Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Nov 23, 11:22 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
601Ernest Saves Christmas$5,710,73420.2%1,634$3,494$28,202,109Nov 11, 1988Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
602Santa Claus$5,647,16023.8%970$5,821$23,717,291Nov 29, 1985TriStar Pictures
603Salaar$5,618,51162.9%802$7,005$8,929,282Dec 22, 2023-
604Forever Young$5,609,87510%1,710$3,280$55,956,187Dec 18, 1992Warner Bros.
605Anywhere But Here$5,607,13730%1,672$3,353$18,670,401Nov 12, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
606The Good Liar$5,605,05132.7%2,439$2,298$17,156,058Nov 15, 2019Warner Bros.
607All the Money in the World$5,584,68422.2%2,074$2,692$25,113,707Dec 29, 2017TriStar Pictures
608Cocoon: The Return$5,568,14329.4%986$5,647$18,924,919Nov 25, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
609It Takes Two$5,564,14728.6%1,581$3,519$19,474,589Nov 17, 1995Warner Bros.
610Sabrina$5,563,25910.4%1,821$3,055$53,672,080Dec 15, 1995Paramount Pictures
611Oh, God! You Devil$5,560,00125.8%1,384$4,017$21,538,850Nov 9, 1984Warner Bros.
612Babel$5,558,09516.2%1,251$4,442$34,302,837Nov 10, 2006Paramount Vantage
613Tootsie$5,540,4703.1%943$5,875$177,200,000Dec 17, 1982Columbia Pictures
614My Life$5,536,09819.9%800$6,920$27,804,899Nov 12, 1993Columbia Pictures
615The People Under the Stairs$5,522,25022.8%1,850$2,985$24,204,154Nov 1, 1991Universal Pictures
616The Rookie$5,510,05625.5%1,862$2,959$21,633,874Dec 7, 1990Warner Bros.
617Green Book$5,501,5206.5%1,063$5,175$85,080,171Nov 23, 2018Universal Pictures
618Nine$5,452,51327.7%1,412$3,861$19,676,965Dec 25, 2009The Weinstein Company
619Broadcast News$5,449,92010.6%677$8,050$51,249,404Dec 25, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
620King Richard$5,406,03335.7%3,302$1,637$15,129,285Nov 19, 2021Warner Bros.
621Soul Men$5,401,60544.7%2,044$2,642$12,082,391Nov 7, 2008-
622The Wizard of Oz
1998 Re-release
$5,354,31136.1%1,879$2,849$14,836,984Nov 6, 1998Warner Bros.
623Doubt$5,339,74216%1,267$4,214$33,446,470Dec 26, 2008Miramax
624Airplane II: The Sequel$5,329,20819.6%1,150$4,634$27,150,534Dec 10, 1982Paramount Pictures
625Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City$5,319,28031.3%2,803$1,897$17,000,612Nov 26, 2021Screen Gems
626Death Wish 3$5,319,11633%1,460$3,643$16,116,878Nov 1, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
627Léon: The Professional$5,306,55827.2%1,158$4,582$19,501,238Nov 18, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
628The Guilt Trip$5,290,62914.2%2,431$2,176$37,134,215Dec 21, 2012Paramount Pictures
629Highlander II: The Quickening$5,280,49033.9%960$5,500$15,556,340Nov 1, 1991-
630The Postman$5,260,32429.8%2,207$2,383$17,626,234Dec 26, 1997Warner Bros.
631An American Tail$5,234,44611%1,246$4,201$47,483,002Nov 21, 1986Universal Pictures
632Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil$5,233,65820.8%824$6,351$25,105,255Nov 21, 1997Warner Bros.
633Mr. Magoo$5,233,63124.4%1,857$2,818$21,437,192Dec 26, 1997Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
634JFK$5,223,6587.4%1,164$4,487$70,405,498Dec 20, 1991Warner Bros.
635Anna and the King$5,223,41613.3%2,132$2,450$39,263,420Dec 17, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
636Out of the Furnace$5,220,28846.1%2,101$2,484$11,330,849Dec 6, 2013Relativity Media
637The War$5,203,27530.7%1,155$4,505$16,928,556Nov 4, 1994Universal Pictures
638Amistad$5,176,00611.7%712$7,269$44,229,441Dec 26, 1997DreamWorks Distribution
639Cinderella
1987 Re-release
$5,165,88115.1%1,646$3,138$34,101,149Nov 20, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
640The Ringer$5,158,79514.6%1,829$2,820$35,428,675Dec 23, 2005-
641They$5,144,09040.1%1,615$3,185$12,840,842Nov 29, 2002Dimension Films
642Bombshell$5,109,14616.1%1,480$3,452$31,762,808Dec 20, 2019Lionsgate
643Home Alone 3$5,085,48216.5%2,147$2,368$30,882,515Dec 12, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
644The Morning After$5,069,92620.2%955$5,308$25,147,055Dec 26, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
645Priscilla$5,040,00324%1,359$3,708$20,960,939Nov 3, 2023A24
646Flowers in the Attic$5,020,31733.1%1,051$4,776$15,151,736Nov 20, 1987New World Pictures
647Flight of the Phoenix$5,019,43023.9%2,604$1,927$21,009,180Dec 17, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
648Trespass$5,012,91037.8%1,022$4,905$13,249,535Dec 25, 1992Universal Pictures
649The Theory of Everything$5,011,14614%802$6,248$35,893,537Nov 28, 2014Focus Features
650The Muppet Christmas Carol$5,010,10918.4%2,075$2,414$27,281,507Dec 11, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
651King Solomon's Mines$5,005,78833.2%1,122$4,461$15,057,465Nov 22, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
652Downsizing$4,954,28720.3%2,668$1,856$24,449,754Dec 22, 2017Paramount Pictures
653Fair Game$4,946,33242.9%1,949$2,537$11,534,477Nov 3, 1995Warner Bros.
654The Majestic$4,904,33917.6%2,361$2,077$27,807,266Dec 21, 2001Warner Bros.
655The Iron Claw$4,868,37013.9%2,774$1,755$35,070,296Dec 22, 2023A24
656The Book Thief$4,864,86122.6%1,234$3,942$21,488,481Nov 29, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
657Bobby$4,857,73643.2%1,667$2,914$11,242,801Nov 24, 2006-
658They Live$4,827,90335.9%1,463$3,300$13,447,978Nov 4, 1988Universal Pictures
659Toys$4,810,02720.7%1,272$3,781$23,278,931Dec 18, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
660The Return$4,776,00061.6%1,986$2,404$7,749,851Nov 10, 2006Rogue Pictures
661Monsters, Inc.
2012 3D Release
$4,774,68614%2,618$1,823$34,043,006Dec 21, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
662About Time$4,758,07031.1%1,200$3,965$15,322,921Nov 8, 2013Universal Pictures
663The Edge of Seventeen$4,754,21532.9%1,945$2,444$14,431,633Nov 18, 2016STX Entertainment
664All Dogs Go to Heaven$4,712,83417.4%1,577$2,988$27,100,027Nov 17, 1989United Artists
665Richard Jewell$4,705,26521.1%2,502$1,880$22,345,542Dec 13, 2019Warner Bros.
666Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody$4,700,45019.8%3,625$1,296$23,708,080Dec 23, 2022TriStar Pictures
667The Dark Crystal$4,657,33511.5%858$5,428$40,577,001Dec 17, 1982Universal Pictures
668Mad City$4,649,74244.1%2,194$2,119$10,541,523Nov 7, 1997Warner Bros.
669Tupac: Resurrection$4,632,84760%801$5,783$7,718,961Nov 14, 2003Paramount Pictures
670Bugsy$4,611,4779.4%1,219$3,783$49,114,016Dec 20, 1991TriStar Pictures
671The Man Who Knew Too Little$4,604,81933.6%2,036$2,261$13,717,039Nov 14, 1997Warner Bros.
672Scarface$4,597,53610.2%996$4,616$45,227,398Dec 9, 1983Universal Pictures
673White Nights$4,549,09510.8%891$5,105$42,160,849Dec 6, 1985Columbia Pictures
674The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou$4,547,18118.9%1,105$4,115$24,020,403Dec 24, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
675For the Boys$4,533,13825.4%1,308$3,465$17,860,280Nov 29, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
676Out Cold$4,531,66532.6%2,011$2,253$13,906,394Nov 23, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
677Flesh and Bone$4,517,06646.5%1,200$3,764$9,709,451Nov 5, 1993Paramount Pictures
678Dad$4,504,02020.4%1,108$4,065$22,103,037Nov 10, 1989Universal Pictures
679The King's Speech$4,484,3523.3%700$6,406$135,453,143Dec 24, 2010The Weinstein Company
680In the Mix$4,448,49143.5%1,608$2,766$10,223,896Nov 25, 2005Lionsgate
681Roman J. Israel, Esq.$4,447,07037.2%1,669$2,664$11,962,778Nov 24, 2017Sony Pictures Releasing
682Spotlight$4,408,2529.8%897$4,914$45,055,776Nov 27, 2015Open Road Films (II)
683Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri$4,396,5378.1%1,430$3,074$54,513,740Dec 1, 2017-
684The Descendants$4,380,1385.3%876$5,000$82,584,160Dec 9, 2011-
68548 Hrs.$4,369,8685.5%850$5,141$78,868,508Dec 10, 1982Paramount Pictures
686Living Out Loud$4,319,74533.5%1,086$3,977$12,905,901Nov 6, 1998New Line Cinema
687RoboCop 3$4,304,82940.2%1,796$2,396$10,696,210Nov 5, 1993Orion Pictures
688Slumdog Millionaire$4,301,8703%614$7,006$141,319,928Dec 26, 2008-
689The Shift$4,300,16535.5%2,450$1,755$12,118,219Dec 1, 2023Angel Studios
690Punisher: War Zone$4,271,45153.1%2,508$1,703$8,050,977Dec 5, 2008Lionsgate
691Terms of Endearment$4,245,5203.9%945$4,492$108,423,489Dec 9, 1983Paramount Pictures
692Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers$4,245,00030.9%1,700$2,497$13,728,000Dec 3, 2021Fathom Events
693Black Christmas$4,240,24540.7%2,625$1,615$10,429,730Dec 13, 2019Universal Pictures
694Manchester by the Sea$4,223,8288.9%1,206$3,502$47,695,371Dec 16, 2016Roadside Attractions
695Song of the South
1986 Re-release
$4,203,11123.8%1,505$2,792$17,659,346Nov 21, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
696The Pagemaster$4,188,39930.6%1,803$2,323$13,670,688Nov 25, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
697Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story$4,174,38322.8%2,650$1,575$18,317,151Dec 21, 2007Sony Pictures Releasing
698Firewalker$4,130,32334.6%1,120$3,687$11,949,484Nov 21, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
699Wild$4,113,75210.9%1,061$3,877$37,880,356Dec 19, 2014-
700Wall Street$4,104,6119.4%730$5,622$43,848,069Dec 11, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
701Silver Linings Playbook$4,079,3143.1%745$5,475$132,092,958Dec 28, 2012The Weinstein Company
702Lady Bird$4,057,5598.3%791$5,129$48,958,273Nov 24, 2017A24
703Billy Bathgate$4,051,59026%912$4,442$15,565,363Nov 1, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
704Once Bitten$4,025,65740.3%1,095$3,676$10,000,000Nov 15, 1985The Samuel Goldwyn Company
705Best Friends$4,022,89110.9%1,062$3,788$36,821,203Dec 17, 1982Warner Bros.
706Oliver & Company$4,022,7527.6%952$4,225$53,279,055Nov 18, 1988Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
707Look Who's Talking Now$4,022,57038.9%1,858$2,165$10,340,263Nov 5, 1993TriStar Pictures
708Geronimo: An American Legend$4,018,45221.6%1,605$2,503$18,635,620Dec 10, 1993Columbia Pictures
709Home for the Holidays$4,007,71722.9%1,000$4,007$17,519,169Nov 3, 1995Paramount Pictures
710Punch-Drunk Love$4,003,53522.4%1,252$3,197$17,844,216Nov 1, 2002Revolution Studios
711The Phantom of the Opera$4,001,8907.8%622$6,433$51,268,815Dec 24, 2004Warner Bros.
712Let Him Go$4,000,47042.7%2,454$1,630$9,358,025Nov 6, 2020Focus Features
713Dark Waters$3,996,27535.9%2,012$1,986$11,136,084Dec 6, 2019Focus Features
714Speechless$3,969,04819.2%1,404$2,826$20,667,959Dec 16, 1994Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
7159 to 5$3,966,8323.8%910$4,359$103,290,500Dec 19, 1980Twentieth Century Fox
716Jojo Rabbit$3,952,15711.8%798$4,952$33,370,906Nov 8, 2019-
717Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1982 Re-release
$3,949,47829.7%992$3,981$13,276,241Nov 19, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
718Brooklyn$3,946,66710.3%845$4,670$38,322,743Nov 27, 2015-
719Flash Gordon$3,934,03014.5%823$4,780$27,107,960Dec 5, 1980Universal Pictures
720Ferrari$3,921,77321.1%2,386$1,643$18,550,028Dec 29, 2023Neon
721I'll Be Home for Christmas$3,898,29331.9%1,759$2,216$12,214,338Nov 13, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
722Darkest Hour$3,891,9456.9%806$4,828$56,468,410Dec 22, 2017Focus Features
723Saturday Night Fever$3,878,0994.1%504$7,694$94,213,184Dec 16, 1977Paramount Pictures
724Grumpy Old Men$3,874,9115.5%1,244$3,114$70,172,621Dec 24, 1993Warner Bros.
725Man's Best Friend$3,861,07929.8%1,220$3,164$12,974,636Nov 19, 1993New Line Cinema
726Everybody's Fine$3,852,06841.8%2,133$1,805$9,208,876Dec 4, 2009Miramax
727The Emperor's Club$3,846,78027.2%809$4,754$14,118,751Nov 22, 2002Universal Pictures
728Dirty Rotten Scoundrels$3,840,4989.1%1,466$2,619$42,039,085Dec 16, 1988Orion Pictures
729U2: Rattle and Hum$3,821,35144.4%1,391$2,747$8,600,823Nov 4, 1988Paramount Pictures
730Life as a House$3,818,62324.4%1,288$2,964$15,667,270Nov 9, 2001New Line Cinema
731Home Fries$3,784,02336.1%1,925$1,965$10,493,366Nov 27, 1998Warner Bros.
732Larger Than Life$3,779,50445.5%2,433$1,553$8,315,693Nov 1, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
733The Fountain$3,768,70237.2%1,472$2,560$10,144,010Nov 24, 2006Warner Bros.
734The Ice Harvest$3,744,00041.5%1,550$2,415$9,016,782Nov 25, 2005Focus Features
735Closer$3,735,15311%622$6,005$33,987,757Dec 10, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
736Black Christmas$3,723,36422.9%1,544$2,411$16,273,581Dec 29, 2006-
737A Good Year$3,721,52649.9%2,066$1,801$7,459,300Nov 10, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
738We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story$3,707,77039.8%1,822$2,035$9,317,021Nov 26, 1993Universal Pictures
739Philomena$3,676,0019.7%835$4,402$37,709,979Nov 29, 2013The Weinstein Company
740Black Nativity$3,669,53052.3%1,516$2,420$7,018,189Nov 29, 2013-
741Little Shop of Horrors$3,659,8849.4%866$4,226$38,748,395Dec 19, 1986Warner Bros.
742Martian Child$3,650,00048.7%2,020$1,806$7,500,310Nov 2, 2007New Line Cinema
743All I Want for Christmas$3,645,72024.6%1,507$2,419$14,812,144Nov 8, 1991Paramount Pictures
744Out of Africa$3,637,2904.2%922$3,945$87,071,205Dec 20, 1985Universal Pictures
745First Family$3,635,56423.9%563$6,457$15,198,912Dec 26, 1980Warner Bros.
746Jennifer 8$3,619,66631.8%967$3,743$11,390,479Nov 6, 1992Paramount Pictures
747Shut In$3,613,56752.4%2,058$1,755$6,900,335Nov 11, 2016EuropaCorp
748Babylon$3,603,36823.5%3,343$1,077$15,351,455Dec 23, 2022Paramount Pictures
749Freaky$3,600,35539.9%2,472$1,456$9,030,855Nov 13, 2020Universal Pictures
750Turistas$3,582,55451%1,570$2,281$7,027,762Dec 1, 2006Fox Atomic
751Night of the Comet$3,580,57824.8%1,098$3,261$14,418,922Nov 16, 1984Atlantic Releasing Corporation
752PK$3,565,25833.6%272$13,107$10,616,104Dec 19, 2014UTV Motion Pictures
753Joe Somebody$3,553,72515.6%2,506$1,418$22,771,646Dec 21, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
754To Live and Die in L.A.$3,551,76120.5%1,135$3,129$17,307,019Nov 1, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
755Little Man Tate$3,551,33114.2%987$3,598$25,010,896Nov 1, 1991Orion Pictures
756Nothing Like the Holidays$3,531,66447.1%1,671$2,113$7,503,736Dec 12, 2008Overture Films
757Iron Eagle II$3,530,01633.6%874$4,038$10,497,324Nov 11, 1988TriStar Pictures
758Deal of the Century$3,520,60534%1,217$2,892$10,369,581Nov 4, 1983Warner Bros.
759Mermaids$3,514,6789.9%920$3,820$35,419,397Dec 14, 1990Orion Pictures
760She-Devil$3,509,64722.9%1,403$2,501$15,351,421Dec 8, 1989Orion Pictures
761Motherless Brooklyn$3,500,45437.7%1,342$2,608$9,277,736Nov 1, 2019Warner Bros.
762The Rescuers Down Under$3,499,81912.5%1,230$2,845$27,931,461Nov 16, 1990Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
763Rumor Has It...$3,473,1558.1%2,815$1,233$43,000,262Dec 23, 2005Warner Bros.
764Belly$3,454,77635.8%600$5,757$9,639,390Nov 6, 1998Artisan Entertainment
765Cadillac Records$3,445,55942%687$5,015$8,195,551Dec 5, 2008Sony Pictures Releasing
766An American Tail: Fievel Goes West$3,435,62515.5%1,680$2,045$22,166,041Nov 22, 1991Universal Pictures
767Everybody's All-American$3,425,79627.1%1,122$3,053$12,638,294Nov 4, 1988Warner Bros.
768Dhoom 3$3,423,50842.6%239$14,324$8,031,955Dec 20, 2013Yash Raj Films
769Christine$3,408,90416.2%1,045$3,262$21,017,849Dec 9, 1983Columbia Pictures
770Young Adult$3,403,15920.9%986$3,451$16,311,571Dec 16, 2011Paramount Pictures
771Two of a Kind$3,344,94214.1%1,244$2,688$23,646,952Dec 16, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
772Ringmaster$3,344,02236.1%1,312$2,548$9,257,103Nov 27, 1998Artisan Entertainment
773*batteries not included$3,326,53010.1%1,328$2,504$32,945,797Dec 18, 1987Universal Pictures
774High Spirits$3,308,25038.6%825$4,010$8,578,231Nov 18, 1988TriStar Pictures
775The Evening Star$3,306,44525.9%1,265$2,613$12,767,815Dec 27, 1996Paramount Pictures
776Eve's Bayou$3,287,84622.2%659$4,989$14,842,388Nov 7, 1997Trimark Pictures
777Father Figures$3,287,45118.8%2,902$1,132$17,501,244Dec 22, 2017Warner Bros.
778Dangal$3,248,48126.2%331$9,814$12,391,761Dec 23, 2016UTV Motion Pictures
779Very Bad Things$3,245,85332.8%1,260$2,576$9,898,412Nov 27, 1998PolyGram
780Leap of Faith$3,222,76813.8%1,554$2,073$23,369,283Dec 18, 1992Paramount Pictures
781Dear God$3,213,04545%1,754$1,831$7,138,523Nov 1, 1996Paramount Pictures
782Just Getting Started$3,201,45952.7%2,161$1,481$6,069,605Dec 8, 2017Broad Green Pictures
783Nocturnal Animals$3,161,38129.6%1,262$2,505$10,663,357Dec 9, 2016Focus Features
784Uncommon Valor$3,144,36710.3%989$3,179$30,503,151Dec 16, 1983Paramount Pictures
785Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny$3,110,00037.3%1,919$1,620$8,334,575Nov 24, 2006New Line Cinema
786The Collection$3,104,26945.4%1,403$2,212$6,842,058Nov 30, 2012LD Entertainment
787Fresh Horses$3,074,29246.3%1,272$2,416$6,640,346Nov 18, 1988Columbia Pictures
788Good Night, and Good Luck.$3,066,0469.7%657$4,666$31,558,003Nov 4, 2005Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
789The Warrior's Way$3,048,66553.8%1,622$1,879$5,666,340Dec 3, 2010Relativity Media
790Sharky's Machine$3,022,0418.5%1,388$2,177$35,610,100Dec 18, 1981Warner Bros.
791Silent Night$3,010,20737.6%1,870$1,609$8,012,103Dec 1, 2023Lionsgate
792Less Than Zero$3,008,98724.3%871$3,454$12,396,383Nov 6, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
793Big Eyes$3,001,73820.7%1,307$2,296$14,482,031Dec 26, 2014The Weinstein Company
794The Shape of Water$3,000,4904.7%726$4,132$63,859,435Dec 22, 2017-
795The Darkest Hour$2,993,51914%2,324$1,288$21,443,494Dec 23, 2011Summit Entertainment
796Empire of the Sun$2,914,50913.1%673$4,330$22,238,696Dec 25, 1987Warner Bros.
797Prancer$2,914,48615.7%1,713$1,701$18,587,135Nov 17, 1989Orion Pictures
798The Boat That Rocked$2,904,38036.2%882$3,292$8,017,917Nov 13, 2009Focus Features
799The Cotton Club$2,903,60311.2%808$3,593$25,928,721Dec 14, 1984Orion Pictures
800Arctic Dogs$2,901,33550%2,844$1,020$5,801,249Nov 1, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures