Biggest 12th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Mar 6, 1998	Titanic	$17,605,849	3,103	$5,674	$449,157,395	80
2	Feb 1, 1991	Home Alone	$8,215,408	2,009	$4,089	$213,551,706	80
3	Mar 4, 2005	Million Dollar Baby	$8,135,421	2,350	$3,462	$76,600,008	82
4	Mar 5, 2010	Avatar	$8,118,102	2,163	$3,753	$720,607,444	80
5	Feb 1, 2013	Silver Linings Playbook	$7,738,058	2,809	$2,755	$80,002,616	80
6	Jan 30, 2009	Slumdog Millionaire	$7,628,713	1,635	$4,666	$67,193,169	82
7	Feb 11, 2011	The King's Speech	$7,230,790	2,263	$3,195	$93,675,671	80
8	Mar 14, 2003	Chicago	$7,105,479	2,600	$2,733	$124,845,340	80
9	Aug 12, 1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$6,705,755	1,074	$6,244	$102,267,928	82
10	Feb 23, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$6,592,223	1,749	$3,769	$81,940,326	80
11	Aug 27, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$6,585,487	1,620	$4,065	$229,125,272	80
12	Feb 19, 1982	On Golden Pond	$6,526,822	1,015	$6,430	$39,274,671	80
13	Feb 20, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$6,471,601	2,185	$2,962	$87,964,286	80
14	Jan 29, 1993	Aladdin	$6,319,917	2,214	$2,855	$156,015,286	82
15	Mar 6, 1987	Platoon	$6,109,812	1,554	$3,932	$84,585,081	80
16	Feb 22, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$5,857,274	1,515	$3,866	$167,857,279	82
17	Sep 23, 1994	Forrest Gump	$5,457,584	2,365	$2,308	$263,646,568	82
18	Sep 28, 1990	Ghost	$5,435,657	1,766	$3,078	$155,272,132	80
19	Feb 12, 1988	3 Men and a Baby	$5,195,142	1,728	$3,006	$131,990,012	82
20	Mar 2, 1990	Driving Miss Daisy	$5,089,040	1,432	$3,554	$60,302,144	82
21	Aug 24, 1984	Ghostbusters	$4,875,044	1,391	$3,505	$179,403,683	80
22	Aug 8, 1980	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$4,554,679	1,195	$3,811	$139,069,964	82
23	Feb 3, 2012	The Descendants	$4,552,943	2,038	$2,234	$65,475,595	82
24	Jun 8, 1990	Pretty Woman	$4,480,347	1,777	$2,521	$133,324,214	80
25	Feb 11, 1994	Mrs. Doubtfire	$4,406,663	1,916	$2,300	$187,077,537	82
26	Feb 26, 1999	Shakespeare in Love	$4,372,632	1,920	$2,277	$60,143,613	80
27	Mar 11, 1988	Good Morning Vietnam	$4,369,592	1,579	$2,767	$91,060,075	82
28	Mar 4, 1983	Tootsie	$4,349,058	1,221	$3,562	$128,631,608	80
29	Jan 25, 1991	Dances with Wolves	$4,307,895	1,302	$3,309	$92,390,440	80
30	Mar 2, 2001	Chocolat	$4,200,052	1,857	$2,262	$45,737,220	80
31	Feb 22, 2008	Juno	$4,154,502	1,727	$2,406	$130,431,948	82
32	Feb 25, 2000	The Cider House Rules	$4,066,251	1,346	$3,021	$31,914,836	80
33	Oct 22, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$4,057,846	2,191	$1,852	$255,501,006	80
34	Sep 20, 1985	Back to the Future	$3,924,150	1,448	$2,710	$150,200,665	82
35	Sep 2, 1994	The Lion King	$3,919,074	1,331	$2,944	$262,317,184	82
36	Aug 28, 1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$3,909,879	1,110	$3,522	$117,371,084	80
37	Mar 8, 2002	A Beautiful Mind	$3,872,880	1,793	$2,160	$144,274,651	80
38	Jan 25, 2013	Lincoln	$3,863,689	1,909	$2,024	$167,051,523	80
39	Mar 3, 1989	Rain Man	$3,858,147	1,580	$2,442	$121,784,071	80
40	Dec 29, 1989	Look Who's Talking	$3,767,244	1,482	$2,542	$115,158,196	80
41	Aug 12, 1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$3,759,299	1,515	$2,481	$216,873,917	82
42	Mar 7, 1986	The Color Purple	$3,636,677	1,096	$3,318	$69,260,725	82
43	Aug 1, 1986	Top Gun	$3,472,515	1,312	$2,647	$107,759,353	80
44	Mar 16, 2001	Traffic	$3,414,195	1,682	$2,030	$102,474,338	82
45	Oct 2, 1998	There's Something About Mary	$3,396,357	2,174	$1,562	$158,025,286	82
46	Mar 13, 1992	Fried Green Tomatoes	$3,344,045	1,327	$2,520	$57,148,824	80
47	Mar 5, 2010	Crazy Heart	$3,312,591	1,274	$2,600	$29,532,002	82
48	Feb 3, 2006	Walk the Line	$3,287,475	1,577	$2,085	$110,611,645	80
49	Mar 4, 1988	Moonstruck	$3,287,038	1,177	$2,793	$45,670,253	82
50	Jan 31, 1992	Beauty and the Beast	$3,276,760	1,648	$1,988	$103,446,010	82
51	Oct 15, 1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	$3,260,328	967	$3,372	$75,479,008	82
52	Mar 4, 1994	Schindler's List	$3,207,985	803	$3,995	$50,271,183	82
53	Aug 30, 1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	$3,158,525	1,575	$2,005	$150,477,022	80
54	Mar 13, 1998	As Good as it Gets	$3,051,172	1,710	$1,784	$121,407,160	82
55	Dec 4, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$3,044,697	1,401	$2,173	$114,297,576	80
56	Mar 5, 2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$3,037,822	1,903	$1,596	$368,210,170	82
57	Feb 27, 2009	Gran Torino	$3,022,228	1,750	$1,727	$138,632,157	80
58	Aug 27, 1993	Jurassic Park	$2,923,310	1,469	$1,990	$311,146,090	80
59	Feb 27, 2009	The Reader	$2,860,429	1,203	$2,378	$26,949,964	82
60	May 27, 1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	$2,793,788	984	$2,839	$40,774,304	82
61	Jan 28, 2005	Finding Neverland	$2,755,230	1,258	$2,190	$35,942,714	80
62	Feb 25, 1983	Gandhi	$2,746,571	734	$3,742	$22,004,071	82
63	Mar 8, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$2,683,317	1,210	$2,218	$291,149,457	82
64	Sep 9, 2005	March of the Penguins	$2,639,936	2,403	$1,099	$66,979,768	80
65	Feb 28, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$2,581,293	1,353	$1,908	$135,106,602	80
66	May 3, 1991	The Silence of the Lambs	$2,540,581	1,619	$1,569	$112,193,973	81
67	Jul 5, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$2,508,748	499	$5,028	$23,576,174	80
68	Feb 5, 2010	The Blind Side	$2,503,224	1,740	$1,439	$241,529,593	80
69	Jun 4, 1982	Porky's	$2,499,511	1,296	$1,929	$88,665,423	80
70	Sep 7, 1984	The Karate Kid	$2,459,536	1,070	$2,299	$72,886,052	80
71	Aug 14, 1992	Sister Act	$2,442,393	1,361	$1,795	$120,812,215	80
72	Jan 25, 2008	No Country for Old Men	$2,423,409	1,107	$2,189	$51,956,842	80
73	Sep 26, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$2,374,249	1,443	$1,645	$295,713,028	82
74	May 20, 1983	My Tutor	$2,367,825	500	$4,736	$13,397,434	80
75	Mar 7, 1997	Marvin's Room	$2,365,877	1,158	$2,043	$8,678,752	82
76	Oct 7, 1983	Mr. Mom	$2,365,314	1,186	$1,994	$53,184,055	80
77	Mar 4, 2005	The Aviator	$2,327,231	1,331	$1,748	$97,039,461	80
78	Feb 24, 2006	Brokeback Mountain	$2,293,859	1,359	$1,688	$75,383,067	80
79	Sep 5, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$2,285,141	1,512	$1,511	$101,718,904	80
80	Feb 10, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$2,277,981	847	$2,689	$72,704,975	82
81	Dec 12, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$2,273,536	1,435	$1,584	$102,855,724	80
82	Jul 1, 1983	Flashdance	$2,256,608	785	$2,875	$54,950,023	80
83	Feb 4, 2000	Toy Story 2	$2,254,993	1,618	$1,394	$237,113,435	80
84	Feb 10, 2012	The Artist	$2,240,252	808	$2,773	$24,002,038	80
85	Mar 15, 1996	Mr. Holland's Opus	$2,228,781	1,475	$1,511	$69,930,705	80
86	Aug 6, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$2,223,198	1,199	$1,854	$412,775,151	82
87	May 25, 1984	Splash	$2,151,832	1,073	$2,005	$61,088,869	80
88	Oct 2, 1981	Arthur	$2,111,572	910	$2,320	$52,922,322	80
89	Aug 10, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	$2,110,782	946	$2,231	$158,988,301	82
90	Jan 30, 2004	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	$2,106,759	1,118	$1,884	$87,568,647	80
91	Aug 27, 2004	Napoleon Dynamite	$2,083,493	706	$2,951	$22,380,194	80
92	Dec 30, 1994	Pulp Fiction	$2,063,675	440	$4,690	$63,617,560	80
93	Sep 20, 1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	$2,063,232	1,592	$1,296	$193,624,962	82
94	Sep 30, 1988	A Fish Called Wanda	$2,051,278	1,122	$1,828	$51,053,364	80
95	Feb 2, 1990	Steel Magnolias	$2,019,275	1,369	$1,475	$67,032,445	82
96	Sep 30, 1988	Die Hard	$2,015,246	1,213	$1,661	$70,751,623	80
97	Mar 7, 1980	Kramer vs. Kramer	$2,000,000	760	$2,632	$65,207,206	82
98	Feb 26, 1999	Rushmore	$1,974,063	790	$2,499	$12,477,433	80
99	Sep 29, 1989	When Harry Met Sally…	$1,961,676	1,162	$1,688	$80,795,888	80
100	Feb 25, 2000	The Green Mile	$1,947,106	1,746	$1,115	$131,140,276	80

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