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

> ALL TIME BOX OFFICE

BIGGEST WEEKENDS
Aggregated Top 12 Weekend Totals, 1982-Present

Rows #1–200 | 201–400 | 401–600 | 601–800 | 801–1000 | 1,001–1200 | 1,201–1400 | 1,401–1543

Row	Rank	Weekend Date / Wknd #		Top 12 Gross	Theaters / Avg.		New Movies	#1 Movie	Gross	% of Total
1401	103	May 2–4, 2008	18	$150,652,108	30,142	$4,998	2	Iron Man	$98,618,668	65.5%
1402	172	Nov. 14–16, 2008	46	$137,689,373	27,539	$5,000	1	Quantum of Solace	$67,528,882	49.0%
1403	187	Nov. 12–14, 2004	46	$134,269,260	26,796	$5,011	4	The Incredibles	$50,251,359	37.4%
1404	128	Apr. 29–May 1, 2011	17	$144,918,363	28,903	$5,014	3	Fast Five	$86,198,765	59.5%
1405	140	Nov. 19–21, 2004	47	$143,139,378	28,525	$5,018	2	National Treasure	$35,142,554	24.6%
1406	173	Aug. 6–8, 1999	32	$137,550,800	27,366	$5,026	5	Sixth Sense	$26,681,262	19.4%
1407	76	Jun. 25–27, 2010	26	$157,045,766	31,187	$5,036	2	Toy Story 3	$59,337,669	37.8%
1408	600	Dec. 22–24, 2000	51	$85,317,632	16,925	$5,041	3	Cast Away	$28,883,406	33.9%
1409	227	Jun. 2–4, 2006	22	$129,197,589	25,574	$5,052	1	The Break-Up	$39,172,785	30.3%
1410	149	Feb. 16–18, 2007	7	$141,860,566	28,067	$5,054	5	Ghost Rider	$45,388,836	32.0%
1411	74	Jun. 22–24, 2012	25	$157,370,245	30,926	$5,089	3	Brave	$66,323,594	42.1%
1412	108	Nov. 25–27, 2005	47	$149,478,630	29,365	$5,090	5	Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire	$54,727,138	36.6%
1413	189	Nov. 17–19, 2006	46	$133,612,782	26,178	$5,104	4	Happy Feet	$41,533,432	31.1%
1414	69	Jun. 5–7, 2009	23	$160,780,785	31,497	$5,105	3	The Hangover	$44,979,319	28.0%
1415	98	Jul. 17–19, 2009	29	$152,113,223	29,768	$5,110	2	Harry Potter 6	$77,835,727	51.2%
1416	109	Apr. 3–5, 2009	14	$148,890,684	29,133	$5,111	2	Fast and Furious	$70,950,500	47.7%
1417	118	Dec. 28–30, 2001	52	$147,157,505	28,786	$5,112	2	Fellowship of the Ring	$38,695,582	26.3%
1418	415	May 21–23, 1999	21	$102,247,851	19,975	$5,119	2	The Phantom Menace	$64,820,970	63.4%
1419	126	May 28–30, 2010	22	$145,307,554	28,384	$5,119	2	Shrek Forever After	$43,311,063	29.8%
1420	89	Jul. 13–15, 2012	28	$153,870,508	30,055	$5,120	1	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$46,629,259	30.3%
1421	82	Jul. 3–5, 2009	27	$155,486,083	30,319	$5,128	2	Transformers 2	$42,320,877	27.2%
1422	151	Aug. 2–4, 2002	31	$141,514,944	27,472	$5,151	3	Signs	$60,117,080	42.5%
1423	106	Jun. 21–23, 2002	25	$150,265,760	29,104	$5,163	3	Minority Report	$35,677,125	23.7%
1424	123	May 25–27, 2012	21	$146,287,979	28,258	$5,177	2	MIB 3	$54,592,779	37.3%
1425	157	Feb. 27–29, 2004	9	$139,698,537	26,943	$5,185	4	Passion of the Christ	$83,848,082	60.0%
1426	256	Jun. 18–20, 1999	25	$124,185,579	23,907	$5,195	2	Tarzan	$34,221,968	27.6%
1427	64	Feb. 13–15, 2009	7	$162,739,553	31,247	$5,208	3	Friday the 13th (2009)	$40,570,365	24.9%
1428	58	Aug. 3–5, 2007	31	$164,672,475	31,570	$5,216	5	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	42.1%
1429	80	Jun. 14–16, 2002	24	$155,845,253	29,856	$5,220	3	Scooby-Doo	$54,155,312	34.7%
1430	219	Nov. 8–10, 2002	45	$129,815,481	24,805	$5,233	2	8 Mile	$51,240,555	39.5%
1431	242	Jun. 25–27, 1999	26	$126,574,386	24,146	$5,242	1	Big Daddy	$41,536,370	32.8%
1432	555	Jun. 30–Jul. 2, 1989	26	$89,207,709	16,990	$5,251	3	Batman	$30,075,189	33.7%
1433	83	Nov. 25–27, 2011	47	$155,386,479	29,499	$5,268	4	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$41,683,574	26.8%
1434	81	Jul. 15–17, 2005	28	$155,689,225	29,545	$5,270	2	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	$56,178,450	36.1%
1435	79	Dec. 27–29, 2002	52	$155,861,795	29,561	$5,273	1	Two Towers	$48,875,549	31.4%
1436	115	Nov. 17–19, 2000	46	$147,392,369	27,940	$5,275	4	The Grinch	$55,082,330	37.4%
1437	46	Jul. 29–31, 2011	30	$170,815,601	32,349	$5,280	3	Cowboys & Aliens	$36,431,290	21.3%
1438	60	Dec. 28–30, 2012	52	$163,825,685	31,009	$5,283	3	The Hobbit	$31,926,068	19.5%
1439	135	Nov. 7–9, 2003	45	$143,748,807	27,124	$5,300	3	The Matrix Revolutions	$48,475,154	33.7%
1440	84	May 6–8, 2011	18	$155,229,986	29,256	$5,306	3	Thor	$65,723,338	42.3%
1441	279	Jul. 5–7, 1996	27	$121,019,301	22,785	$5,311	2	Independence Day	$50,228,264	41.5%
1442	398	Dec. 29–31, 2000	52	$103,889,758	19,541	$5,317	0	Cast Away	$30,977,869	29.8%
1443	141	May 21–23, 2010	21	$143,072,505	26,824	$5,334	3	Shrek Forever After	$70,838,207	49.5%
1444	71	Jul. 2–4, 2004	27	$158,362,827	29,673	$5,337	1	Spider-Man 2	$88,156,227	55.7%
1445	102	Nov. 26–28, 2004	48	$151,074,716	28,268	$5,344	2	National Treasure	$32,156,917	21.3%
1446	228	Jun. 1–3, 2007	22	$128,965,250	24,101	$5,351	3	Pirates of the Caribbean 3	$44,206,660	34.3%
1447	162	Jul. 30–Aug. 1, 1999	31	$139,128,184	25,931	$5,365	2	Runaway Bride	$35,055,556	25.2%
1448	119	Jun. 9–11, 2006	23	$147,035,477	27,345	$5,377	3	Cars	$60,119,509	40.9%
1449	37	Jul. 25–27, 2008	30	$174,030,221	32,319	$5,385	2	The Dark Knight	$75,166,466	43.2%
1450	369	Nov. 29–Dec. 1, 1996	48	$106,879,034	19,843	$5,386	1	101 Dalmatians (1996)	$33,504,025	31.3%
1451	107	Jul. 14–16, 2006	28	$150,142,132	27,808	$5,399	2	Dead Man's Chest	$62,345,264	41.5%
1452	56	Jul. 6–8, 2007	27	$165,449,282	30,540	$5,417	2	Transformers	$70,502,384	42.6%
1453	478	Nov. 27–29, 1992	48	$96,804,335	17,845	$5,425	1	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	$28,616,454	29.6%
1454	680	Nov. 24–26, 1989	47	$79,404,345	14,602	$5,438	1	Back to the Future 2	$27,835,125	35.1%
1455	223	Dec. 26–28, 1997	52	$129,505,116	23,783	$5,445	5	Titanic	$35,455,673	27.4%
1456	152	May 2–4, 2003	18	$141,424,875	25,883	$5,464	2	X2: X-Men United	$85,558,731	60.5%
1457	48	Jun. 24–26, 2011	25	$170,056,514	31,102	$5,468	2	Cars 2	$66,135,507	38.9%
1458	32	Dec. 26–28, 2008	52	$179,565,084	32,696	$5,492	5	Marley and Me	$36,357,586	20.2%
1459	501	Jun. 23–25, 1989	25	$94,541,831	17,175	$5,505	2	Batman	$40,489,746	42.8%
1460	148	Nov. 23–25, 2001	47	$142,239,425	25,732	$5,528	3	Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone	$57,487,755	40.4%
1461	154	Mar. 30–Apr. 1, 2012	13	$140,359,357	25,363	$5,534	2	The Hunger Games	$58,551,063	41.7%
1462	55	Dec. 26–28, 2003	52	$165,838,826	29,940	$5,539	4	Return of the King	$50,598,104	30.5%
1463	99	Dec. 21–23, 2007	51	$152,098,093	27,407	$5,550	5	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	$44,783,772	29.4%
1464	63	Aug. 3–5, 2001	31	$163,032,002	29,334	$5,558	3	Rush Hour 2	$67,408,222	41.3%
1465	44	Nov. 26–28, 2010	48	$171,103,030	30,517	$5,607	4	Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1)	$49,087,101	28.7%
1466	31	Jun. 27–29, 2008	26	$180,202,418	32,123	$5,610	2	WALL-E	$63,087,526	35.0%
1467	57	Jan. 16–18, 2009	3	$164,759,271	29,311	$5,621	4	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$31,832,636	19.3%
1468	43	Jul. 16–18, 2010	29	$171,364,446	30,464	$5,625	2	Inception	$62,785,337	36.6%
1469	92	Jun. 11–13, 2004	24	$153,459,816	27,272	$5,627	3	Harry Potter / Azkaban	$34,910,393	22.7%
1470	70	May 20–22, 2011	20	$158,699,494	28,154	$5,637	1	Pirates of the Caribbean 4	$90,151,958	56.8%
1471	113	May 17–19, 2013	20	$148,341,392	26,302	$5,640	1	Star Trek Into Darkness	$70,165,559	47.3%
1472	100	May 10–12, 2013	19	$152,089,310	26,911	$5,652	2	Iron Man 3	$72,525,615	47.7%
1473	73	May 20–22, 2005	20	$157,606,209	27,786	$5,672	1	Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	68.8%
1474	68	May 29–31, 2009	22	$160,987,171	28,359	$5,677	2	Up	$68,108,790	42.3%
1475	96	May 3–5, 2002	18	$152,352,958	26,785	$5,688	3	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	75.4%
1476	86	May 19–21, 2006	20	$154,921,652	27,104	$5,716	3	The Da Vinci Code	$77,073,388	49.7%
1477	91	May 23–25, 2003	21	$153,519,636	26,784	$5,732	2	Bruce Almighty	$67,953,330	44.3%
1478	163	May 25–27, 2001	21	$139,116,366	24,212	$5,746	1	Pearl Harbor	$59,078,912	42.5%
1479	62	Nov. 9–11, 2012	45	$163,044,467	28,352	$5,751	1	Skyfall	$88,364,714	54.2%
1480	40	Jul. 27–29, 2007	30	$172,425,180	29,977	$5,752	4	The Simpsons Movie	$74,036,787	42.9%
1481	87	Nov. 28–30, 2008	48	$154,887,226	26,739	$5,793	4	Four Christmases	$31,069,826	20.1%
1482	34	Jun. 13–15, 2008	24	$175,784,357	30,302	$5,801	2	The Incredible Hulk	$55,414,050	31.5%
1483	51	Apr. 2–4, 2010	14	$168,596,611	29,020	$5,810	3	Clash of the Titans	$61,235,105	36.3%
1484	39	Feb. 10–12, 2012	6	$173,007,561	29,774	$5,811	4	The Vow	$41,202,458	23.8%
1485	50	Dec. 28–30, 2007	52	$168,613,788	29,010	$5,812	3	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	$35,672,708	21.2%
1486	47	May 7–9, 2010	19	$170,812,717	29,292	$5,831	2	Iron Man 2	$128,122,480	75.0%
1487	78	Jun. 6–8, 2003	23	$156,545,279	26,832	$5,834	1	2 Fast 2 Furious	$50,472,480	32.2%
1488	94	May 24–26, 2002	21	$152,540,764	25,989	$5,869	3	Attack of the Clones	$47,880,532	31.4%
1489	59	May 30–Jun. 1, 2008	22	$164,184,861	27,823	$5,901	2	Sex and the City	$57,038,404	34.7%
1490	770	Jan. 12–14, 2001	2	$72,561,994	12,239	$5,929	1	Save the Last Dance	$23,444,930	32.3%
1491	42	Jul. 13–15, 2007	28	$171,896,188	28,862	$5,956	2	Harry Potter / Phoenix	$77,108,414	44.9%
1492	90	Jun. 3–5, 2011	22	$153,677,578	25,797	$5,957	1	X-Men: First Class	$55,101,604	35.9%
1493	49	May 22–24, 2009	21	$169,809,749	28,434	$5,972	3	Night at the Museum II	$54,173,286	31.9%
1494	19	Jun. 18–20, 2010	25	$191,475,781	31,916	$5,999	2	Toy Story 3	$110,307,189	57.6%
1495	127	Nov. 22–24, 2002	47	$144,934,125	24,158	$5,999	3	Die Another Day	$47,072,040	32.5%
1496	124	Nov. 26–28, 1999	48	$146,047,277	24,336	$6,001	2	Toy Story 2	$57,388,839	39.3%
1497	29	Jul. 22–24, 2011	29	$181,319,945	30,153	$6,013	2	Captain America	$65,058,524	35.9%
1498	66	May 11–13, 2012	19	$162,261,708	26,811	$6,052	2	The Avengers	$103,052,274	63.5%
1499	54	Nov. 24–26, 2000	47	$167,282,922	27,600	$6,061	2	The Grinch	$52,118,445	31.2%
1500	45	Jun. 6–8, 2008	23	$171,033,593	28,104	$6,086	3	Kung Fu Panda	$60,239,130	35.2%
1501	27	Jul. 6–8, 2012	27	$182,308,166	29,835	$6,111	3	The Amazing Spider-Man	$62,004,688	34.0%
1502	101	Dec. 14–16, 2007	50	$151,851,459	24,824	$6,117	3	I Am Legend	$77,211,321	50.8%
1503	18	Jul. 1–3, 2011	26	$191,768,382	31,344	$6,118	3	Transformers 3	$97,852,865	51.0%
1504	23	Mar. 5–7, 2010	10	$185,857,643	30,001	$6,195	2	Alice in Wonderland	$116,101,023	62.5%
1505	52	May 30–Jun. 1, 2003	22	$168,218,724	27,076	$6,213	3	Finding Nemo	$70,251,710	41.8%
1506	88	May 16–18, 2003	20	$154,619,854	24,840	$6,225	1	The Matrix Reloaded	$91,774,413	59.4%
1507	20	Feb. 12–14, 2010	7	$188,892,320	30,118	$6,272	3	Valentine's Day	$56,260,707	29.8%
1508	36	Jun. 8–10, 2012	23	$174,187,532	27,739	$6,280	2	Madagascar 3	$60,316,738	34.6%
1509	77	Nov. 21–23, 2008	47	$156,677,936	24,937	$6,283	2	Twilight	$69,637,740	44.4%
1510	97	Nov. 16–18, 2001	46	$152,307,840	24,144	$6,308	2	Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone	$90,294,621	59.3%
1511	28	May 4–6, 2007	18	$181,322,887	28,224	$6,424	2	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	83.3%
1512	53	May 23–25, 2008	21	$167,464,467	26,023	$6,435	1	Indiana Jones 4	$100,137,835	59.8%
1513	41	Nov. 18–20, 2005	46	$172,250,794	26,751	$6,439	2	Harry Potter / Goblet of Fire	$102,685,961	59.6%
1514	17	Jun. 26–28, 2009	26	$192,896,955	29,907	$6,450	2	Transformers 2	$108,966,307	56.5%
1515	35	Nov. 27–29, 2009	48	$175,172,271	26,901	$6,512	3	New Moon	$42,870,031	24.5%
1516	16	Jun. 29–Jul. 1, 2012	26	$196,880,212	30,174	$6,525	4	Ted	$54,415,205	27.6%
1517	67	Nov. 15–17, 2002	46	$161,340,765	24,657	$6,543	2	Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets	$88,357,488	54.8%
1518	25	Jul. 9–11, 2010	28	$184,059,013	28,104	$6,549	3	Despicable Me	$56,397,125	30.6%
1519	22	Nov. 19–21, 2010	47	$186,408,424	28,080	$6,638	2	Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P1)	$125,017,372	67.1%
1520	61	May 21–23, 2004	21	$163,354,561	24,389	$6,698	1	Shrek 2	$108,037,878	66.1%
1521	65	May 17–19, 2002	20	$162,632,040	23,833	$6,824	2	Attack of the Clones	$80,027,814	49.2%
1522	30	Jul. 2–4, 2010	27	$180,531,680	26,423	$6,832	2	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$64,832,191	35.9%
1523	33	May 27–29, 2005	21	$178,195,309	26,045	$6,842	2	Revenge of the Sith	$55,205,972	31.0%
1524	12	Jan. 1–3, 2010	1	$209,232,557	29,939	$6,989	0	Avatar	$68,490,688	32.7%
1525	38	May 18–20, 2007	20	$173,563,893	23,654	$7,338	1	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	70.1%
1526	14	Nov. 23–25, 2012	47	$200,441,422	27,266	$7,351	3	Breaking Dawn Part 2	$43,641,448	21.8%
1527	21	May 26–28, 2006	21	$188,412,157	25,424	$7,411	2	X-Men: The Last Stand	$102,750,665	54.5%
1528	24	May 28–30, 2004	22	$185,635,275	24,973	$7,433	3	Shrek 2	$72,170,363	38.9%
1529	11	Jul. 7–9, 2006	27	$209,881,552	28,080	$7,474	1	Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554	64.6%
1530	10	May 3–5, 2013	18	$210,899,124	28,054	$7,518	1	Iron Man 3	$174,144,585	82.6%
1531	9	Nov. 18–20, 2011	46	$214,952,266	28,353	$7,581	3	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$138,122,261	64.3%
1532	26	Jun. 4–6, 2004	23	$182,741,539	23,755	$7,693	1	Harry Potter / Azkaban	$93,687,367	51.3%
1533	2	Jul. 18–20, 2008	29	$253,586,871	32,822	$7,726	3	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	62.5%
1534	8	May 27–29, 2011	21	$216,205,440	27,760	$7,788	2	The Hangover Part II	$85,946,294	39.8%
1535	464	May 26–28, 2000	21	$97,791,327	12,183	$8,027	2	Mission: Impossible II	$57,845,297	59.2%
1536	7	Jul. 20–22, 2012	29	$223,984,489	27,758	$8,069	1	The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295	71.8%
1537	13	Mar. 23–25, 2012	12	$203,811,164	24,938	$8,173	2	The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	74.8%
1538	3	Jul. 15–17, 2011	28	$251,645,075	29,547	$8,517	2	Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2)	$169,189,427	67.2%
1539	5	May 4–6, 2012	18	$249,722,108	28,660	$8,713	1	The Avengers	$207,438,708	83.1%
1540	1	Dec. 25–27, 2009	52	$259,901,856	29,807	$8,719	4	Avatar	$75,617,183	29.1%
1541	15	May 25–27, 2007	21	$199,216,618	22,023	$9,046	2	Pirates of the Caribbean 3	$114,732,820	57.6%
1542	4	Nov. 20–22, 2009	47	$250,014,893	27,050	$9,243	3	New Moon	$142,839,137	57.1%
1543	6	Nov. 16–18, 2012	46	$242,376,603	24,658	$9,830	2	Breaking Dawn Part 2	$141,067,634	58.2%

Rows #1–200 | 201–400 | 401–600 | 601–800 | 801–1000 | 1,001–1200 | 1,201–1400 | 1,401–1543

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.