| Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater
Average |
Theaters |
Cumulative
Gross |
| 1 |
Dec 1, 1995 |
Across The Sea of Time |
$61,073 |
1 |
$743,551 |
| 2 |
Jun 2, 1995 |
Wings of Courage |
$55,169 |
1 |
$774,862 |
| 3 |
Jan 15, 1982 |
On Golden Pond |
$32,931 |
3 |
$1,000,846 |
| 4 |
Feb 11, 2000 |
Fantasia 2000 |
$31,360 |
54 |
$21,242,753 |
| 5 |
Apr 17, 1998 |
Everest |
$26,908 |
32 |
$7,969,118 |
| 6 |
Mar 23, 2001 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure |
$23,707 |
4 |
$938,624 |
| 7 |
Feb 14, 1992 |
Daughters of the Dust |
$23,201 |
1 |
$160,200 |
| 8 |
Jan 14, 2000 |
Holy Smoke |
$20,526 |
2 |
$106,379 |
| 9 |
Oct 15, 1982 |
The Concrete Jungle |
$19,162 |
40 |
$3,519,955 |
| 10 |
Nov 6, 1981 |
Chariots of Fire |
$18,157 |
11 |
$1,501,442 |
| 11 |
Apr 24, 1992 |
Howards End |
$17,880 |
20 |
$1,202,235 |
| 12 |
Jan 1, 1993 |
Bad Lieutenant |
$17,089 |
5 |
$403,577 |
| 13 |
May 7, 1999 |
Extreme |
$16,458 |
4 |
$479,829 |
| 14 |
Mar 29, 1985 |
Lost in America |
$16,202 |
10 |
$802,123 |
| 15 |
Jan 25, 1985 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
$15,827 |
7 |
$248,802 |
| 16 |
Dec 4, 1998 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$15,527 |
9 |
$1,624,207 |
| 17 |
Dec 28, 1984 |
Un dimanche à la campagne |
$14,160 |
13 |
$465,966 |
| 18 |
Jan 30, 1987 |
Platoon |
$14,157 |
590 |
$26,560,509 |
| 19 |
Dec 10, 1999 |
Galapagos |
$12,556 |
3 |
$510,952 |
| 20 |
Jan 31, 1986 |
Brazil |
$12,313 |
15 |
$1,259,962 |
| 21 |
Jan 1, 1988 |
The Last Emperor |
$11,959 |
94 |
$5,565,638 |
| 22 |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song |
$11,945 |
1 |
$11,945 |
| 23 |
Dec 28, 1990 |
Home Alone |
$11,746 |
2,141 |
$152,103,249 |
| 24 |
Jul 21, 2000 |
Dekalog |
$11,186 |
1 |
$211,229 |
| 25 |
Dec 14, 1984 |
The Killing Fields |
$11,177 |
3 |
$631,359 |
| 26 |
Jan 22, 1993 |
Passion Fish |
$11,168 |
3 |
$280,954 |
| 27 |
Jan 30, 1998 |
The Apostle |
$11,156 |
50 |
$803,307 |
| 28 |
May 31, 2002 |
Space Station |
$10,969 |
50 |
$6,196,927 |
| 29 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$10,891 |
5 |
$1,830,935 |
| 30 |
Feb 9, 2007 |
Factory Girl |
$10,872 |
18 |
$321,913 |
| 31 |
Jun 16, 2000 |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man |
$10,682 |
20 |
$1,913,529 |
| 32 |
Jan 26, 2007 |
Breaking and Entering |
$10,580 |
2 |
$21,160 |
| 33 |
Aug 26, 1983 |
Zelig |
$10,536 |
62 |
$3,182,068 |
| 34 |
Jan 20, 2012 |
We Need to Talk About Kevin |
$10,530 |
7 |
$184,731 |
| 35 |
Jul 8, 1977 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$10,522 |
589 |
$42,129,994 |
| 36 |
Feb 12, 1999 |
Affliction |
$10,505 |
21 |
$902,506 |
| 37 |
Nov 28, 1997 |
Snowriders 2 |
$10,449 |
5 |
$2,096,139 |
| 38 |
Jan 20, 1984 |
The Dresser |
$10,409 |
3 |
$441,774 |
| 39 |
Sep 6, 1985 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
$10,305 |
48 |
$2,638,441 |
| 40 |
Nov 30, 1984 |
Stop Making Sense |
$10,295 |
14 |
$800,455 |
| 41 |
Jan 29, 2010 |
Avatar |
$10,176 |
3,074 |
$595,752,416 |
| 42 |
Jan 13, 2006 |
Transamerica |
$10,108 |
9 |
$491,588 |
| 43 |
Dec 1, 1995 |
Endless Winter |
$10,018 |
11 |
$1,966,454 |
| 44 |
Jul 27, 1984 |
Under the Volcano |
$10,013 |
10 |
$744,294 |
| 45 |
Dec 29, 2017 |
Big Sonia |
$9,857 |
1 |
$113,604 |
| 46 |
Aug 22, 1997 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
$9,801 |
4 |
$562,183 |
| 47 |
May 21, 2010 |
The Cremaster Cycle |
$9,787 |
1 |
$28,943 |
| 48 |
Jan 29, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$9,662 |
239 |
$6,657,379 |
| 49 |
Aug 4, 2000 |
The Woman Chaser |
$9,529 |
1 |
$41,951 |
| 50 |
Sep 7, 2001 |
China: The Panda Adventure |
$9,478 |
3 |
$654,069 |
| 51 |
Jul 4, 1980 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
$9,443 |
880 |
$81,958,005 |
| 52 |
May 2, 2003 |
Japón |
$9,400 |
1 |
$21,900 |
| 53 |
Apr 12, 1985 |
A Private Function |
$9,303 |
5 |
$282,773 |
| 54 |
May 26, 2000 |
Alien Adventure |
$9,285 |
9 |
$993,431 |
| 55 |
Jun 11, 1999 |
Island of the Sharks |
$9,255 |
5 |
$511,765 |
| 56 |
Dec 29, 1989 |
Mystery Train |
$9,255 |
10 |
$367,879 |
| 57 |
Jan 26, 2001 |
Voyages |
$9,241 |
1 |
$10,810 |
| 58 |
Jun 16, 2000 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
$9,233 |
48 |
$5,045,494 |
| 59 |
Jan 3, 2003 |
Hable con ella |
$9,161 |
63 |
$2,304,186 |
| 60 |
Feb 20, 2004 |
La Battaglia di Algeri |
$9,143 |
4 |
$458,677 |
| 61 |
Jan 12, 2001 |
Panic |
$9,131 |
2 |
$92,259 |
| 62 |
Dec 12, 2008 |
My Name is Bruce |
$9,119 |
2 |
$173,066 |
| 63 |
Jan 8, 1993 |
The Crying Game |
$9,110 |
135 |
$6,232,138 |
| 64 |
Jan 30, 1998 |
Titanic |
$9,081 |
2,853 |
$308,100,203 |
| 65 |
Nov 18, 1983 |
Never Cry Wolf |
$9,020 |
90 |
$3,439,545 |
| 66 |
Dec 4, 1998 |
Freeriders |
$9,009 |
10 |
$2,719,164 |
| 67 |
Nov 20, 1998 |
Slam |
$8,910 |
55 |
$573,031 |
| 68 |
Aug 14, 1998 |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
$8,813 |
5 |
$472,770 |
| 69 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Oce… |
$8,713 |
12 |
$704,313 |
| 70 |
Apr 20, 2001 |
Dayereh |
$8,710 |
2 |
$51,940 |
| 71 |
Jan 28, 1994 |
Schindler’s List |
$8,658 |
354 |
$23,517,491 |
| 72 |
Sep 19, 1986 |
She's Gotta Have It |
$8,639 |
64 |
$2,382,233 |
| 73 |
Apr 14, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$8,578 |
46 |
$5,978,328 |
| 74 |
Jun 19, 1998 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
$8,516 |
5 |
$438,331 |
| 75 |
Jan 7, 2011 |
The King’s Speech |
$8,462 |
758 |
$32,896,665 |
| 76 |
Nov 7, 1997 |
The Ice Storm |
$8,437 |
67 |
$2,471,190 |
| 77 |
Apr 9, 1999 |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
$8,424 |
6 |
$336,689 |
| 78 |
Jan 21, 1983 |
Sophie's Choice |
$8,307 |
215 |
$3,948,321 |
| 79 |
Dec 30, 1994 |
Huozhe |
$8,238 |
23 |
$670,307 |
| 80 |
Nov 17, 2000 |
Taboo |
$8,170 |
1 |
$38,326 |
| 81 |
Jan 24, 2003 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
$8,169 |
6 |
$398,632 |
| 82 |
Apr 15, 1983 |
Baby It's You |
$8,163 |
2 |
$125,471 |
| 83 |
Nov 2, 1984 |
Amadeus |
$7,995 |
111 |
$7,519,419 |
| 84 |
Sep 20, 2002 |
Pandora's Box |
$7,941 |
5 |
$395,006 |
| 85 |
Jan 4, 2002 |
In the Bedroom |
$7,912 |
207 |
$4,275,876 |
| 86 |
Mar 26, 1982 |
La Guerre du feu |
$7,880 |
250 |
$9,182,795 |
| 87 |
Aug 3, 2007 |
Klimt |
$7,806 |
1 |
$32,428 |
| 88 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Shine |
$7,798 |
207 |
$6,694,360 |
| 89 |
Dec 30, 1983 |
Yentl |
$7,740 |
579 |
$18,678,870 |
| 90 |
Aug 23, 2002 |
Metropolis |
$7,728 |
6 |
$253,517 |
| 91 |
Jul 29, 1983 |
Fanny och Alexander |
$7,611 |
19 |
$1,269,500 |
| 92 |
Jun 18, 1993 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
$7,587 |
135 |
$6,464,965 |
| 93 |
Jan 31, 1986 |
The Color Purple |
$7,521 |
561 |
$39,203,192 |
| 94 |
Dec 20, 2002 |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
$7,519 |
25 |
$1,418,613 |
| 95 |
Jan 23, 2004 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
$7,513 |
72 |
$2,629,489 |
| 96 |
May 23, 2003 |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
$7,511 |
75 |
$9,489,959 |
| 97 |
Dec 10, 1999 |
Fifty |
$7,500 |
6 |
$3,328,240 |
| 98 |
Aug 30, 1985 |
Wetherby |
$7,449 |
10 |
$311,936 |
| 99 |
Jul 23, 1982 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
$7,428 |
1,493 |
$151,022,925 |
| 100 |
Apr 19, 1985 |
The Hit |
$7,382 |
6 |
$141,394 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
