Top Opening Weekends By Season

Data as of Nov 24, 2:04 PST
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
601Promised Land$4,049,91153.3%1,676$2,416$7,597,898Jan 4, 2013Focus Features
602Before and After$4,023,81545.7%1,313$3,064$8,797,839Feb 23, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
603In Dreams$3,992,44933.2%1,670$2,390$12,017,369Jan 15, 1999DreamWorks Distribution
604House Party$3,985,88244.3%1,400$2,847$9,002,247Jan 13, 2023Warner Bros.
605How She Move$3,957,47156%1,531$2,584$7,070,641Jan 25, 2008Paramount Vantage
606Vampire Academy$3,921,74250.3%2,676$1,465$7,791,979Feb 7, 2014The Weinstein Company
607Snow Falling on Cedars$3,910,05527.1%1,150$3,400$14,417,593Jan 7, 2000Universal Pictures
608White Squall$3,908,51438%1,524$2,564$10,292,300Feb 2, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
609Blackhat$3,901,81548.7%2,567$1,519$8,005,980Jan 16, 2015Universal Pictures
610Dark Blue$3,880,68842%2,176$1,783$9,250,301Feb 21, 2003United Artists
611Who's Harry Crumb?$3,862,71935.2%1,197$3,227$10,982,364Feb 3, 1989TriStar Pictures
612Firestorm$3,849,30847.1%2,037$1,889$8,165,212Jan 9, 1998Twentieth Century Fox
613She's Having a Baby$3,827,52023.9%925$4,137$16,031,707Feb 5, 1988Paramount Pictures
614Scenes from a Mall$3,825,06840%1,039$3,681$9,563,393Feb 22, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
615Not Without My Daughter$3,804,05525.7%1,137$3,345$14,789,113Jan 11, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
616Penelope$3,802,14438%1,196$3,179$10,011,996Feb 29, 2008Summit Entertainment
617Antwone Fisher$3,783,12217.9%1,007$3,756$21,078,145Jan 10, 2003-
618Casanova$3,778,82433.4%1,004$3,763$11,304,403Jan 6, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
619The Space Between Us$3,775,59647.9%2,812$1,342$7,885,294Feb 3, 2017STX Entertainment
620Unfaithfully Yours$3,774,12618.9%820$4,602$19,928,200Feb 10, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
621Fierce Creatures$3,759,48040.1%1,593$2,360$9,381,260Jan 24, 1997Universal Pictures
622Tremors$3,731,52022.4%1,472$2,535$16,667,084Jan 19, 1990Universal Pictures
623Rock Dog$3,704,74939.3%2,077$1,783$9,420,546Feb 24, 2017Lionsgate
624Lisa Frankenstein$3,695,78537.8%3,144$1,175$9,774,285Feb 9, 2024Focus Features
625The Entity$3,685,65427.8%1,031$3,574$13,277,558Feb 4, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
626Hoosiers$3,653,56212.8%1,039$3,516$28,607,524Feb 27, 1987Orion Pictures
627Return of the Living Dead II$3,647,25439.6%1,467$2,486$9,205,924Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
628O Brother, Where Art Thou?$3,647,2088%809$4,508$45,512,588Feb 2, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
629The Chosen Season 3 Finale$3,623,74265.6%1,979$1,831$5,525,069Feb 3, 2023Fathom Events
630The Chosen: S4 Episodes 4-6$3,622,28738.2%2,272$1,594$9,482,744Feb 16, 2024Fathom Events
631My Chauffeur$3,613,65275.6%1,253$2,884$4,781,448Jan 24, 1986Crown
632The Matador$3,612,66328.7%885$4,082$12,594,698Jan 27, 2006The Weinstein Company
633Doogal$3,605,89948.5%2,318$1,555$7,438,000Feb 24, 2006The Weinstein Company
634Matinee$3,601,01537.8%1,143$3,150$9,532,895Jan 29, 1993Universal Pictures
635Impractical Jokers: The Movie$3,600,00033.7%1,900$1,894$10,691,091Feb 28, 2020truTV
636Dead Man Walking$3,571,5999.1%714$5,002$39,363,635Feb 2, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
637Crazy Heart$3,567,6719%819$4,356$39,464,306Feb 5, 2010-
638American Gigolo$3,559,93015.7%570$6,245$22,743,674Feb 1, 1980Paramount Pictures
639Silkwood$3,547,12210%816$4,346$35,615,609Jan 27, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
640Mississippi Burning$3,545,30510.2%1,058$3,350$34,603,943Jan 27, 1989Orion Pictures
641Light of Day$3,536,30933.7%1,041$3,397$10,489,617Feb 6, 1987TriStar Pictures
642Redeeming Love$3,530,18038.3%1,903$1,855$9,214,020Jan 21, 2022Universal Pictures
643The Warriors$3,529,67515.7%551$6,405$22,490,039Feb 9, 1979Paramount Pictures
644Blacklight$3,502,47536.5%2,772$1,263$9,591,094Feb 11, 2022Briarcliff Entertainment
645Some Kind of Wonderful$3,486,70118.8%1,082$3,222$18,553,948Feb 27, 1987Paramount Pictures
646Gold$3,471,31648%2,166$1,602$7,227,038Jan 27, 2017The Weinstein Company
647The Gift$3,461,90328.8%805$4,300$12,008,642Jan 19, 2001Paramount Classics
648In the Mouth of Madness$3,441,80738.6%1,510$2,279$8,924,549Feb 3, 1995New Line Cinema
649Play It to the Bone$3,427,76140.6%1,556$2,202$8,434,146Jan 21, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
650Black Widow$3,426,83113.6%735$4,662$25,205,460Feb 6, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
651A Simple Plan$3,422,07221%660$5,184$16,316,273Jan 22, 1999Paramount Pictures
652The Founder$3,404,10226.6%1,115$3,053$12,786,053Jan 20, 2017The Weinstein Company
653Monster$3,397,4049.9%668$5,085$34,469,210Jan 30, 2004Newmarket Films
654Gosford Park$3,395,7598.2%658$5,160$41,308,615Jan 18, 2002USA Films
6558 Seconds$3,369,03717.2%836$4,029$19,623,396Feb 25, 1994New Line Cinema
656The Hours$3,363,9088.1%1,003$3,353$41,675,994Feb 14, 2003Paramount Pictures
657The Couch Trip$3,351,89130.5%1,332$2,516$11,005,304Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
658Aspen Extreme$3,342,61341.6%1,455$2,297$8,041,049Jan 22, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
659The Big Bounce$3,336,37451.4%2,304$1,448$6,489,476Jan 30, 2004Warner Bros.
660A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge$3,331,85011.1%614$5,426$29,999,213Jan 17, 1986New Line Cinema
661Krippendorf's Tribe$3,316,37743.8%1,529$2,168$7,571,115Feb 27, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
662The Grifters$3,311,00024.6%766$4,322$13,446,769Jan 25, 1991Miramax
663DeepStar Six$3,306,32040.6%1,117$2,960$8,143,225Jan 13, 1989TriStar Pictures
664In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale$3,265,00068.4%1,632$2,000$4,775,656Jan 11, 2008Freestyle Releasing
665Chaplin$3,263,02634.4%1,066$3,061$9,493,259Jan 8, 1993TriStar Pictures
666Leaving Las Vegas$3,253,15810.2%1,310$2,483$32,029,928Feb 9, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
667Marvin's Room$3,250,40925.4%1,153$2,819$12,803,305Feb 28, 1997Miramax
668Phantom Thread$3,246,72015.3%896$3,623$21,198,205Jan 19, 2018Focus Features
669200 Cigarettes$3,244,27747.3%976$3,324$6,852,450Feb 26, 1999Paramount Pictures
670F/X$3,240,69515.7%914$3,545$20,603,715Feb 7, 1986Orion Pictures
671Angela's Ashes$3,217,59124.7%610$5,274$13,042,112Jan 21, 2000Paramount Pictures
672Early Man$3,190,52538.6%2,494$1,279$8,267,544Feb 16, 2018Lionsgate
673Rosewood$3,154,07524%991$3,182$13,130,349Feb 21, 1997Warner Bros.
674The Marksman$3,104,20419.9%1,975$1,571$15,566,093Jan 15, 2021Open Road Films (II)
675Chocolat$3,093,5904.3%658$4,701$71,509,363Jan 19, 2001Miramax
676The Cider House Rules$3,077,4205.3%816$3,771$57,545,092Jan 7, 2000Miramax
677Running Scared$3,075,00044.9%1,611$1,908$6,855,137Feb 24, 2006New Line Cinema
678Phantoms$3,065,95154.5%1,859$1,649$5,624,282Jan 23, 1998Miramax
679I.S.S.$3,064,58346.6%2,518$1,217$6,573,799Jan 19, 2024Bleecker Street Media
680Cousins$3,039,80513.8%535$5,681$22,026,369Feb 10, 1989Paramount Pictures
681Against the Ropes$3,038,54651.6%1,601$1,897$5,884,190Feb 20, 2004Paramount Pictures
682Club Dread$3,035,68860.7%1,807$1,679$5,001,708Feb 27, 2004-
683Impostor$3,022,52348.1%1,870$1,616$6,285,176Jan 4, 2002Miramax
684Frost/Nixon$3,022,25016.2%1,099$2,750$18,622,031Jan 23, 2009Universal Pictures
685The Killing Fields$3,019,6408.7%657$4,596$34,700,291Feb 1, 1985Warner Bros.
686Every Day$3,016,14949.4%1,667$1,809$6,102,076Feb 23, 2018Orion Pictures
687Pinocchio
1984 Re-release
$3,014,94911.4%1,144$2,635$26,414,038Jan 4, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
688Grandma's Boy$3,009,34149.4%2,015$1,493$6,090,172Jan 6, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
689Strange Wilderness$3,001,71945.7%1,208$2,484$6,575,282Feb 1, 2008Paramount Classics
690Dunston Checks In$2,996,89130.4%1,290$2,323$9,871,065Jan 12, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
691The River$2,961,73425.8%1,001$2,958$11,489,982Jan 11, 1985Universal Pictures
692The Bedroom Window$2,919,65723.1%930$3,139$12,640,385Jan 16, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
693Flashback$2,910,11644.9%875$3,325$6,488,114Feb 2, 1990Paramount Pictures
694Sense and Sensibility$2,907,7056.7%608$4,782$43,182,776Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
695Screamers$2,904,14050.8%1,560$1,861$5,711,695Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
696Palmetto$2,876,75348.9%1,505$1,911$5,878,911Feb 20, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
697I, Tonya$2,861,1689.5%799$3,580$30,014,539Jan 19, 2018Neon
698BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul$2,860,01681.5%997$2,868$3,509,917Jan 25, 2019Fathom Events
699He Said, She Said$2,857,16429.1%908$3,146$9,804,775Feb 22, 1991Paramount Pictures
700Sideways$2,851,9554%699$4,080$71,503,593Jan 21, 2005-
701Wanted: Dead or Alive$2,845,83637.7%1,017$2,798$7,555,000Jan 16, 1987New World Pictures
702Dangerous Liaisons$2,840,2018.2%762$3,727$34,670,720Feb 24, 1989Warner Bros.
703Alone in the Dark$2,834,42154.7%2,124$1,334$5,178,569Jan 28, 2005Lionsgate
704Narc$2,825,80727%822$3,437$10,465,659Jan 10, 2003Paramount Pictures
705Mary Reilly$2,812,62049.3%1,470$1,913$5,707,094Feb 23, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
706Rushmore$2,804,57616.4%764$3,670$17,105,219Feb 19, 1999Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
707Yentl$2,799,5667%609$4,596$40,218,899Jan 6, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
708Taps$2,787,6557.8%623$4,474$35,856,053Jan 8, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
709Assassination$2,787,44945.9%1,000$2,787$6,075,793Jan 9, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
710Slackers$2,785,28352.7%1,893$1,471$5,285,941Feb 1, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
711Black Moon Rising$2,775,38841.8%902$3,076$6,637,565Jan 10, 1986New World Pictures
712Inherent Vice$2,773,26034.2%645$4,299$8,110,975Jan 9, 2015Warner Bros.
713Beautiful Girls$2,761,79026.1%752$3,672$10,597,759Feb 9, 1996Miramax
714Zeus and Roxanne$2,755,38238.1%1,745$1,579$7,233,324Jan 24, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
715The Loft$2,747,34245.8%1,841$1,492$6,002,684Jan 30, 2015Open Road Films (II)
716Gandhi$2,746,5715.2%734$3,741$52,767,889Feb 25, 1983Columbia Pictures
717A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon$2,737,10643.7%881$3,106$6,264,058Feb 26, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
718The Hunted$2,723,49541.2%1,552$1,754$6,609,661Feb 24, 1995Universal Pictures
719Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice$2,719,75039%946$2,875$6,980,986Jan 29, 1993Miramax
720The Rhythm Section$2,715,38449.9%3,049$890$5,437,971Jan 31, 2020Paramount Pictures
721Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III$2,692,08746.7%1,107$2,431$5,765,562Jan 12, 1990New Line Cinema
722Monkeybone$2,685,07849.6%1,722$1,559$5,411,999Feb 23, 2001Twentieth Century Fox
723Gridlock'd$2,678,37248.1%743$3,604$5,571,205Jan 31, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
724From the Hip$2,645,43727.8%970$2,727$9,518,342Feb 6, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
725Mischief$2,618,46030.1%1,221$2,144$8,692,426Feb 8, 1985Twentieth Century Fox
726Notes on a Scandal$2,603,70314.9%641$4,061$17,510,118Jan 26, 2007-
727Runaway Train$2,601,48033.9%965$2,695$7,683,620Jan 17, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
728Troll$2,595,05447.6%959$2,706$5,450,815Jan 17, 1986Empire Pictures
729Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$2,589,33410.2%68$38,078$25,487,190Jan 4, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
730Mother$2,586,42413.5%621$4,164$19,145,198Jan 24, 1997Paramount Pictures
731Popcorn$2,563,36561%1,055$2,429$4,205,000Feb 1, 1991-
732The Book of Clarence$2,557,02741.7%2,010$1,272$6,132,813Jan 12, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
733Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist$2,553,15270%1,407$1,814$3,649,422Jan 27, 2023Fathom Events
734The Impossible$2,531,11713.3%808$3,132$19,019,882Jan 11, 2013Lionsgate
735A Passage to India$2,522,8429.3%639$3,948$27,187,653Feb 1, 1985Columbia Pictures
736Infinity Pool$2,514,36449.5%1,835$1,370$5,078,400Jan 27, 2023Neon
737Capote$2,509,0008.7%1,239$2,025$28,750,530Feb 3, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
738Leprechaun$2,493,02029.1%620$4,021$8,556,940Jan 8, 1993Trimark Pictures
739Teacher's Pet$2,461,25237.9%2,027$1,214$6,491,969Jan 16, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
740The Falcon and the Snowman$2,460,32414.4%914$2,691$17,130,087Feb 8, 1985Orion Pictures
741The Last Married Couple in America$2,454,28919.1%488$5,029$12,835,544Feb 8, 1980Universal Pictures
742Reckless$2,446,01629.5%897$2,726$8,289,916Feb 3, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
743Caught Up$2,422,63135.9%713$3,397$6,754,958Feb 27, 1998-
744The Best of Times$2,419,80031.1%872$2,775$7,790,931Jan 31, 1986Universal Pictures
745If Beale Street Could Talk$2,406,74216.1%1,018$2,364$14,915,773Jan 11, 2019Annapurna Pictures
746Drive-Away Dolls$2,404,33047.8%2,280$1,054$5,028,215Feb 23, 2024Focus Features
747The Apostle$2,403,80012.1%676$3,555$19,868,354Feb 20, 1998October Films
748The Reader$2,380,3767%1,002$2,375$34,194,407Jan 30, 2009The Weinstein Company
749Reds$2,379,8095.9%644$3,695$40,382,659Jan 8, 1982Paramount Pictures
750Replicas$2,375,32558.7%2,329$1,019$4,046,429Jan 11, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
751The Artist$2,371,8035.3%662$3,582$44,671,682Jan 20, 2012The Weinstein Company
752Birthday Girl$2,370,80946.1%1,000$2,370$5,142,576Feb 1, 2002Miramax
753Life Is Beautiful$2,366,3464.1%644$3,674$57,247,384Feb 12, 1999Miramax
754The Walking Dead$2,324,76738.7%891$2,609$6,014,341Feb 24, 1995-
755Hotel Rwanda$2,316,4169.8%823$2,814$23,530,892Feb 4, 2005United Artists
756The Wrestler$2,313,1498.8%722$3,203$26,238,243Jan 30, 2009-
757Kissing a Fool$2,308,14556.2%1,742$1,324$4,106,588Feb 27, 1998Universal Pictures
758Loose Cannons$2,239,83040.1%1,214$1,845$5,585,154Feb 9, 1990TriStar Pictures
759Heaven Help Us$2,235,68736.8%1,003$2,229$6,070,794Feb 8, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
760Simply Irresistible$2,232,68650.8%1,359$1,642$4,398,989Feb 5, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
761Run$2,222,05650.4%1,173$1,894$4,409,328Feb 1, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
762Tap$2,217,15024.3%585$3,790$9,114,702Feb 10, 1989TriStar Pictures
763Angel$2,214,82412.7%330$6,711$17,488,564Jan 13, 1984New World Pictures
764Braddock: Missing in Action III$2,208,11635.6%1,040$2,123$6,193,901Jan 22, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
765Still Alice$2,166,00011.5%765$2,831$18,754,371Feb 20, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
766Run the Race$2,161,48033.6%853$2,533$6,424,420Feb 22, 2019Roadside Attractions
767Left Behind: The Movie$2,158,78051.1%867$2,489$4,224,065Feb 2, 2001Cloud Ten Pictures
768Heart Condition$2,149,78652%885$2,429$4,134,992Feb 2, 1990New Line Cinema
769Gloria$2,143,08951.1%1,527$1,403$4,197,729Jan 22, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
770127 Hours$2,136,80111.7%916$2,332$18,335,230Jan 28, 2011-
771The Hitcher$2,134,21436.5%794$2,687$5,844,868Feb 21, 1986TriStar Pictures
772Meet Wally Sparks$2,131,00152.3%1,552$1,373$4,073,582Jan 31, 1997Trimark Pictures
773Witless Protection$2,116,69250.9%1,333$1,587$4,161,625Feb 22, 2008Lionsgate
774Stanley & Iris$2,102,83136.1%907$2,318$5,820,015Feb 9, 1990Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
775A Monster Calls$2,080,05155.6%1,523$1,365$3,740,823Jan 6, 2017Focus Features
776Blood and Chocolate$2,074,30058.8%1,200$1,728$3,526,847Jan 26, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
777Lion$2,073,4334%600$3,455$51,738,905Jan 6, 2017The Weinstein Company
778The Lonely Guy$2,072,13036.2%717$2,890$5,718,573Jan 27, 1984Universal Pictures
779Gully Boy$2,045,06836.7%258$7,926$5,566,534Feb 15, 2019Viva Pictures
780Judas and the Black Messiah$2,027,07637%1,888$1,073$5,478,009Feb 12, 2021Warner Bros.
781Nixon$2,016,60114.7%977$2,064$13,681,765Jan 5, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
782The Orphanage$2,015,60528.1%707$2,850$7,161,284Jan 11, 2008Picturehouse
783Men Don't Leave$2,007,15633.1%802$2,502$6,070,725Feb 23, 1990Warner Bros.
784Queen Rock Montreal$2,000,000100%387$5,167$2,000,000Jan 19, 2024-
785Wisdom$1,994,19734.9%788$2,530$5,715,174Jan 2, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
786Eliminators$1,987,07243.2%993$2,001$4,601,256Jan 31, 1986Empire Pictures
787Silence$1,984,53028%747$2,656$7,100,177Jan 13, 2017Paramount Pictures
788Top Gun
2013 3D Release
$1,965,73765.1%300$6,552$3,018,873Feb 8, 2013Paramount Pictures
789Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold$1,960,35252.3%1,000$1,960$3,751,699Jan 30, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
790In the Name of the Father$1,960,1757.8%669$2,930$25,096,862Feb 25, 1994Universal Pictures
791My Name Is Khan$1,944,02748.4%120$16,200$4,018,771Feb 12, 2010-
792Samson$1,942,56941.2%1,249$1,555$4,719,928Feb 16, 2018Pure Flix Entertainment
793Head Office$1,937,93457.1%907$2,136$3,393,807Jan 3, 1986TriStar Pictures
794Radio Flyer$1,932,59541.5%940$2,055$4,651,977Feb 21, 1992Columbia Pictures
795Gunmen$1,909,91956%802$2,381$3,411,885Feb 4, 1994Dimension Films
796Inside Llewyn Davis$1,882,54814.2%729$2,582$13,235,319Jan 10, 2014CBS Films
797Curse of the Golden Flower$1,872,86228.5%1,234$1,517$6,566,773Jan 12, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
798Power$1,854,20048.8%770$2,408$3,800,000Jan 31, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
799Hero at Large$1,850,72511.6%486$3,808$15,934,737Feb 8, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
800Death Before Dishonor$1,847,95040.6%776$2,381$4,546,244Feb 20, 1987New World Pictures