Top Holiday Single Day Grosses

Data as of Dec 17, 15:29 PST
Rank Release Gross % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201Drumline$2,013,3563.6%1,661$1,212$56,399,184Dec 13, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
202Munich$1,994,8854.2%532$3,749$47,403,685Jan 6, 2006Universal Pictures
203How Do You Know$1,982,2356.6%2,483$798$30,212,620Dec 17, 2010Sony Pictures Releasing
204The King's Man$1,952,3715.3%3,180$613$37,176,373Dec 22, 202120th Century Studios
205Monsters, Inc.
2012 3D Release
$1,944,3515.7%2,618$742$34,043,006Dec 19, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
206Did You Hear About the Morgans?$1,933,3466.5%2,718$711$29,580,087Dec 18, 2009Sony Pictures Releasing
207The Polar Express$1,897,4201.2%2,513$755$162,775,358Nov 10, 2004Warner Bros.
208Doubt$1,893,8335.7%1,267$1,494$33,446,470Dec 25, 2008Miramax
209Big Hero 6$1,875,5660.8%2,065$908$222,527,828Nov 7, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
210Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$1,871,3620.6%1,732$1,080$295,983,305Nov 19, 2010Warner Bros.
211Blood Diamond$1,868,5643.3%1,920$973$57,377,916Dec 8, 2006Warner Bros.
212The Phantom of the Opera$1,855,2243.6%622$2,982$51,268,815Dec 22, 2004Warner Bros.
213Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$1,851,4520.6%2,316$799$290,013,036Nov 18, 2005Warner Bros.
214Exodus: Gods and Kings$1,797,9522.8%3,002$598$65,014,513Dec 12, 2014Twentieth Century Fox
215New Year's Eve$1,794,0963.3%2,225$806$54,544,638Dec 9, 2011Warner Bros.
216Black Panther: Wakanda Forever$1,791,7210.4%2,310$775$453,829,060Nov 11, 2022Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
217Enchanted$1,768,5521.4%2,262$781$127,807,262Nov 21, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
218Slumdog Millionaire$1,758,4671.2%614$2,863$141,319,928Dec 26, 2008-
219The Great Debaters$1,742,7395.8%1,171$1,488$30,236,407Dec 25, 2007-
220The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2$1,740,4120.6%1,485$1,171$281,723,902Nov 20, 2015Lionsgate
221How the Grinch Stole Christmas$1,738,5500.7%3,161$550$260,745,620Nov 17, 2000Universal Pictures
222Monsters, Inc.$1,724,1690.7%1,701$1,013$255,873,250Nov 2, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
223Back to the Future Part II$1,643,4601.4%2,107$780$118,450,002Nov 22, 1989Universal Pictures
224American Underdog$1,640,5926.2%2,813$583$26,514,814Dec 25, 2021Lionsgate
225The Matrix Resurrections$1,635,0574.3%3,552$460$37,686,805Dec 22, 2021Warner Bros.
226All the Money in the World$1,630,2526.5%2,074$786$25,113,707Dec 25, 2017TriStar Pictures
227Twilight$1,601,2320.8%1,849$865$192,769,854Nov 21, 2008Summit Entertainment
228Amistad$1,600,3413.6%726$2,204$44,229,441Dec 26, 1997DreamWorks Distribution
229Wolf Creek$1,595,3509.9%1,761$905$16,188,180Dec 25, 2005-
230Syriana$1,577,1463.1%1,725$914$50,824,620Dec 9, 2005Warner Bros.
231Wild$1,574,1644.2%1,285$1,225$37,880,356Dec 19, 2014-
232The Royal Tenenbaums$1,555,3383%291$5,344$52,364,010Jan 4, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
233Rise of the Guardians$1,553,9681.5%2,055$756$103,412,758Nov 21, 2012DreamWorks
234E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$1,547,5650.4%1,125$1,375$359,197,037Jun 11, 1982Universal Pictures
235Downsizing$1,546,4076.3%2,668$579$24,449,754Dec 22, 2017Paramount Pictures
236Bombshell$1,532,3184.8%1,480$1,035$31,762,808Dec 20, 2019Lionsgate
237Darkest Hour$1,525,1952.7%943$1,617$56,468,410Dec 22, 2017Focus Features
238The Incredibles$1,488,7490.6%1,715$868$261,441,092Nov 5, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
239Invictus$1,485,8264%2,170$684$37,491,364Dec 11, 2009Warner Bros.
240Collateral Beauty$1,474,2684.8%2,745$537$31,016,021Dec 16, 2016Warner Bros.
241Creed$1,470,7501.3%1,375$1,069$109,767,581Nov 25, 2015Warner Bros.
242The Good Dinosaur$1,466,1861.2%1,735$845$123,087,120Nov 25, 2015Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
243The Darkest Hour$1,465,4796.8%2,327$629$21,443,494Dec 25, 2011Summit Entertainment
244Nine$1,459,1957.4%1,412$1,033$19,676,965Dec 25, 2009The Weinstein Company
245Blade: Trinity$1,459,0002.8%2,207$661$52,411,906Dec 8, 2004New Line Cinema
246Calendar Girls$1,450,8684.7%745$1,947$31,041,759Jan 2, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
247Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them$1,449,6850.6%1,842$787$234,037,575Nov 18, 2016Warner Bros.
248Brokeback Mountain$1,445,0001.7%269$5,371$83,043,761Jan 13, 2006Focus Features
249How High$1,442,6254.6%1,271$1,135$31,178,740Dec 21, 2001Universal Pictures
250The Golden Compass$1,417,0002%1,935$732$70,107,728Dec 7, 2007New Line Cinema
251The Spirit$1,416,4347.2%2,509$564$19,806,188Dec 25, 2008Lionsgate
252Manchester by the Sea$1,415,6583%1,206$1,173$47,695,371Dec 16, 2016Roadside Attractions
253Casino Royale$1,412,8500.8%1,543$915$167,445,960Nov 17, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
254Joe Somebody$1,408,7666.2%2,515$560$22,771,646Dec 21, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
255Skyfall$1,395,8500.5%1,637$852$304,360,277Nov 9, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
256A Madea Christmas$1,391,0892.6%1,788$778$52,543,354Dec 13, 2013Lionsgate
257The Iron Claw$1,388,6184%2,794$497$35,070,296Dec 22, 2023A24
258The Producers$1,364,5557%978$1,395$19,398,532Dec 25, 2005Universal Pictures
259Apocalypto$1,361,1012.7%2,023$672$50,866,635Dec 8, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
260Silver Linings Playbook$1,353,5981%745$1,816$132,092,958Dec 25, 2012The Weinstein Company
261Flight of the Phoenix$1,330,3186.3%2,373$560$21,009,180Dec 17, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
262Office Christmas Party$1,322,1092.4%2,347$563$54,767,494Dec 9, 2016Paramount Pictures
263The Hot Chick$1,319,7013.8%2,246$587$35,081,594Dec 13, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
264Life of Pi$1,311,2871%1,178$1,113$124,987,023Nov 21, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
265Die Another Day$1,296,2560.8%1,875$691$160,942,139Nov 22, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
266The Twilight Saga: New Moon$1,289,7660.4%1,627$792$296,623,634Nov 20, 2009Summit Entertainment
267Cats$1,276,5154.7%3,380$377$27,166,770Dec 20, 2019Universal Pictures
268Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody$1,271,0355.4%3,625$350$23,708,080Dec 23, 2022TriStar Pictures
269Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon$1,262,9761%162$7,796$128,078,872Jan 12, 2001Sony Pictures Classics
270Bolt$1,244,7221.1%1,923$647$114,053,579Nov 21, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
271Four Christmases$1,242,1421%2,510$494$120,146,040Nov 26, 2008Warner Bros.
272Black Christmas$1,213,3807.5%1,544$785$16,273,581Dec 25, 2006-
273The Shape of Water$1,193,2831.9%756$1,578$63,859,435Dec 22, 2017-
274Penguins of Madagascar$1,192,7911.4%2,033$586$83,850,911Nov 26, 2014Twentieth Century Fox
275Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story$1,169,6196.4%2,650$441$18,317,151Dec 21, 2007Sony Pictures Releasing
276Stuck on You$1,155,3303.4%2,400$481$33,832,741Dec 12, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
277Not Another Teen Movie$1,152,7123%2,365$487$38,252,284Dec 14, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
278Father Figures$1,144,8086.5%2,902$394$17,501,244Dec 22, 2017Warner Bros.
279Bad Santa$1,122,0001.9%1,710$656$60,060,328Nov 26, 2003Dimension Films
280Richard Jewell$1,121,8165%2,502$448$22,345,542Dec 13, 2019Warner Bros.
281Star Trek: Nemesis$1,108,1792.6%2,642$419$43,254,409Dec 13, 2002Paramount Pictures
282The Grinch$1,097,4200.4%2,555$429$271,478,510Nov 9, 2018Universal Pictures
283Finding Neverland$1,062,0002.1%1,054$1,007$51,680,613Dec 17, 2004Miramax
284Trespass$1,057,8108%1,027$1,030$13,249,535Dec 25, 1992Universal Pictures
285The Descendants$1,045,7441.3%758$1,379$82,584,160Dec 9, 2011-
286Ferrari$1,037,1805.6%2,386$434$18,550,028Dec 25, 2023Neon
287Wonder$1,020,3950.8%1,193$855$132,422,809Nov 17, 2017Lionsgate
288Closer$1,006,3403%1,094$919$33,987,757Dec 10, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
289Gran Torino$1,003,0380.7%84$11,940$148,095,302Jan 9, 2009Warner Bros.
290Elf$987,0000.6%2,015$489$173,398,518Nov 7, 2003New Line Cinema
291Big Eyes$986,3216.8%1,307$754$14,482,031Dec 25, 2014The Weinstein Company
292Atonement$962,3491.9%310$3,104$50,927,067Jan 11, 2008Focus Features
293Interstellar$954,1280.5%1,253$761$188,020,017Nov 7, 2014Paramount Pictures
294Big Fish$944,2251.4%125$7,553$66,809,693Jan 9, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
295Babylon$937,8296.1%3,351$279$15,351,455Dec 23, 2022Paramount Pictures
296The Haunted Mansion$900,2121.2%1,622$555$75,847,266Nov 26, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
297Sideways$896,6271.3%370$2,423$71,503,593Jan 21, 2005-
298Top Five$892,8563.5%1,426$626$25,317,471Dec 12, 2014Paramount Pictures
299Walk the Line$891,4350.7%1,160$768$119,519,402Nov 18, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
300Dangal$871,1517%338$2,577$12,391,761-UTV Motion Pictures
301Proof of Life$862,2372.6%2,062$418$32,598,931Dec 8, 2000Warner Bros.
302West Side Story$835,2172.2%2,690$310$38,530,322Dec 10, 202120th Century Studios
303Hugo$830,8371.1%951$873$73,864,507Nov 23, 2011Paramount Pictures
304The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes$823,0060.5%1,660$495$166,350,594Nov 17, 2023Lionsgate
305Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$817,8836.5%840$973$12,512,862Dec 21, 2012Paramount Pictures
306Behind Enemy Lines$808,4471.4%1,332$606$58,856,790Nov 30, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
307Lion$801,9731.6%525$1,527$51,738,905Jan 6, 2017The Weinstein Company
308Welcome to Marwen$787,5957.3%1,911$412$10,763,520Dec 21, 2018Universal Pictures
309The Croods: A New Age$785,7001.3%1,751$448$58,568,815Nov 25, 2020Universal Pictures
310Mary Queen of Scots$783,9254.8%841$932$16,468,499Dec 21, 2018Focus Features
311102 Dalmatians$779,1711.2%1,577$494$66,957,026Nov 22, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
312The Favourite$774,6412.3%810$956$34,366,783Dec 21, 2018-
313Molly's Game$760,1022.6%271$2,804$28,780,744Jan 5, 2018STX Entertainment
314Young Adult$754,9564.6%987$764$16,311,571Dec 16, 2011Paramount Pictures
315The Muppets$734,1690.8%1,541$476$88,631,237Nov 23, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
316Violent Night$726,3101.5%2,563$283$50,057,405Dec 2, 2022Universal Pictures
317Chicago$713,0000.4%77$9,259$170,687,518Jan 24, 2003Miramax
318The Sitter$706,9222.3%1,348$524$30,441,326Dec 9, 2011Twentieth Century Fox
319The Boy and the Heron$702,0951.5%940$746$46,832,867Mar 22, 2024GKIDS
320Poor Things$694,2252%800$867$34,553,225-Searchlight Pictures
321Bohemian Rhapsody$689,3720.3%881$782$216,428,042Nov 2, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
322The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$688,7840.2%1,411$488$281,287,133Nov 18, 2011Summit Entertainment
323Godzilla Minus One$686,5631.2%1,180$581$57,144,669--
324Ford v Ferrari$678,8980.6%793$856$117,624,357Nov 15, 2019Twentieth Century Fox
325Antwone Fisher$678,6493.2%192$3,534$21,078,145Jan 10, 2003-
326Milk$675,1592.1%311$2,170$31,841,299Jan 30, 2009Focus Features
327Green Book$664,8450.8%621$1,070$85,080,171Nov 21, 2018Universal Pictures
328No Country for Old Men$662,4710.9%960$690$74,283,625Nov 21, 2007Miramax
329Love Don't Cost a Thing$654,1753%1,133$577$21,924,226Dec 12, 2003Warner Bros.
330House of Sand and Fog$649,4455%438$1,482$13,040,288-DreamWorks Distribution
331Rugrats in Paris$639,9840.8%1,749$365$76,507,756Nov 17, 2000Paramount Pictures
332Ghostbusters: Afterlife$630,8880.5%1,645$383$129,360,575Nov 19, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
3333 Idiots$630,1789.6%132$4,774$6,532,874-Reliance Big Pictures
334Schindler's List$618,1750.6%76$8,133$96,065,768Feb 4, 1994Universal Pictures
335Wreck-It Ralph$616,9610.3%913$675$189,422,889Nov 2, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
336Simmba$610,80612%301$2,029$5,102,129-Reliance Big Pictures
337Analyze That$607,4741.9%1,611$377$32,130,627Dec 6, 2002Warner Bros.
338News of the World$605,7354.8%1,928$314$12,668,325Dec 25, 2020Universal Pictures
339The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$604,9800.2%1,191$507$292,324,737Nov 16, 2012Lionsgate
340Christmas with the Kranks$592,2600.8%1,825$324$73,780,539Nov 24, 2004Revolution Studios
341The Kite Runner$577,8443.7%377$1,532$15,800,078Jan 11, 2008Paramount Vantage
342Trolls Band Together$570,5350.6%1,517$376$102,996,915Nov 17, 2023Universal Pictures
343A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood$565,6380.9%1,014$557$61,704,055Nov 22, 2019Sony Pictures Releasing
344Jackie$561,1774%359$1,563$13,960,394--
345Back to the Future$560,8600.3%864$649$211,850,472Jul 3, 1985Universal Pictures
346Philomena$550,2681.5%727$756$37,709,979Nov 27, 2013The Weinstein Company
347The Danish Girl$548,5434.9%449$1,221$11,114,018Jan 22, 2016Focus Features
348The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$545,4993.5%66$8,265$15,686,215-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
349The Santa Clause 2$545,3740.4%1,511$360$139,236,327Nov 1, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
350Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom$545,3466.6%975$559$8,323,085Dec 25, 2013The Weinstein Company
351Licorice Pizza$541,9223.1%786$689$17,318,007-United Artists Releasing
352Beyond the Sea$535,2578.5%383$1,397$6,318,709-Lionsgate
353A Journal for Jordan$532,3278.1%2,500$212$6,545,174Dec 25, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
354Frost/Nixon$521,4722.8%205$2,543$18,622,031Jan 23, 2009Universal Pictures
355The Whale$521,2143%623$836$17,463,630-A24
356Treasure Planet$517,2221.4%1,414$365$38,176,783Nov 27, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
357Arrival$515,5910.5%545$946$100,546,139Nov 11, 2016Paramount Pictures
358Unbreakable$508,4560.5%1,307$389$95,011,339Nov 22, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
359Queen & Slim$507,4501.2%699$725$43,808,310Nov 27, 2019Universal Pictures
360Batman: Mask of the Phantasm$502,3618.9%1,506$333$5,617,391Dec 25, 1993Warner Bros.
361Creed II$488,3170.4%1,068$457$115,715,889Nov 21, 2018Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
362PK$480,3044.5%264$1,819$10,616,104-UTV Motion Pictures
36321 Grams$476,0002.9%291$1,635$16,290,476-Focus Features
364Brothers$465,4621.6%858$542$28,544,157Dec 4, 2009Lionsgate
365The Nativity Story$449,9671.2%1,824$246$37,629,831Dec 1, 2006New Line Cinema
366The Artist$447,7651%167$2,681$44,671,682Jan 20, 2012The Weinstein Company
367Monster Hunter$439,8942.9%1,807$243$15,162,470Dec 18, 2020Screen Gems
368The Menu$437,3951.1%860$508$38,501,125-Searchlight Pictures
369Brooklyn$435,7091.1%285$1,528$38,322,743Nov 27, 2015-
370Lady Bird$435,0170.9%392$1,109$48,958,273Nov 24, 2017A24
371The Theory of Everything$432,2191.2%736$587$35,893,537Nov 26, 2014Focus Features
372Quantum of Solace$431,5560.3%891$484$168,368,427Nov 14, 2008Sony Pictures Releasing
3732012$427,4120.3%800$534$166,112,167Nov 13, 2009Sony Pictures Releasing
374Spotlight$426,5380.9%385$1,107$45,055,776Nov 25, 2015Open Road Films (II)
375Adaptation.$426,1621.9%109$3,909$22,498,520Feb 14, 2003Sony Pictures Releasing
376Carol$420,5693.3%189$2,225$12,711,491Jan 15, 2016The Weinstein Company
377Inside Llewyn Davis$418,3613.2%161$2,598$13,235,319Jan 10, 2014CBS Films
378Nightmare Alley$414,8753.7%1,910$217$11,338,107Dec 17, 2021Searchlight Pictures
379Encanto$414,6420.4%2,425$170$96,093,622Nov 24, 2021Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
380Wish$412,7050.6%1,265$326$63,973,821Nov 22, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
381Evita$408,2920.8%22$18,558$50,047,179Jan 10, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
382In America$395,2402.5%327$1,208$15,539,656--
383The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie$392,3900.5%1,068$367$85,417,988Nov 19, 2004Paramount Pictures
384Horrible Bosses 2$389,4250.7%1,002$388$54,445,357Nov 26, 2014Warner Bros.
385Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$389,1281.6%57$6,826$24,149,393Jan 6, 2012Focus Features
386Australia$387,9360.8%711$545$49,554,002Nov 26, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
387Honey$376,1451.2%760$494$30,308,417Dec 5, 2003Universal Pictures
388Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$370,4790.2%808$458$180,010,950Nov 7, 2008DreamWorks
389Justice League$366,8740.2%1,215$301$229,024,295Nov 17, 2017Warner Bros.
390Instant Family$358,4700.5%744$481$67,363,237Nov 16, 2018Paramount Pictures
391Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World$356,5160.4%701$508$93,927,920Nov 14, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
392House of Gucci$350,8990.7%707$496$53,809,574Nov 24, 2021United Artists Releasing
393Yours, Mine & Ours$347,0350.6%1,174$295$53,412,862Nov 23, 2005Paramount Pictures
394The Cat in the Hat$344,2050.3%1,299$264$101,149,285Nov 21, 2003Universal Pictures
395Jurassic Park$343,350<0.1%654$525$357,067,947Jun 11, 1993Universal Pictures
396Precious$339,3140.7%629$539$47,566,524Nov 20, 2009Lionsgate
397Hidden Figures$337,6690.2%25$13,506$169,607,287Jan 6, 2017Twentieth Century Fox
398Mortal Engines$337,4602.1%2,995$112$15,951,040Dec 14, 2018Universal Pictures
399Pinocchio$335,0009.1%1,195$280$3,675,719Dec 25, 2002Miramax
400Empire$329,8401.9%496$665$17,600,423Dec 6, 2002Universal Pictures