Top Opening Theater Averages

Data as of Nov 23, 2:05 PST
Rank Release Average Theaters Opening Total Gross Date Distributor
801Guardians of the Galaxy$23,1174,080$94,320,883$333,176,600Aug 1, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
802The Wackness$23,0666$138,401$2,077,116Jul 4, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
803National Lampoon's Animal House$23,04412$276,538$120,091,123Jul 28, 1978Universal Pictures
804Patriots Day$23,0437$161,306$31,886,361Dec 23, 2016Lionsgate
805Spartacus
1991 Re-release
$23,0404$92,162$1,830,650Apr 26, 1991Universal Pictures
806A Scanner Darkly$23,03917$391,672$5,501,616Jul 7, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
807Tokyo!$23,0301$23,030$351,059Mar 6, 2009Liberation Entertainment
808Waitress$23,0084$92,034$19,074,800May 4, 2007-
809War and Peace$22,9761$22,976$148,503Feb 15, 2019Janus Films
810Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi$22,9731,002$23,019,618$252,583,617May 27, 1983Twentieth Century Fox
811Chariots of Fire$22,9693$68,907$58,972,904Sep 25, 1981Columbia Pictures
812Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$22,9631$22,963$304,052Oct 21, 2011Submarine Deluxe
813Mother$22,9506$137,701$19,145,198Dec 27, 1996Paramount Pictures
814Barfly$22,9502$45,900$3,221,568Oct 16, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
815Stoker$22,9357$160,547$1,714,221Mar 1, 2013-
816The Fate of the Furious$22,9204,310$98,786,705$226,008,385Apr 14, 2017Universal Pictures
817Inside Out$22,9193,946$90,440,272$356,461,711Jun 19, 2015Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
818The Princess Bride$22,9159$206,243$30,857,814Sep 25, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
819Mississippi Masala$22,9152$45,831$7,308,786Feb 7, 1992The Samuel Goldwyn Company
820Dior and I$22,8862$45,772$1,028,953Apr 10, 2015The Orchard
821A Bigger Splash$22,8835$114,419$2,024,099May 6, 2016-
822X2: X-Men United$22,8703,741$85,558,731$214,949,694May 2, 2003Twentieth Century Fox
823300$22,8443,103$70,885,301$210,614,939Mar 9, 2007Warner Bros.
824Oppenheimer$22,8403,610$82,455,420$329,862,540Jul 21, 2023Universal Pictures
825The List$22,8231$22,823$138,814Aug 10, 2007Mountain Top Releasing
826House of Sand and Fog$22,7862$45,572$13,040,288Dec 19, 2003DreamWorks Distribution
827The Romantics$22,7632$45,527$106,524Sep 10, 2010-
828Eye in the Sky$22,7605$113,803$18,704,595Mar 11, 2016Bleecker Street Media
829Amour$22,7553$68,266$6,739,492Dec 21, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
830Friends with Money$22,75028$637,000$13,368,437Apr 7, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
831White Nights$22,73921$477,539$42,160,849Nov 22, 1985Columbia Pictures
832X-Men: Days of Future Past$22,7283,996$90,823,660$233,921,534May 23, 2014Twentieth Century Fox
833Ginger & Fred$22,7251$22,725$837,623Mar 28, 1986Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
834Mad Hot Ballroom$22,6742$45,348$8,117,961May 13, 2005Paramount Classics
835Pina$22,6703$68,012$3,524,826Dec 23, 2011IFC Films
836The Lover$22,6438$181,147$4,899,194Oct 30, 1992Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
837Brotherhood of the Wolf$22,62721$475,181$11,260,096Jan 11, 2002Universal Pictures
838The Brothers Bloom$22,6004$90,400$3,531,756May 15, 2009Summit Entertainment
839River's Edge$22,5983$67,794$4,600,000May 8, 1987Island Pictures
840Vincent & Theo$22,5851$22,585$2,231,274Nov 2, 1990Hemdale
841Kiss Kiss Bang Bang$22,5828$180,660$4,243,756Oct 21, 2005Warner Bros.
842Whiplash$22,5646$135,388$13,092,000Oct 10, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
843Raise the Red Lantern$22,5541$22,554$2,603,061Mar 13, 1992Orion Classics
844Instructions Not Included$22,547348$7,846,426$44,467,206Aug 30, 2013Lionsgate
845Mother of George$22,5001$22,500$157,937Sep 13, 2013Oscilloscope
846Million Dollar Baby$22,4948$179,953$100,492,203Dec 17, 2004Warner Bros.
847La Vie En Rose$22,4818$179,848$10,301,706Jun 8, 2007Picturehouse
848Brad's Status$22,4804$89,921$2,133,158Sep 15, 2017Annapurna Pictures
849Sophie's Choice$22,4599$202,131$30,036,000Dec 10, 1982Universal Pictures
850Akira
2001 Re-release
$22,4281$22,428$114,009Mar 30, 2001Pioneer
851The Imposter$22,3791$22,379$898,317Jul 13, 2012-
852Stormy Monday$22,3672$44,734$1,791,328Apr 22, 1988Atlantic Releasing Corporation
853Garden State$22,3469$201,115$26,782,316Jul 30, 2004-
854Thor: The Dark World$22,3213,841$85,737,841$206,362,140Nov 8, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
855Avatar$22,3133,452$77,025,481$749,766,139Dec 18, 2009Twentieth Century Fox
856Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It$22,3101$22,310$133,006Jun 16, 2017Abramorama
857Three Colors: White$22,2841$22,284$1,237,219Jun 10, 1994Miramax
858The Kid Stays in the Picture$22,2714$89,087$1,439,232Jul 26, 2002Focus Features
859Waking Life$22,2444$88,977$2,901,447Oct 19, 2001-
860The Little Mermaid$22,1244,320$95,578,040$298,172,056May 26, 2023Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
861Pollock$22,1222$44,244$8,598,593Dec 15, 2000Sony Pictures Classics
862Swimming Pool$22,09913$287,296$10,130,108Jul 4, 2003Focus Features
863The Biggest Little Farm$22,0985$110,492$4,366,949May 10, 2019Neon
86456 Up$22,0881$22,088$701,278Jan 4, 2013First Run
865Get Low$22,0454$88,182$9,176,933Jul 30, 2010Sony Pictures Classics
866The Shawshank Redemption$22,04033$727,327$28,341,469Sep 23, 1994Columbia Pictures
867La Femme Nikita$22,0232$44,047$5,017,971Mar 8, 1991The Samuel Goldwyn Company
868Hotel Mumbai$22,0164$88,065$9,651,611Mar 22, 2019Bleecker Street Media
869Only Lovers Left Alive$21,9974$87,989$1,879,534Apr 11, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
870Joker$21,9944,374$96,202,337$335,451,311Oct 4, 2019Warner Bros.
871The Iceman$21,9864$87,946$1,969,193May 3, 2013Millennium Entertainment
872The Lost World: Jurassic Park$21,9853,281$72,132,785$229,086,679May 23, 1997Universal Pictures
873The Wolfpack$21,9602$43,920$1,301,696Jun 12, 2015Magnolia Pictures
87445 Years$21,9253$65,775$4,247,285Dec 25, 2015IFC Films
875Doctor Strange$21,9103,882$85,058,311$232,641,920Nov 4, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
876Meeting Venus$21,9053$65,715$1,000,348Nov 15, 1991Warner Bros.
877The Living End$21,8572$43,715$692,585Aug 14, 1992October Films
878Straight Outta Compton$21,8352,757$60,200,180$161,197,785Aug 14, 2015Universal Pictures
879Rushmore$21,8332$43,666$17,105,219Dec 11, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
880Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace$21,8252,970$64,820,970$431,088,295May 21, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
881Apartment Zero$21,8231$21,823$1,267,578Sep 15, 1989Skouras Pictures
882Screen Two: The Snapper$21,8021$21,802$3,323,524Nov 26, 1993Miramax
883Mr. Turner$21,8005$109,000$3,958,500Dec 19, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
884Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$21,7994$87,199$16,007,718Jan 3, 2003Miramax
885Matangi/Maya/M.I.A$21,7862$43,573$230,808Sep 28, 2018Abramorama
88625th Hour$21,7735$108,865$13,084,595Dec 20, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
887Five Nights at Freddy's$21,7693,675$80,001,720$137,275,620Oct 27, 2023Universal Pictures International (UPI)
888Valentino: The Last Emperor$21,7621$21,762$1,755,134Mar 20, 2009Truly Indie
889¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!$21,7501$21,750$128,261Sep 6, 2024MTV Documentary Films
890Salinger$21,7394$86,956$583,633Sep 6, 2013The Weinstein Company
891Capturing the Friedmans$21,7183$65,154$3,119,113May 30, 2003Magnolia Pictures
892Logan$21,7174,071$88,411,916$226,277,068Mar 3, 2017Twentieth Century Fox
893Happiness$21,7176$130,303$2,982,011Oct 16, 1998Good Machine
894Legend$21,7094$86,836$1,872,994Nov 20, 2015Universal Pictures
895Monster$21,7074$86,831$34,469,210Dec 26, 2003Newmarket Films
896Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides$21,6974,155$90,151,958$241,071,802May 20, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
897The Spy Gone North$21,6742$43,348$500,803Aug 10, 2018CJ Entertainment
898Henry V$21,6443$64,933$10,161,099Nov 10, 1989The Samuel Goldwyn Company
899The Visitor$21,6224$86,488$9,427,089Apr 11, 2008Overture Films
900Rush Hour 2$21,6193,118$67,408,222$226,164,286Aug 3, 2001New Line Cinema
901Prince of the City$21,5713$64,713$8,124,257Aug 21, 1981Warner Bros.
902Strangers with Candy$21,5702$43,141$2,072,645Jun 30, 2006THINKFilm
903Billy Elliot$21,56810$215,681$21,995,263Oct 13, 2000Focus Features
904The Machinist$21,5533$64,661$1,082,715Oct 22, 2004Paramount Classics
905South of the Border$21,5451$21,545$198,600Jun 25, 2010Cinema Libre Studio
906Benji the Hunted$21,5301$21,530$22,257,624Jun 5, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
907Meet Me in the Bathroom$21,5174$86,071$307,000Nov 4, 2022Utopia
908What Maisie Knew$21,4801$21,480$1,066,471May 3, 2013Millennium Entertainment
909Triangle of Sadness$21,46010$214,602$4,608,096Oct 7, 2022Neon
910The Aviator$21,45040$858,021$102,610,330Dec 17, 2004Miramax
911Catfish$21,44012$257,285$3,237,343Sep 17, 2010Rogue Pictures
912I Am Legend$21,4113,606$77,211,321$256,393,010Dec 14, 2007Warner Bros.
913Trembling Before G-d$21,4101$21,410$788,896Oct 26, 2001New Yorker Films
914Memento$21,40811$235,488$25,544,867Mar 16, 2001Newmarket Films
915The 24 Hour Woman$21,3991$21,399$109,535Jan 29, 1999Artisan Entertainment
916Snowpiercer$21,3988$171,187$4,563,650Jun 27, 2014RADiUS-TWC
917NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,36268$1,452,639$21,583,831Mar 12, 2004Warner Bros.
918Exit Through the Gift Shop$21,3448$170,756$3,291,250Apr 16, 2010-
919Affliction$21,3263$63,979$6,330,054Jan 1, 1999Lionsgate
920Venom: Let There Be Carnage$21,3094,225$90,033,210$213,550,366Oct 1, 2021Sony Pictures Releasing
921Extreme Job$21,2932$42,587$1,565,885Jan 25, 2019CJ Entertainment
922Wild Tales$21,2754$85,100$3,106,530Feb 20, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
923Hello, My Name Is Doris$21,2464$84,986$14,444,999Mar 11, 2016Roadside Attractions
924Tiny Furniture$21,2351$21,235$391,674Nov 12, 2010IFC Films
925Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel$21,2333$63,700$1,017,579Sep 21, 2012The Samuel Goldwyn Company
926Spider-Man 2$21,2324,152$88,156,227$373,585,825Jul 2, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
927Glory$21,2203$63,661$26,828,365Dec 15, 1989TriStar Pictures
928Living Out Loud$21,2188$169,747$12,905,901Oct 30, 1998New Line Cinema
929Babylon$21,2141$21,214$109,749Mar 8, 2019Kino Lorber
930Tell No One$21,2138$169,707$6,177,192Jul 4, 2008Music Box Films
931Enemies, A Love Story$21,2123$63,636$7,754,571Dec 15, 1989Twentieth Century Fox
932Where Angels Fear to Tread$21,2022$42,404$1,403,033Feb 28, 1992Fine Line Features
933Finding Vivian Maier$21,2003$63,600$1,514,782Mar 28, 2014IFC Films
934Winter's Bone$21,1994$84,797$6,531,503Jun 11, 2010Roadside Attractions
935The Amazing Spider-Man 2$21,1864,324$91,608,337$202,853,933May 2, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
936Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna$21,12164$1,351,786$3,275,444Aug 11, 2006Yash Raj Films
937We the Animals$21,1193$63,357$400,961Aug 17, 2018The Orchard
938Passages$21,0923$63,277$551,611Aug 4, 2023MUBI
939What's Love Got to Do with It$21,08158$1,222,718$39,100,956Jun 11, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
940Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom$21,0704$84,283$8,323,085Nov 29, 2013The Weinstein Company
941Gimme the Loot$21,0651$21,065$104,442Mar 22, 2013IFC Films
942Fried Green Tomatoes$21,0635$105,317$82,418,501Dec 27, 1991Universal Pictures
943Jiro Dreams of Sushi$21,0172$42,035$2,552,478Mar 9, 2012Magnolia Pictures
944The Reader$21,0068$168,051$34,194,407Dec 12, 2008The Weinstein Company
945The Bucket List$20,98916$335,837$93,466,502Dec 28, 2007Warner Bros.
946The Times of Bill Cunningham$20,9722$41,945$134,288Feb 14, 2020Greenwich Entertainment
947Dancing at Lughnasa$20,9394$83,759$2,287,818Nov 13, 1998Sony Pictures Classics
948Absolute Beginners$20,9354$83,743$930,211Apr 18, 1986Orion Pictures
949Sweet Land$20,9302$41,860$1,706,325Oct 13, 2006Libero
950The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$20,9184,045$84,617,303$303,003,568Dec 14, 2012Warner Bros.
951The Hudsucker Proxy$20,8985$104,490$2,816,518Mar 11, 1994Warner Bros.
952Despicable Me 2$20,8953,997$83,517,315$368,065,385Jul 5, 2013Universal Pictures
953I Am Sam$20,8892$41,779$40,311,852Dec 28, 2001New Line Cinema
954The Funeral$20,8842$41,768$1,227,324Nov 1, 1996October Films
955Journey from the Fall$20,8494$83,397$641,039Mar 23, 2007ImaginAsian Pictures
956Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot$20,8344$83,339$1,441,705Jul 13, 2018Amazon Studios
957Finding Nemo$20,8213,374$70,251,710$339,714,978May 30, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
958Tin Men$20,8209$187,381$25,411,386Mar 6, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
959A World Apart$20,8151$20,815$2,326,860Jun 17, 1988Atlantic Releasing Corporation
960The Icicle Thief$20,8091$20,809$1,231,622Aug 24, 1990Aries Films
961Men Don't Leave$20,8063$62,419$6,070,725Feb 2, 1990Warner Bros.
962On the Basis of Sex$20,79833$686,355$24,622,687Dec 28, 2018Focus Features
963X-Men Origins: Wolverine$20,7504,099$85,058,003$179,883,157May 1, 2009Twentieth Century Fox
9648 Mile$20,7452,470$51,240,555$116,750,901Nov 8, 2002Universal Pictures
965An Inconsistent Truth$20,7331$20,733$69,394Jan 27, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
966Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire$20,7213,861$80,006,561$196,350,016Mar 29, 2024Warner Bros.
967Menashe$20,6923$62,078$1,703,036Jul 28, 2017A24
968RocknRolla$20,6717$144,701$5,700,626Oct 10, 2008Warner Bros.
969Crazy Heart$20,6664$82,664$39,464,306Dec 18, 2009-
970Chico & Rita$20,6541$20,654$350,524Feb 10, 2012GKIDS
971Joyland$20,6381$20,638$306,500Apr 7, 2023Oscilloscope
972The Da Vinci Code$20,6353,735$77,073,388$217,536,138May 19, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
973Hidden Figures$20,61925$515,499$169,607,287Dec 23, 2016Twentieth Century Fox
974Equity$20,6084$82,434$1,605,463Jul 29, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
975Clouds of Sils Maria$20,6033$61,810$1,851,517Apr 10, 2015IFC Films
976Monsters University$20,5864,004$82,429,469$268,492,764Jun 21, 2013Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
977My Left Foot$20,5822$41,165$14,743,391Nov 10, 1989Miramax
978Stalker$20,5401$20,540$269,881May 5, 2017Janus Films
979The Gatekeepers$20,5173$61,552$2,415,727Feb 1, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
980Fast & Furious$20,5003,461$70,950,500$155,064,265Apr 3, 2009Universal Pictures
981Henry Fool$20,4692$40,939$1,338,335Jun 19, 1998Sony Pictures Classics
982Aladdin$20,4424,476$91,500,929$355,559,216May 24, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
983Last Train Home$20,4181$20,418$288,328Sep 3, 2010Zeitgeist Films
984Kafka$20,4072$40,814$1,059,071Dec 6, 1991Miramax
985Sweetie$20,4031$20,403$938,065Jan 19, 1990Avenue Pictures Productions
986Space Station 3D$20,39524$489,488$93,383,953Apr 19, 2002IMAX
987Jesus of Montreal$20,3881$20,388$1,601,612May 25, 1990Orion Classics
988Being Cyrus$20,3722$40,744$100,184Mar 24, 2006Eros Worldwide
989Twilight$20,3673,419$69,637,740$192,769,854Nov 21, 2008Summit Entertainment
990Hyde Park on Hudson$20,3404$81,362$6,376,145Dec 7, 2012Focus Features
991First Cow$20,3304$81,323$101,068Mar 6, 2020A24
992Tristram Shandy$20,2953$60,886$1,253,413Jan 27, 2006Picturehouse
993Fargo$20,28536$730,265$24,611,975Mar 8, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
994The Moderns$20,2831$20,283$2,011,497Apr 15, 1988Alive Films
995Dune: Part Two$20,2664,071$82,505,391$282,144,358Mar 1, 2024Warner Bros.
996Snake & Mongoose$20,2541$20,254$152,200Aug 9, 2013Rocky Mountain Pictures
997Locke$20,2514$81,006$1,375,769Apr 25, 2014A24
998Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$20,2471$20,247$906,666Jul 8, 2011International Film Circuit
999Scarface
2003 Re-release
$20,23512$242,821$739,905Sep 19, 2003Focus Features
1,000Sometimes I Think About Dying$20,2302$40,460$130,457Jan 26, 2024Oscilloscope