BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present
| Row | Rank | Weekend Date / Wknd # | Top 12 Gross | Theaters / Avg. | New
Movies | #1 Movie | Gross | % of Total | | 1 |
10 |
Dec. 26–28, 2008 |
52 |
$179,565,084 |
32,696 |
$5,492 |
5 |
Marley and Me |
$36,357,586 |
20.2% |
| 2 |
20 |
Dec. 28–30, 2007 |
52 |
$168,613,788 |
29,010 |
$5,812 |
3 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
$35,672,708 |
21.2% |
| 3 |
24 |
Dec. 26–28, 2003 |
52 |
$165,838,826 |
29,940 |
$5,539 |
4 |
Return of the King |
$50,598,104 |
30.5% |
| 4 |
40 |
Dec. 27–29, 2002 |
52 |
$155,861,795 |
29,561 |
$5,273 |
1 |
Two Towers |
$48,875,549 |
31.4% |
| 5 |
54 |
Dec. 21–23, 2007 |
51 |
$152,098,093 |
27,407 |
$5,550 |
5 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
$44,783,772 |
29.4% |
| 6 |
55 |
Dec. 14–16, 2007 |
50 |
$151,851,459 |
24,824 |
$6,117 |
3 |
I Am Legend |
$77,211,321 |
50.8% |
| 7 |
68 |
Dec. 28–30, 2001 |
52 |
$147,157,505 |
28,786 |
$5,112 |
2 |
Fellowship of the Ring |
$38,695,582 |
26.3% |
| 8 |
82 |
Dec. 29–31, 2006 |
52 |
$143,639,494 |
30,789 |
$4,665 |
0 |
Night at the Museum |
$36,766,905 |
25.6% |
| 9 |
123 |
Dec. 19–21, 2003 |
51 |
$133,433,018 |
28,931 |
$4,612 |
2 |
Return of the King |
$72,629,713 |
54.4% |
| 10 |
125 |
Dec. 20–22, 2002 |
51 |
$132,666,598 |
29,061 |
$4,565 |
4 |
Two Towers |
$62,007,528 |
46.7% |
| 11 |
132 |
Dec. 25–27, 1998 |
52 |
$131,769,549 |
27,211 |
$4,843 |
4 |
Patch Adams |
$25,262,280 |
19.2% |
| 12 |
134 |
Dec. 30–Jan. 1, 2006 |
52 |
$131,437,324 |
27,977 |
$4,698 |
0 |
The Chronicles of Narnia |
$25,686,555 |
19.5% |
| 13 |
146 |
Dec. 26–28, 1997 |
52 |
$129,505,116 |
23,783 |
$5,445 |
5 |
Titanic |
$35,455,673 |
27.4% |
| 14 |
168 |
Dec. 21–23, 2001 |
51 |
$124,010,912 |
28,071 |
$4,418 |
5 |
Fellowship of the Ring |
$47,211,490 |
38.1% |
| 15 |
169 |
Dec. 31–Jan. 2, 2005 |
53 |
$123,826,617 |
27,421 |
$4,516 |
0 |
Meet the Fockers |
$41,741,785 |
33.7% |
| 16 |
172 |
Dec. 16–18, 2005 |
50 |
$122,468,337 |
25,263 |
$4,848 |
2 |
King Kong |
$50,130,145 |
40.9% |
| 17 |
189 |
Dec. 24–26, 2004 |
52 |
$118,584,542 |
27,906 |
$4,249 |
4 |
Meet the Fockers |
$46,120,980 |
38.9% |
| 18 |
205 |
Dec. 9–11, 2005 |
49 |
$115,748,984 |
27,238 |
$4,250 |
1 |
The Chronicles of Narnia |
$65,556,312 |
56.6% |
| 19 |
225 |
Dec. 15–17, 2006 |
50 |
$110,863,551 |
31,384 |
$3,532 |
3 |
The Pursuit of Happyness |
$26,541,709 |
23.9% |
| 20 |
233 |
Dec. 22–24, 2006 |
51 |
$109,289,148 |
31,676 |
$3,450 |
4 |
Night at the Museum |
$30,433,781 |
27.8% |
| CHART NOTES
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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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