WORLDWIDE OPENINGS

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide Opening	Domestic Opening / %		Overseas Opening / %		Year
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$483.2	$169.2	35.0%	$314.0	65.0%	2011
2	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$394.0	$158.0	40.1%	$236.0	59.9%	2009
3	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	P/DW	$382.4	$162.6	42.5%	$219.8	57.5%	2011
4	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$381.7	$151.1	39.6%	$230.5	60.4%	2007
5	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	BV	$350.6	$90.2	25.7%	$260.4	74.3%	2011
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	BV	$344.0	$128.0	37.2%	$216.0	62.8%	2007
7	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$332.7	$139.7	42.0%	$193.0	58.0%	2007
8	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	$330.0	$125.0	37.9%	$205.0	62.1%	2010
9	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$303.9	$158.4	52.1%	$145.5	47.9%	2005
10	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Sum.	$291.0	$138.1	47.5%	$152.9	52.5%	2011
11	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Sum.	$274.9	$142.8	52.0%	$132.1	48.0%	2009
12	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$272.2	$125.2	46.0%	$147.0	54.0%	2008
13	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$250.0	$124.1	49.6%	$125.9	50.4%	2003
14	Avatar	Fox	$241.6	$77.0	31.9%	$164.5	68.1%	2009
15	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$232.1	$77.1	33.2%	$155.0	66.8%	2006
16	2012	Sony	$230.5	$65.2	28.3%	$165.2	71.7%	2009
17	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$228.9	$157.6	68.8%	$71.3	31.2%	2010
18	Iron Man 2	Par.	$220.8	$128.1	58.0%	$92.6	42.0%	2010
19	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$219.9	$200.1	91.0%	$19.8	9.0%	2009
20	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Fox	$218.4	$66.7	30.6%	$151.7	69.4%	2009
21	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	BV	$210.1	$116.1	55.3%	$94.0	44.7%	2010
22	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$207.2	$93.7	45.2%	$113.5	54.8%	2004
23	War of the Worlds	Par.	$203.1	$100.6	49.5%	$102.5	50.5%	2005
24	The Matrix Revolutions	WB	$201.4	$83.8	41.6%	$117.6	58.4%	2003
25	Iron Man	Par.	$201.2	$102.1	50.8%	$99.1	49.2%	2008
26	The Dark Knight	WB	$199.7	$158.4	79.3%	$41.3	20.7%	2008
27	Transformers	P/DW	$191.7	$155.4	81.1%	$36.3	18.9%	2007
28	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$189.9	$102.0	53.7%	$87.9	46.3%	2002
29	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$189.4	$152.4	80.5%	$37.0	19.5%	2004
30	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$188.2	$102.7	54.6%	$85.5	45.4%	2005
31	Hancock	Sony	$182.5	$103.9	56.9%	$78.6	43.1%	2008
32	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$182.3	$135.6	74.4%	$46.6	25.6%	2006
33	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$179.3	$110.2	61.5%	$69.1	38.5%	2002
34	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$179.0	$102.8	57.4%	$76.3	42.6%	2006
35	The Hangover Part II	WB	$177.8	$117.6	66.1%	$60.3	33.9%	2011
36	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$170.9	$74.0	43.3%	$96.9	56.7%	2007
37	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	$165.9	$134.3	81.0%	$31.6	19.0%	2003
38	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$158.2	$85.1	53.8%	$73.2	46.2%	2009
39	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$154.8	$85.6	55.3%	$69.3	44.7%	2003
40	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$151.4	$68.7	45.4%	$82.7	54.6%	2004
41	King Kong	Uni.	$149.2	$66.2	44.4%	$83.0	55.6%	2005
42	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$147.9	$88.4	59.8%	$59.5	40.2%	2002
43	Toy Story 3	BV	$145.3	$110.3	75.9%	$35.0	24.1%	2010
44	Angels & Demons	Sony	$136.8	$46.2	33.8%	$90.6	66.2%	2009
45	Shrek the Third	P/DW	$136.8	$122.5	89.6%	$14.2	10.4%	2007
46	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	Par.	$131.5	$62.0	47.1%	$69.5	52.9%	2011
47	Shrek 2	DW	$131.1	$129.0	98.4%	$2.1	1.6%	2004
48	Spider-Man	Sony	$125.9	$114.8	91.2%	$11.1	8.8%	2002
49	Mission: Impossible III	Par.	$117.8	$47.7	40.5%	$70.0	59.5%	2006
50	X-Men: First Class	Fox	$116.1	$55.1	47.5%	$61.0	52.5%	2011
51	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$115.4	$68.0	58.9%	$47.4	41.1%	2006
52	Star Trek	Par.	$115.0	$79.2	68.9%	$35.8	31.1%	2009
53	Fast Five	Uni.	$109.6	$86.2	78.6%	$23.4	21.4%	2011
54	Cars 2	BV	$109.0	$66.1	60.7%	$42.9	39.3%	2011
55	Kung Fu Panda 2	P/DW	$108.9	$53.5	49.1%	$55.5	50.9%	2011
56	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	BV	$107.1	$65.6	61.2%	$41.5	38.8%	2005
57	Van Helsing	Uni.	$106.9	$51.7	48.4%	$55.2	51.6%	2004
58	Superman Returns	WB	$106.7	$84.6	79.3%	$22.1	20.7%	2006
59	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$106.5	$67.5	63.4%	$39.0	36.6%	2008
60	Robin Hood	Uni.	$104.0	$36.1	34.7%	$67.9	65.3%	2010
61	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Fox	$103.2	$54.2	52.5%	$49.0	47.5%	2009
62	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Uni.	$102.4	$40.5	39.5%	$61.9	60.5%	2008
63	Clash of the Titans (2010)	WB	$101.9	$63.9	62.7%	$38.0	37.3%	2010
64	Fast and Furious	Uni.	$101.7	$71.0	69.8%	$30.7	30.2%	2009
65	Troy	WB	$101.6	$46.9	46.1%	$54.7	53.9%	2004

CHART NOTES
Grosses in millions of dollars. Because movies open overseas on various days of the week and their grosses are included in the weekend gross, the domestic opening gross includes all earnings up to a movie's opening weekend. Studio indicates the domestic distributor and Year indicates the domestic year of release.

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