Record Thursdays at the Domestic Box Office

Biggest Thursdays at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Days in Release
1	May 19, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$50,013,859	3,661	$13,661	1
2	May 15, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$42,508,303	3,603	$11,798	1
3	May 26, 2011	The Hangover Part II	$31,610,367	3,615	$8,744	1
4	May 16, 2002	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	$30,141,417	3,161	$9,535	1
5	Jun 25, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$29,094,472	4,234	$6,872	2
6	May 22, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$25,041,072	4,260	$5,878	1
7	Jul 1, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$24,211,138	4,416	$5,483	2
8	Jul 1, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$23,812,920	4,152	$5,735	2
9	Jul 16, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$22,011,215	4,275	$5,149	2
10	Jun 30, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$21,540,018	4,011	$5,370	2
11	Jul 5, 2007	Transformers	$19,177,089	4,011	$4,781	3
12	Jul 12, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$18,374,405	4,181	$4,395	2
13	Jul 1, 2010	The Last Airbender	$17,511,097	3,169	$5,526	1
14	Jul 4, 1996	Independence Day	$17,343,388	2,881	$6,020	2
15	Jul 3, 2008	Hancock	$17,052,167	3,680	$4,634	2
16	Dec 18, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$17,019,987	3,703	$4,596	2
17	Jul 4, 2002	Men in Black 2	$16,493,214	3,557	$4,637	2
18	Jul 24, 2008	The Dark Knight	$16,464,405	4,366	$3,771	7
19	Jul 5, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$15,814,761	4,318	$3,663	4
20	Dec 26, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$15,455,171	3,622	$4,267	9
21	Feb 26, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$14,781,316	3,006	$4,917	2
22	Dec 31, 2009	Avatar	$14,738,136	3,456	$4,265	14
23	Jun 30, 2005	The War of the Worlds	$14,425,917	3,908	$3,691	2
24	Dec 25, 2008	Marley & Me	$14,380,980	3,480	$4,132	1
25	May 27, 2010	Sex and the City 2	$14,208,097	2,125	$6,686	1
26	Jul 3, 1997	Men in Black	$14,206,708	0		2
27	Dec 25, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$13,986,220	3,703	$3,777	9
28	Dec 19, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$13,878,712	3,622	$3,832	2
29	May 16, 2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	$13,536,422	3,762	$3,598	0
30	May 21, 2009	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	$13,372,491	3,480	$3,843	1
31	Nov 25, 1999	Toy Story 2	$13,241,000	3,235	$4,093	7
32	May 24, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$13,240,044	3,100	$4,271	0
33	Jul 26, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$13,202,371	4,404	$2,998	7
34	Jun 24, 2010	Toy Story 3	$13,056,504	4,028	$3,241	7
35	Nov 24, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$12,409,162	3,858	$3,216	7
36	Nov 23, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$12,400,000	3,127	$3,965	7
37	May 10, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$12,391,566	4,349	$2,849	7
38	Jul 13, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$12,358,033	4,133	$2,990	7
39	Dec 23, 2004	Meet the Fockers	$12,330,000	3,518	$3,505	2
40	Nov 22, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$12,320,000	3,672	$3,355	7
41	May 20, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$12,307,918	2,970	$4,144	2
42	Dec 30, 2004	Meet the Fockers	$12,000,000	3,518	$3,411	9
43	Jan 1, 2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$11,950,000	3,703	$3,227	16
44	Jul 3, 2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	$11,884,000	3,355	$3,542	3
45	Dec 25, 2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	$11,871,831	2,988	$3,973	1
46	Jul 2, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$11,654,658	4,234	$2,753	9
47	Jul 19, 2001	Jurassic Park 3	$11,589,750	3,434	$3,375	2
48	Jan 1, 1998	Titanic	$11,558,520	2,711	$4,264	14
49	Nov 25, 2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$11,475,980	4,125	$2,782	7
50	Dec 28, 2006	Night at the Museum	$11,394,216	3,688	$3,090	7