THE TOP 50 OPENING WEEKENDS
|
RANK
|
DATE
|
|
TITLE
|
OPENING
|
TOTAL GROSS
|
# OF DAYS
|
|
1
|
7/18/08
|
|
The Dark Knight
|
$158.4M
|
$158.4M
|
3
|
|
2
|
5/4/07
|
|
Spider-Man 3
|
$151.1M
|
$151.1M
|
3
|
|
3
|
11/20/09
|
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
$142.8M
|
$142.8M
|
3
|
|
4
|
7/7/06
|
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
|
$135.6M
|
$135.6M
|
3
|
|
5
|
5/7/10
|
|
Iron Man 2
|
$128.1M
|
$128.1M
|
3
|
|
6
|
11/19/10
|
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
|
$125.0M
|
$125.0M
|
3
|
|
7
|
5/18/07
|
|
Shrek the Third
|
$121.6M
|
$121.6M
|
3
|
|
8
|
3/5/10
|
|
Alice in Wonderland
|
$116.1M
|
$116.1M
|
3
|
|
9
|
5/3/02
|
|
Spider-Man
|
$114.8M
|
$114.8M
|
3
|
|
10
|
5/25/07
|
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
|
$114.7M
|
$127.9M
|
4
|
|
11
|
6/18/10
|
|
Toy Story 3
|
$110.3M
|
$110.3M
|
3
|
|
12
|
6/26/09
|
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
$108.9M
|
$200.1M
|
5
|
|
13
|
5/20/05
|
|
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
|
$108.4M
|
$158.4M
|
4
|
|
14
|
5/21/04
|
|
Shrek 2
|
$108.0M
|
$128.9M
|
5
|
|
15
|
5/26/06
|
|
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
$102.8M
|
$102.8M
|
3
|
|
16
|
11/18/05
|
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
$102.3M
|
$102.3M
|
3
|
|
17
|
5/2/08
|
|
Iron Man
|
$102.1M
|
$102.1M
|
3
|
|
18
|
5/23/08
|
|
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
$100.1M
|
$125.2M
|
4
|
|
19
|
6/4/04
|
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
$93.7M
|
$93.7M
|
3
|
|
20
|
5/16/03
|
|
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$91.8M
|
$134.3M
|
4
|
|
21
|
11/16/01
|
|
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
|
$90.3M
|
$90.3M
|
3
|
|
22
|
11/15/02
|
|
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
$88.4M
|
$88.4M
|
3
|
|
23
|
7/2/04
|
|
Spider-Man 2
|
$88.2M
|
$152.4M
|
5
|
|
24
|
5/2/03
|
|
X2: X-Men United
|
$85.6M
|
$85.6M
|
3
|
|
25
|
5/1/09
|
|
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|
$85.1M
|
$85.1M
|
3
|
|
26
|
2/27/04
|
|
The Passion of the Christ
|
$83.8M
|
$125.2M
|
5
|
|
27
|
5/17/02
|
|
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
|
$80.0M
|
$110.2M
|
4
|
|
28
|
5/8/09
|
|
Star Trek
|
$79.2M
|
$79.2M
|
3
|
|
29
|
7/17/09
|
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
$77.8M
|
$158.0M
|
5
|
|
30
|
12/14/07
|
|
I Am Legend
|
$77.2M
|
$77.2M
|
3
|
|
31
|
7/13/07
|
|
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
$77.1M
|
$139.7M
|
5
|
|
32
|
5/19/06
|
|
The Da Vinci Code
|
$77.07M
|
$77.0M
|
3
|
|
33
|
12/18/09
|
|
Avatar
|
$77.03M
|
$77.0M
|
3
|
|
34
|
7/27/07
|
|
The Simpsons Movie
|
$74.0M
|
$74.0M
|
3
|
|
35
|
7/26/02
|
|
Austin Powers in Goldmember
|
$73.1M
|
$76.6M
|
4
|
|
36
|
12/19/03
|
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
$72.6M
|
$124.1M
|
5
|
|
37
|
5/23/97
|
|
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$72.1M
|
$74.7M
|
4
|
|
38
|
4/3/09
|
|
Fast & Furious
|
$71.0M
|
$71.0M
|
3
|
|
39
|
3/9/07
|
|
300
|
$70.9M
|
$70.9M
|
3
|
|
40
|
5/21/10
|
|
Shrek Forever After
|
$70.8M
|
$70.8M
|
3
|
|
41
|
7/6/07
|
|
Transformers
|
$70.5M
|
$150.4M
|
6
|
|
42
|
11/5/04
|
|
The Incredibles
|
$70.4M
|
$70.4M
|
3
|
|
43
|
5/30/03
|
|
Finding Nemo
|
$70.3M
|
$70.3M
|
3
|
|
44
|
11/21/08
|
|
Twilight
|
$69.6M
|
$69.6M
|
3
|
|
45
|
8/3/07
|
|
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
$69.3M
|
$69.3M
|
3
|
|
46
|
5/28/04
|
|
The Day After Tomorrow
|
$68.7M
|
$68.7M
|
3
|
|
47
|
7/27/01
|
|
Planet of the Apes
|
$68.5M
|
$68.5M
|
3
|
|
48
|
5/4/01
|
|
The Mummy Returns
|
$68.2M
|
$68.2M
|
3
|
|
49
|
5/29/09
|
|
Up
|
$68.1M
|
$68.1M
|
3
|
|
50
|
3/31/06
|
|
Ice Age: The Meltdown
|
$68.0M
|
$68.0M
|
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