| Year | #1 Movie | Opening / % of Total | Theaters / Average | Total Gross | | 2013 |
Iron Man 3 |
$174,144,585 |
51.1% |
4,253 |
$40,946 |
$340,868,034 |
| 2012 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
$207,438,708 |
33.3% |
4,349 |
$47,698 |
$623,357,910 |
| 2011 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
$169,189,427 |
44.4% |
4,375 |
$38,672 |
$381,011,219 |
| 2010 |
Iron Man 2 |
$128,122,480 |
41.0% |
4,380 |
$29,252 |
$312,433,331 |
| 2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
$142,839,137 |
48.2% |
4,024 |
$35,497 |
$296,623,634 |
| 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$158,411,483 |
29.7% |
4,366 |
$36,283 |
$533,345,358 |
| 2007 |
Spider-Man 3 |
$151,116,516 |
44.9% |
4,252 |
$35,540 |
$336,530,303 |
| 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$135,634,554 |
32.0% |
4,133 |
$32,817 |
$423,315,812 |
| 2005 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
$108,435,841 |
28.5% |
3,661 |
$29,619 |
$380,270,577 |
| 2004 |
Shrek 2 |
$108,037,878 |
24.5% |
4,163 |
$25,951 |
$441,226,247 |
| 2003 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$91,774,413 |
32.6% |
3,603 |
$25,471 |
$281,576,461 |
| 2002 |
Spider-Man |
$114,844,116 |
28.4% |
3,615 |
$31,768 |
$403,706,375 |
| 2001 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
$90,294,621 |
28.4% |
3,672 |
$24,590 |
$317,575,550 |
| 2000 |
Mission: Impossible II |
$57,845,297 |
26.9% |
3,653 |
$15,835 |
$215,409,889 |
| 1999 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
$64,820,970 |
15.0% |
2,970 |
$21,825 |
$431,088,295 |
| 1998 |
Godzilla |
$44,047,541 |
32.3% |
3,310 |
$13,307 |
$136,314,294 |
| 1997 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
$72,132,785 |
31.5% |
3,281 |
$21,985 |
$229,086,679 |
| 1996 |
Independence Day |
$50,228,264 |
16.4% |
2,882 |
$17,428 |
$306,169,268 |
| 1995 |
Batman Forever |
$52,784,433 |
28.7% |
2,842 |
$18,572 |
$184,031,112 |
| 1994 |
The Lion King |
$40,888,194 |
13.1% |
2,552 |
$16,022 |
$312,855,561 |
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
$47,026,828 |
13.2% |
2,404 |
$19,561 |
$357,067,947 |
| 1992 |
Batman Returns |
$45,687,711 |
28.1% |
2,644 |
$17,279 |
$162,831,698 |
| 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$31,765,506 |
15.5% |
2,274 |
$13,969 |
$204,843,345 |
| 1990 |
Total Recall |
$25,533,700 |
21.4% |
2,060 |
$12,395 |
$119,394,840 |
| 1989 |
Batman |
$40,489,746 |
16.1% |
2,194 |
$18,454 |
$251,188,924 |
| 1988 |
Crocodile Dundee II |
$24,462,976 |
22.4% |
2,837 |
$8,622 |
$109,306,210 |
| 1987 |
Beverly Hills Cop II |
$26,348,555 |
17.1% |
2,326 |
$11,327 |
$153,665,036 |
| 1986 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
$16,881,888 |
15.4% |
1,349 |
$12,514 |
$109,713,132 |
| 1985 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II |
$20,176,217 |
13.4% |
2,074 |
$9,728 |
$150,415,432 |
| 1984 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
$25,337,110 |
14.1% |
1,687 |
$15,019 |
$179,870,271 |
| 1983 |
Return of the Jedi |
$23,019,618 |
9.1% |
1,002 |
$22,973 |
$252,583,617 |
| 1982 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
$14,347,221 |
18.2% |
1,621 |
$8,850 |
$78,912,963 |
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