Biggest 3rd Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Jan 1, 2010	Avatar	$68,490,688	3,461	$19,789	$352,114,898	17
2	May 18, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$55,644,102	4,249	$13,096	$457,665,517	17
3	May 17, 2002	Spider-Man	$45,036,912	3,615	$12,458	$285,573,668	17
4	Aug 1, 2008	The Dark Knight	$42,664,219	4,266	$10,001	$393,751,065	17
5	May 24, 1996	Twister	$37,966,706	2,808	$13,521	$144,969,158	17
6	Jun 4, 2004	Shrek 2	$37,931,716	4,131	$9,182	$314,523,202	19
7	Aug 3, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$35,737,330	4,242	$8,425	$353,935,094	17
8	Nov 23, 2012	Skyfall	$35,502,973	3,526	$10,069	$221,144,122	18
9	Jul 21, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$35,215,201	4,133	$8,520	$321,899,233	17
10	Jul 1, 1994	The Lion King	$34,208,876	2,560	$13,363	$104,519,258	19
11	Mar 19, 2010	Alice in Wonderland	$34,189,969	3,739	$9,144	$265,433,637	17
12	Jan 2, 1998	Titanic	$33,315,278	2,727	$12,217	$157,467,971	17
13	Apr 6, 2012	The Hunger Games	$33,111,557	4,137	$8,004	$302,450,722	17
14	Jun 4, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$32,891,653	3,024	$10,877	$255,758,124	19
15	Mar 12, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$32,130,978	3,221	$9,975	$264,510,209	19
16	Nov 29, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$32,117,496	3,682	$8,723	$200,159,012	17
17	Dec 28, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$31,926,068	4,100	$7,787	$221,626,882	17
18	May 16, 2008	Iron Man	$31,838,996	4,154	$7,665	$223,124,385	17
19	Jun 12, 2009	Up	$30,762,280	3,886	$7,916	$187,425,989	17
20	Jul 2, 2010	Toy Story 3	$30,280,024	4,028	$7,517	$289,106,193	17
21	Jun 23, 1995	Pocahontas	$29,531,619	2,569	$11,495	$34,484,978	16
22	Dec 30, 2011	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$29,421,879	3,455	$8,516	$132,406,086	17
23	Jul 30, 1999	The Blair Witch Project	$29,207,381	1,101	$26,528	$36,140,299	19
24	Dec 28, 2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$29,029,898	3,484	$8,332	$141,404,467	17
25	May 18, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$29,022,026	4,324	$6,712	$282,379,655	17
26	Jan 7, 2005	Meet the Fockers	$28,498,160	3,527	$8,080	$204,297,870	19
27	Jun 13, 2003	Finding Nemo	$28,384,483	3,425	$8,287	$191,487,211	17
28	Jan 2, 2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$28,180,378	3,703	$7,610	$290,410,961	19
29	Jun 1, 2001	Shrek	$28,172,869	3,661	$7,695	$148,361,421	17
30	Jun 1, 2007	Shrek the Third	$28,020,991	4,109	$6,819	$255,927,783	17
31	Dec 3, 1999	Toy Story 2	$27,760,276	3,238	$8,573	$116,781,392	17
32	Jun 25, 1993	Jurassic Park	$27,690,520	2,444	$11,330	$171,098,465	17
33	Jul 30, 2010	Inception	$27,485,245	3,545	$7,753	$193,313,741	17
34	Dec 28, 2007	I am Legend	$27,414,467	3,636	$7,540	$194,489,704	17
35	Dec 1, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$27,096,630	3,138	$8,635	$171,996,090	17
36	Jun 19, 2009	The Hangover	$26,753,473	3,545	$7,547	$152,817,015	17
37	Nov 19, 2004	The Incredibles	$26,523,852	3,683	$7,202	$177,555,485	17
38	May 21, 2010	Iron Man 2	$26,361,258	4,177	$6,311	$251,026,061	17
39	Nov 23, 2012	Lincoln	$25,676,413	2,018	$12,724	$62,840,796	17
40	Jun 4, 2010	Shrek Forever After	$25,486,465	4,386	$5,811	$183,229,453	17
41	Jun 3, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$25,088,336	3,650	$6,874	$307,892,961	18
42	Jan 3, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$25,017,279	3,622	$6,907	$261,031,601	19
43	Apr 9, 2010	How to Train Your Dragon	$24,863,535	4,007	$6,205	$133,404,438	17
44	Jul 16, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$24,775,450	4,058	$6,105	$302,287,882	19
45	Dec 30, 2005	King Kong	$24,772,410	3,627	$6,830	$168,505,310	19
46	Nov 11, 2011	Puss in Boots	$24,726,193	3,903	$6,335	$108,035,359	17
47	Jul 10, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$24,213,875	4,293	$5,640	$339,221,800	19
48	Dec 11, 2009	Princess and the Frog, The	$24,208,916	3,434	$7,050	$27,088,786	19
49	Aug 20, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$23,950,008	2,688	$8,910	$107,506,281	17
50	Jan 5, 2007	Night at the Museum	$23,743,960	3,730	$6,366	$163,840,714	17
51	Jul 23, 2010	Despicable Me	$23,689,060	3,600	$6,580	$161,289,905	17
52	Nov 30, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$23,642,327	3,672	$6,439	$219,670,289	17
53	Jun 23, 2006	Cars	$23,285,367	3,949	$5,897	$156,664,916	17
54	Jul 25, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$23,136,029	3,416	$6,773	$176,838,155	19
55	Jan 4, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$23,006,447	3,381	$6,805	$205,509,869	19
56	May 22, 2009	Star Trek	$22,892,262	4,053	$5,648	$184,526,281	17
57	Jun 6, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$22,793,630	4,190	$5,440	$253,014,750	18
58	Mar 16, 2012	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	$22,764,760	3,769	$6,040	$158,387,775	17
59	Nov 16, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$22,716,685	3,461	$6,564	$156,341,118	17
60	Jul 13, 2012	Ted	$22,410,855	3,303	$6,785	$159,257,250	17
61	Jun 6, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$22,358,715	3,549	$6,300	$171,435,525	17
62	Jan 5, 2001	Cast Away	$22,220,725	2,948	$7,538	$141,702,072	17
63	Oct 15, 2004	Shark Tale	$22,005,952	3,948	$5,574	$118,724,863	17
64	Jul 29, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$21,977,093	4,145	$5,302	$318,511,602	17
65	Jun 20, 2008	Kung Fu Panda	$21,934,716	4,053	$5,412	$155,830,875	17
66	Jul 22, 1994	Forrest Gump	$21,931,425	2,094	$10,473	$109,132,967	19
67	Apr 10, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$21,812,253	4,136	$5,274	$140,203,799	17
68	Mar 22, 2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	$21,568,957	3,805	$5,669	$177,097,090	17
69	Jun 27, 1997	Hercules	$21,454,451	2,872	$7,470	$23,658,555	15
70	Jul 15, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$21,328,545	3,917	$5,445	$302,878,797	19
71	Jul 19, 1996	Independence Day	$21,274,817	2,972	$7,158	$199,004,369	19
72	Jun 8, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$21,143,905	4,002	$5,283	$253,441,723	17
73	May 31, 2002	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	$21,002,876	3,161	$6,644	$232,324,769	18
74	Dec 30, 2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$20,881,420	3,703	$5,639	$130,903,746	17
75	Dec 29, 2000	What Women Want	$20,834,205	3,046	$6,840	$115,761,883	17
76	Apr 5, 2013	The Croods	$20,651,694	3,879	$5,324	$125,351,896	17
77	Jun 2, 2006	Over the Hedge	$20,647,284	3,993	$5,171	$112,357,940	17
78	Jul 20, 2007	Transformers	$20,514,497	3,762	$5,453	$262,978,000	20
79	May 13, 2011	Fast Five	$20,444,270	3,793	$5,390	$169,690,470	17
80	Nov 25, 1994	The Santa Clause	$20,437,607	2,269	$9,007	$70,326,023	17
81	May 18, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$20,435,840	3,452	$5,920	$146,540,900	17
82	Feb 25, 2005	Hitch	$20,420,799	3,571	$5,719	$121,429,017	17
83	Jan 4, 2008	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	$20,062,684	3,762	$5,333	$170,870,795	17
84	Dec 4, 2009	The Blind Side	$20,043,181	3,326	$6,026	$128,867,559	17
85	Apr 14, 2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$20,026,625	3,873	$5,171	$147,226,916	17
86	Jul 29, 2005	The Wedding Crashers	$20,023,159	3,030	$6,608	$115,622,139	17
87	Dec 2, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$19,878,136	3,858	$5,152	$229,266,716	17
88	Aug 17, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$19,874,370	3,701	$5,370	$164,694,690	17
89	Mar 23, 2007	300	$19,862,491	3,280	$6,056	$161,706,146	17
90	Dec 23, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$19,777,962	3,853	$5,133	$153,220,802	17
91	May 19, 2000	Gladiator	$19,749,273	3,041	$6,494	$103,140,065	17
92	Jun 22, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	$19,712,315	3,920	$5,029	$157,086,037	17
93	Jul 6, 2012	Brave	$19,612,370	3,891	$5,040	$173,969,341	17
94	Jan 11, 2008	The Bucket List	$19,392,416	2,911	$6,662	$20,816,129	20
95	Nov 26, 2004	The Polar Express	$19,389,297	3,650	$5,312	$81,479,861	19
96	May 22, 1998	Deep Impact	$19,381,788	3,250	$5,964	$98,908,935	17
97	Aug 16, 2002	Signs	$19,362,674	3,344	$5,790	$150,513,131	17
98	Dec 29, 2006	The Pursuit of Happyness	$19,362,441	2,870	$6,746	$98,411,670	17
99	Jul 2, 1999	Tarzan	$19,343,051	3,103	$6,234	$111,097,897	19
100	Nov 27, 1992	Aladdin	$19,289,073	1,131	$17,055	$25,784,522	19

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