Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of May 20, 17:54 PDT
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
401Trance$32,7864$131,145$2,328,743Apr 5, 2013-
402Silence$32,7204$130,880$7,100,177Dec 23, 2016Paramount Pictures
403The People vs. Larry Flynt$32,70516$523,295$20,300,385Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
404Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!$32,6492$65,299$4,087,361May 4, 1990Miramax
405Away We Go$32,6024$130,411$9,451,946Jun 5, 2009Focus Features
406Changeling$32,60115$489,015$35,739,802Oct 24, 2008Universal Pictures
407Rachel Getting Married$32,5969$293,369$12,796,841Oct 3, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
408The Squid and the Whale$32,4614$129,844$7,372,734Oct 7, 2005IDP Distribution
409Holly$32,4061$32,406$166,620Nov 9, 2007Priority Films
410Requiem for a Dream$32,3852$64,770$3,635,482Oct 6, 2000Artisan Entertainment
411Fences$32,3654$129,462$57,682,904Dec 16, 2016Paramount Pictures
412Can You Ever Forgive Me?$32,3025$161,510$8,803,865Oct 19, 2018-
413The Killing Fields$32,1811$32,181$34,700,291Nov 2, 1984Warner Bros.
414Raging Bull$32,1474$128,590$23,334,953Nov 14, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
415Philomena$32,1084$128,435$37,709,979Nov 22, 2013The Weinstein Company
416American Fiction$32,0677$224,469$21,098,470Dec 15, 2023Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
417Decision to Leave$32,0663$96,200$2,179,864Oct 14, 2022MUBI
418Gothic$32,0611$32,061$916,172Apr 10, 1987Vestron Pictures
419Avatar: The Way of Water$31,9134,202$134,100,226$684,075,767Dec 16, 202220th Century Studios
420Best in Show$31,80213$413,436$18,715,392Sep 29, 2000Warner Bros.
421Spider-Man$31,7683,615$114,844,116$403,706,375May 3, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
422Changing Times$31,7021$31,702$545,255Jul 14, 2006Koch Lorber Films
423Widow of St. Pierre$31,7021$31,702$3,193,889Mar 2, 2001Lionsgate Films
424Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite$31,6621$31,662$1,023,348Aug 5, 2016CJ Entertainment
425Dear White People$31,63211$347,959$4,404,154Oct 17, 2014Roadside Attractions
4262016: Obama's America$31,6101$31,610$33,449,086Jul 13, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
427Borat$31,607837$26,455,463$128,505,958Nov 3, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
428Sweet and Lowdown$31,5623$94,686$4,197,015Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
429Suicide Squad$31,4174,255$133,682,248$325,100,054Aug 5, 2016Warner Bros.
430Circle of Friends$31,3964$125,587$23,389,975Mar 17, 1995-
431Finding Dory$31,3724,305$135,060,273$486,295,561Jun 17, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
432The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$31,3477$219,433$11,220,670Aug 12, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
433Nell$31,3312$62,663$33,683,817Dec 16, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
434Chapter & Verse$31,3311$31,331$84,147Feb 3, 2017Paladin
435Children of Men$31,31216$501,003$35,552,383Dec 29, 2006Universal Pictures
436A Soldier's Story$31,2765$156,383$21,821,347Sep 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
437Good Time$31,2754$125,101$2,026,499Aug 11, 2017A24
438Hannah Arendt$31,2701$31,270$717,205May 31, 2013Zeitgeist Films
439Too Beautiful for You$31,2081$31,208$1,776,440Mar 2, 1990Orion Classics
440An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power$31,2054$124,823$3,496,795Jul 28, 2017Paramount Pictures
441The Fisher King$31,16610$311,662$41,895,491Sep 20, 1991TriStar Pictures
442Alice in Wonderland$31,1423,728$116,101,023$334,191,110Mar 5, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
443Pi$31,0691$31,069$3,221,152Jul 10, 1998Artisan Entertainment
444Strange Days$31,0621$31,062$7,959,291Oct 6, 1995Twentieth Century Fox
445Jurassic World Dominion$31,0254,676$145,075,625$376,851,080Jun 10, 2022Universal Pictures
446Taps$31,0013$93,005$35,856,053Dec 11, 1981Twentieth Century Fox
447Under the Volcano$31,0001$31,000$2,556,800Jun 15, 1984Universal Pictures
448Screen Two: Persuasion$30,9861$30,986$5,269,757Sep 29, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
449The Sweet East$30,9691$30,969$337,152Dec 1, 2023Utopia
450Once$30,9502$61,901$9,439,923May 18, 2007-
451WARx2$30,9311$30,931$2,310,625Sep 18, 2015Strasson Group
452500 Days of Summer$30,90727$834,501$32,391,374Jul 17, 2009-
453Defending Your Life$30,8743$92,622$16,371,128Mar 22, 1991Warner Bros.
454Lion$30,8404$123,360$51,738,905Nov 25, 2016The Weinstein Company
455The End of the Tour$30,8094$123,238$3,002,884Jul 31, 2015A24
456Me and You and Everyone We Know$30,8011$30,801$3,885,134Jun 17, 2005IFC Films
457Like Crazy$30,7854$123,140$3,395,391Oct 28, 2011Paramount Vantage
458The Hours$30,78311$338,622$41,675,994Dec 27, 2002Paramount Pictures
459There's No Place Like Utopia$30,7101$30,710$45,254Jul 18, 2014Rocky Mountain Pictures
460Wag the Dog$30,6933$92,079$43,061,945Dec 26, 1997New Line Cinema
461Jefferson in Paris$30,6742$61,349$2,473,668Mar 31, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
462Igby Goes Down$30,67010$306,705$4,777,465Sep 13, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
463Elizabeth$30,5709$275,131$30,082,699Nov 6, 1998Gramercy Pictures (I)
464Dancer in the Dark$30,5373$91,612$4,184,036Sep 22, 2000Fine Line Features
465Che: Part One/Che: Part Two$30,5352$61,070$1,497,109Dec 12, 2008IFC Films
466Amores Perros$30,5232$61,047$5,408,467Mar 30, 2001Lionsgate Films
467Life During Wartime$30,5071$30,507$281,447Jul 23, 2010IFC Films
468Michael Collins$30,3706$182,221$11,092,559Oct 11, 1996Warner Bros.
469The Batman$30,3394,417$134,008,624$369,345,583Mar 4, 2022Warner Bros.
470Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey$30,3362$60,672$41,833,324Feb 5, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
471Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$30,3074,125$125,017,372$295,983,305Nov 19, 2010Warner Bros.
472Ragtime$30,2705$151,351$14,920,781Nov 20, 1981Paramount Pictures
473Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom$30,2675$151,337$532,878Oct 24, 2008-
474Hamlet$30,2283$90,684$4,708,156Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
475Love Lies Bleeding$30,1535$150,765$8,335,797Mar 8, 2024A24
476Brazil$30,0991$30,099$9,929,135Dec 20, 1985Universal Pictures
477Thor: Ragnarok$30,0844,080$122,744,989$315,058,289Nov 3, 2017Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
478Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$30,082425$12,785,204$209,397,903Dec 16, 2011Paramount Pictures
479It$30,0764,103$123,403,419$327,481,748Sep 8, 2017Warner Bros.
480Selma$30,07619$571,450$52,076,908Dec 26, 2014Paramount Pictures
481Win Win$30,0725$150,362$10,179,275Mar 18, 2011-
482Colossal$30,0564$120,226$3,029,287Apr 7, 2017Neon
483The Whistle Blower$30,0351$30,035$1,500,000Jul 10, 1987Hemdale
484Immortal Beloved$30,0274$120,108$9,914,409Dec 16, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
485Stress Positions$29,9341$29,934$105,995Apr 19, 2024-
4861984$29,8971$29,897$8,430,492Dec 14, 1984The Samuel Goldwyn Company
487The Last Emperor$29,8925$149,460$43,984,230Nov 20, 1987Columbia Pictures
488I Saw the TV Glow$29,7534$119,015$1,481,700May 3, 2024A24
489Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith$29,6193,661$108,435,841$380,270,577May 20, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
490Room$29,5744$118,298$14,677,654Oct 16, 2015A24
491Whatever Works$29,5739$266,162$5,306,706Jun 19, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
492The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford$29,5625$147,812$3,909,149Sep 21, 2007Warner Bros.
493Shrek the Third$29,5074,122$121,629,270$322,719,944May 18, 2007DreamWorks
494All of Us Strangers$29,4914$117,965$4,050,103Dec 22, 2023Searchlight Pictures
495The Full Monty$29,4306$176,585$45,950,122Aug 15, 1997-
496The Official Story$29,4261$29,426$29,426Nov 8, 1985-
497Wassup Rockers$29,4001$29,400$221,574Jun 23, 2006First Look International
498A Dirty Shame$29,3841$29,384$1,339,668Sep 17, 2004Fine Line Features
499The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1$29,3654,151$121,897,634$337,135,885Nov 21, 2014Lionsgate Films
500Frozen II$29,3384,440$130,263,358$477,373,578Nov 22, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
501Green Room$29,3283$87,984$3,220,371Apr 15, 2016A24
502Iron Man 2$29,2514,380$128,122,480$312,433,331May 7, 2010Paramount Pictures
503Yellow Day$29,1441$29,144$29,656Sep 19, 2014Providence Film Partners
504The Way Way Back$29,09419$552,788$21,506,546Jul 5, 2013-
505Kill the Irishman$29,0865$145,430$1,188,194Mar 11, 2011Anchor Bay Films
506Gloria Bell$29,0435$145,218$5,611,123Mar 8, 2019A24
507Across the Universe$29,03423$667,784$24,343,673Sep 14, 2007Revolution Studios
508Hard Candy$29,0242$58,049$1,024,640Apr 14, 2006Lionsgate Films
509Surviving Picasso$29,0183$87,054$2,021,348Sep 20, 1996Warner Bros.
510Night Watch
2005 Re-release
$28,9953$86,985$1,502,188Feb 17, 2006-
511Dallas Buyers Club$28,9859$260,865$27,298,285Nov 1, 2013Focus Features
512Mr. & Mrs. Bridge$28,9792$57,959$7,698,010Nov 23, 1990Miramax
513Broken Flowers$28,90427$780,408$13,744,960Aug 5, 2005Focus Features
514Wild$28,89521$606,810$37,880,356Dec 5, 2014-
515The Sisters Brothers$28,8934$115,575$3,143,056Sep 21, 2018Annapurna Pictures
516Grandma$28,8854$115,540$6,980,524Aug 21, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
517Deadpool 2$28,8584,349$125,507,153$318,491,426May 18, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
518Dicks: The Musical$28,8507$201,951$1,453,012Oct 6, 2023A24
519From Up on Poppy Hill$28,7922$57,585$1,002,895Mar 15, 2013GKIDS
520The Killing of a Sacred Deer$28,7804$115,120$2,291,901Oct 20, 2017A24
521Shopgirl$28,7108$229,685$10,284,523Oct 21, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
522The Boxer$28,6993$86,097$5,980,578Jan 2, 1998Universal Pictures
523Die Hard$28,65921$601,851$83,008,852Jul 15, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
524Upstream Color$28,6491$28,649$444,098Apr 5, 2013-
525Miles Ahead$28,6324$114,530$2,610,896Apr 1, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
526Bernie$28,6013$85,805$9,206,470Apr 27, 2012Millennium Entertainment
527How the West Was Won
2003 Re-release
$28,5681$28,568$76,729Sep 12, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
528The Dreamers$28,5265$142,632$2,532,228Feb 6, 2004-
529She's Gotta Have It$28,4731$28,473$7,137,502Aug 8, 1986Island Pictures
530The Old Man & the Gun$28,4265$142,131$11,277,120Sep 28, 2018-
531Beatriz at Dinner$28,3915$141,959$7,115,854Jun 9, 2017Roadside Attractions
532Ordinary People$28,3896$170,335$54,766,923Sep 19, 1980Paramount Pictures
533The Sessions$28,3664$113,467$6,002,451Oct 19, 2012-
534The End of the Affair$28,3627$198,535$10,827,816Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
535Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe$28,3391$28,339$1,163,265Apr 1, 2016Cinema Libre Studio
536The Little Hours$28,3382$56,676$1,647,175Jun 30, 2017Gunpowder & Sky
5372046$28,2684$113,074$1,444,588Aug 5, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
538Beginners$28,2685$141,340$5,790,894Jun 3, 2011Focus Features
539Running with Scissors$28,2638$226,108$7,022,827Oct 20, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
540Broadcast News$28,2207$197,542$51,249,404Dec 18, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
541Miller's Crossing$28,2021$28,202$5,080,409Sep 21, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
542A Passage to India$28,1933$84,580$27,187,653Dec 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
543The Mermaid$28,14435$985,052$3,232,685Feb 19, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
544Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood$28,1441$28,144$461,689Jul 27, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
545Anselm$28,1202$56,241$508,895Dec 8, 2023Janus Films
546Quiz Show$28,06327$757,714$24,822,619Sep 16, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
547Life of Brian$28,0065$140,034$19,398,164Aug 17, 1979Warner Bros.
548Shakespeare in Love$28,0018$224,012$100,317,794Dec 11, 1998Miramax
549Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest$27,9954$111,982$1,200,326Jul 8, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
550Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$27,9764,313$120,663,589$381,311,319Jun 2, 2023Columbia Pictures
551High Hopes$27,9641$27,964$1,192,322Feb 24, 1989Skouras Pictures
552Never Let Me Go$27,9334$111,734$2,434,652Sep 17, 2010-
553Snatch$27,9321$27,932$30,328,156Dec 8, 2000Screen Gems
554The Age of Innocence$27,91983$2,317,289$32,255,440Sep 17, 1993Columbia Pictures
555Powaqqatsi$27,8991$27,899$589,244Apr 29, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
556The Other Side of Heaven$27,8822$55,765$4,720,371Dec 14, 2001Excel Entertainment
55720,000 Days on Earth$27,8791$27,879$279,558Sep 19, 2014Drafthouse Films
558Eleni$27,8751$27,875$305,102Nov 1, 1985Warner Bros.
559X-Men: The Last Stand$27,8453,690$102,750,665$234,362,462May 26, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
560The English Patient$27,84310$278,439$78,676,425Nov 15, 1996Miramax
561The Roundup: Punishment$27,8422$55,684$892,604Apr 26, 2024Capelight Pictures
562Cave of Forgotten Dreams$27,8205$139,101$5,304,920Apr 29, 2011IFC Films
563Fool for Love$27,8182$55,637$836,156Dec 6, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
56420th Century Women$27,8004$111,200$5,664,764Dec 30, 2016A24
565Better Luck Tomorrow$27,75113$360,772$3,802,390Apr 11, 2003Paramount Pictures
566Man of Steel$27,7204,207$116,619,362$291,045,518Jun 14, 2013Warner Bros.
567Quills$27,7099$249,383$7,065,332Nov 24, 2000-
568Four Weddings and a Funeral$27,6975$138,486$52,700,832Mar 11, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
569Agnes of God$27,6948$221,552$25,627,836Sep 13, 1985Columbia Pictures
570Silver Linings Playbook$27,68716$443,003$132,092,958Nov 16, 2012The Weinstein Company
571Control$27,6741$27,674$872,252Oct 12, 2007The Weinstein Company
572The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$27,66466$1,825,849$15,686,215Dec 27, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
573Magnolia$27,6577$193,604$22,455,976Dec 17, 1999New Line Cinema
574Dumb Money$27,6188$220,947$13,925,356Sep 15, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
575The Sheltering Sky$27,5843$82,753$2,075,084Dec 14, 1990Warner Bros.
576Finding Neverland$27,5658$220,524$51,680,613Nov 12, 2004Miramax
577The Doctor$27,5656$165,392$38,120,905Jul 26, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
578Fahrenheit 9/11$27,558868$23,920,637$119,194,771Jun 25, 2004Lionsgate Films
579Saving Mr. Banks$27,55815$413,373$83,301,580Dec 13, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
580The Passion of the Christ$27,5543,043$83,848,082$370,274,604Feb 27, 2004Newmarket Films
581The Lost City of Z$27,5434$110,175$8,580,410Apr 14, 2017Bleecker Street Media
582Bon Voyage
2004 Re-release
$27,4801$27,480$2,354,559Mar 19, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
583St. Vincent$27,4694$109,878$44,137,712Oct 10, 2014The Weinstein Company
584In the Name of the Father$27,4514$109,805$25,096,862Dec 31, 1993Universal Pictures
585The Act of Killing$27,4501$27,450$486,919Jul 19, 2013Drafthouse Films
586Toy Story 3$27,3854,028$110,307,189$415,004,880Jun 18, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
587The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$27,29827$737,051$46,412,041May 4, 2012-
588Weekend$27,2451$27,245$484,592Sep 23, 2011IFC Films
589The Duchess$27,2037$190,426$13,848,978Sep 19, 2008Paramount Vantage
590Step Into Liquid$27,1975$135,985$3,681,803Aug 8, 2003Artisan Entertainment
591The Future$27,1371$27,137$568,662Jul 29, 2011Roadside Attractions
592Control Room$27,1251$27,125$2,589,616May 21, 2004Magnolia Pictures
593Bird$27,1161$27,116$2,181,286Sep 30, 1988Warner Bros.
594Read My Lips$27,0801$27,080$1,471,911Jul 5, 2002Magnolia Pictures
595Capote$27,07112$324,857$28,750,530Sep 30, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
596The Wife$27,0714$108,284$9,601,092Aug 17, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
597Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan$27,0655$135,326$5,705,761Jun 6, 2008Picturehouse
598Shadowlands$27,0273$81,082$25,842,377Dec 31, 1993-
599Half Nelson$26,9912$53,983$2,697,938Aug 11, 2006THINKFilm
600Just Mercy$26,9644$107,858$36,001,502Dec 27, 2019Warner Bros.