January Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for January.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 1, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $90,241,673 | 4,134 | $21,829 | $742,208,942 | 17 |
| 2 | Jan 16, 2015 | American Sniper | $89,269,066 | 3,555 | $25,111 | $92,693,844 | 25 |
| 3 | Jan 1, 2010 | Avatar | $68,490,688 | 3,461 | $19,789 | $352,114,898 | 17 |
| 4 | Jan 23, 2015 | American Sniper | $64,628,304 | 3,705 | $17,444 | $200,400,417 | 32 |
| 5 | Jan 17, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $62,504,105 | 3,775 | $16,557 | $62,504,105 | 3 |
| 6 | Jan 8, 2010 | Avatar | $50,306,217 | 3,422 | $14,701 | $430,846,514 | 24 |
| 7 | Jan 6, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $45,838,986 | 4,340 | $10,562 | $517,628,365 | 24 |
| 8 | Jan 15, 2010 | Avatar | $42,785,612 | 3,285 | $13,025 | $493,252,617 | 31 |
| 9 | Jan 8, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $42,353,785 | 4,134 | $10,245 | $812,734,828 | 24 |
| 10 | Jan 17, 2014 | Ride Along | $41,516,170 | 2,663 | $15,590 | $41,516,170 | 3 |
| 11 | Jan 2, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $41,419,407 | 3,835 | $10,800 | $307,677,102 | 17 |
| 12 | Jan 29, 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $41,282,042 | 3,955 | $10,438 | $41,282,042 | 3 |
| 13 | Jan 18, 2019 | Glass | $40,328,920 | 3,841 | $10,500 | $40,328,920 | 3 |
| 14 | Jan 18, 2008 | Cloverfield | $40,058,229 | 3,411 | $11,744 | $40,058,229 | 3 |
| 15 | Jan 20, 2017 | Split | $40,010,975 | 3,038 | $13,170 | $40,010,975 | 3 |
| 16 | Jan 8, 2016 | The Revenant | $39,826,840 | 3,375 | $11,801 | $41,383,741 | 17 |
| 17 | Jan 9, 2015 | Taken 3 | $39,201,657 | 3,594 | $10,908 | $39,201,657 | 3 |
| 18 | Jan 10, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $37,849,910 | 2,876 | $13,161 | $38,231,471 | 19 |
| 19 | Jan 5, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $37,233,653 | 3,801 | $9,796 | $245,606,319 | 19 |
| 20 | Jan 10, 2020 | 1917 | $37,000,200 | 3,434 | $10,775 | $39,721,479 | 19 |
| 21 | Jan 1, 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | $36,612,481 | 3,626 | $10,097 | $138,715,437 | 10 |
| 22 | Jan 31, 2025 | Dog Man | $36,001,940 | 3,885 | $9,267 | $36,001,940 | 3 |
| 23 | Jan 31, 1997 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $35,906,661 | 2,104 | $17,066 | $358,646,803 | 7,194 |
| 24 | Jan 15, 2016 | Ride Along 2 | $35,243,095 | 3,175 | $11,100 | $35,243,095 | 3 |
| 25 | Jan 1, 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The … | $35,189,653 | 3,747 | $9,391 | $155,916,935 | 12 |
| 26 | Jan 22, 2010 | Avatar | $34,944,081 | 3,141 | $11,125 | $551,741,499 | 38 |
| 27 | Jan 3, 2020 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywal… | $34,524,815 | 4,406 | $7,836 | $451,582,256 | 17 |
| 28 | Jan 24, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $34,011,714 | 3,775 | $9,010 | $120,655,879 | 10 |
| 29 | Jan 6, 2012 | The Devil Inside | $33,732,515 | 2,285 | $14,763 | $33,732,515 | 3 |
| 30 | Jan 14, 2011 | The Green Hornet | $33,526,876 | 3,584 | $9,355 | $33,526,876 | 3 |
| 31 | Jan 2, 1998 | Titanic | $33,315,278 | 2,727 | $12,217 | $157,467,971 | 17 |
| 32 | Jan 13, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $32,824,684 | 4,045 | $8,115 | $564,626,032 | 31 |
| 33 | Jan 15, 2010 | The Book of Eli | $32,789,494 | 3,111 | $10,540 | $32,789,494 | 3 |
| 34 | Jan 7, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $32,617,921 | 4,012 | $8,130 | $668,356,116 | 24 |
| 35 | Jan 16, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $31,832,636 | 3,144 | $10,125 | $31,832,636 | 3 |
| 36 | Jan 15, 2016 | The Revenant | $31,796,633 | 3,559 | $8,934 | $89,971,402 | 24 |
| 37 | Jan 29, 2010 | Avatar | $31,280,029 | 3,074 | $10,176 | $595,752,416 | 45 |
| 38 | Jan 4, 2019 | Aquaman | $31,003,280 | 4,184 | $7,410 | $260,024,160 | 17 |
| 39 | Jan 30, 2015 | American Sniper | $30,660,528 | 3,885 | $7,892 | $247,752,541 | 39 |
| 40 | Jan 6, 2023 | M3GAN | $30,429,860 | 3,509 | $8,672 | $30,429,860 | 3 |
| 41 | Jan 14, 2022 | Scream | $30,018,805 | 3,664 | $8,193 | $30,018,805 | 3 |
| 42 | Jan 16, 1998 | Titanic | $30,010,633 | 2,767 | $10,846 | $236,745,003 | 31 |
| 43 | Jan 5, 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | $29,581,355 | 3,116 | $9,493 | $29,581,355 | 3 |
| 44 | Jan 9, 2009 | Gran Torino | $29,484,388 | 2,808 | $10,500 | $40,524,518 | 31 |
| 45 | Jan 1, 2016 | Daddy’s Home | $29,205,583 | 3,342 | $8,739 | $93,889,861 | 10 |
| 46 | Jan 9, 1998 | Titanic | $28,716,310 | 2,746 | $10,458 | $197,881,813 | 24 |
| 47 | Jan 12, 2024 | Mean Girls | $28,635,307 | 3,791 | $7,553 | $28,635,307 | 3 |
| 48 | Jan 18, 2002 | Black Hawk Down | $28,611,736 | 3,101 | $9,227 | $35,471,639 | 24 |
| 49 | Jan 7, 2005 | Meet the Fockers | $28,498,160 | 3,527 | $8,080 | $204,297,870 | 19 |
| 50 | Jan 18, 2013 | Mama | $28,402,310 | 2,647 | $10,730 | $28,402,310 | 3 |
| 51 | Jan 2, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Re… | $28,180,378 | 3,703 | $7,610 | $290,456,888 | 19 |
| 52 | Jan 12, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $28,101,972 | 3,849 | $7,301 | $284,237,881 | 26 |
| 53 | Jan 27, 2006 | Big Momma’s House 2 | $27,736,056 | 3,261 | $8,505 | $27,736,056 | 3 |
| 54 | Jan 16, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $27,721,185 | 2,984 | $9,290 | $27,721,185 | 3 |
| 55 | Jan 12, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | $27,526,443 | 2,230 | $12,344 | $27,526,443 | 3 |
| 56 | Jan 20, 2006 | Underworld: Evolution | $26,857,181 | 3,207 | $8,375 | $26,857,181 | 3 |
| 57 | Jan 15, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $26,342,117 | 3,822 | $6,892 | $852,274,958 | 31 |
| 58 | Jan 3, 2020 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $26,227,346 | 4,134 | $6,344 | $235,933,751 | 24 |
| 59 | Jan 30, 1998 | Titanic | $25,907,172 | 2,853 | $9,081 | $308,100,203 | 45 |
| 60 | Jan 27, 2017 | Split | $25,655,440 | 3,199 | $8,020 | $77,385,530 | 10 |
| 61 | Jan 20, 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | $25,306,725 | 3,078 | $8,222 | $25,306,725 | 3 |
| 62 | Jan 23, 1998 | Titanic | $25,238,720 | 2,771 | $9,108 | $274,599,886 | 38 |
| 63 | Jan 3, 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Tw… | $25,017,279 | 3,622 | $6,907 | $261,031,601 | 19 |
| 64 | Jan 30, 2009 | Taken | $24,717,037 | 3,183 | $7,765 | $24,717,037 | 3 |
| 65 | Jan 11, 2013 | Zero Dark Thirty | $24,438,936 | 2,937 | $8,321 | $29,919,743 | 26 |
| 66 | Jan 13, 2012 | Contraband | $24,349,815 | 2,863 | $8,505 | $24,349,815 | 3 |
| 67 | Jan 2, 2009 | Marley & Me | $24,263,763 | 3,505 | $6,923 | $106,664,046 | 11 |
| 68 | Jan 14, 2005 | Coach Carter | $24,182,960 | 2,524 | $9,581 | $24,182,960 | 3 |
| 69 | Jan 26, 2018 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure | $24,167,011 | 3,787 | $6,382 | $24,167,011 | 3 |
| 70 | Jan 7, 2005 | White Noise | $24,113,565 | 2,261 | $10,665 | $24,113,565 | 3 |
| 71 | Jan 5, 2007 | Night at the Museum | $23,743,960 | 3,730 | $6,366 | $163,840,714 | 17 |
| 72 | Jan 5, 2018 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last … | $23,728,944 | 4,232 | $5,607 | $572,691,546 | 24 |
| 73 | Jan 3, 2025 | Mufasa: The Lion King | $23,461,633 | 3,925 | $5,977 | $168,226,564 | 17 |
| 74 | Jan 18, 2008 | 27 Dresses | $23,007,725 | 3,057 | $7,526 | $23,007,725 | 3 |
| 75 | Jan 4, 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $23,006,447 | 3,381 | $6,805 | $205,509,869 | 19 |
| 76 | Jan 6, 2017 | Hidden Figures | $22,800,057 | 2,471 | $9,227 | $25,754,235 | 15 |
| 77 | Jan 5, 2001 | Cast Away | $22,220,725 | 2,948 | $7,538 | $141,702,072 | 17 |
| 78 | Jan 6, 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $22,063,570 | 4,157 | $5,308 | $477,364,924 | 24 |
| 79 | Jan 17, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $22,058,815 | 2,989 | $7,380 | $72,868,936 | 26 |
| 80 | Jan 17, 2020 | 1917 | $21,984,200 | 3,612 | $6,086 | $76,601,184 | 26 |
| 81 | Jan 16, 2009 | Gran Torino | $21,979,069 | 2,972 | $7,395 | $72,976,480 | 38 |
| 82 | Jan 28, 2005 | Hide and Seek | $21,959,233 | 3,005 | $7,308 | $21,959,233 | 3 |
| 83 | Jan 17, 2020 | Dolittle | $21,844,045 | 4,155 | $5,257 | $21,844,045 | 3 |
| 84 | Jan 12, 2007 | Stomp the Yard | $21,833,312 | 2,051 | $10,645 | $21,833,312 | 3 |
| 85 | Jan 4, 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | $21,744,470 | 2,654 | $8,193 | $21,744,470 | 3 |
| 86 | Jan 2, 2015 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the… | $21,732,090 | 3,875 | $5,608 | $220,602,017 | 19 |
| 87 | Jan 2, 2004 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $21,644,537 | 3,307 | $6,545 | $85,620,095 | 11 |
| 88 | Jan 23, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $21,623,182 | 3,144 | $6,878 | $64,923,380 | 10 |
| 89 | Jan 9, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $21,502,272 | 3,700 | $5,811 | $342,792,800 | 24 |
| 90 | Jan 3, 2025 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | $21,358,766 | 3,746 | $5,702 | $187,666,642 | 17 |
| 91 | Jan 24, 2014 | Ride Along | $21,299,495 | 2,759 | $7,720 | $75,544,805 | 10 |
| 92 | Jan 16, 2009 | My Bloody Valentine | $21,241,456 | 2,534 | $8,383 | $21,241,456 | 3 |
| 93 | Jan 3, 2003 | Catch Me if You Can | $21,142,434 | 3,170 | $6,670 | $97,437,621 | 12 |
| 94 | Jan 9, 2009 | Bride Wars | $21,058,173 | 3,226 | $6,528 | $21,058,173 | 3 |
| 95 | Jan 13, 2017 | Hidden Figures | $20,853,947 | 3,286 | $6,346 | $55,237,047 | 22 |
| 96 | Jan 23, 2009 | Underworld 3: Rise of the Lyc… | $20,828,511 | 2,942 | $7,080 | $20,828,511 | 3 |
| 97 | Jan 6, 2017 | Sing | $20,712,365 | 3,955 | $5,237 | $214,512,010 | 19 |
| 98 | Jan 16, 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | $20,649,306 | 3,003 | $6,876 | $20,649,306 | 3 |
| 99 | Jan 2, 2009 | Bedtime Stories | $20,501,339 | 3,684 | $5,565 | $85,539,168 | 11 |
| 100 | Jan 16, 2009 | Notorious | $20,497,596 | 1,638 | $12,514 | $20,497,596 | 3 |