Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of Nov 23, 2:05 PST
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
601The Future$27,1371$27,137$568,662Jul 29, 2011Roadside Attractions
602Control Room$27,1251$27,125$2,589,616May 21, 2004Magnolia Pictures
603Bird$27,1161$27,116$2,181,286Sep 30, 1988Warner Bros.
604Read My Lips$27,0801$27,080$1,471,911Jul 5, 2002Magnolia Pictures
605Capote$27,07112$324,857$28,750,530Sep 30, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
606The Wife$27,0714$108,284$9,601,092Aug 17, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
607Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan$27,0655$135,326$5,705,761Jun 6, 2008Picturehouse
608Shadowlands$27,0273$81,082$25,842,377Dec 31, 1993-
609Half Nelson$26,9912$53,983$2,697,938Aug 11, 2006THINKFilm
610Just Mercy$26,9644$107,858$36,001,502Dec 27, 2019Warner Bros.
611Chicago$26,94777$2,074,929$170,687,518Dec 27, 2002Miramax
612Celeste & Jesse Forever$26,9464$107,785$3,094,813Aug 3, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
613Bend It Like Beckham$26,9216$161,528$32,543,449Mar 14, 2003-
614Spider-Man: Homecoming$26,9154,348$117,027,503$334,201,140Jul 7, 2017Sony Pictures Releasing
615Minions$26,9054,301$115,718,405$336,045,770Jul 10, 2015Universal Pictures
616C'mon C'mon$26,8895$134,447$1,863,674Nov 19, 2021A24
617Begin Again$26,8125$134,064$16,170,632Jun 27, 2014The Weinstein Company
618Gosford Park$26,8029$241,219$41,308,615Dec 28, 2001USA Films
619Top Gun: Maverick$26,7594,735$126,707,459$718,732,821May 27, 2022Paramount Pictures
620Emma$26,7389$240,649$22,231,658Aug 2, 1996Miramax
621When Harry Met Sally...$26,69341$1,094,453$92,823,546Jul 14, 1989Columbia Pictures
622You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger$26,6836$160,103$3,248,246Sep 24, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
623Playing by Heart$26,6691$26,669$3,970,078Jan 1, 1999Miramax
624Belle$26,6444$106,578$10,726,630May 2, 2014-
625Fast & Furious 6$26,6193,658$97,375,245$238,679,850May 24, 2013Universal Pictures
626American Splendor$26,6176$159,705$6,010,990Aug 15, 2003Fine Line Features
627Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$26,6163,858$102,685,961$290,013,036Nov 18, 2005Warner Bros.
628Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$26,6094,450$118,414,021$358,995,815May 5, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
629Luce$26,5975$132,987$2,010,613Aug 2, 2019Neon
630Marcel the Shell with Shoes On$26,5676$159,403$6,333,702Jun 24, 2022A24
631Six Degrees of Separation$26,5292$53,058$6,405,918Dec 10, 1993Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
632House of Flying Daggers$26,49815$397,472$11,050,094Dec 3, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
633Lorenzo's Oil$26,4513$79,353$7,286,388Jan 1, 1993Universal Pictures
634Toy Story 4$26,4274,575$120,908,065$434,038,008Jun 21, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
635The Company You Keep$26,3435$131,718$5,133,027Apr 5, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
636The Wandering Earth$26,33264$1,685,287$5,971,413Feb 8, 2019-
637Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End$26,3024,362$114,732,820$309,420,425May 25, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
638Schindler's List$26,26525$656,636$96,065,768Dec 17, 1993Universal Pictures
639The Book Thief$26,2514$105,005$21,488,481Nov 8, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
640The Wings of the Dove$26,2307$183,610$13,692,848Nov 7, 1997Miramax
641Wildlife$26,1474$104,589$1,050,616Oct 19, 2018IFC Films
642Bowling for Columbine$26,1438$209,148$21,576,018Oct 11, 2002United Artists
643Slaves of New York$26,1181$26,118$463,972Mar 17, 1989TriStar Pictures
644Living Los Sures$26,0881$26,088$83,992Apr 15, 2016Oscilloscope
645The Pirates$26,0251$26,025$415,775Sep 5, 2014Well Go USA Entertainment
646A Ghost Story$26,0074$104,030$1,596,371Jul 7, 2017A24
647A History of Violence$26,00014$364,000$31,504,633Sep 23, 2005New Line Cinema
648I've Heard the Mermaids Singing$25,9981$25,998$1,408,491Sep 11, 1987Miramax
649Used People$25,9772$51,955$17,957,265Dec 18, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
650Vox Lux$25,9526$155,714$727,119Dec 7, 2018Neon
651Shrek 2$25,9514,163$108,037,878$441,426,807May 21, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
652The French Dispatch$25,93852$1,348,804$16,124,375Oct 22, 2021Searchlight Pictures
653The Intouchables$25,8764$103,507$10,198,820May 25, 2012The Weinstein Company
6544 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days$25,8562$51,712$1,198,208Jan 25, 2008IFC Films
655Lost in America$25,8126$154,877$10,179,000Mar 15, 1985Warner Bros.
656The Story of Qiu Ju$25,7851$25,785$1,890,247Apr 16, 1993Sony Pictures Classics
657Obvious Child$25,7713$77,315$3,123,963Jun 6, 2014A24
658The Producers$25,7656$154,590$19,398,532Dec 16, 2005Universal Pictures
659Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$25,7364,234$108,966,307$402,111,870Jun 26, 2009DreamWorks
660Barcelona$25,7054$102,820$7,266,973Jul 29, 1994Fine Line Features
661Man on Wire$25,6962$51,392$2,962,242Jul 25, 2008Magnolia Pictures
662Dark Waters$25,6514$102,606$11,136,084Nov 22, 2019Focus Features
663The Jungle Book$25,6354,028$103,261,464$364,001,123Apr 15, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
664Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills$25,6351$25,635$2,156,471Jun 2, 1989Cinecom Pictures
665Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room$25,5463$76,639$4,071,700Apr 22, 2005Magnolia Pictures
666Le Dîner de Cons$25,5201$25,520$4,071,548Jul 9, 1999Lionsgate
667Being John Malkovich$25,50825$637,721$22,863,596Oct 29, 1999USA Films
668The Matrix Reloaded$25,4713,603$91,774,413$281,576,461May 16, 2003Warner Bros.
669Elle$25,4672$50,934$2,341,534Nov 11, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
670Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard$25,4601$25,460$49,919Jul 27, 2007-
671A Very Long Engagement$25,4374$101,749$6,524,389Nov 26, 2004Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
672The Clan of the Cave Bear$25,4281$25,428$1,953,732Jan 17, 1986Warner Bros.
673Damage$25,4264$101,707$7,532,911Dec 25, 1992New Line Cinema
674Sid and Nancy$25,4142$50,829$2,826,523Oct 17, 1986The Samuel Goldwyn Company
675'Round Midnight$25,3841$25,384$3,272,593Oct 3, 1986Warner Bros.
676Three Men and a Cradle$25,3801$25,380$2,052,466Apr 25, 1986The Samuel Goldwyn Company
677The Skeleton Twins$25,37915$380,691$5,284,309Sep 12, 2014Roadside Attractions
678Bicycle Thieves
1998 Re-release
$25,3771$25,377$334,293Oct 2, 1998Kino International
679A Private Function$25,3331$25,333$2,527,088Mar 1, 1985Island Alive
680Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones$25,3173,161$80,027,814$302,191,252May 17, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
681Reversal of Fortune$25,2837$176,985$15,445,131Oct 19, 1990Warner Bros.
682Citizenfour$25,2645$126,321$2,800,870Oct 24, 2014RADiUS-TWC
683Longtime Companion$25,2622$50,525$4,609,953May 11, 1990The Samuel Goldwyn Company
684The Diving Bell and the Butterfly$25,2403$75,721$6,003,227Nov 30, 2007Miramax
685A Hard Day's Night$25,2222$50,445$965,351Dec 1, 2000Miramax
686Skyfall$25,2113,505$88,364,714$304,360,277Nov 9, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
687Downtown 81
2019 Re-release
$25,2081$25,208$123,387Oct 25, 2019Metrograph Pictures
688Wonder Wheel$25,1145$125,570$1,404,061Dec 1, 2017Amazon Studios
689Michael Moore in TrumpLand$25,1002$50,200$149,090Oct 21, 2016-
690Boogie Nights$25,0842$50,168$26,400,640Oct 10, 1997New Line Cinema
691Blue Is the Warmest Colour$25,0794$100,316$2,199,787Oct 25, 2013IFC Films
692The Ice Storm$25,0613$75,183$8,038,061Sep 26, 1997-
693Irrational Man$25,0447$175,312$4,030,360Jul 17, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
694Mississippi Burning$25,0039$225,034$34,603,943Dec 9, 1988Orion Pictures
695Pascali's Island$24,9791$24,979$1,451,857Jul 22, 1988Avenue Pictures Productions
696Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party$24,9383$74,814$13,099,931Jul 15, 2016-
697The Science of Sleep$24,85114$347,925$4,670,644Sep 22, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
698Mona Lisa$24,8404$99,361$5,794,184Jun 13, 1986Island Pictures
699Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle$24,8373$74,512$2,144,667Nov 25, 1994Fine Line Features
700High Life$24,8354$99,341$1,225,852Apr 5, 2019A24
701This Boy's Life$24,8083$74,425$4,104,962Apr 9, 1993Warner Bros.
702Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence$24,8054$99,221$2,306,560Aug 26, 1983Universal Pictures
703Wonder Woman$24,7904,165$103,251,471$412,563,408Jun 2, 2017Warner Bros.
704The Lives of Others$24,7779$223,000$11,286,112Feb 9, 2007Sony Pictures Classics
705Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong$24,7751$24,775$91,260Apr 8, 2011Full Moon Pictures
706Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 IMAX Release
$24,74558$1,435,259$8,485,488Nov 1, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
707Summer Hours$24,7422$49,484$1,657,001May 15, 2009IFC Films
708McQueen$24,7184$98,873$1,257,275Jul 20, 2018Bleecker Street Media
709Paris Can Wait$24,7124$98,850$5,617,731May 12, 2017Sony Pictures Classics
710Battle of the Sexes$24,68221$518,332$12,638,526Sep 22, 2017-
711The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2$24,5904,175$102,665,981$281,723,902Nov 20, 2015Lionsgate
712Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$24,5903,672$90,294,621$317,575,550Nov 16, 2001Warner Bros.
713We Need to Talk About Kevin$24,5871$24,587$1,738,692Dec 9, 2011Oscilloscope
714Driving Miss Daisy$24,5813$73,745$106,593,296Dec 15, 1989Warner Bros.
715The Last Station$24,5743$73,723$6,617,867Jan 15, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
716Baahubali 2: The Conclusion$24,542425$10,430,497$20,186,659Apr 28, 2017Great India Films
717White Mischief$24,5381$24,538$3,107,551Apr 22, 1988Columbia Pictures
718Educating Rita$24,5063$73,518$14,648,076Sep 23, 1983Columbia Pictures
719Atonement$24,50432$784,145$50,927,067Dec 7, 2007Focus Features
720Gorillas in the Mist$24,46115$366,925$24,720,479Sep 23, 1988Universal Pictures
721Country$24,4431$24,443$9,640,000Sep 28, 1984Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
722Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania$24,4214,345$106,109,650$214,504,909Feb 17, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
723Barton Fink$24,41411$268,561$6,153,939Aug 23, 1991Twentieth Century Fox
724Fallen Leaves$24,4012$48,803$954,307Nov 17, 2023MUBI
725The City of Your Final Destination$24,4011$24,401$493,296Apr 16, 2010Screen Media Films
726First Reformed$24,3904$97,562$3,448,256May 18, 2018A24
727Minions: The Rise of Gru$24,3704,391$107,010,140$370,270,765Jul 1, 2022Universal Pictures
728Leave No Trace$24,3489$219,140$6,046,104Jun 29, 2018Bleecker Street Media
729The Miseducation of Cameron Post$24,3192$48,638$904,703Aug 3, 2018FilmRise
730Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$24,3023,855$93,687,367$249,541,069Jun 4, 2004Warner Bros.
731Sunshine$24,29610$242,964$3,675,753Jul 20, 2007-
732Master$24,2733$72,821$597,251Dec 30, 2016CJ Entertainment
733Beetlejuice Beetlejuice$24,2634,575$111,003,345$294,072,781Sep 6, 2024Warner Bros.
734Magic in the Moonlight$24,24017$412,095$10,539,326Jul 25, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
735Possession
2021 Re-release
$24,2321$24,232$44,935Oct 1, 2021Metrograph Pictures
736Proof$24,2308$193,840$7,535,331Sep 16, 2005Miramax
737Blindspotting$24,21414$338,999$4,333,394Jul 20, 2018Lionsgate
738Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour$24,1823,855$93,224,755$180,756,269Oct 13, 2023-
739Field of Dreams$24,15222$531,346$64,431,625Apr 21, 1989Universal Pictures
740A Single Man$24,1489$217,332$9,176,000Dec 11, 2009The Weinstein Company
741Captain America: The Winter Soldier$24,1293,938$95,023,721$259,766,572Apr 4, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
742Tazza: The Hidden Card$24,1061$24,106$251,555Sep 19, 2014CJ Entertainment
743Freeriders$24,04911$264,548$2,750,064Oct 23, 1998-
744War of the Arrows$24,0411$24,041$251,200Sep 30, 2011CJ Entertainment
745Iron Man$24,0244,105$98,618,668$318,604,126May 2, 2008Paramount Pictures
746Fearless$24,0076$144,044$6,995,302Oct 15, 1993Warner Bros.
747Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$23,9973,682$88,357,488$261,988,482Nov 15, 2002Warner Bros.
748In the Loop$23,9838$191,866$2,388,804Jul 24, 2009IFC Films
749Living in Oblivion$23,9822$47,965$1,111,790Jul 14, 1995Sony Pictures Classics
750My Old Ass$23,9797$167,853$5,372,282Sep 13, 2024-
751The Brothers McMullen$23,9737$167,815$10,426,506Aug 11, 1995-
752Murphy's Romance$23,9532$47,906$30,867,525Dec 27, 1985Columbia Pictures
753Little Vera$23,9501$23,950$1,262,598Apr 14, 1989-
754Transformers: Dark of the Moon$23,9364,088$97,852,865$352,390,543Jul 1, 2011DreamWorks
755The Trip to Italy$23,9043$71,712$2,880,537Aug 15, 2014IFC Films
756Climax$23,8845$119,423$817,339Mar 1, 2019A24
757The Secret Life of Pets$23,8794,370$104,352,905$368,623,860Jul 8, 2016Universal Pictures
758Matewan$23,8501$23,850$1,680,358Aug 28, 1987Cinecom Pictures
759Nadja$23,8461$23,846$443,169Aug 25, 1995October Films
760Liberty Heights$23,8114$95,247$3,736,868Nov 19, 1999Warner Bros.
761The Hangover Part II$23,7743,615$85,946,294$254,464,305May 27, 2011Warner Bros.
762Footnote$23,7642$47,528$2,007,758Mar 9, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
763Solitary Man$23,7344$94,936$4,360,548May 21, 2010Anchor Bay Films
764Janet Planet$23,7312$47,463$793,638Jun 21, 2024A24
765Bad Lieutenant$23,7272$47,454$2,000,022Nov 20, 1992Aries Films
766The Salesman$23,6923$71,078$2,402,067Jan 27, 2017Cohen Media Group
767Under Suspicion$23,6742$47,349$221,295Feb 28, 1992Columbia Pictures
768Fast Five$23,6543,644$86,198,765$209,837,675Apr 29, 2011Universal Pictures
769The Deep End$23,6426$141,852$8,823,109Aug 10, 2001-
770Transformers: Age of Extinction$23,6324,233$100,038,390$245,439,076Jun 27, 2014Paramount Pictures
771Please Give$23,6245$118,123$4,033,574Apr 30, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
772The Raid 2$23,6137$165,292$2,627,209Mar 28, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
773Godzilla$23,5803,952$93,188,384$200,676,069May 16, 2014Warner Bros.
774Touch of Evil
1998 Re-release
$23,5753$70,725$2,247,465Sep 11, 1998October Films
775Anatomy of a Fall$23,5695$117,848$5,076,369Oct 13, 2023Neon
776Quartet$23,5612$47,122$18,390,117Jan 11, 2013The Weinstein Company
777In a World...$23,5133$70,541$2,963,902Aug 9, 2013Roadside Attractions
778The Upside of Anger$23,5069$211,559$18,761,993Mar 11, 2005New Line Cinema
779Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$23,5064,260$100,137,835$317,101,119May 23, 2008Paramount Pictures
780Flirting with Disaster$23,4947$164,458$14,702,438Mar 22, 1996Miramax
781In the Bedroom$23,4934$93,972$35,930,604Nov 23, 2001Miramax
782Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work$23,4787$164,351$2,930,687Jun 11, 2010IFC Films
783Captain Fantastic$23,4564$93,824$5,879,835Jul 8, 2016Bleecker Street Media
784Love Is Strange
2014 Re-release
$23,4555$117,276$2,262,223Aug 22, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
785Transamerica$23,4542$46,908$9,015,303Dec 2, 2005The Weinstein Company
786Cosmopolis$23,4463$70,339$763,556Aug 17, 2012Entertainment One
787The Great Beauty$23,4421$23,442$2,852,400Nov 15, 2013Janus Films
788Hannah and Her Sisters$23,44154$1,265,826$35,392,203Feb 7, 1986Orion Pictures
789Open Water$23,42447$1,100,943$30,610,863Aug 6, 2004Lionsgate
790Fifty Shades of Grey$23,3603,646$85,171,450$166,167,230Feb 13, 2015Universal Pictures
791Mistress America$23,3014$93,206$2,500,431Aug 14, 2015-
792Bully$23,2945$116,472$279,202Mar 30, 2012The Weinstein Company
793Indignation$23,2814$93,125$3,401,155Jul 29, 2016Roadside Attractions
794Thirteen$23,2525$116,260$4,601,043Aug 22, 2003-
795At Eternity's Gate$23,2144$92,856$2,294,915Nov 16, 2018CBS Films
796Loving Vincent$23,1801$23,180$6,735,118Sep 22, 2017Good Deed Entertainment
797Shine$23,1687$162,179$35,892,330Nov 22, 1996Fine Line Features
798Justice League$23,1654,051$93,842,239$229,024,295Nov 17, 2017Warner Bros.
799Sarah's Key$23,1415$115,708$7,693,187Jul 22, 2011The Weinstein Company
800Farewell My Concubine$23,1363$69,408$5,216,888Oct 15, 1993Miramax