January Weekly Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for January.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekly Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 16, 2015 | American Sniper | $132,347,335 | 3,555 | $37,229 | $135,772,113 | 29 |
| 2 | Jan 1, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $118,413,774 | 4,134 | $28,644 | $770,381,043 | 21 |
| 3 | Jan 1, 2010 | Avatar | $96,916,087 | 3,461 | $28,002 | $380,540,297 | 21 |
| 4 | Jan 17, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $86,644,165 | 3,775 | $22,952 | $86,644,165 | 7 |
| 5 | Jan 2, 1998 | The Little Mermaid | $84,696,105 | 631 | $134,225 | $109,458,394 | 2,977 |
| 6 | Jan 16, 1998 | The Little Mermaid | $84,485,119 | 258 | $327,462 | $109,763,004 | 2,991 |
| 7 | Jan 23, 2015 | American Sniper | $81,319,900 | 3,705 | $21,949 | $217,092,013 | 36 |
| 8 | Jan 8, 2010 | Avatar | $69,926,708 | 3,422 | $20,434 | $450,467,005 | 28 |
| 9 | Jan 15, 2010 | Avatar | $66,330,413 | 3,285 | $20,192 | $516,797,418 | 35 |
| 10 | Jan 6, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $60,011,969 | 4,340 | $13,828 | $531,801,348 | 28 |
| 11 | Jan 8, 2016 | The Revenant | $56,617,868 | 3,375 | $16,776 | $58,174,769 | 21 |
| 12 | Jan 8, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $55,551,798 | 4,134 | $13,438 | $825,932,841 | 28 |
| 13 | Jan 2, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $55,032,833 | 3,835 | $14,350 | $321,290,528 | 21 |
| 14 | Jan 18, 2019 | Glass | $54,541,135 | 3,841 | $14,200 | $54,541,135 | 7 |
| 15 | Jan 17, 2014 | Ride Along | $54,245,310 | 2,663 | $20,370 | $54,245,310 | 7 |
| 16 | Jan 10, 2020 | 1917 | $51,895,705 | 3,434 | $15,112 | $54,616,984 | 23 |
| 17 | Jan 20, 2017 | Split | $51,730,090 | 3,038 | $17,028 | $51,730,090 | 7 |
| 18 | Jan 18, 2008 | Cloverfield | $51,593,976 | 3,411 | $15,126 | $51,593,976 | 7 |
| 19 | Jan 10, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $50,428,560 | 2,876 | $17,534 | $50,810,121 | 23 |
| 20 | Jan 9, 2015 | Taken 3 | $48,786,917 | 3,594 | $13,575 | $48,786,917 | 7 |
| 21 | Jan 29, 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | $48,050,957 | 3,955 | $12,149 | $48,050,957 | 7 |
| 22 | Jan 5, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $47,763,243 | 3,801 | $12,566 | $256,135,909 | 23 |
| 23 | Jan 22, 2010 | Avatar | $47,674,969 | 3,141 | $15,178 | $564,472,387 | 42 |
| 24 | Jan 31, 1997 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $46,481,438 | 2,104 | $22,092 | $369,221,580 | 7,198 |
| 25 | Jan 13, 2023 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $46,475,005 | 4,045 | $11,489 | $578,276,353 | 35 |
| 26 | Jan 1, 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | $46,464,810 | 3,626 | $12,814 | $148,567,766 | 14 |
| 27 | Jan 15, 2016 | Ride Along 2 | $46,150,040 | 3,175 | $14,535 | $46,150,040 | 7 |
| 28 | Jan 3, 2020 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywal… | $46,053,249 | 4,406 | $10,452 | $463,110,690 | 21 |
| 29 | Jan 14, 2011 | The Green Hornet | $45,341,243 | 3,584 | $12,651 | $45,341,243 | 7 |
| 30 | Jan 15, 2016 | The Revenant | $45,017,753 | 3,559 | $12,649 | $103,192,522 | 28 |
| 31 | Jan 2, 1998 | Titanic | $45,012,810 | 2,727 | $16,506 | $169,165,503 | 21 |
| 32 | Jan 15, 2010 | The Book of Eli | $45,003,223 | 3,111 | $14,466 | $45,003,223 | 7 |
| 33 | Jan 24, 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | $43,732,366 | 3,775 | $11,585 | $130,376,531 | 14 |
| 34 | Jan 2, 1998 | Soul Food | $43,468,368 | 133 | $326,830 | $43,385,778 | 105 |
| 35 | Jan 16, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $43,300,198 | 3,144 | $13,772 | $43,300,198 | 7 |
| 36 | Jan 16, 1998 | Titanic | $42,626,796 | 2,767 | $15,405 | $249,361,166 | 35 |
| 37 | Jan 7, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $42,185,879 | 4,012 | $10,515 | $677,924,074 | 28 |
| 38 | Jan 29, 2010 | Avatar | $42,020,936 | 3,074 | $13,670 | $606,493,323 | 49 |
| 39 | Jan 4, 2019 | Aquaman | $41,575,901 | 4,184 | $9,937 | $270,596,781 | 21 |
| 40 | Jan 1, 2010 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The … | $41,157,394 | 3,747 | $10,984 | $161,884,676 | 16 |
| 41 | Jan 30, 2015 | American Sniper | $41,008,226 | 3,885 | $10,556 | $258,100,239 | 43 |
| 42 | Jan 12, 2018 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $40,809,239 | 3,849 | $10,603 | $296,945,148 | 30 |
| 43 | Jan 31, 2025 | Dog Man | $40,401,650 | 3,885 | $10,399 | $40,401,650 | 7 |
| 44 | Jan 9, 2009 | Gran Torino | $39,957,281 | 2,808 | $14,230 | $50,997,411 | 35 |
| 45 | Jan 15, 2016 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | $39,099,505 | 3,822 | $10,230 | $865,032,346 | 35 |
| 46 | Jan 14, 2022 | Scream | $38,947,929 | 3,664 | $10,630 | $38,947,929 | 7 |
| 47 | Jan 6, 2023 | M3GAN | $38,533,510 | 3,509 | $10,981 | $38,533,510 | 7 |
| 48 | Jan 12, 2024 | Mean Girls | $38,348,633 | 3,791 | $10,116 | $38,348,633 | 7 |
| 49 | Jan 6, 2012 | The Devil Inside | $38,346,847 | 2,285 | $16,782 | $38,346,847 | 7 |
| 50 | Jan 9, 1998 | Titanic | $37,568,867 | 2,746 | $13,681 | $206,734,370 | 28 |
| 51 | Jan 16, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $36,910,990 | 2,984 | $12,370 | $36,910,990 | 7 |
| 52 | Jan 1, 2016 | Daddy’s Home | $36,629,298 | 3,342 | $10,960 | $101,313,576 | 14 |
| 53 | Jan 5, 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | $36,241,140 | 3,116 | $11,631 | $36,241,140 | 7 |
| 54 | Jan 7, 2005 | Meet the Fockers | $35,994,320 | 3,527 | $10,205 | $211,794,030 | 23 |
| 55 | Jan 2, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Re… | $35,881,255 | 3,703 | $9,690 | $298,157,765 | 23 |
| 56 | Jan 18, 2013 | Mama | $35,787,440 | 2,647 | $13,520 | $35,787,440 | 7 |
| 57 | Jan 18, 2002 | Black Hawk Down | $35,020,903 | 3,101 | $11,293 | $41,880,806 | 28 |
| 58 | Jan 13, 2012 | Contraband | $33,897,920 | 2,863 | $11,840 | $33,897,920 | 7 |
| 59 | Jan 13, 2017 | Hidden Figures | $33,605,651 | 3,286 | $10,227 | $67,988,751 | 26 |
| 60 | Jan 17, 2020 | 1917 | $33,466,325 | 3,612 | $9,265 | $88,083,309 | 30 |
| 61 | Jan 3, 2020 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $33,418,576 | 4,134 | $8,084 | $243,124,981 | 28 |
| 62 | Jan 20, 2006 | Underworld: Evolution | $33,203,092 | 3,207 | $10,353 | $33,203,092 | 7 |
| 63 | Jan 30, 2009 | Taken | $33,063,598 | 3,183 | $10,388 | $33,063,598 | 7 |
| 64 | Jan 11, 2013 | Zero Dark Thirty | $32,863,950 | 2,937 | $11,190 | $38,344,757 | 30 |
| 65 | Jan 23, 1998 | Titanic | $32,831,865 | 2,771 | $11,848 | $282,193,031 | 42 |
| 66 | Jan 3, 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Tw… | $32,651,889 | 3,622 | $9,015 | $268,666,211 | 23 |
| 67 | Jan 20, 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | $32,625,613 | 3,078 | $10,600 | $32,625,613 | 7 |
| 68 | Jan 27, 2017 | Split | $32,386,375 | 3,199 | $10,124 | $84,116,465 | 14 |
| 69 | Jan 14, 2005 | Coach Carter | $32,241,815 | 2,524 | $12,774 | $32,241,815 | 7 |
| 70 | Jan 17, 2020 | Dolittle | $32,184,730 | 4,155 | $7,746 | $32,184,730 | 7 |
| 71 | Jan 30, 1998 | Titanic | $32,134,797 | 2,853 | $11,264 | $314,327,828 | 49 |
| 72 | Jan 27, 2006 | Big Momma’s House 2 | $32,060,520 | 3,261 | $9,831 | $32,060,520 | 7 |
| 73 | Jan 18, 2008 | 27 Dresses | $31,747,354 | 3,057 | $10,385 | $31,747,354 | 7 |
| 74 | Jan 6, 2017 | Hidden Figures | $31,428,922 | 2,471 | $12,719 | $34,383,100 | 19 |
| 75 | Jan 5, 2018 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last … | $31,311,982 | 4,232 | $7,399 | $580,274,584 | 28 |
| 76 | Jan 12, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | $30,872,184 | 2,230 | $13,844 | $30,872,184 | 7 |
| 77 | Jan 3, 2025 | Mufasa: The Lion King | $30,812,548 | 3,925 | $7,850 | $175,577,479 | 21 |
| 78 | Jan 16, 2009 | Gran Torino | $30,578,102 | 2,972 | $10,289 | $81,575,513 | 42 |
| 79 | Jan 17, 2014 | Lone Survivor | $30,203,840 | 2,989 | $10,105 | $81,013,961 | 30 |
| 80 | Jan 2, 2009 | Marley & Me | $29,959,888 | 3,505 | $8,548 | $112,360,171 | 15 |
| 81 | Jan 6, 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $29,790,380 | 4,157 | $7,166 | $485,091,734 | 28 |
| 82 | Jan 4, 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $29,616,193 | 3,381 | $8,760 | $212,119,615 | 23 |
| 83 | Jan 26, 2018 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure | $29,560,199 | 3,787 | $7,806 | $29,560,199 | 7 |
| 84 | Jan 7, 2005 | White Noise | $29,041,600 | 2,261 | $12,845 | $29,041,600 | 7 |
| 85 | Jan 14, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $28,961,914 | 3,925 | $7,379 | $706,885,988 | 35 |
| 86 | Jan 9, 2026 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $28,919,812 | 3,700 | $7,816 | $350,210,340 | 28 |
| 87 | Jan 5, 2007 | Night at the Museum | $28,558,997 | 3,730 | $7,657 | $168,655,751 | 21 |
| 88 | Jan 12, 2018 | The Post | $28,552,165 | 2,819 | $10,128 | $33,041,402 | 28 |
| 89 | Jan 5, 2001 | Cast Away | $28,499,878 | 2,948 | $9,668 | $147,981,225 | 21 |
| 90 | Jan 3, 2003 | Catch Me if You Can | $28,444,630 | 3,170 | $8,973 | $104,739,817 | 16 |
| 91 | Jan 11, 2019 | The Upside | $28,313,439 | 3,080 | $9,193 | $28,313,439 | 7 |
| 92 | Jan 12, 2007 | Stomp the Yard | $28,263,594 | 2,051 | $13,780 | $28,263,594 | 7 |
| 93 | Jan 2, 2015 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the… | $28,212,560 | 3,875 | $7,281 | $227,082,487 | 23 |
| 94 | Jan 16, 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | $28,076,500 | 3,003 | $9,349 | $28,076,500 | 7 |
| 95 | Jan 4, 2013 | Django Unchained | $28,064,745 | 3,010 | $9,324 | $114,334,122 | 17 |
| 96 | Jan 17, 2014 | The Nut Job | $27,955,245 | 3,427 | $8,157 | $27,955,245 | 7 |
| 97 | Jan 16, 2009 | My Bloody Valentine | $27,674,736 | 2,534 | $10,921 | $27,674,736 | 7 |
| 98 | Jan 16, 2015 | Paddington | $27,671,430 | 3,303 | $8,378 | $27,671,430 | 7 |
| 99 | Jan 3, 2025 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | $27,207,320 | 3,746 | $7,263 | $193,515,196 | 21 |
| 100 | Jan 28, 2005 | Hide and Seek | $26,807,677 | 3,005 | $8,921 | $26,807,677 | 7 |