John Carter
Domestic Total Gross: $73,078,100 Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: March 9, 2012 Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure Runtime: 2 hrs. 12 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $250 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
BV
$423,315,812
4,133
$135,634,554
4,133
7/7/06
2
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
BV
$334,191,110
3,739
$116,101,023
3,728
3/5/10
3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BV
$309,420,425
4,362
$114,732,820
4,362
5/25/07
4
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Fox
$380,270,577
3,663
$108,435,841
3,661
5/19/05
5
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
BV
$241,071,802
4,164
$90,151,958
4,155
5/20/11
6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$302,191,252
3,161
$80,027,814
3,161
5/16/02
7
Oz The Great and Powerful
BV
$231,414,417
3,912
$79,110,453
3,912
3/8/13
8
Avatar
Fox
$749,766,139
3,461
$77,025,481
3,452
12/18/09
9
Star Trek
Par.
$257,730,019
4,053
$75,204,289
3,849
5/8/09
10
300
WB
$210,614,939
3,280
$70,885,301
3,103
3/9/07
11
Finding Nemo
BV
$339,714,978
3,425
$70,251,710
3,374
5/30/03
12
Star Trek Into Darkness
Par.
$91,684,816
3,868
$70,165,559
3,868
5/16/13
13
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Fox
$180,011,740
3,530
$68,532,960
3,500
7/27/01
14
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,295
3,126
$64,820,970
2,970
5/19/99
15
WALL-E
BV
$223,808,164
3,992
$63,087,526
3,992
6/27/08
16
Clash of the Titans (2010)
WB
$163,214,888
3,802
$61,235,105
3,777
4/2/10
17
Watchmen
WB
$107,509,799
3,611
$55,214,334
3,611
3/6/09
18
Green Lantern
WB
$116,601,172
3,816
$53,174,303
3,816
6/17/11
19
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$305,413,918
3,416
$46,630,690
3,269
7/9/03
20
Tron Legacy
BV
$172,062,763
3,451
$44,026,211
3,451
12/17/10
21
Oblivion
Uni.
$85,846,605
3,792
$37,054,485
3,783
4/19/13
22
Cowboys & Aliens
Uni.
$100,240,551
3,754
$36,431,290
3,750
7/29/11
23
10,000 B.C.
WB
$94,784,201
3,454
$35,867,488
3,410
3/7/08
24
Battle: Los Angeles
Sony
$83,552,429
3,417
$35,573,187
3,417
3/11/11
25
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
BV
$90,759,676
3,646
$30,095,259
3,646
5/28/10
26
Jack the Giant Slayer
WB (NL)
$64,808,618
3,525
$27,202,226
3,525
3/1/13
27
Battleship
Uni.
$65,422,625
3,702
$25,534,825
3,690
5/18/12
28
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$252,583,617
1,764
$23,019,618
1,002
5/25/83
29
Mission to Mars
BV
$60,883,407
3,101
$22,855,247
3,054
3/10/00
30
The Time Machine
DW
$56,832,494
2,958
$22,610,437
2,944
3/8/02
31
Waterworld
Uni.
$88,246,220
2,420
$21,171,780
2,268
7/28/95
32
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
BV
$51,085,416
3,133
$21,103,203
3,133
4/29/05
33
Land of the Lost
Uni.
$49,438,370
3,534
$18,837,350
3,521
6/5/09
34
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WB
$35,161,554
3,452
$14,611,273
3,452
8/15/08
35
Mars Attacks!
WB
$37,771,017
1,955
$9,384,272
1,955
12/13/96
36
Red Planet
WB
$17,480,890
2,703
$8,721,296
2,703
11/10/00
37
Mars Needs Moms
BV
$21,392,758
3,117
$6,914,488
3,117
3/11/11
38
Dune
Uni.
$30,925,690
975
$6,025,091
915
12/14/84
39
Jonah Hex
WB
$10,547,117
2,825
$5,379,365
2,825
6/18/10
40
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$209,398,025
1,278
$4,910,483
126
5/21/80
41
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
SGem
$8,709,640
2,048
$3,804,452
2,048
8/24/01
42
Star Wars
Fox
$307,263,857
1,750
$1,554,475
43
5/25/77
43
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1,636
$598,257
14
11/9/90
44
300: Rise of An Empire
WB
n/a
0
n/a
0
3/7/14
45
After Earth
Sony
n/a
0
n/a
0
5/31/13
46
The Lone Ranger
BV
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/3/13
47
Planet of the Apes
Fox
$32,589,624
0
n/a
0
2/8/68
Averages: $161,936,814 2,934 $45,667,645 3,058
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