Biggest Opening Weekends at the Box Office

| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
7/15/2011 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
|
$169,189,427 |
4,375 |
$38,672 |
$169,189,427 |
3 |
| 2 |
7/18/2008 |
The Dark Knight
|
$158,411,483 |
4,366 |
$36,283 |
$158,411,483 |
3 |
| 3 |
5/4/2007 |
Spider-Man 3
|
$151,116,516 |
4,252 |
$35,540 |
$151,116,516 |
3 |
| 4 |
11/20/2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
$142,839,137 |
4,024 |
$35,497 |
$142,839,137 |
3 |
| 5 |
11/18/2011 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
|
$138,122,261 |
4,061 |
$34,012 |
$138,122,261 |
3 |
| 6 |
7/7/2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
$135,634,554 |
4,133 |
$32,817 |
$135,634,554 |
3 |
| 7 |
5/7/2010 |
Iron Man 2
|
$128,122,480 |
4,380 |
$29,252 |
$128,122,480 |
3 |
| 8 |
11/19/2010 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
|
$125,017,372 |
4,125 |
$30,307 |
$125,017,372 |
3 |
| 9 |
5/18/2007 |
Shrek the Third
|
$121,629,270 |
4,122 |
$29,507 |
$122,536,609 |
3 |
| 10 |
3/5/2010 |
Alice in Wonderland
|
$116,101,023 |
3,728 |
$31,143 |
$116,101,023 |
3 |
| 11 |
5/3/2002 |
Spider-Man
|
$114,844,116 |
3,615 |
$31,769 |
$114,844,116 |
3 |
| 12 |
5/25/2007 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
$114,732,820 |
4,362 |
$26,303 |
$127,972,864 |
3 |
| 13 |
6/18/2010 |
Toy Story 3
|
$110,307,189 |
4,028 |
$27,385 |
$110,307,189 |
3 |
| 14 |
6/26/2009 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
$108,966,307 |
4,234 |
$25,736 |
$200,077,255 |
5 |
| 15 |
5/20/2005 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
|
$108,435,841 |
3,661 |
$29,619 |
$158,449,700 |
4 |
| 16 |
5/21/2004 |
Shrek 2
|
$108,037,878 |
4,163 |
$25,952 |
$128,983,060 |
5 |
| 17 |
5/26/2006 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
$102,750,665 |
3,690 |
$27,846 |
$102,750,665 |
3 |
| 18 |
11/18/2005 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
$102,685,961 |
3,858 |
$26,616 |
$102,685,961 |
3 |
| 19 |
5/2/2008 |
Iron Man
|
$102,118,668 |
4,105 |
$24,877 |
$102,118,668 |
3 |
| 20 |
5/23/2008 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
$100,137,835 |
4,260 |
$23,507 |
$125,178,907 |
4 |
| 21 |
7/1/2011 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
|
$97,852,865 |
4,088 |
$23,937 |
$162,618,212 |
5 |
| 22 |
6/4/2004 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
$93,687,367 |
3,855 |
$24,303 |
$93,687,367 |
3 |
| 23 |
5/16/2003 |
The Matrix Reloaded
|
$91,774,413 |
3,603 |
$25,472 |
$134,282,716 |
4 |
| 24 |
11/16/2001 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
|
$90,294,621 |
3,672 |
$24,590 |
$90,294,621 |
3 |
| 25 |
5/20/2011 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
|
$90,151,958 |
4,155 |
$21,697 |
$90,151,958 |
3 |
| 26 |
11/15/2002 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
$88,357,488 |
3,682 |
$23,997 |
$88,357,488 |
3 |
| 27 |
7/2/2004 |
Spider-Man 2
|
$88,156,227 |
4,152 |
$21,232 |
$152,411,751 |
5 |
| 28 |
4/29/2011 |
Fast Five
|
$86,198,765 |
3,644 |
$23,655 |
$86,198,765 |
3 |
| 29 |
5/27/2011 |
The Hangover 2
|
$85,946,294 |
3,615 |
$23,775 |
$117,556,661 |
4 |
| 30 |
5/2/2003 |
X2
|
$85,558,731 |
3,741 |
$22,871 |
$85,558,731 |
3 |
| 31 |
5/1/2009 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|
$85,058,003 |
4,099 |
$20,751 |
$85,058,003 |
3 |
| 32 |
2/27/2004 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
$83,848,082 |
3,043 |
$27,554 |
$125,185,971 |
5 |
| 33 |
5/17/2002 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones
|
$80,027,814 |
3,161 |
$25,317 |
$110,169,231 |
4 |
| 34 |
5/8/2009 |
Star Trek
|
$79,204,289 |
3,849 |
$20,578 |
$79,204,289 |
3 |
| 35 |
7/17/2009 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
$77,835,727 |
4,325 |
$17,997 |
$158,022,354 |
5 |
| 36 |
12/14/2007 |
I am Legend
|
$77,211,321 |
3,606 |
$21,412 |
$77,211,321 |
3 |
| 37 |
7/13/2007 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
$77,108,414 |
4,285 |
$17,995 |
$139,715,157 |
5 |
| 38 |
5/19/2006 |
The Da Vinci Code
|
$77,073,388 |
3,735 |
$20,635 |
$77,073,388 |
3 |
| 39 |
12/18/2009 |
Avatar
|
$77,025,481 |
3,452 |
$22,313 |
$77,025,481 |
3 |
| 40 |
7/27/2007 |
The Simpsons Movie
|
$74,036,787 |
3,922 |
$18,877 |
$74,036,787 |
3 |
| 41 |
7/26/2002 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember
|
$73,071,188 |
3,613 |
$20,225 |
$76,624,907 |
4 |
| 42 |
12/19/2003 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
$72,629,713 |
3,703 |
$19,614 |
$124,100,534 |
5 |
| 43 |
5/23/1997 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
$72,132,785 |
3,281 |
$21,985 |
$98,388,402 |
3 |
| 44 |
4/3/2009 |
Fast & Furious
|
$70,950,500 |
3,461 |
$20,500 |
$70,950,500 |
3 |
| 45 |
3/9/2007 |
300
|
$70,885,301 |
3,103 |
$22,844 |
$70,885,301 |
3 |
| 46 |
5/21/2010 |
Shrek Forever After
|
$70,838,207 |
4,359 |
$16,251 |
$70,838,207 |
3 |
| 47 |
7/6/2007 |
Transformers
|
$70,502,384 |
4,011 |
$17,577 |
$150,405,412 |
6 |
| 48 |
11/5/2004 |
The Incredibles
|
$70,467,623 |
3,933 |
$17,917 |
$70,467,623 |
3 |
| 49 |
5/30/2003 |
Finding Nemo
|
$70,251,710 |
3,374 |
$20,821 |
$70,251,710 |
3 |
| 50 |
11/21/2008 |
Twilight
|
$69,637,740 |
3,419 |
$20,368 |
$69,637,740 |
3 |
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