Biggest 53rd Weekends at the Domestic Box Office
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Oct 19, 2007 |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D |
$5,330,101 |
564 |
$9,451 |
$14,030,970 |
367 |
| 2 |
Jul 16, 1999 |
Mysteries of Egypt |
$390,831 |
22 |
$17,765 |
$13,928,839 |
368 |
| 3 |
Mar 12, 1993 |
Howards End |
$317,099 |
248 |
$1,279 |
$21,082,588 |
367 |
| 4 |
Jul 12, 1985 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
$303,514 |
116 |
$2,617 |
$16,241,696 |
371 |
| 5 |
Mar 5, 1999 |
Everest |
$252,498 |
54 |
$4,676 |
$60,778,376 |
367 |
| 6 |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Wings of Courage |
$186,504 |
11 |
$16,955 |
$7,511,048 |
367 |
| 7 |
Oct 22, 1999 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$178,285 |
31 |
$5,751 |
$24,756,503 |
367 |
| 8 |
Jul 10, 1998 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
$174,274 |
23 |
$7,577 |
$7,809,119 |
367 |
| 9 |
Mar 2, 2007 |
Deep Sea 3-D |
$163,328 |
36 |
$4,537 |
$24,060,128 |
367 |
| 10 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
Space Station |
$148,597 |
29 |
$5,124 |
$36,033,516 |
367 |
| 11 |
Mar 18, 2011 |
Hubble 3D |
$147,277 |
49 |
$3,006 |
$22,837,276 |
367 |
| 12 |
Feb 8, 2002 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure |
$127,206 |
18 |
$7,067 |
$7,359,522 |
367 |
| 13 |
Feb 12, 2010 |
Under the Sea 3-D |
$121,509 |
27 |
$4,500 |
$20,213,503 |
367 |
| 14 |
Apr 6, 2012 |
Born to be Wild 3D |
$103,527 |
40 |
$2,588 |
$17,892,049 |
367 |
| 15 |
Apr 7, 2006 |
Wild Safari 3D |
$79,536 |
18 |
$4,419 |
$8,722,543 |
367 |
| 16 |
May 7, 1999 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
$74,240 |
11 |
$6,749 |
$6,894,241 |
367 |
| 17 |
Dec 29, 2000 |
Fantasia 2000 (IMAX) |
$67,140 |
32 |
$2,098 |
$60,507,228 |
366 |
| 18 |
May 4, 2001 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
$63,679 |
16 |
$3,980 |
$16,282,654 |
367 |
| 19 |
Jun 14, 1996 |
The Postman |
$60,657 |
73 |
$831 |
$20,564,759 |
369 |
| 20 |
Oct 27, 2000 |
Galapagos |
$60,234 |
9 |
$6,693 |
$8,006,620 |
367 |
| 21 |
Feb 4, 2005 |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
$50,255 |
60 |
$838 |
$10,658,111 |
367 |
| 22 |
Jan 26, 2007 |
Roving Mars |
$48,146 |
16 |
$3,009 |
$5,793,564 |
367 |
| 23 |
May 4, 2001 |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man |
$47,602 |
17 |
$2,800 |
$10,702,494 |
367 |
| 24 |
Apr 19, 2013 |
To the Arctic 3D |
$45,985 |
52 |
$884 |
$12,197,942 |
367 |
| 25 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
$44,886 |
7 |
$6,412 |
$5,475,420 |
367 |
| 26 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$43,604 |
11 |
$3,964 |
$14,840,063 |
367 |
| 27 |
Apr 28, 2000 |
Island of the Sharks |
$42,603 |
4 |
$10,651 |
$7,147,254 |
367 |
| 28 |
Oct 3, 2008 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
$38,457 |
25 |
$1,538 |
$19,144,336 |
367 |
| 29 |
Apr 9, 2004 |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
$36,556 |
9 |
$4,062 |
$15,778,839 |
367 |
| 30 |
Sep 29, 2000 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible |
$34,146 |
14 |
$2,439 |
$5,024,436 |
367 |
| 31 |
May 7, 2004 |
The Barbarian Invasions |
$32,009 |
61 |
$525 |
$3,384,152 |
367 |
| 32 |
Feb 25, 2000 |
Wolves |
$21,483 |
13 |
$1,653 |
$3,180,386 |
367 |
| 33 |
Feb 25, 2000 |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
$15,757 |
4 |
$3,939 |
$4,374,362 |
367 |
| 34 |
Oct 5, 2001 |
Cyberworld 3D |
$14,979 |
9 |
$1,664 |
$10,139,440 |
367 |
| 35 |
Mar 11, 2005 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$13,850 |
20 |
$693 |
$20,034,225 |
367 |
| 36 |
Dec 14, 2001 |
Tuvalu |
$13,836 |
4 |
$3,459 |
$76,952 |
367 |
| 37 |
Jul 26, 2002 |
China: The Panda Adventure |
$13,527 |
6 |
$2,255 |
$2,661,888 |
367 |
| 38 |
Mar 15, 2002 |
The Debut |
$12,784 |
1 |
$12,784 |
$1,273,630 |
367 |
| 39 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
Extreme |
$12,633 |
5 |
$2,527 |
$7,356,606 |
370 |
| 40 |
Nov 21, 2003 |
The Bread, My Sweet |
$11,735 |
5 |
$2,347 |
$917,585 |
367 |
| 41 |
Aug 3, 2001 |
I'm the One That I Want |
$11,475 |
5 |
$2,295 |
$1,177,707 |
367 |
| 42 |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Aliens of the Deep |
$11,286 |
8 |
$1,411 |
$7,613,151 |
367 |
| 43 |
Dec 30, 2011 |
Sea Rex 3D |
$10,723 |
9 |
$1,191 |
$4,465,060 |
367 |
| 44 |
May 29, 2009 |
Il Divo |
$10,226 |
5 |
$2,045 |
$146,077 |
369 |
| 45 |
Nov 26, 1999 |
The Nutcracker |
$9,751 |
6 |
$1,625 |
$34,212 |
369 |
| 46 |
Mar 10, 2000 |
Wildfire: Feel The Heat |
$8,761 |
5 |
$1,752 |
$1,618,641 |
367 |
| 47 |
Aug 13, 2010 |
Patrik, Age 1.5 |
$8,509 |
5 |
$1,702 |
$16,438 |
367 |
| 48 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
Alien Adventure |
$8,357 |
2 |
$4,179 |
$3,397,580 |
367 |
| 49 |
Dec 31, 2004 |
Postmen in the Mountains |
$7,225 |
3 |
$2,408 |
$117,656 |
367 |
| 50 |
Jan 16, 2004 |
City of God |
$6,959 |
4 |
$1,740 |
$4,808,112 |
367 |
| 51 |
Sep 21, 2001 |
Left Luggage |
$6,250 |
3 |
$2,083 |
$1,043,963 |
367 |
| 52 |
Sep 1, 2000 |
West Beirut |
$5,825 |
2 |
$2,913 |
$335,803 |
367 |
| 53 |
Dec 4, 1998 |
Marius et Jeannette |
$5,557 |
2 |
$2,779 |
$270,991 |
367 |
| 54 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont |
$5,454 |
4 |
$1,364 |
$1,687,449 |
367 |
| 55 |
Aug 29, 2008 |
A Man Named Pearl |
$4,276 |
7 |
$611 |
$152,469 |
367 |
| 56 |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX) |
$4,092 |
2 |
$2,046 |
$1,695,458 |
367 |
| 57 |
Aug 29, 2003 |
The Seven Samurai |
$2,684 |
1 |
$2,684 |
$268,546 |
367 |
| 58 |
Jul 2, 1999 |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
$2,624 |
1 |
$2,624 |
$1,504,823 |
367 |
| 59 |
Jan 23, 2009 |
U2 3D |
$2,589 |
1 |
$2,589 |
$9,687,735 |
369 |
| 60 |
Sep 30, 2005 |
Therese |
$2,326 |
3 |
$775 |
$2,522,483 |
367 |
| 61 |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela |
$2,304 |
1 |
$2,304 |
$376,785 |
367 |
| 62 |
Dec 24, 2004 |
Young Black Stallion |
$2,276 |
4 |
$569 |
$6,596,608 |
368 |
| 63 |
Mar 7, 2008 |
The Witnesses |
$1,793 |
1 |
$1,793 |
$57,346 |
369 |
| 64 |
Nov 26, 1999 |
The Mirror |
$1,531 |
1 |
$1,531 |
$69,225 |
369 |
| 65 |
Jun 14, 2002 |
Lagaan |
$1,500 |
1 |
$1,500 |
$70,147 |
367 |
| 66 |
Sep 16, 2011 |
Incendies |
$1,464 |
6 |
$244 |
$6,856,127 |
367 |
| 67 |
Sep 7, 2007 |
Salvadore Allende |
$1,407 |
1 |
$1,407 |
$2,222 |
367 |
| 68 |
Mar 8, 2002 |
The Circle |
$1,242 |
1 |
$1,242 |
$670,104 |
367 |
| 69 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
The Girl Next Door |
$1,234 |
1 |
$1,234 |
$512,995 |
367 |
| 70 |
Mar 1, 2002 |
Haunted Castle |
$1,225 |
1 |
$1,225 |
$3,336,145 |
367 |
| 71 |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Irina Palm |
$1,204 |
1 |
$1,204 |
$44,064 |
367 |
| 72 |
Feb 8, 2013 |
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder |
$1,197 |
1 |
$1,197 |
$1,197 |
369 |
| 73 |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Love and Honor |
$1,050 |
1 |
$1,050 |
$60,154 |
367 |
| 74 |
Sep 29, 2006 |
Screen Door Jesus |
$1,005 |
1 |
$1,005 |
$39,930 |
367 |
| 75 |
May 7, 2004 |
The Butterfly |
$831 |
1 |
$831 |
$23,947 |
367 |
| 76 |
Dec 5, 2008 |
The Singing Revolution |
$688 |
1 |
$688 |
$397,363 |
367 |
| 77 |
May 18, 2012 |
Lost Bohemia |
$429 |
1 |
$429 |
$14,056 |
367 |
| 78 |
Jun 4, 2004 |
Weather Underground |
$319 |
1 |
$319 |
$563,881 |
367 |
| 79 |
Jun 10, 2005 |
Deserted Station |
$207 |
1 |
$207 |
$18,867 |
367 |
| 80 |
Jul 17, 2009 |
The Legend of God's Gun |
$158 |
1 |
$158 |
$236,940 |
367 |
| 81 |
Dec 24, 2010 |
The Girl Who Played with Fire |
$124 |
1 |
$124 |
$9,078,445 |
367 |
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