Record September Days at the Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	9/28/2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$14,707,798	3,293	$4,466	$27,825,735	2
2	9/19/1998	Rush Hour	$13,385,000	2,638	$5,074	$23,385,000	2
3	9/19/2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$13,152,744	3,119	$4,217	$21,290,102	2
4	9/27/2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$13,117,937	3,293	$3,984	$13,117,937	1
5	9/27/2008	Eagle Eye	$12,378,941	3,510	$3,527	$22,179,125	2
6	9/10/2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	$11,953,674	2,981	$4,010	$23,232,317	2
7	9/17/2011	The Lion King	$11,933,562	2,330	$5,122	$349,392,988	6,304
8	9/22/2006	Jackass: Number Two	$11,802,348	3,059	$3,858	$11,802,348	1
9	9/9/2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	$11,278,643	2,981	$3,784	$11,278,643	1
10	9/26/2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$11,184,070	3,119	$3,586	$52,231,757	9
11	9/10/2010	Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D	$10,738,962	3,203	$3,353	$10,738,962	1
12	9/24/2005	Flightplan	$10,450,659	3,424	$3,052	$18,650,813	2
13	9/29/2007	The Game Plan	$10,361,769	3,103	$3,339	$16,698,159	2
14	9/30/2006	Open Season	$10,232,453	3,833	$2,670	$16,445,337	2
15	9/23/2006	Jackass: Number Two	$10,150,356	3,059	$3,318	$21,952,704	2
16	9/25/1999	Double Jeopardy	$10,109,000	2,547	$3,969	$17,610,000	2
17	9/18/1998	Rush Hour	$10,000,000	2,638	$3,791	$10,000,000	1
18	9/30/2000	Remember the Titans	$9,978,000	1,865	$5,350	$16,869,000	2
19	9/12/2009	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	$9,887,100	2,255	$4,385	$18,487,760	2
20	9/20/1998	Rush Hour	$9,883,000	2,638	$3,746	$33,002,000	3
21	9/11/2010	Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D	$9,809,654	3,203	$3,063	$20,548,616	2
22	9/26/2008	Eagle Eye	$9,800,184	3,510	$2,792	$9,800,184	1
23	9/21/2007	Resident Evil: Extinction	$9,614,163	2,828	$3,400	$9,614,163	1
24	9/12/2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	$9,459,000	3,282	$2,882	$9,459,000	1
25	9/18/2010	The Town	$9,423,433	2,861	$3,294	$17,771,869	2
26	9/10/2011	Contagion	$9,421,486	3,222	$2,924	$17,406,050	2
27	9/10/2004	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	$9,300,000	3,284	$2,832	$9,300,000	1
28	9/18/2011	The Lion King	$9,298,131	2,330	$3,991	$358,691,119	6,305
29	9/24/2011	The Lion King	$9,239,018	2,330	$3,965	$383,400,310	6,311
30	9/20/2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$9,014,546	3,119	$2,890	$30,304,648	3
31	9/19/2003	Underworld	$8,998,000	2,915	$3,087	$8,998,000	1
32	9/26/1998	Rush Hour	$8,936,000	2,643	$3,381	$58,250,000	9
33	9/16/2011	The Lion King	$8,919,921	2,330	$3,828	$337,459,426	6,303
34	9/5/1999	The Sixth Sense	$8,820,000	2,774	$3,180	$169,575,000	31
35	9/22/2007	Resident Evil: Extinction	$8,664,331	2,828	$3,064	$18,278,494	2
36	9/24/2011	Dolphin Tale	$8,636,208	3,507	$2,463	$13,733,337	2
37	9/25/2004	The Forgotten	$8,627,216	3,104	$2,779	$16,246,911	2
38	9/11/2009	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	$8,600,660	2,255	$3,814	$8,600,660	1
39	9/1/2007	Halloween	$8,554,661	3,472	$2,464	$19,451,271	2
40	9/11/2004	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	$8,487,303	3,284	$2,584	$17,718,311	2
41	9/4/1999	The Sixth Sense	$8,428,000	2,775	$3,037	$160,755,000	30
42	9/24/2011	Moneyball	$8,374,497	2,993	$2,798	$15,102,692	2
43	9/13/2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	$8,358,901	3,282	$2,547	$17,156,692	2
44	9/17/2010	The Town	$8,348,436	2,861	$2,918	$8,348,436	1
45	9/14/2002	Barbershop	$8,325,000	1,605	$5,187	$15,198,000	2
46	9/27/2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$8,242,798	3,119	$2,643	$60,474,555	10
47	9/23/2005	Flightplan	$8,200,154	3,424	$2,395	$8,200,154	1
48	9/18/2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$8,137,358	3,119	$2,609	$8,137,358	1
49	9/24/2004	The Forgotten	$8,000,000	3,104	$2,577	$8,000,000	1
50	9/9/2011	Contagion	$7,984,564	3,222	$2,478	$7,984,564	1
51	9/13/2008	Burn After Reading	$7,937,585	2,651	$2,994	$14,392,149	2
52	9/20/2003	Underworld	$7,917,804	2,915	$2,716	$16,521,998	2
53	9/29/2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$7,823,005	3,293	$2,376	$35,648,740	3
54	9/30/2006	The Guardian	$7,800,000	3,241	$2,407	$13,400,000	2
55	9/27/2003	The Rundown	$7,675,120	3,152	$2,435	$13,711,200	2
56	9/25/2010	Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps	$7,631,976	3,565	$2,141	$14,545,136	2
57	9/24/1999	Double Jeopardy	$7,520,000	2,549	$2,950	$7,520,000	1
58	9/24/2005	The Corpse Bride	$7,504,507	3,204	$2,342	$14,715,653	9

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Biggest September Days at the Box Office