Worst Opening Weekend Per-Theater Averages

Data as of Aug 23, 12:04 PDT
Rank Release Average Theaters Gross Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201A Dog of Flanders$6371,267$807,873$2,165,637Aug 27, 1999Warner Bros.
202The Wolf and the Lion$6381,005$641,845$2,072,173Feb 4, 2022Blue Fox Entertainment
203The Sound of Music
2018 Re-release
$646640$413,497$616,171Sep 7, 2018Fathom Events
204Rosario$646794$513,232$866,466May 2, 2025Mucho Mas Media
205The Empty Man$6462,027$1,310,326$2,992,948Oct 23, 202020th Century Studios
206It's a Wonderful Knife$648923$598,826$811,818Nov 10, 2023RLJ Entertainment
207Princess Mononoke
2018 Re-release
$652731$476,728$1,423,877Jul 20, 2018Fathom Events
208Noah$652602$392,734$1,035,603Apr 12, 2019Fathom Events
209Show Me the Father$6521,073$700,181$1,803,226Sep 10, 2021Affirm Films
210The Final Season$6531,011$661,049$1,159,691Oct 12, 2007Yari Film Group Releasing
211Something to Stand for with Mike Rowe$666809$539,234$1,358,690Jun 28, 2024Fathom Events
212Average Joe$6661,713$1,142,467$2,106,965Oct 11, 2024Fathom Events
213Rules Don't Apply$6672,382$1,589,625$3,652,206Nov 25, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
214Studio 666$6682,306$1,540,543$2,513,963Feb 25, 2022Open Road Films (II)
215Slow Burn$6691,163$778,123$1,237,615Apr 13, 2007Lionsgate
216Spirited Away
2023 Re-release (Live on Stage)
$6691,046$700,271$1,455,081Apr 21, 2023Fathom Events
217Kneecap$669703$470,977$1,145,143Aug 2, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
218Cheech & Chong's Last Movie$673832$560,420$750,396Apr 25, 2025-
219Daddio$675628$424,091$987,845Jun 28, 2024Sony Pictures Classics
220Joe Bell$6851,094$749,635$1,405,488Jul 23, 2021Roadside Attractions
221The Lost King$685753$516,462$1,188,032Mar 24, 2023IFC Films
222Spirited Away
2018 Re-release
$686720$494,054$1,175,067Oct 26, 2018Fathom Events
223Die Hard
2023 Re-release
$6891,355$934,421$2,048,453Dec 8, 202320th Century Studios
224Steel$6901,260$870,068$1,710,972Aug 15, 1997Warner Bros.
225Jane Got a Gun$6901,210$835,572$1,513,793Jan 29, 2016The Weinstein Company
226Paint$696819$570,512$811,739Apr 7, 2023IFC Films
227Voyagers$6991,972$1,379,988$3,149,935Apr 9, 2021Lionsgate
228Finding You$7011,312$920,476$2,753,985May 14, 2021Roadside Attractions
229Oddity$711790$562,333$1,200,477Jul 19, 2024Shudder
230Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero$7131,633$1,164,403$4,015,935Apr 13, 2018Fun Academy Media Group
231On Swift Horses$718755$542,360$1,030,558Apr 25, 2025Sony Pictures Classics
232Steel Magnolias
2019 Re-release
$719689$495,528$855,421May 17, 2019Fathom Events
233The Brothers Solomon$726700$508,601$900,926Sep 7, 2007Screen Gems
234Marci X$7271,200$872,950$1,648,818Aug 22, 2003Paramount Pictures
235Rock the Kasbah$7302,012$1,470,592$3,020,664Oct 23, 2015Open Road Films (II)
236Land$7301,231$899,810$2,577,830Feb 12, 2021Focus Features
237Spirited Away
2019 Re-release
$734765$561,821$1,322,927Oct 25, 2019Fathom Events
238Rule Breakers$7352,044$1,503,826$2,969,825Mar 7, 2025Angel
239Bad Moon$735825$607,081$1,055,525Nov 1, 1996Warner Bros.
240Collide$7392,045$1,512,824$2,280,004Feb 24, 2017Open Road Films (II)
241Heavenly Bodies$7411,504$1,114,635$1,839,623Feb 1, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
242Brokeback Mountain
20th anniversary
$741754$558,870$1,068,055Jun 20, 2025Focus Features
243The Unholy Trinity$741771$571,962$996,456Jun 13, 2025Roadside Attractions
244Rendition$7422,250$1,670,000$9,736,045Oct 19, 2007New Line Cinema
245Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary$7421,586$1,177,873$2,884,827Sep 27, 2019Fathom Events
246Small Things Like These$746799$596,451$1,600,956Nov 8, 2024Roadside Attractions
247Believe$748638$477,387$890,303Dec 2, 2016Freestyle Releasing
248Assassination Nation$7481,403$1,050,021$2,005,142Sep 21, 2018Neon
249Hocus Pocus
2020 Re-release
$7492,570$1,925,000$43,846Oct 2, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
250Cats Don't Dance$7501,252$939,781$3,566,637Mar 28, 1997Warner Bros.
251My Neighbor Totoro
2018 Re-release
$751718$539,245$1,144,649Sep 28, 2018Fathom Events
252The Neon Demon$752783$589,014$1,333,124Jun 24, 2016Broad Green Pictures
253The Good House$7551,061$801,568$2,219,760Sep 30, 2022Roadside Attractions
254Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.$7561,880$1,422,615$2,561,270Sep 2, 2022Focus Features
255The Front Room$7562,095$1,585,440$3,092,269Sep 6, 2024A24
256We Are Your Friends$7572,333$1,767,308$3,591,417Aug 28, 2015Warner Bros.
257Skinwalkers$758745$565,000$1,018,965Aug 10, 2007After Dark Films
258Ernest Rides Again$7601,190$905,010$1,450,029Nov 12, 1993Emshell Producers
259It's a Wonderful Life
75th Anniversary
$765960$734,571$1,439,643Dec 16, 2022Fathom Events
260Green and Gold$766921$705,989$1,719,105Jan 31, 2025Fathom Events
261Copshop$7703,005$2,315,638$5,213,243Sep 17, 2021Open Road Films (II)
262The Fourth War$7721,005$776,449$1,305,887Mar 23, 1990Cannon Film Distributors
263Friend Request$7782,573$2,002,863$3,759,078Sep 22, 2017Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
264Werewolves$7791,351$1,052,998$1,903,905Dec 6, 2024Briarcliff Entertainment
265The Walking Dead: Wrath/The Walking Dead/Fear the Walking Dead: What's Your Story?/Fear the Walking Dead
2018 NCM Fathom Event
$779777$605,764$605,764Apr 13, 2018Fathom Events
266In the Lost Lands$7821,370$1,072,019$1,870,305Mar 7, 2025Vertical Entertainment
267Tarzan and the Lost City$7861,412$1,110,564$2,172,941Apr 24, 1998Warner Bros.
268Free Willy 3: The Rescue$7891,258$992,651$3,446,539Aug 8, 1997Warner Bros.
269The Surfer$789884$698,114$1,306,597May 2, 2025Roadside Attractions
270Batman: Mask of the Phantasm$7901,506$1,189,975$5,617,391Dec 24, 1993Warner Bros.
271The Letters$790886$700,683$1,647,416Dec 4, 2015Freestyle Releasing
272The Lion King
2024 Re-release
$7931,330$1,055,070$2,195,943Jul 12, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
273Marlowe$7952,281$1,814,094$4,350,243Feb 17, 2023Open Road Films (II)
274Together Together$801665$532,773$1,437,938Apr 23, 2021Bleecker Street Media
275Infidel$8021,724$1,384,296$4,051,990Sep 18, 2020Cloudburst Entertainment
276Your Monster$803651$522,958$745,652Oct 25, 2024Vertical Entertainment
277Ghostbusters
2020 Re-release
$803622$500,000$605,000Jul 3, 2020Columbia Pictures
278Ruby$804764$614,327$919,286Mar 27, 1992Triumph Releasing Corporation
279The Wedding Banquet$8041,142$918,598$2,090,228Apr 18, 2025Bleecker Street Media
280The Marsh King's Daughter$8041,055$849,006$1,792,905Nov 3, 2023Lionsgate
281The Identical$8111,956$1,587,137$2,827,666Sep 5, 2014Freestyle Releasing
282Life Itself$8132,609$2,123,463$4,102,648Sep 21, 2018Amazon Studios
283The Abandoned$8171,000$817,000$1,331,137Feb 23, 2007After Dark Films
284How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$8171,750$1,430,294$2,778,752Oct 3, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
285Zola$8171,468$1,200,013$4,844,399Jul 2, 2021A24
286Year of the Gun$820739$606,046$1,182,273Nov 1, 1991Triumph Releasing Corporation
287Supercross$8201,621$1,330,520$3,102,550Aug 19, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
288Casablanca
2017 Re-release
$822725$596,068$1,024,560Nov 10, 2017Fathom Events
289Whiplash
10th Anniversary
$822695$571,543$911,391Sep 20, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
290Bones and All$8282,727$2,258,562$7,834,907Nov 25, 2022United Artists Releasing
291Fatale$8291,107$918,112$6,306,897Dec 18, 2020Lionsgate
292The Mummy
2024 Re-release
$8301,236$1,026,760$1,579,230Apr 26, 2024Universal Pictures International (UPI)
293Crazy in Alabama$8321,214$1,010,596$2,005,840Oct 22, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
294The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them$833630$525,004$690,966Mar 26, 1993Miramax
295Lee$835854$713,255$2,005,488Sep 27, 2024Roadside Attractions
296Gigi & Nate$8361,184$990,279$2,280,814Sep 2, 2022Roadside Attractions
297Rocky III
1983 Re-release
$8421,071$902,228$902,228May 6, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
298Boy Kills World$8441,993$1,682,525$2,626,127Apr 26, 2024Roadside Attractions
299Sting$846975$825,797$1,124,510Apr 12, 2024Well Go USA Entertainment
300The Girl Who Believes in Miracles$853640$546,000$3,163,362Apr 2, 2021Atlas Distribution Company
301The Pebble and the Penguin$8541,315$1,123,041$3,983,912Apr 14, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
302The Amazing Maurice$8541,712$1,463,195$4,303,645Feb 3, 2023Viva Pictures
303Masterminds$8551,186$1,014,606$1,935,539Aug 22, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
304Elevation$8591,416$1,216,578$2,321,801Nov 8, 2024Vertical Entertainment
305Bad Samaritan$8602,007$1,726,868$3,435,047May 4, 2018Electric Entertainment
306Magazine Dreams$860815$701,365$1,166,243Mar 21, 2025Briarcliff Entertainment
307Dylan Dog: Dead of Night$862875$754,779$1,186,538Apr 29, 2011Freestyle Releasing
308Here Today$8681,200$1,042,171$2,807,494May 7, 2021Stage 6 Films
309My All-American$8721,565$1,365,000$2,246,000Nov 13, 2015Clarius Entertainment
310Turn It Up$872661$576,820$1,247,949Sep 8, 2000New Line Cinema
311How I Got Into College$877743$651,850$1,642,239May 19, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
312Howl's Moving Castle
2022 Re-release
$878868$762,961$1,212,525Sep 23, 2022Fathom Events
313A Journal for Jordan$8802,500$2,201,886$6,545,174Dec 24, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
314Love Again$8802,703$2,380,962$6,230,837May 5, 2023Screen Gems
315Savage Islands$881925$815,160$1,963,756Nov 18, 1983Paramount Pictures
316Polite Society$882927$817,740$1,595,585Apr 28, 2023Focus Features
317Victor Frankenstein$8822,797$2,469,341$5,775,076Nov 27, 2015Twentieth Century Fox
318Alien
2024 Re-release
$8851,750$1,550,424$2,305,647Apr 26, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
319White Christmas
2018 Re-release
$887638$566,045$928,298Dec 7, 2018Fathom Events
320Those Who Wish Me Dead$8883,188$2,831,382$7,407,200May 14, 2021Warner Bros.
321The Rhythm Section$8903,049$2,715,384$5,437,971Jan 31, 2020Paramount Pictures
322Aces: Iron Eagle III$8971,051$942,814$2,517,600Jun 12, 1992New Line Cinema
323Major League: Back to the Minors$8982,322$2,087,011$3,572,443Apr 17, 1998Warner Bros.
324Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace$8991,589$1,428,658$2,409,225Jan 12, 1996New Line Cinema
325The Dark Crystal
2018 Re-release
$900609$548,354$1,036,956Feb 23, 2018Fathom Events
326The Disappointments Room$9021,554$1,402,823$2,423,468Sep 9, 2016Relativity Media
327Beautifully Broken$905651$589,155$1,209,645Aug 24, 2018ArtAffects Entertainment
328Riff Raff$9071,004$911,053$1,862,519Feb 28, 2025Roadside Attractions
329Vibes$9131,003$916,482$1,883,811Aug 5, 1988Columbia Pictures
330Wired$914745$681,054$1,089,000Aug 25, 1989Taurus Entertainment Company
331Race the Sun$9161,218$1,116,504$1,945,552Mar 22, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
332Unforgettable$9161,573$1,442,215$2,821,671Feb 23, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
333This Is Spinal Tap
41st Anniversary
$9171,015$931,737$1,069,737Jul 4, 2025-
334The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland$9191,094$1,005,386$2,608,000Aug 7, 1987Cineplex Odeon Films
335The Scout$9201,585$1,458,837$2,694,234Sep 30, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
336Absolution$9211,500$1,381,692$2,716,343Nov 1, 2024The Samuel Goldwyn Company
337Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius$9251,332$1,233,297$2,694,071Apr 30, 2004Film Foundry Releasing
338The Apprentice$9271,740$1,613,233$4,001,904Oct 11, 2024Briarcliff Entertainment
339You Gotta Believe$927730$677,094$1,398,975Aug 30, 2024Well Go USA Entertainment
340Free Fire$9291,070$994,431$1,799,312Apr 21, 2017A24
341Fight or Flight$9292,153$2,002,081$3,522,025May 9, 2025Vertical Entertainment
342The Stray$932640$596,547$1,579,440Oct 6, 2017Purdie Distribution
343Battle for Terra$9331,159$1,082,064$1,647,083May 1, 2009Lionsgate
344Pirates$9341,108$1,035,447$1,641,825Jul 18, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
345Chasers$938782$733,859$1,596,687Apr 22, 1994Warner Bros.
346The Adventures of Pluto Nash$9402,320$2,182,900$4,420,080Aug 16, 2002Warner Bros.
347Ezra$9411,320$1,242,678$2,631,460May 31, 2024Bleecker Street Media
348Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star$9431,500$1,415,023$2,529,395Sep 9, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
349The Fifth Estate$9451,769$1,673,351$3,255,008Oct 18, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
350The Rocker$9462,784$2,636,048$6,409,528Aug 22, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
351My Dead Friend Zoe$948780$740,088$1,250,703Feb 28, 2025Briarcliff Entertainment
352Grease
2018 Re-release
$949700$664,766$1,213,413Apr 6, 2018Fathom Events
353Locked$951971$924,054$1,632,758Mar 21, 2025The Avenue Entertainment
354Vindicating Trump$953813$774,874$1,372,091Sep 27, 2024SDG Releasing
355My Penguin Friend$9541,083$1,033,435$2,769,460Aug 16, 2024Roadside Attractions
356The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Nico Muhly: Marnie$955669$639,253$849,710Nov 9, 2018Fathom Events
357Dangerous Animals$9551,636$1,563,961$2,738,137Jun 6, 2025IFC Films
358Big George Foreman$9573,054$2,925,364$5,426,772Apr 28, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
359The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Kevin Puts: The Hours, Libretto by Greg Pierce$958826$791,374$791,374Dec 9, 2022Fathom Events
360Boogie$9581,252$1,200,165$4,178,620Mar 5, 2021Focus Features
361Pilgrim's Progress$961706$678,647$1,294,596Apr 19, 2019Fathom Events
362Shrek 2
2024 Re-release
$9621,512$1,455,260$3,427,910Apr 12, 2024DreamWorks
363Pinocchio$9631,195$1,151,463$3,675,719Dec 27, 2002Miramax
364Date with an Angel$968843$816,062$1,988,962Nov 20, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
365Before I Go to Sleep$9691,902$1,843,347$3,242,457Oct 31, 2014Clarius Entertainment
366The Fire Inside$9762,006$1,958,551$8,093,190Dec 27, 2024Amazon MGM Studios
367P2$9772,131$2,083,398$3,995,018Nov 9, 2007Summit Entertainment
368Black Beauty$9801,312$1,285,820$4,630,377Jul 29, 1994Warner Bros.
369The Miracle Club$981677$664,607$2,402,780Jul 14, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
370Honkytonk Man$986677$667,727$4,484,991Dec 17, 1982Warner Bros.
371The Mighty Macs$987975$963,221$1,891,936Oct 21, 2011Quaker Media
372Big Bully$9891,143$1,131,094$2,042,530Jan 26, 1996Warner Bros.
373Radioland Murders$990844$835,570$1,316,865Oct 21, 1994Universal Pictures
374Shadow Force$9912,170$2,151,852$3,933,483May 9, 2025Lionsgate
375Morgan$9962,020$2,012,709$3,915,251Sep 2, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
376The Nutcracker$997786$783,721$2,119,994Nov 26, 1993Warner Bros.
377The Fabulous Four$9971,045$1,042,021$2,854,291Jul 26, 2024Bleecker Street Media
378Wild America$9991,812$1,810,586$7,342,923Jul 4, 1997Warner Bros.
379Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2020 Re-release
$1,000611$611,000$2,482,000Jul 10, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
380Ravenous$1,0001,040$1,040,727$2,062,405Mar 19, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
381Y2K$1,0022,108$2,113,923$4,446,596Dec 6, 2024A24
382The Nutcracker Prince$1,003906$908,999$1,781,694Nov 23, 1990Warner Bros.
383Strange Darling$1,0061,135$1,142,928$3,083,595Aug 23, 2024-
384Newsies$1,0071,223$1,232,508$2,819,485Apr 10, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
385Love Stinks$1,0111,325$1,339,575$2,924,635Sep 10, 1999Independent Artists
386Freelance$1,0142,057$2,086,000$5,314,136Oct 27, 2023Relativity Media
387College$1,0142,123$2,153,109$4,694,636Aug 29, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
388Mafia Mamma$1,0152,002$2,032,202$3,496,761Apr 14, 2023Bleecker Street Media
389Spider-Man/Men in Black II
Double Bill
$1,0162,078$2,111,862$6,632,970Sep 6, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
390The Real Cancun$1,0172,261$2,300,000$3,825,421Apr 25, 2003New Line Cinema
391Wagons East$1,0181,771$1,802,878$4,412,297Aug 26, 1994TriStar Pictures
392Solarbabies$1,018692$704,692$1,579,260Nov 28, 1986Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
393The Big Town$1,019762$776,675$1,733,017Sep 25, 1987Columbia Pictures
394Replicas$1,0192,329$2,375,325$4,046,429Jan 11, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
395Arctic Dogs$1,0202,844$2,901,335$5,801,249Nov 1, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
396What Happens Later$1,0201,492$1,522,750$3,273,895Nov 3, 2023Bleecker Street Media
397The Home$1,0221,015$1,037,791$1,576,944Jul 25, 2025Lionsgate
398Return to the Blue Lagoon$1,0251,246$1,277,428$2,807,854Aug 2, 1991Columbia Pictures
399Brave the Dark$1,0262,230$2,288,135$4,525,443Jan 24, 2025Angel
400Separation$1,0281,751$1,800,162$4,509,143Apr 30, 2021Open Road Films (II)