Biggest 8th Thursdays
This chart shows the highest-grossing 8th Thursdays at the domestic box office of all time.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Daily Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 30, 2004 | The Polar Express | $2,339,202 | 2,618 | $894 | $149,504,823 | 51 |
| 2 | Feb 11, 2010 | Avatar | $2,135,304 | 3,000 | $712 | $637,605,653 | 56 |
| 3 | Dec 27, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $2,127,000 | 2,097 | $1,014 | $230,051,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Jan 1, 2015 | Big Hero 6 | $1,875,566 | 2,065 | $908 | $206,452,220 | 56 |
| 5 | Jan 1, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,758,467 | 614 | $2,864 | $23,985,829 | 51 |
| 6 | Feb 12, 1998 | Titanic | $1,716,570 | 2,956 | $581 | $343,394,297 | 56 |
| 7 | Jul 21, 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | $1,689,235 | 3,292 | $513 | $625,565,887 | 56 |
| 8 | Feb 12, 2015 | American Sniper | $1,477,178 | 3,885 | $380 | $287,698,293 | 50 |
| 9 | Jul 8, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom … | $1,400,000 | 2,628 | $533 | $377,672,871 | 51 |
| 10 | Dec 30, 2004 | The Incredibles | $1,400,000 | 1,732 | $808 | $247,500,000 | 56 |
| 11 | Feb 14, 2002 | A Beautiful Mind | $1,376,000 | 2,220 | $620 | $116,269,000 | 56 |
| 12 | Dec 27, 2012 | Skyfall | $1,294,340 | 1,637 | $791 | $285,027,378 | 50 |
| 13 | Jul 24, 2003 | Finding Nemo | $1,162,000 | 2,480 | $469 | $308,728,000 | 56 |
| 14 | Jul 8, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $1,138,000 | 2,609 | $436 | $414,067,000 | 51 |
| 15 | Aug 18, 2005 | La Marche de L’empereur | $1,093,811 | 2,063 | $530 | $41,956,522 | 56 |
| 16 | Feb 20, 2003 | Chicago | $1,078,000 | 2,268 | $475 | $85,853,000 | 56 |
| 17 | Jan 24, 2008 | Juno | $1,023,090 | 2,534 | $404 | $89,862,477 | 51 |
| 18 | Feb 3, 2005 | Million Dollar Baby | $1,017,000 | 2,010 | $506 | $25,920,637 | 51 |
| 19 | Dec 25, 2014 | Interstellar | $994,102 | 1,253 | $793 | $174,384,559 | 51 |
| 20 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lincoln | $976,331 | 1,966 | $497 | $138,675,219 | 56 |
| 21 | Feb 2, 2017 | La La Land | $943,824 | 3,136 | $301 | $110,856,924 | 56 |
| 22 | Aug 8, 2024 | Inside Out 2 | $943,624 | 2,615 | $361 | $631,500,948 | 56 |
| 23 | Aug 5, 1993 | Jurassic Park | $937,615 | 2,141 | $438 | $287,051,075 | 56 |
| 24 | Jul 18, 2019 | Aladdin | $894,743 | 2,557 | $350 | $336,240,714 | 56 |
| 25 | Jul 30, 2009 | The Hangover | $888,214 | 2,285 | $389 | $250,696,417 | 56 |
| 26 | Feb 16, 2017 | Hidden Figures | $880,522 | 2,667 | $330 | $135,491,830 | 54 |
| 27 | Jul 9, 2026 | Obsession | $871,380 | 2,640 | $330 | $249,522,400 | 56 |
| 28 | Jun 28, 2012 | The Avengers | $867,338 | 2,230 | $389 | $602,083,073 | 56 |
| 29 | Jan 20, 2011 | The King’s Speech | $861,654 | 1,543 | $558 | $49,458,971 | 56 |
| 30 | Jan 16, 2014 | Frozen | $823,103 | 3,239 | $254 | $320,631,361 | 56 |
| 31 | Feb 2, 2006 | Brokeback Mountain | $790,000 | 1,652 | $478 | $54,099,346 | 56 |
| 32 | Feb 14, 2008 | The Bucket List | $788,355 | 2,753 | $286 | $76,979,722 | 52 |
| 33 | Feb 13, 2020 | 1917 | $771,625 | 3,548 | $217 | $136,324,984 | 51 |
| 34 | May 25, 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $765,020 | 3,540 | $216 | $552,611,975 | 51 |
| 35 | Sep 3, 1998 | There’s Something About Mary | $756,772 | 2,401 | $315 | $119,347,837 | 51 |
| 36 | Feb 5, 2009 | Gran Torino | $754,116 | 3,015 | $250 | $113,039,858 | 56 |
| 37 | Jul 12, 2001 | Shrek | $751,236 | 2,107 | $357 | $243,676,732 | 56 |
| 38 | Aug 28, 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The… | $746,000 | 2,404 | $310 | $264,200,000 | 51 |
| 39 | Jan 11, 2018 | Darkest Hour | $745,205 | 1,733 | $430 | $31,215,552 | 51 |
| 40 | Jan 29, 1998 | Good Will Hunting | $740,822 | 1,331 | $557 | $51,179,134 | 56 |
| 41 | Feb 8, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $728,381 | 3,352 | $217 | $355,831,871 | 51 |
| 42 | Feb 10, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $725,244 | 3,600 | $201 | $751,850,817 | 56 |
| 43 | Sep 6, 2012 | 2016: Obama’s America | $722,908 | 1,747 | $414 | $22,806,295 | 56 |
| 44 | Apr 15, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $690,000 | 3,240 | $213 | $356,711,000 | 51 |
| 45 | Jul 4, 2002 | Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of t… | $685,346 | 1,177 | $582 | $288,846,743 | 50 |
| 46 | Feb 9, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $679,364 | 3,310 | $205 | $640,035,731 | 56 |
| 47 | Aug 22, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $656,270 | 2,263 | $290 | $171,493,499 | 51 |
| 48 | Jul 27, 2017 | Wonder Woman | $649,521 | 1,971 | $330 | $391,903,706 | 56 |
| 49 | Jul 23, 2009 | Up | $638,505 | 1,706 | $374 | $282,002,924 | 56 |
| 50 | Jan 27, 2011 | Black Swan | $638,103 | 2,407 | $265 | $85,604,041 | 56 |
| 51 | Aug 9, 2018 | Incredibles 2 | $632,863 | 1,802 | $351 | $586,342,600 | 56 |
| 52 | Apr 12, 2018 | Black Panther | $626,570 | 2,747 | $228 | $668,455,522 | 56 |
| 53 | Jan 22, 2015 | The Imitation Game | $625,637 | 1,611 | $388 | $53,506,281 | 56 |
| 54 | Nov 26, 2015 | The Martian | $621,336 | 1,407 | $442 | $215,315,848 | 56 |
| 55 | Aug 17, 1989 | Batman | $620,709 | 1,777 | $349 | $223,465,007 | 56 |
| 56 | Feb 8, 2018 | The Greatest Showman | $614,911 | 2,588 | $238 | $140,135,870 | 51 |
| 57 | Sep 30, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | $614,776 | 2,791 | $220 | $227,522,683 | 56 |
| 58 | Jul 7, 2011 | Bridesmaids | $611,160 | 1,389 | $440 | $155,513,745 | 56 |
| 59 | Jun 27, 2002 | Spider-Man | $608,777 | 2,278 | $267 | $392,744,257 | 56 |
| 60 | Jan 14, 2010 | The Blind Side | $607,082 | 2,926 | $207 | $221,209,265 | 56 |
| 61 | Aug 21, 1997 | Men in Black | $601,979 | 2,261 | $266 | $227,621,456 | 51 |
| 62 | Aug 22, 2024 | Despicable Me 4 | $598,875 | 2,788 | $215 | $343,879,740 | 51 |
| 63 | Jan 5, 2023 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | $586,410 | 2,310 | $254 | $442,039,616 | 56 |
| 64 | Feb 11, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $585,308 | 2,262 | $259 | $908,644,964 | 56 |
| 65 | Dec 27, 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | $570,543 | 913 | $625 | $173,650,119 | 56 |
| 66 | Feb 12, 1998 | As Good as it Gets | $570,000 | 1,796 | $317 | $94,189,000 | 51 |
| 67 | Aug 12, 2010 | Toy Story 3 | $568,712 | 1,714 | $332 | $398,602,095 | 56 |
| 68 | Jan 10, 2013 | Silver Linings Playbook | $567,935 | 745 | $762 | $36,305,705 | 56 |
| 69 | Jan 15, 2026 | Zootopia 2 | $565,939 | 3,200 | $177 | $381,242,207 | 51 |
| 70 | Sep 29, 2011 | The Help | $548,814 | 3,014 | $182 | $156,357,028 | 51 |
| 71 | May 14, 2026 | Project Hail Mary | $539,664 | 2,417 | $223 | $330,955,815 | 56 |
| 72 | Jun 26, 2008 | Iron Man | $537,624 | 1,912 | $281 | $306,922,205 | 56 |
| 73 | May 2, 2019 | Captain Marvel | $536,460 | 2,435 | $220 | $416,492,018 | 56 |
| 74 | Jul 7, 2005 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of… | $530,159 | 1,759 | $301 | $368,219,089 | 50 |
| 75 | Jun 9, 2016 | The Jungle Book | $519,210 | 1,990 | $261 | $349,928,689 | 56 |
| 76 | Dec 27, 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | $515,674 | 700 | $737 | $186,856,515 | 56 |
| 77 | Nov 28, 2013 | Gravity | $511,370 | 1,845 | $277 | $247,142,861 | 56 |
| 78 | Jun 21, 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $510,802 | 2,164 | $236 | $666,984,449 | 56 |
| 79 | Oct 31, 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $505,342 | 2,874 | $176 | $290,014,291 | 56 |
| 80 | Jun 18, 2026 | Michael | $502,058 | 2,256 | $223 | $365,730,255 | 56 |
| 81 | Aug 20, 1998 | Armageddon | $499,643 | 1,786 | $280 | $182,258,147 | 51 |
| 82 | Jan 25, 2018 | The Shape of Water | $498,760 | 853 | $585 | $31,978,745 | 56 |
| 83 | Jul 24, 2014 | Maleficent | $496,601 | 1,541 | $322 | $230,339,184 | 56 |
| 84 | Apr 28, 2016 | Zootopia | $490,462 | 2,798 | $175 | $318,512,489 | 56 |
| 85 | May 19, 2022 | Everything Everywhere All At … | $488,686 | 1,726 | $283 | $49,127,556 | 56 |
| 86 | Jul 17, 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | $483,643 | 2,075 | $233 | $416,686,676 | 56 |
| 87 | Sep 25, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $476,867 | 2,846 | $168 | $315,403,275 | 56 |
| 88 | Jan 16, 2020 | Knives Out | $468,906 | 2,060 | $228 | $141,677,387 | 51 |
| 89 | Feb 10, 2005 | The Aviator | $465,000 | 2,530 | $184 | $77,652,000 | 56 |
| 90 | Aug 5, 1999 | Tarzan | $464,467 | 1,611 | $288 | $160,142,653 | 51 |
| 91 | Jan 3, 2019 | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch | $463,670 | 2,555 | $181 | $268,453,735 | 56 |
| 92 | Aug 22, 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | $461,380 | 1,818 | $254 | $348,100,420 | 51 |
| 93 | Jun 29, 2000 | Gladiator | $459,582 | 1,812 | $254 | $167,326,428 | 56 |
| 94 | Feb 7, 2013 | Zero Dark Thirty | $449,466 | 2,871 | $157 | $79,560,590 | 51 |
| 95 | Feb 18, 2016 | The Revenant | $448,043 | 2,266 | $198 | $161,316,550 | 56 |
| 96 | Feb 1, 2001 | Snatch | $444,063 | 1,444 | $308 | $17,741,157 | 56 |
| 97 | Jan 29, 2004 | Big Fish | $443,000 | 2,438 | $182 | $50,782,000 | 51 |
| 98 | Jul 2, 2009 | Star Trek | $442,200 | 1,148 | $385 | $248,068,172 | 56 |
| 99 | Feb 10, 2011 | True Grit | $439,177 | 2,902 | $151 | $156,569,685 | 51 |
| 100 | Aug 15, 2019 | Toy Story 4 | $438,470 | 2,295 | $191 | $422,262,307 | 56 |