Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of Sep 28, 11:52 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801The Red Violin$47,4150.5%10$4,741$10,019,109Nov 6, 1998Lionsgate Films
802The Weight of Water$45,88842%27$1,699$109,130Nov 1, 2002Lionsgate Films
803Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet$45,62767.5%135$337$67,599Nov 4, 2022Paramount Pictures
804The Homesman$45,4331.9%4$11,358$2,429,989Nov 14, 2014Saban Films
805The Messenger$44,5234%4$11,130$1,109,660Nov 13, 2009Oscilloscope
806Five Days One Summer$43,89122%6$7,315$199,078Nov 12, 1982Warner Bros.
807Ten Little Indians$43,43673.1%79$549$59,405Nov 10, 1989Cannon Film Distributors
808Felicia's Journey$43,1315.2%5$8,626$824,295Nov 12, 1999Artisan Entertainment
809Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse$42,9923.3%4$10,748$1,318,449Nov 29, 1991Triton Pictures
810The Polar Express
2008 IMAX Release
$42,7182.5%12$3,559$1,705,694Nov 21, 2008Warner Bros.
811Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!$42,39953%45$942$80,037Nov 28, 2008UTV Motion Pictures
812States of Grace$42,32120.8%35$1,209$203,144Nov 4, 2005-
813Unstoppable$42,13341.5%22$1,915$101,417Nov 30, 2018Well Go USA Entertainment
814The Funeral$41,7683.4%2$20,884$1,227,324Nov 1, 1996October Films
815The Take$41,54682.6%100$415$50,269Nov 18, 2016High Top Releasing
816Four Lions$41,51213.6%8$5,189$304,616Nov 5, 2010Drafthouse Films
817The Stones and Brian Jones$41,49271.6%178$233$57,924Nov 17, 2023Magnolia Pictures
818My Left Foot$41,1650.3%2$20,582$14,743,391Nov 10, 1989Miramax
819Last Flag Flying$40,5584.2%4$10,139$965,481Nov 3, 2017Lionsgate Films
820Tous les matins du monde$39,2771.3%1$39,277$3,089,497Nov 13, 1992October Films
821A Royal Affair$38,2122.5%7$5,458$1,546,761Nov 9, 2012Magnolia Pictures
822My Architect$37,9291.4%2$18,964$2,750,707Nov 14, 2003New Yorker Films
823Callas Forever$37,8558.5%5$7,571$446,955Nov 5, 2004Regent Releasing
824Made in Dagenham$37,5633.4%3$12,521$1,095,369Nov 19, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
825Frankenstein Unbound$37,01711.1%34$1,088$334,748Nov 2, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
826Kurukshetra$36,890100%18$2,049$36,890Nov 10, 2000Eros Worldwide
827My Dear Liar$36,78740.6%29$1,268$90,545Nov 8, 2019CMC Pictures
828Out of Control$36,486100%12$3,040$36,486Nov 21, 2003-
829Shooting Dogs$36,41254%5$7,282$67,433Nov 5, 2004-
830A Revision$35,74222.2%51$700$161,074Nov 5, 2021-
831Central Station$35,7080.6%2$17,854$5,969,553Nov 20, 1998Sony Pictures Classics
832My Friend Dahmer$35,5452.6%4$8,886$1,361,611Nov 3, 2017FilmRise
833Bon Jovi: Lost Highway - The Concert$35,000100%100$350$35,000Nov 9, 2007The Bigger Picture
834The Devil's Backbone$34,9634.6%4$8,740$755,249Nov 23, 2001Sony Pictures Classics
835Prospero's Books$34,7282%2$17,364$1,750,301Nov 15, 1991Miramax
836White Material$34,61311.4%3$11,537$304,020Nov 19, 2010IFC Films
837For All Mankind$33,7774.4%6$5,629$770,132Nov 3, 1989Apollo Associates
838Breakfast on Pluto$33,2794%3$11,093$828,699Nov 18, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
839Unhook the Stars$33,25812.2%3$11,086$272,542Nov 1, 1996Miramax
840In Search of Greatness$32,95256.7%16$2,059$58,090Nov 2, 2018-
841To Live$32,9001.4%2$16,450$2,332,728Nov 18, 1994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
842A Street Cat Named Bob$32,88739.8%24$1,370$82,703Nov 18, 2016-
84311-11-11$32,771100%17$1,927$32,771Nov 11, 2011Rocket Releasing
844Holly$32,40619.4%1$32,406$166,620Nov 9, 2007Priority Films
845Antarctica: A Year on Ice$32,23811.2%8$4,029$288,757Nov 28, 2014Music Box Films
846Housekeeping$32,1713%2$16,085$1,083,282Nov 27, 1987Columbia Pictures
847Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?$31,80023.2%3$10,600$137,042Nov 22, 2013IFC Films
848Heavenly Creatures$31,5921%2$15,796$3,049,135Nov 18, 1994Miramax
849The Central Park Five$30,5709.4%3$10,190$325,653Nov 23, 2012IFC Films
850The Babadook$30,0073.1%3$10,002$964,413Nov 28, 2014IFC Films
851Personal Velocity$29,9433.7%2$14,971$811,299Nov 22, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
852The Way Home$29,7376.7%3$9,912$445,367Nov 15, 2002Paramount Classics
853Survival Quest$29,45347%168$175$62,683Nov 10, 1989Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
854The Official Story$29,426100%1$29,426$29,426Nov 8, 1985-
855Betty Blue$29,3831.5%2$14,691$2,003,822Nov 7, 1986Alive Films
856The Armstrong Lie$28,9927.6%5$5,798$383,294Nov 8, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
857Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus$28,81512.9%4$7,203$223,202Nov 10, 2006Picturehouse
858All the Beauty and the Bloodshed$28,8035.8%3$9,601$500,082Nov 25, 2022-
859Heist$28,68857.2%24$1,195$50,136Nov 13, 2015Lionsgate Premiere
860How I Live Now$28,54747.4%68$419$60,213Nov 8, 2013Magnolia Pictures
861Tape$28,4245.8%7$4,060$490,475Nov 2, 2001Lionsgate Films
862Christmas vs. The Walters$27,98650.8%80$349$55,121Nov 5, 2021Safier Entertainment
863Eleni$27,8759.1%1$27,875$305,102Nov 1, 1985Warner Bros.
864Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time$27,42745.4%69$397$60,389Nov 19, 2021IFC Films
865The Youngest Evangelist$27,30076.4%233$117$35,750Nov 19, 2021Atlas Distribution Company
866Rust and Bone$27,1541.3%2$13,577$2,062,027Nov 23, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
867Seasons$27,13418.1%13$2,087$150,092Nov 25, 2016Music Box Films
868Cool It$26,84742.8%41$654$62,713Nov 12, 2010Roadside Attractions
869Until Forever
2016 Re-release
$26,68725.3%12$2,223$105,358Nov 18, 2016CanZion Films
870The Way He Looks$26,33426%9$2,926$101,451Nov 7, 2014Strand Releasing
871The Secret Agent$25,90924.3%6$4,318$106,606Nov 8, 1996-
872Redacted$25,62839.2%15$1,708$65,388Nov 16, 2007Magnolia Pictures
873Paper Clips$25,5352.3%5$5,107$1,121,744Nov 26, 2004Slowhand Cinema Releasing
874Oleanna$25,31620.3%15$1,687$124,693Nov 4, 1994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
875The Punk Singer$24,72920.1%3$8,243$122,742Nov 29, 2013IFC Films
876Anything But Love$24,64130.3%16$1,540$81,451Nov 14, 2003IDP Distribution
877Iraq in Fragments$24,43512%7$3,490$204,462Nov 10, 2006Arab Film Distribution
878Lonesome Soldier$24,05046.9%113$212$51,228Nov 3, 2023Military Movies
879EO$24,0002.2%2$12,000$1,068,782Nov 18, 2022Sideshow Releasing
880Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy$23,8655.7%2$11,932$421,516Nov 30, 2001-
881Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened$23,49022%2$11,745$106,986Nov 18, 2016Abramorama
882The Great Beauty$23,4420.8%1$23,442$2,852,400Nov 15, 2013Janus Films
883Mamma Mia!
2018 Re-release
$23,37659%243$96$39,601Nov 2, 2018Fathom Events
884El Angel$23,34821.3%2$11,674$109,608Nov 9, 2018The Orchard
885Darfur Now$23,21721.3%3$7,739$109,107Nov 2, 2007Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
886Vincent & Theo$22,5851%1$22,585$2,231,274Nov 2, 1990Hemdale
887The World Before Your Feet$22,4828.4%2$11,241$268,644Nov 23, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
888Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst$22,44421.4%4$5,611$105,054Nov 26, 2004Magnolia Pictures
889Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict$22,2584.5%2$11,129$498,428Nov 6, 2015Submarine Deluxe
890Elliot the Littlest Reindeer$22,05690.9%105$210$24,262Nov 30, 2018Screen Media Films
891Santa vs. the Snowman 3D$21,8921.1%8$2,736$1,934,053Nov 1, 2002IMAX
892Janis: Little Girl Blue$21,8615.3%2$10,930$410,465Nov 27, 2015FilmRise
893Screen Two: The Snapper$21,8020.7%1$21,802$3,323,524Nov 26, 1993Miramax
894No Greater Love$21,52071.1%22$978$30,247Nov 10, 2017Atlas Distribution Company
895Waydowntown$21,48944.5%3$7,163$48,333Nov 24, 2000Odeon
896Tiny Furniture$21,2355.4%1$21,235$391,674Nov 12, 2010IFC Films
897Tully$21,1624.5%6$3,527$466,664Nov 1, 2002-
898Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten$20,8808.4%2$10,440$248,362Nov 2, 2007IFC Films
8991945$20,3652%2$10,182$1,006,193Nov 3, 2017Menemsha Films
900Mustang$20,3212.4%3$6,773$845,464Nov 20, 2015Cohen Media Group
901American Movie$20,2601.7%2$10,130$1,165,795Nov 5, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
902Rosetta$20,1877.6%2$10,093$266,665Nov 5, 1999USA Films
903JCVD$20,1194.3%2$10,059$470,691Nov 7, 2008-
904Defense of the Realm$19,9382.7%4$4,984$750,000Nov 21, 1986Hemdale
905Welcome to Woop Woop$19,81252.7%5$3,962$37,621Nov 13, 1998Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
906The Tango Lesson$19,7521.8%2$9,876$1,080,192Nov 14, 1997Sony Pictures Classics
907The Bay$19,74764.4%23$858$30,668Nov 2, 2012Roadside Attractions
908The Secrets$19,53616%7$2,790$122,094Nov 28, 2008Monterey Media
909The Kingmaker$19,52315.9%2$9,761$122,587Nov 8, 2019Greenwich Entertainment
910The Saint of Fort Washington$19,40914.4%3$6,469$134,454Nov 19, 1993Warner Bros.
911The Fluffer$19,2803.4%1$19,280$563,373Nov 16, 2001First Run
912My Flesh and Blood$18,76346.2%7$2,680$40,573Nov 28, 2003Strand Releasing
913C'est la vie$18,7492.3%2$9,374$805,472Nov 2, 1990The Samuel Goldwyn Company
914The Aryan Couple$18,6066.4%18$1,033$290,211Nov 18, 2005Slowhand Cinema Releasing
915The Details$18,52829.1%14$1,323$63,595Nov 2, 2012RADiUS-TWC
916Days of Being Wild$18,09012.4%1$18,090$146,310Nov 19, 2004Kino International
917Dangerous Liaisons$18,02733.4%6$3,004$54,000Nov 9, 2012Well Go USA Entertainment
918The Son of No One$18,01558.7%10$1,801$30,680Nov 4, 2011Anchor Bay Films
919Julia$18,0104.5%5$3,602$399,811Nov 12, 2021Sony Pictures Classics
920The Love Witch$17,9807.9%6$2,996$228,894Nov 11, 2016Oscilloscope
921The Beta Test$17,84158.5%25$713$30,520Nov 5, 2021IFC Films
922Siesta$17,5252.5%1$17,525$700,000Nov 13, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
923The Breadwinner$17,3955.6%3$5,798$312,381Nov 17, 2017GKIDS
924Gay Sex in the 70s$17,3577%1$17,357$249,565Nov 4, 2005Lovett Releasing
925Young Goethe in Love$17,14310.6%6$2,857$162,138Nov 4, 2011Music Box Films
926Kippur$17,00714.9%5$3,401$114,283Nov 3, 2000Kino International
927Dangerous Game$16,99571.8%1$16,995$23,671Nov 19, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
928Maze$16,97465.2%22$771$26,041Nov 9, 2001-
929Client 9$16,9629%3$5,654$189,416Nov 5, 2010Magnolia Pictures
930Big Sur$16,83544.9%13$1,295$37,466Nov 1, 2013Ketchup Entertainment
931Smooth Talk$16,785100%2$8,392$16,785Nov 15, 1985-
932The Conquest$16,27321.9%6$2,712$74,474Nov 11, 2011Music Box Films
933The Weekend$16,26650.8%4$4,066$32,050Nov 24, 2000Strand Releasing
934Bloodhounds of Broadway$15,87236.3%5$3,174$43,671Nov 3, 1989Columbia Pictures
935The Disappearance of Shere Hite$15,83732.2%2$7,918$49,124Nov 17, 2023-
936The Other F Word$15,79229.4%2$7,896$53,714Nov 4, 2011Oscilloscope
937Samoan Wedding$15,70421.7%2$7,852$72,244Nov 10, 2006Magnolia Pictures
938Starlet$15,66217.8%6$2,610$88,212Nov 9, 2012Music Box Films
939War Dance$15,47113.4%3$5,157$115,210Nov 9, 2007THINKFilm
940The War Room$15,2641.7%1$15,264$901,668Nov 5, 1993October Films
941I Can't Think Straight$15,23938.5%3$5,079$39,576Nov 21, 2008Regent Releasing
942In Jackson Heights$15,15012.5%1$15,150$121,094Nov 6, 2015Zipporah Films
943One Day in September$15,1499.7%5$3,029$156,818Nov 17, 2000Sony Pictures Classics
944Embattled$15,14146.9%68$222$32,259Nov 20, 2020IFC Films
945The War at Home$15,04033.6%4$3,760$44,722Nov 22, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
946Wait for Your Laugh$14,94620.3%2$7,473$73,585Nov 3, 2017Vitagraph Films
947The Trial$14,85412.5%1$14,854$119,267Nov 26, 1993-
948Amsterdamned$14,81915.1%5$2,963$98,003Nov 25, 1988Vestron Pictures
949Easy$14,81168.6%6$2,468$21,589Nov 26, 2004Magic Lamp
950The Bullocks
2003 Re-release
$14,79012.7%1$14,790$116,428Nov 14, 2003Kino International
951Reaching for the Moon$14,57332%2$7,286$45,502Nov 8, 2013Wolfe Releasing
952Marlene$14,4901.7%1$14,490$852,676Nov 7, 1986Alive Films
953You Resemble Me$14,39423%--$62,554Nov 4, 2022-
954The Chocolate War$14,3514.7%2$7,175$303,624Nov 18, 1988-
955Punks$14,2508.9%1$14,250$160,083Nov 2, 2001-
956Harvard Beats Yale 29-29$14,0885.2%3$4,696$268,431Nov 21, 2008Kino International
957La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet$14,0002.5%1$14,000$567,493Nov 6, 2009Zipporah Films
95863 Up$13,9562.9%1$13,956$483,684Nov 29, 2019BritBox
959God Is Great and I'm Not$13,85018.9%1$13,850$73,181Nov 8, 2002Empire Pictures Inc.
960Drive My Car$13,7750.6%2$6,887$2,352,240Nov 26, 2021Janus Films
961Your Lucky Day$13,73775.3%9$1,526$18,232Nov 10, 2023Well Go USA Entertainment
962Singin' in the Rain
2002 Re-release
$13,64311.3%1$13,643$120,420Nov 8, 2002Warner Bros.
963Dare$13,20073.3%2$6,600$18,000Nov 13, 2009Image Entertainment
964Red Cliff$13,1042.1%2$6,552$627,047Nov 20, 2009Magnolia Pictures
965Uncertainty$13,07535.6%1$13,075$36,689Nov 13, 2009IFC Films
966The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh$12,9220.2%1$12,922$8,281,246Nov 2, 1979Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
967The Legend of Pale Male$12,91033.9%1$12,910$38,083Nov 26, 2010Balcony Releasing
968Women in Trouble$12,78471%3$4,261$18,000Nov 13, 2009Screen Media Films
969Eating$12,7640.6%2$6,382$2,100,538Nov 16, 1990Rainbow Releasing
970Just Ask for Diamond$12,751100%30$425$12,751Nov 30, 1990Castle Hill Productions
971Frankie Starlight$12,69412.3%5$2,538$103,365Nov 24, 1995Fine Line Features
972Becoming Colette$12,6924.7%1$12,692$272,931Nov 6, 1992Castle Hill Productions
973The End of Poverty?$12,59321.8%1$12,593$57,805Nov 13, 2009Cinema Libre Studio
974Out 1$12,53739.8%4$3,134$31,539Nov 6, 2015Carlotta Films
975Varda by Agnès$12,3907.7%2$6,195$160,765Nov 22, 2019Janus Films
976Always and Forever$12,3616.3%11$1,123$197,464Nov 20, 2020Variance Films
977The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful$12,26918.2%2$6,134$67,578Nov 15, 2019CJ Entertainment
978Beware of Mr. Baker$12,19510.5%1$12,195$116,476Nov 30, 2012-
979Sympathy for the Devil$12,14423.7%6$2,024$51,150Nov 29, 2019-
980I'll Believe You$12,01049.8%29$414$24,110Nov 9, 2007Stand Up Films
981James White$12,00711.8%1$12,007$101,368Nov 13, 2015The Film Arcade
982The Big Risk$11,94512.5%1$11,945$95,413Nov 18, 2005Rialto Pictures
983Le Jour Se Leve$11,86433.6%3$3,954$35,321Nov 14, 2014Rialto Pictures
984Paradise
2017 Re-release
$11,84547.9%4$2,961$24,749Nov 17, 2017Carusel
985Brooklyn Lobster$11,7298.5%2$5,864$138,267Nov 4, 2005Meadowbrook Pictures
986Boesman and Lena$11,68435.8%8$1,460$32,625Nov 3, 2000Kino International
987Four Seasons Lodge$11,66720%1$11,667$58,334Nov 13, 2009First Run
988King of the Jungle$11,65241.9%1$11,652$27,841Nov 9, 2001-
98942 Up$11,5993.9%1$11,599$300,880Nov 19, 1999First Run
990The Sun
2009 Re-release
$11,58815%1$11,588$77,303Nov 20, 2009Lorber Films
991Familiar Strangers$11,55333.9%2$5,776$34,068Nov 14, 2008Cavalier Films
992Subway$11,3322.9%1$11,332$390,659Nov 8, 1985Island Alive
993A Fond Kiss$11,25037.3%2$5,625$30,148Nov 26, 2004Castle Hill Productions
9942 or 3 Things I Know About Her$11,21410.8%1$11,214$104,038Nov 17, 2006Rialto Pictures
995Steal a Pencil for Me$11,17959.1%2$5,589$18,918Nov 9, 2007Seventh Art Releasing
996Dragon
2012 Re-release
$11,137100%14$795$11,137Nov 30, 2012RADiUS-TWC
997All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt$11,12721.4%3$3,709$52,084Nov 3, 2023A24
998Flannel Pajamas$11,0699%1$11,069$123,301Nov 17, 2006-
999The Alphabet Killer$11,00036.9%1$11,000$29,784Nov 7, 2008Anchor Bay Films
1,000O Fantasma$10,9538.6%1$10,953$126,783Nov 22, 2002-