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Movies with Most Front-Loaded Opening Weekend



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This list shows movies with the most front-loaded opening weekend, as measured by the percentage of the (3-day) opening weekend at the domestic box office that was earned on Friday. The higher the percentage, the more front-loaded the film. For this chart we consider movies that were released on a Friday, and that opened in at least 600 theaters.

Rank Released Movie Friday
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Opening
Theaters
Friday Opening
Weekend
Total
Gross
1 2025 Game Changer 72.8% 805 $1,500,000 $2,060,000 $2,060,000
2 2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow 70.5% 2,020 $2,334,959 $3,312,692 $5,215,357
3 2024 Your Monster 69.8% 651 $365,155 $522,958 $745,643
4 2024 Devara Part 1 69.6% 1,040 $3,900,000 $5,600,000 $5,600,000
5 2023 Salaar: Cease Fire — Part 1 68.4% 802 $3,843,436 $5,618,511 $8,929,282
6 2024 City of Dreams 68.4% 774 $851,434 $1,245,167 $1,713,427
7 2025 On Swift Horses 67.4% 755 $365,820 $542,360 $1,030,557
8 2024 Skincare 67.1% 760 $217,307 $323,856 $456,590
9 2025 Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie 64.3% 832 $360,515 $560,420 $750,396
10 2025 Oh, Hi! 64.0% 866 $736,647 $1,151,572 $2,082,114
11 2023 The Chosen Season 3 Finale 62.6% 1,731 $2,270,000 $3,623,742 $5,525,069
12 2025 Eden 61.5% 664 $644,639 $1,048,374 $1,573,396
13 2025 East of Wall 61.1% 626 $228,890 $374,596 $644,585
14 2025 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginni… 60.4% 784 $532,767 $882,471 $1,223,881
15 2025 Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs 58.4% 626 $45,863 $78,488 $111,685
16 2023 Anyone But You 58.0% 3,055 $3,477,429 $6,000,344 $88,319,668
17 2025 Dead of Winter 57.8% 605 $594,904 $1,030,111 $1,672,694
18 2022 RRR 56.8% 1,200 $5,400,000 $9,500,000 $14,473,124
19 2025 Bone Lake 56.5% 1,059 $469,463 $831,177 $1,353,079
20 2013 One Direction: This is Us 56.1% 2,735 $8,868,530 $15,815,497 $28,873,374
21 2024 Someone Like You 55.9% 1,802 $1,665,210 $2,979,692 $5,937,306
22 2023 It’s A Wonderful Knife 55.9% 923 $334,623 $598,826 $811,818
23 2014 Endless Love 55.8% 2,896 $7,428,245 $13,307,125 $23,438,250
24 2025 The Home 55.7% 1,015 $577,923 $1,037,791 $1,576,983
25 2001 Bones 55.6% 847 $1,569,000 $2,823,548 $7,316,658
26 2011 African Cats 55.4% 1,220 $3,327,053 $6,003,200 $15,428,747
27 2023 Paint 55.4% 819 $315,993 $570,512 $811,739
28 2014 The Fault in Our Stars 54.3% 3,173 $26,062,046 $48,002,523 $124,872,350
29 2025 House on Eden 54.2% 600 $169,959 $313,495 $455,830
30 2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie 53.9% 3,118 $17,436,095 $32,324,487 $79,576,189
31 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:… 53.8% 4,375 $91,071,119 $169,189,427 $382,088,758
32 2003 Tupac Resurrection 53.8% 801 $2,491,000 $4,632,847 $7,718,961
33 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux 53.8% 4,102 $20,257,472 $37,678,467 $58,300,287
34 2017 Pitch Perfect 3 53.3% 3,447 $10,625,150 $19,928,525 $104,897,530
35 2023 RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ 53.3% 2,539 $11,619,984 $21,801,216 $33,889,684
36 2025 Relay 53.1% 1,483 $1,017,510 $1,916,687 $3,164,481
37 2022 The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie … 53.0% 910 $266,000 $502,000 $502,000
38 2024 Slingshot 52.6% 845 $258,266 $491,405 $735,739
39 2024 Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle a… 52.5% 1,119 $1,913,472 $3,645,301 $7,071,622
40 2024 Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin 52.3% 1,900 $2,642,007 $5,047,975 $12,222,383
41 2018 Super Troopers 2 52.3% 2,038 $7,945,555 $15,181,624 $30,617,396
42 2017 Same Kind of Different as Me 52.3% 1,362 $1,354,347 $2,591,985 $6,423,605
43 2012 Paranormal Activity 4 52.1% 3,412 $15,110,106 $29,003,866 $53,900,335
44 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 51.9% 4,061 $71,642,526 $138,122,261 $281,287,133
45 2022 One Piece Film: Red 51.8% 2,367 $4,838,903 $9,340,245 $12,768,073
46 2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (ラゴンボール… 51.7% 3,018 $10,915,414 $21,124,049 $32,132,374
47 2008 Twilight 51.7% 3,419 $35,978,348 $69,637,740 $192,769,854
48 2020 The Photograph 51.6% 2,516 $6,287,485 $12,181,865 $20,578,185
49 2015 The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death 51.5% 2,602 $7,746,085 $15,027,415 $26,501,323
50 2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 51.5% 1,920 $830,310 $1,612,395 $2,508,554
51 2024 The Order 51.3% 603 $450,183 $877,855 $2,010,901
52 2023 The Iron Claw 51.3% 2,774 $2,496,600 $4,868,370 $35,611,828
53 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 50.9% 4,024 $72,703,754 $142,839,137 $296,623,634
54 2022 Halloween Ends 50.9% 3,901 $20,375,495 $40,050,355 $64,079,860
55 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 50.5% 4,406 $89,615,288 $177,383,864 $515,202,542
56 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 50.4% 4,070 $71,167,839 $141,067,634 $292,324,737
57 2025 COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who… 50.4% 800 $1,424,687 $2,826,012 $3,659,632
58 2013 The Host 50.3% 3,202 $5,337,111 $10,600,112 $26,623,701
59 2013 Insidious Chapter 2 50.2% 3,049 $20,231,363 $40,272,103 $83,586,447
60 2014 About Last Night 50.2% 2,253 $12,871,109 $25,649,011 $48,637,684
61 2014 Winter’s Tale 50.1% 2,965 $3,652,687 $7,297,694 $12,600,231
62 2011 Paranormal Activity 3 50.0% 3,321 $26,305,745 $52,568,183 $104,028,807
63 2015 Paper Towns 50.0% 3,031 $6,328,167 $12,650,140 $32,000,304
64 2025 Fight or Flight 50.0% 2,153 $1,000,730 $2,002,081 $3,522,025
65 2023 Magic Mike’s Last Dance 49.9% 1,496 $4,141,216 $8,305,317 $26,033,633
66 2024 Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom 49.9% 621 $554,770 $1,112,655 $1,650,280
67 2023 Waitress: The Musical 49.7% 1,214 $1,416,231 $2,847,421 $5,402,148
68 2025 My Dead Friend Zoe 49.7% 780 $367,894 $740,088 $1,250,703
69 2012 The Devil Inside 49.7% 2,285 $16,756,764 $33,732,515 $53,262,945
70 2023 Five Nights at Freddy’s 49.6% 3,675 $39,645,580 $80,001,720 $137,275,620
71 2012 Magic Mike 49.5% 2,930 $19,371,387 $39,127,170 $113,721,571
72 2010 Paranormal Activity 2 49.4% 3,216 $20,109,273 $40,678,424 $84,752,907
73 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 49.4% 3,706 $13,681,754 $27,686,211 $124,481,226
74 2024 Out of Darkness 49.4% 897 $484,186 $979,822 $1,951,546
75 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:… 49.3% 4,125 $61,684,550 $125,017,372 $297,414,693
76 2015 Little Boy 49.3% 1,045 $1,355,876 $2,750,356 $6,485,961
77 2009 Saw VI 49.3% 3,036 $6,957,263 $14,118,444 $27,693,292
78 2013 The Purge 49.3% 2,536 $16,775,640 $34,058,360 $64,473,115
79 2024 Boy Kills World 49.2% 1,993 $828,560 $1,682,525 $2,626,127
80 2000 Pokemon 2000 49.2% 2,752 $9,639,373 $19,575,608 $43,746,923
81 2024 Blue Lock The Movie -Episode Nagi- (劇… 49.2% 857 $514,034 $1,045,016 $1,855,384
82 2021 Black Widow 49.2% 4,160 $39,510,446 $80,366,312 $183,651,655
83 2024 The Long Game 49.2% 1,030 $639,255 $1,300,398 $3,060,040
84 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 49.1% 4,242 $81,558,505 $166,007,347 $330,360,194
85 2023 Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story 49.1% 3,856 $8,552,178 $17,410,552 $44,428,554
86 2018 Little Women 49.1% 643 $346,121 $705,063 $1,379,497
87 2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business 49.1% 3,644 $7,850,390 $16,000,665 $57,300,280
88 2025 Him 48.9% 3,168 $6,486,440 $13,251,560 $24,929,335
89 2022 Don’t Worry, Darling 48.9% 4,113 $9,469,881 $19,353,213 $45,309,403
90 2025 The Luckiest Man in America 48.9% 659 $139,257 $284,744 $433,617
91 2019 After 48.9% 2,138 $2,932,423 $6,002,349 $12,138,565
92 2024 Guntur Kaaram 48.8% 800 $2,000,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000
93 2015 Magic Mike XXL 48.8% 3,355 $6,269,228 $12,857,184 $66,013,057
94 2024 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… 48.7% 1,949 $5,602,987 $11,505,414 $17,657,658
95 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 48.7% 3,694 $8,817,220 $18,107,405 $44,952,045
96 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps 48.7% 4,125 $57,265,566 $117,644,828 $274,286,174
97 2025 Dangerous Animals 48.6% 1,636 $759,590 $1,563,961 $2,738,137
98 2016 Suicide Squad 48.5% 4,255 $64,893,248 $133,682,248 $325,100,054
99 2025 Magazine Dreams 48.5% 815 $340,235 $701,365 $1,166,243
100 2017 All Eyez on Me 48.5% 2,471 $12,811,328 $26,435,354 $44,922,302

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.