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Biggest 21st Weekend at the Domestic Box Office



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This chart contains figures for the biggest 21st Weekends at the Domestic Box Office.

Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend
Rank Date Movie Gross Theaters Per
Theater
Total
Gross
Week
1 Sep 6, 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $10,372,316 1,695 $6,119 $95,824,732 21
2 Mar 29, 1991 Dances with Wolves $5,406,366 1,621 $3,335 $144,313,302 21
3 May 8, 1998 Titanic $3,178,573 2,256 $1,409 $569,820,413 21
4 Oct 29, 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $2,793,369 992 $2,816 $282,217,010 21
5 Feb 13, 1987 Crocodile Dundee $2,689,887 1,200 $2,242 $146,645,972 21
6 Oct 3, 1986 Top Gun $2,405,090 1,334 $1,803 $150,727,739 21
7 Apr 13, 1984 Terms of Endearment $2,301,607 918 $2,507 $97,511,176 21
8 Feb 12, 1982 Chariots of Fire $2,224,865 292 $7,619 $12,828,504 21
9 Jan 30, 2004 Lost in Translation $2,156,557 632 $3,412 $37,437,901 21
10 Sep 2, 1983 Flashdance $2,144,957 792 $2,708 $81,493,245 21
11 Mar 3, 1995 Pulp Fiction $2,134,095 966 $2,209 $85,755,253 21
12 Mar 7, 2014 12 Years a Slave $2,110,812 1,065 $1,982 $53,042,847 21
13 Mar 1, 2013 Argo $2,103,342 985 $2,135 $132,659,727 21
14 Feb 27, 2004 Mystic River $2,085,463 1,125 $1,854 $82,234,706 21
15 Apr 4, 1997 The English Patient $2,029,724 1,300 $1,561 $71,058,188 21
16 Apr 3, 1992 Beauty and the Beast $1,965,717 1,119 $1,757 $128,136,098 21
17 Apr 5, 1991 Home Alone $1,954,348 1,588 $1,231 $260,077,797 21
18 Apr 16, 1993 The Crying Game $1,941,084 974 $1,993 $57,118,500 21
19 Mar 12, 1999 La vita è bella $1,865,738 646 $2,888 $32,801,942 21
20 Nov 30, 1990 Ghost $1,850,844 1,528 $1,211 $197,954,919 21
21 Aug 1, 2003 Bend it Like Beckham $1,813,118 1,002 $1,809 $28,294,045 21
22 Mar 7, 2025 Anora $1,802,221 1,938 $930 $18,390,622 21
23 Apr 26, 1985 Beverly Hills Cop $1,789,313 824 $2,171 $208,309,025 21
24 Nov 22, 1985 Back to the Future $1,719,525 1,025 $1,678 $180,639,509 21
25 Mar 23, 2012 October Baby $1,697,130 390 $4,352 $1,697,130 21
26 Apr 23, 1982 On Golden Pond $1,694,235 744 $2,277 $97,272,206 21
27 May 5, 1989 Rain Man $1,586,090 1,218 $1,302 $160,400,737 21
28 Apr 3, 1987 Hoosiers $1,583,202 995 $1,591 $22,519,502 21
29 May 6, 1983 Tootsie $1,546,976 805 $1,922 $163,485,230 21
30 May 4, 1990 Driving Miss Daisy $1,534,747 1,120 $1,370 $98,406,081 21
31 Feb 8, 1985 Amadeus $1,509,004 501 $3,012 $25,595,644 21
32 Feb 28, 2020 Parasite (기생충) $1,503,132 1,324 $1,135 $51,550,143 21
33 Mar 22, 1985 The Killing Fields $1,501,758 609 $2,466 $27,617,095 21
34 Mar 11, 2005 Sideways $1,326,550 804 $1,650 $68,124,638 21
35 Apr 15, 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire $1,315,603 962 $1,368 $215,463,939 21
36 Feb 16, 2007 The Queen $1,315,201 807 $1,630 $51,056,208 21
37 Apr 29, 1983 Gandhi $1,303,096 579 $2,251 $47,418,460 21
38 May 8, 1987 Platoon $1,289,247 1,203 $1,072 $125,826,736 21
39 Nov 25, 1994 Forrest Gump $1,260,602 684 $1,843 $294,268,394 21
40 Feb 24, 1984 Never Cry Wolf $1,192,265 528 $2,258 $22,485,743 21
41 Feb 5, 1988 Fatal Attraction $1,180,619 878 $1,345 $142,200,833 21
42 May 6, 1988 Moonstruck $1,177,630 830 $1,419 $70,791,647 21
43 Dec 4, 1981 Arthur $1,169,415 817 $1,431 $74,651,604 21
44 Feb 17, 2006 Capote $1,147,009 559 $2,052 $21,807,453 21
45 May 6, 1994 Schindler’s List $1,129,050 1,170 $965 $89,595,683 21
46 Apr 11, 1997 Sling Blade $1,090,765 763 $1,430 $19,846,376 21
47 Apr 2, 1993 Aladdin $1,060,013 824 $1,286 $196,962,510 21
48 Mar 30, 1990 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown $1,058,400 510 $2,075 $10,198,751 21
49 Apr 24, 1998 Good Will Hunting $1,033,604 927 $1,115 $133,038,103 21
50 Oct 26, 1984 Ghostbusters $1,026,018 753 $1,363 $212,543,273 21
51 Jul 24, 1998 Everest $1,020,896 62 $16,466 $30,346,624 21
52 Jan 8, 1988 Dirty Dancing $991,137 809 $1,225 $57,288,167 21
53 Oct 30, 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark $967,723 431 $2,245 $144,963,710 21
54 Mar 10, 2017 Moonlight $901,624 987 $913 $26,895,351 21
55 May 9, 1980 Kramer vs. Kramer $900,000 500 $1,800 $94,982,763 21
56 Feb 16, 2007 The Last King of Scotland $884,895 384 $2,304 $12,756,249 21
57 Aug 10, 1990 Pretty Woman $883,234 729 $1,212 $165,766,684 21
58 Oct 21, 1988 Big $850,973 782 $1,088 $107,786,070 21
59 Feb 21, 2014 Gravity $847,195 348 $2,434 $269,275,323 21
60 Apr 8, 1988 The Last Emperor $837,400 460 $1,820 $25,169,033 21
61 Apr 30, 1999 Shakespeare in Love $825,962 1,017 $812 $92,887,782 21
62 Feb 9, 1996 Se7en $801,502 901 $890 $94,268,795 21
63 Apr 27, 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon $775,304 683 $1,135 $123,907,354 21
64 Dec 17, 1982 An Officer and a Gentleman $771,740 742 $1,040 $105,328,633 21
65 Aug 17, 2001 Spy Kids $764,702 1,202 $636 $110,844,040 21
66 Feb 17, 1984 The Big Chill $760,766 463 $1,643 $53,441,236 21
67 Apr 15, 1988 3 Men and a Baby $757,897 597 $1,270 $157,750,857 21
68 May 13, 1988 Good Morning Vietnam $737,282 634 $1,163 $117,202,233 21
69 May 1, 1998 Scream 2 $731,449 1,211 $604 $99,297,310 21
70 Mar 6, 2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … $718,199 777 $924 $41,535,026 21
71 Oct 14, 2022 Top Gun: Maverick $687,903 902 $763 $715,758,470 21
72 Feb 27, 2015 Whiplash $677,249 538 $1,259 $12,264,551 21
73 Apr 29, 1983 48 Hrs. $676,068 468 $1,445 $73,421,578 21
74 Oct 12, 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $662,516 382 $1,734 $174,347,494 21
75 May 9, 1997 Scream $662,126 784 $845 $95,588,264 21
76 Feb 24, 2006 Good Night, and Good Luck $652,020 272 $2,397 $30,323,531 21
77 Feb 8, 1985 Places in the Heart $641,280 501 $1,280 $31,243,723 21
78 May 13, 1994 Philadelphia $639,835 707 $905 $74,654,908 21
79 Oct 14, 1983 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi $622,402 293 $2,124 $240,962,087 21
80 Feb 22, 2019 A Star is Born $610,148 745 $819 $210,843,346 21
81 Apr 5, 2013 Silver Linings Playbook $603,470 524 $1,152 $129,725,117 21
82 Nov 9, 1984 The Karate Kid $596,665 544 $1,097 $87,659,508 21
83 Feb 22, 2008 Michael Clayton $594,383 425 $1,399 $48,517,861 21
84 Mar 9, 1984 The Right Stuff $578,616 454 $1,274 $21,192,102 21
85 May 16, 2003 Chicago $572,963 520 $1,102 $167,440,667 21
86 May 2, 1997 Jerry Maguire $562,809 650 $866 $150,429,185 21
87 Nov 21, 1997 Men in Black $558,608 605 $923 $248,408,779 21
88 Feb 14, 1997 Secrets & Lies $550,999 162 $3,401 $8,147,277 21
89 Oct 8, 1999 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace $538,206 550 $979 $426,141,814 21
90 Apr 26, 2019 Amazing Grace $519,597 243 $2,138 $2,145,538 21
91 May 9, 1986 The Color Purple $518,242 586 $884 $91,782,203 21
92 Oct 17, 2003 Finding Nemo $511,514 445 $1,149 $338,163,432 21
93 Mar 15, 1996 Leaving Las Vegas $510,879 507 $1,008 $27,220,137 21
94 Aug 13, 1982 The Beach Girls $509,340 129 $3,948 $16,091,875 21
95 Mar 22, 2002 Le Fabuleux destin d\'Amélie Poulain $509,106 245 $2,078 $30,353,807 21
96 Nov 10, 1989 Batman $503,585 522 $965 $248,497,265 21
97 May 10, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship… $502,487 440 $1,142 $309,471,992 21
98 Apr 3, 2009 Slumdog Millionaire $499,257 840 $594 $140,244,722 21

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.