Biggest 4th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Jan 8, 2010	Avatar	$50,306,217	3,422	$14,701	$430,846,514	24
2	May 25, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$36,686,871	3,918	$9,364	$513,371,659	24
3	Jan 9, 1998	Titanic	$28,716,310	2,746	$10,458	$197,881,813	24
4	Jan 18, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$28,611,736	3,101	$9,227	$35,471,639	24
5	May 24, 2002	Spider-Man	$28,508,104	3,876	$7,355	$333,641,492	24
6	Aug 8, 2008	The Dark Knight	$26,117,030	4,025	$6,489	$441,628,497	24
7	Dec 30, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$25,686,555	3,853	$6,667	$217,677,877	24
8	Jun 11, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$25,632,861	3,024	$8,476	$296,964,911	26
9	Jul 2, 1993	Jurassic Park	$25,296,965	2,496	$10,135	$212,060,080	24
10	Jan 11, 2013	Zero Dark Thirty	$24,438,936	2,937	$8,321	$29,919,743	26
11	Aug 6, 1999	The Blair Witch Project	$24,347,345	2,142	$11,367	$80,049,728	26
12	Jul 8, 1994	The Lion King	$24,195,645	2,565	$9,433	$143,426,906	26
13	Nov 23, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$24,055,001	3,649	$6,592	$192,229,825	24
14	Nov 26, 2004	The Incredibles	$23,580,279	3,453	$6,829	$214,294,035	24
15	Jun 19, 2009	Up	$23,492,677	3,545	$6,627	$226,268,932	24
16	Jun 11, 2004	Shrek 2	$23,316,920	3,843	$6,067	$353,333,317	26
17	Nov 28, 2003	Elf	$21,649,842	3,202	$6,761	$129,009,719	24
18	Jun 20, 2003	Finding Nemo	$21,138,752	3,404	$6,210	$228,549,216	24
19	Apr 13, 2012	The Hunger Games	$21,096,824	3,916	$5,387	$336,666,363	24
20	Jul 9, 2010	Toy Story 3	$21,015,958	3,753	$5,600	$339,240,857	24
21	Jul 28, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$20,606,578	3,834	$5,375	$358,485,761	24
22	May 23, 2008	Iron Man	$20,447,253	3,915	$5,223	$252,614,669	24
23	Aug 27, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$20,099,149	2,763	$7,274	$138,853,903	24
24	Dec 28, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$20,064,790	2,006	$10,002	$84,118,547	26
25	Jan 6, 2012	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$19,868,059	3,555	$5,589	$169,568,971	24
26	Jan 12, 2001	Cast Away	$19,777,426	3,048	$6,489	$167,758,651	24
27	Apr 16, 2010	How to Train Your Dragon	$19,633,320	3,825	$5,133	$158,251,066	24
28	Oct 16, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$19,617,650	763	$25,711	$33,171,743	24
29	Mar 19, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$19,414,377	3,250	$5,974	$295,507,244	26
30	May 24, 2013	Iron Man 3	$19,324,592	3,424	$5,644	$367,407,116	24
31	Jan 14, 2005	Meet the Fockers	$19,316,095	3,554	$5,435	$231,110,125	26
32	Aug 10, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$18,979,397	3,690	$5,143	$389,588,216	24
33	Aug 1, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$18,844,044	3,390	$5,559	$209,531,292	26
34	Dec 8, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$18,646,520	3,182	$5,860	$195,646,175	24
35	Aug 6, 2010	Inception	$18,505,470	3,418	$5,414	$227,637,569	24
36	Dec 10, 1999	Toy Story 2	$18,249,880	3,257	$5,603	$140,350,365	24
37	Jul 29, 1994	Forrest Gump	$18,200,256	2,117	$8,597	$140,661,419	26
38	Mar 26, 2010	Alice in Wonderland	$17,707,858	3,384	$5,233	$293,534,935	24
39	Jan 4, 2013	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$17,545,386	3,755	$4,673	$263,834,893	24
40	Nov 29, 1996	Ransom	$17,303,789	2,588	$6,686	$105,093,059	24
41	Jul 2, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$17,254,946	1,323	$13,042	$86,920,785	24
42	Jan 12, 2007	Night at the Museum	$17,162,357	3,612	$4,751	$185,818,108	24
43	May 31, 1996	Twister	$17,112,505	2,808	$6,094	$168,873,442	24
44	May 26, 2000	Gladiator	$17,064,503	3,188	$5,353	$126,996,389	24
45	Jun 26, 2009	The Hangover	$17,022,166	3,525	$4,829	$183,054,267	24
46	Dec 28, 2001	Ocean's Eleven	$16,907,714	3,075	$5,498	$136,996,174	24
47	Nov 23, 2012	Wreck-It Ralph	$16,572,669	3,259	$5,085	$149,278,699	24
48	Nov 30, 2012	Skyfall	$16,555,894	3,463	$4,781	$245,585,083	25
49	Jun 8, 2001	Shrek	$16,520,052	3,715	$4,447	$176,069,428	24
50	May 28, 2010	Iron Man 2	$16,458,990	3,804	$4,327	$275,035,900	24
51	Jan 11, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$16,201,260	3,381	$4,792	$228,320,875	26
52	Aug 5, 2005	The Wedding Crashers	$16,035,177	3,106	$5,163	$143,634,354	24
53	Jun 30, 1995	Pocahontas	$15,969,825	2,577	$6,197	$67,843,479	23
54	Jun 11, 2010	Shrek Forever After	$15,770,491	3,868	$4,077	$210,022,557	24
55	Nov 27, 2009	Disney's A Christmas Carol	$15,758,273	3,013	$5,230	$104,927,816	24
56	Jan 4, 2008	I am Legend	$15,717,458	3,648	$4,309	$228,055,662	24
57	Jan 5, 2001	What Women Want	$15,555,033	3,052	$5,097	$137,897,386	24
58	Jan 4, 2008	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$15,546,125	3,462	$4,491	$176,283,861	24
59	Jul 30, 2010	Despicable Me	$15,524,230	3,602	$4,310	$190,330,425	24
60	Nov 8, 2002	The Ring	$15,507,802	2,927	$5,298	$85,601,983	24
61	Jun 8, 2007	Shrek the Third	$15,317,614	3,925	$3,903	$281,460,065	24
62	Jan 11, 2002	A Beautiful Mind	$15,220,705	2,222	$6,850	$58,420,716	24
63	May 25, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$15,135,780	3,553	$4,260	$166,782,830	24
64	Jul 14, 1989	Batman	$15,114,415	2,201	$6,867	$165,419,010	24
65	Dec 11, 2009	The Blind Side	$15,055,258	3,388	$4,444	$149,816,797	24
66	Oct 27, 2000	Meet the Parents	$15,048,475	2,647	$5,685	$100,014,250	24
67	Jul 23, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$15,015,872	3,753	$4,001	$328,468,763	26
68	Jun 10, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$14,851,474	3,322	$4,471	$332,109,171	25
69	Jan 10, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$14,755,306	3,477	$4,244	$283,421,517	26
70	Jun 13, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$14,741,834	3,804	$3,875	$276,524,265	25
71	Dec 7, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$14,737,696	3,672	$4,014	$239,659,542	24
72	Sep 2, 2011	The Help	$14,594,623	2,843	$5,134	$118,985,176	26
73	Jun 30, 2006	Cars	$14,569,356	3,706	$3,931	$182,591,139	24
74	Aug 27, 1993	The Fugitive	$14,502,865	2,425	$5,981	$111,203,521	24
75	Apr 11, 1997	Liar Liar	$14,486,385	2,880	$5,030	$120,015,240	24
76	May 25, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$14,335,436	3,723	$3,851	$303,977,758	24
77	Oct 22, 2004	Shark Tale	$14,308,271	3,656	$3,914	$136,982,460	24
78	Aug 23, 2002	Signs	$14,285,028	3,453	$4,137	$173,107,735	24
79	Jun 13, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$14,238,315	3,477	$4,095	$193,818,135	24
80	Dec 7, 1990	Home Alone	$14,232,156	1,764	$8,068	$84,168,103	24
81	Jan 9, 2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$14,209,098	3,532	$4,023	$312,320,936	26
82	Nov 28, 2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	$14,207,329	3,709	$3,831	$159,066,369	24
83	Jan 18, 2008	The Bucket List	$14,078,871	2,915	$4,830	$41,638,304	27
84	Jan 13, 1995	Legends of the Fall	$14,038,128	2,005	$7,002	$14,975,687	24
85	Jan 1, 1993	A Few Good Men	$14,033,527	2,115	$6,635	$77,162,364	24
86	Jun 7, 2002	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	$14,011,713	3,161	$4,433	$255,106,352	25
87	Mar 23, 2007	Wild Hogs	$13,850,542	3,401	$4,072	$123,303,817	24
88	Jan 14, 1994	Philadelphia	$13,817,010	1,245	$11,098	$14,769,800	26
89	Jul 26, 1996	Independence Day	$13,799,097	2,977	$4,635	$223,114,893	26
90	Jul 17, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$13,691,487	3,857	$3,550	$363,808,123	26
91	Jan 6, 2012	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$13,689,321	3,603	$3,799	$157,049,382	24
92	Nov 27, 1998	The Waterboy	$13,601,032	2,782	$4,889	$122,210,105	24
93	Apr 5, 2002	Ice Age	$13,565,070	3,200	$4,239	$140,658,250	24
94	Nov 30, 2012	Lincoln	$13,376,696	2,018	$6,629	$83,566,169	24
95	Apr 21, 2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$13,284,408	3,540	$3,753	$168,348,135	24
96	Apr 17, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$13,240,233	3,662	$3,616	$163,063,465	24
97	Mar 23, 2012	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	$13,182,045	3,677	$3,585	$177,412,055	24
98	Aug 14, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$13,157,819	2,654	$4,958	$126,035,694	24
99	Apr 12, 2013	The Croods	$13,115,074	3,689	$3,555	$142,439,144	24
100	Oct 19, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$13,001,434	3,384	$3,842	$118,522,389	24

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