Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Apr 3, 4:11 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801Fresh Horses$3,074,29246.3%1,272$2,416$6,640,346Nov 18, 1988Columbia Pictures
802Good Night, and Good Luck.$3,066,0469.7%657$4,666$31,558,003Nov 4, 2005Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
803The Warrior's Way$3,048,66553.8%1,622$1,879$5,666,340Dec 3, 2010Relativity Media
804Sharky's Machine$3,022,0418.5%1,388$2,177$35,610,100Dec 18, 1981Warner Bros.
805Silent Night$3,010,20737.6%1,870$1,609$8,012,103Dec 1, 2023Lionsgate
806Less Than Zero$3,008,98724.3%871$3,454$12,396,383Nov 6, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
807Big Eyes$3,001,73820.7%1,307$2,296$14,482,031Dec 26, 2014The Weinstein Company
808The Shape of Water$3,000,4904.7%726$4,132$63,859,435Dec 22, 2017Fox Searchlight Pictures
809The Darkest Hour$2,993,51914%2,324$1,288$21,443,494Dec 23, 2011Summit Entertainment
810Empire of the Sun$2,914,50913.1%673$4,330$22,238,696Dec 25, 1987Warner Bros.
811Prancer$2,914,48615.7%1,713$1,701$18,587,135Nov 17, 1989Orion Pictures
812The Boat That Rocked$2,904,38036.2%882$3,292$8,017,917Nov 13, 2009Focus Features
813The Cotton Club$2,903,60311.2%808$3,593$25,928,721Dec 14, 1984Orion Pictures
814Arctic Dogs$2,901,33550%2,844$1,020$5,801,249Nov 1, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
815The Wash$2,875,06728.5%749$3,838$10,097,538Nov 16, 2001Lionsgate
816Starman$2,872,02210%1,261$2,277$28,744,356Dec 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
817My Fellow Americans$2,860,33412.8%1,915$1,493$22,313,201Dec 20, 1996Warner Bros.
818Waitress: The Musical$2,847,42152.7%1,214$2,345$5,402,148Dec 8, 2023Bleecker Street Media
819Nightmare Alley$2,811,70324.8%2,145$1,310$11,338,107Dec 17, 2021Searchlight Pictures
820Wolf Creek$2,805,75417.3%1,749$1,604$16,188,180Dec 23, 2005Dimension Films
821Lady and the Tramp
1986 Re-release
$2,804,2729%1,355$2,069$31,129,082Dec 19, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
822The Holdovers$2,798,23513.7%1,601$1,747$20,355,375Nov 24, 2023Focus Features
823Nick of Time$2,781,60134%1,849$1,504$8,175,346Nov 24, 1995Paramount Pictures
824Femme Fatale$2,776,24841.9%1,066$2,604$6,630,252Nov 8, 2002Warner Bros.
8252.0$2,775,00066.8%314$8,837$4,152,000Nov 30, 2018-
826Miracle on 34th Street$2,753,20815.9%1,190$2,313$17,320,136Nov 18, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
827Trapped in Paradise$2,744,65345.6%1,286$2,134$6,017,509Dec 2, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
828Dunki$2,714,46936.4%551$4,926$7,460,159Dec 22, 2023Yash Raj Films USA Inc.
829Teen Wolf Too$2,709,16034.3%1,540$1,759$7,888,703Nov 20, 1987Atlantic Releasing Corporation
830The English Patient$2,707,5953.4%617$4,388$78,676,425Dec 6, 1996Miramax
8311941$2,701,8988.5%325$8,313$31,755,742Dec 14, 1979Universal Pictures
832Dallas Buyers Club$2,687,1579.8%666$4,034$27,298,285Nov 22, 2013Focus Features
833Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 Re-release
$2,683,20044%1,566$1,713$6,100,309Dec 14, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
834Target$2,670,52229.6%1,085$2,461$9,023,199Nov 8, 1985Warner Bros.
835One Magic Christmas$2,662,24119.5%824$3,230$13,677,222Nov 22, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
836Radical$2,658,04730.5%419$6,343$8,702,731Nov 3, 2023Pantelion Films
837Parasite$2,591,7654.9%603$4,298$53,369,749Nov 8, 2019Neon
838Brighton Beach Memoirs$2,580,75021.6%775$3,330$11,957,943Dec 26, 1986Universal Pictures
839Young Sherlock Holmes$2,538,23412.9%920$2,758$19,739,575Dec 6, 1985Paramount Pictures
840Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain$2,535,64542.1%1,297$1,955$6,029,091Nov 3, 1995Universal Pictures
841Incarnate$2,534,88452.8%1,737$1,459$4,799,774Dec 2, 2016BH Tilt
842Reversal of Fortune$2,522,59016.3%661$3,816$15,445,131Nov 9, 1990Warner Bros.
843Anora$2,520,13112.3%1,104$2,282$20,462,387Nov 8, 2024Neon
844Transylvania 6-5000$2,507,54234.8%701$3,577$7,196,872Nov 8, 1985New World Pictures
845That Was Then... This Is Now$2,502,78029%800$3,128$8,630,068Nov 8, 1985Paramount Pictures
846Next Goal Wins$2,500,29537.2%2,240$1,116$6,713,826Nov 17, 2023Searchlight Pictures
847After Dark's Horror Fest: 8 Films to Die For$2,482,00096.4%488$5,086$2,575,000Nov 17, 2006Freestyle Releasing
848Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)$2,471,4715.8%857$2,883$42,340,598Nov 14, 2014Fox Searchlight Pictures
849Victor Frankenstein$2,469,34142.8%2,797$882$5,775,076Nov 27, 2015Twentieth Century Fox
850Death Wish 4: The Crackdown$2,466,55735.8%1,030$2,394$6,880,310Nov 6, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
851Strictly Business$2,456,77232%881$2,788$7,683,267Nov 8, 1991Warner Bros.
852Solo Leveling: ReAwakening$2,452,89573.2%846$2,899$3,350,693Dec 6, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
853Graffiti Bridge$2,447,10853.6%688$3,556$4,562,778Nov 2, 1990Warner Bros.
854The Swan Princess$2,445,15525%1,404$1,741$9,771,658Nov 18, 1994New Line Cinema
855Absence of Malice$2,427,3656%816$2,974$40,716,963Dec 18, 1981Columbia Pictures
856Prem Ratan Dhan Payo$2,425,58555.6%287$8,451$4,364,639Nov 13, 2015FIP
857Burn the Stage: The Movie$2,420,19757.6%629$3,847$4,201,819Nov 16, 2018Trafalgar Releasing
858Little Women$2,411,2474.8%1,503$1,604$50,083,616Dec 23, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
859Light It Up$2,408,61340.2%1,219$1,975$5,985,690Nov 12, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
860Journey to Bethlehem$2,400,44635.2%2,002$1,199$6,820,796Nov 10, 2023Affirm Films
861One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1985 Re-release
$2,389,2267.2%1,097$2,177$33,049,729Dec 20, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
862Frida$2,369,5549.2%794$2,984$25,885,000Nov 22, 2002Miramax
863Bleed for This$2,366,81046.6%1,549$1,527$5,083,906Nov 18, 2016Open Road Films (II)
864Amityville 3-D$2,366,47237.4%1,254$1,887$6,333,135Nov 18, 1983Orion Pictures
865Welcome to Marwen$2,354,20521.9%1,911$1,231$10,763,520Dec 21, 2018Universal Pictures
866The Verdict$2,331,8054.3%615$3,791$53,977,250Dec 17, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
867Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem$2,328,339100%641$3,632$2,328,339Dec 13, 2024Trafalgar Releasing
868Hello, Love, Again$2,326,00088.6%248$9,379$2,625,000Nov 15, 2024-
869Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj$2,313,37253.8%1,979$1,168$4,300,645Dec 1, 2006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
870The Queen$2,300,0004.1%606$3,795$56,441,711Nov 17, 2006Miramax
871Just the Way You Are$2,291,80329%1,190$1,925$7,889,694Nov 16, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
872The Perfect Holiday$2,283,36039.3%1,307$1,747$5,812,781Dec 14, 2007Yari Film Group Releasing
873Mary Queen of Scots$2,277,82013.8%795$2,865$16,468,499Dec 21, 2018Focus Features
874No Small Affair$2,273,46945.5%1,247$1,823$4,994,094Nov 9, 1984Columbia Pictures
875For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas - Live$2,263,64553.5%1,540$1,469$4,227,406Dec 6, 2024Fathom Events
876The Fabelmans$2,261,11013%638$3,544$17,348,945Nov 25, 2022Universal Pictures
877Rollover$2,260,68920.8%755$2,994$10,851,261Dec 11, 1981Warner Bros.
878Bones and All$2,258,56228.8%2,727$828$7,834,907Nov 25, 2022United Artists Releasing
879News of the World$2,250,43017.8%1,900$1,184$12,668,325Dec 25, 2020Universal Pictures
880The Last Unicorn$2,250,00034.9%648$3,472$6,455,330Nov 19, 1982Jensen Farley Pictures
881Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom$2,240,74526.9%975$2,298$8,323,085Dec 27, 2013The Weinstein Company
882Extreme Ops$2,233,52546.1%1,800$1,240$4,842,259Nov 29, 2002Paramount Pictures
883Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3$2,230,000100%754$2,957$2,230,000Nov 1, 2024-
884A Real Pain$2,229,19026.7%1,185$1,881$8,344,978Nov 15, 2024Searchlight Pictures
885Let's Go to Prison$2,220,05047.9%1,495$1,484$4,630,045Nov 17, 2006Universal Pictures
886She Said$2,217,01038.1%2,022$1,096$5,825,995Nov 18, 2022Universal Pictures
887A Journal for Jordan$2,201,88633.6%2,500$880$6,545,174Dec 24, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
888Monster Hunter$2,201,26914.5%1,736$1,268$15,162,470Dec 18, 2020Screen Gems
889No Mercy$2,198,06917.9%1,206$1,822$12,303,904Dec 19, 1986TriStar Pictures
890Singham Again$2,190,000100%749$2,923$2,190,000Nov 1, 2024-
891Havana$2,175,36023.5%824$2,640$9,243,140Dec 14, 1990Universal Pictures
892Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$2,162,99317.3%840$2,574$12,512,862Dec 21, 2012Paramount Pictures
893Second Sight$2,156,74240.2%815$2,646$5,368,865Nov 3, 1989Warner Bros.
894The Wizard$2,142,52515%1,155$1,855$14,278,900Dec 15, 1989Universal Pictures
895Family Business$2,130,02417.5%1,201$1,773$12,195,695Dec 15, 1989TriStar Pictures
896Poor Things$2,118,9016.1%800$2,648$34,553,225Dec 22, 2023Searchlight Pictures
897Y2K$2,113,92347.5%2,108$1,002$4,446,596Dec 6, 2024A24
898The Rescuers
1983 Re-release
$2,111,58210.1%862$2,449$21,000,000Dec 16, 1983Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
899Spencer$2,104,76729.7%996$2,113$7,086,632Nov 5, 2021Neon
900The Favourite$2,085,1236.1%790$2,639$34,366,783Dec 21, 2018Fox Searchlight Pictures
901P2$2,083,39852.1%2,131$977$3,995,018Nov 9, 2007Summit Entertainment
902A Christmas Story$2,072,47310.7%886$2,339$19,294,144Nov 18, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
903My Stepmother Is an Alien$2,066,98014.9%1,106$1,868$13,854,000Dec 9, 1988Columbia Pictures
904Hiding Out$2,062,12029.4%988$2,087$7,019,441Nov 6, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
905The Banshees of Inisherin$2,056,91919.4%895$2,298$10,582,266Nov 4, 2022Searchlight Pictures
906The Phantom of the Opera$2,050,00051.8%1,468$1,396$3,953,745Nov 3, 198921st Century Film France
907We're No Angels$2,047,63019.4%1,239$1,652$10,555,348Dec 15, 1989Paramount Pictures
908Staying Together$2,020,77746.5%1,045$1,933$4,348,025Nov 10, 1989Hemdale
909I Heard the Bells$2,016,50435.7%1,082$1,863$5,644,104Dec 2, 2022Fathom Events
910Clue$2,014,16613.8%1,006$2,002$14,643,997Dec 13, 1985Paramount Pictures
911Justin Bieber's Believe$2,007,56732.3%1,037$1,935$6,206,566Dec 27, 2013Open Road Films (II)
912The Lighthouse$1,979,53318.2%978$2,024$10,867,104Nov 1, 2019A24
913Fearless$1,973,96128.2%749$2,635$6,995,302Nov 5, 1993Warner Bros.
914Harsh Times$1,968,50559%956$2,059$3,337,931Nov 10, 2006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
915The Fire Inside$1,958,55124.2%2,006$976$8,093,190Dec 27, 2024Amazon MGM Studios
916For Your Consideration$1,924,07134.7%623$3,088$5,549,923Nov 24, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
917Dilwale$1,920,40239.4%268$7,165$4,871,263Dec 18, 2015UTV Motion Pictures
918Love in the Time of Cholera$1,915,00041.6%852$2,247$4,607,608Nov 16, 2007New Line Cinema
919Tiger 3$1,913,04635.7%779$2,455$5,365,263Nov 10, 2023Yash Raj Films USA Inc.
920Licorice Pizza$1,911,82711%786$2,432$17,318,007Dec 24, 2021United Artists Releasing
921Finding Neverland$1,900,0003.7%985$1,928$51,680,613Dec 17, 2004Miramax
922Overboard$1,880,0067%1,126$1,669$26,713,187Dec 18, 1987Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
923The Missionary$1,864,85225.8%532$3,505$7,241,180Nov 5, 1982Columbia Pictures
924Tai-Pan$1,863,46946.5%860$2,166$4,007,250Nov 7, 1986De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
925Saltburn$1,860,64816.3%1,566$1,188$11,425,829Nov 24, 2023Warner Bros.
926Ghost in the Machine$1,854,43136.5%1,031$1,798$5,086,909Dec 31, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
927Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer$1,847,96237.8%1,088$1,698$4,889,971Nov 15, 1985Warner Bros.
928Miss Sloane$1,844,97252.7%1,648$1,119$3,500,605Dec 9, 2016EuropaCorp
929A Night in Heaven$1,835,42133%901$2,037$5,563,663Nov 18, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
930The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$1,825,84911.6%66$27,664$15,686,215Dec 27, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
931Something Wild$1,825,71721.8%914$1,997$8,362,969Nov 7, 1986Orion Pictures
932The Good Mother$1,804,28837.9%667$2,705$4,764,606Nov 4, 1988Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
933The Interview$1,794,66629.4%331$5,421$6,105,175Dec 26, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
934Tiger Zinda Hai$1,787,10832.1%299$5,976$5,560,921Dec 22, 2017Yash Raj Films
935Going in Style$1,781,1646.6%731$2,436$26,869,286Dec 28, 1979Warner Bros.
936Belfast$1,779,41019.2%580$3,067$9,250,870Nov 12, 2021Focus Features
937Simmba$1,758,57634.5%301$5,842$5,102,129Dec 28, 2018Reliance Big Pictures
938Bajirao Mastani$1,744,97526.6%304$5,740$6,557,047Dec 18, 2015Eros Worldwide
939White Man's Burden$1,743,25146.7%948$1,838$3,734,870Dec 1, 1995Savoy Pictures
940Blaze$1,739,7019.1%909$1,913$19,131,246Dec 15, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
941Fiddler on the Roof
1979 Re-release
$1,726,94216.6%456$3,787$10,404,330Nov 9, 1979Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
9421969$1,709,12028.6%520$3,286$5,979,011Nov 18, 1988Atlantic Releasing Corporation
943Let There Be Light$1,697,44823.5%642$2,644$7,233,471Nov 3, 2017Atlas Distribution Company
944'83$1,692,57541.7%486$3,482$4,055,660Dec 24, 2021Reliance Entertainment
945Dream Scenario$1,689,44629.4%1,578$1,070$5,742,193Dec 1, 2023A24
946Made in Heaven$1,678,15436.7%898$1,868$4,572,845Nov 6, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
947Don 2$1,673,92145.5%157$10,661$3,680,306Dec 23, 2011Reliance Big Pictures
94852 Pick-Up$1,654,83531.9%730$2,266$5,186,646Nov 7, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
9493 Idiots$1,645,50225.2%119$13,827$6,532,874Dec 25, 2009Reliance Big Pictures
950Talaash: The Answer Lies Within$1,638,70657.1%172$9,527$2,871,956Nov 30, 2012Reliance Big Pictures
951Conviction
2010 Re-release
$1,628,78624%672$2,423$6,783,129Nov 5, 2010Fox Searchlight Pictures
952The Producers$1,616,7918.3%975$1,658$19,398,532Dec 23, 2005Universal Pictures
953Starchaser: The Legend of Orin$1,614,66048%1,020$1,583$3,360,800Nov 22, 1985Atlantic Releasing Corporation
954Trumbo$1,613,39720.5%617$2,614$7,857,741Nov 27, 2015Bleecker Street Media
955Enemy Mine$1,594,70213%703$2,268$12,303,411Dec 20, 1985Twentieth Century Fox
956Flawless$1,590,15535.4%478$3,326$4,488,529Nov 26, 1999Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
957Rules Don't Apply$1,589,62543.5%2,382$667$3,652,206Nov 25, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
958Celebrity$1,588,01331.3%493$3,221$5,078,660Nov 20, 1998Miramax
959D.C. Cab$1,564,5309.7%862$1,815$16,134,627Dec 16, 1983Universal Pictures
960A Cry in the Dark$1,561,79322.6%334$4,676$6,908,797Nov 11, 1988Warner Bros.
961The Remains of the Day$1,528,9826.6%94$16,265$23,237,911Nov 5, 1993Columbia Pictures
962What Happens Later$1,522,75046.5%1,492$1,020$3,273,895Nov 3, 2023Bleecker Street Media
963A Chorus Line$1,503,56410.6%617$2,436$14,202,899Dec 20, 1985Columbia Pictures
964The Road$1,502,23118.5%111$13,533$8,117,000Nov 27, 2009Dimension Films
965Om Shanti Om$1,500,00041.7%114$13,157$3,597,372Nov 9, 2007Eros Worldwide
966Moonlight$1,488,7405.3%650$2,290$27,854,932Nov 18, 2016A24
967Beautiful Boy$1,450,66119%776$1,869$7,649,973Nov 9, 2018Amazon Studios
968Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela$1,449,17452.9%204$7,103$2,738,863Nov 15, 2013Eros Worldwide
969Sooryavanshi$1,443,47540.7%491$2,939$3,547,776Nov 5, 2021Reliance Entertainment
970Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 IMAX Release
$1,435,25916.9%58$24,745$8,485,488Nov 1, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
971Silent Night, Deadly Night$1,432,80057.5%398$3,600$2,491,460Nov 9, 1984TriStar Pictures
972Nuts$1,424,2644.6%652$2,184$30,950,002Dec 11, 1987Warner Bros.
973Heidi's Song$1,416,71327.6%982$1,442$5,124,391Nov 19, 1982Paramount Pictures
974The Osterman Weekend$1,415,07521.8%670$2,112$6,486,797Nov 4, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
975The Wraith$1,402,53540.1%588$2,385$3,500,000Nov 21, 1986New Century
976Absolution$1,381,69250.9%1,500$921$2,716,343Nov 1, 2024The Samuel Goldwyn Company
977Double Dragon$1,376,56158.8%1,087$1,266$2,341,309Nov 4, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
978My All-American$1,365,00060.8%1,565$872$2,246,000Nov 13, 2015Clarius Entertainment
979Being John Malkovich$1,363,6266%624$2,185$22,863,596Dec 3, 1999USA Films
980The Man Who Invented Christmas$1,357,12923.9%626$2,167$5,676,486Nov 24, 2017Bleecker Street Media
981The Man Who Loved Women$1,347,03212.3%802$1,679$10,964,231Dec 16, 1983Columbia Pictures
982Kiss Me Goodbye$1,345,6728.5%783$1,718$15,782,759Dec 24, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
983Trail of the Pink Panther$1,341,69514.8%806$1,664$9,056,073Dec 17, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
984The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: La Traviata$1,333,15970.8%725$1,838$1,882,931Dec 14, 2018Fathom Events
985Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1$1,320,000100%400$3,300$1,320,000Dec 17, 2021Hamsini Entertainment
986Leonard Part 6$1,316,33728.5%1,142$1,152$4,615,255Dec 18, 1987Columbia Pictures
987Peter Pan
1982 Re-release
$1,296,7327.5%750$1,728$17,200,000Dec 24, 1982Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
988Gorky Park$1,290,7548.1%629$2,052$15,856,028Dec 16, 1983Orion Pictures
989Bad Medicine$1,289,78348%731$1,764$2,685,453Nov 22, 1985Twentieth Century Fox
990Jab Tak Hai Jaan$1,283,58542.1%161$7,972$3,047,539Nov 16, 2012Yash Raj Films
991Streets of Gold$1,279,49850.3%797$1,605$2,546,238Nov 14, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
992A Nightmare on Elm Street$1,271,0005%165$7,703$25,504,513Nov 9, 1984New Line Cinema
993The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$1,222,22011.2%66$18,518$10,900,597Nov 25, 2005Warner Bros.
994Elevation$1,216,57852.4%1,416$859$2,321,801Nov 8, 2024Vertical Entertainment
995The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper$1,214,76732.8%867$1,401$3,702,028Nov 13, 1981Universal Pictures
996The Shipping News$1,205,17410.5%186$6,479$11,434,216Dec 28, 2001Miramax
997Chi-Raq$1,198,45345.2%305$3,929$2,653,032Dec 4, 2015Roadside Attractions
998Runaway$1,198,27917.7%720$1,664$6,770,587Dec 14, 1984TriStar Pictures
999Batman: Mask of the Phantasm$1,189,97521.2%1,506$790$5,617,391Dec 24, 1993Warner Bros.
1,000Thugs of Hindostan$1,185,38681.8%377$3,144$1,449,848Nov 9, 2018Yash Raj Films