5,752 |
4 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$74,036,787 |
42.9% |
| 17 |
Nov. 18–20, 2005 |
46 |
$172,250,794 |
26,751 |
$6,439 |
2 |
Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire |
$102,685,961 |
59.6% |
| 18 |
Jul. 13–15, 2007 |
28 |
$171,896,188 |
28,862 |
$5,956 |
2 |
Harry Potter / Phoenix |
$77,108,414 |
44.9% |
| 19 |
Jun. 6–8, 2008 |
23 |
$171,033,593 |
28,104 |
$6,086 |
3 |
Kung Fu Panda |
$60,239,130 |
35.2% |
| 20 |
May 22–24, 2009 |
21 |
$169,809,749 |
28,434 |
$5,972 |
3 |
Night at the Museum II |
$54,173,286 |
31.9% |
| CHART NOTES
Chart shows 3-day weekends only.
Rank indicates rank of all weekends, regardless if a given month is selected.
Highlighted rows indicate weekends ending in the last 52 weeks.
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