Movie Records

Total Box Office Records

- All Time Domestic Top 20
- All Time Domestic - Inflation Adjusted
- All Time Worldwide

Weekend Records

- Biggest Weekends for a Single Movie
- Biggest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend
- Smallest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend
- Biggest Opening, 2nd, 3rd etc. Weekends
- Biggest Weekend by Month

Daily Records

- Biggest Single Days
- Biggest Day by Month
- Best Performance by Day of Week

Miscellaneous Records

- Widest Opening Weekend
- Fastest to $100m, $200m etc.
- Highest grossing movies never to reach number 1
- Highest grossing movies never to play in more than 1,000 theaters

Total Box Office Records

All Time North American Domestic Top 20

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken in the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam) over its lifetime.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	2009	Avatar	$760,507,625
2	1997	Titanic	$658,672,302
3	2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$623,279,547
4	2008	The Dark Knight	$533,345,358
5	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$474,544,677
6	1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$460,998,007
7	2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$448,139,099
8	2004	Shrek 2	$441,226,247
9	1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$435,110,554
10	2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$423,315,812
11	1994	The Lion King	$422,780,140
12	2010	Toy Story 3	$415,004,880
13	2012	The Hunger Games	$408,010,692
14	2002	Spider-Man	$403,706,375
15	2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$402,111,870
16	1993	Jurassic Park	$395,647,520
17	2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$381,011,219
18	2003	Finding Nemo	$380,529,370
19	2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$380,270,577
20	2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$377,845,905

Complete list of $100m movies

Inflation-Adjusted Top 20 Movies Released Since 1977

Note: This chart is adjusted for ticket price inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken in North America over its lifetime taking into account the cost of tickets.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$1,284,600,464
2	1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,060,155,772
3	1997	Titanic	$1,016,477,150
4	2009	Avatar	$778,817,600
5	1980	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$761,835,156
6	1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$733,586,163
7	1994	The Lion King	$712,852,561
8	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$712,529,607
9	1993	Jurassic Park	$668,021,841
10	1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$645,342,265
11	1994	Forrest Gump	$633,678,391
12	2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$623,279,547
13	1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	$587,327,355
14	2008	The Dark Knight	$585,975,751
15	1978	Grease	$564,379,961
16	2004	Shrek 2	$554,550,157
17	2002	Spider-Man	$548,234,646
18	1996	Independence Day	$546,452,224
19	1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$521,554,398
20	1990	Home Alone	$519,397,359

Complete list of $100m movies

All Time Worldwide Top 20

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken globally over its lifetime.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	2009	Avatar	$2,783,918,982
2	1997	Titanic	$2,185,672,302
3	2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$1,514,279,547
4	2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$1,328,111,219
5	2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,141,408,667
6	2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,123,794,076
7	2012	Skyfall	$1,108,694,081
8	2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$1,079,343,943
9	2013	Iron Man 3	$1,077,068,034
10	2010	Toy Story 3	$1,063,759,456
11	2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,060,615,812
12	2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,043,663,875
13	2010	Alice in Wonderland	$1,024,391,110
14	2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$1,014,703,568
15	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$1,007,044,677
16	2008	The Dark Knight	$1,002,891,358
17	2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$974,755,371
18	1993	Jurassic Park	$962,443,557
19	2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$960,996,492
20	2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$956,399,711

Complete list of $250m worldwide movies

Weekend Records

Biggest Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$207,438,708	4,349	$47,698	$207,438,708	3
2	May 3, 2013	Iron Man 3	$174,144,585	4,253	$40,946	$174,144,585	3
3	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$169,189,427	4,375	$38,672	$169,189,427	3
4	Jul 20, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295	4,404	$36,532	$160,887,295	3
5	Jul 18, 2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	4,366	$36,283	$158,411,483	3
6	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	4,137	$36,871	$152,535,747	3
7	May 4, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	4,252	$35,540	$151,116,516	3
8	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137	4,024	$35,497	$142,839,137	3
9	Nov 16, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2	$141,067,634	4,070	$34,660	$141,067,634	4
10	Nov 18, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1	$138,122,261	4,061	$34,012	$138,122,261	3
11	Jul 7, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554	4,133	$32,817	$135,634,554	3
12	May 7, 2010	Iron Man 2	$128,122,480	4,380	$29,252	$128,122,480	3
13	Nov 19, 2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$125,017,372	4,125	$30,307	$125,017,372	3
14	May 18, 2007	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	4,122	$29,507	$122,536,609	3
15	Mar 5, 2010	Alice in Wonderland	$116,101,023	3,728	$31,143	$116,101,023	3
16	May 3, 2002	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	3,615	$31,769	$114,844,116	3
17	May 25, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$114,732,820	4,362	$26,303	$127,972,864	3
18	Jun 18, 2010	Toy Story 3	$110,307,189	4,028	$27,385	$110,307,189	3
19	Jun 26, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307	4,234	$25,736	$200,077,255	5
20	May 20, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	3,661	$29,619	$158,449,700	4

Complete list of $20m weekends

Biggest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend

Rank	Weekend	Total Gross for all Movies	Number One Movie	Gross of Number One Movie
1	Dec 25, 2009	$269,869,249	Avatar	$75,617,133
2	Jul 15, 2011	$262,570,633	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$169,189,427
3	Jul 18, 2008	$260,835,369	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483
4	Nov 20, 2009	$258,598,732	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137
5	May 4, 2012	$257,958,677	Marvel's The Avengers	$207,438,708
6	Nov 16, 2012	$249,274,034	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2	$141,067,634
7	Jul 20, 2012	$231,492,416	The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295
8	May 27, 2011	$222,988,958	The Hangover Part II	$85,946,294
9	Nov 18, 2011	$222,649,999	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1	$138,122,261
10	Jan 1, 2010	$220,440,104	Avatar	$68,490,688

Top 100

Smallest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend

Rank	Weekend	Total Gross for all Movies	Number One Movie	Gross of Number One Movie
1	Sep 15, 2000	$54,213,664	The Watcher	$5,805,680
2	Sep 21, 2001	$59,646,379	Hardball	$8,058,338
3	Sep 8, 2000	$61,494,217	The Watcher	$9,062,295
4	Sep 22, 2000	$63,242,095	Urban Legends: Final Cut	$8,505,513
5	Sep 29, 2000	$65,980,017	Remember the Titans	$20,905,831
6	Jan 28, 2000	$66,322,547	Eye of the Beholder	$5,959,447
7	Sep 14, 2001	$66,389,469	Hardball	$9,386,342
8	Sep 7, 2012	$67,477,382	The Possession	$9,317,472
9	Sep 5, 2003	$67,529,353	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	$6,660,540
10	Sep 5, 2008	$67,944,766	Bangkok Dangerous	$7,783,266

Top 100

Biggest Opening, 2nd, 3rd etc. Weekends

Weekend Number	Date	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross	Theaters	Cumulative Gross
1	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$207,438,708	4,349	$207,438,708	Full Chart
2	May 11, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$103,052,274	4,349	$373,071,647	Full Chart
3	Jan 1, 2010	Avatar	$68,490,688	3,461	$352,114,898	Full Chart
4	Jan 8, 2010	Avatar	$50,306,217	3,422	$430,846,514	Full Chart
5	Jan 15, 2010	Avatar	$42,785,612	3,285	$493,252,617	Full Chart
6	Jan 22, 2010	Avatar	$34,944,081	3,141	$551,741,499	Full Chart
7	Jan 29, 2010	Avatar	$31,280,029	3,074	$595,752,416	Full Chart
8	Feb 6, 1998	Titanic	$23,027,838	2,956	$337,355,666	Full Chart
9	Feb 13, 1998	Titanic	$32,876,424	3,002	$376,270,721	Full Chart
10	Feb 20, 1998	Titanic	$21,036,343	3,006	$402,561,881	Full Chart
11	Feb 27, 1998	Titanic	$19,633,056	3,035	$426,983,888	Full Chart
12	Mar 6, 1998	Titanic	$17,605,849	3,103	$449,157,395	Full Chart
13	Mar 13, 1998	Titanic	$17,578,815	3,116	$471,446,140	Full Chart
14	Mar 20, 1998	Titanic	$17,165,239	3,169	$494,514,331	Full Chart
15	Mar 27, 1998	Titanic	$15,213,500	3,233	$515,262,530	Full Chart
16	Feb 27, 2009	Slumdog Millionaire	$12,026,343	2,943	$115,024,121	Full Chart
17	Apr 10, 1998	Titanic	$8,558,241	3,265	$542,853,691	Full Chart
18	Apr 17, 1998	Titanic	$7,407,989	3,012	$554,067,203	Full Chart
19	Aug 23, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$7,261,842	1,329	$63,690,730	Full Chart
20	Aug 30, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$11,100,764	1,619	$82,556,992	Full Chart
21	Sep 6, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$10,372,316	1,695	$95,824,732	Full Chart
22	Sep 13, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$10,772,146	1,764	$110,443,668	Full Chart
23	Sep 20, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,748,969	1,853	$124,052,987	Full Chart
24	Sep 27, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,434,602	1,841	$136,628,662	Full Chart
25	Oct 4, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$8,223,801	1,971	$147,717,828	Full Chart
26	Oct 11, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$8,453,159	2,016	$158,954,054	Full Chart
27	Oct 18, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$7,145,309	2,014	$169,292,979	Full Chart
28	Oct 25, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$6,209,500	1,967	$177,698,447	Full Chart
29	Nov 1, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$5,623,149	1,977	$185,244,976	Full Chart
30	Nov 8, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$5,854,005	1,975	$192,857,165	Full Chart
31	Nov 15, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$4,713,464	1,812	$199,574,370	Full Chart
32	Nov 22, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$3,657,055	1,585	$204,520,221	Full Chart
33	Nov 29, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$3,985,057	1,257	$210,585,352	Full Chart
34	Feb 24, 1995	Forrest Gump	$2,355,216	1,105	$306,690,248	Full Chart
35	Apr 2, 1993	Unforgiven	$2,538,358	855	$86,008,587	Full Chart
36	Apr 9, 1993	Unforgiven	$2,013,242	945	$88,900,163	Full Chart
37	Aug 27, 2010	Avatar	$4,007,750	812	$753,773,889	Full Chart
38	Jan 3, 2003	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$2,661,106	1,194	$227,898,505	Full Chart
39	Mar 31, 1995	Forrest Gump	$2,650,130	1,135	$321,084,355	Full Chart
40	Jan 17, 2003	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$2,173,330	1,171	$234,268,965	Full Chart
41	Jan 24, 2003	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$1,704,430	1,143	$236,448,697	Full Chart
42	Jan 31, 2003	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$1,538,527	1,076	$238,540,872	Full Chart
43	Jun 15, 1990	The Adventures of Milo and Otis	$1,708,915	914	$1,708,915	Full Chart
44	Apr 8, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,606,956	830	$347,339,956	Full Chart
45	Apr 15, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,668,479	729	$349,628,255	Full Chart
46	Apr 22, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,215,874	657	$351,352,874	Full Chart
47	Apr 29, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$924,484	529	$352,756,484	Full Chart
48	May 6, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$574,740	407	$353,568,740	Full Chart
49	May 13, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$616,452	410	$354,394,452	Full Chart
50	May 20, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$966,148	476	$355,566,148	Full Chart
51	May 27, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$2,061,108	786	$357,821,108	Full Chart
52	Jun 3, 1983	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,241,037	669	$359,197,037	Full Chart
53	Oct 19, 2007	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	$5,330,101	564	$14,030,970	Full Chart
54	Oct 26, 2007	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	$3,446,012	564	$18,801,304	Full Chart
55	Nov 2, 2007	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	$1,525,403	562	$21,526,806	Full Chart
56	Nov 9, 2007	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	$881,033	473	$22,819,964	Full Chart
57	Dec 9, 2005	The Polar Express (IMAX)	$931,603	66	$48,821,168	Full Chart
58	Jul 16, 1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$4,347,101	1,330	$213,909,222	Full Chart
59	Jul 23, 1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$2,827,413	1,330	$219,081,050	Full Chart
60	Jul 30, 1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$1,617,938	840	$222,254,556	Full Chart
61	Jul 21, 1978	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$10,166,336	1,750	$0	Full Chart
62	Aug 13, 1982	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$804,124	479	$226,124,455	Full Chart
63	Jul 31, 1981	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$7,001,282	1,364	$188,355,137	Full Chart
64	Aug 7, 1981	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$4,021,024	1,382	$196,613,195	Full Chart
65	Aug 30, 1985	Gremlins	$2,393,775	1,174	$2,393,775	Full Chart
66	Sep 6, 1985	Ghostbusters	$1,145,353	864	$6,329,963	Full Chart
67	Oct 18, 1985	The Gods Must Be Crazy	$291,832	165	$22,834,443	Full Chart
68	Sep 23, 1994	Jurassic Park	$448,800	510	$349,433,610	Full Chart
69	Sep 30, 1994	Jurassic Park	$409,590	557	$349,965,705	Full Chart
70	Nov 12, 1999	Mysteries of Egypt	$311,436	27	$24,153,186	Full Chart
71	Nov 15, 1985	The Gods Must Be Crazy	$317,253	181	$24,457,216	Full Chart
72	Jul 23, 2004	Bugs!	$260,565	30	$11,158,439	Full Chart
73	Nov 29, 1985	The Gods Must Be Crazy	$353,815	170	$25,291,731	Full Chart
74	Dec 10, 1999	Mysteries of Egypt	$246,456	23	$25,949,741	Full Chart
75	Aug 6, 1999	Everest	$221,656	58	$69,527,184	Full Chart
76	Aug 13, 1999	Everest	$216,442	56	$69,952,325	Full Chart
77	Aug 20, 1999	Everest	$202,802	57	$70,369,172	Full Chart
78	Aug 27, 1999	Everest	$186,466	57	$70,681,020	Full Chart
79	Sep 3, 1999	Everest	$233,333	57	$71,052,887	Full Chart
80	Jan 21, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$177,681	21	$28,154,745	Full Chart
81	Jan 28, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$187,112	21	$28,348,868	Full Chart
82	Feb 4, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$203,312	22	$28,700,734	Full Chart
83	Feb 11, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$191,504	22	$29,015,645	Full Chart
84	May 26, 2000	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$223,702	17	$29,728,728	Full Chart
85	Feb 25, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$227,816	22	$29,714,975	Full Chart
86	Mar 3, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$191,083	22	$30,047,168	Full Chart
87	Mar 10, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$197,312	19	$30,365,691	Full Chart
88	Mar 17, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$174,900	19	$30,674,095	Full Chart
89	Dec 26, 2003	Space Station	$182,684	16	$45,995,271	Full Chart
90	Jul 2, 2004	Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk	$142,117	17	$6,631,315	Full Chart
91	Apr 7, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$191,734	19	$31,666,665	Full Chart
92	Apr 14, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$183,658	19	$31,988,546	Full Chart
93	Apr 21, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$196,127	19	$32,309,224	Full Chart
94	Apr 28, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$184,732	19	$32,611,956	Full Chart
95	Aug 11, 2000	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$289,154	24	$32,890,552	Full Chart
96	May 12, 2000	Mysteries of Egypt	$167,312	18	$33,171,103	Full Chart
97	Mar 29, 1985	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$3,209,056	849	$255,792,673	Full Chart
98	Apr 5, 1985	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$2,041,915	894	$259,085,788	Full Chart
99	Apr 12, 1985	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$1,058,224	673	$261,061,619	Full Chart
100	Sep 15, 2000	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$174,845	19	$34,379,349	Full Chart

Biggest Weekend by Month

Month	Date	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross	Theaters
January	Jan 1, 2010	Avatar	$68,490,688	3,461	Full Chart
February	Feb 27, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$83,848,082	3,043	Full Chart
March	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	4,137	Full Chart
April	Apr 29, 2011	Fast Five	$86,198,765	3,644	Full Chart
May	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$207,438,708	4,349	Full Chart
June	Jun 18, 2010	Toy Story 3	$110,307,189	4,028	Full Chart
July	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$169,189,427	4,375	Full Chart
August	Aug 3, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	3,660	Full Chart
September	Sep 28, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$42,522,194	3,349	Full Chart
October	Oct 21, 2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$52,568,183	3,321	Full Chart
November	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137	4,024	Full Chart
December	Dec 14, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$84,617,303	4,045	Full Chart

Daily Records

Biggest Single Days at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$91,071,119	4,375	$20,816	$91,071,119	1
2	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$80,813,985	4,349	$18,582	$80,813,985	1
3	Jul 20, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$75,754,897	4,404	$17,201	$75,754,897	1
4	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$72,703,754	4,024	$18,068	$72,703,754	1
5	Nov 18, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1	$71,642,526	4,061	$17,642	$71,642,526	1
6	Nov 16, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2	$71,167,839	4,070	$17,486	$71,167,839	2
7	May 5, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$69,557,990	4,349	$15,994	$150,371,975	2
8	May 3, 2013	Iron Man 3	$68,858,555	4,253	$16,191	$68,858,555	1
9	Jun 30, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$68,533,840	4,416	$15,519	$68,533,840	1
10	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$67,263,650	4,137	$16,259	$67,263,650	1
11	Jul 18, 2008	The Dark Knight	$67,165,092	4,366	$15,384	$67,165,092	1
12	May 4, 2013	Iron Man 3	$62,273,218	4,253	$14,642	$131,131,773	2
13	Jun 24, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$62,016,476	4,234	$14,647	$62,016,476	1
14	Nov 19, 2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$61,684,550	4,125	$14,954	$61,684,550	1
15	May 4, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$59,841,919	4,252	$14,074	$59,841,919	1
16	Jul 15, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$58,175,412	4,275	$13,608	$58,175,412	1
17	May 6, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$57,066,733	4,349	$13,122	$207,438,708	3
18	Jul 7, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$55,830,600	4,133	$13,508	$55,830,600	1
19	May 5, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$51,336,732	4,252	$12,074	$111,178,651	2
20	May 7, 2010	Iron Man 2	$51,239,677	4,380	$11,699	$51,239,677	1

Complete list of $15m days

Biggest Days by Month

Month	Date	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross	Theaters
January	Jan 2, 2010	Avatar	$25,835,551	3,461	Full Chart
February	Feb 28, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$33,077,939	3,043	Full Chart
March	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$67,263,650	4,137	Full Chart
April	Apr 29, 2011	Fast Five	$34,399,360	3,644	Full Chart
May	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$80,813,985	4,349	Full Chart
June	Jun 30, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$68,533,840	4,416	Full Chart
July	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$91,071,119	4,375	Full Chart
August	Aug 4, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$25,290,665	3,660	Full Chart
September	Sep 29, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$18,947,063	3,349	Full Chart
October	Oct 21, 2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$26,305,745	3,321	Full Chart
November	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$72,703,754	4,024	Full Chart
December	Dec 14, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$37,125,547	4,045	Full Chart

Best Performance by Day of Week

Day of Week	Date	Movie	Daily Gross	Theaters	Days in Release
Sunday	May 6, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$57,066,733	4,349	3	Full Chart
Monday	Jul 5, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$27,661,137	4,152	6	Full Chart
Tuesday	Jul 3, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$35,016,884	4,318	2	Full Chart
Wednesday	Jun 30, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$68,533,840	4,416	1	Full Chart
Thursday	May 19, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$50,013,859	3,661	1	Full Chart
Friday	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$91,071,119	4,375	1	Full Chart
Saturday	May 5, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$69,557,990	4,349	2	Full Chart

Widest Opening

			Theaters	Weekend Gross
1	Jul 2, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	4,468	$64,832,191
2	Jul 20, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	4,404	$160,887,295
3	May 7, 2010	Iron Man 2	4,380	$128,122,480
4	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	4,375	$169,189,427
5	Jul 18, 2008	The Dark Knight	4,366	$158,411,483
6	May 25, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	4,362	$114,732,820
7	May 21, 2010	Shrek Forever After	4,359	$70,838,207
8	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	4,349	$207,438,708
9	Jul 17, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	4,325	$77,835,727
10	Jul 13, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	4,285	$77,108,414

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Fastest to $100m, $200m, $300m, $400m, $500m, $600m, $700m US Box Office

Milestone	Movie	Days	Total Gross to Date
$50 million	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	1	$91,071,119	Full Chart
$100 million	Marvel's The Avengers	2	$150,371,975	Full Chart
$150 million	Marvel's The Avengers	2	$150,371,975	Full Chart
$200 million	Marvel's The Avengers	3	$207,438,708	Full Chart
$250 million	Marvel's The Avengers	6	$257,627,807	Full Chart
$300 million	Marvel's The Avengers	9	$342,148,409	Full Chart
$350 million	Marvel's The Avengers	10	$373,071,647	Full Chart
$400 million	Marvel's The Avengers	14	$402,021,415	Full Chart
$450 million	Marvel's The Avengers	17	$457,665,517	Full Chart
$500 million	Marvel's The Avengers	23	$500,415,495	Full Chart
$550 million	Marvel's The Avengers	31	$552,950,398	Full Chart
$600 million	Avatar	47	$601,141,551	Full Chart
$650 million	Avatar	58	$651,346,762	Full Chart
$700 million	Avatar	72	$702,621,374	Full Chart
$750 million	Avatar	253	$750,999,186	Full Chart

Highest Grossing Movies Never to Reach Number 1 on the Domestic Chart

	Highest Position	Release Date	Movie	Total Gross
1	2	Apr 19, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$241,438,208
2	3	Dec 23, 2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$219,614,612
3	2	Nov 13, 1991	Beauty and the Beast	$218,951,625
4	2	Dec 14, 2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$217,326,974
5	2	Dec 25, 2009	Sherlock Holmes	$209,028,679
6	2	Jul 1, 2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$196,573,705
7	2	Nov 10, 2004	The Polar Express	$194,949,659
8	2	May 28, 2004	The Day After Tomorrow	$186,740,799
9	2	Nov 9, 1990	Dances with Wolves	$184,208,842
10	3	Nov 9, 2012	Lincoln	$182,204,440

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Highest Grossing Movies Never to Play in More Than 1,000 Theaters

	Most Theaters	Release Date	Movie	Total Gross
1	64	Apr 19, 2002	Space Station	$87,829,093
2	63	Mar 6, 1998	Everest	$87,178,599
3	687	Feb 1, 2008	Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour	$65,281,781
4	n/a	Oct 18, 1991	Antarctica	$65,000,000
5	n/a	Dec 31, 1995	The Living Sea	$64,800,000
6	54	Jan 1, 2000	Fantasia 2000 (IMAX)	$60,507,228
7	926	Jul 12, 1991	Boyz n the Hood	$56,190,094
8	n/a	Oct 20, 2000	Dolphins	$54,000,000
9	38	Oct 23, 1998	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$53,743,249
10	999	Dec 14, 2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	$52,353,636

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