Biggest 3rd Weekend at the Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	1/1/2010	Avatar	$68,490,688	3,461	$19,789	$352,114,898	17
2	5/17/2002	Spider-Man	$45,036,912	3,615	$12,458	$285,573,668	17
3	8/1/2008	The Dark Knight	$42,664,219	4,266	$10,001	$393,751,065	17
4	5/24/1996	Twister	$37,966,706	2,808	$13,521	$144,969,158	17
5	6/4/2004	Shrek 2	$37,931,716	4,131	$9,182	$314,523,202	19
6	7/21/2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$35,215,201	4,133	$8,520	$321,899,233	17
7	7/1/1994	The Lion King	$34,208,876	2,560	$13,363	$104,519,258	19
8	3/19/2010	Alice in Wonderland	$34,189,969	3,739	$9,144	$265,433,637	17
9	1/2/1998	Titanic	$33,315,278	2,727	$12,217	$157,467,971	17
10	6/4/1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$32,891,653	3,024	$10,877	$255,758,124	19
11	3/12/2004	The Passion of the Christ	$32,130,978	3,221	$9,975	$264,510,209	19
12	11/29/2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$32,117,496	3,682	$8,723	$200,159,012	17
13	5/16/2008	Iron Man	$31,838,996	4,154	$7,665	$223,124,385	17
14	6/12/2009	Up	$30,762,280	3,886	$7,916	$187,425,989	17
15	7/2/2010	Toy Story 3	$30,280,024	4,028	$7,517	$289,106,193	17
16	6/23/1995	Pocahontas	$29,531,619	2,569	$11,495	$34,484,978	16
17	12/30/2011	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$29,421,879	3,455	$8,516	$132,406,086	17
18	7/30/1999	The Blair Witch Project	$29,207,381	1,101	$26,528	$36,140,299	19
19	12/28/2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$29,029,898	3,484	$8,332	$141,404,467	17
20	5/18/2007	Spider-Man 3	$29,022,026	4,324	$6,712	$282,379,655	17
21	1/7/2005	Meet the Fockers	$28,498,160	3,527	$8,080	$204,297,870	19
22	6/13/2003	Finding Nemo	$28,384,483	3,425	$8,287	$191,487,211	17
23	1/2/2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$28,180,378	3,703	$7,610	$290,410,961	19
24	6/1/2001	Shrek	$28,172,869	3,661	$7,695	$148,361,421	17
25	6/1/2007	Shrek the Third	$28,020,991	4,109	$6,819	$255,927,783	17
26	12/3/1999	Toy Story 2	$27,760,276	3,238	$8,573	$116,781,392	17
27	6/25/1993	Jurassic Park	$27,690,520	2,444	$11,330	$171,098,465	17
28	7/30/2010	Inception	$27,485,245	3,545	$7,753	$193,313,741	17
29	12/28/2007	I am Legend	$27,414,467	3,636	$7,540	$194,489,704	17
30	12/1/2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$27,096,630	3,138	$8,635	$171,996,090	17
31	6/19/2009	The Hangover	$26,753,473	3,545	$7,547	$152,817,015	17
32	11/19/2004	The Incredibles	$26,523,852	3,683	$7,202	$177,555,485	17
33	5/21/2010	Iron Man 2	$26,361,258	4,177	$6,311	$251,026,061	17
34	6/4/2010	Shrek Forever After	$25,486,465	4,386	$5,811	$183,229,453	17
35	6/3/2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$25,088,336	3,650	$6,874	$307,892,961	18
36	1/3/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$25,017,279	3,622	$6,907	$261,031,601	19
37	4/9/2010	How to Train Your Dragon	$24,863,535	4,007	$6,205	$133,404,438	17
38	7/16/2004	Spider-Man 2	$24,775,450	4,058	$6,105	$302,287,882	19
39	12/30/2005	King Kong	$24,772,410	3,627	$6,830	$168,505,310	19
40	11/11/2011	Puss in Boots	$24,726,193	3,903	$6,335	$108,035,359	17
41	7/10/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$24,213,875	4,293	$5,640	$339,221,800	19
42	12/11/2009	The Princess and the Frog	$24,208,916	3,434	$7,050	$27,088,786	19
43	8/20/1999	The Sixth Sense	$23,950,008	2,688	$8,910	$107,506,281	17
44	1/5/2007	Night at the Museum	$23,743,960	3,730	$6,366	$163,840,714	17
45	7/23/2010	Despicable Me	$23,689,060	3,600	$6,580	$161,289,905	17
46	11/30/2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$23,642,327	3,672	$6,439	$219,670,289	17
47	6/23/2006	Cars	$23,285,367	3,949	$5,897	$156,664,916	17
48	7/25/2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$23,136,029	3,416	$6,773	$176,838,155	19
49	1/4/2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$23,006,447	3,381	$6,805	$205,509,869	19
50	5/22/2009	Star Trek	$22,892,262	4,053	$5,648	$184,526,281	17