Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Nov 22, 1:58 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801Jesus of Montreal$20,3881.3%1$20,388$1,601,612May 25, 1990Orion Classics
802Insomnia$20,3668.9%2$10,183$227,569May 29, 1998First Run
803Dheepan$20,2497.7%2$10,124$261,819May 6, 2016IFC Films
804Racing Dreams$20,04830.8%33$607$65,082May 21, 2010Hannover House
805Metropolis
2010 Re-release
$19,9783.8%2$9,989$529,603May 7, 2010Kino International
806Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan$19,87913.5%2$9,939$147,780May 26, 2017Abramorama
807Mainstream$19,74555.3%76$259$35,696May 7, 2021IFC Films
808Strayed$19,5314%2$9,765$482,757May 14, 2004Wellspring Media
809Truth or Consequences, N.M.$19,52817.9%7$2,789$109,261May 2, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
810Mademoiselle Chambon$19,4463.7%2$9,723$531,685May 28, 2010Lorber Films
811Aniara$19,29748.1%19$1,015$40,124May 17, 2019Magnolia Pictures
812Gemma Bovery$19,09510%5$3,819$191,533May 29, 2015Music Box Films
813Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.$19,07428.1%2$9,537$67,979May 27, 2022Utopia
814Incident at Oglala$19,0703.6%3$6,356$536,848May 8, 1992Miramax
815Shed of the Dead$18,96048.7%10$1,896$38,901May 17, 2019Indican Pictures
816The Mystic Masseur$18,5504.6%2$9,275$399,110May 3, 2002THINKFilm
817Mansome$18,39550.7%20$919$36,280May 18, 2012Paladin
818Everybody's Fine$18,3671.1%1$18,367$1,745,470May 31, 1991Miramax
819The Tomorrow Man$18,2815.2%4$4,570$354,103May 24, 2019Bleecker Street Media
820Meeting Gorbachev$18,1287.2%2$9,064$251,837May 3, 20191091 Pictures
821Carandiru$17,9458.3%6$2,990$216,335May 14, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
822The King Is Alive$17,929100%6$2,988$17,929May 11, 2001IFC Films
823Results$17,78217%3$5,927$104,507May 29, 2015Magnolia Pictures
824Good Kill$17,7505.6%2$8,875$316,472May 15, 2015IFC Films
825We Are the Best!$17,6649.8%3$5,888$180,590May 30, 2014Magnolia Pictures
826Goodland$17,62154.8%2$8,810$32,140May 11, 2018Parade Deck Films
827Spellbound$17,5080.3%1$17,508$5,728,581May 2, 2003THINKFilm
828Mysterious Skin$17,4252.4%1$17,425$713,240May 6, 2005Tartan
829Diary of a Hitman$17,38854.7%18$966$31,815May 1, 1992-
830Montana Story$17,2845.9%4$4,321$292,915May 13, 2022Bleecker Street Media
831American Masters: Sketches of Frank Gehry$17,2393.9%2$8,619$439,309May 12, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
832Fast Food Fast Women$17,131100%2$8,565$17,131May 18, 2001Lot 47 Films
833The Cockettes$17,1187.8%3$5,706$220,165May 10, 2002Strand Releasing
834Kalakalappu$17,10155.3%10$1,710$30,949May 11, 2012UTV Motion Pictures
835Champion$17,09517.5%2$8,547$97,472May 11, 2018Well Go USA Entertainment
836Heaven Knows What$16,86220.9%2$8,431$80,734May 29, 2015RADiUS-TWC
837Decoding Annie Parker$16,78134.7%13$1,290$48,390May 2, 2014Entertainment One
838Mister Lonely$16,76910%1$16,769$167,396May 2, 2008IFC Films
839Polisse$16,5687.8%3$5,522$211,440May 18, 2012IFC Films
840Russian Dolls$16,5125.1%3$5,504$326,095May 12, 2006IFC Films
841Pavilion of Women$16,36844.2%9$1,818$36,992May 4, 2001Focus Features
842Pleasure$16,36815.3%2$8,184$106,789May 13, 2022Neon
843Revanche$16,3306.3%3$5,443$258,388May 1, 2009Janus Films
844Startup.com$16,1181.3%1$16,118$1,283,356May 11, 2001Artisan Entertainment
845Kings & Queen$16,1015.5%2$8,050$290,973May 13, 2005Wellspring Media
846The Apu Trilogy
Triple Bill
$16,0644%1$16,064$402,723May 8, 2015Janus Films
847Multiple Sarcasms$16,02553.9%15$1,068$29,731May 7, 2010MAC Releasing
848Good Mourning$16,01075%28$571$21,348May 20, 2022Briarcliff Entertainment
849Green Dragon$16,0075.7%2$8,003$281,803May 3, 2002Silver Nitrate
850Equal Standard$15,938100%25$637$15,938May 7, 2021Mutiny Pictures
851The Human Factor$15,54942.4%90$172$36,693May 7, 2021Sony Pictures Classics
852The Kitchen Toto$15,48115.2%4$3,870$101,807May 13, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
853Riders of Justice$15,44120%17$908$77,115May 14, 2021Magnolia Pictures
854Where Do We Go Now?$15,3822.9%3$5,127$531,997May 11, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
855Private Property$15,08624%2$7,543$62,897May 18, 2007New Yorker Films
856Miss & Mrs. Cops$15,07314.4%2$7,536$104,578May 10, 2019CJ Entertainment
857The Lumber Baron$15,05917%11$1,369$88,336May 24, 2019Indican Pictures
858Gringo Wedding$15,00055.7%10$1,500$26,946May 4, 2007-
859Only the Brave$14,8259.9%5$2,965$150,000May 28, 2010Indican Pictures
860The Seven Five$14,78530.3%2$7,392$48,869May 8, 2015IFC Films
861Pantaleon$14,67234%6$2,445$43,214May 10, 2002-
862The Double$14,6467.3%2$7,323$200,406May 9, 2014Magnolia Pictures
863The Boys$14,63226.4%5$2,926$55,513May 22, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
864Korengal$14,63014.4%1$14,630$101,310May 30, 2014Saboteur Media
865Animals
2015 Re-release
$14,47166.3%10$1,447$21,821May 15, 2015Oscilloscope
866Space Dogs$14,408100%5$2,881$14,408May 18, 2012-
867Endurance$14,33910.5%4$3,584$137,124May 14, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
868The Perfect Family$14,30013%5$2,860$110,313May 4, 2012Variance Films
869In the Name of My Daughter$14,2945.2%3$4,764$277,528May 15, 2015Cohen Media Group
870The Edge of Heaven$14,2571.9%1$14,257$742,349May 23, 2008Strand Releasing
871The Treatment$14,19617%2$7,098$83,354May 4, 2007New Yorker Films
872Gray Matter$14,06437%12$1,172$38,034May 18, 2018Indican Pictures
873Valentin
2003 Re-release
$14,0485.1%2$7,024$275,968May 7, 2004Miramax
874American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally$14,000100%--$14,000May 28, 2021Vertical Entertainment
875Chile '76$13,9548.4%2$6,977$165,958May 5, 2023Kino Lorber
876Dark Horse
2016 Re-release
$13,8381.5%3$4,612$940,715May 6, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
877The Trip$13,7744.5%1$13,774$306,567May 9, 2003TLA Releasing
878Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia$13,7449.8%2$6,872$140,164May 23, 2014IFC Films
879Augustine$13,61612.7%5$2,723$107,352May 17, 2013Music Box Films
880The Third Man$13,5762.2%1$13,576$618,173May 7, 1999Rialto Pictures
881Paap Punyo$13,55652.1%91$148$26,037May 20, 2022Swapna Scarecrow
882Something in the Air$13,28815.6%3$4,429$85,154May 3, 2013IFC Films
883Band of Outsiders
2016 Re-release
$13,25234.9%2$6,626$38,004May 6, 2016Rialto Pictures
884New Suit$13,23918.5%7$1,891$71,743May 2, 2003-
885A Woman Is a Woman$13,21313.1%2$6,606$100,665May 16, 2003Rialto Pictures
886How to Build a Girl$13,20118.7%6$2,200$70,632May 8, 2020IFC Films
887Sunset Song$12,9958.1%3$4,331$159,714May 13, 2016Magnolia Pictures
888Hermia & Helena$12,98630.1%2$6,493$43,152May 26, 2017Kino Lorber
889Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara$12,92535.5%2$6,462$36,459May 24, 2024Cohen Media Group
8902 Brothers & a Bride$12,82044.3%10$1,282$28,909May 7, 2004Innovation Film Group (IFG)
891Cavite$12,72618.2%2$6,363$70,071May 26, 2006Truly Indie
892The Business of Fancydancing$12,7097.2%1$12,709$175,710May 10, 2002Outrider Pictures
893How to Talk to Girls at Parties$12,67414.9%2$6,337$84,809May 25, 2018A24
894Mary Shelley$12,57011.5%2$6,285$108,900May 25, 2018IFC Films
895Lovely Molly$12,55568%5$2,511$18,464May 18, 2012Image Entertainment
896Abacus: Small Enough to Jail$12,52811.1%1$12,528$113,278May 19, 2017PBS Distribution
897Julia$12,52419.2%3$4,174$65,108May 8, 2009Magnolia Pictures
898The Innocents$12,33041%32$385$30,053May 13, 2022IFC Films
899Nora$12,29781.3%8$1,537$15,120May 4, 2001-
900Free the Mind$12,2157.8%1$12,215$157,201May 3, 2013International Film Circuit
901Frogs for Snakes$12,19156.5%29$420$21,589May 21, 1999Artisan Entertainment
902The Fallen Idol
2016 Re-release
$12,1366.1%2$6,068$199,619May 27, 2016Rialto Pictures
903Remembering Heaven$12,05129.5%14$860$40,907May 6, 2022Purdie Distribution
904Hobo with a Shotgun$12,0461.7%2$6,023$703,372May 6, 2011Magnolia Pictures
905Kill Zone 2$11,998100%13$922$11,998May 13, 2016Well Go USA Entertainment
906Being Charlie$11,87239.1%4$2,968$30,400May 6, 2016Paladin
907Irma Vep$11,8524.2%1$11,852$282,310May 2, 1997Zeitgeist Films
908After Life$11,7911.5%1$11,791$801,985May 14, 1999Artistic License
909Emoticon ;)$11,76149.2%3$3,920$23,881May 30, 2014Indican Pictures
910Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe$11,72915%1$11,729$78,372May 12, 2017First Run
911My Life as a Dog$11,6670.1%1$11,667$8,345,266May 1, 1987Skouras Pictures
912Halston$11,6437.9%1$11,643$148,063May 24, 2019The Orchard
913Flipside$11,52622.2%1$11,526$51,940May 31, 2024Oscilloscope
914One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das$11,51511.5%1$11,515$100,401May 10, 2013Zeitgeist Films
915A Woman's Life$11,48330.5%2$5,741$37,626May 5, 2017Kino Lorber
916Léon Morin, Priest
2017 Re-release
$11,46225.8%1$11,462$44,511May 12, 2017Rialto Pictures
91712 and Holding$11,45611.9%3$3,818$96,464May 19, 2006IFC Films
918After Freedom$11,45632.1%2$5,728$35,639May 14, 2004Vitagraph Films
919Zilla and Zoe$11,39229.2%4$2,848$39,003May 17, 2019Indican Pictures
920Lemming$11,31013.8%2$5,655$81,698May 19, 2006Strand Releasing
921Wakefield$11,2994.3%1$11,299$262,599May 19, 2017IFC Films
922The Assassin's Code$11,218100%12$934$11,218May 11, 2018Gravitas Ventures
923The Mudge Boy$11,10217.7%4$2,775$62,852May 7, 2004Strand Releasing
924Kajolrekha$11,00046.4%25$440$23,687May 31, 2024Swapna Scarecrow
925Venus and Serena$10,98121.4%4$2,745$51,271May 10, 2013Magnolia Pictures
926Not Forgotten$10,93020.3%1$10,930$53,744May 1, 2009Anchor Bay Films
927I Wish$10,9197.5%5$2,183$145,808May 11, 2012Magnolia Pictures
928Time and Tide$10,770100%1$10,770$10,770May 4, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
929Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2002 Re-release
$10,73614.7%2$5,368$73,276May 10, 2002Sony Pictures Classics
930The Adjuster$10,6862.7%1$10,686$396,573May 29, 1992Orion Classics
931Shadow Dancer$10,67210.6%2$5,336$100,616May 31, 2013Magnolia Pictures
932Walking on Water$10,65410.4%2$5,327$102,140May 17, 2019Kino Lorber
933Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead$10,62477%1$10,624$13,804May 9, 2008Troma
934Sollers Point$10,61832.6%1$10,618$32,608May 11, 2018Oscilloscope
935Off the Lip$10,60869.7%31$342$15,217May 7, 2004Hannover House
936A Jihad for Love$10,51910%1$10,519$105,651May 23, 2008First Run
937Opening Night$10,49144.7%1$10,491$23,488May 17, 1991Castle Hill Productions
938Grandmaster$10,47961.4%9$1,164$17,077May 4, 2012UTV Motion Pictures
939The Proposal$10,44923.1%1$10,449$45,149May 24, 2019Oscilloscope
940Father of My Children$10,4147.2%1$10,414$144,022May 21, 2010IFC Films
941Elena$10,34140.1%1$10,341$25,788May 30, 2014Variance Films
942The Connection$10,3355.4%2$5,167$190,980May 15, 2015Drafthouse Films
943Ma mère$10,33414.4%2$5,167$71,616May 13, 2005TLA Releasing
944Surfwise$10,3043.8%1$10,304$269,994May 9, 2008Magnolia Pictures
945180° South$10,26932.3%4$2,567$31,745May 21, 2010Magnolia Pictures
946The Spy Behind Home Plate$10,2502%1$10,250$519,525May 24, 2019Ciesla Foundation
947OSS 117: Lost in Rio$10,24311.5%3$3,414$89,375May 7, 2010Music Box Films
948A Little Bit of Heaven$10,01165.1%11$910$15,375May 4, 2012Millennium Entertainment
949I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story$10,00014.7%1$10,000$67,845May 8, 2015Tribeca Films
950The Crossing of Paris$9,99754.6%1$9,997$18,297May 24, 2013Rialto Pictures
951My Mother Likes Women
2004 Re-release
$9,78011.8%1$9,780$82,916May 21, 2004Norador Productions
952Manifesto$9,6286%1$9,628$161,101May 12, 2017FilmRise
953Bloodworth$9,61274.1%10$961$12,971May 20, 2011The Samuel Goldwyn Company
954Elling$9,6063.1%2$4,803$314,729May 31, 2002First Look International
955Movers & Shakers$9,5802.6%1$9,580$372,438May 3, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
956Oslo, August 31st$9,5649.4%2$4,782$101,475May 25, 2012Strand Releasing
957Friday Night$9,3816%3$3,127$156,918May 23, 2003Wellspring Media
958The Commune$9,24923.9%7$1,321$38,737May 19, 2017Magnolia Pictures
959Always at The Carlyle$9,2395.3%1$9,239$174,251May 11, 2018Good Deed Entertainment
960Holy Hell$9,23851.2%3$3,079$18,051May 27, 2016WRA Productions
961One Last Thing...$9,16068.7%21$436$13,334May 5, 2006Magnolia Pictures
962L'immensità$9,1588.8%2$4,579$104,264May 12, 2023Music Box Films
963In Front of Your Face$9,150100%1$9,150$9,150May 6, 2022The Cinema Guild
964The Moustache$9,1483.7%1$9,148$244,771May 26, 2006The Cinema Guild
965A Slipping-Down Life$9,0668.5%5$1,813$107,099May 14, 2004Lionsgate
966Elena$9,0353.9%1$9,035$233,380May 18, 2012Zeitgeist Films
967Sunshine Superman$8,99110.2%3$2,997$88,097May 22, 2015Magnolia Pictures
968Lux Æterna$8,94517.9%1$8,945$50,027May 6, 2022Yellow Veil Pictures
969The Five Obstructions$8,9405.4%1$8,940$165,845May 28, 2004Koch Lorber Films
970Close to Vermeer$8,9285%5$1,785$178,761May 26, 2023Kino Lorber
971The King$8,9273.2%1$8,927$282,183May 19, 2006THINKFilm
972Last Call at the Oasis$8,89921%3$2,966$42,423May 4, 2012ATO Pictures
973Ma ma$8,87418.8%1$8,874$47,258May 20, 2016Oscilloscope
974Stuck$8,84413.1%2$4,422$67,505May 30, 2008THINKFilm
975Dead Awake$8,83476.6%12$736$11,528May 12, 2017FilmRise
976ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway$8,8295.8%1$8,829$151,792May 11, 2007Regent Releasing
977Friends and Family$8,8046.9%1$8,804$127,212May 16, 2003Regent Releasing
978The Ninth Day$8,78612.1%2$4,393$72,888May 27, 2005Kino International
979Giuliani Time$8,66139.4%1$8,661$21,967May 12, 2006Cinema Libre Studio
980Amu$8,48016.5%2$4,240$51,251May 25, 2007Emerging Pictures
981A Grin Without A Cat$8,44919.4%1$8,449$43,616May 3, 2002Icarus Films
982Harvard Man$8,42514.9%1$8,425$56,653May 17, 2002Cowboy Pictures
983Blood of My Blood$8,38515%1$8,385$55,730May 16, 2008IFC Films
984Pasolini
2019 Re-release
$8,36227.2%1$8,362$30,757May 10, 2019Kino Lorber
985Dark Star: HR Gigers Welt$8,34913.5%5$1,669$61,845May 15, 2015Icarus Films
986Vivre sa vie$8,33634%1$8,336$24,517May 30, 2008Janus Films
987Daddy Longlegs$8,32338.2%1$8,323$21,766May 14, 2010IFC Films
988Severance$8,3166.1%2$4,158$137,221May 18, 2007Magnolia Pictures
989Brothers$8,1612.1%2$4,080$389,220May 6, 2005IFC Films
990Pressure Cooker$8,15118.2%1$8,151$44,803May 29, 2009-
991Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation$8,1509.7%2$4,075$84,440May 24, 2019PBS Distribution
992Jerichow$8,04213.3%3$2,680$60,379May 15, 2009The Cinema Guild
993The Other Conquest
2007 Re-release
$8,000100%10$800$8,000May 4, 2007-
994Filmworker$7,9847.8%1$7,984$102,609May 11, 2018Kino Lorber
995Werckmeister Harmonies
2023 Re-release
$7,91917.8%1$7,919$44,462May 26, 2023Janus Films
996Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story$7,8827%1$7,882$112,679May 4, 2012International Film Circuit
997The Silence of Others$7,86811.6%1$7,868$67,986May 10, 2019Argot Pictures
998The Boss of It All$7,85515.2%1$7,855$51,548May 25, 2007IFC Films
999Went the Day Well?$7,84916.6%1$7,849$47,214May 20, 2011Rialto Pictures
1,000Phantom Detective$7,80411.6%1$7,804$67,054May 13, 2016CJ Entertainment