Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Nov 21, 6:58 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
401The Fourth Protocol$3,636,83129.3%1,061$3,427$12,423,831Aug 28, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
402Taking Care of Business$3,620,05418.1%1,074$3,370$20,005,435Aug 17, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
403The Night Listener$3,600,00045.9%1,367$2,633$7,836,393Aug 4, 2006Miramax
404Ponyo$3,585,85223.8%927$3,868$15,090,399Aug 14, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
405Hell or High Water$3,551,93113.2%909$3,907$27,007,844Aug 26, 2016Lionsgate
406Stay Tuned$3,532,54032.9%1,605$2,200$10,736,401Aug 14, 1992Warner Bros.
407Paranoia$3,528,37647.8%2,459$1,434$7,388,654Aug 16, 2013Relativity Media
408Retribution$3,518,83050.7%1,750$2,010$6,937,696Aug 25, 2023Roadside Attractions
409Wrongfully Accused$3,504,63036.4%2,062$1,699$9,623,329Aug 21, 1998Warner Bros.
410Dead Again$3,479,3959.2%450$7,731$38,016,380Aug 23, 1991Paramount Pictures
411Hercules$3,473,63532.5%1,001$3,470$10,676,194Aug 26, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
412Where'd You Go, Bernadette$3,462,30837.6%2,404$1,440$9,198,356Aug 16, 2019United Artists Releasing
413Taking Woodstock$3,457,76046.3%1,393$2,482$7,460,204Aug 28, 2009Focus Features
414Suspect Zero$3,446,37539.5%1,500$2,297$8,725,813Aug 27, 2004Paramount Pictures
415One Crazy Summer$3,433,95225.6%984$3,489$13,431,806Aug 8, 1986Warner Bros.
416The Baby-Sitters Club$3,418,90835.3%1,709$2,000$9,685,976Aug 18, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
417Daddy Day Camp$3,402,67825.7%2,332$1,459$13,235,267Aug 10, 2007Revolution Studios
418The Great Raid$3,376,00933.2%819$4,122$10,167,373Aug 12, 2005Miramax
419Hamburger Hill$3,360,70524.3%814$4,128$13,839,404Aug 28, 1987Paramount Pictures
420Teaching Mrs. Tingle$3,326,87037.2%1,710$1,945$8,951,935Aug 20, 1999Miramax
421Nothing in Common$3,279,65010.1%618$5,306$32,324,557Aug 1, 1986TriStar Pictures
422Back to the Beach$3,265,66024.9%1,080$3,023$13,110,903Aug 7, 1987Paramount Pictures
423Leave It to Beaver$3,252,45029.8%1,880$1,730$10,925,060Aug 22, 1997Universal Pictures
424Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2$3,251,85635.3%1,276$2,548$9,219,388Aug 27, 2004Triumph Releasing Corporation
425A Most Wanted Man$3,242,16218.8%726$4,465$17,237,855Aug 1, 2014Roadside Attractions
426Married to the Mob$3,231,05615%824$3,921$21,486,757Aug 19, 1988Orion Pictures
427El cantante$3,202,03542.4%542$5,907$7,556,712Aug 3, 2007Picturehouse
428Men at Work$3,184,31119.6%962$3,310$16,247,964Aug 24, 1990Triumph Releasing Corporation
429Whispers in the Dark$3,177,15828.6%1,188$2,674$11,124,511Aug 7, 1992Paramount Pictures
430The Woman in Red$3,159,81112.5%1,065$2,966$25,308,147Aug 17, 1984Orion Pictures
431Flight of the Navigator$3,115,09716.8%952$3,272$18,564,613Aug 1, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
432Christopher Columbus: The Discovery$3,101,56337.6%1,506$2,059$8,251,071Aug 21, 1992Warner Bros.
433Young Einstein$3,094,58126.8%1,217$2,542$11,536,599Aug 4, 1989Warner Bros.
434Kin$3,035,61853.1%2,141$1,417$5,718,096Aug 31, 2018Lionsgate
435Body Parts$3,032,25833%1,315$2,305$9,188,150Aug 2, 1991Paramount Pictures
436Cuckoo$3,030,43748.7%1,503$2,016$6,217,733Aug 9, 2024Neon
437The Big Easy$3,027,30817.1%1,138$2,660$17,685,307Aug 28, 1987Columbia Pictures
438Garden State$3,020,55511.3%652$4,632$26,782,316Aug 20, 2004-
439Dudley Do-Right$3,018,34530.3%1,802$1,674$9,974,410Aug 27, 1999Universal Pictures
440Becoming Jane$3,008,00016.1%601$5,004$18,670,946Aug 10, 2007Miramax
441My Big Fat Greek Wedding$3,002,2411.2%657$4,569$241,438,208Aug 2, 2002IFC Films
442Bushwhacked$2,988,46837.7%1,674$1,785$7,919,823Aug 4, 1995Twentieth Century Fox
443Wind River$2,975,7328.8%694$4,287$33,800,859Aug 18, 2017The Weinstein Company
444The Peanut Butter Falcon$2,974,39114.5%996$2,986$20,457,158Aug 23, 2019Roadside Attractions
445The Beastmaster$2,955,64121%1,013$2,917$14,056,528Aug 20, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
446Sheena$2,950,11451.1%1,496$1,972$5,778,353Aug 17, 1984Columbia Pictures
447Three Thousand Years of Longing$2,919,71735.2%2,436$1,198$8,286,741Aug 26, 2022United Artists Releasing
448The Good Girl$2,919,45020.8%667$4,376$14,018,296Aug 30, 2002-
449Alaska$2,914,99224.6%1,566$1,861$11,829,959Aug 16, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
450Wild at Heart$2,913,76420%532$5,477$14,560,247Aug 17, 1990The Samuel Goldwyn Company
451The Protégé$2,908,22139.1%2,577$1,128$7,446,823Aug 20, 2021Lionsgate
452Southside with You$2,868,40345.5%813$3,528$6,304,223Aug 26, 2016Roadside Attractions
453Cloak and Dagger$2,862,02529.4%1,147$2,495$9,719,952Aug 10, 1984Universal Pictures
454The Night House$2,859,40940.3%2,240$1,276$7,100,581Aug 20, 2021Searchlight Pictures
455Eighth Grade$2,850,89221.1%1,084$2,629$13,539,709Aug 3, 2018A24
456The Apparition$2,841,48857.6%810$3,508$4,936,819Aug 24, 2012Warner Bros.
457The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2$2,822,43935.2%1,474$1,914$8,025,872Aug 22, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
458Yor: The Hunter from the Future$2,810,199100%1,425$1,972$2,810,199Aug 19, 1983Columbia Pictures
459A-X-L$2,798,22943%1,710$1,636$6,501,381Aug 24, 2018-
460Camp Nowhere$2,755,66126.3%1,358$2,029$10,475,705Aug 26, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
461The Last Legion$2,746,31246.3%2,002$1,371$5,933,494Aug 17, 2007The Weinstein Company
462Disorderlies$2,707,98026.2%544$4,977$10,348,437Aug 14, 1987Warner Bros.
463Birth of the Dragon$2,702,43039.2%1,618$1,670$6,901,965Aug 25, 2017BH Tilt
464Cantinflas$2,661,25341.7%382$6,966$6,382,924Aug 29, 2014Lionsgate
465Post Grad$2,651,99641.6%1,959$1,353$6,380,019Aug 21, 2009Twentieth Century Fox
466The Blob$2,644,92032.1%1,081$2,446$8,247,943Aug 5, 1988TriStar Pictures
467The Meteor Man$2,643,09133%1,060$2,493$8,016,708Aug 6, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
468Cheetah$2,636,11832.3%1,310$2,012$8,153,677Aug 18, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
469The Rocker$2,636,04841.1%2,784$946$6,409,528Aug 22, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
470Bordello of Blood$2,634,17045.6%1,694$1,555$5,781,045Aug 16, 1996Universal Pictures
471A Fine Mess$2,620,65743.5%1,162$2,255$6,029,824Aug 8, 1986Columbia Pictures
472Showtime Championship Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor$2,620,183100%532$4,925$2,620,183Aug 25, 2017Fathom Events
473Air Bud: Golden Receiver$2,603,72625.5%1,669$1,560$10,224,116Aug 14, 1998Miramax
474House II: The Second Story$2,573,93433%1,069$2,407$7,800,000Aug 28, 1987New World Pictures
475Stree 2$2,570,000100%666$3,858$2,570,000Aug 16, 2024-
476Real Genius$2,557,18019.7%990$2,583$12,952,019Aug 9, 1985TriStar Pictures
477Dog Days$2,554,76637.5%2,442$1,046$6,809,080Aug 10, 2018LD Entertainment
478Who's That Girl$2,548,20534.9%944$2,699$7,305,209Aug 7, 1987Warner Bros.
479Fast Times at Ridgemont High$2,545,6749.4%498$5,111$27,092,880Aug 13, 1982Universal Pictures
480The Pirate Movie$2,528,13331.7%757$3,339$7,983,086Aug 6, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
481Fall$2,512,14534.7%1,548$1,622$7,240,521Aug 12, 2022Lionsgate
482Grind$2,511,40349%2,253$1,114$5,123,696Aug 15, 2003Warner Bros.
483Oxford Blues$2,486,41828.3%1,075$2,312$8,793,152Aug 24, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
484The Grandmaster$2,477,79237.6%749$3,308$6,594,959Aug 30, 2013The Weinstein Company
485Return to Paradise$2,465,12929.6%965$2,554$8,341,087Aug 14, 1998PolyGram
486Closed Circuit$2,464,93142.9%870$2,833$5,750,401Aug 30, 2013Focus Features
487The Curse of the Jade Scorpion$2,459,31532.7%903$2,723$7,517,191Aug 24, 2001DreamWorks Distribution
488Extremities$2,429,07518.1%605$4,015$13,418,091Aug 22, 1986Atlantic Releasing Corporation
489Follow That Bird$2,415,62617.3%1,129$2,139$13,961,370Aug 2, 1985Warner Bros.
490The Amazing Panda Adventure$2,413,10732.1%1,692$1,426$7,506,759Aug 25, 1995Warner Bros.
491The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu$2,399,10922.4%465$5,159$10,697,276Aug 8, 1980Warner Bros.
492Death of a Nation$2,356,52240%1,005$2,344$5,885,881Aug 3, 2018-
493Stealing Home$2,346,86431.4%984$2,385$7,467,504Aug 26, 1988Warner Bros.
494Don't Let Go$2,338,66944.8%922$2,536$5,215,062Aug 30, 2019-
495The Hill$2,301,93130%1,570$1,466$7,665,865Aug 25, 2023Briarcliff Entertainment
496Bring the Soul: The Movie$2,296,49147.7%873$2,630$4,809,800Aug 9, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
497House Arrest$2,275,80832.4%1,623$1,402$7,032,782Aug 16, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
498Dreamscape$2,257,62718.6%816$2,766$12,145,169Aug 17, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
499Bandslam$2,231,27342.8%2,121$1,051$5,210,988Aug 14, 2009Summit Entertainment
500Solo$2,228,66843.6%1,230$1,811$5,107,669Aug 23, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
501One Eight Seven$2,222,98438.8%1,121$1,983$5,727,130Aug 1, 1997Warner Bros.
502The Witches$2,221,40221.4%879$2,527$10,360,553Aug 24, 1990Warner Bros.
503Chennai Express$2,220,49741.8%196$11,329$5,307,960Aug 9, 2013UTV Motion Pictures
504Dick$2,210,26735.3%1,522$1,452$6,262,878Aug 6, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
505Hot to Trot$2,206,21834.3%1,156$1,908$6,436,211Aug 26, 1988Warner Bros.
506Clean and Sober$2,205,62825.4%673$3,277$8,674,093Aug 12, 1988Warner Bros.
507Manhunter$2,204,40025.6%779$2,829$8,620,929Aug 15, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
508Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man$2,200,54929.6%1,196$1,839$7,434,726Aug 23, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
509Grandview, U.S.A.$2,194,29346.3%1,069$2,052$4,743,119Aug 3, 1984Warner Bros.
510The Rescue$2,194,03737.5%1,275$1,720$5,855,392Aug 5, 1988Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
511Nadine$2,188,85738.6%760$2,880$5,669,831Aug 7, 1987TriStar Pictures
512The Adventures of Pluto Nash$2,182,90049.4%2,320$940$4,420,080Aug 16, 2002Warner Bros.
513Brian Banks$2,156,27249.3%1,240$1,738$4,376,819Aug 9, 2019Bleecker Street Media
514College$2,153,10945.9%2,123$1,014$4,694,636Aug 29, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
515Bingo$2,141,36024.7%923$2,320$8,667,684Aug 9, 1991TriStar Pictures
516The Farewell$2,097,21311.9%704$2,978$17,695,781Aug 9, 2019A24
517She's the One$2,088,49221.9%459$4,550$9,538,948Aug 23, 1996-
518Ghostbusters
1985 Re-release
$2,085,11622.2%990$2,106$9,389,135Aug 23, 1985Columbia Pictures
519Napoleon Dynamite$2,083,4934.7%706$2,951$44,540,956Aug 27, 2004-
520Mac and Me$2,061,46432.1%1,314$1,568$6,424,112Aug 12, 1988Orion Pictures
521Bubble Boy$2,038,34940.7%1,605$1,269$5,007,898Aug 24, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
522Surf Ninjas$2,026,27841.2%1,321$1,533$4,916,135Aug 20, 1993New Line Cinema
523Manhattan Murder Mystery$2,015,36017.8%268$7,520$11,330,911Aug 20, 1993TriStar Pictures
524Beyond Rangoon$2,007,52734.9%802$2,503$5,750,110Aug 25, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
525Detroit Rock City$2,005,51247.6%1,802$1,112$4,217,115Aug 13, 1999New Line Cinema
526Boyhood$1,992,4487.9%771$2,584$25,352,281Aug 15, 2014IFC Films
527The Star Chamber$1,980,10535.6%796$2,487$5,555,305Aug 5, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
528Sight & Sound Presents: Daniel LIVE$1,979,30575.3%851$2,325$2,629,933Aug 30, 2024Fathom Events
529Mystery Date$1,952,56931.7%1,371$1,424$6,166,819Aug 16, 1991Orion Pictures
530Reminiscence$1,950,79350%3,265$597$3,900,193Aug 20, 2021Warner Bros.
531Possession$1,932,34719.1%614$3,147$10,113,733Aug 30, 2002Focus Features
532Let It Ride$1,925,04938.7%1,191$1,616$4,973,285Aug 18, 1989Paramount Pictures
533The Monster Squad$1,920,67850.9%1,280$1,500$3,769,990Aug 14, 1987TriStar Pictures
534Strange Brew$1,913,38922.3%849$2,253$8,571,374Aug 26, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
535Joy of Sex$1,913,00142.9%804$2,379$4,463,841Aug 3, 1984Paramount Pictures
536Airheads$1,911,73933.2%1,228$1,556$5,751,882Aug 5, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
537The Philadelphia Experiment$1,877,00023.2%490$3,830$8,103,330Aug 3, 1984New World Pictures
538Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection$1,854,37927.7%908$2,042$6,698,361Aug 24, 1990Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
539The Package$1,851,67317.4%323$5,732$10,647,219Aug 25, 1989Orion Pictures
540Hero and the Terror$1,840,48734.7%995$1,849$5,301,200Aug 26, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
541Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'$1,817,93722.7%183$9,934$8,008,363Aug 7, 2015FUNimation Entertainment
542Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me$1,813,55943.6%691$2,624$4,160,851Aug 28, 1992New Line Cinema
543Bend It Like Beckham$1,813,1185.6%1,002$1,809$32,543,449Aug 1, 2003-
544Ya veremos$1,803,84843.3%369$4,888$4,165,949Aug 31, 2018Pantelion Films
545Delirious$1,803,05932.5%1,142$1,578$5,546,827Aug 9, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
546Wagons East$1,802,87840.9%1,771$1,018$4,412,297Aug 26, 1994TriStar Pictures
547Magic in the Moonlight$1,786,15016.9%964$1,852$10,539,326Aug 15, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
548The Transformers: The Movie$1,779,55930.4%990$1,797$5,849,647Aug 8, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
549We Are Your Friends$1,767,30849.2%2,333$757$3,591,417Aug 28, 2015Warner Bros.
550The Bride$1,763,27749.5%955$1,846$3,558,669Aug 16, 1985Columbia Pictures
551Ghostbusters
30th Anniversary Release
$1,756,51349.1%784$2,240$3,580,343Aug 29, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
552Hands of Stone$1,751,38837.2%810$2,162$4,712,792Aug 26, 2016The Weinstein Company
553Orphan: First Kill$1,739,55732.1%498$3,493$5,413,227Aug 19, 2022Paramount Pictures
554Smokey and the Bandit Part 3$1,728,06030.4%498$3,470$5,678,950Aug 12, 1983Universal Pictures
555Jurassic Park
2023 Re-release (30th Anniversary)
$1,702,95557.3%1,224$1,391$2,970,355Aug 25, 2023Universal Pictures
556Hamlet 2$1,698,82034.8%1,597$1,063$4,886,216Aug 29, 2008Focus Features
557Golda$1,695,95935.3%883$1,920$4,801,781Aug 25, 2023Bleecker Street Media
558Resurrecting the Champ$1,667,65952.6%1,605$1,039$3,172,573Aug 24, 2007Yari Film Group Releasing
559Curse of the Pink Panther$1,641,18236.5%812$2,021$4,491,986Aug 12, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
560Carpool$1,628,48249%1,487$1,095$3,325,651Aug 23, 1996Warner Bros.
561Ladrón que roba a ladrón$1,626,09040.5%340$4,782$4,011,254Aug 31, 2007Lionsgate
562The Big Blue$1,617,46246.2%967$1,672$3,500,000Aug 19, 1988Columbia Pictures
563Millennium$1,614,69227.9%486$3,322$5,777,099Aug 25, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
564Café Society$1,605,78614.5%631$2,544$11,103,205Aug 5, 2016Lionsgate
565Pump Up the Volume$1,601,48913.9%799$2,004$11,541,758Aug 24, 1990New Line Cinema
566The Divorce$1,595,23917.6%701$2,275$9,081,057Aug 29, 2003-
567Defenseless$1,590,43924.8%666$2,388$6,413,375Aug 23, 1991New Line Cinema
568Student Bodies$1,582,14830.6%628$2,519$5,165,432Aug 7, 1981Paramount Pictures
569True Identity$1,541,58132.8%824$1,870$4,693,236Aug 23, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
570All Saints$1,514,27826.1%846$1,789$5,802,208Aug 25, 2017Affirm Films
571Benji: Off the Leash!$1,512,00039.6%877$1,724$3,817,362Aug 20, 2004-
572Fly Me to the Moon 3D$1,509,19810.9%630$2,395$13,816,982Aug 29, 2008Summit Entertainment
573My Science Project$1,504,11836.5%1,003$1,499$4,122,748Aug 9, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
574Diggstown$1,504,09931.1%733$2,051$4,836,637Aug 14, 1992Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
575Laal Singh Chaddha$1,486,92443.7%516$2,881$3,401,324Aug 12, 2022Paramount Pictures
576The Show$1,482,89254.9%336$4,413$2,702,578Aug 25, 1995-
577Xanadu$1,471,5956.5%249$5,910$22,762,571Aug 8, 1980Universal Pictures
578My Boyfriend's Back$1,465,47643.9%1,165$1,257$3,335,984Aug 6, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
579Saaho$1,452,10250.6%381$3,811$2,872,057Aug 30, 2019Yash Raj Films
580Bon Cop Bad Cop$1,433,25911.3%133$10,776$12,665,721Aug 4, 2006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
581Illegal Tender$1,425,91545.9%512$2,784$3,106,835Aug 24, 2007Universal Pictures
5821992$1,418,90548.8%875$1,621$2,906,073Aug 30, 2024Lionsgate
583The Man Who Wasn't There$1,379,50256.5%980$1,407$2,443,487Aug 12, 1983Paramount Pictures
584Homework$1,366,53546.9%262$5,215$2,914,328Aug 27, 1982-
585Mission Mangal$1,365,00637.3%263$5,190$3,659,413Aug 16, 2019FIP
586Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna$1,351,78641.3%64$21,121$3,275,444Aug 11, 2006Yash Raj Films
587Supercross$1,330,52042.9%1,621$820$3,102,550Aug 19, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
588North Shore$1,319,29034.4%802$1,645$3,832,228Aug 14, 1987Universal Pictures
589Only the Strong$1,286,88939.2%668$1,926$3,283,371Aug 27, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
590Father Hood$1,286,80637.6%643$2,001$3,418,141Aug 27, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
591Jab Harry Met Sejal$1,284,74077.2%280$4,588$1,664,648Aug 4, 2017Yash Raj Films
592Death at a Funeral$1,282,97315%260$4,934$8,580,428Aug 17, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
593Return to the Blue Lagoon$1,277,42845.5%1,246$1,025$2,807,854Aug 2, 1991Columbia Pictures
594Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn$1,274,00024%784$1,625$5,301,085Aug 26, 1983Universal Pictures
595City of Dreams$1,245,16772.7%774$1,608$1,713,427Aug 30, 2024Roadside Attractions
596Anthropoid$1,233,51941.6%452$2,729$2,964,845Aug 12, 2016Bleecker Street Media
597The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag$1,206,79932.4%693$1,741$3,721,911Aug 21, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
598Nitro Circus: The Movie$1,183,70135%800$1,479$3,377,618Aug 10, 2012Arc Entertainment
599A Smile Like Yours$1,163,57634.9%582$1,999$3,330,352Aug 22, 1997Paramount Pictures
600Singh Is King$1,154,52853.5%112$10,308$2,159,376Aug 8, 2008Studio 18