Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Nov 21, 6:58 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201Lakeview Terrace$15,004,67238.2%2,464$6,089$39,263,506Sep 19, 2008Screen Gems
202Surrogates$14,902,69238.6%2,951$5,050$38,577,772Sep 25, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
203Inferno$14,860,42543.3%3,576$4,155$34,343,574Oct 28, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
204Pitch Perfect$14,846,83022.8%2,770$5,359$65,001,093Oct 5, 2012Universal Pictures
205American Assassin$14,846,77841%3,154$4,707$36,249,674Sep 15, 2017Lionsgate
206The Prestige$14,801,80827.9%2,281$6,489$53,089,891Oct 20, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
207Life as We Know It$14,506,46427.2%3,150$4,605$53,374,681Oct 8, 2010Warner Bros.
208John Wick$14,415,92233.5%2,589$5,568$43,037,835Oct 24, 2014Lionsgate
209Gridiron Gang$14,414,63037.5%3,504$4,113$38,432,823Sep 15, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
210The Game$14,337,02929.7%2,403$5,966$48,323,648Sep 12, 1997PolyGram
211The Specialist$14,317,76525%2,522$5,677$57,362,582Oct 7, 1994Warner Bros.
212A Haunting in Venice$14,279,52933.6%3,305$4,320$42,471,412Sep 15, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
213Demolition Man$14,262,43224.6%2,246$6,350$58,055,768Oct 8, 1993Warner Bros.
214Quarantine$14,211,32144.8%2,461$5,774$31,691,811Oct 10, 2008Screen Gems
215When the Bough Breaks$14,202,32347.7%2,246$6,323$29,747,603Sep 9, 2016Screen Gems
216Saw VI$14,118,44451%3,036$4,650$27,693,292Oct 23, 2009Lionsgate
217The Creator$14,079,51234.5%3,680$3,825$40,774,679Sep 29, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
218Ouija: Origin of Evil$14,065,50040%3,167$4,441$35,144,505Oct 21, 2016Universal Pictures
2193:10 to Yuma$14,035,03326.2%2,652$5,292$53,606,916Sep 7, 2007Lionsgate
220The Family$14,034,76438%3,091$4,540$36,918,811Sep 13, 2013Relativity Media
221The Heartbreak Kid$14,022,10538.1%3,229$4,342$36,787,257Oct 5, 2007DreamWorks
222Seven$13,949,80713.9%2,441$5,714$100,125,643Sep 22, 1995New Line Cinema
223Geostorm$13,707,37640.7%3,246$4,222$33,700,160Oct 20, 2017Warner Bros.
224Good Luck Chuck$13,652,00139%2,612$5,226$35,017,297Sep 21, 2007Lionsgate
225The Brave One$13,471,48836.6%2,755$4,889$36,793,804Sep 14, 2007Warner Bros.
226Peppermint$13,423,25537.9%2,980$4,504$35,418,723Sep 7, 2018STX Entertainment
227Nights in Rodanthe$13,418,45432.1%2,704$4,962$41,850,659Sep 26, 2008Warner Bros.
228Serendipity$13,309,24126.5%2,601$5,116$50,294,317Oct 5, 2001Miramax
229Radio$13,303,72425.4%3,074$4,327$52,333,738Oct 24, 2003Revolution Studios
230Everest$13,242,89530.5%3,006$4,405$43,482,270Sep 25, 2015Universal Pictures
231Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2$13,223,88750%3,317$3,986$26,437,094Oct 27, 2000Artisan Entertainment
232Kiss the Girls$13,215,16721.8%2,271$5,819$60,527,873Oct 3, 1997Paramount Pictures
233End of Watch$13,152,68332.1%2,730$4,817$41,003,371Sep 21, 2012Open Road Films (II)
234Crimson Peak$13,143,31042.3%2,984$4,404$31,090,320Oct 16, 2015Universal Pictures
235The Judge$13,116,22627.8%3,003$4,367$47,119,388Oct 10, 2014Warner Bros.
236The Foreigner$13,113,02438.1%2,515$5,213$34,393,507Oct 13, 2017STX Entertainment
237Good Boy$13,107,02234.8%3,225$4,064$37,667,746Oct 10, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
238Bedazzled$13,106,52634.6%2,568$5,103$37,886,980Oct 20, 2000Twentieth Century Fox
239Practical Magic$13,104,69428%2,652$4,941$46,732,881Oct 16, 1998Warner Bros.
240Matchstick Men$13,087,30735.5%2,711$4,827$36,906,460Sep 12, 2003Warner Bros.
241Bandits$13,050,70031.4%3,207$4,069$41,575,141Oct 12, 2001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
242For Love of the Game$13,041,68537.1%2,829$4,609$35,188,640Sep 17, 1999Universal Pictures
243Random Hearts$13,012,58541.3%2,697$4,824$31,502,583Oct 8, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
244Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare$12,966,52537.2%1,862$6,963$34,872,033Sep 13, 1991New Line Cinema
245Secondhand Lions$12,900,00030.7%3,013$4,281$42,070,939Sep 19, 2003New Line Cinema
246Body of Lies$12,884,41632.7%2,710$4,754$39,394,666Oct 10, 2008Warner Bros.
247A Walk Among the Tombstones$12,758,78048.5%2,712$4,704$26,307,600Sep 19, 2014Universal Pictures
248Get Shorty$12,700,00717.6%1,612$7,878$72,101,622Oct 20, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
249Ronin$12,697,64130.5%2,487$5,105$41,616,262Sep 25, 1998Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
250Secretariat$12,694,77021.3%3,072$4,132$59,713,955Oct 8, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
251Intolerable Cruelty$12,525,07535.5%2,564$4,884$35,327,628Oct 10, 2003Universal Pictures
252The Good Son$12,520,30528%1,847$6,778$44,789,789Sep 24, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
253Toy Story
2009 Re-release
$12,491,78940.7%1,745$7,158$30,702,446Oct 2, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
254The Peacemaker$12,311,93929.8%2,362$5,212$41,263,140Sep 26, 1997DreamWorks Distribution
255Sleepers$12,305,74523.1%1,915$6,425$53,315,285Oct 18, 1996Warner Bros.
256Man of the Year$12,299,38033%2,515$4,890$37,327,390Oct 13, 2006Universal Pictures
257Devil$12,289,37536.6%2,809$4,375$33,601,190Sep 17, 2010Universal Pictures
258House at the End of the Street$12,287,23438.9%3,083$3,985$31,611,916Sep 21, 2012Relativity Media
259The Devil's Advocate$12,170,53620%2,161$5,631$60,944,660Oct 17, 1997Warner Bros.
260Trouble with the Curve$12,162,04034%3,212$3,786$35,763,137Sep 21, 2012Warner Bros.
261Sicario$12,148,04125.9%2,620$4,636$46,889,293Oct 2, 2015Lionsgate
262Team America: World Police$12,120,35837%2,539$4,773$32,786,074Oct 15, 2004Paramount Pictures
263Look Who's Talking$12,107,7848.6%1,208$10,023$140,088,813Oct 13, 1989TriStar Pictures
264Timecop$12,064,62526.9%2,228$5,415$44,853,581Sep 16, 1994Universal Pictures
265In Time$12,050,36832.1%3,122$3,859$37,520,095Oct 28, 2011Twentieth Century Fox
266Taxi
2004 Re-release
$12,029,83232.9%3,001$4,008$36,611,066Oct 8, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
267Hereafter$12,018,14736.7%2,181$5,510$32,746,941Oct 22, 2010Warner Bros.
268Runaway Jury$11,836,70523.9%2,815$4,204$49,443,628Oct 17, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
269Bride of Chucky$11,830,85536.5%2,412$4,904$32,400,658Oct 16, 1998Universal Pictures
270Here Comes the Boom$11,816,59626.1%3,014$3,920$45,290,318Oct 12, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
271Dan in Real Life$11,809,44524.8%1,921$6,147$47,642,963Oct 26, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
272Kevin Hart: What Now?$11,767,21049.9%2,567$4,584$23,591,043Oct 14, 2016Universal Pictures
273The Fighting Temptations$11,758,37238.9%2,026$5,803$30,250,745Sep 19, 2003Paramount Pictures
274The Fog$11,752,91739.8%2,972$3,954$29,550,869Oct 14, 2005Revolution Studios
275Shall We Dance?$11,600,00020%1,772$6,546$57,890,460Oct 15, 2004Miramax
276The Stepfather$11,581,58639.9%2,734$4,236$29,062,561Oct 16, 2009Screen Gems
277This Is Where I Leave You$11,558,14933.7%2,868$4,030$34,296,320Sep 19, 2014Warner Bros.
278Ghost Ship$11,503,42338.2%2,787$4,127$30,113,491Oct 25, 2002Warner Bros.
279Frankenweenie$11,412,21332.3%3,005$3,797$35,291,068Oct 5, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
280Employee of the Month$11,407,75140.1%2,579$4,423$28,444,855Oct 6, 2006Lionsgate
281Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile$11,401,18224.3%4,350$2,620$46,888,441Oct 7, 2022Sony Pictures Releasing
282Speak No Evil$11,397,59530.9%3,375$3,377$36,931,420Sep 13, 2024Universal Pictures
283Alex Cross$11,396,76844%2,539$4,488$25,888,412Oct 19, 2012Lionsgate
284Drive$11,340,46132.3%2,886$3,929$35,061,555Sep 16, 2011FilmDistrict
285Swimfan$11,326,60139.7%2,856$3,965$28,564,995Sep 6, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
286Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist$11,311,75135.9%2,421$4,672$31,487,293Oct 3, 2008Sony Pictures Releasing
287Soul Food$11,197,89725.6%1,336$8,381$43,700,855Sep 26, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
288Fight Club$11,035,48529.8%1,963$5,621$37,030,102Oct 15, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
289From Hell$11,014,81834.9%2,305$4,778$31,602,566Oct 19, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
290The Last of the Mohicans$10,976,66114.5%1,491$7,361$75,505,856Sep 25, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
291Abduction$10,925,25338.9%3,118$3,503$28,087,155Sep 23, 2011Lionsgate
292We Own the Night$10,826,28737.9%2,362$4,583$28,563,179Oct 12, 2007Sony Pictures Releasing
293The Last Witch Hunter$10,812,86139.5%3,082$3,508$27,367,660Oct 23, 2015Lionsgate
2949$10,740,44633.8%1,661$6,466$31,749,894Sep 11, 2009Focus Features
295Brown Sugar$10,738,88239.2%1,372$7,827$27,363,891Oct 11, 2002-
296Elizabethtown$10,618,71139.5%2,517$4,218$26,850,426Oct 14, 2005Paramount Pictures
297Cellular$10,600,00033.1%2,749$3,855$32,003,620Sep 10, 2004New Line Cinema
298Fearless$10,564,00042.9%1,806$5,849$24,633,730Sep 22, 2006Rogue Pictures
299The Mountain Between Us$10,551,33634.8%3,088$3,416$30,348,555Oct 6, 2017Twentieth Century Fox
300Barbarian$10,543,94825.8%2,340$4,505$40,842,944Sep 9, 202220th Century Studios
301Avatar
2022 Re-release
$10,529,57642.6%1,860$5,661$24,714,024Sep 23, 2022Walt Disney Pictures
302The Secret Life of Bees$10,527,79927.9%1,591$6,617$37,770,162Oct 17, 2008-
303Urban Legend$10,515,44427.6%2,257$4,659$38,072,438Sep 25, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
304W.$10,505,66841.1%2,030$5,175$25,534,493Oct 17, 2008Lionsgate
305The Ides of March$10,470,14325.6%2,199$4,761$40,962,534Oct 7, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
306The Informant!$10,464,31431.4%2,505$4,177$33,316,821Sep 18, 2009Warner Bros.
307Mystic River$10,445,54711.6%1,467$7,120$90,135,191Oct 17, 2003Warner Bros.
308Nightcrawler$10,441,00032.2%2,766$3,774$32,381,217Oct 31, 2014Open Road Films (II)
309Riding in Cars with Boys$10,404,65234.5%2,770$3,756$30,165,536Oct 19, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
310Michael Clayton$10,373,42221.2%2,511$4,131$49,033,882Oct 12, 2007Warner Bros.
311The Musketeer$10,312,74038.1%2,438$4,230$27,073,640Sep 7, 2001Universal Pictures
312Flags of Our Fathers$10,245,19030.5%1,876$5,461$33,602,376Oct 20, 2006DreamWorks
313The River Wild$10,214,45021.8%2,074$4,925$46,816,343Sep 30, 1994Universal Pictures
314The Women$10,115,21037.6%2,962$3,414$26,902,075Sep 12, 2008Picturehouse
315Serenity$10,086,68039.5%2,188$4,610$25,514,517Sep 30, 2005Universal Pictures
316Zack and Miri Make a Porno$10,065,63032%2,735$3,680$31,457,946Oct 31, 2008The Weinstein Company
317The Banger Sisters$10,037,84633.1%2,738$3,666$30,307,416Sep 20, 2002-
318Sneakers$10,031,14519.5%1,731$5,795$51,432,691Sep 11, 1992Universal Pictures
319My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3$10,028,67535.2%3,650$2,747$28,496,030Sep 8, 2023Focus Features
320Seven Years in Tibet$10,020,37826.4%2,103$4,764$37,957,682Oct 10, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
321Sea of Love$10,017,84017.1%1,246$8,040$58,571,513Sep 15, 1989Universal Pictures
322In Her Shoes$10,017,57530.5%2,808$3,567$32,880,591Oct 7, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
323Rush$10,014,92037.2%2,297$4,360$26,947,624Sep 27, 2013Universal Pictures
324Fame$10,011,68244.6%3,096$3,233$22,455,510Sep 25, 2009Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
325The Black Dahlia$10,005,89544.4%2,226$4,495$22,545,080Sep 15, 2006Universal Pictures
326The Best of Me$10,003,82737.4%2,936$3,407$26,766,213Oct 17, 2014Relativity Media
327Escape Plan$9,885,73239.3%2,883$3,428$25,135,965Oct 18, 2013Lionsgate
328Under the Tuscan Sun$9,751,42522.4%1,226$7,953$43,610,723Sep 26, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
329Black Rain$9,677,10220.9%1,610$6,010$46,212,055Sep 22, 1989Paramount Pictures
330The Story of Us$9,673,08035.7%2,164$4,470$27,100,031Oct 15, 1999Universal Pictures
331Pay It Forward$9,631,35928.7%2,130$4,521$33,519,628Oct 20, 2000Warner Bros.
332Cloud Atlas$9,612,24735.5%2,008$4,786$27,108,272Oct 26, 2012Warner Bros.
333A Night at the Roxbury$9,604,79131.7%1,865$5,150$30,331,165Oct 2, 1998Paramount Pictures
334Blair Witch$9,576,05746.1%3,121$3,068$20,777,061Sep 16, 2016Lionsgate
335The Beverly Hillbillies$9,525,37521.6%2,152$4,426$44,029,386Oct 15, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
336Lord of War$9,390,14438.9%2,814$3,336$24,149,632Sep 16, 2005Lionsgate
337Hardball$9,386,34223.3%2,137$4,392$40,222,729Sep 14, 2001Paramount Pictures
338Assassins$9,378,63730.9%2,343$4,002$30,303,072Oct 6, 1995Warner Bros.
339Killer Elite$9,352,00837.2%2,986$3,131$25,124,966Sep 23, 2011Open Road Films (II)
340Changeling$9,351,56026.2%1,850$5,054$35,739,802Oct 31, 2008Universal Pictures
341Pulp Fiction$9,311,8828.6%1,338$6,959$107,928,762Oct 14, 1994Miramax
342Malice$9,232,65019.9%1,431$6,451$46,405,336Oct 1, 1993Columbia Pictures
343The Ghost and the Darkness$9,215,06323.9%2,142$4,302$38,619,405Oct 11, 1996Paramount Pictures
344Dreamer$9,178,23328%2,007$4,573$32,751,093Oct 21, 2005DreamWorks Distribution
345Courageous$9,112,83926.4%1,161$7,849$34,522,221Sep 30, 2011TriStar Pictures
346The Transporter$9,107,81636%2,573$3,539$25,296,447Oct 11, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
347Alpha and Omega$9,106,90636.3%2,625$3,469$25,107,267Sep 17, 2010Lionsgate
348Vampires$9,106,49744.8%1,793$5,078$20,308,772Oct 30, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
349Mr. Woodcock$9,100,00035.3%2,231$4,078$25,799,486Sep 14, 2007New Line Cinema
350The Long Kiss Goodnight$9,065,36327.1%2,245$4,038$33,447,612Oct 11, 1996New Line Cinema
351The Watcher$9,062,29531.3%2,742$3,304$28,946,615Sep 8, 2000Universal Pictures
352The Best Man$9,031,66026.5%1,346$6,710$34,102,780Oct 22, 1999Universal Pictures
353Baggage Claim$9,031,10241.9%2,027$4,455$21,569,509Sep 27, 2013-
354Corky Romano$9,023,17337.6%2,062$4,375$23,980,304Oct 12, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
355Hearts in Atlantis$9,021,49437.3%1,751$5,152$24,185,781Sep 28, 2001Warner Bros.
356To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar$9,019,18024.7%1,294$6,970$36,474,193Sep 8, 1995Universal Pictures
357City by the Sea$8,935,42639.8%2,575$3,470$22,449,000Sep 6, 2002Warner Bros.
358Superstar$8,912,74329.1%1,943$4,587$30,636,478Oct 8, 1999Paramount Pictures
359My Little Pony: The Movie$8,885,89940.6%2,528$3,514$21,885,107Oct 6, 2017Lionsgate
360Countdown$8,865,08234.6%2,675$3,314$25,621,766Oct 25, 2019STX Entertainment
361White Boy Rick$8,860,43136.9%2,504$3,538$24,011,188Sep 14, 2018Studio 8
362Pleasantville$8,855,06321.8%1,636$5,412$40,584,421Oct 23, 1998New Line Cinema
363The Covenant$8,852,45837.9%2,681$3,301$23,380,495Sep 8, 2006Screen Gems
364Striking Distance$8,705,80836.1%1,889$4,608$24,107,867Sep 17, 1993Columbia Pictures
365Two for the Money$8,703,24037.9%2,391$3,640$22,991,379Oct 7, 2005Universal Pictures
366Mr. 3000$8,679,02839.8%2,736$3,172$21,811,187Sep 17, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
367Don Jon$8,677,00935.4%2,422$3,582$24,477,704Sep 27, 2013Relativity Media
368The Three Musketeers$8,674,45242.6%3,017$2,875$20,374,484Oct 21, 2011Summit Entertainment
36950/50$8,644,09524.7%2,458$3,516$35,014,192Sep 30, 2011Summit Entertainment
370School for Scoundrels$8,602,33348.3%3,004$2,863$17,807,569Sep 29, 2006-
371Bridget Jones's Baby$8,571,78535.3%2,927$2,928$24,252,420Sep 16, 2016Universal Pictures
372Home Again$8,567,88131.7%2,940$2,914$27,020,284Sep 8, 2017Open Road Films (II)
373Urban Legends: Final Cut$8,505,51339.6%2,539$3,349$21,468,807Sep 22, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
374The Thing$8,493,66550.2%2,996$2,835$16,928,670Oct 14, 2011Universal Pictures
375Rounders$8,459,12636.9%2,176$3,887$22,912,409Sep 11, 1998Miramax
376You Again$8,407,51332.7%2,548$3,299$25,702,053Sep 24, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
377Cabin Fever$8,400,00039.7%2,087$4,024$21,158,188Sep 12, 2003Lionsgate
378Black and Blue$8,376,84638%2,062$4,062$22,055,313Oct 25, 2019Screen Gems
379My Best Friend's Girl$8,265,35743%2,604$3,174$19,219,250Sep 19, 2008Lionsgate
380The Nightmare Before Christmas$8,212,47716.4%1,654$4,965$50,003,043Oct 29, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
381A History of Violence$8,200,00026%1,340$6,119$31,504,633Sep 30, 2005New Line Cinema
382Cold Creek Manor$8,190,57438.3%2,035$4,024$21,386,011Sep 19, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
383American Beauty$8,188,5876.3%706$11,598$130,096,601Oct 1, 1999DreamWorks Distribution
384The Exorcist
2000 Director's Cut
$8,175,66620.6%664$12,312$39,671,011Sep 22, 2000Warner Bros.
385Beloved$8,165,55135.7%1,501$5,440$22,852,487Oct 16, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
386Instructions Not Included$8,149,28918.3%717$11,365$44,467,206Sep 6, 2013Lionsgate
387Dream House$8,129,35538.2%2,661$3,055$21,302,340Sep 30, 2011Universal Pictures
388Showgirls$8,112,62739.9%1,388$5,844$20,350,754Sep 22, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
389Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension$8,070,49344.1%1,656$4,873$18,300,124Oct 23, 2015Paramount Pictures
390Love Happens$8,057,01035.1%1,898$4,245$22,965,110Sep 18, 2009Universal Pictures
391The Expendables 4$8,039,02148.1%3,518$2,285$16,710,153Sep 22, 2023Lionsgate
392Crocodile Dundee$8,038,8554.6%879$9,145$174,803,506Sep 26, 1986Paramount Pictures
393Silent Hill: Revelation$8,023,03645.8%2,933$2,735$17,529,157Oct 26, 2012Open Road Films (II)
394One Hour Photo$8,006,66025.3%1,212$6,606$31,597,131Sep 13, 2002-
395Snowden$8,000,05837.1%2,443$3,274$21,587,519Sep 16, 2016Open Road Films (II)
396Lost Souls$7,954,76647.3%1,970$4,037$16,815,253Oct 13, 2000New Line Cinema
397Dead Presidents$7,943,77832.9%1,081$7,348$24,147,179Oct 6, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
398Postcards from the Edge$7,871,85620.1%1,013$7,770$39,071,603Sep 14, 1990Columbia Pictures
399The Counselor$7,842,93046.2%3,044$2,576$16,973,715Oct 25, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
400Igor$7,803,34740%2,339$3,336$19,528,602Sep 19, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)