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PER-THEATER AVERAGES
Wide Releases Only (600+ Theaters)
1982–Present

Note: This chart shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.

RankTitle (click to view)StudioTheater
Average		TheatersOpening*Adjusted Gross^Wide
Date**
1 Proud American Slow $142 750 $106,500 $145,600 9/12/08
2 Oogieloves In The BIG Balloon Adventure KVP $211 2,160 $454,200 $1,044,900 8/29/12
3 Creature (2011) BD $218 1,507 $327,800 $502,400 9/9/11
4 Delgo Free $263 2,160 $567,500 $770,300 12/12/08
5 Transylmania FullC $274 1,007 $276,100 $415,900 12/4/09
6 The Passion Recut NM $289 957 $277,900 $631,300 3/11/05
7 Nobel Son Free $415 893 $370,200 $599,100 12/5/08
8 The Virginity Hit Sony $445 700 $311,700 $637,500 9/24/10
9 Phantom (2013) RCR $455 1,118 $509,300 $1,023,000 3/1/13
10 National Lampoon's Gold Diggers P&A $486 1,062 $516,800 $675,500 9/17/04
11 Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland PicH $535 962 $514,600 $669,500 2/8/08
12 Standing Ovation RM $569 623 $354,300 $532,500 7/16/10
13 Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour Free $605 1,121 $678,300 $993,200 10/19/07
14 X Games 3D The Movie BV $638 1,399 $893,300 $1,484,700 8/21/09
15 Undiscovered Lions $643 1,304 $839,500 $1,327,900 8/26/05
16 Rich Girl Stu3 $656 1,058 $695,900 $1,060,700 5/3/91
17 The Ten Commandments (2007) RM $668 830 $554,100 $1,102,400 10/19/07
18 Million Dollar Mystery DEG $749 1,396 $1,045,900 $2,013,500 6/12/87
19 The Final Season YFG $756 1,011 $764,800 $1,341,700 10/12/07
20 Freddie as F.R.o.7. Mira. $763 1,257 $961,400 $2,147,000 8/28/92
21 Slow Burn LGF $774 1,163 $900,300 $1,431,900 4/13/07
22 Kids in America Slow $780 701 $546,700 $667,700 10/21/05
23 September Dawn Slow $812 857 $696,300 $1,234,000 8/24/07
24 Redbelt SPC $814 1,379 $1,122,400 $2,600,800 5/9/08
25 The Brothers Solomon SGem $840 700 $588,400 $1,042,400 9/7/07
26 Dylan Dog: Dead of Night OMNI/FSR $852 875 $745,400 $1,201,600 4/29/11
27 Skinwalkers ADF $858 745 $640,400 $1,178,900 8/10/07
28 The Abandoned ADF $905 1,000 $904,800 $1,540,100 2/23/07
29 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People MGM $906 1,750 $1,585,700 $3,080,600 10/3/08
30 Turtle Beach WB $925 727 $673,100 $1,493,300 5/1/92
31 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Sony $945 1,500 $1,418,600 $2,498,000 9/9/11
32 My Week with Marilyn Wein. $947 602 $570,400 $14,766,400 12/23/11
33 Marci X Par. $960 1,200 $1,152,400 $2,176,500 8/22/03
34 Battle for Terra LGF $997 1,159 $1,154,600 $1,826,000 5/1/09
35 A Dog of Flanders WB $998 1,267 $1,265,900 $3,393,400 8/27/99
36 An Education SPC $1,004 761 $764,200 $12,931,200 2/5/10
37 The Mighty Macs QM $1,004 975 $979,200 $1,896,700 10/21/11
38 Supercross Fox $1,018 1,621 $1,652,300 $3,852,800 8/17/05
39 The Rocker Fox $1,050 2,784 $2,922,400 $7,105,800 8/20/08
40 Won't Back Down Fox $1,059 2,515 $2,663,600 $5,433,400 9/28/12
41 The Raid: Redemption SPC $1,070 881 $942,500 $4,032,000 4/13/12
42 The Princess and the Goblin Hemd $1,082 795 $859,900 $4,008,700 6/3/94
43 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Atl $1,092 1,045 $1,141,200 $2,871,300 3/21/86
44 Destiny Turns on the Radio Sav. $1,098 1,126 $1,238,200 $2,153,700 4/28/95
45 The Art of Getting By FoxS $1,099 610 $670,700 $1,412,600 6/17/11
46 The King's Speech (PG-13) Wein. $1,107 1,011 $1,119,100 $3,302,800 4/1/11
47 Chasing Mavericks Fox $1,120 2,002 $2,242,900 $6,141,600 10/26/12
48 Bandslam Sum. $1,123 2,121 $2,380,800 $5,560,300 8/14/09
49 College MGM $1,124 2,123 $2,387,000 $5,204,600 8/29/08
50 P2 Sum. $1,130 2,131 $2,410,400 $4,622,100 11/9/07
51 Last Ounce of Courage RM $1,153 1,407 $1,622,700 $3,406,700 9/14/12
52 Hamlet 2 Focus $1,180 1,597 $1,883,400 $5,417,000 8/27/08
53 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius FFn. $1,186 1,332 $1,580,800 $3,453,300 4/30/04
54 Steel WB $1,197 1,260 $1,508,900 $2,967,200 8/15/97
55 Resurrecting the Champ YFG $1,202 1,605 $1,929,400 $3,670,600 8/24/07
56 Letters to God Viv. $1,226 897 $1,099,900 $2,852,200 4/9/10
57 The Real Cancun NL $1,230 2,261 $2,783,800 $5,049,800 4/25/03
58 The Cold Light of Day LG/S $1,240 1,511 $1,874,000 $3,849,000 9/7/12
59 Lucky You WB $1,241 2,525 $3,135,900 $6,663,000 5/4/07
60 The Jane Austen Book Club SPC $1,261 1,232 $1,554,500 $4,136,400 10/5/07
61 Blindness Mira. $1,279 1,690 $2,162,100 $3,715,900 10/3/08
62 Deception (2008) Fox $1,280 2,001 $2,563,300 $5,098,100 4/25/08
63 Turn It Up NL $1,288 661 $851,900 $1,843,000 9/8/00
64 The Adventures of Pluto Nash WB $1,288 2,320 $2,990,700 $6,055,700 8/16/02
65 All the Pretty Horses Mira. $1,298 1,483 $1,927,200 $22,149,600 12/25/00
66 Cats Don't Dance WB $1,301 1,252 $1,629,800 $6,185,300 3/28/97
67 Crazy in Alabama Sony $1,304 1,214 $1,583,500 $3,143,000 10/22/99
68 Pinocchio Mira. $1,319 1,195 $1,577,600 $4,884,700 12/25/02
69 Bad Moon WB $1,324 825 $1,093,300 $1,900,900 11/1/96
70 The Hoax Mira. $1,331 1,069 $1,422,800 $8,289,700 4/20/07
71 Tarzan and the Lost City WB $1,336 1,412 $1,884,900 $3,688,000 4/24/98
72 Fun Size Par. $1,346 3,014 $4,055,200 $9,627,200 10/26/12
73 Gracie PicH $1,347 1,164 $1,568,700 $3,420,400 6/1/07
74 Hoot NL $1,356 3,018 $4,093,300 $9,865,100 5/5/06
75 Free Willy 3: The Rescue WB $1,368 1,258 $1,721,500 $5,977,000 8/8/97
76 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Fox $1,379 3,141 $4,333,200 $10,175,000 10/5/07
77 Spider-Man / Men in Black II Sony $1,392 2,078 $2,893,400 $9,087,500 9/6/02
78 A Sound of Thunder WB $1,396 816 $1,139,200 $2,360,000 9/2/05
79 Oliver Twist Sony $1,416 779 $1,103,600 $2,583,400 9/30/05
80 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj MGM $1,419 1,979 $2,811,400 $5,223,400 12/1/06
81 The Company You Keep SPC $1,433 807 $1,155,800 $4,627,100 4/26/13
82 Post Grad Fox $1,445 1,959 $2,829,700 $6,806,800 8/21/09
83 The Fourth War Can. $1,453 1,005 $1,461,100 $2,457,400 3/23/90
84 Ernest Rides Again EPG $1,461 1,190 $1,740,100 $2,788,000 11/12/93
85 Grind WB $1,471 2,253 $3,315,200 $6,763,600 8/15/03
86 Miss March FoxS $1,476 1,742 $2,570,600 $5,036,900 3/13/09
87 Masterminds Sony $1,483 1,186 $1,759,500 $3,356,600 8/22/97
88 Nitro Circus the Movie 3D ArcEnt $1,514 800 $1,211,100 $3,311,100 8/8/12
89 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm WB $1,519 1,506 $2,288,000 $10,752,100 12/25/93
90 Beyond Borders Par. $1,523 1,798 $2,741,000 $5,848,000 10/24/03
91 Major League: Back to the Minors WB $1,526 2,322 $3,542,100 $6,063,300 4/17/98
92 Rumor Has It WB $1,531 2,815 $4,313,000 $52,656,900 12/25/05
93 The Big Year Fox $1,538 2,150 $3,305,900 $7,222,300 10/14/11
94 Ruby Triu $1,542 764 $1,178,300 $1,763,300 3/27/92
95 Year of the Gun Triu $1,550 739 $1,145,900 $2,235,400 11/1/91
96 Firehouse Dog Fox $1,553 2,860 $4,441,500 $16,119,500 4/4/07
97 Teacher's Pet BV $1,556 2,027 $3,154,800 $8,321,400 1/16/04
98 Captivity ADF $1,557 1,061 $1,653,400 $3,039,200 7/13/07
99 The Pebble and the Penguin MGM $1,563 1,315 $2,055,000 $7,290,100 4/14/95
100 Ravenous Fox $1,567 1,040 $1,630,700 $3,231,600 3/19/99
101 Things We Lost in the Fire P/DW $1,582 1,142 $1,807,100 $3,803,400 10/19/07
102 Kickin' It Old Skool YFG $1,583 1,816 $2,874,700 $5,209,400 4/27/07
103 Love Stinks IA $1,584 1,325 $2,099,000 $4,582,700 9/10/99
104 The Last Legion Wein. $1,586 2,002 $3,177,400 $6,864,900 8/17/07
105 The Ex MGM/W $1,598 1,009 $1,613,100 $3,579,000 5/11/07
106 MacGruber Uni. $1,601 2,551 $4,084,500 $8,536,300 5/21/10
107 The Opposite Sex and How to Live With Them Mira. $1,602 630 $1,009,400 $1,328,500 3/26/93
108 Stay Fox $1,613 1,684 $2,717,300 $4,503,900 10/21/05
109 Hit and Run ORF $1,613 2,870 $4,630,900 $13,478,400 8/22/12
110 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace NL $1,619 1,589 $2,572,900 $4,338,800 1/12/96
111 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Wein. $1,620 2,505 $4,057,700 $10,019,700 4/29/11
112 Sunshine Cleaning Over. $1,629 642 $1,046,300 $13,373,000 4/17/09
113 The In Crowd WB $1,638 1,357 $2,223,400 $7,797,600 7/21/00
114 Feast of Love MGM $1,646 1,200 $1,976,100 $4,062,200 9/28/07
115 Unforgettable MGM $1,650 1,573 $2,597,300 $5,081,600 2/23/96
116 Race the Sun Sony $1,650 1,218 $2,010,700 $3,503,800 3/22/96
117 Sex Drive Sum. $1,652 2,421 $3,999,000 $9,315,300 10/17/08
118 Alone in the Dark Lions $1,657 2,124 $3,519,800 $6,430,800 1/28/05
119 U2 3D NGE $1,659 686 $1,137,600 $11,451,200 2/22/08
120 Heavenly Bodies MGM $1,662 1,504 $2,499,300 $4,124,900 2/1/85
121 I Dreamed of Africa Sony $1,685 2,112 $3,561,200 $9,823,000 5/5/00
122 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Mira. $1,686 678 $1,143,000 $10,028,900 12/5/08
123 Daddy Day Camp SonR $1,688 2,332 $3,936,800 $15,312,900 8/8/07
124 Extreme Ops Par. $1,699 1,800 $3,060,000 $6,629,900 11/27/02
125 Prom BV $1,705 2,730 $4,654,200 $10,259,100 4/29/11
126 Atlas Shrugged: Part II ADC $1,712 1,012 $1,732,000 $3,413,200 10/12/12
127 City of Ember Fox $1,716 2,022 $3,469,400 $8,728,300 10/10/08
128 Aces: Iron Eagle III NL $1,721 1,051 $1,808,400 $4,828,900 6/12/92
129 Thunderbirds Uni. $1,724 2,057 $3,546,500 $8,820,000 7/30/04
130 Wild America WB $1,732 1,812 $3,139,900 $12,734,100 7/4/97
131 The Words CBS $1,735 2,801 $4,860,800 $11,268,300 9/7/12
132 Detroit Rock City NL $1,742 1,802 $3,142,500 $6,607,900 8/13/99
133 The Scout Fox $1,752 1,585 $2,778,100 $5,130,600 9/30/94
134 Take Me Home Tonight Rela. $1,752 2,003 $3,508,800 $6,884,800 3/4/11
135 Curse of the Golden Flower SPC $1,755 1,234 $2,166,900 $7,660,100 1/12/07
136 Idle Hands Sony $1,757 1,611 $2,831,700 $6,506,300 4/30/99
137 How I Got Into College Fox $1,758 743 $1,307,000 $3,292,700 5/19/89
138 The Ultimate Gift BPic $1,759 816 $1,435,900 $3,978,600 3/9/07
139 King's Ransom NL $1,760 1,508 $2,654,600 $4,977,800 4/22/05
140 Witless Protection LGF $1,761 1,333 $2,346,600 $4,613,700 2/22/08
141 Vibes Col. $1,768 1,003 $1,775,000 $3,648,500 8/5/88
142 High Tension Lions $1,781 1,323 $2,356,600 $4,571,200 6/10/05
143 Big Bully WB $1,781 1,143 $2,037,000 $3,678,400 1/26/96
144 I Don't Know How She Does It Wein. $1,782 2,476 $4,413,300 $9,686,600 9/16/11
145 Art School Confidential SPC $1,783 762 $1,358,800 $4,006,900 5/12/06
146 Bubble Boy BV $1,785 1,605 $2,866,700 $7,042,900 8/24/01
147 Chasers WB $1,786 782 $1,397,500 $3,040,600 4/22/94
148 From Justin to Kelly Fox $1,791 2,001 $3,585,100 $6,506,400 6/20/03
149 Milk Focus $1,792 882 $1,580,400 $35,300,400 1/30/09
150 The Express Uni. $1,802 2,808 $5,058,300 $10,857,300 10/10/08
151 Let's Go to Prison Uni. $1,803 1,495 $2,698,000 $5,626,700 11/17/06
152 Monsters, Inc. (3D) BV $1,804 2,618 $4,721,300 $33,962,600 12/19/12
153 House of Flying Daggers SPC $1,814 1,189 $2,157,600 $13,858,700 1/14/05
154 Grandma's Boy Fox $1,814 2,015 $3,657,200 $7,401,200 1/6/06
155 Charlie Bartlett MGM $1,815 1,122 $2,035,700 $4,381,000 2/22/08
156 The Way Back NM $1,821 678 $1,234,400 $2,736,200 1/21/11
157 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Sony $1,822 2,650 $4,829,700 $20,721,300 12/21/07
158 Goodbye Lover WB $1,830 865 $1,584,400 $3,040,300 4/16/99
159 Wired Tau $1,833 745 $1,365,500 $2,183,500 8/25/89
160 What's Your Number? Fox $1,836 3,002 $5,511,700 $14,046,400 9/30/11
161 The Big Bounce WB $1,856 2,304 $4,276,600 $8,318,200 1/30/04
162 Black Beauty WB $1,866 1,312 $2,448,600 $8,817,700 7/29/94
163 The Warrior's Way Rela. $1,868 1,622 $3,029,600 $5,631,000 12/3/10
164 The Care Bears Movie 3 Cinpx $1,871 1,094 $2,046,800 $5,309,400 8/7/87
165 Pandorum Over. $1,883 2,506 $4,720,600 $10,806,000 9/25/09
166 Radioland Murders Uni. $1,885 844 $1,591,200 $2,507,700 10/21/94
167 Catch a Fire Focus $1,887 1,305 $2,463,300 $5,225,400 10/27/06
168 The Nutcracker Prince WB $1,887 906 $1,710,600 $3,352,800 11/21/90
169 Punisher: War Zone LGF $1,888 2,508 $4,735,500 $8,925,600 12/5/08
170 Everybody's Fine Mira. $1,889 2,133 $4,029,200 $9,632,400 12/4/09
171 Doogal Wein. $1,890 2,318 $4,382,100 $9,014,000 2/24/06
172 Bullet to the Head WB $1,897 2,404 $4,559,700 $9,383,700 2/1/13
173 The Condemned LGF $1,907 2,310 $4,405,300 $8,528,900 4/27/07
174 Whiteout WB $1,911 2,745 $5,244,500 $10,946,000 9/11/09
175 BloodRayne Rom. $1,912 985 $1,883,700 $2,923,200 1/6/06
176 Volver SPC $1,915 689 $1,319,300 $15,165,800 1/26/07
177 Town & Country NL $1,917 2,222 $4,261,100 $9,450,700 4/27/01
178 The Nutcracker WB $1,917 786 $1,506,900 $4,076,100 11/24/93
179 Lost and Found (1999) WB $1,919 2,469 $4,739,500 $10,266,900 4/23/99
180 Jonah Hex WB $1,923 2,825 $5,434,000 $10,560,400 6/18/10
181 Meet the Deedles BV $1,931 1,763 $3,405,900 $7,393,500 3/27/98
182 Newsies BV $1,931 1,223 $2,364,000 $5,408,000 4/10/92
183 Martian Child NL $1,933 2,020 $3,906,700 $8,677,700 11/2/07
184 Meet Dave Fox $1,933 3,011 $5,822,500 $13,085,500 7/11/08
185 Return to the Blue Lagoon Col. $1,938 1,246 $2,415,300 $5,308,900 8/2/91
186 Wagons East! TriS $1,939 1,771 $3,433,200 $8,402,400 8/26/94
187 Balto Uni. $1,949 1,427 $2,781,000 $20,540,000 12/22/95
188 One Night at McCool's USA $1,949 1,818 $3,544,100 $8,847,000 4/27/01
189 Imagine That Par. $1,953 3,008 $5,872,400 $17,874,900 6/12/09
190 If Lucy Fell Sony $1,963 1,200 $2,355,700 $4,358,500 3/8/96
191 Date with an Angel DEG $1,971 843 $1,661,300 $4,049,100 11/20/87
192 My Little Pony DEG $1,972 734 $1,447,700 $12,784,200 6/13/86
193 Carpool WB $1,972 1,487 $2,932,700 $5,989,200 8/23/96
194 Trapped Sony $1,974 2,227 $4,398,900 $9,690,700 9/20/02
195 What Planet Are You From? Sony $1,976 2,248 $4,443,300 $9,291,500 3/3/00
196 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl PicH $1,983 1,843 $3,655,100 $19,576,200 7/2/08
197 McHale's Navy Uni. $1,986 1,858 $3,691,400 $7,855,700 4/18/97
198 Josh and S.A.M. Col. $1,988 774 $1,539,100 $3,153,700 11/24/93
199 Wolf Creek W/Dim. $1,992 1,749 $3,484,200 $19,896,000 12/25/05
200 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 MGM $1,994 2,037 $4,063,100 $15,525,000 3/29/96

CHART NOTES
* Opening is the opening weekend of the wide release date.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
** Release date is the date the movie went wide (600+ theaters).
Highlighted rows indicated movies released in the past year.

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