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Biggest 15th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 15th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
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| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 20, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | $8,384,680 | 2,244 | $3,736 | $98,354,395 |
| 2 | Jan 28, 2005 | Sideways | $6,347,364 | 1,694 | $3,747 | $40,054,672 |
| 3 | Mar 4, 2011 | The King’s Speech | $6,230,227 | 2,240 | $2,781 | $123,546,104 |
| 4 | Mar 16, 2001 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $4,044,988 | 1,860 | $2,175 | $100,277,062 |
| 5 | Mar 2, 2012 | The Artist | $3,625,571 | 1,756 | $2,065 | $36,813,989 |
| 6 | Jul 26, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $3,004,597 | 569 | $5,280 | $35,417,552 |
| 7 | Feb 21, 1997 | The English Patient | $2,823,228 | 1,186 | $2,380 | $51,532,324 |
| 8 | Mar 17, 2000 | The Cider House Rules | $2,477,000 | 1,738 | $1,425 | $45,778,857 |
| 9 | Sep 17, 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | $2,286,541 | 1,024 | $2,233 | $33,343,529 |
| 10 | Feb 28, 1997 | Shine | $2,182,618 | 1,050 | $2,079 | $26,066,924 |
| 11 | Mar 3, 2017 | Lion | $2,125,815 | 1,260 | $1,687 | $46,516,365 |
| 12 | Apr 4, 2003 | The Pianist | $2,087,334 | 790 | $2,642 | $26,561,941 |
| 13 | Jan 24, 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | $2,031,316 | 1,231 | $1,650 | $43,560,133 |
| 14 | Jan 23, 2015 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … | $1,938,011 | 833 | $2,327 | $30,936,133 |
| 15 | Feb 18, 2005 | Finding Neverland | $1,893,767 | 860 | $2,202 | $45,284,284 |
| 16 | Feb 15, 2008 | No Country for Old Men | $1,882,854 | 925 | $2,036 | $60,925,778 |
| 17 | Jan 17, 2020 | Parasite (기생충) | $1,711,988 | 843 | $2,031 | $27,700,633 |
| 18 | Mar 1, 2002 | In the Bedroom | $1,708,871 | 1,062 | $1,609 | $28,635,933 |
| 19 | Feb 2, 1996 | Leaving Las Vegas | $1,614,681 | 340 | $4,749 | $11,524,114 |
| 20 | Feb 16, 2018 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Miss… | $1,514,240 | 780 | $1,941 | $47,983,746 |
| 21 | Jan 27, 2017 | Moonlight | $1,489,470 | 1,104 | $1,349 | $17,714,849 |
| 22 | Apr 5, 2002 | Monster's Ball | $1,484,836 | 714 | $2,080 | $25,210,748 |
| 23 | Jan 24, 2020 | Jojo Rabbit | $1,405,254 | 1,160 | $1,211 | $25,979,891 |
| 24 | Jan 22, 2016 | Room | $1,335,563 | 862 | $1,549 | $7,864,357 |
| 25 | Apr 7, 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | $1,295,458 | 54 | $23,990 | $40,208,974 |
| 26 | Feb 28, 2014 | Philomena | $1,206,841 | 1,097 | $1,100 | $34,611,509 |
| 27 | Mar 14, 2008 | Juno | $1,192,817 | 846 | $1,410 | $139,812,288 |
| 28 | Mar 30, 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $1,139,451 | 743 | $1,534 | $38,780,068 |
| 29 | Feb 28, 2003 | The Quiet American | $1,123,552 | 222 | $5,061 | $5,791,796 |
| 30 | Mar 6, 2015 | The Imitation Game | $1,119,243 | 862 | $1,298 | $88,441,916 |
| 31 | Apr 5, 1996 | Dead Man Walking | $1,098,509 | 769 | $1,428 | $34,163,268 |
| 32 | Feb 12, 2016 | Brooklyn | $1,088,551 | 495 | $2,199 | $34,044,804 |
| 33 | Feb 12, 1999 | Elizabeth | $1,084,428 | 483 | $2,245 | $22,673,802 |
| 34 | Mar 22, 1996 | Sense and Sensibility | $1,068,212 | 1,000 | $1,068 | $39,011,246 |
| 35 | Jan 29, 1999 | La vita è bella | $926,243 | 215 | $4,308 | $17,182,785 |
| 36 | Feb 9, 2018 | Lady Bird | $902,741 | 651 | $1,387 | $45,205,597 |
| 37 | Apr 5, 1996 | Mr. Holland’s Opus | $886,656 | 1,094 | $810 | $76,257,788 |
| 38 | Mar 21, 2003 | About Schmidt | $845,427 | 533 | $1,586 | $62,908,447 |
| 39 | Mar 27, 1998 | The Apostle | $822,509 | 611 | $1,346 | $17,853,785 |
| 40 | Mar 23, 2001 | Pollock | $807,443 | 271 | $2,979 | $4,905,216 |
| 41 | Nov 21, 1997 | The Full Monty | $803,495 | 431 | $1,864 | $31,258,780 |
| 42 | Mar 26, 2010 | Crazy Heart | $791,256 | 849 | $932 | $37,746,228 |
| 43 | Aug 26, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $743,594 | 652 | $1,140 | $51,643,081 |
| 44 | Feb 13, 2015 | The Theory of Everything | $740,821 | 466 | $1,590 | $33,175,524 |
| 45 | Jun 20, 2003 | Bend it Like Beckham | $740,573 | 315 | $2,351 | $22,960,041 |
| 46 | Jun 22, 2001 | Memento | $722,435 | 326 | $2,216 | $19,574,122 |
| 47 | Feb 8, 2002 | Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain | $699,592 | 303 | $2,309 | $24,567,592 |
| 48 | Feb 12, 2016 | Spotlight | $698,951 | 455 | $1,536 | $37,204,863 |
| 49 | Mar 2, 2018 | Darkest Hour | $696,160 | 913 | $762 | $55,550,377 |
| 50 | Feb 16, 2024 | La passion de Dodin Bouffant | $646,812 | 505 | $1,281 | $1,105,835 |
| 51 | Sep 12, 2003 | Whale Rider | $632,224 | 492 | $1,285 | $19,100,089 |
| 52 | Mar 10, 2006 | Transamerica | $612,107 | 516 | $1,186 | $7,655,572 |
| 53 | Feb 7, 2014 | Dallas Buyers Club | $607,425 | 488 | $1,245 | $23,679,911 |
| 54 | Mar 6, 2009 | Milk | $582,593 | 447 | $1,303 | $31,111,155 |
| 55 | Feb 9, 2007 | Volver | $579,982 | 301 | $1,927 | $10,946,263 |
| 56 | Feb 26, 1999 | Waking Ned Devine | $572,729 | 358 | $1,600 | $22,140,899 |
| 57 | Mar 22, 2002 | Iris | $570,090 | 204 | $2,795 | $3,895,942 |
| 58 | Feb 11, 2011 | 127 Hours | $559,094 | 359 | $1,557 | $16,845,896 |
| 59 | Feb 13, 1998 | The Wings of the Dove | $548,226 | 378 | $1,450 | $10,587,448 |
| 60 | Mar 17, 2006 | Brokeback Mountain | $545,919 | 506 | $1,079 | $82,057,408 |
| 61 | Mar 20, 2009 | The Reader | $535,983 | 704 | $761 | $32,900,557 |
| 62 | Feb 24, 2017 | Manchester by the Sea | $480,978 | 397 | $1,212 | $46,875,391 |
| 63 | Mar 11, 2011 | Black Swan | $440,504 | 337 | $1,307 | $105,928,217 |
| 64 | Apr 5, 2002 | Gosford Park | $437,581 | 263 | $1,664 | $40,124,209 |
| 65 | Feb 21, 2014 | Nebraska | $429,941 | 210 | $2,047 | $16,518,814 |
| 66 | Jan 16, 2015 | Whiplash | $412,000 | 189 | $2,180 | $6,640,000 |
| 67 | Feb 16, 2001 | You Can Count on Me | $401,512 | 149 | $2,695 | $6,580,887 |
| 68 | Jul 21, 2017 | Maudie | $391,064 | 233 | $1,678 | $4,065,731 |
| 69 | Aug 31, 2012 | Les Intouchables | $379,826 | 175 | $2,170 | $11,016,633 |
| 70 | Mar 5, 2004 | In America | $361,861 | 184 | $1,967 | $14,580,899 |
| 71 | Feb 28, 2003 | Hable con ella | $361,312 | 156 | $2,316 | $6,829,093 |
| 72 | Apr 4, 2003 | The Hours | $352,609 | 402 | $877 | $40,737,187 |
| 73 | Mar 17, 2006 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | $346,838 | 260 | $1,334 | $9,927,344 |
| 74 | Aug 31, 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | $342,370 | 197 | $1,738 | $44,205,438 |
| 75 | Jan 17, 2003 | Bowling for Columbine | $341,177 | 213 | $1,602 | $17,231,700 |
| 76 | Jul 25, 2003 | Winged Migration | $337,296 | 148 | $2,279 | $6,538,415 |
| 77 | Jan 6, 2006 | Capote | $330,539 | 129 | $2,562 | $12,579,765 |
| 78 | Mar 18, 2005 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Li… | $330,194 | 127 | $2,600 | $2,002,934 |
| 79 | Mar 14, 2003 | Adaptation | $328,040 | 190 | $1,727 | $21,101,763 |
| 80 | Nov 3, 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | $323,863 | 228 | $1,420 | $58,268,253 |
| 81 | Feb 11, 2000 | Todo sobre mi madre | $323,519 | 120 | $2,696 | $5,174,467 |
| 82 | Mar 19, 1999 | Rushmore | $319,044 | 225 | $1,418 | $15,769,204 |
| 83 | Feb 4, 2000 | Being John Malkovich | $313,840 | 207 | $1,516 | $21,058,680 |
| 84 | Jul 1, 2016 | The Lobster | $311,813 | 151 | $2,065 | $8,055,749 |
| 85 | Mar 5, 2004 | Les Triplettes de Belleville | $311,394 | 113 | $2,756 | $5,281,088 |
| 86 | Sep 27, 1996 | Lone Star | $311,294 | 211 | $1,475 | $10,910,446 |
| 87 | Feb 26, 1999 | Central do Brasil | $306,915 | 118 | $2,601 | $3,133,730 |
| 88 | Mar 17, 2006 | The World's Fastest Indian | $292,112 | 231 | $1,265 | $3,380,409 |
| 89 | Oct 17, 1997 | Shall We Dance? | $291,879 | 268 | $1,089 | $8,147,203 |
| 90 | Jul 28, 2000 | Croupier | $289,919 | 141 | $2,056 | $3,685,880 |
| 91 | Feb 12, 1999 | Gods and Monsters | $289,492 | 124 | $2,335 | $3,347,357 |
| 92 | Jan 12, 2007 | Little Children | $288,122 | 101 | $2,853 | $3,437,972 |
| 93 | Jan 13, 2006 | Good Night, and Good Luck | $287,740 | 144 | $1,998 | $24,517,247 |
| 94 | Feb 27, 2004 | 21 Grams | $270,679 | 146 | $1,854 | $15,792,712 |
| 95 | Jan 13, 2006 | The Squid and the Whale | $269,778 | 143 | $1,887 | $6,005,551 |
| 96 | Sep 22, 1995 | Il Postino | $265,766 | 184 | $1,444 | $7,565,012 |
| 97 | Dec 19, 2003 | Lost in Translation | $263,089 | 130 | $2,024 | $30,032,449 |
| 98 | Jan 19, 2001 | Billy Elliot | $260,685 | 199 | $1,310 | $18,733,045 |
| 99 | Feb 16, 2024 | Perfect Days | $258,729 | 34 | $7,610 | $497,789 |
| 100 | May 31, 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | $253,994 | 170 | $1,494 | $11,485,102 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
Note: the records on this page only consider movies that were initially released in less than 600 theaters and did not have any expansion of more than 1,000 theaters in one week. We only consider movies that were released in 1995 or later, and do not consider movies that only had an IMAX release.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.