Biggest 5th Wednesdays

This chart shows the highest-grossing 5th Wednesdays at the domestic box office of all time.

All-Time Year Month Day of Week By Day+Week Previews

Rank	Date	Movie	Daily Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Dec 25, 2013	Frozen	$6,354,222	3,335	$1,905	$210,412,773	34
2	Dec 25, 2024	Wicked	$5,399,625	3,177	$1,700	$397,890,620	34
3	Jun 29, 2022	Top Gun: Maverick	$4,305,954	3,948	$1,091	$534,469,160	34
4	Dec 25, 2024	Moana 2	$4,257,256	3,410	$1,248	$370,590,553	29
5	Dec 25, 2019	Frozen II	$4,146,662	3,265	$1,270	$399,249,034	34
6	Jan 28, 2015	American Sniper	$3,823,135	3,705	$1,032	$213,423,957	35
7	Jan 20, 2010	Avatar	$3,792,807	3,285	$1,155	$512,852,205	34
8	Dec 25, 2019	Knives Out	$3,650,616	2,022	$1,805	$97,241,786	29
9	Aug 19, 2026	The Odyssey	$3,480,210	3,217	$1,082	$516,284,795	34
10	Jun 17, 2026	Obsession	$3,260,695	3,068	$1,063	$198,654,815	34
11	Dec 24, 2025	Zootopia 2	$3,196,672	3,370	$949	$296,178,078	29
12	Jun 16, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom …	$2,969,009	3,024	$982	$306,030,682	29
13	Aug 11, 1999	The Blair Witch Project	$2,859,325	2,142	$1,335	$89,755,046	29
14	Jul 17, 2024	Inside Out 2	$2,786,697	3,815	$730	$581,091,939	34
15	Jul 31, 2024	Despicable Me 4	$2,785,545	3,610	$772	$300,326,335	29
16	Jun 16, 2004	Shrek 2	$2,785,000	3,843	$725	$361,840,000	29
17	Dec 22, 1999	Toy Story 2	$2,669,345	3,228	$827	$163,710,476	34
18	Aug 23, 2023	Barbie	$2,553,003	4,003	$638	$575,414,650	34
19	Dec 25, 2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fi…	$2,528,150	2,949	$857	$377,884,011	34
20	Dec 23, 2009	The Princess and the Frog	$2,451,123	3,475	$705	$53,227,677	29
21	Jan 14, 2009	Gran Torino	$2,384,202	2,808	$849	$48,531,276	34
22	Aug 6, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$2,293,000	3,390	$676	$217,414,000	29
23	May 27, 2026	Michael	$2,275,042	3,306	$688	$326,359,112	34
24	Dec 23, 1998	A Bug’s Life	$2,270,000	2,773	$819	$102,855,000	34
25	Dec 22, 2010	Tangled	$2,255,536	3,201	$705	$134,624,911	29
26	Jan 2, 2008	Juno	$2,250,696	1,019	$2,209	$33,720,707	29
27	Jul 2, 2003	Finding Nemo	$2,214,000	2,902	$763	$261,201,677	34
28	Jul 18, 2018	Incredibles 2	$2,204,302	3,705	$595	$543,721,773	34
29	Jul 15, 2015	Jurassic World	$2,202,240	3,441	$640	$597,829,670	34
30	Dec 23, 2009	The Blind Side	$2,177,448	3,252	$670	$171,122,488	34
31	Jul 31, 2013	Despicable Me 2	$2,139,150	3,476	$615	$313,957,310	29
32	Dec 21, 2016	Moana	$2,126,327	3,053	$696	$170,457,987	29
33	Dec 31, 2014	The Imitation Game	$2,118,291	747	$2,836	$19,936,519	34
34	Jul 14, 1993	Jurassic Park	$2,103,325	2,565	$820	$242,906,870	34
35	Jul 22, 2026	Toy Story 5	$2,077,040	3,400	$611	$436,720,018	34
36	Jan 21, 1998	Titanic	$2,076,976	2,767	$751	$247,148,224	34
37	Jul 5, 2017	Wonder Woman	$2,072,633	3,404	$609	$356,674,933	34
38	Mar 21, 2018	Black Panther	$2,052,932	3,834	$535	$612,103,128	34
39	Jul 24, 2019	Toy Story 4	$2,003,406	3,750	$534	$383,825,018	34
40	May 3, 2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	$1,986,065	4,204	$472	$498,003,545	29
41	Aug 10, 2016	The Secret Life of Pets	$1,913,630	3,417	$560	$325,419,170	34
42	Jan 22, 2020	1917	$1,889,790	3,612	$523	$86,310,654	29
43	Jul 5, 2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider…	$1,868,924	3,405	$549	$347,887,031	34
44	Jan 18, 2023	Avatar: The Way of Water	$1,865,293	4,045	$461	$576,316,607	34
45	Jan 11, 2017	La La Land	$1,862,924	1,515	$1,230	$57,749,353	34
46	Jun 6, 2012	The Avengers	$1,862,060	3,670	$507	$559,076,546	34
47	Jan 16, 2013	Zero Dark Thirty	$1,847,754	2,937	$629	$36,514,009	29
48	Jul 28, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$1,834,731	3,753	$489	$334,212,884	29
49	Jul 8, 2009	The Hangover	$1,824,657	3,070	$594	$210,791,312	34
50	Jun 20, 2001	Shrek	$1,819,305	3,317	$548	$202,592,510	34
51	Jan 20, 2016	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force …	$1,814,233	3,822	$475	$863,148,249	34
52	Jul 31, 2019	Spider-Man: Far From Home	$1,811,406	3,851	$470	$351,020,371	30
53	Aug 20, 2008	The Dark Knight	$1,805,312	3,590	$503	$477,148,000	34
54	Jul 29, 2026	Minions & Monsters	$1,797,555	3,386	$531	$161,333,360	29
55	May 21, 2025	Sinners	$1,781,014	3,518	$506	$246,405,028	34
56	Jul 21, 2010	Toy Story 3	$1,761,406	3,177	$554	$368,682,193	34
57	Dec 20, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$1,759,125	3,256	$540	$218,177,405	34
58	Dec 29, 2010	The King’s Speech	$1,739,947	700	$2,486	$13,347,043	34
59	Jun 26, 2019	Aladdin	$1,714,299	3,435	$499	$294,733,136	34
60	Jul 22, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the …	$1,706,577	3,857	$442	$369,321,117	29
61	Jul 12, 2006	Cars	$1,676,876	3,379	$496	$210,532,357	34
62	Apr 22, 2026	Project Hail Mary	$1,668,907	3,820	$437	$290,891,055	34
63	Jul 30, 2025	Jurassic World Rebirth	$1,661,935	3,550	$468	$307,362,480	29
64	Jul 20, 2016	Finding Dory	$1,643,489	3,536	$465	$451,409,668	34
65	Jan 17, 2018	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	$1,641,850	3,849	$427	$295,371,879	29
66	Mar 24, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$1,632,000	3,250	$502	$300,753,000	29
67	Aug 28, 2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	$1,623,388	3,840	$423	$582,732,869	34
68	Jul 14, 1999	Tarzan	$1,621,970	3,131	$518	$133,922,899	29
69	Sep 8, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$1,609,064	2,775	$580	$179,591,126	34
70	Jul 25, 2018	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	$1,598,420	3,381	$473	$389,425,650	34
71	Aug 3, 2022	Minions: The Rise of Gru	$1,588,420	3,579	$444	$326,007,600	34
72	Jul 1, 2009	Up	$1,584,709	3,487	$454	$256,551,863	34
73	Jan 27, 2016	The Revenant	$1,580,322	3,711	$426	$124,255,340	34
74	Aug 2, 2023	Sound of Freedom	$1,561,130	3,411	$458	$155,000,017	30
75	Jul 26, 1989	Batman	$1,546,759	2,201	$703	$190,078,321	34
76	Jul 22, 2015	Inside Out	$1,528,855	3,263	$469	$311,472,923	34
77	Jun 5, 2002	Spider-Man	$1,521,914	3,646	$417	$358,505,354	34
78	Jun 25, 2025	Lilo & Stitch	$1,509,967	3,375	$447	$391,619,229	34
79	Jan 25, 2017	Hidden Figures	$1,505,217	3,416	$441	$88,473,824	32
80	Apr 6, 2016	Zootopia	$1,498,717	3,698	$405	$280,078,634	34
81	Dec 25, 2024	Gladiator II	$1,496,789	1,865	$803	$157,664,052	34
82	Oct 28, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$1,466,211	1,945	$754	$66,605,222	34
83	May 30, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War	$1,464,526	3,768	$389	$631,091,923	34
84	Jul 30, 1997	Men in Black	$1,441,815	3,180	$453	$198,673,993	29
85	Aug 21, 2019	The Lion King	$1,433,229	3,560	$403	$501,335,434	34
86	Aug 12, 1998	There’s Something About Mary	$1,408,574	2,109	$668	$80,139,919	29
87	Jul 27, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,400,115	3,375	$415	$330,534,176	29
88	Jul 19, 2023	Elemental	$1,390,223	3,235	$430	$130,270,187	34
89	Jun 28, 2023	The Little Mermaid	$1,389,082	3,275	$424	$274,623,615	34
90	Aug 11, 2010	Despicable Me	$1,382,265	3,413	$405	$213,826,705	34
91	Aug 17, 2005	Wedding Crashers	$1,380,000	3,131	$441	$168,240,000	34
92	Jul 22, 2009	The Proposal	$1,371,084	3,043	$451	$132,222,860	34
93	Aug 18, 2010	Inception	$1,371,046	3,120	$439	$252,914,303	34
94	Jul 29, 1998	Armageddon	$1,368,475	2,709	$505	$154,197,719	29
95	Jan 22, 2014	Lone Survivor	$1,359,995	2,989	$455	$79,639,021	29
96	Aug 1, 2007	Transformers	$1,359,539	3,349	$406	$288,974,026	30
97	Jul 29, 2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$1,356,739	3,300	$411	$175,341,309	29
98	Aug 8, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of…	$1,342,310	3,125	$430	$265,421,089	29
99	Sep 7, 2011	The Help	$1,341,384	2,843	$472	$127,097,578	29
100	Aug 23, 2023	Oppenheimer	$1,339,220	3,321	$403	$289,746,845	34