September Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for September.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 2017 | It | $123,403,419 | 4,103 | $30,076 | $123,403,419 | 3 |
| 2 | Sep 6, 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $111,003,345 | 4,575 | $24,263 | $111,003,345 | 3 |
| 3 | Sep 6, 2019 | It: Chapter Two | $91,062,152 | 4,570 | $19,926 | $91,062,152 | 3 |
| 4 | Sep 5, 2025 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | $84,006,121 | 3,802 | $22,095 | $84,006,121 | 3 |
| 5 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of t… | $75,388,688 | 4,300 | $17,532 | $75,388,688 | 3 |
| 6 | Sep 12, 2025 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaib… | $70,611,098 | 3,315 | $21,300 | $70,611,098 | 3 |
| 7 | Sep 15, 2017 | It | $60,103,110 | 4,148 | $14,490 | $218,813,729 | 10 |
| 8 | Sep 7, 2018 | The Nun | $53,807,379 | 3,876 | $13,882 | $53,807,379 | 3 |
| 9 | Sep 13, 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $51,350,355 | 4,575 | $11,224 | $187,756,434 | 10 |
| 10 | Sep 25, 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $48,464,322 | 3,754 | $12,910 | $48,464,322 | 3 |
| 11 | Sep 28, 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | $42,522,194 | 3,349 | $12,697 | $42,522,194 | 3 |
| 12 | Sep 13, 2013 | Insidious Chapter 2 | $40,272,103 | 3,049 | $13,208 | $40,272,103 | 3 |
| 13 | Sep 13, 2019 | It: Chapter Two | $39,606,550 | 4,570 | $8,667 | $152,675,074 | 10 |
| 14 | Sep 22, 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | $39,023,010 | 4,003 | $9,748 | $39,023,010 | 3 |
| 15 | Sep 27, 2024 | The Wild Robot | $35,790,150 | 3,962 | $9,033 | $35,790,150 | 3 |
| 16 | Sep 27, 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | $35,648,740 | 3,293 | $10,826 | $35,648,740 | 3 |
| 17 | Sep 9, 2016 | Sully | $35,028,301 | 3,525 | $9,937 | $35,028,301 | 3 |
| 18 | Sep 23, 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | $34,703,397 | 3,674 | $9,446 | $34,703,397 | 3 |
| 19 | Sep 10, 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of t… | $34,701,070 | 4,300 | $8,070 | $144,516,211 | 10 |
| 20 | Sep 1, 2023 | The Equalizer 3 | $34,604,229 | 3,965 | $8,727 | $34,604,229 | 3 |
| 21 | Sep 26, 2014 | The Equalizer | $34,137,828 | 3,236 | $10,549 | $34,137,828 | 3 |
| 22 | Sep 27, 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb… | $34,017,930 | 4,001 | $8,502 | $34,017,930 | 3 |
| 23 | Sep 13, 2019 | Hustlers | $33,181,361 | 3,250 | $10,210 | $33,181,361 | 3 |
| 24 | Sep 18, 1998 | Rush Hour | $33,001,803 | 2,638 | $12,510 | $33,001,803 | 3 |
| 25 | Sep 8, 2023 | The Nun II | $32,603,336 | 3,728 | $8,746 | $32,603,336 | 3 |
| 26 | Sep 19, 2014 | The Maze Runner | $32,512,804 | 3,604 | $9,021 | $32,512,804 | 3 |
| 27 | Sep 20, 2019 | Downton Abbey | $31,033,665 | 3,079 | $10,079 | $31,033,665 | 3 |
| 28 | Sep 18, 2015 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | $30,316,510 | 3,791 | $7,997 | $30,316,510 | 3 |
| 29 | Sep 18, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb… | $30,304,648 | 3,119 | $9,716 | $30,304,648 | 3 |
| 30 | Sep 9, 2005 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $30,054,300 | 2,981 | $10,082 | $30,054,300 | 3 |
| 31 | Sep 22, 2017 | It | $29,757,494 | 4,007 | $7,426 | $266,096,375 | 17 |
| 32 | Sep 3, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | $29,271,146 | 2,775 | $10,548 | $176,245,282 | 31 |
| 33 | Sep 16, 2011 | The Lion King | $29,156,757 | 2,330 | $12,514 | $357,696,262 | 6,305 |
| 34 | Sep 26, 2008 | Eagle Eye | $29,150,721 | 3,510 | $8,305 | $29,150,721 | 3 |
| 35 | Sep 22, 2006 | Jackass: Number Two | $29,002,002 | 3,059 | $9,481 | $29,002,002 | 3 |
| 36 | Sep 30, 2016 | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Pec… | $28,871,140 | 3,522 | $8,197 | $28,871,140 | 3 |
| 37 | Sep 28, 2018 | Night School | $27,257,615 | 3,010 | $9,056 | $27,257,615 | 3 |
| 38 | Sep 10, 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $26,650,264 | 3,203 | $8,320 | $26,650,264 | 3 |
| 39 | Sep 21, 2018 | The House with a Clock in its… | $26,608,020 | 3,592 | $7,408 | $26,608,020 | 3 |
| 40 | Sep 20, 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $25,937,144 | 4,172 | $6,217 | $226,785,526 | 17 |
| 41 | Sep 11, 2015 | The Perfect Guy | $25,888,154 | 2,221 | $11,656 | $25,888,154 | 3 |
| 42 | Sep 12, 2025 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | $25,626,241 | 3,802 | $6,740 | $130,579,325 | 10 |
| 43 | Sep 11, 2015 | The Visit | $25,427,560 | 3,069 | $8,285 | $25,427,560 | 3 |
| 44 | Sep 25, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb… | $25,038,803 | 3,119 | $8,028 | $60,474,555 | 10 |
| 45 | Sep 14, 2018 | The Predator | $24,632,284 | 4,037 | $6,102 | $24,632,284 | 3 |
| 46 | Sep 23, 2005 | Flightplan | $24,629,938 | 3,424 | $7,193 | $24,629,938 | 3 |
| 47 | Sep 20, 2024 | Transformers One | $24,613,970 | 3,978 | $6,188 | $24,613,970 | 3 |
| 48 | Sep 12, 2014 | No Good Deed | $24,250,283 | 2,175 | $11,150 | $24,250,283 | 3 |
| 49 | Sep 17, 2010 | The Town | $23,808,032 | 2,861 | $8,322 | $23,808,032 | 3 |
| 50 | Sep 21, 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $23,678,580 | 2,828 | $8,373 | $23,678,580 | 3 |
| 51 | Sep 29, 2006 | Open Season | $23,624,548 | 3,833 | $6,163 | $23,624,548 | 3 |
| 52 | Sep 11, 2009 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $23,446,785 | 2,255 | $10,398 | $23,446,785 | 3 |
| 53 | Sep 12, 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $23,424,118 | 3,282 | $7,137 | $23,424,118 | 3 |
| 54 | Sep 24, 1999 | Double Jeopardy | $23,162,542 | 2,547 | $9,094 | $23,162,542 | 3 |
| 55 | Sep 28, 2018 | Smallfoot | $23,045,635 | 4,131 | $5,579 | $23,045,635 | 3 |
| 56 | Sep 10, 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $23,036,273 | 3,284 | $7,015 | $23,036,273 | 3 |
| 57 | Sep 28, 2007 | The Game Plan | $22,950,971 | 3,103 | $7,396 | $22,950,971 | 3 |
| 58 | Sep 29, 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | $22,764,354 | 3,989 | $5,707 | $22,764,354 | 3 |
| 59 | Sep 18, 2015 | Black Mass | $22,635,037 | 3,188 | $7,100 | $22,635,037 | 3 |
| 60 | Sep 30, 2022 | Smile | $22,609,925 | 3,650 | $6,195 | $22,609,925 | 3 |
| 61 | Sep 9, 2011 | Contagion | $22,403,596 | 3,222 | $6,953 | $22,403,596 | 3 |
| 62 | Sep 26, 2025 | One Battle After Another | $22,000,387 | 3,634 | $6,054 | $22,000,387 | 3 |
| 63 | Sep 23, 2011 | The Lion King | $21,929,332 | 2,330 | $9,412 | $389,020,050 | 6,312 |
| 64 | Sep 19, 2003 | Underworld | $21,753,759 | 2,915 | $7,463 | $21,753,759 | 3 |
| 65 | Sep 17, 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of t… | $21,670,751 | 4,070 | $5,325 | $176,864,306 | 17 |
| 66 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sully | $21,653,017 | 3,525 | $6,143 | $70,194,368 | 10 |
| 67 | Sep 23, 2016 | Storks | $21,311,407 | 3,922 | $5,434 | $21,311,407 | 3 |
| 68 | Sep 25, 1998 | Rush Hour | $21,202,929 | 2,643 | $8,022 | $64,037,138 | 10 |
| 69 | Sep 14, 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $21,052,227 | 3,012 | $6,989 | $21,052,227 | 3 |
| 70 | Sep 24, 2004 | The Forgotten | $21,022,111 | 3,104 | $6,773 | $21,022,111 | 3 |
| 71 | Sep 29, 2000 | Remember the Titans | $20,905,831 | 1,865 | $11,210 | $20,905,831 | 3 |
| 72 | Sep 20, 2013 | Prisoners | $20,817,053 | 3,260 | $6,386 | $20,817,053 | 3 |
| 73 | Sep 28, 2012 | Looper | $20,801,552 | 2,992 | $6,952 | $20,801,552 | 3 |
| 74 | Sep 13, 2002 | Barbershop | $20,627,433 | 1,605 | $12,852 | $20,627,433 | 3 |
| 75 | Sep 27, 2019 | Abominable | $20,612,100 | 4,242 | $4,859 | $20,612,100 | 3 |
| 76 | Sep 22, 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | $20,433,071 | 4,047 | $5,049 | $20,433,071 | 3 |
| 77 | Sep 30, 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | $20,223,544 | 3,259 | $6,205 | $20,223,544 | 3 |
| 78 | Sep 4, 2020 | Tenet | $20,001,852 | 2,810 | $7,118 | $20,001,852 | 4 |
| 79 | Sep 23, 2011 | Moneyball | $19,501,302 | 2,993 | $6,516 | $19,501,302 | 3 |
| 80 | Sep 23, 2022 | Don’t Worry Darling | $19,353,213 | 4,113 | $4,705 | $19,353,213 | 3 |
| 81 | Sep 17, 1999 | Blue Streak | $19,208,806 | 2,735 | $7,023 | $19,208,806 | 3 |
| 82 | Sep 23, 2011 | Dolphin Tale | $19,152,401 | 3,507 | $5,461 | $19,152,401 | 3 |
| 83 | Sep 23, 2005 | Corpse Bride | $19,145,480 | 3,204 | $5,975 | $19,656,451 | 10 |
| 84 | Sep 12, 2008 | Burn After Reading | $19,128,001 | 2,651 | $7,215 | $19,128,001 | 3 |
| 85 | Sep 16, 2022 | The Woman King | $19,051,442 | 3,765 | $5,060 | $19,051,442 | 3 |
| 86 | Sep 6, 2013 | Riddick | $19,030,375 | 3,107 | $6,125 | $19,030,375 | 3 |
| 87 | Sep 24, 2010 | Wall Street 2: Money Never Sl… | $19,011,188 | 3,565 | $5,333 | $19,011,188 | 3 |
| 88 | Sep 20, 2019 | Ad Astra | $19,001,398 | 3,460 | $5,492 | $19,001,398 | 3 |
| 89 | Sep 20, 1996 | The First Wives Club | $18,913,411 | 1,922 | $9,840 | $18,913,411 | 3 |
| 90 | Sep 20, 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | $18,872,919 | 3,618 | $5,216 | $18,872,919 | 3 |
| 91 | Sep 26, 2003 | The Rundown | $18,533,765 | 3,152 | $5,880 | $18,533,765 | 3 |
| 92 | Sep 10, 1999 | Stigmata | $18,309,666 | 2,899 | $6,316 | $18,309,666 | 3 |
| 93 | Sep 29, 2023 | Saw X | $18,309,301 | 3,262 | $5,613 | $18,309,301 | 3 |
| 94 | Sep 14, 2018 | The Nun | $18,238,263 | 3,876 | $4,705 | $85,114,588 | 10 |
| 95 | Sep 12, 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Fina… | $18,107,405 | 3,694 | $4,902 | $18,107,405 | 3 |
| 96 | Sep 29, 2006 | The Guardian | $18,006,064 | 3,241 | $5,556 | $18,006,064 | 3 |
| 97 | Sep 17, 2010 | Easy A | $17,734,040 | 2,856 | $6,209 | $17,734,040 | 3 |
| 98 | Sep 25, 2015 | The Intern | $17,728,313 | 3,305 | $5,364 | $17,728,313 | 3 |
| 99 | Sep 26, 2014 | The Maze Runner | $17,437,020 | 3,638 | $4,793 | $57,955,347 | 10 |
| 100 | Sep 12, 2008 | The Family That Preys | $17,381,218 | 2,070 | $8,397 | $17,381,218 | 3 |