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

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BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present

Rows #1–130

Row	Rank	Weekend Date / Wknd #		Top 12 Gross	Theaters / Avg.		New Movies	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
1	1,394	Aug. 27–29, 1982	35	$30,414,133	9,828	$3,095	1	E.T.	$6,630,709	21.8%
2	1,354	Aug. 22–24, 1986	34	$33,116,359	13,071	$2,534	2	The Fly	$4,725,970	14.3%
3	1,342	Aug. 23–25, 1991	34	$33,778,889	15,341	$2,202	4	Hot Shots!	$4,676,467	13.8%
4	1,312	Aug. 26–28, 1983	34	$34,905,436	11,863	$2,942	2	Mr. Mom	$6,445,106	18.5%
5	1,292	Aug. 12–14, 1983	32	$35,964,350	11,549	$3,114	4	National Lampoon's Vacation	$6,161,649	17.1%
6	1,287	Aug. 28–30, 1987	35	$36,195,307	13,094	$2,764	3	Stakeout	$4,729,337	13.1%
7	1,278	Aug. 24–26, 1984	34	$36,513,803	13,429	$2,719	1	Tightrope	$7,198,635	19.7%
8	1,271	Aug. 15–17, 1986	33	$36,875,988	13,316	$2,769	3	The Fly	$7,007,423	19.0%
9	1,270	Aug. 28–30, 1992	35	$36,900,651	18,567	$1,987	3	Honeymoon in Vegas	$7,318,157	19.8%
10	1,269	Aug. 23–25, 1985	34	$36,900,774	13,296	$2,775	2	Back to the Future	$6,927,360	18.8%
11	1,257	Aug. 19–21, 1983	33	$37,491,200	11,635	$3,222	3	Easy Money	$5,844,974	15.6%
12	1,248	Aug. 21–23, 1987	34	$37,926,404	13,188	$2,876	2	Stakeout	$5,559,712	14.7%
13	1,243	Aug. 8–10, 1986	32	$38,104,876	14,266	$2,671	2	Aliens	$5,779,352	15.2%
14	1,242	Aug. 3–5, 1984	31	$38,157,805	11,924	$3,200	3	Ghostbusters	$6,443,646	16.9%
15	1,236	Aug. 21–23, 1992	34	$38,789,959	18,947	$2,047	3	Unforgiven	$7,741,277	20.0%
16	1,230	Aug. 20–22, 1982	34	$39,023,935	11,112	$3,512	1	E.T.	$7,684,162	19.7%
17	1,228	Aug. 5–7, 1983	31	$39,123,464	12,626	$3,099	2	National Lampoon's Vacation	$7,191,832	18.4%
18	1,214	Aug. 26–28, 1988	35	$40,138,686	14,680	$2,734	4	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	$6,989,358	17.4%
19	1,207	Aug. 14–16, 1987	33	$40,420,478	13,470	$3,001	4	Stakeout	$5,574,782	13.8%
20	1,206	Aug. 10–12, 1984	32	$40,465,236	13,200	$3,066	2	Red Dawn (1984)	$8,230,381	20.3%
21	1,202	Aug. 25–27, 1989	34	$40,616,305	14,927	$2,721	2	Uncle Buck	$6,725,275	16.6%
22	1,199	Aug. 6–8, 1982	32	$40,708,598	10,561	$3,855	2	E.T.	$9,525,306	23.4%
23	1,195	Aug. 16–18, 1991	33	$40,844,606	17,596	$2,321	1	Hot Shots!	$6,330,309	15.5%
24	1,188	Aug. 16–18, 1985	33	$41,400,608	13,927	$2,973	4	Back to the Future	$7,252,140	17.5%
25	1,186	Aug. 9–11, 1985	32	$41,479,910	14,011	$2,961	3	Back to the Future	$8,074,395	19.5%
26	1,147	Aug. 17–19, 1984	33	$44,983,604	13,652	$3,295	4	Tightrope	$9,156,545	20.4%
27	1,127	Aug. 2–4, 1985	31	$45,913,270	14,418	$3,184	3	Back to the Future	$8,428,452	18.4%
28	1,126	Aug. 13–15, 1982	33	$45,989,218	11,276	$4,079	3	Friday the 13th Part III	$9,406,522	20.5%
29	1,122	Aug. 1–3, 1986	31	$46,233,418	13,965	$3,311	4	Aliens	$7,060,101	15.3%
30	1,120	Aug. 7–9, 1987	32	$46,504,460	14,352	$3,240	5	The Living Daylights	$7,706,230	16.6%
31	1,115	Aug. 5–7, 1988	32	$46,656,066	15,299	$3,050	2	Cocktail	$8,204,479	17.6%
32	1,114	Aug. 12–14, 1988	33	$46,770,275	14,684	$3,185	4	Young Guns	$7,011,393	15.0%
33	1,098	Aug. 24–26, 1990	34	$47,308,522	16,210	$2,918	4	Darkman	$8,054,860	17.0%
34	1,084	Aug. 27–29, 1993	35	$48,322,684	17,999	$2,685	2	The Fugitive	$14,502,865	30.0%
35	1,080	Aug. 19–21, 1988	34	$48,447,642	14,946	$3,242	3	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	$12,833,403	26.5%
36	1,045	Aug. 9–11, 1991	32	$50,178,963	16,720	$3,001	3	Hot Shots!	$8,010,411	16.0%
37	994	Aug. 14–16, 1992	33	$53,394,868	19,204	$2,780	3	Unforgiven	$11,374,018	21.3%
38	986	Aug. 2–4, 1991	31	$53,863,797	18,343	$2,936	3	Hot Shots!	$10,848,182	20.1%
39	964	Aug. 23–25, 1996	34	$55,542,757	21,092	$2,633	4	Island of Dr. Moreau	$9,101,987	16.4%
40	961	Aug. 18–20, 1989	33	$56,262,001	17,372	$3,239	4	Uncle Buck	$8,794,501	15.6%
41	955	Aug. 25–27, 1995	34	$56,845,444	20,742	$2,741	4	Mortal Kombat	$10,309,925	18.1%
42	949	Aug. 7–9, 1992	32	$57,223,851	19,713	$2,903	4	Unforgiven	$15,018,007	26.2%
43	932	Aug. 17–19, 1990	33	$58,735,828	16,980	$3,459	4	The Exorcist III	$9,312,219	15.9%
44	928	Aug. 26–28, 1994	34	$58,884,233	20,309	$2,899	2	Natural Born Killers	$11,166,687	19.0%
45	923	Aug. 20–22, 1993	34	$59,137,097	19,128	$3,092	1	The Fugitive	$18,148,331	30.7%
46	922	Aug. 16–18, 1996	33	$59,196,260	22,164	$2,671	5	Tin Cup	$10,128,834	17.1%
47	917	Aug. 28–30, 1998	35	$59,695,010	22,952	$2,601	2	Blade	$10,925,976	18.3%
48	896	Aug. 10–12, 1990	32	$62,538,700	17,781	$3,517	3	Flatliners	$10,034,685	16.0%
49	891	Aug. 11–13, 1989	32	$62,868,730	17,152	$3,665	2	Parenthood	$9,672,350	15.4%
50	888	Aug. 4–6, 1989	31	$62,989,459	16,915	$3,724	3	Parenthood	$10,506,450	16.7%
51	871	Aug. 9–11, 1996	32	$64,295,410	21,787	$2,951	2	Jack	$11,191,496	17.4%
52	856	Aug. 3–5, 1990	31	$66,051,318	18,231	$3,623	3	Ghost	$10,798,834	16.3%
53	854	Aug. 2–4, 1996	31	$66,084,334	23,769	$2,780	2	A Time to Kill	$13,262,934	20.1%
54	826	Aug. 13–15, 1993	33	$69,020,766	18,958	$3,641	3	The Fugitive	$22,438,277	32.5%
55	819	Aug. 22–24, 1997	34	$69,474,942	24,469	$2,839	4	G.I. Jane	$11,094,241	16.0%
56	815	Aug. 19–21, 1994	33	$69,756,298	22,601	$3,086	3	Forrest Gump	$11,248,160	16.1%
57	804	Aug. 6–8, 1993	32	$70,610,937	19,095	$3,698	2	The Fugitive	$23,758,855	33.6%
58	802	Aug. 30–Sep. 1, 2002	35	$70,650,681	25,603	$2,759	1	Signs	$13,441,194	19.0%
59	753	Aug. 29–31, 2008	35	$73,978,283	28,531	$2,593	3	Tropic Thunder	$11,518,611	15.6%
60	749	Aug. 18–20, 1995	33	$74,046,822	22,373	$3,310	2	Mortal Kombat	$23,283,887	31.4%
61	746	Aug. 11–13, 1995	32	$74,248,611	21,911	$3,389	3	Dangerous Minds	$14,931,503	20.1%
62	741	Aug. 15–17, 1997	33	$74,739,985	24,244	$3,083	2	Cop Land	$13,510,482	18.1%
63	739	Aug. 26–28, 2011	34	$74,759,374	31,352	$2,385	3	The Help	$14,536,118	19.4%
64	735	Aug. 21–23, 1998	34	$74,903,466	25,405	$2,948	4	Blade	$17,073,856	22.8%
65	732	Aug. 25–27, 2000	34	$75,117,096	27,485	$2,733	3	Bring It On	$17,362,105	23.1%
66	730	Aug. 31–Sep. 2, 2001	35	$75,176,760	27,633	$2,721	2	Jeepers Creepers	$13,106,108	17.4%
67	723	Aug. 27–29, 1999	35	$75,619,319	25,561	$2,958	5	Sixth Sense	$20,099,149	26.6%
68	715	Aug. 23–25, 2002	34	$76,286,092	28,405	$2,686	3	Signs	$14,285,028	18.7%
69	696	Aug. 4–6, 1995	31	$78,200,990	22,380	$3,494	4	Waterworld	$13,452,035	17.2%
70	658	Aug. 29–31, 2003	35	$81,617,873	29,726	$2,746	1	Jeepers Creepers 2	$15,269,324	18.7%
71	657	Aug. 24–26, 2001	34	$81,685,173	26,982	$3,027	4	American Pie 2	$12,517,475	15.3%
72	645	Aug. 12–14, 1994	32	$82,239,252	22,504	$3,654	1	Clear and Present Danger	$15,965,071	19.4%
73	636	Aug. 8–10, 1997	32	$82,459,100	24,357	$3,385	2	Conspiracy Theory	$19,313,566	23.4%
74	631	Aug. 24–26, 2012	34	$82,832,374	30,642	$2,703	3	The Expendables 2	$13,423,579	16.2%
75	623	Aug. 26–28, 2005	34	$83,107,152	30,535	$2,722	2	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	$16,275,895	19.6%
76	617	Aug. 25–27, 2006	34	$84,086,340	30,368	$2,769	4	Invincible	$17,031,122	20.3%
77	611	Aug. 22–24, 2003	34	$84,826,618	29,819	$2,845	2	Freddy Vs. Jason	$13,152,967	15.5%
78	610	Aug. 27–29, 2004	35	$84,884,825	28,466	$2,982	4	Hero	$18,004,319	21.2%
79	602	Aug. 31–Sep. 2, 2012	35	$85,537,334	32,330	$2,646	2	The Possession	$17,732,480	20.7%
80	592	Aug. 18–20, 2000	33	$86,677,494	28,609	$3,030	3	The Cell	$17,515,050	20.2%
81	582	Aug. 14–16, 1998	33	$87,214,785	26,439	$3,299	2	Saving Private Ryan	$13,157,819	15.1%
82	565	Aug. 22–24, 2008	34	$88,479,277	30,196	$2,930	3	Tropic Thunder	$16,272,195	18.4%
83	561	Aug. 24–26, 2007	34	$88,882,100	29,917	$2,971	3	Superbad	$18,044,369	20.3%
84	555	Aug. 20–22, 1999	34	$89,540,895	27,819	$3,219	3	Sixth Sense	$23,950,008	26.7%
85	548	Aug. 18–20, 2006	33	$90,037,315	29,274	$3,076	3	Snakes on a Plane	$13,806,311	15.3%
86	501	Aug. 27–29, 2010	35	$95,068,884	30,162	$3,152	3	Takers	$20,512,304	21.6%
87	495	Aug. 5–7, 1994	31	$95,656,916	22,069	$4,334	3	Clear and Present Danger	$20,348,017	21.3%
88	484	Aug. 11–13, 2000	32	$96,581,745	29,708	$3,251	3	Hollow Man	$13,048,132	13.5%
89	476	Aug. 31–Sep. 2, 2007	35	$97,371,568	29,760	$3,272	3	Halloween (2007)	$26,362,367	27.1%
90	473	Aug. 6–8, 2004	32	$97,587,401	29,674	$3,289	2	Collateral	$24,701,458	25.3%
91	459	Aug. 1–3, 1997	31	$98,458,777	25,153	$3,914	4	Air Force One	$25,731,622	26.1%
92	455	Aug. 19–21, 2005	33	$98,812,402	30,024	$3,291	3	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	$21,422,815	21.7%
93	451	Aug. 16–18, 2002	33	$99,158,037	28,602	$3,467	2	XXX	$22,111,421	22.3%
94	430	Aug. 20–22, 2004	34	$101,510,302	29,269	$3,468	2	Exorcist: The Beginning	$18,054,001	17.8%
95	424	Aug. 7–9, 1998	32	$102,019,898	26,884	$3,795	2	Saving Private Ryan	$17,398,000	17.1%
96	409	Aug. 5–7, 2005	31	$103,270,559	31,423	$3,286	1	The Dukes of Hazzard	$30,675,314	29.7%
97	407	Aug. 17–19, 2001	33	$103,348,327	29,123	$3,549	3	American Pie 2	$21,104,650	20.4%
98	390	Aug. 12–14, 2005	32	$104,729,785	29,717	$3,524	4	Four Brothers	$21,176,925	20.2%
99	381	Aug. 19–21, 2011	33	$106,031,002	32,295	$3,283	4	The Help	$20,018,659	18.9%
100	357	Aug. 11–13, 2006	32	$109,391,760	29,861	$3,663	4	Talladega Nights	$22,126,226	20.2%
101	354	Aug. 28–30, 2009	35	$109,804,771	30,263	$3,628	3	The Final Destination	$27,408,309	25.0%
102	350	Aug. 20–22, 2010	34	$110,271,948	31,902	$3,457	5	The Expendables	$16,968,032	15.4%
103	344	Aug. 8–10, 2008	32	$111,381,013	31,869	$3,495	2	The Dark Knight	$26,117,030	23.4%
104	342	Aug. 21–23, 2009	34	$111,581,407	29,927	$3,728	3	Inglourious Basterds	$38,054,676	34.1%
105	340	Aug. 15–17, 2008	33	$111,672,294	30,142	$3,705	5	Tropic Thunder	$25,812,796	23.1%
106	335	Aug. 13–15, 1999	33	$113,147,836	28,135	$4,022	2	Sixth Sense	$25,764,991	22.8%
107	332	Aug. 3–5, 2012	31	$113,843,536	30,059	$3,787	2	The Dark Knight Rises	$35,737,330	31.4%
108	331	Aug. 17–19, 2007	33	$114,003,153	31,271	$3,646	3	Superbad	$33,052,411	29.0%
109	298	Aug. 4–6, 2000	31	$118,243,401	30,759	$3,844	3	Hollow Man	$26,414,386	22.3%
110	272	Aug. 4–6, 2006	31	$122,061,299	32,069	$3,806	4	Talladega Nights	$47,042,215	38.5%
111	267	Aug. 6–8, 2010	32	$122,515,382	31,911	$3,839	2	The Other Guys	$35,543,162	29.0%
112	265	Aug. 13–15, 2004	33	$123,002,534	29,512	$4,168	3	Alien Vs. Predator	$38,291,056	31.1%
113	257	Aug. 14–16, 2009	33	$124,928,990	29,523	$4,232	4	District 9	$37,354,308	29.9%
114	243	Aug. 17–19, 2012	33	$127,308,370	32,727	$3,890	4	The Expendables 2	$28,591,370	22.5%
115	241	Aug. 8–10, 2003	32	$127,498,428	28,807	$4,426	2	S.W.A.T.	$37,062,535	29.1%
116	209	Aug. 1–3, 2003	31	$131,707,431	29,273	$4,499	2	American Wedding	$33,369,440	25.3%
117	206	Aug. 7–9, 2009	32	$132,038,549	31,273	$4,222	3	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$54,713,046	41.4%
118	204	Aug. 13–15, 2010	33	$132,141,329	33,213	$3,979	3	The Expendables	$34,825,135	26.4%
119	202	Aug. 9–11, 2002	32	$132,255,102	28,539	$4,634	3	XXX	$44,506,103	33.7%
120	197	Aug. 15–17, 2003	33	$132,698,848	30,907	$4,293	4	Freddy Vs. Jason	$36,428,066	27.5%
121	195	Aug. 10–12, 2012	32	$133,067,782	32,519	$4,092	3	The Bourne Legacy	$38,142,825	28.7%
122	177	Aug. 6–8, 1999	32	$137,550,800	27,366	$5,026	5	Sixth Sense	$26,681,262	19.4%
123	159	Aug. 10–12, 2007	32	$139,873,685	31,547	$4,434	3	Rush Hour 3	$49,100,158	35.1%
124	155	Aug. 2–4, 2002	31	$141,514,944	27,472	$5,151	3	Signs	$60,117,080	42.5%
125	146	Aug. 12–14, 2011	32	$143,005,715	33,180	$4,310	4	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$27,832,307	19.5%
126	134	Aug. 1–3, 2008	31	$144,662,600	32,190	$4,494	2	The Dark Knight	$42,664,219	29.5%
127	115	Aug. 10–12, 2001	32	$148,506,751	29,737	$4,994	3	American Pie 2	$45,117,985	30.4%
128	75	Aug. 5–7, 2011	31	$158,002,167	32,452	$4,869	2	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$54,806,191	34.7%
129	65	Aug. 3–5, 2001	31	$163,032,002	29,334	$5,558	3	Rush Hour 2	$67,408,222	41.3%
130	60	Aug. 3–5, 2007	31	$164,672,475	31,570	$5,216	5	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	42.1%

Rows #1–130

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.