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Highest Theater Average Opening Weekend at the Domestic Box Office



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This chart contains figures for the highest theater average Opening Weekends at the Domestic Box Office.

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Rank Date Movie Theater
Average		 Theaters Cumulative
Gross
1 Jun 17, 1994 The Lion King $793,377 2 $2,209,030
2 Nov 27, 2009 The Princess and the Frog $393,095 2 $1,216,860
3 Nov 19, 1999 Toy Story 2 $300,163 1 $300,163
4 Nov 20, 1998 A Bug’s Life $291,121 1 $291,121
5 Jun 13, 1997 Hercules $249,567 1 $249,567
6 Nov 22, 2013 Frozen $243,390 1 $243,390
7 Mar 7, 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel $202,792 4 $811,166
8 Dec 9, 2016 La La Land $176,221 5 $881,104
9 Jun 8, 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire $164,506 2 $329,011
10 Dec 26, 2014 American Sniper $158,364 4 $873,667
11 Sep 14, 2012 The Master $147,262 5 $736,311
12 Oct 24, 2003 Brother Bear $145,970 2 $291,940
13 Jun 16, 2023 Asteroid City $142,230 6 $853,382
14 Oct 11, 2019 Parasite (기생충) $131,072 3 $393,216
15 May 25, 2012 Moonrise Kingdom $130,749 4 $522,996
16 Oct 9, 2015 Steve Jobs $130,381 4 $521,522
17 Dec 15, 2006 Dreamgirls $126,317 3 $378,950
18 Dec 13, 2013 American Hustle $123,409 6 $740,455
19 Nov 14, 1997 Anastasia $120,541 1 $120,541
20 Nov 28, 2014 The Imitation Game $119,838 4 $479,352
21 Dec 25, 2015 The Revenant $118,640 4 $474,560
22 Dec 9, 2005 Brokeback Mountain $109,485 5 $547,425
23 Dec 13, 2019 Uncut Gems $107,448 5 $537,242
24 Oct 17, 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … $106,099 4 $424,397
25 Nov 23, 2018 The Favourite $105,603 4 $422,410
26 Nov 6, 2009 Precious (Based on the Novel Push by … $104,025 18 $1,872,458
27 Nov 24, 2017 Call Me by Your Name $103,233 4 $412,932
28 Oct 18, 2019 Edmond $102,150 3 $306,451
29 Jul 26, 2013 Blue Jasmine $102,011 6 $612,064
30 Nov 29, 1996 The Crucible $101,610 1 $101,610
31 Dec 6, 2013 Inside Llewyn Davis $101,353 4 $405,411
32 Oct 21, 2016 Moonlight $100,519 4 $402,075
33 Apr 21, 1995 Wings of Courage $100,442 1 $100,442
34 May 20, 2011 Midnight in Paris $99,834 6 $599,003
35 Nov 13, 1992 Aladdin $98,332 2 $297,848
36 Dec 27, 1996 Evita $97,543 2 $334,440
37 Dec 28, 2007 There Will Be Blood $95,370 2 $314,917
38 Oct 18, 2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot $93,520 1 $1,104,825
39 May 30, 2025 The Phoenician Scheme $93,417 6 $560,499
40 May 27, 2011 The Tree of Life $93,230 4 $372,920
41 Jul 22, 2016 Don’t Think Twice $92,835 1 $92,835
42 Oct 26, 2018 Suspiria $92,019 2 $184,037
43 Oct 18, 2024 Anora $91,751 6 $550,503
44 Nov 3, 2017 Lady Bird $91,109 4 $364,437
45 Nov 26, 2010 The King’s Speech $88,863 4 $355,450
46 Dec 11, 2015 The Big Short $88,191 8 $705,527
47 Jul 12, 2019 The Farewell $87,833 4 $351,330
48 Mar 15, 2013 Spring Breakers $87,667 3 $263,002
49 Nov 26, 2021 Licorice Pizza $86,289 4 $345,157
50 Nov 9, 2012 Lincoln $85,846 11 $944,308
51 Dec 9, 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha $85,313 8 $682,504
52 Jun 23, 2017 The Big Sick $84,315 5 $421,577
53 May 18, 2001 Moulin Rouge $83,770 2 $167,540
54 Dec 21, 2012 Zero Dark Thirty $83,430 5 $646,162
55 Dec 1, 2017 The Shape of Water $83,282 2 $166,564
56 Nov 15, 1991 Beauty and the Beast $81,073 2 $178,822
57 Nov 10, 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Miss… $80,542 4 $322,168
58 Dec 3, 2010 Black Swan $80,212 18 $1,443,809
59 Apr 14, 2023 Beau is Afraid $80,099 4 $320,396
60 Dec 13, 2019 Bombshell $79,789 4 $319,157
61 Dec 4, 2009 Up in the Air $78,763 15 $1,181,450
62 Dec 9, 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy $77,641 4 $310,562
63 Jul 11, 2014 Boyhood $77,524 5 $387,618
64 Mar 28, 2025 The Encampments $77,091 1 $77,091
65 Sep 16, 2005 Corpse Bride $77,016 5 $385,078
66 Apr 26, 2019 Avengers: Endgame $76,601 4,662 $357,115,007
67 Jun 21, 2024 Kinds of Kindness $75,458 5 $377,289
68 May 26, 2000 Hum to Mohabbt Karega $75,446 1 $75,446
69 May 9, 2025 Friendship $75,317 6 $451,904
70 Nov 8, 2019 Honey Boy $75,266 4 $301,065
71 Dec 10, 2010 The Fighter $75,003 4 $300,010
72 Nov 25, 2005 Syriana $74,900 5 $553,530
73 Aug 28, 1998 A Merry War $74,766 5 $373,830
74 Mar 18, 2005 Melinda and Melinda $74,238 1 $74,238
75 Sep 28, 2018 Free Solo $73,572 4 $294,288
76 Dec 8, 2023 Poor Things $73,470 9 $661,230
77 Oct 11, 2002 Punch-Drunk Love $73,441 5 $367,203
78 Oct 1, 2004 I Heart Huckabees $73,044 4 $292,177
79 Jun 22, 2012 To Rome with Love $72,272 5 $361,359
80 Oct 20, 1995 Across The Sea of Time $71,961 1 $71,961
81 Jul 15, 2016 Café Society $71,858 5 $359,289
82 Sep 24, 2004 Guiana 1838 $70,910 1 $70,910
83 May 15, 1998 Bulworth $70,908 2 $141,816
84 May 26, 2006 An Inconvenient Truth $70,333 4 $404,879
85 Jul 9, 2010 The Kids Are All Right $70,282 7 $491,971
86 Oct 18, 2019 Jojo Rabbit $69,911 5 $349,555
87 Mar 29, 2013 The Place Beyond the Pines $69,864 4 $279,457
88 Jun 22, 2007 Sicko $68,969 1 $68,969
89 Aug 24, 2012 Sleepwalk With Me $68,801 1 $68,801
90 Aug 6, 1982 Pink Floyd: The Wall $67,870 1 $67,870
91 Sep 28, 2007 The Darjeeling Limited $67,469 2 $134,938
92 Sep 18, 2015 Sicario $66,881 6 $401,288
93 Dec 20, 2024 The Brutalist $66,698 4 $266,791
94 Nov 13, 2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox $66,475 4 $265,900
95 Nov 5, 2010 127 Hours $66,213 4 $264,851
96 Dec 8, 2017 I, Tonya $66,039 4 $264,155
97 Jul 13, 2018 Eighth Grade $65,949 4 $263,797
98 Dec 12, 2014 Inherent Vice $65,637 5 $328,184
99 Oct 19, 2018 Mid90s $64,539 4 $258,157
100 Dec 18, 2009 Nine $64,308 4 $257,232

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.