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

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BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present

Rows #1–120

Row	Rank	Weekend Date / Wknd #		Top 12 Gross	Theaters / Avg.		New Movies	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
1	5	May 4–6, 2012	18	$249,722,108	28,660	$8,713	1	The Avengers	$207,438,708	83.1%
2	8	May 27–29, 2011	21	$216,205,440	27,760	$7,788	2	The Hangover Part II	$85,946,294	39.8%
3	10	May 3–5, 2013	18	$210,899,124	28,054	$7,518	1	Iron Man 3	$174,144,585	82.6%
4	15	May 25–27, 2007	21	$199,216,618	22,023	$9,046	2	Pirates of the Caribbean 3	$114,732,820	57.6%
5	21	May 26–28, 2006	21	$188,412,157	25,424	$7,411	2	X-Men: The Last Stand	$102,750,665	54.5%
6	24	May 28–30, 2004	22	$185,635,275	24,973	$7,433	3	Shrek 2	$72,170,363	38.9%
7	28	May 4–6, 2007	18	$181,322,887	28,224	$6,424	2	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	83.3%
8	33	May 27–29, 2005	21	$178,195,309	26,045	$6,842	2	Revenge of the Sith	$55,205,972	31.0%
9	38	May 18–20, 2007	20	$173,563,893	23,654	$7,338	1	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	70.1%
10	47	May 7–9, 2010	19	$170,812,717	29,292	$5,831	2	Iron Man 2	$128,122,480	75.0%
11	49	May 22–24, 2009	21	$169,809,749	28,434	$5,972	3	Night at the Museum II	$54,173,286	31.9%
12	52	May 30–Jun. 1, 2003	22	$168,218,724	27,076	$6,213	3	Finding Nemo	$70,251,710	41.8%
13	53	May 23–25, 2008	21	$167,464,467	26,023	$6,435	1	Indiana Jones 4	$100,137,835	59.8%
14	59	May 30–Jun. 1, 2008	22	$164,184,861	27,823	$5,901	2	Sex and the City	$57,038,404	34.7%
15	61	May 21–23, 2004	21	$163,354,561	24,389	$6,698	1	Shrek 2	$108,037,878	66.1%
16	65	May 17–19, 2002	20	$162,632,040	23,833	$6,824	2	Attack of the Clones	$80,027,814	49.2%
17	66	May 11–13, 2012	19	$162,261,708	26,811	$6,052	2	The Avengers	$103,052,274	63.5%
18	68	May 29–31, 2009	22	$160,987,171	28,359	$5,677	2	Up	$68,108,790	42.3%
19	70	May 20–22, 2011	20	$158,699,494	28,154	$5,637	1	Pirates of the Caribbean 4	$90,151,958	56.8%
20	73	May 20–22, 2005	20	$157,606,209	27,786	$5,672	1	Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	68.8%
21	84	May 6–8, 2011	18	$155,229,986	29,256	$5,306	3	Thor	$65,723,338	42.3%
22	86	May 19–21, 2006	20	$154,921,652	27,104	$5,716	3	The Da Vinci Code	$77,073,388	49.7%
23	88	May 16–18, 2003	20	$154,619,854	24,840	$6,225	1	The Matrix Reloaded	$91,774,413	59.4%
24	91	May 23–25, 2003	21	$153,519,636	26,784	$5,732	2	Bruce Almighty	$67,953,330	44.3%
25	94	May 24–26, 2002	21	$152,540,764	25,989	$5,869	3	Attack of the Clones	$47,880,532	31.4%
26	96	May 3–5, 2002	18	$152,352,958	26,785	$5,688	3	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	75.4%
27	100	May 10–12, 2013	19	$152,089,310	26,911	$5,652	2	Iron Man 3	$72,525,615	47.7%
28	103	May 2–4, 2008	18	$150,652,108	30,142	$4,998	2	Iron Man	$98,618,668	65.5%
29	105	May 1–3, 2009	18	$150,418,737	30,788	$4,886	3	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$85,058,003	56.5%
30	113	May 17–19, 2013	20	$148,337,408	26,302	$5,640	1	Star Trek Into Darkness	$70,165,559	47.3%
31	123	May 25–27, 2012	21	$146,287,979	28,258	$5,177	2	MIB 3	$54,592,779	37.3%
32	126	May 28–30, 2010	22	$145,307,554	28,384	$5,119	2	Shrek Forever After	$43,311,063	29.8%
33	141	May 21–23, 2010	21	$143,072,505	26,824	$5,334	3	Shrek Forever After	$70,838,207	49.5%
34	144	May 8–10, 2009	19	$142,771,951	29,613	$4,821	2	Star Trek	$75,204,289	52.7%
35	152	May 2–4, 2003	18	$141,424,875	25,883	$5,464	2	X2: X-Men United	$85,558,731	60.5%
36	163	May 25–27, 2001	21	$139,116,366	24,212	$5,746	1	Pearl Harbor	$59,078,912	42.5%
37	176	May 18–20, 2012	20	$135,710,877	27,778	$4,886	3	The Avengers	$55,644,102	41.0%
38	207	May 14–16, 2010	20	$131,408,896	28,965	$4,537	3	Iron Man 2	$52,041,005	39.6%
39	212	May 15–17, 2009	20	$130,806,111	29,000	$4,511	1	Angels & Demons	$46,204,168	35.3%
40	229	May 13–15, 2011	19	$128,915,355	28,786	$4,478	2	Thor	$34,703,035	26.9%
41	250	May 16–18, 2008	20	$125,836,542	25,529	$4,929	1	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	$55,034,805	43.7%
42	298	May 9–11, 2008	19	$117,719,968	28,080	$4,192	2	Iron Man	$51,190,629	43.5%
43	305	May 31–Jun. 2, 2002	22	$116,762,940	26,268	$4,445	2	Sum of All Fears	$31,178,526	26.7%
44	317	May 10–12, 2002	19	$115,283,249	25,548	$4,512	2	Spider-Man	$71,417,527	61.9%
45	411	May 19–21, 2000	20	$102,500,111	26,877	$3,814	3	Dinosaur	$38,854,851	37.9%
46	412	May 9–11, 2003	19	$102,463,278	23,895	$4,288	1	X2: X-Men United	$40,032,160	39.1%
47	414	May 14–16, 2004	20	$102,354,056	25,861	$3,958	2	Troy	$46,865,412	45.8%
48	415	May 21–23, 1999	21	$102,247,851	19,975	$5,119	2	The Phantom Menace	$64,820,970	63.4%
49	433	May 7–9, 2004	19	$100,838,743	28,826	$3,498	2	Van Helsing	$51,748,040	51.3%
50	442	May 4–6, 2001	18	$99,740,027	25,684	$3,883	1	Mummy Returns	$68,139,035	68.3%
51	443	May 5–7, 2006	18	$99,698,367	30,248	$3,296	3	Mission: Impossible III	$47,743,273	47.9%
52	464	May 26–28, 2000	21	$97,791,327	12,183	$8,027	2	Mission: Impossible II	$57,845,297	59.2%
53	482	May 11–13, 2007	19	$96,271,425	25,598	$3,761	4	Spider-Man 3	$58,166,256	60.4%
54	486	May 18–20, 2001	20	$96,168,896	24,540	$3,919	2	Shrek	$42,347,760	44.0%
55	502	May 13–15, 2005	19	$94,495,487	28,840	$3,277	4	Monster-in-Law	$23,105,133	24.5%
56	604	May 12–14, 2006	19	$85,029,072	29,028	$2,929	2	Mission: Impossible III	$25,008,971	29.4%
57	688	May 6–8, 2005	18	$78,499,467	28,337	$2,770	3	Kingdom of Heaven	$19,635,996	25.0%
58	699	May 5–7, 2000	18	$77,790,261	26,797	$2,903	2	Gladiator	$34,819,017	44.8%
59	703	May 7–9, 1999	19	$77,427,661	21,874	$3,540	1	The Mummy	$43,369,635	56.0%
60	705	May 31–Jun. 2, 1996	22	$77,178,432	21,103	$3,657	3	Mission: Impossible	$21,629,362	28.0%
61	788	May 11–13, 2001	19	$71,069,589	23,396	$3,038	1	Mummy Returns	$33,741,755	47.5%
62	792	May 12–14, 2000	19	$70,957,078	25,290	$2,806	4	Gladiator	$24,645,129	34.7%
63	806	May 8–10, 1998	19	$70,221,367	21,386	$3,284	2	Deep Impact	$41,152,375	58.6%
64	824	May 29–31, 1998	22	$69,005,575	22,636	$3,048	3	Godzilla	$18,020,444	26.1%
65	832	May 30–Jun. 1, 1997	22	$68,042,845	22,391	$3,039	3	The Lost World	$34,116,390	50.1%
66	900	May 10–12, 1996	19	$61,489,949	18,475	$3,328	2	Twister	$41,059,405	66.8%
67	906	May 14–16, 1999	20	$60,840,998	20,248	$3,005	4	The Mummy	$24,856,320	40.9%
68	911	May 2–4, 1997	18	$60,090,286	22,691	$2,648	3	Breakdown	$12,307,128	20.5%
69	915	May 15–17, 1998	20	$59,380,277	22,767	$2,608	2	Deep Impact	$23,266,622	39.2%
70	917	May 9–11, 1997	19	$59,251,225	24,663	$2,402	2	Fifth Element	$17,031,345	28.7%
71	936	May 29–31, 1992	22	$58,150,683	16,894	$3,442	1	Lethal Weapon 3	$15,420,806	26.5%
72	941	May 17–19, 1996	20	$57,723,607	18,210	$3,170	2	Twister	$37,093,440	64.3%
73	943	May 19–21, 1995	20	$57,400,390	16,768	$3,423	2	Die Hard 3	$22,162,245	38.6%
74	1,064	May 16–18, 1997	20	$48,869,295	22,190	$2,202	2	Fifth Element	$11,410,863	23.3%
75	1,069	May 15–17, 1992	20	$48,631,263	15,401	$3,158	1	Lethal Weapon 3	$33,243,086	68.4%
76	1,075	May 1–3, 1998	18	$48,476,177	21,098	$2,298	3	He Got Game	$7,610,663	15.7%
77	1,092	May 21–23, 1993	21	$47,510,242	17,715	$2,682	2	Sliver	$12,138,283	25.5%
78	1,097	May 12–14, 1995	19	$47,265,871	16,175	$2,922	4	Crimson Tide	$18,612,190	39.4%
79	1,166	May 20–22, 1994	20	$42,629,981	15,948	$2,673	2	Maverick	$17,248,545	40.5%
80	1,170	May 31–Jun. 2, 1991	22	$42,498,894	16,349	$2,599	1	Backdraft	$9,118,395	21.5%
81	1,200	May 31–Jun. 2, 1985	22	$40,535,040	11,602	$3,494	1	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$14,810,543	36.5%
82	1,204	May 13–15, 1994	19	$40,419,859	15,071	$2,682	2	The Crow	$11,774,332	29.1%
83	1,212	May 18–20, 1990	20	$40,002,442	15,387	$2,600	2	Bird on a Wire	$15,338,160	38.3%
84	1,218	May 3–5, 1996	18	$39,584,061	18,972	$2,086	5	The Craft	$6,710,995	17.0%
85	1,231	May 5–7, 1995	18	$38,819,445	18,192	$2,134	3	French Kiss	$9,018,022	23.2%
86	1,285	May 14–16, 1993	20	$36,057,817	15,267	$2,362	2	Dave	$8,506,834	23.6%
87	1,326	May 4–6, 1990	18	$34,287,765	15,952	$2,149	2	Pretty Woman	$6,810,883	19.9%
88	1,334	May 7–9, 1993	19	$33,915,625	15,740	$2,155	2	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	$10,019,970	29.5%
89	1,340	May 17–19, 1991	20	$33,708,789	15,591	$2,162	3	What About Bob?	$9,216,334	27.3%
90	1,341	May 4–6, 1984	18	$33,639,585	11,912	$2,824	5	Breakin'	$6,047,686	18.0%
91	1,351	May 5–7, 1989	18	$33,072,762	13,661	$2,421	1	Pet Sematary	$6,338,594	19.2%
92	1,355	May 29–31, 1987	22	$32,701,819	13,066	$2,503	0	Beverly Hills Cop II	$17,126,642	52.4%
93	1,367	May 11–13, 1984	19	$31,987,924	12,579	$2,543	2	The Natural	$5,088,381	15.9%
94	1,379	May 12–14, 1989	19	$31,205,346	13,366	$2,335	2	See No Evil, Hear No Evil	$7,098,741	22.7%
95	1,389	May 20–22, 1983	20	$30,540,666	9,483	$3,221	2	Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone	$7,053,016	23.1%
96	1,393	May 30–Jun. 1, 1986	22	$30,201,841	11,223	$2,691	1	Cobra	$7,511,542	24.9%
97	1,398	May 19–21, 1989	20	$29,671,407	13,919	$2,132	2	See No Evil, Hear No Evil	$6,105,120	20.6%
98	1,405	May 18–20, 1984	20	$29,207,339	11,383	$2,566	1	The Natural	$5,423,233	18.6%
99	1,409	May 3–5, 1991	18	$29,039,605	15,818	$1,836	2	Oscar	$4,164,218	14.3%
100	1,421	May 13–15, 1983	19	$27,711,075	9,406	$2,946	3	Blue Thunder	$8,258,149	29.8%
101	1,432	May 11–13, 1990	19	$26,611,350	15,265	$1,743	0	Pretty Woman	$7,594,013	28.5%
102	1,434	May 10–12, 1991	19	$26,408,757	15,465	$1,708	2	F/X 2	$5,455,058	20.7%
103	1,444	May 20–22, 1988	21	$25,783,227	11,736	$2,197	1	Willow	$8,300,169	32.2%
104	1,445	May 6–8, 1994	18	$25,715,685	15,582	$1,650	2	With Honors	$3,741,737	14.6%
105	1,449	May 21–23, 1982	21	$25,540,478	9,306	$2,745	3	Conan the Barbarian	$6,874,042	26.9%
106	1,451	May 13–15, 1988	20	$25,367,404	12,232	$2,074	1	Friday the 13th Part VII	$8,245,038	32.5%
107	1,457	May 1–3, 1987	18	$24,729,667	13,591	$1,820	3	The Secret of My Success	$4,609,670	18.6%
108	1,464	May 1–3, 1992	18	$24,214,489	16,175	$1,497	2	Basic Instinct	$4,042,740	16.7%
109	1,468	May 3–5, 1985	18	$23,947,844	11,980	$1,999	3	Code of Silence	$5,512,461	23.0%
110	1,475	May 16–18, 1986	20	$23,548,918	9,854	$2,390	2	Top Gun	$8,193,052	34.8%
111	1,480	May 14–16, 1982	20	$23,211,906	8,527	$2,722	2	Conan the Barbarian	$9,603,139	41.4%
112	1,481	May 15–17, 1987	20	$23,190,006	11,858	$1,956	2	Ishtar	$4,331,817	18.7%
113	1,483	May 6–8, 1988	19	$23,081,645	12,275	$1,880	3	Colors	$4,007,400	17.4%
114	1,497	May 8–10, 1992	19	$22,104,886	15,214	$1,453	0	Basic Instinct	$4,012,920	18.2%
115	1,516	May 6–8, 1983	18	$20,181,971	9,633	$2,095	4	Flashdance	$3,385,578	16.8%
116	1,522	May 10–12, 1985	19	$19,734,479	11,564	$1,707	2	Code of Silence	$3,583,099	18.2%
117	1,527	May 2–4, 1986	18	$19,266,554	10,407	$1,851	3	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling	$4,879,107	25.3%
118	1,529	May 9–11, 1986	19	$19,014,439	10,389	$1,830	3	Short Circuit	$5,346,808	28.1%
119	1,532	May 8–10, 1987	19	$18,633,942	12,057	$1,545	2	The Secret of My Success	$3,836,710	20.6%
120	1,534	May 17–19, 1985	20	$18,011,831	10,366	$1,738	0	Code of Silence	$2,803,483	15.6%

Rows #1–120

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.