Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Nov 23, 11:22 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
601Personal Tailor$112,22429.9%9$12,469$375,892Dec 20, 2013China Lion Film Distribution
602Another Year$111,8693.5%6$18,644$3,205,706Dec 31, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
603Mr. Turner$109,0002.8%5$21,800$3,958,500Dec 19, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
60425th Hour$108,8650.8%5$21,773$13,084,595Dec 20, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
605The Portrait of a Lady$107,8192.9%7$15,402$3,692,836Dec 27, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
606Damage$101,7071.4%4$25,426$7,532,911Dec 25, 1992New Line Cinema
607A Royal Night Out$100,84744.2%158$638$228,136Dec 4, 2015Atlas Distribution Company
608Aida$97,87443.9%52$1,882$222,927Dec 7, 2007Emerging Pictures
609The Wasted Times$95,51424.7%20$4,775$386,540Dec 16, 2016China Lion Film Distribution
610Wild Mountain Thyme$95,36044.7%450$211$213,440Dec 11, 2020Bleecker Street Media
611Sweet and Lowdown$94,6862.3%3$31,562$4,197,015Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
612Cradle Will Rock$93,9983.2%8$11,749$2,903,404Dec 10, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
613The Company$93,7764.1%11$8,525$2,283,914Dec 26, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
614Little Voice$93,7222%6$15,620$4,611,784Dec 4, 1998Miramax
615Eileen$93,2906.5%6$15,548$1,435,007Dec 1, 2023Neon
616The Muppet Christmas Carol
2020 Re-release
$92,00092%725$126$100,000Dec 18, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
617Hamlet$90,6841.9%3$30,228$4,708,156Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
618Girl with a Pearl Earring$89,4720.8%7$12,781$11,670,971Dec 12, 2003Lionsgate
619On Golden Pond$89,213<0.1%2$44,606$119,285,432Dec 4, 1981Universal Pictures
620Persepolis$88,8262%7$12,689$4,445,756Dec 28, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
621Some Mother's Son$88,51513.2%14$6,322$671,437Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
622Red Rocket$88,1958.6%6$14,699$1,023,086Dec 10, 2021A24
623September$85,73117.6%15$5,715$486,434Dec 18, 1987Orion Pictures
624Daisy Winters$85,16068.8%106$803$123,773Dec 1, 2017Hannover House
625The Swindlers$82,81834.2%27$3,067$241,916Dec 1, 2017Well Go USA Entertainment
626The Sheltering Sky$82,7534%3$27,584$2,075,084Dec 14, 1990Warner Bros.
627Wolf$82,64056%308$268$147,595Dec 3, 2021Focus Features
628Pastorela$82,17551%55$1,494$161,194Dec 2, 2011Lionsgate
629Hyde Park on Hudson$81,3621.3%4$20,340$6,376,145Dec 7, 2012Focus Features
630Shadowlands$81,0820.3%3$27,027$25,842,377Dec 31, 1993-
631Ben Is Back$80,7342.2%4$20,183$3,703,184Dec 7, 2018Roadside Attractions
632The Polar Express
2010 IMAX Release
$80,50512%15$5,367$672,796Dec 3, 2010Warner Bros.
633Carnage$79,7953.1%5$15,959$2,547,047Dec 16, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
634Youth$78,0852.9%4$19,521$2,703,296Dec 4, 2015-
635The Good German$76,8175.9%5$15,363$1,308,696Dec 15, 2006Warner Bros.
636Ma vie en rose$76,2123.5%14$5,443$2,162,043Dec 26, 1997Sony Pictures Classics
637The Competition$76,1630.5%6$12,693$14,287,755Dec 5, 1980Columbia Pictures
638Neal 'n' Nikki$75,00567.2%44$1,704$111,551Dec 9, 2005Yash Raj Films
639High Heels$74,1034.3%13$5,700$1,710,057Dec 20, 1991Miramax
640Unit 262$73,23445.7%52$1,408$160,357Dec 8, 2023Indican Pictures
641Master$72,82112.2%3$24,273$597,251Dec 30, 2016CJ Entertainment
642Kundun$72,0951.3%2$36,047$5,684,789Dec 26, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
643The Business of Strangers$71,8217%8$8,977$1,030,920Dec 7, 2001IFC Films
644Saathiya$71,40022.5%29$2,462$317,564Dec 20, 2002Yash Raj Films
645Rishtey$71,04759.4%28$2,537$119,537Dec 6, 2002Eros Worldwide
646Torch Song Trilogy$70,0221.4%6$11,670$4,865,997Dec 16, 1988New Line Cinema
647The Merchant of Venice$69,8681.9%4$17,467$3,765,585Dec 31, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
648Macbeth$69,8336.3%5$13,966$1,110,707Dec 4, 2015The Weinstein Company
649Paterson$69,3353.2%4$17,333$2,152,738Dec 30, 2016Bleecker Street Media
650The Dead$69,0741.6%6$11,512$4,370,078Dec 18, 1987Vestron Pictures
651Amour$68,2661%3$22,755$6,739,492Dec 21, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
652Pina$68,0121.9%3$22,670$3,524,826Dec 23, 2011IFC Films
653Love on the Cloud$67,96725%17$3,998$271,734Dec 26, 2014China Lion Film Distribution
654Grand Canyon$67,5460.2%2$33,773$33,243,020Dec 27, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
655Portrait of a Lady on Fire$67,3441.8%2$33,672$3,759,854Dec 6, 2019Neon
656Lantana$66,7011.4%6$11,116$4,623,189Dec 14, 2001Lionsgate
65745 Years$65,7751.5%3$21,925$4,247,285Dec 25, 2015IFC Films
658Evelyn$65,3444.4%15$4,356$1,487,645Dec 13, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
659Naked Lunch$64,4912.4%5$12,898$2,641,357Dec 27, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
660Julieta$64,0444.3%6$10,674$1,490,948Dec 23, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
661Cobb$63,7866.3%4$15,946$1,007,583Dec 2, 1994Warner Bros.
662Glory$63,6610.2%3$21,220$26,828,365Dec 15, 1989TriStar Pictures
663Enemies, A Love Story$63,6360.8%3$21,212$7,754,571Dec 15, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
664Barbara$63,4106.3%15$4,227$1,013,902Dec 21, 2012Adopt Films
665Nell$62,6630.2%2$31,331$33,683,817Dec 16, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
666Che: Part One/Che: Part Two$61,0704.1%2$30,535$1,497,109Dec 12, 2008IFC Films
667A Separation$59,4810.8%3$19,827$7,099,055Dec 30, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
668The Thousand Faces of Dunjia$57,83747.1%27$2,142$122,865Dec 15, 2017Well Go USA Entertainment
669Amazing Grace$57,3531.3%3$19,117$4,450,456Dec 7, 2018Neon
670Caché$57,0101.6%5$11,402$3,647,381Dec 23, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
671The Sparring Partner$56,76627%13$4,366$210,187Dec 9, 2022Well Go USA Entertainment
672Tadap$56,57043.2%63$897$130,934Dec 3, 2021FIP
673The Other Side of Heaven$55,7651.2%2$27,882$4,720,371Dec 14, 2001Excel Entertainment
674The Sea Inside$55,6812.6%23$2,420$2,104,923Dec 17, 2004Fine Line Features
675Fool for Love$55,6376.7%2$27,818$836,156Dec 6, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
676Georgia$55,4615%3$18,487$1,110,104Dec 8, 1995Miramax
677Destroyer$55,3473.6%3$18,449$1,533,324Dec 28, 2018Annapurna Pictures
678Mrs. Henderson Presents$55,3440.5%6$9,224$11,036,366Dec 9, 2005The Weinstein Company
679The Ride$55,33264.1%53$1,044$86,307Dec 5, 1997R.S. Entertainment
680Faraway, So Close!$55,0196.8%13$4,232$810,455Dec 24, 1993Sony Pictures Classics
681DAZN Boxing: Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding$54,916100%368$149$54,916Dec 14, 2018Fathom Events
682The Godfather Part III
2020 Re-release
$54,60257.3%179$305$95,330Dec 4, 2020Paramount Pictures
683Cold War
2018 Re-release
$54,3531.2%3$18,117$4,580,048Dec 21, 2018Amazon Studios
684The Woodsman$53,9853.4%6$8,997$1,576,231Dec 24, 2004Newmarket Films
685Rabbit Hole$53,7782.4%5$10,755$2,229,058Dec 17, 2010Lionsgate
686Archenemy$53,67844.1%94$571$121,642Dec 11, 2020RLJE Films
687Six Degrees of Separation$53,0580.8%2$26,529$6,405,918Dec 10, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
688Revolution$52,75514.7%4$13,188$358,574Dec 27, 1985Warner Bros.
689Strength and Honour$51,933100%110$472$51,933Dec 7, 2007Slowhand Cinema Releasing
690The Painted Veil$51,0860.6%4$12,771$8,060,487Dec 22, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
691A Hard Day's Night$50,4455.2%2$25,222$965,351Dec 1, 2000Miramax
692A Hidden Life$50,3832.9%5$10,076$1,730,597Dec 13, 2019-
693Afterglow$50,0522%7$7,150$2,465,960Dec 26, 1997Sony Pictures Classics
694Waltz with Bashir$50,0212.2%5$10,004$2,283,849Dec 26, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
695The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival$49,55119.9%11$4,504$249,167Dec 27, 1991Expanded Entertainment
696Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.$48,772100%17$2,868$48,772Dec 19, 2003Eros Worldwide
697The One I Wrote for You$48,64382.6%49$992$58,872Dec 5, 2014Abramorama
698Pariah$48,5796.3%4$12,144$769,552Dec 30, 2011Focus Features
699Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins$48,17412.9%55$875$374,360Dec 19, 2003-
700The Emperor and the Assassin$47,2953.7%7$6,756$1,267,239Dec 17, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
701Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak$46,73079.9%15$3,115$58,499Dec 2, 2005Eros Worldwide
702The White Countess$46,3482.8%10$4,634$1,669,971Dec 23, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
703Charlotte Gray$46,2716.2%5$9,254$741,394Dec 28, 2001Warner Bros.
704Immediate Family$46,00969.3%81$568$66,379Dec 15, 2023Magnolia Pictures
705The Body$45,99667.4%78$589$68,196Dec 13, 2019Eros Worldwide
706Pelle the Conqueror$45,9852.2%10$4,598$2,053,931Dec 23, 1988Miramax
707House of Sand and Fog$45,5720.3%2$22,786$13,040,288Dec 19, 2003DreamWorks Distribution
708Beyond the Sea$45,2640.7%6$7,544$6,318,709Dec 17, 2004Lionsgate
709Christmas Eve$45,26049.6%44$1,028$91,302Dec 4, 2015Amplify
710Pollock$44,2440.5%2$22,122$8,598,593Dec 15, 2000Sony Pictures Classics
711Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead$44,1088.3%4$11,027$529,766Dec 1, 1995Miramax
712It's a Wonderful Life
2020 Re-release
$44,000100%250$176$44,000Dec 18, 2020Paramount Pictures
713Swing Kids$43,95219.8%15$2,930$222,001Dec 21, 2018Well Go USA Entertainment
714Virtual Sexuality$43,86559.3%101$434$74,007Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
715Band Baaja Baaraat$43,820100%32$1,369$43,820Dec 10, 2010Yash Raj Films
716The Star
2019 Re-release
$43,510100%623$69$43,510Dec 6, 2019Sony Pictures Releasing
717Nicholas Nickleby$42,8642.7%5$8,572$1,587,173Dec 27, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
718Sunshine$42,7000.8%4$10,675$5,096,267Dec 17, 1999Paramount Classics
719The Tempest$42,43615.3%5$8,487$277,943Dec 10, 2010Miramax
720Revolver
2007 Re-release
$41,82049.4%18$2,323$84,738Dec 7, 2007IDP Distribution
721The Fog of War$41,4491%3$13,816$4,198,566Dec 19, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
722Dahek: A Burning Passion$41,284100%18$2,293$41,284Dec 17, 1999Eros Worldwide
723Kafka$40,8143.9%2$20,407$1,059,071Dec 6, 1991Miramax
724Any Day Now$40,48920.1%16$2,530$201,395Dec 14, 2012Music Box Films
725Sword Master$40,11353.1%29$1,383$75,526Dec 9, 2016Well Go USA Entertainment
726Sky on Fire$39,58950.5%21$1,885$78,366Dec 2, 2016Well Go USA Entertainment
727On the Road$39,5505.3%4$9,887$744,296Dec 21, 2012IFC Films
728The Song of Names$39,4523.7%10$3,945$1,077,584Dec 27, 2019Sony Pictures Classics
729The Illusionist$38,5941.7%3$12,864$2,231,474Dec 24, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
730Until the End of the World$38,5534.6%4$9,638$829,625Dec 27, 1991Warner Bros.
731Pride and Prejudice$38,32910.2%18$2,129$377,271Dec 5, 2003Excel Entertainment
732Son of Saul$37,9302.1%3$12,643$1,777,043Dec 18, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
733The Assassination of Richard Nixon$37,5475.3%5$7,509$708,776Dec 31, 2004THINKFilm
734The Statement$37,2204.9%7$5,317$765,637Dec 12, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
735All Good Things
2010 Re-release
$37,1726.4%2$18,586$582,024Dec 3, 2010Magnolia Pictures
736Perfume: The Story of a Murderer$37,0791.7%3$12,359$2,223,293Dec 29, 2006DreamWorks
737Alexandra's Project$37,0784.9%10$3,707$752,148Dec 19, 2003Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
738Rush$36,8900.5%8$4,611$7,241,350Dec 20, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
739The Inner Circle$36,78239.4%3$12,260$93,292Dec 27, 1991Columbia Pictures
740Schemes in Antiques$36,501100%28$1,303$36,501Dec 17, 2021Well Go USA Entertainment
741Naked$36,4632.1%4$9,115$1,769,305Dec 17, 1993New Line Cinema
742Ashfall$36,2019.7%2$18,100$372,562Dec 20, 2019Capelight Pictures
743Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool$36,0483.5%4$9,012$1,026,124Dec 29, 2017Sony Pictures Classics
74410 Items or Less$35,92943.1%15$2,395$83,291Dec 1, 2006THINKFilm
745Modern Times
2003 Re-release
$35,80921.9%7$5,115$163,577Dec 26, 2003Kino International
746Venus$35,6041.1%3$11,868$3,347,411Dec 22, 2006Miramax
747Clemency$35,4449.7%2$17,722$364,716Dec 27, 2019Neon
748Airpocalypse$35,36333.5%21$1,683$105,678Dec 21, 2018China Lion Film Distribution
749Solo Brathuke So Better$35,00077.8%25$1,400$45,000Dec 25, 2020Zee Studios
750A Christmas Story
2020 Re-release
$35,000100%150$233$35,000Dec 25, 2020Warner Bros.
751Bank Robber$34,99830.2%18$1,944$115,842Dec 10, 1993IRS Media
752Casino Jack$34,5283.3%7$4,932$1,042,959Dec 17, 2010ATO Pictures
753Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale$34,38024.4%92$373$141,143Dec 6, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
754The City of Lost Children$34,3482%3$11,449$1,738,611Dec 15, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
755The House That Jack Built$34,27338.9%32$1,071$87,993Dec 14, 2018IFC Films
756Triumph of the Spirit$33,9638.3%3$11,321$408,839Dec 8, 1989Triumph Releasing Corporation
757Ode to My Father$33,8801.5%1$33,880$2,300,121Dec 26, 2014CJ Entertainment
758The Eternal Daughter$33,65738.9%29$1,160$86,490Dec 2, 2022A24
759Holy Smoke$33,3071.9%2$16,653$1,765,545Dec 3, 1999Miramax
760Corsage$32,2854.6%2$16,142$705,767Dec 23, 2022IFC Films
761The Invisible Woman$31,9482.6%3$10,649$1,234,254Dec 27, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
762Things to Come$31,9368.2%3$10,645$388,140Dec 2, 2016IFC Films
763Shattered Image$31,85930%24$1,327$106,116Dec 4, 1998Lionsgate
764Topsy-Turvy$31,3870.5%2$15,693$6,208,548Dec 17, 1999USA Films
765Losing Chase$31,17648.6%10$3,117$64,161Dec 6, 1996-
766The Sweet East$30,9699.2%1$30,969$337,152Dec 1, 2023Utopia
767Two Days, One Night$30,7002.1%2$15,350$1,436,243Dec 26, 2014IFC Films
768Loudmouth$30,25472%116$260$42,000Dec 9, 2022Greenwich Entertainment
769Max$30,1575.6%6$5,026$539,879Dec 27, 2002Lionsgate
770Brazil$30,0990.3%1$30,099$9,929,135Dec 20, 1985Universal Pictures
7711984$29,8970.4%1$29,897$8,430,492Dec 14, 1984The Samuel Goldwyn Company
772The Third Miracle$29,4595%6$4,909$591,142Dec 31, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
773Neruda$29,4023.1%3$9,800$939,101Dec 16, 2016The Orchard
774The Past$29,2702.2%3$9,756$1,331,747Dec 20, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
775Othello$29,0971%2$14,548$2,844,379Dec 15, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
776Russian Ark$29,0221.2%2$14,511$2,326,979Dec 13, 2002Wellspring Media
777Youth Without Youth$28,55011.7%6$4,758$244,397Dec 14, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
778Boys Life 3$28,48713.7%7$4,069$208,538Dec 8, 2000Strand Releasing
779A Love Song for Bobby Long$28,24317.2%8$3,530$164,308Dec 31, 2004Lionsgate
780Hitchcock/Truffaut$28,17810.8%3$9,392$260,430Dec 4, 2015Cohen Media Group
781Don Carlo$27,834100%5$5,566$27,834Dec 5, 2008Emerging Pictures
782Try Harder!$27,81685.8%5$5,563$32,432Dec 3, 2021Greenwich Entertainment
783Inland Empire$27,5083.2%2$13,754$861,355Dec 8, 2006518 Media
784The General$26,7712.2%2$13,385$1,214,198Dec 18, 1998Sony Pictures Classics
785Rhapsody in August$26,7715.2%7$3,824$516,431Dec 20, 1991Orion Classics
786Citizen Ruth$26,7099.4%6$4,451$285,112Dec 13, 1996Miramax
787Decibel$26,70644.1%21$1,271$60,579Dec 2, 2022Wide Lens Pictures
788Yellow Day
2015 Re-release
$26,26018.2%2$13,130$144,163Dec 11, 2015Providence Film Partners
789The Slammin' Salmon$26,16762.9%11$2,378$41,587Dec 11, 2009Anchor Bay Films
790Apaharan$25,16857%17$1,480$44,133Dec 2, 2005-
791The Dissident$25,00043.9%160$156$57,000Dec 25, 2020Madman Entertainment
792Capernaum$24,9881.5%3$8,329$1,661,096Dec 14, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
793The Swindle$24,9179.9%3$8,305$250,899Dec 25, 1998New Yorker Films
794Flee$24,7947.3%4$6,198$339,754Dec 3, 2021Neon
795We Need to Talk About Kevin$24,5871.4%1$24,587$1,738,692Dec 9, 2011Oscilloscope
796Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.$24,1254.7%3$8,041$507,941Dec 31, 1999Lionsgate
797The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada$23,8590.5%5$4,771$5,027,684Dec 16, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
798Screamers$23,60945.4%4$5,902$52,034Dec 8, 2006Maya Entertainment
799Iris$23,1440.4%2$11,572$5,594,617Dec 14, 2001Miramax
800Happy End$23,0917.7%3$7,697$301,718Dec 22, 2017Sony Pictures Classics