Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Nov 24, 13:32 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
401Major League$8,836,26517.7%1,541$5,734$49,797,148Apr 7, 1989Paramount Pictures
402Earth$8,825,76027.6%1,804$4,892$32,011,576Apr 24, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
40321 & Over$8,754,16834.1%2,771$3,159$25,682,380Mar 1, 2013Relativity Media
404Ambulance$8,699,63038.2%3,412$2,549$22,781,115Apr 8, 2022Universal Pictures
405Bulletproof Monk$8,653,54237%2,955$2,928$23,358,708Apr 18, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
406Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco$8,605,64926.3%2,119$4,061$32,772,492Mar 8, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
407Never Back Down$8,603,19534.6%2,729$3,152$24,850,922Mar 14, 2008Summit Entertainment
408Police Academy$8,570,00710.6%1,063$8,062$81,198,894Mar 23, 1984Warner Bros.
409The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$8,540,37025.8%1,573$5,429$33,078,266Mar 6, 2015-
410The Grand Budapest Hotel$8,539,79514.4%977$8,740$59,301,324Mar 28, 2014-
411Raya and the Last Dragon$8,502,49815.5%2,045$4,157$54,723,032Mar 5, 2021Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
412Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol$8,482,48730.2%1,750$4,847$28,061,343Apr 3, 1987Warner Bros.
413Mother's Day$8,369,18425.8%3,035$2,757$32,492,859Apr 29, 2016Open Road Films (II)
414The First Omen$8,353,71041.6%3,375$2,475$20,092,802Apr 5, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41510 Things I Hate About You$8,330,68121.8%2,271$3,668$38,178,166Apr 2, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
416Edtv$8,311,29037.1%2,627$3,163$22,431,897Mar 26, 1999Universal Pictures
417Jersey Girl$8,300,00032.8%1,520$5,460$25,268,157Mar 26, 2004Miramax
418Where the Heart Is$8,292,93924.6%2,437$3,402$33,772,838Apr 28, 2000Twentieth Century Fox
419Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown$8,240,75248.3%2,675$3,080$17,052,128Apr 6, 2001Warner Bros.
420The Out-of-Towners$8,224,21528.8%2,102$3,912$28,544,120Apr 2, 1999Paramount Pictures
421Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind$8,175,19823.8%1,353$6,042$34,400,301Mar 19, 2004Focus Features
422The Way Back$8,170,31560.1%2,718$3,006$13,590,514Mar 6, 2020Warner Bros.
423Love & Basketball$8,139,18029.6%1,237$6,579$27,459,615Apr 21, 2000New Line Cinema
424Sgt. Bilko$8,110,08026.7%2,304$3,520$30,356,793Mar 29, 1996Universal Pictures
425Remember Me$8,089,13942.4%2,212$3,656$19,068,240Mar 12, 2010Summit Entertainment
426Keeping the Faith$8,078,67121.8%2,152$3,754$37,047,880Apr 14, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
427The Single Moms Club$8,075,11150.6%1,896$4,259$15,973,881Mar 14, 2014Lionsgate
428Fletch Lives$8,045,76022.9%1,479$5,440$35,150,960Mar 17, 1989Universal Pictures
429Friday the 13th: A New Beginning$8,032,88336.6%1,759$4,566$21,930,418Mar 22, 1985Paramount Pictures
430Beetlejuice$8,030,89710.9%1,000$8,030$73,707,461Apr 1, 1988Warner Bros.
431Tommy Boy$8,027,84324.6%2,165$3,708$32,679,899Mar 31, 1995Paramount Pictures
432Renfield$8,026,47546.4%3,375$2,378$17,297,895Apr 14, 2023Universal Pictures
433Joe Dirt$8,016,00829.6%2,638$3,038$27,087,695Apr 13, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
434Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London$8,014,00533.9%2,973$2,695$23,630,159Mar 12, 2004Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
435The Ruins$8,003,42145.9%2,812$2,846$17,432,844Apr 4, 2008DreamWorks
436Murder at 1600$7,962,26830.9%2,152$3,699$25,804,707Apr 18, 1997Warner Bros.
437Safe$7,892,53946%2,266$3,483$17,142,080Apr 27, 2012Lionsgate
438Dead Silence$7,842,72546.7%1,805$4,345$16,809,076Mar 16, 2007Universal Pictures
439Return to Me$7,820,83623.9%2,007$3,896$32,722,798Apr 7, 2000Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
440Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip$7,780,69321.4%1,277$6,092$36,299,720Mar 12, 1982Columbia Pictures
441The Secret of My Success$7,766,45211.6%1,336$5,813$66,995,879Apr 10, 1987Universal Pictures
442The Lawnmower Man$7,751,97124.1%1,276$6,075$32,100,816Mar 6, 1992New Line Cinema
443Unsung Hero$7,731,53938%2,832$2,730$20,335,239Apr 26, 2024Lionsgate
444The Last Exorcism Part II$7,728,35450.9%2,700$2,862$15,179,302Mar 1, 2013CBS Films
445CHIPS$7,722,80241.5%2,464$3,134$18,600,152Mar 24, 2017Warner Bros.
446The Invisible$7,717,30937.5%2,019$3,822$20,578,909Apr 27, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
447Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles$7,714,36230.1%2,123$3,633$25,635,682Apr 20, 2001Paramount Pictures
448Arthur the King$7,633,89830.5%3,003$2,542$25,049,006Mar 15, 2024Lionsgate
449Our Family Wedding$7,629,86237.7%1,605$4,753$20,255,281Mar 12, 2010-
450Porky's$7,623,9887.2%1,148$6,641$105,492,483Mar 19, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
451God's Not Dead 2$7,623,66236.7%2,419$3,151$20,774,575Apr 1, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
452Vacancy$7,603,37639.3%2,551$2,980$19,363,565Apr 20, 2007Screen Gems
453View from the Top$7,600,00048.7%2,508$3,030$15,614,000Mar 21, 2003Miramax
454The Big Wedding$7,591,66334.8%2,633$2,883$21,819,348Apr 26, 2013Lionsgate
455Beethoven$7,587,56513.3%1,688$4,495$57,114,049Apr 3, 1992Universal Pictures
456A Lot Like Love$7,576,59334.7%2,502$3,028$21,845,719Apr 22, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
457Kingdom Come$7,562,28432.5%1,111$6,806$23,249,649Apr 13, 2001-
458James and the Giant Peach$7,539,09826%2,262$3,332$28,946,127Apr 12, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
459Blind Date$7,531,27319.2%1,251$6,020$39,321,715Mar 27, 1987TriStar Pictures
460Aquamarine$7,482,66940.2%2,512$2,978$18,597,342Mar 3, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
461K-9$7,471,03517.3%1,677$4,455$43,247,647Apr 28, 1989Universal Pictures
462Reign Over Me$7,460,69037.9%1,671$4,464$19,661,987Mar 23, 2007Sony Pictures Releasing
463Whiskey Tango Foxtrot$7,450,27532.3%2,374$3,138$23,083,334Mar 4, 2016Paramount Pictures
464Romy and Michele's High School Reunion$7,429,40625.4%1,602$4,637$29,235,353Apr 25, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
465My Cousin Vinny$7,416,75114%1,227$6,044$52,929,168Mar 13, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
466Van Wilder$7,302,91334.3%2,022$3,611$21,305,259Apr 5, 2002Artisan Entertainment
467Kung Fu Hustle$7,300,00042.7%2,503$2,916$17,108,591Apr 22, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
468The Raven$7,289,64245.5%2,203$3,308$16,008,272Apr 27, 2012Relativity Media
469Species II$7,274,00837.8%2,510$2,898$19,221,939Apr 10, 1998Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
470Down Periscope$7,231,08728%2,022$3,576$25,785,603Mar 1, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
471Rob Roy$7,190,04722.8%1,521$4,727$31,596,911Apr 14, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
472Gung Ho$7,170,83019.6%1,150$6,235$36,611,610Mar 14, 1986Paramount Pictures
473Cabrini$7,168,52036.7%2,840$2,524$19,512,134Mar 8, 2024Angel Studios
474Point of No Return$7,160,38923.8%1,545$4,634$30,038,362Mar 19, 1993Warner Bros.
475Next$7,133,04939.2%2,725$2,617$18,211,013Apr 27, 2007Paramount Pictures
476The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent$7,131,70335.1%3,036$2,349$20,300,157Apr 22, 2022Lionsgate
477Freddy Got Fingered$7,098,45949.8%2,271$3,125$14,254,993Apr 20, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
478Biloxi Blues$7,093,32516.4%1,239$5,725$43,184,798Mar 25, 1988Universal Pictures
479Guarding Tess$7,065,21326.1%1,601$4,413$27,058,304Mar 11, 1994TriStar Pictures
480The Rage: Carrie 2$7,065,12339.8%2,286$3,090$17,762,705Mar 12, 1999Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
481Major League II$7,040,77723%2,167$3,249$30,626,182Apr 1, 1994Warner Bros.
482New Jack City$7,039,62214.8%862$8,166$47,624,353Mar 8, 1991Warner Bros.
483Lucky Number Slevin$7,031,92131.3%1,984$3,544$22,495,466Apr 7, 2006-
484The Quest$7,029,12032.4%2,092$3,360$21,686,547Apr 26, 1996Universal Pictures
485Major Payne$7,011,22523.8%1,895$3,699$29,412,050Mar 24, 1995Universal Pictures
486The Paper$7,005,64018%1,092$6,415$38,824,341Mar 25, 1994Universal Pictures
487Laws of Attraction$7,000,00039.2%2,449$2,858$17,871,255Apr 30, 2004New Line Cinema
488Crank: High Voltage$6,963,56550.9%2,223$3,132$13,684,249Apr 17, 2009Lionsgate
48988 Minutes$6,957,21640.4%2,168$3,209$17,213,467Apr 18, 2008Sony Pictures Releasing
490Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector$6,922,76744.2%1,710$4,048$15,680,099Mar 24, 2006Lionsgate
491Mars Needs Moms$6,914,48832.3%3,117$2,218$21,392,758Mar 11, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
492Godsend$6,900,00048%2,323$2,970$14,379,751Apr 30, 2004Lionsgate
493Grosse Pointe Blank$6,870,39724.5%1,227$5,599$28,084,357Apr 11, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
494BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing$6,840,000100%803$8,518$6,840,000Mar 11, 2022Trafalgar Releasing
495Lethal Weapon$6,829,94910.5%1,256$5,437$65,207,127Mar 6, 1987Warner Bros.
496Nobody$6,820,10024.7%2,460$2,772$27,568,035Mar 26, 2021Universal Pictures
497Ice Princess$6,807,47127.9%2,501$2,721$24,402,491Mar 18, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
498The Truth About Cats & Dogs$6,769,36319.4%1,413$4,790$34,861,807Apr 26, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
499Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.$6,739,03733.1%3,343$2,015$20,372,406Apr 28, 2023Lionsgate
500The Whole Ten Yards$6,685,38140.9%2,654$2,518$16,328,471Apr 9, 2004Warner Bros.
501Silent House$6,661,23452.2%2,124$3,136$12,754,783Mar 9, 2012Open Road Films (II)
502Jason X$6,649,00650.7%1,878$3,540$13,121,555Apr 26, 2002New Line Cinema
503Furry Vengeance$6,627,56437.6%2,997$2,211$17,630,465Apr 30, 2010Summit Entertainment
504The Ninth Gate$6,622,51835.5%1,586$4,175$18,661,336Mar 10, 2000Artisan Entertainment
505Friday$6,589,34124%865$7,617$27,467,564Apr 28, 1995New Line Cinema
506Colors$6,524,53614%1,372$4,755$46,616,067Apr 29, 1988Orion Pictures
507Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes$6,517,73214.2%753$8,655$45,858,563Mar 30, 1984Warner Bros.
508Dave Chappelle's Block Party$6,516,00055.6%1,200$5,430$11,718,595Mar 3, 2006Rogue Pictures
509High Fidelity$6,429,10723.6%1,183$5,434$27,287,137Mar 31, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
510Tomcats$6,406,07647.2%2,617$2,447$13,558,739Mar 30, 2001Revolution Studios
511Unplanned$6,382,29833.6%1,059$6,026$19,005,109Mar 29, 2019Pure Flix Entertainment
512Guy Ritchie's the Covenant$6,380,18837.7%2,611$2,443$16,938,039Apr 21, 2023Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
513Fear$6,312,24030.3%1,584$3,985$20,831,000Apr 12, 1996Universal Pictures
514The Hard Way$6,301,47024.3%1,622$3,885$25,895,485Mar 8, 1991Universal Pictures
515Lockout$6,231,83643.5%2,308$2,700$14,326,864Apr 13, 2012FilmDistrict
516Life or Something Like It$6,219,23443%2,606$2,386$14,448,589Apr 26, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
517Porky's Revenge$6,207,50730.3%1,423$4,362$20,518,905Mar 22, 1985Twentieth Century Fox
518A Thousand Words$6,176,28033.5%1,890$3,267$18,450,127Mar 9, 2012DreamWorks
519Splash$6,174,0598.8%829$7,447$69,821,334Mar 9, 1984Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
520Envy$6,160,88645.4%2,445$2,519$13,562,325Apr 30, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
521High Road to China$6,156,04921.6%1,508$4,082$28,445,927Mar 18, 1983Warner Bros.
522Admission$6,154,98434.2%2,160$2,849$18,007,317Mar 22, 2013Focus Features
523Ernest Goes to Jail$6,143,37224.5%1,943$3,161$25,029,569Apr 6, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
524A Goofy Movie$6,129,55717.3%2,159$2,839$35,348,597Apr 7, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
525Repo Men$6,126,17044.4%2,521$2,430$13,794,835Mar 19, 2010Universal Pictures
526CB4$6,122,45034.1%1,204$5,085$17,953,778Mar 12, 1993Universal Pictures
527Mask$6,121,12912.7%800$7,651$48,230,162Mar 22, 1985Universal Pictures
528Fire in the Sky$6,116,48430.8%1,422$4,301$19,885,552Mar 12, 1993Paramount Pictures
529Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach$6,106,66131.3%1,700$3,592$19,510,371Mar 18, 1988Warner Bros.
530Ella Enchanted$6,100,00026.6%1,931$3,158$22,918,387Apr 9, 2004Miramax
531Piglet's Big Movie$6,097,75826.4%2,084$2,925$23,103,423Mar 21, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
532The Substitute$6,096,83341.1%1,742$3,499$14,818,176Apr 19, 1996Orion Pictures
533Mortal Thoughts$6,068,52432.3%963$6,301$18,784,957Apr 19, 1991Columbia Pictures
534The Mod Squad$6,064,71645.7%2,290$2,648$13,263,993Mar 26, 1999Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
535Oceans$6,058,95831.2%1,206$5,024$19,422,319Apr 23, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
536Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh$6,046,82543.4%1,605$3,767$13,940,383Mar 17, 1995Gramercy Pictures (I)
537Cop & ½$6,027,28518.9%1,603$3,760$31,889,691Apr 2, 1993Universal Pictures
538Akeelah and the Bee$6,011,58531.9%2,195$2,738$18,848,430Apr 28, 2006Lionsgate
539The Girl Next Door$6,003,80641.2%2,148$2,795$14,589,444Apr 9, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
540African Cats$6,003,20038.9%1,220$4,920$15,428,747Apr 22, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
541After$6,002,34949.4%2,138$2,807$12,138,565Apr 12, 2019Aviron Pictures
542Missing Link$5,944,95035.7%3,413$1,741$16,649,539Apr 12, 2019United Artists Releasing
543The Bank Job$5,935,25619.7%1,603$3,702$30,060,660Mar 7, 2008Lionsgate
544Born Yesterday$5,911,34332.9%1,297$4,557$17,952,857Mar 26, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
545Spring Break$5,908,57424.5%1,493$3,957$24,071,666Mar 25, 1983Columbia Pictures
546The Next Best Thing$5,870,38739.2%2,007$2,924$14,990,582Mar 3, 2000Paramount Pictures
547Twilight$5,866,41139%1,351$4,342$15,055,091Mar 6, 1998Paramount Pictures
548My Dog Skip$5,863,54517.2%2,331$2,515$34,134,641Mar 3, 2000Warner Bros.
549Hot Fuzz$5,837,00024.7%825$7,075$23,637,265Apr 20, 2007Rogue Pictures
550Drowning Mona$5,802,22937.4%1,981$2,928$15,506,764Mar 3, 2000Destination Films
551Criminal$5,767,27839.2%2,683$2,149$14,708,696Apr 15, 2016Lionsgate
552Chappaquiddick$5,765,85433.1%1,560$3,696$17,395,520Apr 6, 2018Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
553The Corruptor$5,765,30038%1,804$3,195$15,164,492Mar 12, 1999New Line Cinema
554Hush$5,742,43142.3%1,966$2,920$13,583,690Mar 6, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
555Adventureland$5,722,03935.7%1,862$3,073$16,044,025Apr 3, 2009Miramax
556Dolores Claiborne$5,721,92023.5%1,216$4,705$24,361,867Mar 24, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
557The Dream Team$5,704,86019.7%1,316$4,335$28,890,240Apr 7, 1989Universal Pictures
558The First Power$5,677,71525.3%1,332$4,262$22,424,195Apr 6, 1990Orion Pictures
559I Think I Love My Wife$5,674,80245.2%1,776$3,195$12,550,605Mar 16, 2007-
560Some Kind of Hero$5,631,29323.8%975$5,775$23,671,186Apr 2, 1982Paramount Pictures
561Baby Geniuses$5,613,58720.6%1,689$3,323$27,250,736Mar 12, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
562The Final Conflict$5,571,67527.2%918$6,069$20,471,382Mar 20, 1981Twentieth Century Fox
563The Guardian$5,565,62032.7%1,684$3,305$17,037,887Apr 27, 1990Universal Pictures
564The Deep End of the Ocean$5,558,40040%1,907$2,914$13,898,649Mar 12, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
565The Big Lebowski$5,533,84429.6%1,207$4,584$18,718,818Mar 6, 1998Gramercy Pictures (I)
566Diabolique$5,524,05532.3%1,824$3,028$17,100,266Mar 22, 1996Warner Bros.
567His Only Son$5,501,07044.4%1,920$2,865$12,392,740Mar 31, 2023Angel Studios
568Woman in Gold$5,483,12516.5%1,504$3,645$33,307,793Apr 10, 2015The Weinstein Company
569Isle of Dogs$5,475,13917.1%1,939$2,823$32,015,231Apr 13, 2018-
570Father Stu$5,402,64225.9%2,705$1,997$20,884,796Apr 15, 2022Sony Pictures Releasing
571Lightning Jack$5,401,74332.1%1,710$3,158$16,821,273Mar 11, 1994-
572Paulie$5,369,80020%1,553$3,457$26,875,268Apr 17, 1998DreamWorks Distribution
573Ex Machina$5,349,50021%1,255$4,262$25,442,958Apr 24, 2015A24
574Dead Man Down$5,345,25049.1%2,188$2,442$10,895,295Mar 8, 2013FilmDistrict
575The Money Pit$5,344,55514.3%1,189$4,495$37,499,651Mar 28, 1986Universal Pictures
576Immaculate$5,338,92134.1%2,354$2,268$15,671,307Mar 22, 2024Neon
57712 Rounds$5,329,24043.6%2,331$2,286$12,234,694Mar 27, 2009Twentieth Century Fox
578Kiss of Death$5,317,06635.6%1,623$3,276$14,942,422Apr 21, 1995Twentieth Century Fox
579The Hunt$5,304,45591.3%3,028$1,751$5,812,500Mar 13, 2020Universal Pictures
580True Crime$5,276,10931.7%1,852$2,848$16,649,768Mar 19, 1999Warner Bros.
581Sabotage$5,272,44450.2%2,486$2,120$10,508,518Mar 28, 2014Open Road Films (II)
582Ready to Rumble$5,257,77842.4%2,585$2,033$12,394,327Apr 7, 2000Warner Bros.
583The Last Dragon$5,254,35920.4%1,038$5,062$25,754,284Mar 22, 1985TriStar Pictures
584Mr. Nice Guy$5,250,70441.3%1,463$3,588$12,716,953Mar 20, 1998New Line Cinema
585Johnny Be Good$5,249,38829.9%1,168$4,494$17,550,399Mar 25, 1988Orion Pictures
586Hideaway$5,213,45542.7%1,900$2,743$12,201,255Mar 3, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
587Ladybugs$5,180,41435%1,528$3,390$14,796,494Mar 27, 1992Paramount Pictures
588Paul, Apostle of Christ$5,172,58529.5%1,473$3,511$17,560,475Mar 23, 2018Affirm Films
589Champions$5,148,74031.4%3,030$1,699$16,397,335Mar 10, 2023Focus Features
590Bright Lights, Big City$5,126,79131.8%1,196$4,286$16,118,077Apr 1, 1988United Artists
591Wing Commander$5,114,36544.2%2,019$2,533$11,578,059Mar 12, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
592Hardcore Henry$5,107,60455.2%3,015$1,694$9,252,038Apr 8, 2016STX Entertainment
593Romancing the Stone$5,105,7416.7%823$6,203$76,572,238Mar 30, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
594That Old Feeling$5,103,07530.8%1,575$3,240$16,574,176Apr 4, 1997Universal Pictures
595Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
2023 Re-release
$5,100,65470.3%475$10,738$7,259,924Apr 28, 2023-
596Oscar$5,091,02721.6%1,388$3,667$23,562,716Apr 26, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
597The Outsiders$5,068,16519.7%829$6,113$25,697,647Mar 25, 1983Warner Bros.
598Double Team$5,034,91444%2,203$2,285$11,438,337Apr 4, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
599The Adventures of Huck Finn$5,033,02920.9%1,786$2,818$24,103,594Apr 2, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
600Lean on Me$5,032,60515.8%894$5,629$31,906,454Mar 3, 1989Warner Bros.