Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Jul 2, 19:19 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801Catch a Fire$2,012,00046.8%1,305$1,541$4,299,773Oct 27, 2006Focus Features
802Woman on Top$2,008,19140%1,085$1,850$5,020,111Sep 22, 2000-
803In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion)$2,008,15038.5%653$3,075$5,215,015Sep 26, 1980Universal Pictures
804A Life Less Ordinary$2,007,27946%1,207$1,663$4,366,722Oct 24, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
805Friend Request$2,002,86353.3%2,573$778$3,759,078Sep 22, 2017Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
806Duets$2,002,58842.3%581$3,446$4,739,023Sep 15, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
807Arbitrage$2,002,16525.3%197$10,163$7,919,574Sep 14, 2012Roadside Attractions
808Until September$1,983,32146.8%1,114$1,780$4,239,154Sep 21, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
809Blindness$1,950,26058.2%1,690$1,154$3,351,751Oct 3, 2008Miramax
810Suburban Commando$1,947,74428%899$2,166$6,948,859Oct 4, 1991New Line Cinema
811Playing God$1,937,37446.5%1,479$1,309$4,166,918Oct 17, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
812Hocus Pocus
2020 Re-release
$1,925,00039.9%2,570$749$4,828,000Oct 2, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
813Motel Hell$1,924,77630.3%757$2,542$6,342,668Oct 24, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
814Angus$1,915,19239.7%1,154$1,659$4,821,759Sep 15, 1995New Line Cinema
815Dark Angel$1,912,42144%1,041$1,837$4,348,368Sep 28, 1990Triumph Releasing Corporation
816Enough Said$1,911,25610.9%606$3,153$17,550,872Oct 11, 2013-
817Children of a Lesser God$1,909,0846%215$8,879$31,853,080Oct 3, 1986Paramount Pictures
818Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain$1,908,42024.8%98$19,473$7,706,436Sep 9, 2011Codeblack Entertainment
819Ed Wood$1,903,76832.3%623$3,055$5,887,457Oct 7, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
820Bogus$1,895,59343.5%1,134$1,671$4,357,406Sep 6, 1996Warner Bros.
821RocknRolla$1,872,49532.8%826$2,266$5,700,626Oct 31, 2008Warner Bros.
822Innocent Blood$1,857,65837.6%1,326$1,400$4,943,279Sep 25, 1992Warner Bros.
823Mr. Nanny$1,853,64742.6%1,293$1,433$4,348,572Oct 8, 1993New Line Cinema
824Mumford$1,851,29140.6%1,452$1,274$4,555,459Sep 24, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
825Before I Go to Sleep$1,843,34756.9%1,902$969$3,242,457Oct 31, 2014Clarius Entertainment
826Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse$1,841,00749.7%1,509$1,220$3,703,046Oct 30, 2015Paramount Pictures
827Under Fire$1,837,76832.3%816$2,252$5,696,391Oct 21, 1983Orion Pictures
828All the Right Moves$1,835,11710.6%675$2,718$17,233,166Oct 28, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
829The Cold Light of Day$1,831,58848.7%1,511$1,212$3,763,583Sep 7, 2012Lionsgate Films
830Steal Big Steal Little$1,761,89055.9%1,080$1,631$3,150,170Sep 29, 1995-
831The Darjeeling Limited$1,761,33514.8%698$2,523$11,902,715Oct 26, 2007-
832Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael$1,753,87044%635$2,762$3,989,297Oct 12, 1990Paramount Pictures
833Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike$1,751,57252.5%1,012$1,730$3,336,053Oct 12, 2012Atlas Distribution Company
834Warlock: The Armageddon$1,747,31744.8%1,320$1,323$3,902,679Sep 24, 1993Trimark Pictures
835Ninja III: The Domination$1,727,54622.7%530$3,259$7,610,785Sep 14, 1984Cannon Film Distributors
836The Sicilian$1,720,35131.8%370$4,649$5,406,879Oct 23, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
837Last Ounce of Courage$1,708,00051.3%1,407$1,213$3,329,674Sep 14, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
838Feast of Love$1,707,96748.6%1,200$1,423$3,511,074Sep 28, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
839Immediate Family$1,675,34428.2%836$2,004$5,932,613Oct 27, 1989Columbia Pictures
840Raiders of the Lost Ark
2012 IMAX Release
$1,673,73153.5%267$6,268$3,125,613Sep 7, 2012Paramount Pictures
841The Fifth Estate$1,673,35151.4%1,769$945$3,255,008Oct 18, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
842Anything Else$1,673,12552.1%1,033$1,619$3,212,310Sep 19, 2003DreamWorks Distribution
843Tempest$1,672,88033.4%659$2,538$5,005,245Sep 24, 1982Columbia Pictures
844Rendition$1,670,00017.2%2,250$742$9,736,045Oct 19, 2007New Line Cinema
845Elvira: Mistress of the Dark$1,660,04129.7%627$2,647$5,596,267Sep 30, 1988New World Pictures
846Johnny English Strikes Again$1,638,89537.1%544$3,012$4,412,170Oct 26, 2018Universal Pictures
847Shout$1,611,72545.4%968$1,665$3,547,684Oct 4, 1991Universal Pictures
848Hocus Pocus
30th Anniversary re-release
$1,609,87432.7%1,430$1,125$4,929,004Oct 6, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
849War$1,607,62734.5%305$5,270$4,654,000Oct 4, 2019Yash Raj Films
850Firstborn$1,606,21425.7%800$2,007$6,250,994Oct 26, 1984Paramount Pictures
851The Boy Who Could Fly$1,606,15622.4%661$2,429$7,177,431Sep 26, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
852The Right Stuff$1,601,1677.6%229$6,991$21,192,102Oct 21, 1983Warner Bros.
853Feeling Minnesota$1,598,05151.1%869$1,838$3,124,440Sep 13, 1996New Line Cinema
854The Identical$1,587,13756.1%1,956$811$2,827,666Sep 5, 2014Freestyle Releasing
855American Dreamer$1,580,99031.5%801$1,973$5,021,751Oct 26, 1984Warner Bros.
856Megiddo: The Omega Code 2$1,573,45426%314$5,011$6,047,691Sep 21, 20018x Entertainment
857Things We Lost in the Fire$1,561,94947.5%1,142$1,367$3,287,315Oct 19, 2007DreamWorks
858Looking for Mr. Goodbar$1,540,6356.8%110$14,005$22,512,655Oct 21, 1977Paramount Pictures
859To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday$1,538,51936.7%807$1,906$4,189,233Oct 25, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
860The Jane Austen Book Club$1,536,00043%1,232$1,246$3,575,227Oct 5, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
861Silent Fall$1,531,24448.1%1,251$1,224$3,180,674Oct 28, 1994Warner Bros.
862Til Death Do Us Part$1,527,28944.2%562$2,717$3,455,267Sep 29, 2017-
863In the Valley of Elah$1,512,31022.3%762$1,984$6,777,741Sep 28, 2007Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
864Indivisible$1,503,10142.8%830$1,810$3,511,417Oct 26, 2018Pure Flix Entertainment
865Grandma$1,501,10121.5%1,061$1,414$6,980,524Sep 18, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
866Worth Winning$1,492,61040.4%1,260$1,184$3,690,328Oct 27, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
867Fat Man and Little Boy$1,476,99441.5%843$1,752$3,563,162Oct 20, 1989Paramount Pictures
868Brittany Runs a Marathon$1,471,76920.5%757$1,944$7,189,808Sep 13, 2019Amazon Studios
869Rock the Kasbah$1,470,59248.7%2,012$730$3,020,664Oct 23, 2015Open Road Films (II)
870Sky Bandits$1,468,50064%1,335$1,100$2,295,500Oct 31, 1986-
871The Scout$1,458,83754.1%1,585$920$2,694,234Sep 30, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
872Eddie and the Cruisers$1,444,88630.2%475$3,041$4,786,789Sep 23, 1983Embassy Pictures
873How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$1,430,29451.5%1,750$817$2,778,752Oct 3, 2008Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
874Big Shots$1,417,73841.8%932$1,521$3,390,043Oct 2, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
875Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star$1,415,02355.9%1,500$943$2,529,395Sep 9, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
876Ladrones$1,411,03146.1%375$3,762$3,063,505Oct 9, 2015Lionsgate Films
877Into the West$1,410,41429.4%550$2,564$4,790,801Sep 17, 1993Miramax
878Beautiful$1,409,43344.6%646$2,181$3,157,348Sep 29, 2000Destination Films
879Playing for Keeps$1,406,30052.7%1,148$1,225$2,669,366Oct 3, 1986Universal Pictures
880The Disappointments Room$1,402,82357.9%1,554$902$2,423,468Sep 9, 2016Relativity Media
881Captive$1,393,24353.9%806$1,728$2,583,301Sep 18, 2015Paramount Pictures
882Facing the Giants$1,389,00013.6%441$3,149$10,178,331Sep 29, 2006IDP Distribution
883My Hero Academia: Two Heroes$1,388,49924.1%508$2,733$5,754,556Sep 28, 2018FUNimation Entertainment
884Feds$1,388,31736.2%850$1,633$3,838,793Oct 28, 1988Warner Bros.
885God Bless the Broken Road$1,386,25448.7%1,272$1,089$2,846,257Sep 7, 2018Freestyle Releasing
886Infidel$1,384,29634.2%1,724$802$4,051,990Sep 18, 2020Cloudburst Entertainment
887The MatchMaker$1,378,93040.7%705$1,955$3,392,080Oct 3, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
888Jem and the Holograms$1,375,32063%2,413$569$2,184,640Oct 23, 2015Universal Pictures
889In Country$1,369,76238.8%606$2,260$3,531,971Sep 29, 1989Warner Bros.
890Harry Potter IMAX Marathon$1,357,37678.5%330$4,113$1,729,226Oct 14, 2016IMAX
891Hillsong: Let Hope Rise$1,357,24356.7%816$1,663$2,394,386Sep 16, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
892Love Stinks$1,339,57545.8%1,325$1,011$2,924,635Sep 10, 1999Independent Artists
893Paid in Full$1,328,78943%268$4,958$3,090,862Oct 25, 2002Miramax
894Bella$1,328,44816.5%165$8,051$8,070,537Oct 26, 2007Roadside Attractions
895The Nightmare Before Christmas
2020 Re-release
$1,323,00057.9%2,194$603$2,286,000Oct 16, 2020Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
896Choke$1,319,28645.1%435$3,032$2,926,565Sep 26, 2008-
897The Empty Man$1,310,32643.8%2,027$646$2,992,948Oct 23, 202020th Century Studios
898The Hitman$1,290,44227.7%551$2,342$4,654,288Oct 25, 1991Cannon Film Distributors
899Birth$1,282,00025.2%550$2,330$5,095,038Oct 29, 2004New Line Cinema
900Bang Bang$1,278,69050.2%271$4,718$2,546,172Oct 3, 2014FIP
901Kansas$1,274,74252.4%847$1,505$2,432,536Sep 23, 1988Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
902Airborne$1,262,23944.3%982$1,285$2,850,263Sep 17, 1993Warner Bros.
903Moonlight and Valentino$1,250,91250.4%669$1,869$2,484,226Sep 29, 1995Gramercy Pictures (I)
904Without a Clue$1,246,77214.6%280$4,452$8,539,181Oct 21, 1988Orion Pictures
905BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing$1,226,552100%490$2,503$1,226,552Oct 25, 2019Fathom Events
906The Lonely Lady$1,223,220100%703$1,740$1,223,200Sep 30, 1983Universal Pictures
907Jinxed!$1,209,31142.1%877$1,378$2,869,638Oct 22, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
908Exterminator 2$1,204,19732.2%535$2,250$3,739,406Sep 14, 1984Cannon Film Distributors
909Somewhere in Time$1,203,01112.4%369$3,260$9,709,597Oct 3, 1980Universal Pictures
910Trailer Park Boys: The Movie$1,200,00031.1%181$6,629$3,860,678Oct 6, 2006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
911Brainstorm$1,196,96511.7%169$7,082$10,219,460Sep 30, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
912The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Aida$1,187,27574.4%699$1,698$1,595,902Oct 5, 2018Fathom Events
913Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary$1,177,87340.8%1,586$742$2,884,827Sep 27, 2019Fathom Events
914Mr. Wonderful$1,177,31137.7%720$1,635$3,125,424Oct 15, 1993Warner Bros.
915The Curse$1,169,92260.6%326$3,588$1,930,001Sep 11, 1987Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
916N-Secure$1,166,40644.9%486$2,400$2,595,644Oct 15, 2010Freestyle Releasing
917Mystic Pizza$1,163,9399.1%401$2,902$12,793,213Oct 21, 1988The Samuel Goldwyn Company
918Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer$1,162,98831.6%673$1,728$3,679,893Oct 12, 2018GVN Releasing
919The Bear$1,160,64443.2%750$1,547$2,687,148Sep 28, 1984Embassy Pictures
920Mallrats$1,153,83854.4%852$1,354$2,122,561Oct 20, 1995Gramercy Pictures (I)
921The Men's Club$1,146,99244.9%532$2,156$2,556,361Sep 19, 1986Atlantic Releasing Corporation
922A Good Man in Africa$1,144,94249.6%794$1,441$2,308,390Sep 9, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
923Soul Survivors$1,140,69836.7%601$1,898$3,111,545Sep 7, 2001Artisan Entertainment
924The Public Eye$1,139,82537.2%635$1,795$3,067,917Oct 16, 1992Universal Pictures
925Avenging Force$1,131,50224.2%500$2,263$4,679,650Sep 12, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
926The Broken Hearts Gallery$1,126,40127.7%2,209$509$4,067,442Sep 11, 2020TriStar Pictures
927Maxie$1,121,53143.7%778$1,441$2,564,278Sep 27, 1985Orion Pictures
928Squanto: A Warrior's Tale$1,119,01633.5%1,022$1,094$3,342,223Oct 28, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
929Sweet Hearts Dance$1,116,90229.5%246$4,540$3,790,493Sep 23, 1988TriStar Pictures
930M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story$1,108,65061.5%256$4,330$1,801,550Sep 30, 2016FIP
931Crimes of Passion$1,103,21037.9%325$3,394$2,912,945Oct 19, 1984New World Pictures
932It Came from Hollywood$1,095,00342.6%650$1,684$2,573,342Oct 29, 1982Paramount Pictures
933No Man's Land$1,088,27337.8%510$2,133$2,877,571Oct 23, 1987Orion Pictures
934Barfi!$1,061,71337.9%132$8,043$2,804,874Sep 14, 2012UTV Motion Pictures
935Assassination Nation$1,050,02152.4%1,403$748$2,005,142Sep 21, 2018Neon
936Stop Making Sense
2023 Re-release
$1,049,87620.1%786$1,335$5,211,310Sep 29, 2023-
937Tár$1,048,31515.5%1,087$964$6,773,650Oct 28, 2022Focus Features
938Good Hair$1,039,22025%186$5,587$4,157,223Oct 9, 2009Roadside Attractions
939Messenger of Death$1,035,27933.7%450$2,300$3,074,681Sep 16, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
940The Human Stain$1,034,19519.2%160$6,463$5,381,908Oct 31, 2003Miramax
941A Question of Faith$1,025,48939.6%661$1,551$2,587,072Sep 29, 2017Pure Flix Entertainment
942Alien
2003 Director's Cut
$1,023,66551.5%347$2,950$1,986,910Oct 31, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
943Anonymous$1,021,76822.9%265$3,855$4,463,292Oct 28, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
944Coldplay Music of The Spheres Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires$1,015,000100%833$1,218$1,015,000Oct 28, 2022Trafalgar Releasing
945Golmaal Again$1,013,893100%265$3,826$1,013,893Oct 20, 2017-
946Crazy in Alabama$1,010,59650.4%1,214$832$2,005,840Oct 22, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
947Loving Couples$1,010,18136%592$1,706$2,806,659Oct 24, 1980Twentieth Century Fox
948Princess Caraboo$1,005,28732.8%301$3,339$3,062,530Sep 16, 1994TriStar Pictures
949Pawn Sacrifice$1,005,07141.2%781$1,286$2,436,633Sep 25, 2015Bleecker Street Media
950Grace Unplugged$998,14539.8%511$1,953$2,507,201Oct 4, 2013Roadside Attractions
951Impulse$995,57035.9%376$2,647$2,773,433Sep 28, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
952Vikram Vedha$986,59262.1%558$1,768$1,589,362Sep 30, 2022Reliance Entertainment
953Bat*21$982,08024.8%248$3,960$3,966,256Oct 21, 1988TriStar Pictures
954I'm in Love with a Church Girl$971,82640.7%457$2,126$2,387,730Oct 18, 2013High Top Releasing
955Love Story$971,000100%300$3,236$971,000Sep 24, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
956The Mighty Macs$963,22150.9%975$987$1,891,936Oct 21, 2011Quaker Media
957Denial$954,15923.4%648$1,472$4,073,489Oct 21, 2016Bleecker Street Media
958Kill the Messenger$941,80938.4%374$2,518$2,450,846Oct 10, 2014Focus Features
959Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms$931,14054.6%115$8,096$1,706,355Sep 22, 2023Well Go USA Entertainment
960I'm Not Ashamed$927,16144.5%505$1,835$2,082,980Oct 21, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
961Stronger$923,41221.9%645$1,431$4,211,129Sep 29, 2017Roadside Attractions
962Dazed and Confused$918,12711.3%183$5,017$8,144,774Sep 24, 1993Gramercy Pictures (I)
963Gettysburg$913,6178.5%124$7,367$10,769,960Oct 8, 1993New Line Cinema
964Crimes and Misdemeanors$911,3855%66$13,808$18,254,702Oct 13, 1989Orion Pictures
965Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II$911,35134%343$2,657$2,683,519Oct 16, 1987The Samuel Goldwyn Company
966Luther$908,44615.7%400$2,271$5,791,328Sep 26, 2003R.S. Entertainment
967Best Seller$905,39921.2%253$3,578$4,278,150Sep 25, 1987Orion Pictures
968Housefull 4$904,80842.9%315$2,872$2,109,160Oct 25, 2019FIP
969Moonage Daydream$904,09921.4%733$1,233$4,218,925Sep 23, 2022Neon
970Spirited Away
2017 Re-release
$903,89675.5%632$1,430$1,196,791Oct 27, 2017Fathom Events
971Bound$900,90223.7%261$3,451$3,802,260Oct 4, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
972The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila$898,38475.1%699$1,285$1,195,758Oct 19, 2018Fathom Events
973Oliver Twist$888,72142.7%779$1,140$2,080,321Sep 30, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
974A Prayer for the Dying$881,79361.5%407$2,166$1,432,687Sep 11, 1987The Samuel Goldwyn Company
975The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$881,73717%154$5,725$5,190,196Oct 29, 2010Music Box Films
976My People, My Country$876,00137.2%67$13,074$2,356,683Oct 4, 2019-
977Truth$875,93534.5%1,122$780$2,541,854Oct 30, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
978Tusk$846,83146.4%602$1,406$1,826,705Sep 19, 2014A24
979The Good Lie$841,42230.9%461$1,825$2,722,209Oct 3, 2014Warner Bros.
980Radioland Murders$835,57063.5%844$990$1,316,865Oct 21, 1994Universal Pictures
981Jesus Is King$830,00085.3%372$2,231$973,000Oct 25, 2019IMAX
982Texasville$823,53436.3%354$2,326$2,268,181Sep 28, 1990Columbia Pictures
983Medieval$821,99159.8%1,311$626$1,374,325Sep 9, 2022The Avenue Entertainment
984Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again$819,47621.6%300$2,731$3,792,188Oct 1, 1982Paramount Pictures
985Terrifier 2$805,0007.6%770$1,045$10,640,105Oct 7, 2022Cinedigm Entertainment Group
986Don$804,38836.2%113$7,118$2,223,961Oct 20, 2006UTV Motion Pictures
987The Good House$801,56836.1%1,061$755$2,219,760Sep 30, 2022Roadside Attractions
988Blue Velvet$789,4099.2%98$8,055$8,551,228Sep 19, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
989The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years$785,33626.8%85$9,239$2,930,414Sep 16, 2016Abramorama
990The Big Town$776,67544.8%762$1,019$1,733,017Sep 25, 1987Columbia Pictures
991Divine Madness$769,78714.5%127$6,061$5,318,098Sep 26, 1980Warner Bros.
992The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Puccini: La Fanciulla del West$765,54974.8%705$1,085$1,023,233Oct 26, 2018Fathom Events
993Blue Sky$763,89022.7%205$3,726$3,359,465Sep 16, 1994Orion Pictures
994Howl's Moving Castle
2022 Re-release
$762,96162.9%868$878$1,212,525Sep 23, 2022Fathom Events
995The Sisters Brothers$757,97524.1%1,141$664$3,143,056Oct 19, 2018Annapurna Pictures
996The Retirement Plan$757,29347.1%--$1,607,344Sep 15, 2023-
997The Final Option$750,25928.1%338$2,219$2,666,873Sep 16, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
998Tougher Than Leather$748,19320.9%130$5,755$3,582,760Sep 16, 1988New Line Cinema
999English Vinglish$745,41440%88$8,470$1,862,086Oct 5, 2012Eros Worldwide
1,000Crash$738,33927.7%42$17,579$2,664,812Oct 4, 1996Fine Line Features