Biggest 8th Fridays

This chart shows the highest-grossing 8th Fridays 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	Feb 5, 2010	Avatar	$6,160,319	3,000	$2,053	$612,653,642	50
2	Feb 6, 1998	Titanic	$5,712,448	2,956	$1,932	$320,040,276	50
3	Feb 14, 2003	Chicago	$3,996,000	2,268	$1,762	$72,100,000	50
4	Feb 13, 2015	American Sniper	$3,745,563	3,436	$1,090	$291,443,856	51
5	Jul 15, 2022	Top Gun: Maverick	$3,468,617	3,292	$1,054	$609,431,185	50
6	Jan 27, 2017	La La Land	$3,453,130	3,136	$1,101	$97,912,502	50
7	Jan 10, 2014	Frozen	$3,116,299	3,239	$962	$305,707,287	50
8	Jan 25, 2008	Juno	$2,916,060	2,426	$1,202	$92,778,537	52
9	Jul 18, 2003	Finding Nemo	$2,698,803	2,480	$1,088	$299,218,800	50
10	Jan 23, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$2,610,000	1,831	$1,425	$42,473,000	50
11	Jan 30, 2009	Gran Torino	$2,607,774	3,015	$865	$104,554,486	50
12	Feb 4, 2005	Million Dollar Baby	$2,600,000	2,025	$1,284	$28,500,000	52
13	Apr 26, 2019	Captain Marvel	$2,569,646	2,435	$1,055	$408,098,693	50
14	Feb 14, 2020	1917	$2,454,845	3,084	$796	$138,779,829	52
15	Jan 14, 2011	The King’s Speech	$2,442,748	1,543	$1,583	$37,966,607	50
16	Sep 24, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$2,410,000	2,791	$863	$219,017,000	50
17	Dec 28, 2012	Lincoln	$2,388,542	1,966	$1,215	$126,918,339	50
18	Feb 3, 2023	Avatar: The Way of Water	$2,378,815	3,310	$719	$627,999,257	50
19	Apr 6, 2018	Black Panther	$2,348,902	2,747	$855	$659,274,642	50
20	Sep 4, 1998	There’s Something About Mary	$2,235,000	2,555	$875	$121,583,000	52
21	Jan 8, 2010	The Blind Side	$2,219,253	2,926	$758	$213,666,162	50
22	Feb 9, 2018	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	$2,218,093	3,136	$707	$358,049,964	52
23	Jun 22, 2012	The Avengers	$2,212,406	2,230	$992	$593,460,187	50
24	Jul 3, 2026	Obsession	$2,182,315	2,640	$827	$242,199,915	50
25	Dec 31, 2004	The Polar Express	$2,118,560	2,513	$843	$151,623,383	52
26	Feb 4, 2022	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$2,048,482	3,600	$569	$741,400,089	50
27	Jul 9, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom …	$2,025,000	2,447	$828	$379,718,000	52
28	Aug 2, 2024	Inside Out 2	$2,000,622	2,615	$765	$622,162,868	50
29	Jul 24, 2009	The Hangover	$1,994,232	2,285	$873	$242,606,628	50
30	Jul 30, 1993	Jurassic Park	$1,969,720	2,141	$920	$278,180,560	50
31	Dec 30, 2022	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	$1,931,001	2,310	$836	$435,076,654	50
32	Aug 29, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The…	$1,916,000	2,227	$860	$266,116,000	52
33	Jan 16, 2015	The Imitation Game	$1,887,792	1,611	$1,172	$45,494,100	50
34	Jan 16, 2026	Zootopia 2	$1,882,537	3,100	$607	$383,124,744	52
35	Jul 12, 2019	Aladdin	$1,867,725	2,557	$730	$327,484,445	50
36	Feb 17, 2017	Hidden Figures	$1,845,391	2,217	$832	$137,337,221	55
37	Jan 4, 2002	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$1,839,000	2,681	$686	$296,313,000	50
38	Aug 12, 2005	La Marche de L’empereur	$1,804,622	1,867	$967	$32,679,727	50
39	Jan 27, 2006	Brokeback Mountain	$1,800,000	1,652	$1,090	$46,300,000	50
40	Apr 22, 2016	Zootopia	$1,774,795	2,798	$634	$311,599,401	50
41	Feb 5, 2016	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force …	$1,772,763	2,262	$784	$900,844,232	50
42	Jan 21, 2011	Black Swan	$1,766,812	2,407	$734	$79,147,443	50
43	Jul 6, 2001	Shrek	$1,751,000	2,107	$831	$236,304,000	50
44	May 26, 2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	$1,710,540	3,148	$543	$554,322,515	52
45	Dec 26, 2014	Big Hero 6	$1,662,044	2,065	$805	$196,739,622	50
46	Jan 2, 2009	Slumdog Millionaire	$1,661,532	612	$2,715	$25,647,361	52
47	Dec 28, 2018	Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch	$1,635,145	2,555	$640	$262,970,630	50
48	Feb 8, 2002	A Beautiful Mind	$1,632,000	2,220	$735	$108,599,000	50
49	Jan 7, 2000	Toy Story 2	$1,604,000	2,752	$583	$214,156,000	50
50	Feb 4, 2005	The Aviator	$1,600,000	2,530	$632	$72,100,000	50
51	Feb 9, 2018	The Greatest Showman	$1,599,470	2,373	$674	$141,735,340	52
52	May 8, 2026	Project Hail Mary	$1,561,640	2,417	$646	$323,268,613	50
53	Jan 26, 2001	Snatch	$1,555,000	1,444	$1,077	$12,562,000	50
54	Jan 31, 2020	Jumanji: The Next Level	$1,521,447	2,945	$517	$286,738,600	50
55	Dec 26, 2003	Elf	$1,500,000	2,015	$744	$162,200,000	50
56	Nov 13, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$1,498,580	2,712	$553	$101,145,347	50
57	Dec 28, 2012	Skyfall	$1,475,427	1,637	$901	$286,502,805	51
58	Sep 28, 2001	The Others	$1,474,000	2,724	$541	$83,383,000	50
59	Aug 11, 1989	Batman	$1,467,462	1,777	$826	$217,201,297	50
60	Sep 5, 2008	The Dark Knight	$1,464,776	2,575	$569	$507,947,315	50
61	Aug 3, 2018	Incredibles 2	$1,458,744	1,802	$810	$579,591,034	50
62	Jun 15, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War	$1,454,197	2,164	$672	$660,358,147	50
63	Sep 8, 2023	Barbie	$1,429,190	3,586	$399	$616,006,047	50
64	Feb 15, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$1,419,000	2,964	$479	$90,631,000	50
65	Jan 3, 2003	Harry Potter and the Chamber …	$1,409,500	2,015	$700	$248,854,500	50
66	Sep 13, 2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	$1,407,707	3,075	$458	$617,703,351	50
67	Jan 30, 2004	Big Fish	$1,400,000	2,280	$614	$52,200,000	52
68	Sep 19, 2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	$1,382,821	2,846	$486	$309,871,852	50
69	Jan 26, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$1,375,000	869	$1,582	$41,419,000	50
70	Jul 9, 2004	Shrek 2	$1,374,025	2,142	$641	$415,441,025	52
71	Jan 29, 2010	The Lovely Bones	$1,349,075	2,638	$511	$34,627,985	50
72	Mar 20, 2009	Taken	$1,347,555	2,858	$472	$130,386,263	50
73	Sep 21, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$1,345,295	2,129	$632	$213,440,000	50
74	May 5, 2017	Beauty and the Beast	$1,333,273	2,680	$497	$483,984,888	50
75	Jan 31, 2014	American Hustle	$1,330,102	2,216	$600	$130,631,930	50
76	Aug 9, 2019	Toy Story 4	$1,328,054	2,295	$579	$416,506,422	50
77	Mar 3, 2000	My Dog Skip	$1,328,000	2,330	$570	$2,039,000	52
78	Feb 10, 2023	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	$1,320,415	3,227	$409	$154,315,620	52
79	Feb 13, 1998	As Good as it Gets	$1,315,000	1,801	$730	$95,501,000	52
80	Jun 21, 2002	Spider-Man	$1,306,471	2,278	$574	$387,132,852	50
81	Jun 12, 2026	Michael	$1,301,386	2,256	$577	$359,933,210	50
82	Feb 12, 2016	The Revenant	$1,296,252	2,266	$572	$153,560,851	50
83	Feb 9, 2007	Night at the Museum	$1,274,835	2,702	$472	$227,670,831	50
84	Jul 21, 2017	Wonder Woman	$1,268,040	1,971	$643	$385,671,319	50
85	Feb 14, 2014	Lone Survivor	$1,248,105	2,013	$620	$115,574,271	52
86	Jan 12, 2018	Darkest Hour	$1,245,030	1,693	$735	$32,460,582	52
87	Feb 3, 2006	Hoodwinked	$1,232,635	2,907	$424	$40,026,851	50
88	May 14, 2010	How to Train Your Dragon	$1,232,514	2,620	$470	$203,876,674	50
89	Jan 10, 2020	Frozen II	$1,226,058	2,655	$462	$454,849,100	50
90	Jan 29, 1999	Shakespeare in Love	$1,220,000	759	$1,607	$28,629,000	50
91	Jan 31, 2003	About Schmidt	$1,215,000	1,236	$983	$40,893,000	50
92	Jan 10, 2014	The Hunger Games: Catching Fi…	$1,208,094	1,762	$686	$410,600,745	50
93	Apr 16, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$1,200,000	2,848	$421	$357,900,000	52
94	Sep 2, 2005	Wedding Crashers	$1,200,000	2,416	$497	$191,200,000	50
95	Jan 17, 2025	Moana 2	$1,196,475	2,825	$424	$437,927,407	52
96	Aug 7, 2026	Toy Story 5	$1,191,781	2,660	$448	$467,673,395	50
97	May 11, 2012	The Hunger Games	$1,187,702	2,531	$469	$383,689,388	50
98	Jun 26, 2009	Star Trek	$1,183,511	1,823	$649	$243,802,725	50
99	Feb 9, 2001	Cast Away	$1,181,000	2,646	$446	$205,822,000	50
100	Aug 23, 1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	$1,172,940	2,076	$565	$172,666,439	52