Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Nov 21, 13:58 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
801Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters$3,088,00055.9%877$3,521$5,520,368Apr 13, 2007First Look International
80210 to Midnight$3,050,22542.5%595$5,126$7,175,592Mar 11, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
803Back Roads$3,046,33925.8%805$3,784$11,809,387Mar 13, 1981Warner Bros.
804Tall Tale$3,046,18136.9%2,065$1,475$8,247,627Mar 24, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
805The Ref$3,044,09726.6%701$4,342$11,439,193Mar 11, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
806Town & Country$3,029,85845.1%2,222$1,363$6,719,973Apr 27, 2001New Line Cinema
807Sling Blade$3,027,34912.4%951$3,183$24,444,121Mar 14, 1997Miramax
808Lost & Found$3,024,70946.2%2,469$1,225$6,552,255Apr 23, 1999Warner Bros.
809The Hurricane Heist$3,024,39949.5%2,402$1,259$6,115,825Mar 9, 2018Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
810Return to Snowy River$3,023,24822.1%1,121$2,696$13,687,027Apr 15, 1988Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
811Flirting with Disaster$3,021,02420.5%969$3,117$14,702,438Apr 12, 1996Miramax
812A Family Thing$3,020,66229.8%1,134$2,663$10,125,417Mar 29, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
813The Forsaken$3,020,15941.4%1,514$1,994$7,288,451Apr 27, 2001Screen Gems
814What Planet Are You From?$3,008,74647.8%2,248$1,338$6,291,602Mar 3, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
815Cry-Baby$3,004,90536.4%1,229$2,445$8,266,343Apr 6, 1990Universal Pictures
816Miami Blues$3,002,99730.4%832$3,609$9,888,167Apr 20, 1990Orion Pictures
817Someone Like You$2,979,69250.2%1,802$1,653$5,937,306Apr 5, 2024Fathom Events
818Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed$2,970,84838.5%1,052$2,824$7,720,487Apr 18, 2008Rocky Mountain Pictures
819Big George Foreman$2,925,36453.9%3,054$957$5,426,772Apr 28, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
820The Black Stallion Returns$2,923,29724.3%1,370$2,133$12,049,108Mar 25, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
821Surviving the Game$2,907,46837.6%1,025$2,836$7,727,256Apr 15, 1994New Line Cinema
822Blue Steel$2,895,74435.2%1,307$2,215$8,217,997Mar 16, 1990Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
823K.G.F: Chapter 2$2,874,000100%--$2,874,000Apr 15, 2022Viva Pictures
824Say It Isn't So$2,861,90351.8%1,974$1,449$5,520,393Mar 23, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
825Cesar Chavez
2014 Re-release
$2,861,52851.4%664$4,309$5,571,497Mar 28, 2014Lionsgate
826Dead Bang$2,847,69035%1,073$2,653$8,125,592Mar 24, 1989Warner Bros.
827Best of the Best II$2,840,93143%1,247$2,278$6,608,687Mar 5, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
828Disorganized Crime$2,840,16636.8%1,462$1,942$7,723,506Apr 14, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
829Late Night with the Devil$2,834,86728.3%1,034$2,741$10,001,000Mar 22, 2024IFC Films
830Twin Dragons$2,829,99033.9%1,129$2,506$8,359,717Apr 9, 1999Miramax
831Q&A$2,816,60525.1%912$3,088$11,207,891Apr 27, 1990TriStar Pictures
832It Runs in the Family$2,804,44137.4%1,207$2,323$7,491,839Apr 25, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
833Off Limits$2,796,11138.6%1,366$2,046$7,242,035Mar 11, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
834Max Dugan Returns$2,791,00215.8%790$3,532$17,613,720Mar 25, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
835Angie$2,779,64029.6%808$3,440$9,398,308Mar 4, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
836Under the Same Moon$2,769,65522%266$10,412$12,590,147Mar 21, 2008The Weinstein Company
837The Funhouse$2,765,45635.1%814$3,397$7,886,857Mar 13, 1981Universal Pictures
838Children of the Corn$2,756,86418.9%653$4,221$14,568,989Mar 16, 1984New World Pictures
839Little Boy$2,750,35642.4%1,045$2,631$6,485,961Apr 24, 2015Open Road Films (II)
840B*A*P*S$2,742,67937.8%1,204$2,277$7,246,735Mar 28, 1997New Line Cinema
841The Jacket$2,723,68243.2%1,331$2,046$6,303,762Mar 4, 2005Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
842Gringo$2,722,42054.8%2,404$1,132$4,969,853Mar 9, 2018STX Entertainment
843Hannah and Her Sisters$2,707,9667.7%696$3,890$35,392,203Mar 14, 1986Orion Pictures
844White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf$2,692,62430.3%1,853$1,453$8,878,839Apr 15, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
845God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness$2,689,67746.9%1,693$1,588$5,728,940Mar 30, 2018Pure Flix Entertainment
846The Zookeeper's Wife$2,684,18515.3%806$3,330$17,571,660Apr 7, 2017Focus Features
847Desperately Seeking Susan$2,683,7679.8%760$3,531$27,398,584Apr 12, 1985Orion Pictures
848Bharath Ane Nenu$2,663,090100%305$8,731$2,663,090Apr 20, 2018Great India Films
849Beau Is Afraid$2,661,95732.6%965$2,758$8,176,562Apr 21, 2023A24
850Hear No Evil$2,641,47446.5%1,430$1,847$5,679,569Mar 26, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
851Criminal Law$2,636,09126.4%1,166$2,260$9,974,446Apr 28, 1989Hemdale
852Wild Orchid$2,622,63723.7%819$3,202$11,060,485Apr 27, 1990Triumph Releasing Corporation
853Muriel's Wedding$2,607,03017.2%836$3,118$15,119,639Mar 31, 1995Miramax
854Rock-A-Doodle$2,603,28622.3%1,278$2,037$11,657,385Apr 3, 1992The Samuel Goldwyn Company
855Witchboard$2,582,40835%1,068$2,417$7,369,373Mar 13, 1987-
856Into the Night$2,574,43834%1,096$2,348$7,562,164Mar 8, 1985Universal Pictures
857Clifford$2,571,04334.7%1,014$2,535$7,408,745Apr 1, 1994Orion Pictures
858Dream a Little Dream$2,568,96346.3%1,019$2,521$5,552,441Mar 3, 1989Vestron Pictures
859Bad Words$2,560,18632.9%842$3,040$7,779,614Mar 28, 2014Focus Features
860Sleeping Beauty
1986 Re-release
$2,548,69816.9%913$2,791$15,120,195Mar 21, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
861Fargo$2,536,49110.3%716$3,542$24,611,975Apr 5, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
862Nighthawks$2,525,36016.9%659$3,832$14,905,359Apr 10, 1981Universal Pictures
863Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy$2,521,74624.8%417$6,047$10,184,701Apr 29, 1994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
864Losing Isaiah$2,520,97233.2%912$2,764$7,603,766Mar 17, 1995Paramount Pictures
865One Night at McCool's$2,520,04140.1%1,818$1,386$6,290,673Apr 27, 2001USA Films
866Where the Money Is$2,513,53044.4%1,538$1,634$5,661,798Apr 14, 2000USA Films
867Ride$2,513,33445.8%496$5,067$5,485,295Mar 27, 1998Miramax
868A New Life$2,505,09232.4%796$3,147$7,721,852Mar 25, 1988Paramount Pictures
869The Pianist$2,500,0007.7%773$3,234$32,572,577Mar 28, 2003Focus Features
870Love Lies Bleeding$2,498,64230%1,362$1,834$8,335,797Mar 15, 2024A24
871Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$2,490,94220.2%535$4,655$12,313,694Mar 7, 2008Focus Features
872Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation$2,489,75029.2%1,446$1,721$8,540,346Mar 21, 1986Columbia Pictures
873Girl 6$2,485,76450.3%1,077$2,308$4,939,939Mar 22, 1996-
874Kickin' It Old Skool$2,484,62455.2%1,816$1,368$4,502,604Apr 27, 2007Yari Film Group Releasing
875Dead Calm$2,463,55131.5%959$2,568$7,825,009Apr 7, 1989Warner Bros.
876Article 99$2,461,46938.6%1,262$1,950$6,375,979Mar 13, 1992Orion Pictures
877Highlander$2,453,02141.6%1,040$2,358$5,900,000Mar 7, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
878Raising Arizona$2,451,75010.7%696$3,522$22,847,564Apr 17, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
879Something Wicked This Way Comes$2,423,55528.9%817$2,966$8,400,000Apr 29, 1983Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
880Miss March$2,409,15653%1,742$1,382$4,543,320Mar 13, 2009-
881If You Could See What I Hear$2,408,00027.7%524$4,595$8,693,512Apr 23, 1982-
882Chasing Papi$2,404,55739.2%585$4,110$6,130,049Apr 18, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
883House of 1000 Corpses$2,400,00019%847$2,833$12,634,962Apr 18, 2003Lionsgate
884Hello, My Name Is Doris$2,376,82216.5%963$2,468$14,444,999Apr 1, 2016Roadside Attractions
885The Inkwell$2,358,98826.6%390$6,048$8,880,705Apr 22, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
886The Unholy$2,353,45237.1%1,189$1,979$6,337,299Apr 22, 1988Vestron Pictures
887Run Fatboy Run$2,340,74339%1,133$2,065$6,003,262Mar 28, 2008Picturehouse
888Gossip$2,321,72945.4%1,525$1,522$5,108,820Apr 21, 2000Warner Bros.
889Thumbelina$2,318,82220.4%1,502$1,543$11,373,501Apr 1, 1994Warner Bros.
890Partners$2,318,80138.2%877$2,644$6,062,898Apr 30, 1982Paramount Pictures
891Deception$2,312,14650.3%2,001$1,155$4,598,506Apr 25, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
892Inventing the Abbotts$2,301,13838.8%898$2,562$5,936,344Apr 4, 1997Twentieth Century Fox
893King's Ransom$2,300,00057.4%1,508$1,525$4,008,527Apr 22, 2005New Line Cinema
894Missing$2,300,00016.4%733$3,137$14,000,000Mar 12, 1982Universal Pictures
895The Real Cancun$2,300,00060.1%2,261$1,017$3,825,421Apr 25, 2003New Line Cinema
896Casa de mi Padre$2,287,23938.7%382$5,987$5,909,483Mar 16, 2012Lionsgate
897Troop Beverly Hills$2,283,44326.8%964$2,368$8,508,843Mar 24, 1989Columbia Pictures
898Penguins$2,282,59329.6%1,815$1,257$7,699,452Apr 19, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
899Guilty by Suspicion$2,278,29024%817$2,788$9,480,198Mar 15, 1991Warner Bros.
900Just Visiting$2,272,48947.5%1,590$1,429$4,781,539Apr 6, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
901Swing Shift$2,270,13634.1%710$3,197$6,650,206Apr 13, 1984Warner Bros.
902All Dogs Go to Heaven 2$2,256,11826.2%2,037$1,107$8,620,678Mar 29, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
903If Looks Could Kill$2,246,81928.8%838$2,681$7,788,597Mar 15, 1991Warner Bros.
904Band of the Hand$2,235,72045.9%930$2,404$4,865,912Apr 11, 1986TriStar Pictures
905The Company of Wolves$2,234,77650.9%995$2,246$4,389,334Apr 19, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
906Jack the Bear$2,219,89143.1%1,065$2,084$5,145,823Apr 2, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
907Black & White$2,212,53541.9%1,284$1,723$5,277,299Apr 7, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
908King David$2,212,48143.3%730$3,030$5,111,099Mar 29, 1985Paramount Pictures
909The Libertine$2,202,79945.6%815$2,702$4,835,065Mar 10, 2006The Weinstein Company
910Trenchcoat$2,192,62150.9%723$3,032$4,304,286Mar 11, 1983Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
911Foolish$2,184,63336.2%305$7,162$6,033,999Apr 9, 1999Artisan Entertainment
912Bad Boys$2,171,19723.6%468$4,639$9,190,819Mar 25, 1983Universal Pictures
913I Ought to Be in Pictures$2,170,39731.1%662$3,278$6,968,359Mar 26, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
914Top Dog$2,164,38142.5%1,911$1,132$5,093,707Apr 28, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
915Nuns on the Run$2,148,05519.6%641$3,351$10,959,015Mar 30, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
916PCU$2,129,48349.2%1,741$1,223$4,330,020Apr 29, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
917McHale's Navy$2,128,56547%1,858$1,145$4,529,843Apr 18, 1997Universal Pictures
918The Lost City of Z$2,121,54024.7%614$3,455$8,580,410Apr 21, 2017Bleecker Street Media
919What's Eating Gilbert Grape$2,104,93821%611$3,445$10,032,765Mar 4, 1994Paramount Pictures
920Victor/Victoria$2,102,2087.5%611$3,440$28,215,453Apr 2, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
921Major League: Back to the Minors$2,087,01158.4%2,322$898$3,572,443Apr 17, 1998Warner Bros.
922Crossroads$2,071,68035.5%982$2,109$5,839,031Mar 14, 1986Columbia Pictures
923The Ghost Writer$2,063,59513.3%819$2,519$15,541,549Mar 19, 2010Summit Entertainment
924Serial Mom$2,040,45026.1%502$4,064$7,820,688Apr 15, 1994-
925The Players Club$2,034,3038.8%624$3,260$23,047,939Apr 24, 1998New Line Cinema
926Mafia Mamma$2,032,20258.1%2,002$1,015$3,496,761Apr 14, 2023Bleecker Street Media
927Sunset$2,031,67844.2%1,023$1,986$4,594,452Apr 29, 1988TriStar Pictures
928Lambada$2,031,18147.6%1,117$1,818$4,263,112Mar 16, 1990Warner Bros.
9298 Heads in a Duffel Bag$2,024,51656.2%1,553$1,303$3,602,884Apr 18, 1997Orion Pictures
930Tank Girl$2,018,18349.7%1,341$1,504$4,064,495Mar 31, 1995Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
931Spartan$2,011,43545.4%832$2,417$4,434,432Mar 12, 2004Warner Bros.
932Off Beat$2,011,19241.5%1,127$1,784$4,842,778Apr 11, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
933The Lookout$2,007,00043.6%955$2,101$4,600,585Mar 30, 2007Miramax
934Meet the Deedles$2,006,75146.1%1,763$1,138$4,356,216Mar 27, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
935Veronica Mars$1,988,35159.9%291$6,832$3,322,127Mar 14, 2014Warner Bros.
936The Meaning of Life$1,987,85313.3%257$7,734$14,929,552Apr 1, 1983Universal Pictures
937Amadeus$1,976,9873.8%802$2,465$51,564,280Apr 5, 1985Orion Pictures
938Red Scorpion$1,972,99447.1%1,268$1,555$4,192,440Apr 21, 1989-
939The Champ$1,972,6846.5%563$3,503$30,441,738Apr 6, 1979Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
940Swing Kids$1,967,95734.9%542$3,630$5,632,086Mar 5, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
941True Story$1,950,21441.3%831$2,346$4,719,695Apr 17, 2015-
942Three of Hearts$1,928,07635.1%792$2,434$5,495,507Apr 30, 1993New Line Cinema
943Ed$1,910,84043.2%1,541$1,240$4,422,380Mar 15, 1996Universal Pictures
944Harry & Son$1,900,00039.1%920$2,065$4,864,980Mar 2, 1984Orion Pictures
945Critters 2: The Main Course$1,898,75149.8%1,114$1,704$3,813,293Apr 29, 1988New Line Cinema
946The Courier$1,885,82928.5%1,433$1,316$6,613,432Mar 19, 2021Roadside Attractions
947Tillu Square$1,870,000100%450$4,155$1,870,000Mar 29, 2024-
948Radhe Shyam$1,860,000100%800$2,325$1,860,000Mar 11, 2022-
949Valley Girl$1,856,78010.7%442$4,200$17,343,596Apr 29, 1983Atlantic Releasing Corporation
950The Tailor of Panama$1,837,06813.4%199$9,231$13,729,742Mar 30, 2001Sony Pictures Releasing
951Iceman$1,836,12025%642$2,860$7,343,032Apr 13, 1984Universal Pictures
952The Hunger$1,832,89830.7%775$2,365$5,979,292Apr 29, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
953See You in the Morning$1,832,53638.2%743$2,466$4,795,009Apr 21, 1989Warner Bros.
954Phoenix Forgotten$1,816,49950.5%1,626$1,117$3,600,146Apr 21, 2017Cinelou Films
955My Demon Lover$1,815,58346.3%1,115$1,628$3,922,273Apr 24, 1987New Line Cinema
956Your Name.$1,813,78136.2%311$5,832$5,017,246Apr 7, 2017FUNimation Entertainment
957Idle Hands$1,807,18143.5%1,611$1,121$4,152,230Apr 30, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
958Racing with the Moon$1,803,43229.8%389$4,636$6,045,647Mar 23, 1984Paramount Pictures
959Monster's Ball$1,800,2435.8%660$2,727$31,273,922Mar 1, 2002Lionsgate
960Separation$1,800,16239.9%1,751$1,028$4,509,143Apr 30, 2021Open Road Films (II)
961A Thousand and One$1,795,69552.8%926$1,939$3,400,020Mar 31, 2023Focus Features
962Quartet$1,781,5269.7%725$2,457$18,390,117Mar 1, 2013The Weinstein Company
963Spirited Away$1,765,49117.6%711$2,483$10,055,859Mar 28, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
964The Beach Bum$1,763,07050.3%1,100$1,602$3,502,600Mar 29, 2019Neon
965The Sword in the Stone$1,751,99714.6%741$2,364$12,000,000Apr 1, 1983Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
966Where the Buffalo Roam$1,750,59326.3%464$3,772$6,659,377Apr 25, 1980Universal Pictures
967Splitting Heirs$1,738,31553.6%850$2,045$3,246,063Apr 30, 1993Universal Pictures
968Beirut$1,734,49734.6%755$2,297$5,019,226Apr 13, 2018Bleecker Street Media
969Brainscan$1,725,00039.6%1,221$1,412$4,352,094Apr 22, 1994Triumph Releasing Corporation
970The House of the Spirits$1,719,08527.4%474$3,626$6,265,311Apr 1, 1994Miramax
971October Baby
2012 Re-release
$1,718,00033.3%390$4,405$5,157,886Mar 23, 2012The Samuel Goldwyn Company
972One Life$1,713,50530%983$1,743$5,716,885Mar 15, 2024Bleecker Street Media
973Sleight$1,701,78542.7%565$3,012$3,986,245Apr 28, 2017BH Tilt
974Evil Under the Sun$1,690,77427.7%609$2,776$6,110,000Mar 5, 1982Universal Pictures
975Slamma Jamma$1,687,000100%502$3,360$1,687,000Mar 24, 2017-
976Boy Kills World$1,682,52564.1%1,993$844$2,626,127Apr 26, 2024Roadside Attractions
977Atlas Shrugged: Part I$1,677,00036.2%299$5,608$4,627,375Apr 15, 2011Rocky Mountain Pictures
978Born to Be Wild$1,657,00844.4%1,360$1,218$3,730,409Mar 31, 1995Warner Bros.
979Loverboy$1,653,10241.7%1,089$1,518$3,960,327Apr 28, 1989TriStar Pictures
980Gloria Bell$1,650,21529.4%654$2,523$5,611,123Mar 22, 2019A24
981Girls Just Want to Have Fun$1,650,07826.1%613$2,691$6,326,051Apr 12, 1985New World Pictures
982The Five Heartbeats$1,630,68918.6%862$1,891$8,750,400Mar 29, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
983Home Run$1,623,00056.7%381$4,259$2,861,020Apr 19, 2013The Samuel Goldwyn Company
984Cat People$1,617,63623.1%600$2,696$7,000,000Apr 2, 1982Universal Pictures
985Price of Glory$1,611,83346.9%802$2,009$3,440,228Mar 31, 2000New Line Cinema
986Apollo 11$1,607,04017.8%120$13,392$9,039,891Mar 1, 2019Neon
987Table 19$1,597,92844.2%868$1,840$3,614,896Mar 3, 2017-
9887 Days in Entebbe$1,592,64547.9%838$1,900$3,326,885Mar 16, 2018Focus Features
989Vigilante$1,588,46431.2%250$6,353$5,091,888Mar 4, 1983-
990Alien
2024 Re-release
$1,550,42467.2%1,750$885$2,305,647Apr 26, 2024Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
991Deathtrap$1,538,6938%603$2,551$19,282,134Apr 16, 1982Warner Bros.
992Chevalier$1,521,28843%1,275$1,193$3,541,159Apr 21, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
993This Boy's Life$1,519,67837%773$1,965$4,104,962Apr 23, 1993Warner Bros.
994Passed Away$1,506,88737.4%582$2,589$4,030,793Apr 24, 1992Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
995Crew$1,500,000100%486$3,086$1,500,000Mar 29, 2024-
996The Outfit$1,499,73044.8%1,324$1,132$3,344,040Mar 18, 2022Focus Features
997Shine a Light$1,488,08127%276$5,391$5,505,267Apr 4, 2008Paramount Vantage
998The Favor$1,487,23847.4%1,029$1,445$3,134,381Apr 29, 1994Orion Pictures
999The Kashmir Files$1,485,000100%230$6,456$1,485,000Mar 18, 2022Zee Studios
1,000Danny Collins$1,479,15826.2%739$2,001$5,637,066Apr 10, 2015Bleecker Street Media