Biggest July Weekends at the Domestic Box Office
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Jul 15, 2011 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
$169,189,427 |
4,375 |
$38,672 |
$169,189,427 |
3 |
| 2 |
Jul 20, 2012 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
$160,887,295 |
4,404 |
$36,532 |
$160,887,295 |
3 |
| 3 |
Jul 18, 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$158,411,483 |
4,366 |
$36,283 |
$158,411,483 |
3 |
| 4 |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$135,634,554 |
4,133 |
$32,817 |
$135,634,554 |
3 |
| 5 |
Jul 1, 2011 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
$97,852,865 |
4,088 |
$23,937 |
$162,618,212 |
5 |
| 6 |
Jul 2, 2004 |
Spider-Man 2 |
$88,156,227 |
4,152 |
$21,232 |
$152,411,751 |
5 |
| 7 |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$77,835,727 |
4,325 |
$17,997 |
$158,022,354 |
5 |
| 8 |
Jul 13, 2007 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
$77,108,414 |
4,285 |
$17,995 |
$139,715,157 |
5 |
| 9 |
Jul 25, 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$75,166,466 |
4,366 |
$17,216 |
$313,781,677 |
10 |
| 10 |
Jul 27, 2007 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$74,036,787 |
3,922 |
$18,877 |
$74,036,787 |
3 |
| 11 |
Jul 26, 2002 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
$73,071,188 |
3,613 |
$20,225 |
$76,624,907 |
4 |
| 12 |
Jul 6, 2007 |
Transformers |
$70,502,384 |
4,011 |
$17,577 |
$150,405,412 |
6 |
| 13 |
Jul 27, 2001 |
Planet of the Apes |
$68,532,960 |
3,500 |
$19,581 |
$68,532,960 |
3 |
| 14 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
$65,058,524 |
3,715 |
$17,512 |
$65,058,524 |
3 |
| 15 |
Jul 1, 2005 |
The War of the Worlds |
$64,878,725 |
3,908 |
$16,602 |
$100,561,125 |
5 |
| 16 |
Jul 2, 2010 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$64,832,191 |
4,468 |
$14,510 |
$157,577,169 |
5 |
| 17 |
Jul 16, 2010 |
Inception |
$62,785,337 |
3,792 |
$16,557 |
$62,785,337 |
3 |
| 18 |
Jul 4, 2008 |
Hancock |
$62,603,879 |
3,965 |
$15,789 |
$103,877,446 |
5 |
| 19 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$62,345,264 |
4,133 |
$15,085 |
$258,364,766 |
10 |
| 20 |
Jul 27, 2012 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
$62,101,451 |
4,404 |
$14,101 |
$287,112,810 |
10 |
| 21 |
Jul 6, 2012 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
$62,004,688 |
4,318 |
$14,360 |
$137,022,258 |
7 |
| 22 |
Jul 9, 2010 |
Despicable Me |
$56,397,125 |
3,476 |
$16,225 |
$56,397,125 |
3 |
| 23 |
Jul 15, 2005 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
$56,178,450 |
3,770 |
$14,901 |
$56,178,450 |
3 |
| 24 |
Jul 8, 2005 |
Fantastic Four |
$56,061,504 |
3,602 |
$15,564 |
$56,061,504 |
3 |
| 25 |
Jul 14, 2000 |
X-Men |
$54,471,475 |
3,025 |
$18,007 |
$54,471,475 |
3 |
| 26 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
The Bourne Supremacy |
$52,521,865 |
3,165 |
$16,595 |
$52,521,865 |
3 |
| 27 |
Jul 16, 2004 |
I, Robot |
$52,179,887 |
3,420 |
$15,257 |
$52,179,887 |
3 |
| 28 |
Jul 5, 2002 |
Men in Black 2 |
$52,148,751 |
3,557 |
$14,661 |
$87,241,586 |
5 |
| 29 |
Jul 4, 1997 |
Men in Black |
$51,068,455 |
3,020 |
$16,910 |
$84,133,900 |
5 |
| 30 |
Jul 20, 2001 |
Jurassic Park 3 |
$50,771,645 |
3,434 |
$14,785 |
$81,385,755 |
5 |
| 31 |
Jul 30, 2004 |
The Village |
$50,746,142 |
3,730 |
$13,605 |
$50,746,142 |
3 |
| 32 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
Independence Day |
$50,228,264 |
2,882 |
$17,428 |
$96,102,252 |
5 |
| 33 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
$47,422,212 |
4,375 |
$10,839 |
$273,539,281 |
10 |
| 34 |
Jul 8, 2011 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
$47,103,276 |
4,107 |
$11,469 |
$261,078,700 |
12 |
| 35 |
Jul 11, 2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
$46,630,690 |
3,269 |
$14,265 |
$70,625,971 |
5 |
| 36 |
Jul 13, 2012 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
$46,629,259 |
3,881 |
$12,015 |
$46,629,259 |
3 |
| 37 |
Jul 18, 2003 |
Bad Boys II |
$46,522,560 |
3,186 |
$14,602 |
$46,522,560 |
3 |
| 38 |
Jul 9, 2004 |
Spider-Man 2 |
$45,180,743 |
4,166 |
$10,845 |
$256,438,326 |
12 |
| 39 |
Jul 4, 2003 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
$44,041,440 |
3,504 |
$12,569 |
$72,387,461 |
6 |
| 40 |
Jul 23, 2010 |
Inception |
$42,725,012 |
3,792 |
$11,267 |
$142,883,424 |
10 |
| 41 |
Jul 28, 2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps |
$42,518,830 |
3,242 |
$13,115 |
$42,518,830 |
3 |
| 42 |
Jul 7, 2000 |
Scary Movie |
$42,346,669 |
2,912 |
$14,542 |
$42,346,669 |
3 |
| 43 |
Jul 3, 2009 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
$42,320,877 |
4,234 |
$9,995 |
$293,355,885 |
12 |
| 44 |
Jul 3, 2009 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
$41,690,382 |
4,099 |
$10,171 |
$66,732,868 |
5 |
| 45 |
Jul 2, 2010 |
The Last Airbender |
$40,325,019 |
3,169 |
$12,725 |
$57,836,116 |
4 |
| 46 |
Jul 25, 1997 |
Air Force One |
$37,132,505 |
2,919 |
$12,721 |
$37,132,505 |
3 |
| 47 |
Jul 13, 2007 |
Transformers |
$37,027,901 |
4,050 |
$9,143 |
$224,009,583 |
13 |
| 48 |
Jul 29, 2011 |
Cowboys and Aliens |
$36,431,290 |
3,750 |
$9,715 |
$36,431,290 |
3 |
| 49 |
Jul 3, 1998 |
Armageddon |
$36,089,972 |
3,127 |
$11,541 |
$54,202,675 |
5 |
| 50 |
Jul 23, 2010 |
Salt |
$36,011,243 |
3,612 |
$9,970 |
$36,011,243 |
3 |
| 51 |
Jul 29, 2011 |
The Smurfs |
$35,611,637 |
3,395 |
$10,489 |
$35,611,637 |
3 |
| 52 |
Jul 12, 1996 |
Independence Day |
$35,242,709 |
2,908 |
$12,119 |
$160,312,716 |
12 |
| 53 |
Jul 21, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$35,215,201 |
4,133 |
$8,520 |
$321,899,233 |
17 |
| 54 |
Jul 30, 1999 |
Runaway Bride |
$35,055,556 |
3,158 |
$11,101 |
$35,055,556 |
3 |
| 55 |
Jul 13, 2012 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
$34,628,104 |
4,318 |
$8,019 |
$200,500,351 |
14 |
| 56 |
Jul 11, 2008 |
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
$34,539,115 |
3,204 |
$10,780 |
$34,539,115 |
3 |
| 57 |
Jul 20, 2007 |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
$34,233,750 |
3,495 |
$9,795 |
$34,233,750 |
3 |
| 58 |
Jul 1, 1994 |
The Lion King |
$34,208,876 |
2,560 |
$13,363 |
$104,519,258 |
19 |
| 59 |
Jul 10, 1998 |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
$34,048,124 |
3,117 |
$10,923 |
$34,048,124 |
3 |
| 60 |
Jul 18, 2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
$34,034,597 |
3,359 |
$10,132 |
$133,007,414 |
12 |
| 61 |
Jul 15, 2005 |
The Wedding Crashers |
$33,900,720 |
2,925 |
$11,590 |
$33,900,720 |
3 |
| 62 |
Jul 23, 1999 |
The Haunting |
$33,435,140 |
2,808 |
$11,907 |
$33,435,140 |
3 |
| 63 |
Jul 25, 2003 |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over |
$33,417,739 |
3,344 |
$9,993 |
$33,417,739 |
3 |
| 64 |
Jul 16, 2010 |
Despicable Me |
$32,803,660 |
3,501 |
$9,370 |
$118,434,555 |
10 |
| 65 |
Jul 20, 2007 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
$32,511,350 |
4,285 |
$7,587 |
$207,866,865 |
12 |
| 66 |
Jul 4, 2008 |
WALL-E |
$32,509,206 |
3,992 |
$8,144 |
$127,196,028 |
10 |
| 67 |
Jul 2, 1993 |
The Firm |
$32,476,785 |
2,393 |
$13,572 |
$45,554,727 |
5 |
| 68 |
Jul 6, 2012 |
Ted |
$32,202,395 |
3,256 |
$9,890 |
$119,849,740 |
10 |
| 69 |
Jul 11, 2008 |
Hancock |
$32,080,560 |
3,965 |
$8,091 |
$164,115,004 |
12 |
| 70 |
Jul 5, 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$31,765,506 |
2,274 |
$13,969 |
$52,306,548 |
5 |
| 71 |
Jul 9, 2010 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
$31,708,438 |
4,468 |
$7,097 |
$235,370,815 |
12 |
| 72 |
Jul 24, 2009 |
G-Force |
$31,706,934 |
3,697 |
$8,576 |
$31,706,934 |
3 |
| 73 |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Step Brothers |
$30,940,732 |
3,094 |
$10,000 |
$30,940,732 |
3 |
| 74 |
Jul 10, 2009 |
BrĂ¼no |
$30,619,130 |
2,756 |
$11,110 |
$30,619,130 |
3 |
| 75 |
Jul 24, 1998 |
Saving Private Ryan |
$30,576,104 |
2,453 |
$12,465 |
$30,576,104 |
3 |
| 76 |
Jul 8, 2005 |
The War of the Worlds |
$30,469,118 |
3,910 |
$7,793 |
$164,978,282 |
12 |
| 77 |
Jul 2, 2010 |
Toy Story 3 |
$30,280,024 |
4,028 |
$7,517 |
$289,106,193 |
17 |
| 78 |
Jul 20, 2001 |
America's Sweethearts |
$30,181,877 |
3,011 |
$10,024 |
$30,181,877 |
3 |
| 79 |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Men in Black |
$30,062,317 |
3,020 |
$9,954 |
$139,584,970 |
12 |
| 80 |
Jul 21, 2000 |
What Lies Beneath |
$29,702,959 |
2,813 |
$10,559 |
$29,702,959 |
3 |
| 81 |
Jul 24, 2009 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$29,462,187 |
4,325 |
$6,812 |
$221,295,818 |
12 |
| 82 |
Jul 30, 1999 |
The Blair Witch Project |
$29,207,381 |
1,101 |
$26,528 |
$36,140,299 |
19 |
| 83 |
Jul 6, 2007 |
Ratatouille |
$29,014,293 |
3,940 |
$7,364 |
$109,531,598 |
10 |
| 84 |
Jul 9, 2004 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy |
$28,416,365 |
3,091 |
$9,193 |
$28,416,365 |
3 |
| 85 |
Jul 8, 2011 |
Horrible Bosses |
$28,302,165 |
3,040 |
$9,310 |
$28,302,165 |
3 |
| 86 |
Jul 22, 2005 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
$28,253,338 |
3,790 |
$7,455 |
$114,058,892 |
10 |
| 87 |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Mamma Mia! |
$27,751,240 |
2,976 |
$9,325 |
$27,751,240 |
3 |
| 88 |
Jul 2, 1999 |
Wild Wild West |
$27,687,484 |
3,342 |
$8,285 |
$36,434,750 |
5 |
| 89 |
Jul 10, 2009 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
$27,607,497 |
4,102 |
$6,730 |
$119,680,193 |
12 |
| 90 |
Jul 24, 2009 |
The Ugly Truth |
$27,605,576 |
2,882 |
$9,579 |
$27,605,576 |
3 |
| 91 |
Jul 30, 2010 |
Inception |
$27,485,245 |
3,545 |
$7,753 |
$193,313,741 |
17 |
| 92 |
Jul 20, 2007 |
Hairspray |
$27,476,745 |
3,121 |
$8,804 |
$27,476,745 |
3 |
| 93 |
Jul 7, 2000 |
The Perfect Storm |
$27,118,925 |
3,407 |
$7,960 |
$100,195,906 |
10 |
| 94 |
Jul 2, 1999 |
Big Daddy |
$26,830,993 |
3,121 |
$8,597 |
$90,505,394 |
10 |
| 95 |
Jul 1, 2011 |
Cars 2 |
$26,273,387 |
4,115 |
$6,385 |
$117,204,002 |
10 |
| 96 |
Jul 14, 2000 |
Scary Movie |
$26,195,912 |
3,152 |
$8,311 |
$89,096,449 |
10 |
| 97 |
Jul 15, 1994 |
True Lies |
$25,869,770 |
2,369 |
$10,920 |
$25,869,770 |
3 |
| 98 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
The Nutty Professor |
$25,817,900 |
2,138 |
$12,076 |
$59,816,315 |
10 |
| 99 |
Jul 28, 2006 |
Miami Vice |
$25,723,815 |
3,021 |
$8,515 |
$25,723,815 |
3 |
| 100 |
Jul 22, 2005 |
The Wedding Crashers |
$25,665,065 |
2,925 |
$8,774 |
$80,366,504 |
10 |
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