Top Grossing January Weekends at the Box Office, 1982-Present

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BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present

Rows #1–132

Row	Rank	Weekend Date / Wknd #		Top 12 Gross	Theaters / Avg.		New Movies	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
1	1,540	Jan. 22–24, 1982	4	$17,760,226	7,178	$2,474	0	On Golden Pond	$3,853,902	21.7%
2	1,528	Jan. 29–31, 1982	5	$19,535,600	6,331	$3,086	1	On Golden Pond	$5,008,290	25.6%
3	1,516	Jan. 15–17, 1982	3	$20,404,432	8,468	$2,410	0	Absence of Malice	$3,290,111	16.1%
4	1,498	Jan. 18–20, 1985	3	$22,252,029	9,957	$2,235	1	Beverly Hills Cop	$6,475,055	29.1%
5	1,495	Jan. 20–22, 1984	3	$22,529,945	9,052	$2,489	1	Terms of Endearment	$3,466,172	15.4%
6	1,489	Jan. 8–10, 1982	2	$22,962,468	10,132	$2,266	0	Sharky's Machine	$2,850,839	12.4%
7	1,474	Jan. 27–29, 1984	4	$23,739,434	8,501	$2,793	2	Silkwood	$3,547,122	14.9%
8	1,462	Jan. 23–25, 1987	4	$24,717,341	11,960	$2,067	0	Critical Condition	$3,335,808	13.5%
9	1,452	Jan. 25–27, 1985	4	$25,584,982	8,239	$3,105	3	Beverly Hills Cop	$8,216,877	32.1%
10	1,442	Jan. 28–30, 1983	4	$26,197,770	8,408	$3,116	0	Tootsie	$7,325,537	28.0%
11	1,408	Jan. 24–26, 1986	4	$29,217,347	12,132	$2,408	1	The Color Purple	$4,412,456	15.1%
12	1,399	Jan. 21–23, 1983	3	$29,991,434	8,566	$3,501	0	Tootsie	$8,407,104	28.0%
13	1,387	Jan. 13–15, 1984	2	$30,942,890	10,123	$3,057	2	Terms of Endearment	$5,211,394	16.8%
14	1,381	Jan. 29–31, 1988	5	$31,331,333	13,095	$2,393	0	Good Morning, Vietnam	$8,260,432	26.4%
15	1,373	Jan. 9–11, 1987	2	$31,777,473	13,305	$2,388	1	The Golden Child	$4,526,427	14.2%
16	1,362	Jan. 11–13, 1985	2	$32,484,554	11,540	$2,815	1	Beverly Hills Cop	$9,616,239	29.6%
17	1,358	Jan. 14–16, 1983	2	$32,787,544	9,712	$3,376	0	Tootsie	$9,487,210	28.9%
18	1,350	Jan. 6–8, 1984	1	$33,328,220	10,528	$3,166	0	Terms of Endearment	$6,234,421	18.7%
19	1,336	Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 1987	5	$34,063,417	11,045	$3,084	3	Platoon	$8,352,394	24.5%
20	1,307	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 1986	5	$35,107,721	11,474	$3,060	5	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	$5,726,495	16.3%
21	1,306	Jan. 10–12, 1986	2	$35,160,331	12,104	$2,905	1	Out of Africa	$5,137,370	14.6%
22	1,304	Jan. 26–28, 1990	4	$35,326,231	15,029	$2,351	0	Driving Miss Daisy	$5,705,721	16.2%
23	1,299	Jan. 20–22, 1989	3	$35,697,697	13,832	$2,581	0	Rain Man	$7,003,147	19.6%
24	1,280	Jan. 16–18, 1987	3	$36,363,697	11,961	$3,040	3	Critical Condition	$5,715,701	15.7%
25	1,252	Jan. 27–29, 1995	4	$37,862,122	17,327	$2,185	2	Legends of the Fall	$6,309,990	16.7%
26	1,250	Jan. 8–10, 1988	2	$37,887,281	14,398	$2,631	0	Three Men and a Baby	$8,103,282	21.4%
27	1,210	Jan. 22–24, 1988	4	$40,386,710	13,594	$2,971	1	Good Morning, Vietnam	$10,806,276	26.8%
28	1,198	Jan. 27–29, 1989	4	$40,756,819	13,545	$3,009	2	Rain Man	$6,829,705	16.8%
29	1,196	Jan. 29–31, 1993	5	$40,840,278	17,402	$2,347	3	Aladdin	$6,319,917	15.5%
30	1,194	Jan. 19–21, 1990	3	$40,905,545	14,397	$2,841	1	Born on the Fourth of July	$6,228,360	15.2%
31	1,181	Jan. 4–6, 1985	1	$41,761,243	13,030	$3,205	0	Beverly Hills Cop	$11,515,665	27.6%
32	1,180	Jan. 7–9, 1983	1	$41,814,996	10,809	$3,869	0	Tootsie	$10,553,448	25.2%
33	1,178	Jan. 17–19, 1986	3	$42,130,335	12,564	$3,353	2	Iron Eagle	$6,104,754	14.5%
34	1,160	Jan. 25–27, 1991	4	$43,468,414	14,909	$2,916	0	Home Alone	$7,268,334	16.7%
35	1,154	Jan. 24–26, 1992	4	$43,802,241	17,039	$2,571	0	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	$8,007,691	18.3%
36	1,149	Jan. 3–5, 1986	1	$44,542,899	13,437	$3,315	1	Rocky IV	$7,147,074	16.0%
37	1,142	Jan. 26–28, 1996	4	$45,200,586	17,272	$2,617	2	Mr. Holland's Opus	$8,297,082	18.4%
38	1,141	Jan. 2–4, 1987	1	$45,207,634	14,935	$3,027	1	The Golden Child	$6,644,850	14.7%
39	1,131	Jan. 28–30, 2000	4	$45,688,363	21,357	$2,139	1	Eye of the Beholder	$5,959,447	13.0%
40	1,124	Jan. 28–30, 1994	4	$46,055,129	17,402	$2,647	1	Mrs. Doubtfire	$7,742,001	16.8%
41	1,116	Jan. 6–8, 1989	1	$46,639,539	16,362	$2,850	0	Rain Man	$9,245,626	19.8%
42	1,104	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 1992	5	$47,107,284	17,387	$2,709	1	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	$8,120,455	17.2%
43	1,078	Jan. 22–24, 1993	4	$48,480,724	17,705	$2,738	1	Aladdin	$7,438,690	15.3%
44	1,054	Jan. 12–14, 1990	2	$49,518,465	14,255	$3,474	2	Born on the Fourth of July	$8,028,075	16.2%
45	1,050	Jan. 24–26, 1997	4	$49,767,684	20,470	$2,431	2	Jerry Maguire	$5,518,727	11.1%
46	1,044	Jan. 20–22, 1995	3	$50,254,693	18,915	$2,657	1	Legends of the Fall	$9,006,330	17.9%
47	1,026	Jan. 13–15, 1989	2	$51,357,361	14,247	$3,605	2	Rain Man	$10,111,504	19.7%
48	1,021	Jan. 8–10, 1993	2	$51,765,217	18,246	$2,837	1	A Few Good Men	$9,012,668	17.4%
49	1,020	Jan. 15–17, 1988	3	$51,766,511	13,701	$3,778	3	Good Morning, Vietnam	$11,752,913	22.7%
50	1,003	Jan. 5–7, 1990	1	$52,729,107	16,222	$3,250	0	Born on the Fourth of July	$11,023,650	20.9%
51	999	Jan. 6–8, 1995	1	$52,979,696	19,573	$2,707	1	Dumb and Dumber	$9,177,151	17.3%
52	963	Jan. 29–31, 1999	5	$56,053,713	22,600	$2,480	1	She's All That	$16,065,430	28.7%
53	954	Jan. 10–12, 1992	2	$56,901,962	17,197	$3,309	2	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	$7,675,016	13.5%
54	953	Jan. 21–23, 1994	3	$57,069,669	17,737	$3,218	1	Philadelphia	$8,830,605	15.5%
55	944	Jan. 11–13, 1991	2	$57,811,255	17,734	$3,260	2	Home Alone	$9,813,012	17.0%
56	943	Jan. 7–9, 1994	1	$57,838,006	17,026	$3,397	1	Mrs. Doubtfire	$11,536,024	19.9%
57	935	Jan. 21–23, 2000	3	$58,563,876	23,726	$2,468	1	Next Friday	$8,009,943	13.7%
58	913	Jan. 1–3, 1988	1	$60,644,978	15,199	$3,990	0	Three Men and a Baby	$13,123,622	21.6%
59	912	Jan. 19–21, 1996	3	$60,749,925	18,246	$3,329	1	From Dusk Till Dawn	$10,240,805	16.9%
60	892	Jan. 22–24, 1999	4	$62,855,580	22,352	$2,812	0	Varsity Blues	$10,574,508	16.8%
61	865	Jan. 4–6, 1991	1	$64,920,569	17,065	$3,804	0	Home Alone	$12,626,851	19.4%
62	845	Jan. 5–7, 1996	1	$67,392,023	21,313	$3,162	0	12 Monkeys	$13,842,990	20.5%
63	841	Jan. 10–12, 1997	2	$67,524,681	21,163	$3,191	3	The Relic	$9,064,143	13.4%
64	786	Jan. 19–21, 2007	3	$71,664,321	25,105	$2,855	1	Stomp the Yard	$12,287,352	17.1%
65	785	Jan. 12–14, 1996	2	$71,848,997	19,643	$3,658	4	12 Monkeys	$9,974,510	13.9%
66	774	Jan. 12–14, 2001	2	$72,561,994	12,239	$5,929	1	Save the Last Dance	$23,444,930	32.3%
67	761	Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2004	5	$73,408,189	25,677	$2,859	2	You Got Served	$16,123,105	22.0%
68	752	Jan. 26–28, 2001	4	$73,979,521	24,648	$3,001	2	Wedding Planner	$13,510,293	18.3%
69	740	Jan. 3–5, 1992	1	$74,750,630	19,964	$3,744	0	Hook	$11,472,860	15.3%
70	731	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 1997	5	$75,140,772	19,481	$3,857	2	Star Wars SE	$35,906,661	47.8%
71	728	Jan. 3–5, 1997	1	$75,223,511	22,421	$3,355	0	Michael	$12,144,926	16.1%
72	719	Jan. 8–10, 1999	2	$76,034,686	25,120	$3,027	0	A Civil Action	$15,163,484	19.9%
73	705	Jan. 23–25, 1998	4	$77,705,258	23,272	$3,339	2	Titanic	$25,238,720	32.5%
74	686	Jan. 1–3, 1993	1	$79,370,977	20,136	$3,942	0	Aladdin	$15,642,073	19.7%
75	677	Jan. 24–26, 2003	4	$79,994,122	25,109	$3,186	1	Darkness Falls	$12,024,917	15.0%
76	665	Jan. 7–9, 2000	1	$81,141,111	26,611	$3,049	0	Stuart Little	$11,214,503	13.8%
77	651	Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 1998	5	$82,064,444	23,297	$3,523	3	Titanic	$25,907,172	31.6%
78	635	Jan. 23–25, 2004	4	$82,461,857	26,933	$3,062	2	The Butterfly Effect	$17,065,227	20.7%
79	628	Jan. 21–23, 2005	3	$82,964,899	26,220	$3,164	2	Are We There Yet?	$18,575,214	22.4%
80	621	Jan. 14–16, 2000	2	$83,152,217	24,157	$3,442	2	Next Friday	$14,465,156	17.4%
81	600	Jan. 9–11, 1998	2	$85,868,551	22,937	$3,744	1	Titanic	$28,716,310	33.4%
82	570	Jan. 10–12, 2003	2	$88,123,624	23,643	$3,727	1	Just Married	$17,548,993	19.9%
83	566	Jan. 25–27, 2013	4	$88,452,202	28,875	$3,063	3	Hansel and Gretel	$19,690,956	22.3%
84	563	Jan. 21–23, 2011	3	$88,824,457	31,045	$2,861	1	No Strings Attached	$19,652,921	22.1%
85	560	Jan. 26–28, 2007	4	$89,179,370	26,685	$3,342	3	Epic Movie	$18,612,544	20.9%
86	556	Jan. 11–13, 2002	2	$89,460,714	25,175	$3,554	1	Fellowship of the Ring	$16,201,260	18.1%
87	541	Jan. 19–21, 2001	3	$90,440,212	24,038	$3,762	1	Save the Last Dance	$15,366,047	17.0%
88	538	Jan. 9–11, 2004	2	$91,011,472	28,935	$3,145	2	Return of the King	$14,209,098	15.6%
89	525	Jan. 28–30, 2011	4	$92,403,781	30,721	$3,008	2	The Rite	$14,789,393	16.0%
90	510	Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 2003	5	$93,650,385	25,717	$3,642	3	The Recruit	$16,302,063	17.4%
91	508	Jan. 20–22, 2006	3	$94,112,272	26,180	$3,595	2	Underworld: Evolution	$26,857,181	28.5%
92	500	Jan. 16–18, 2004	3	$95,097,742	27,495	$3,459	2	Along Came Polly	$27,721,185	29.2%
93	477	Jan. 12–14, 2007	2	$97,334,925	27,294	$3,566	3	Stomp the Yard	$21,833,312	22.4%
94	471	Jan. 7–9, 2005	1	$97,716,367	25,965	$3,763	1	Meet the Fockers	$28,498,160	29.2%
95	461	Jan. 27–29, 2012	4	$98,095,575	28,989	$3,384	3	The Grey	$19,665,101	20.0%
96	457	Jan. 7–9, 2011	1	$98,592,326	30,371	$3,246	1	True Grit	$14,605,135	14.8%
97	449	Jan. 17–19, 2003	3	$99,185,405	25,477	$3,893	3	Kangaroo Jack	$16,580,209	16.7%
98	445	Jan. 27–29, 2006	4	$100,149,964	25,969	$3,857	3	Big Momma's House 2	$27,736,056	27.7%
99	425	Jan. 13–15, 2006	2	$101,977,645	27,197	$3,750	4	Glory Road	$13,594,734	13.3%
100	421	Jan. 1–3, 1999	1	$102,118,065	27,039	$3,777	0	Patch Adams	$19,050,675	18.7%
101	411	Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2009	5	$103,002,446	29,596	$3,480	3	Taken	$24,717,037	24.0%
102	395	Jan. 5–7, 2001	1	$104,440,973	26,531	$3,937	0	Cast Away	$22,220,725	21.3%
103	394	Jan. 28–30, 2005	4	$104,449,103	28,579	$3,655	2	Hide and Seek	$21,959,233	21.0%
104	393	Jan. 5–7, 2007	1	$104,491,987	27,993	$3,733	3	Night at the Museum	$23,743,960	22.7%
105	391	Jan. 4–6, 2002	1	$104,638,535	27,401	$3,819	0	Fellowship of the Ring	$23,006,447	22.0%
106	388	Jan. 18–20, 2002	3	$105,181,123	26,629	$3,950	1	Black Hawk Down	$28,611,736	27.2%
107	384	Jan. 6–8, 2006	1	$105,915,970	26,581	$3,985	1	Hostel	$19,556,099	18.5%
108	379	Jan. 11–13, 2008	2	$106,301,088	28,267	$3,761	2	The Bucket List	$19,392,416	18.2%
109	371	Jan. 2–4, 1998	1	$107,087,904	24,127	$4,439	0	Titanic	$33,315,278	31.1%
110	363	Jan. 3–5, 2003	1	$108,770,244	26,539	$4,099	0	Two Towers	$25,017,279	23.0%
111	356	Jan. 20–22, 2012	3	$109,729,345	29,401	$3,732	3	Underworld Awakening	$25,306,725	23.1%
112	355	Jan. 29–31, 2010	5	$109,793,205	30,183	$3,638	2	Avatar	$31,280,029	28.5%
113	351	Jan. 25–27, 2002	4	$110,201,573	26,302	$4,190	4	Black Hawk Down	$17,012,268	15.4%
114	322	Jan. 13–15, 2012	2	$115,121,228	31,438	$3,662	3	Contraband	$24,349,815	21.2%
115	320	Jan. 14–16, 2011	2	$115,490,090	31,102	$3,713	2	The Green Hornet	$33,526,876	29.0%
116	306	Jan. 18–20, 2013	3	$117,466,079	30,841	$3,809	3	Mama	$28,402,310	24.2%
117	304	Jan. 25–27, 2008	4	$117,653,347	29,020	$4,054	4	Meet the Spartans	$18,505,530	15.7%
118	299	Jan. 14–16, 2005	2	$117,791,185	27,473	$4,288	3	Coach Carter	$24,182,961	20.5%
119	287	Jan. 2–4, 2004	1	$120,162,055	27,368	$4,391	0	Return of the King	$28,180,378	23.5%
120	280	Jan. 4–6, 2008	1	$121,205,908	28,618	$4,235	1	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	$20,062,684	16.6%
121	277	Jan. 11–13, 2013	2	$121,379,629	30,631	$3,963	2	Zero Dark Thirty	$24,438,936	20.1%
122	261	Jan. 4–6, 2013	1	$124,070,304	30,647	$4,048	1	Texas Chainsaw 3D	$21,744,470	17.5%
123	250	Jan. 6–8, 2012	1	$126,158,846	30,350	$4,157	1	The Devil Inside	$33,732,515	26.7%
124	237	Jan. 22–24, 2010	4	$128,113,842	31,699	$4,042	3	Avatar	$34,944,081	27.3%
125	236	Jan. 9–11, 2009	2	$128,165,308	29,367	$4,364	3	Gran Torino	$29,484,388	23.0%
126	228	Jan. 23–25, 2009	4	$129,456,971	28,378	$4,562	2	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$21,623,182	16.7%
127	215	Jan. 2–4, 2009	1	$131,151,203	30,091	$4,358	0	Marley and Me	$24,263,763	18.5%
128	200	Jan. 18–20, 2008	3	$132,422,776	28,655	$4,621	3	Cloverfield	$40,058,229	30.3%
129	114	Jan. 8–10, 2010	2	$148,530,549	30,216	$4,916	3	Avatar	$50,306,217	33.9%
130	78	Jan. 15–17, 2010	3	$157,048,793	32,445	$4,840	2	Avatar	$42,785,612	27.2%
131	59	Jan. 16–18, 2009	3	$164,759,271	29,311	$5,621	4	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$31,832,636	19.3%
132	13	Jan. 1–3, 2010	1	$209,232,557	29,939	$6,989	0	Avatar	$68,490,688	32.7%

Rows #1–132

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.