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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Biggest Opening Weekends at the Box Office

RankDateMovieGrossTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1 5/4/2007 Spider-Man 3 $151,116,516 4,252 $35,540 $151,116,516 3
2 7/7/2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135,634,554 4,133 $32,817 $135,634,554 3
3 5/18/2007 Shrek the Third $121,629,270 4,122 $29,507 $122,536,609 3
4 5/3/2002 Spider-Man $114,844,116 3,615 $31,769 $114,844,116 3
5 5/25/2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $114,732,820 4,362 $26,303 $127,972,864 3
6 5/20/2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith $108,435,841 3,661 $29,619 $158,449,700 4
7 5/21/2004 Shrek 2 $108,037,878 4,163 $25,952 $128,983,060 5
8 5/26/2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $102,750,665 3,690 $27,846 $102,750,665 3
9 11/18/2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,335,066 3,858 $26,525 $102,335,066 3
10 5/2/2008 Iron Man $102,118,668 4,105 $24,877 $102,118,668 3
11 6/4/2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367 3,855 $24,303 $93,687,367 3
12 5/16/2003 The Matrix Reloaded $91,774,413 3,603 $25,472 $134,282,716 4
13 11/16/2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90,294,621 3,672 $24,590 $90,294,621 3
14 11/15/2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 3,682 $23,997 $88,357,488 3
15 7/2/2004 Spider-Man 2 $88,156,227 4,152 $21,232 $152,411,751 5
16 5/2/2003 X2 $85,558,731 3,741 $22,871 $85,558,731 3
17 2/27/2004 The Passion of the Christ $83,848,082 3,043 $27,554 $125,185,971 5
18 5/17/2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones $80,027,814 3,161 $25,317 $110,169,231 4
19 12/14/2007 I am Legend $77,211,321 3,606 $21,412 $77,211,321 3
20 7/13/2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $77,108,414 4,285 $17,995 $139,715,157 5
21 5/19/2006 The Da Vinci Code $77,073,388 3,735 $20,635 $77,073,388 3
22 7/27/2007 The Simpsons Movie $74,036,787 3,922 $18,877 $74,036,787 3
23 7/26/2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember $73,071,188 3,613 $20,225 $76,624,907 4
24 12/19/2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $72,629,713 3,703 $19,614 $124,100,534 5
25 5/23/1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72,132,785 3,281 $21,985 $98,388,402 3
26 3/9/2007 300 $70,885,301 3,103 $22,844 $70,885,301 3
27 7/6/2007 The Transformers $70,502,384 4,011 $17,577 $150,405,412 6
28 11/5/2004 The Incredibles $70,467,623 3,933 $17,917 $70,467,623 3
29 5/30/2003 Finding Nemo $70,251,710 3,374 $20,821 $70,251,710 3
30 8/3/2007 The Bourne Ultimatum $69,283,690 3,660 $18,930 $69,283,690 3
31 5/28/2004 The Day After Tomorrow $68,743,584 3,425 $20,071 $68,743,584 3
32 7/27/2001 Planet of the Apes $68,532,960 3,500 $19,581 $68,532,960 3
33 5/4/2001 The Mummy Returns $68,139,035 3,401 $20,035 $68,139,035 3
34 3/31/2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown $68,033,544 3,964 $17,163 $68,033,544 3
35 5/23/2003 Bruce Almighty $67,953,330 3,483 $19,510 $67,953,330 3
36 8/3/2001 Rush Hour 2 $67,408,222 3,118 $21,619 $67,408,222 3
37 12/9/2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $65,556,312 3,616 $18,130 $65,556,312 3
38 7/1/2005 The War of the Worlds $64,878,725 3,908 $16,602 $100,561,125 5
39 5/21/1999 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace $64,810,970 2,970 $21,822 $105,661,237 5
40 11/2/2001 Monsters, Inc. $62,577,067 3,237 $19,332 $62,577,067 3
41 6/20/2003 Hulk $62,128,420 3,660 $16,975 $62,128,420 3
42 12/20/2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $62,007,528 3,622 $17,120 $102,046,212 5
43 6/9/2006 Cars $60,119,509 3,985 $15,086 $60,119,509 3
44 8/2/2002 Signs $60,117,080 3,264 $18,418 $60,117,080 3
45 5/25/2001 Pearl Harbor $59,078,912 3,214 $18,382 $59,078,912 3
46 6/15/2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer $58,051,684 3,959 $14,663 $58,051,684 3
47 2/9/2001 Hannibal $58,003,121 3,230 $17,958 $58,003,121 3
48 5/26/2000 Mission: Impossible 2 $57,845,297 3,653 $15,835 $78,201,695 5
49 7/15/2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $56,178,450 3,770 $14,901 $56,178,450 3
50 7/8/2005 Fantastic Four $56,061,504 3,602 $15,564 $56,061,504 3