January Daily Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing single days at the domestic box office for January.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Daily Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 17, 2015 | American Sniper | $34,547,284 | 3,555 | $9,718 | $68,310,550 | 24 |
| 2 | Jan 1, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $34,394,152 | 4,134 | $8,320 | $686,361,421 | 15 |
| 3 | Jan 2, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $34,368,250 | 4,134 | $8,314 | $720,729,671 | 16 |
| 4 | Jan 16, 2015 | American Sniper | $30,338,488 | 3,555 | $8,534 | $33,763,266 | 23 |
| 5 | Jan 24, 2015 | American Sniper | $28,635,135 | 3,705 | $7,729 | $182,620,802 | 31 |
| 6 | Jan 2, 2010 | Avatar | $25,835,551 | 3,461 | $7,465 | $334,733,769 | 16 |
| 7 | Jan 1, 2010 | Avatar | $25,274,008 | 3,461 | $7,303 | $308,898,218 | 15 |
| 8 | Jan 1, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $24,519,161 | 4,202 | $5,835 | $425,527,069 | 17 |
| 9 | Jan 18, 2015 | American Sniper | $24,383,294 | 3,555 | $6,859 | $92,693,844 | 25 |
| 10 | Jan 17, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $23,601,382 | 3,775 | $6,252 | $23,601,382 | 1 |
| 11 | Jan 1, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $23,112,936 | 4,206 | $5,495 | $596,097,705 | 16 |
| 12 | Jan 18, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $21,716,950 | 3,775 | $5,753 | $45,318,332 | 2 |
| 13 | Jan 3, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $21,479,271 | 4,134 | $5,196 | $742,208,942 | 17 |
| 14 | Jan 2, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $21,411,622 | 4,202 | $5,096 | $446,938,691 | 18 |
| 15 | Jan 9, 2010 | Avatar | $21,269,537 | 3,422 | $6,216 | $415,090,487 | 23 |
| 16 | Jan 7, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $20,688,606 | 4,340 | $4,767 | $503,899,064 | 23 |
| 17 | Jan 9, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $19,204,072 | 4,134 | $4,645 | $800,329,495 | 23 |
| 18 | Jan 1, 2005 | Meet the Fockers | $18,271,940 | 3,524 | $5,185 | $151,131,705 | 11 |
| 19 | Jan 23, 2015 | American Sniper | $18,213,554 | 3,705 | $4,916 | $153,985,667 | 30 |
| 20 | Jan 30, 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $18,157,304 | 3,955 | $4,591 | $28,609,925 | 2 |
| 21 | Jan 19, 2015 | American Sniper | $17,942,391 | 3,555 | $5,047 | $110,636,235 | 26 |
| 22 | Jan 25, 2015 | American Sniper | $17,779,615 | 3,705 | $4,799 | $200,400,417 | 32 |
| 23 | Jan 2, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $17,502,959 | 4,206 | $4,161 | $613,600,664 | 17 |
| 24 | Jan 3, 2010 | Avatar | $17,381,129 | 3,461 | $5,022 | $352,114,898 | 17 |
| 25 | Jan 16, 2010 | Avatar | $17,254,108 | 3,285 | $5,252 | $478,115,377 | 30 |
| 26 | Jan 19, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $17,185,773 | 3,775 | $4,553 | $62,504,105 | 3 |
| 27 | Jan 18, 2008 | Cloverfield | $17,164,536 | 3,411 | $5,032 | $17,164,536 | 1 |
| 28 | Jan 1, 2020 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywal… | $17,076,472 | 4,406 | $3,876 | $407,782,706 | 13 |
| 29 | Jan 6, 2012 | The Devil Inside | $16,756,764 | 2,285 | $7,333 | $16,756,764 | 1 |
| 30 | Jan 1, 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $16,751,857 | 4,157 | $4,030 | $424,987,707 | 17 |
| 31 | Jan 18, 2014 | Ride Along | $16,683,695 | 2,663 | $6,265 | $31,090,525 | 2 |
| 32 | Jan 31, 2015 | American Sniper | $16,510,536 | 3,885 | $4,250 | $243,508,165 | 38 |
| 33 | Jan 21, 2017 | Split | $16,506,700 | 3,038 | $5,433 | $31,133,370 | 2 |
| 34 | Jan 1, 2019 | Aquaman | $16,377,779 | 4,125 | $3,970 | $215,437,603 | 12 |
| 35 | Jan 3, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $16,336,950 | 3,835 | $4,260 | $296,628,952 | 16 |
| 36 | Jan 23, 2010 | Avatar | $16,326,050 | 3,141 | $5,198 | $542,151,962 | 37 |
| 37 | Jan 1, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $16,222,389 | 3,765 | $4,309 | $185,224,946 | 13 |
| 38 | Jan 2, 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $15,913,674 | 4,157 | $3,828 | $440,901,381 | 18 |
| 39 | Jan 1, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $15,903,826 | 3,800 | $4,185 | $266,257,695 | 14 |
| 40 | Jan 18, 2019 | Glass | $15,886,745 | 3,841 | $4,136 | $15,886,745 | 1 |
| 41 | Jan 6, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $15,821,094 | 3,801 | $4,162 | $234,942,392 | 18 |
| 42 | Jan 10, 2010 | Avatar | $15,756,027 | 3,422 | $4,604 | $430,846,514 | 24 |
| 43 | Jan 10, 2015 | Taken 3 | $15,615,092 | 3,594 | $4,345 | $30,495,124 | 2 |
| 44 | Jan 25, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $15,453,880 | 3,775 | $4,094 | $111,085,768 | 9 |
| 45 | Jan 9, 2016 | The Revenant | $15,275,109 | 3,375 | $4,526 | $31,183,961 | 16 |
| 46 | Jan 17, 2010 | Avatar | $15,137,240 | 3,285 | $4,608 | $493,252,617 | 31 |
| 47 | Jan 1, 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | $14,889,882 | 3,626 | $4,106 | $116,992,838 | 8 |
| 48 | Jan 9, 2015 | Taken 3 | $14,880,032 | 3,594 | $4,140 | $14,880,032 | 1 |
| 49 | Jan 8, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $14,828,927 | 4,012 | $3,696 | $658,870,933 | 23 |
| 50 | Jan 20, 2017 | Split | $14,626,670 | 3,038 | $4,815 | $14,626,670 | 1 |
| 51 | Jan 19, 2019 | Glass | $14,524,105 | 3,841 | $3,781 | $30,410,850 | 2 |
| 52 | Jan 11, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $14,461,775 | 2,876 | $5,028 | $29,247,086 | 18 |
| 53 | Jan 17, 2014 | Ride Along | $14,406,830 | 2,663 | $5,410 | $14,406,830 | 1 |
| 54 | Jan 10, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $14,403,750 | 2,876 | $5,008 | $14,785,311 | 17 |
| 55 | Jan 2, 2017 | Sing | $14,394,090 | 4,029 | $3,573 | $180,891,910 | 13 |
| 56 | Jan 2, 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | $14,373,564 | 3,626 | $3,964 | $131,366,402 | 9 |
| 57 | Jan 2, 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The … | $14,373,273 | 3,747 | $3,836 | $148,098,819 | 11 |
| 58 | Jan 8, 2016 | The Revenant | $14,351,951 | 3,375 | $4,252 | $15,908,852 | 15 |
| 59 | Jan 4, 2020 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywal… | $14,319,903 | 4,406 | $3,250 | $442,415,784 | 16 |
| 60 | Jan 1, 2018 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last … | $14,293,461 | 4,232 | $3,377 | $531,511,829 | 18 |
| 61 | Jan 14, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $14,054,064 | 4,045 | $3,474 | $552,898,972 | 30 |
| 62 | Jan 2, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $14,034,307 | 3,835 | $3,660 | $280,292,002 | 15 |
| 63 | Jan 10, 2020 | 1917 | $13,962,685 | 3,434 | $4,066 | $16,683,964 | 17 |
| 64 | Jan 19, 2008 | Cloverfield | $13,865,250 | 3,411 | $4,065 | $31,029,786 | 2 |
| 65 | Jan 30, 2010 | Avatar | $13,783,881 | 3,074 | $4,484 | $585,695,694 | 44 |
| 66 | Jan 11, 2020 | 1917 | $13,742,670 | 3,434 | $4,002 | $30,426,634 | 18 |
| 67 | Jan 8, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $13,729,301 | 4,340 | $3,163 | $517,628,365 | 24 |
| 68 | Jan 1, 2017 | Sing | $13,643,825 | 4,029 | $3,386 | $166,497,820 | 12 |
| 69 | Jan 16, 2016 | Ride Along 2 | $13,463,515 | 3,175 | $4,240 | $25,368,845 | 2 |
| 70 | Jan 14, 2022 | Scream | $13,383,642 | 3,664 | $3,653 | $13,383,642 | 1 |
| 71 | Jan 8, 2010 | Avatar | $13,280,653 | 3,422 | $3,881 | $393,820,950 | 22 |
| 72 | Jan 17, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $13,235,767 | 3,144 | $4,210 | $23,027,135 | 2 |
| 73 | Jan 5, 2019 | Aquaman | $13,053,690 | 4,184 | $3,120 | $251,462,652 | 16 |
| 74 | Jan 1, 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The … | $12,998,264 | 3,747 | $3,469 | $133,725,546 | 10 |
| 75 | Jan 8, 2005 | Meet the Fockers | $12,944,090 | 3,527 | $3,670 | $197,578,935 | 18 |
| 76 | Jan 10, 1998 | Titanic | $12,758,118 | 2,746 | $4,646 | $189,661,771 | 23 |
| 77 | Jan 3, 1998 | Titanic | $12,726,625 | 2,727 | $4,667 | $148,578,179 | 16 |
| 78 | Jan 5, 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | $12,723,575 | 3,116 | $4,083 | $12,723,575 | 1 |
| 79 | Jan 31, 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $12,672,117 | 3,955 | $3,204 | $41,282,042 | 3 |
| 80 | Jan 16, 2016 | The Revenant | $12,659,018 | 3,559 | $3,557 | $80,126,639 | 23 |
| 81 | Jan 15, 2011 | The Green Hornet | $12,655,507 | 3,584 | $3,531 | $23,751,932 | 2 |
| 82 | Jan 24, 1998 | Titanic | $12,474,937 | 2,771 | $4,502 | $268,867,286 | 37 |
| 83 | Jan 10, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $12,405,333 | 4,134 | $3,001 | $812,734,828 | 24 |
| 84 | Jan 17, 1998 | Titanic | $12,357,344 | 2,767 | $4,466 | $226,510,099 | 30 |
| 85 | Jan 28, 2006 | Big Momma’s House 2 | $12,292,234 | 3,261 | $3,769 | $20,666,734 | 2 |
| 86 | Jan 10, 2009 | Gran Torino | $12,148,276 | 2,808 | $4,326 | $32,820,262 | 30 |
| 87 | Jan 31, 1998 | Titanic | $11,963,977 | 2,853 | $4,193 | $300,809,839 | 44 |
| 88 | Jan 13, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $11,959,718 | 3,849 | $3,107 | $274,188,314 | 25 |
| 89 | Jan 1, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Re… | $11,950,000 | 3,703 | $3,227 | $261,395,927 | 16 |
| 90 | Jan 15, 2016 | Ride Along 2 | $11,905,330 | 3,175 | $3,750 | $11,905,330 | 1 |
| 91 | Jan 16, 2010 | The Book of Eli | $11,780,279 | 3,111 | $3,787 | $23,453,249 | 2 |
| 92 | Jan 7, 2012 | The Devil Inside | $11,780,138 | 2,285 | $5,155 | $28,536,902 | 2 |
| 93 | Jan 15, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $11,727,060 | 4,045 | $2,899 | $564,626,032 | 31 |
| 94 | Jan 6, 2023 | M3GAN | $11,726,555 | 3,509 | $3,342 | $11,726,555 | 1 |
| 95 | Jan 7, 2023 | M3GAN | $11,703,535 | 3,509 | $3,335 | $23,430,090 | 2 |
| 96 | Jan 2, 1998 | Titanic | $11,698,861 | 2,727 | $4,290 | $135,851,554 | 15 |
| 97 | Jan 15, 2010 | The Book of Eli | $11,672,970 | 3,111 | $3,752 | $11,672,970 | 1 |
| 98 | Jan 31, 2009 | Taken | $11,655,053 | 3,183 | $3,662 | $21,072,423 | 2 |
| 99 | Jan 18, 2010 | Avatar | $11,615,834 | 3,285 | $3,536 | $504,868,451 | 32 |
| 100 | Jan 1, 1998 | Titanic | $11,558,520 | 2,711 | $4,264 | $124,152,693 | 14 |