Biggest 4th Weekend at the Box Office

| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
1/8/2010 |
Avatar
|
$50,306,217 |
3,422 |
$14,701 |
$430,846,514 |
24 |
| 2 |
1/9/1998 |
Titanic
|
$28,716,310 |
2,746 |
$10,458 |
$197,881,813 |
24 |
| 3 |
1/18/2002 |
Black Hawk Down
|
$28,611,736 |
3,101 |
$9,227 |
$35,471,639 |
24 |
| 4 |
5/24/2002 |
Spider-Man
|
$28,508,104 |
3,876 |
$7,355 |
$333,641,492 |
24 |
| 5 |
8/8/2008 |
The Dark Knight
|
$26,117,030 |
4,025 |
$6,489 |
$441,628,497 |
24 |
| 6 |
12/30/2005 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
$25,686,555 |
3,853 |
$6,667 |
$217,677,877 |
24 |
| 7 |
6/11/1999 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
$25,632,861 |
3,024 |
$8,476 |
$296,964,911 |
26 |
| 8 |
7/2/1993 |
Jurassic Park
|
$25,296,965 |
2,496 |
$10,135 |
$212,060,080 |
24 |
| 9 |
8/6/1999 |
The Blair Witch Project
|
$24,347,345 |
2,142 |
$11,367 |
$80,049,728 |
26 |
| 10 |
7/8/1994 |
The Lion King
|
$24,195,645 |
2,565 |
$9,433 |
$143,426,906 |
26 |
| 11 |
11/23/2001 |
Monsters, Inc.
|
$24,055,001 |
3,649 |
$6,592 |
$192,229,825 |
24 |
| 12 |
11/26/2004 |
The Incredibles
|
$23,580,279 |
3,453 |
$6,829 |
$214,294,035 |
24 |
| 13 |
6/19/2009 |
Up
|
$23,492,677 |
3,545 |
$6,627 |
$226,268,932 |
24 |
| 14 |
6/11/2004 |
Shrek 2
|
$23,316,920 |
3,843 |
$6,067 |
$353,333,317 |
26 |
| 15 |
11/28/2003 |
Elf
|
$21,649,842 |
3,202 |
$6,761 |
$129,009,719 |
24 |
| 16 |
6/20/2003 |
Finding Nemo
|
$21,138,752 |
3,404 |
$6,210 |
$228,549,216 |
24 |
| 17 |
7/9/2010 |
Toy Story 3
|
$21,015,958 |
3,753 |
$5,600 |
$339,240,857 |
24 |
| 18 |
7/28/2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
$20,606,578 |
3,834 |
$5,375 |
$358,485,761 |
24 |
| 19 |
5/23/2008 |
Iron Man
|
$20,447,253 |
3,915 |
$5,223 |
$252,614,669 |
24 |
| 20 |
8/27/1999 |
The Sixth Sense
|
$20,099,149 |
2,763 |
$7,274 |
$138,853,903 |
24 |
| 21 |
12/28/1984 |
Beverly Hills Cop
|
$20,064,790 |
2,006 |
$10,002 |
$84,118,547 |
26 |
| 22 |
1/6/2012 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
|
$19,868,059 |
3,555 |
$5,589 |
$169,568,971 |
24 |
| 23 |
1/12/2001 |
Cast Away
|
$19,777,426 |
3,048 |
$6,489 |
$167,758,651 |
24 |
| 24 |
4/16/2010 |
How to Train Your Dragon
|
$19,633,320 |
3,825 |
$5,133 |
$158,251,066 |
24 |
| 25 |
10/16/2009 |
Paranormal Activity
|
$19,617,650 |
763 |
$25,711 |
$33,171,743 |
24 |
| 26 |
3/19/2004 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
$19,414,377 |
3,250 |
$5,974 |
$295,507,244 |
26 |
| 27 |
1/14/2005 |
Meet the Fockers
|
$19,316,095 |
3,554 |
$5,435 |
$231,110,125 |
26 |
| 28 |
8/1/2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
$18,844,044 |
3,390 |
$5,559 |
$209,531,292 |
26 |
| 29 |
12/8/2000 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
$18,646,520 |
3,182 |
$5,860 |
$195,646,175 |
24 |
| 30 |
8/6/2010 |
Inception
|
$18,505,470 |
3,418 |
$5,414 |
$227,637,569 |
24 |
| 31 |
12/10/1999 |
Toy Story 2
|
$18,249,880 |
3,257 |
$5,603 |
$140,350,365 |
24 |
| 32 |
7/29/1994 |
Forrest Gump
|
$18,200,256 |
2,117 |
$8,597 |
$140,661,419 |
26 |
| 33 |
3/26/2010 |
Alice in Wonderland
|
$17,707,858 |
3,384 |
$5,233 |
$293,534,935 |
24 |
| 34 |
11/29/1996 |
Ransom
|
$17,303,789 |
2,588 |
$6,686 |
$105,093,059 |
24 |
| 35 |
7/2/1982 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
|
$17,254,946 |
1,323 |
$13,042 |
$86,920,785 |
24 |
| 36 |
1/12/2007 |
Night at the Museum
|
$17,162,357 |
3,612 |
$4,751 |
$185,818,108 |
24 |
| 37 |
5/31/1996 |
Twister
|
$17,112,505 |
2,808 |
$6,094 |
$168,873,442 |
24 |
| 38 |
5/26/2000 |
Gladiator
|
$17,064,503 |
3,188 |
$5,353 |
$126,996,389 |
24 |
| 39 |
6/26/2009 |
The Hangover
|
$17,022,166 |
3,525 |
$4,829 |
$183,054,267 |
24 |
| 40 |
12/28/2001 |
Ocean's Eleven
|
$16,907,714 |
3,075 |
$5,498 |
$136,996,174 |
24 |
| 41 |
6/8/2001 |
Shrek
|
$16,520,052 |
3,715 |
$4,447 |
$176,069,428 |
24 |
| 42 |
5/28/2010 |
Iron Man 2
|
$16,458,990 |
3,804 |
$4,327 |
$275,035,900 |
24 |
| 43 |
1/11/2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
$16,201,260 |
3,381 |
$4,792 |
$228,320,875 |
26 |
| 44 |
8/5/2005 |
The Wedding Crashers
|
$16,035,177 |
3,106 |
$5,163 |
$143,634,354 |
24 |
| 45 |
6/30/1995 |
Pocahontas
|
$15,969,825 |
2,577 |
$6,197 |
$67,843,479 |
23 |
| 46 |
6/11/2010 |
Shrek Forever After
|
$15,770,491 |
3,868 |
$4,077 |
$210,022,557 |
24 |
| 47 |
11/27/2009 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol
|
$15,758,273 |
3,013 |
$5,230 |
$104,927,816 |
24 |
| 48 |
1/4/2008 |
I am Legend
|
$15,717,458 |
3,648 |
$4,309 |
$228,055,662 |
24 |
| 49 |
1/5/2001 |
What Women Want
|
$15,555,033 |
3,052 |
$5,097 |
$137,897,386 |
24 |
| 50 |
1/4/2008 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks
|
$15,546,125 |
3,462 |
$4,491 |
$176,283,861 |
24 |
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