Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of Nov 23, 2:05 PST
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
401Under the Skin$33,2884$133,154$2,614,251Apr 4, 2014A24
402Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$33,1281$33,128$10,764,402Apr 18, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
403Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom$33,0784,475$148,024,610$417,719,760Jun 22, 2018Universal Pictures
404Priscilla$33,0344$132,139$20,960,939Oct 27, 2023A24
405Thor: Love and Thunder$32,9524,375$144,165,107$343,256,830Jul 8, 2022Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
406Bread and Tulips$32,9331$32,933$5,318,679Jul 27, 2001First Look International
407Trainspotting$32,8348$262,673$16,491,080Jul 19, 1996Miramax
408Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$32,8174,133$135,634,554$423,315,812Jul 7, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
409Gandhi$32,7884$131,153$52,767,889Dec 10, 1982Columbia Pictures
410Trance$32,7864$131,145$2,328,743Apr 5, 2013-
411Silence$32,7204$130,880$7,100,177Dec 23, 2016Paramount Pictures
412The People vs. Larry Flynt$32,70516$523,295$20,300,385Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
413Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!$32,6492$65,299$4,087,361May 4, 1990Miramax
414Away We Go$32,6024$130,411$9,451,946Jun 5, 2009Focus Features
415Changeling$32,60115$489,015$35,739,802Oct 24, 2008Universal Pictures
416Rachel Getting Married$32,5969$293,369$12,796,841Oct 3, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
417The Squid and the Whale$32,4614$129,844$7,372,734Oct 7, 2005IDP Distribution
418Holly$32,4061$32,406$166,620Nov 9, 2007Priority Films
419Requiem for a Dream$32,3852$64,770$3,635,482Oct 6, 2000Artisan Entertainment
420Fences$32,3654$129,462$57,682,904Dec 16, 2016Paramount Pictures
421Can You Ever Forgive Me?$32,3025$161,510$8,803,865Oct 19, 2018-
422The Killing Fields$32,1811$32,181$34,700,291Nov 2, 1984Warner Bros.
423Raging Bull$32,1474$128,590$23,334,953Nov 14, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
424Philomena$32,1084$128,435$37,709,979Nov 22, 2013The Weinstein Company
425American Fiction$32,0677$224,469$21,098,470Dec 15, 2023Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
426Decision to Leave$32,0663$96,200$2,179,864Oct 14, 2022MUBI
427Gothic$32,0611$32,061$916,172Apr 10, 1987Vestron Pictures
428Avatar: The Way of Water$31,9134,202$134,100,226$684,075,767Dec 16, 202220th Century Studios
429Best in Show$31,80213$413,436$18,715,392Sep 29, 2000Warner Bros.
430Spider-Man$31,7683,615$114,844,116$403,706,375May 3, 2002Sony Pictures Releasing
431Changing Times$31,7021$31,702$545,255Jul 14, 2006Koch Lorber Films
432Widow of St. Pierre$31,7021$31,702$3,193,889Mar 2, 2001Lionsgate
433Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite$31,6621$31,662$1,023,348Aug 5, 2016CJ Entertainment
434Dear White People$31,63211$347,959$4,404,154Oct 17, 2014Roadside Attractions
4352016: Obama's America$31,6101$31,610$33,449,086Jul 13, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
436Borat$31,607837$26,455,463$128,505,958Nov 3, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
437Sweet and Lowdown$31,5623$94,686$4,197,015Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
438Suicide Squad$31,4174,255$133,682,248$325,100,054Aug 5, 2016Warner Bros.
439Circle of Friends$31,3964$125,587$23,389,975Mar 17, 1995-
440Finding Dory$31,3724,305$135,060,273$486,295,561Jun 17, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
441The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$31,3477$219,433$11,220,670Aug 12, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
442Nell$31,3312$62,663$33,683,817Dec 16, 1994Twentieth Century Fox
443Chapter & Verse$31,3311$31,331$84,147Feb 3, 2017Paladin
444Children of Men$31,31216$501,003$35,552,383Dec 29, 2006Universal Pictures
445A Soldier's Story$31,2765$156,383$21,821,347Sep 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
446Good Time$31,2754$125,101$2,026,499Aug 11, 2017A24
447Hannah Arendt$31,2701$31,270$717,205May 31, 2013Zeitgeist Films
448Too Beautiful for You$31,2081$31,208$1,776,440Mar 2, 1990Orion Classics
449An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power$31,2054$124,823$3,496,795Jul 28, 2017Paramount Pictures
450The Fisher King$31,16610$311,662$41,895,491Sep 20, 1991TriStar Pictures
451Alice in Wonderland$31,1423,728$116,101,023$334,191,110Mar 5, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
452Pi$31,0691$31,069$3,221,152Jul 10, 1998Artisan Entertainment
453Strange Days$31,0621$31,062$7,959,291Oct 6, 1995Twentieth Century Fox
454Jurassic World Dominion$31,0254,676$145,075,625$376,851,080Jun 10, 2022Universal Pictures
455Taps$31,0013$93,005$35,856,053Dec 11, 1981Twentieth Century Fox
456Under the Volcano$31,0001$31,000$2,556,800Jun 15, 1984Universal Pictures
457Persuasion$30,9861$30,986$5,269,757Sep 29, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
458The Sweet East$30,9691$30,969$337,152Dec 1, 2023Utopia
459Once$30,9502$61,901$9,439,923May 18, 2007-
460WARx2$30,9311$30,931$2,310,625Sep 18, 2015Strasson Group
461500 Days of Summer$30,90727$834,501$32,391,374Jul 17, 2009-
462Defending Your Life$30,8743$92,622$16,371,128Mar 22, 1991Warner Bros.
463Lion$30,8404$123,360$51,738,905Nov 25, 2016The Weinstein Company
464The End of the Tour$30,8094$123,238$3,002,884Jul 31, 2015A24
465Me and You and Everyone We Know$30,8011$30,801$3,885,134Jun 17, 2005IFC Films
466Like Crazy$30,7854$123,140$3,395,391Oct 28, 2011Paramount Vantage
467The Hours$30,78311$338,622$41,675,994Dec 27, 2002Paramount Pictures
468There's No Place Like Utopia$30,7101$30,710$45,254Jul 18, 2014Rocky Mountain Pictures
469Wag the Dog$30,6933$92,079$43,061,945Dec 26, 1997New Line Cinema
470Jefferson in Paris$30,6742$61,349$2,473,668Mar 31, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
471Igby Goes Down$30,67010$306,705$4,777,465Sep 13, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
472Elizabeth$30,5709$275,131$30,082,699Nov 6, 1998Gramercy Pictures (I)
473Dancer in the Dark$30,5373$91,612$4,184,036Sep 22, 2000Fine Line Features
474Che: Part One/Che: Part Two$30,5352$61,070$1,497,109Dec 12, 2008IFC Films
475Amores Perros$30,5232$61,047$5,408,467Mar 30, 2001Lionsgate
476Life During Wartime$30,5071$30,507$281,447Jul 23, 2010IFC Films
477Michael Collins$30,3706$182,221$11,092,559Oct 11, 1996Warner Bros.
478The Batman$30,3394,417$134,008,624$369,345,583Mar 4, 2022Warner Bros.
479Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey$30,3362$60,672$41,833,324Feb 5, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
480Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$30,3074,125$125,017,372$295,983,305Nov 19, 2010Warner Bros.
481Ragtime$30,2705$151,351$14,920,781Nov 20, 1981Paramount Pictures
482Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom$30,2675$151,337$532,878Oct 24, 2008-
483Hamlet$30,2283$90,684$4,708,156Dec 27, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
484Love Lies Bleeding$30,1535$150,765$8,335,797Mar 8, 2024A24
485Brazil$30,0991$30,099$9,929,135Dec 20, 1985Universal Pictures
486Thor: Ragnarok$30,0844,080$122,744,989$315,058,289Nov 3, 2017Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
487Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$30,082425$12,785,204$209,397,903Dec 16, 2011Paramount Pictures
488It$30,0764,103$123,403,419$327,481,748Sep 8, 2017Warner Bros.
489Selma$30,07619$571,450$52,076,908Dec 26, 2014Paramount Pictures
490Win Win$30,0725$150,362$10,179,275Mar 18, 2011-
491Colossal$30,0564$120,226$3,029,287Apr 7, 2017Neon
492The Whistle Blower$30,0351$30,035$1,500,000Jul 10, 1987Hemdale
493Immortal Beloved$30,0274$120,108$9,914,409Dec 16, 1994Sony Pictures Releasing
494Stress Positions$29,9341$29,934$105,995Apr 19, 2024Neon
4951984$29,8971$29,897$8,430,492Dec 14, 1984The Samuel Goldwyn Company
496The Last Emperor$29,8925$149,460$43,984,230Nov 20, 1987Columbia Pictures
497I Saw the TV Glow$29,7534$119,015$5,017,817May 3, 2024A24
498Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith$29,6193,661$108,435,841$380,270,577May 20, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
499Room$29,5744$118,298$14,677,654Oct 16, 2015A24
500Whatever Works$29,5739$266,162$5,306,706Jun 19, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
501The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford$29,5625$147,812$3,909,149Sep 21, 2007Warner Bros.
502Shrek the Third$29,5074,122$121,629,270$322,719,944May 18, 2007DreamWorks
503All of Us Strangers$29,4914$117,965$4,050,103Dec 22, 2023Searchlight Pictures
504The Full Monty$29,4306$176,585$45,950,122Aug 15, 1997-
505The Official Story$29,4261$29,426$29,426Nov 8, 1985-
506Wassup Rockers$29,4001$29,400$221,574Jun 23, 2006First Look International
507A Dirty Shame$29,3841$29,384$1,339,668Sep 17, 2004Fine Line Features
508The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1$29,3654,151$121,897,634$337,135,885Nov 21, 2014Lionsgate
509Frozen II$29,3384,440$130,263,358$477,373,578Nov 22, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
510Green Room$29,3283$87,984$3,220,371Apr 15, 2016A24
511Iron Man 2$29,2514,380$128,122,480$312,433,331May 7, 2010Paramount Pictures
512Yellow Day$29,1441$29,144$29,656Sep 19, 2014Providence Film Partners
513The Way Way Back$29,09419$552,788$21,506,546Jul 5, 2013-
514Kill the Irishman$29,0865$145,430$1,188,194Mar 11, 2011Anchor Bay Films
515Gloria Bell$29,0435$145,218$5,611,123Mar 8, 2019A24
516Across the Universe$29,03423$667,784$24,343,673Sep 14, 2007Revolution Studios
517Hard Candy$29,0242$58,049$1,024,640Apr 14, 2006Lionsgate
518Surviving Picasso$29,0183$87,054$2,021,348Sep 20, 1996Warner Bros.
519Night Watch
2005 Re-release
$28,9953$86,985$1,502,188Feb 17, 2006-
520Dallas Buyers Club$28,9859$260,865$27,298,285Nov 1, 2013Focus Features
521Mr. & Mrs. Bridge$28,9792$57,959$7,698,010Nov 23, 1990Miramax
522Broken Flowers$28,90427$780,408$13,744,960Aug 5, 2005Focus Features
523Wild$28,89521$606,810$37,880,356Dec 5, 2014-
524The Sisters Brothers$28,8934$115,575$3,143,056Sep 21, 2018Annapurna Pictures
525Grandma$28,8854$115,540$6,980,524Aug 21, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
526Deadpool 2$28,8584,349$125,507,153$318,491,426May 18, 2018Twentieth Century Fox
527Dicks: The Musical$28,8507$201,951$1,453,012Oct 6, 2023A24
528From Up on Poppy Hill$28,7922$57,585$1,002,895Mar 15, 2013GKIDS
529The Killing of a Sacred Deer$28,7804$115,120$2,291,901Oct 20, 2017A24
530Shopgirl$28,7108$229,685$10,284,523Oct 21, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
531The Boxer$28,6993$86,097$5,980,578Jan 2, 1998Universal Pictures
532Die Hard$28,65921$601,851$83,008,852Jul 15, 1988Twentieth Century Fox
533Upstream Color$28,6491$28,649$444,098Apr 5, 2013-
534Miles Ahead$28,6324$114,530$2,610,896Apr 1, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
535Bernie$28,6013$85,805$9,206,470Apr 27, 2012Millennium Entertainment
536How the West Was Won
2003 Re-release
$28,5681$28,568$76,729Sep 12, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
537The Dreamers$28,5265$142,632$2,532,228Feb 6, 2004-
538She's Gotta Have It$28,4731$28,473$7,137,502Aug 8, 1986Island Pictures
539Water Brother$28,4531$28,453$48,705Jul 12, 2024-
540The Old Man & the Gun$28,4265$142,131$11,277,120Sep 28, 2018-
541Beatriz at Dinner$28,3915$141,959$7,115,854Jun 9, 2017Roadside Attractions
542Ordinary People$28,3896$170,335$54,766,923Sep 19, 1980Paramount Pictures
543The Sessions$28,3664$113,467$6,002,451Oct 19, 2012-
544The End of the Affair$28,3627$198,535$10,827,816Dec 3, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
545Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe$28,3391$28,339$1,163,265Apr 1, 2016Cinema Libre Studio
546The Little Hours$28,3382$56,676$1,647,175Jun 30, 2017Gunpowder & Sky
5472046$28,2684$113,074$1,444,588Aug 5, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
548Beginners$28,2685$141,340$5,790,894Jun 3, 2011Focus Features
549Running with Scissors$28,2638$226,108$7,022,827Oct 20, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
550Broadcast News$28,2207$197,542$51,249,404Dec 18, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
551Miller's Crossing$28,2021$28,202$5,080,409Sep 21, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
552A Passage to India$28,1933$84,580$27,187,653Dec 14, 1984Columbia Pictures
553The Mermaid$28,14435$985,052$3,232,685Feb 19, 2016Sony Pictures Releasing
554Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood$28,1441$28,144$461,689Jul 27, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
555Anselm$28,1202$56,241$508,895Dec 8, 2023Janus Films
556Quiz Show$28,06327$757,714$24,822,619Sep 16, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
557Monty Python's Life of Brian$28,0065$140,034$19,398,164Aug 17, 1979Warner Bros.
558Shakespeare in Love$28,0018$224,012$100,317,794Dec 11, 1998Miramax
559Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest$27,9954$111,982$1,200,326Jul 8, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
560Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$27,9764,313$120,663,589$381,311,319Jun 2, 2023Columbia Pictures
561High Hopes$27,9641$27,964$1,192,322Feb 24, 1989Skouras Pictures
562Never Let Me Go$27,9334$111,734$2,434,652Sep 17, 2010-
563Snatch$27,9321$27,932$30,328,156Dec 8, 2000Screen Gems
564The Age of Innocence$27,91983$2,317,289$32,255,440Sep 17, 1993Columbia Pictures
565Powaqqatsi$27,8991$27,899$589,244Apr 29, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
566The Other Side of Heaven$27,8822$55,765$4,720,371Dec 14, 2001Excel Entertainment
56720,000 Days on Earth$27,8791$27,879$279,558Sep 19, 2014Drafthouse Films
568Eleni$27,8751$27,875$305,102Nov 1, 1985Warner Bros.
569X-Men: The Last Stand$27,8453,690$102,750,665$234,362,462May 26, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
570The English Patient$27,84310$278,439$78,676,425Nov 15, 1996Miramax
571The Roundup: Punishment$27,8422$55,684$1,154,475Apr 26, 2024Capelight Pictures
572Cave of Forgotten Dreams$27,8205$139,101$5,304,920Apr 29, 2011IFC Films
573Fool for Love$27,8182$55,637$836,156Dec 6, 1985Cannon Film Distributors
57420th Century Women$27,8004$111,200$5,664,764Dec 30, 2016A24
575Better Luck Tomorrow$27,75113$360,772$3,802,390Apr 11, 2003Paramount Pictures
576Man of Steel$27,7204,207$116,619,362$291,045,518Jun 14, 2013Warner Bros.
577Quills$27,7099$249,383$7,065,332Nov 24, 2000-
578Four Weddings and a Funeral$27,6975$138,486$52,700,832Mar 11, 1994Gramercy Pictures (I)
579Agnes of God$27,6948$221,552$25,627,836Sep 13, 1985Columbia Pictures
580Silver Linings Playbook$27,68716$443,003$132,092,958Nov 16, 2012The Weinstein Company
581Control$27,6741$27,674$872,252Oct 12, 2007The Weinstein Company
582The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$27,66466$1,825,849$15,686,215Dec 27, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
583Magnolia$27,6577$193,604$22,455,976Dec 17, 1999New Line Cinema
584Dumb Money$27,6188$220,947$13,925,356Sep 15, 2023Sony Pictures Releasing
585The Sheltering Sky$27,5843$82,753$2,075,084Dec 14, 1990Warner Bros.
586Finding Neverland$27,5658$220,524$51,680,613Nov 12, 2004Miramax
587The Doctor$27,5656$165,392$38,120,905Jul 26, 1991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
588Fahrenheit 9/11$27,558868$23,920,637$119,194,771Jun 25, 2004Lionsgate
589Saving Mr. Banks$27,55815$413,373$83,301,580Dec 13, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
590The Passion of the Christ$27,5543,043$83,848,082$370,274,604Feb 27, 2004Newmarket Films
591The Lost City of Z$27,5434$110,175$8,580,410Apr 14, 2017Bleecker Street Media
592Bon Voyage
2004 Re-release
$27,4801$27,480$2,354,559Mar 19, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
593St. Vincent$27,4694$109,878$44,137,712Oct 10, 2014The Weinstein Company
594In the Name of the Father$27,4514$109,805$25,096,862Dec 31, 1993Universal Pictures
595The Act of Killing$27,4501$27,450$486,919Jul 19, 2013Drafthouse Films
596Toy Story 3$27,3854,028$110,307,189$415,004,880Jun 18, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
597The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$27,29827$737,051$46,412,041May 4, 2012-
598Weekend$27,2451$27,245$484,592Sep 23, 2011IFC Films
599The Duchess$27,2037$190,426$13,848,978Sep 19, 2008Paramount Vantage
600Step Into Liquid$27,1975$135,985$3,681,803Aug 8, 2003Artisan Entertainment