Top Opening Weekends By Month

Data as of May 23, 10:37 PDT
Rank Release Opening % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross Wide Date Distributor
201The Kid Who Would Be King$7,173,88742.7%3,521$2,037$16,790,790Jan 25, 2019Twentieth Century Fox
202August: Osage County$7,158,26519%905$7,909$37,738,810Jan 10, 2014The Weinstein Company
203Lionheart$7,094,55229.5%1,462$4,852$24,078,196Jan 11, 1991Universal Pictures
204Kung Pow: Enter the Fist$7,017,47443.8%2,478$2,831$16,037,962Jan 25, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
205Underwater$7,008,29740.5%2,791$2,511$17,291,078Jan 10, 2020Twentieth Century Fox
206Parker$7,008,22239.8%2,224$3,151$17,616,641Jan 25, 2013FilmDistrict
207Assault on Precinct 13$7,000,00034.9%2,297$3,047$20,040,895Jan 21, 2005Rogue Pictures
208A Guy Thing$6,988,74945%2,515$2,778$15,545,431Jan 17, 2003Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
209Eye for an Eye$6,968,04425.9%1,528$4,560$26,877,589Jan 12, 1996Paramount Pictures
210The Turning$6,950,04544.9%2,571$2,703$15,472,775Jan 24, 2020Universal Pictures
211Pathaan$6,892,18239.4%695$9,916$17,487,476Jan 27, 2023Yash Raj Films USA Inc.
212Youth in Revolt$6,888,33445.1%1,873$3,677$15,281,286Jan 8, 2010-
213Molly's Game$6,856,57823.8%1,608$4,264$28,780,744Jan 5, 2018STX Entertainment
214Norm of the North$6,844,13740.1%2,411$2,838$17,062,499Jan 15, 2016Lionsgate Films
215New in Town$6,741,53040.3%1,941$3,473$16,734,283Jan 30, 2009Lionsgate Films
216Happily N'Ever After$6,608,24442.4%2,381$2,775$15,589,393Jan 5, 2007Lionsgate Films
217Tristan + Isolde$6,583,13544.7%1,845$3,568$14,734,633Jan 13, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
218Scent of a Woman$6,476,34010.3%1,083$5,980$63,095,253Jan 8, 1993Universal Pictures
219Three Fugitives$6,434,71715.9%1,153$5,580$40,586,886Jan 27, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
220Alpha Dog$6,412,77541.9%1,289$4,975$15,309,602Jan 12, 2007Universal Pictures
221Shining Through$6,406,82929.6%1,432$4,474$21,633,781Jan 31, 1992Twentieth Century Fox
222Outrageous Fortune$6,404,78312.1%1,081$5,924$52,864,741Jan 30, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
223The Last Stand$6,281,43352.1%2,913$2,156$12,050,299Jan 18, 2013Lionsgate Films
224Black or White$6,213,36228.8%1,823$3,408$21,571,189Jan 30, 2015Relativity Media
225Gretel & Hansel$6,154,00740.1%3,007$2,046$15,347,654Jan 31, 2020United Artists Releasing
226The Accidental Tourist$6,118,61818.8%863$7,089$32,632,093Jan 6, 1989Warner Bros.
227Bed of Roses$6,117,55832.1%1,545$3,959$19,030,691Jan 26, 1996New Line Cinema
228Iron Eagle$6,104,75425.3%1,080$5,652$24,159,872Jan 17, 1986TriStar Pictures
229Chasing Liberty$6,081,48349.9%2,400$2,533$12,195,626Jan 9, 2004Warner Bros.
230On the Basis of Sex$6,070,61524.7%1,923$3,156$24,622,687Jan 11, 2019Focus Features
231Primeval$6,048,31557.1%2,444$2,474$10,597,734Jan 12, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
232Extraordinary Measures$6,012,59449.8%2,549$2,358$12,068,313Jan 22, 2010CBS Films
233Confessions of a Dangerous Mind$6,000,00037.5%1,769$3,391$16,007,718Jan 24, 2003Miramax
234Eye of the Beholder$5,959,44736.1%1,751$3,403$16,500,786Jan 28, 2000Destination Films
235Fifty Shades of Black$5,900,52850.5%2,075$2,843$11,686,940Jan 29, 2016Open Road Films (II)
236Sugar & Spice$5,891,17644.3%2,150$2,740$13,305,101Jan 26, 2001New Line Cinema
237Desperate Measures$5,833,41242.3%1,963$2,971$13,806,137Jan 30, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
238Houseguest$5,831,30222.2%1,238$4,710$26,325,256Jan 6, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
239Brokeback Mountain$5,805,0827%683$8,499$83,043,761Jan 13, 2006Focus Features
240First Strike$5,778,93337.7%1,344$4,299$15,318,863Jan 10, 1997New Line Cinema
241Supernova$5,778,63940.6%2,280$2,534$14,230,455Jan 14, 2000Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
242The Pledge$5,765,34729.2%1,275$4,521$19,733,089Jan 19, 2001Warner Bros.
243Down and Out in Beverly Hills$5,726,4959.2%806$7,104$62,134,225Jan 31, 1986Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
244Critical Condition$5,715,70128.2%1,343$4,255$20,240,502Jan 16, 1987Paramount Pictures
245Sniper$5,715,43530.1%1,551$3,685$18,994,653Jan 29, 1993TriStar Pictures
246Driving Miss Daisy$5,705,7215.4%895$6,375$106,593,296Jan 26, 1990Warner Bros.
247Magnolia$5,694,58825.4%1,034$5,507$22,455,976Jan 7, 2000New Line Cinema
248Kuffs$5,651,05526.7%1,411$4,005$21,142,815Jan 10, 1992Universal Pictures
249Highlander: The Final Dimension$5,536,43545%1,594$3,473$12,303,080Jan 27, 1995Miramax
250Strange Magic$5,504,44144.3%3,020$1,822$12,429,583Jan 23, 2015Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
251In Love and War$5,489,24537.9%1,610$3,409$14,481,231Jan 24, 1997New Line Cinema
252Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$5,478,52122.7%809$6,771$24,149,393Jan 6, 2012Focus Features
253The Iron Lady$5,412,93418%802$6,749$30,017,992Jan 13, 2012The Weinstein Company
254Her$5,383,77521.1%1,729$3,113$25,568,251Jan 10, 2014Warner Bros.
255The People vs. Larry Flynt$5,315,07926.2%1,233$4,310$20,300,385Jan 10, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
256Not Easily Broken$5,314,27850.3%724$7,340$10,572,742Jan 9, 2009Screen Gems
257The Air Up There$5,240,85924.9%1,507$3,477$21,011,318Jan 7, 1994Miramax
258Fried Green Tomatoes$5,235,9406.4%673$7,780$82,418,501Jan 24, 1992Universal Pictures
259Revolutionary Road$5,185,14622.6%1,058$4,900$22,911,480Jan 23, 2009Paramount Vantage
260Labor Day$5,175,28238.7%2,584$2,002$13,371,528Jan 31, 2014Paramount Pictures
261Beaches$5,160,2589%706$7,309$57,041,866Jan 13, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
262Live by Night$5,106,04649.2%2,822$1,809$10,378,555Jan 13, 2017Warner Bros.
263Moonstruck$5,069,5086.3%635$7,983$80,640,528Jan 15, 1988Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
264Internal Affairs$5,043,51618.2%975$5,172$27,734,391Jan 12, 1990Paramount Pictures
265Ghosts of Mississippi$5,016,76737.7%1,268$3,956$13,323,144Jan 3, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
266Bio-Dome$4,999,97937.2%1,510$3,311$13,427,615Jan 12, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
267The Perfect Score$4,873,81946.9%2,208$2,207$10,391,003Jan 30, 2004Paramount Pictures
268There Will Be Blood$4,869,38312.1%885$5,502$40,222,514Jan 25, 2008Paramount Vantage
269For Keeps?$4,839,79027.6%922$5,249$17,514,553Jan 15, 1988TriStar Pictures
270Movie 43$4,805,87854.4%2,023$2,375$8,840,453Jan 25, 2013Relativity Media
271Deep Rising$4,737,79342.3%1,758$2,694$11,203,026Jan 30, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
272Murder in the First$4,719,18827.1%1,237$3,815$17,381,942Jan 20, 1995Warner Bros.
273End of the Spear$4,712,00039.4%1,163$4,051$11,967,000Jan 20, 2006Rocky Mountain Pictures
274The Little Things$4,705,52730.7%2,171$2,167$15,342,746Jan 29, 2021Warner Bros.
275Two If by Sea$4,656,98643.7%1,712$2,720$10,658,278Jan 12, 1996Warner Bros.
276The 355$4,621,76531.7%3,145$1,469$14,570,455Jan 7, 2022Universal Pictures
277Hot Dog... The Movie$4,506,75622.2%1,273$3,540$20,307,325Jan 13, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
278Pan's Labyrinth$4,502,24312%609$7,392$37,634,615Jan 19, 2007Picturehouse
279Padmaavat$4,493,38437.9%326$13,783$11,846,060Jan 26, 2018Viva Pictures
280Turbulence$4,464,00838.7%2,094$2,131$11,538,235Jan 10, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
281Calendar Girls$4,437,08214.3%745$5,955$31,041,759Jan 2, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
282Serenity$4,415,40351.7%2,561$1,724$8,547,045Jan 25, 2019Aviron Pictures
283Blink$4,410,07726.4%1,527$2,888$16,696,219Jan 28, 1994New Line Cinema
284Used People$4,381,75324.4%876$5,002$17,957,265Jan 22, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
285Code Name: The Cleaner$4,300,00052.9%1,736$2,476$8,135,024Jan 5, 2007New Line Cinema
286Last Chance Harvey$4,299,80528.9%1,054$4,079$14,889,042Jan 16, 2009Overture Films
287Arthur and the Invisibles$4,294,93628.4%2,247$1,911$15,132,763Jan 12, 2007-
288The Incredible Shrinking Woman$4,279,26421.1%789$5,423$20,259,961Jan 30, 1981Universal Pictures
289The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything$4,251,32032.7%1,337$3,179$12,981,269Jan 11, 2008Universal Pictures
290The New World
2005 Re-release
$4,250,00033.4%811$5,240$12,712,093Jan 20, 2006New Line Cinema
291Forever My Girl$4,245,63025.9%1,114$3,811$16,376,066Jan 19, 2018Roadside Attractions
292Shakespeare in Love$4,224,4264.2%632$6,684$100,317,794Jan 8, 1999Miramax
293Atonement$4,221,8668.3%950$4,444$50,927,067Jan 11, 2008Focus Features
294Mortdecai$4,200,58654.6%2,648$1,586$7,696,134Jan 23, 2015Lionsgate Films
295Murphy's Romance$4,195,46813.6%1,046$4,010$30,867,525Jan 31, 1986Columbia Pictures
296Youngblood$4,183,29227.1%1,354$3,089$15,448,384Jan 31, 1986United Artists
297Promised Land$4,049,91153.3%1,676$2,416$7,597,898Jan 4, 2013Focus Features
298In Dreams$3,992,44933.2%1,670$2,390$12,017,369Jan 15, 1999DreamWorks Distribution
299House Party$3,985,88244.3%1,400$2,847$9,002,247Jan 13, 2023Warner Bros.
300How She Move$3,957,47156%1,531$2,584$7,070,641Jan 25, 2008Paramount Vantage
301Snow Falling on Cedars$3,910,05527.1%1,150$3,400$14,417,593Jan 7, 2000Universal Pictures
302Blackhat$3,901,81548.7%2,567$1,519$8,005,980Jan 16, 2015Universal Pictures
303Firestorm$3,849,30847.1%2,037$1,889$8,165,212Jan 9, 1998Twentieth Century Fox
304Not Without My Daughter$3,804,05525.7%1,137$3,345$14,789,113Jan 11, 1991Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
305Antwone Fisher$3,783,12217.9%1,007$3,756$21,078,145Jan 10, 2003-
306Casanova$3,778,82433.4%1,004$3,763$11,304,403Jan 6, 2006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
307Fierce Creatures$3,759,48040.1%1,593$2,360$9,381,260Jan 24, 1997Universal Pictures
308Tremors$3,731,52022.4%1,472$2,535$16,667,084Jan 19, 1990Universal Pictures
309Return of the Living Dead II$3,647,25439.6%1,467$2,486$9,205,924Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
310My Chauffeur$3,613,65275.6%1,253$2,884$4,781,448Jan 24, 1986Crown
311The Matador$3,612,66328.7%885$4,082$12,594,698Jan 27, 2006The Weinstein Company
312Matinee$3,601,01537.8%1,143$3,150$9,532,895Jan 29, 1993Universal Pictures
313Silkwood$3,547,12210%816$4,346$35,615,609Jan 27, 1984Twentieth Century Fox
314Mississippi Burning$3,545,30510.2%1,058$3,350$34,603,943Jan 27, 1989Orion Pictures
315Redeeming Love$3,530,18038.3%1,903$1,855$9,214,020Jan 21, 2022Universal Pictures
316Gold$3,471,31648%2,166$1,602$7,227,038Jan 27, 2017The Weinstein Company
317The Gift$3,461,90328.8%805$4,300$12,008,642Jan 19, 2001Paramount Classics
318Play It to the Bone$3,427,76140.6%1,556$2,202$8,434,146Jan 21, 2000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
319A Simple Plan$3,422,07221%660$5,184$16,316,273Jan 22, 1999Paramount Pictures
320The Founder$3,404,10226.6%1,115$3,053$12,786,053Jan 20, 2017The Weinstein Company
321Monster$3,397,4049.9%668$5,085$34,469,210Jan 30, 2004Newmarket Films
322Gosford Park$3,395,7598.2%658$5,160$41,308,615Jan 18, 2002USA Films
323The Couch Trip$3,351,89130.5%1,332$2,516$11,005,304Jan 15, 1988Lorimar Motion Pictures
324Aspen Extreme$3,342,61341.6%1,455$2,297$8,041,049Jan 22, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
325The Big Bounce$3,336,37451.4%2,304$1,448$6,489,476Jan 30, 2004Warner Bros.
326A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge$3,331,85011.1%614$5,426$29,999,213Jan 17, 1986New Line Cinema
327The Grifters$3,311,00024.6%766$4,322$13,446,769Jan 25, 1991Miramax
328DeepStar Six$3,306,32040.6%1,117$2,960$8,143,225Jan 13, 1989TriStar Pictures
329In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale$3,265,00068.4%1,632$2,000$4,775,656Jan 11, 2008Freestyle Releasing
330Chaplin$3,263,02634.4%1,066$3,061$9,493,259Jan 8, 1993TriStar Pictures
331Phantom Thread$3,246,72015.3%896$3,623$21,198,205Jan 19, 2018Focus Features
332Angela's Ashes$3,217,59124.7%610$5,274$13,042,112Jan 21, 2000Paramount Pictures
333The Marksman$3,104,20419.9%1,975$1,571$15,566,093Jan 15, 2021Open Road Films (II)
334Chocolat$3,093,5904.3%658$4,701$71,509,363Jan 19, 2001Miramax
335The Cider House Rules$3,077,4205.3%816$3,771$57,545,092Jan 7, 2000Miramax
336Phantoms$3,065,95154.5%1,859$1,649$5,624,282Jan 23, 1998Miramax
337I.S.S.$3,064,58346.6%2,518$1,217$6,573,799Jan 19, 2024Bleecker Street Media
338Impostor$3,022,52348.1%1,870$1,616$6,285,176Jan 4, 2002Miramax
339Frost/Nixon$3,022,25016.2%1,099$2,750$18,622,031Jan 23, 2009Universal Pictures
340Pinocchio
1984 Re-release
$3,014,94911.4%1,144$2,635$26,414,038Jan 4, 1985Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
341Grandma's Boy$3,009,34149.4%2,015$1,493$6,090,172Jan 6, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
342Dunston Checks In$2,996,89130.4%1,290$2,323$9,871,065Jan 12, 1996Twentieth Century Fox
343The River$2,961,73425.8%1,001$2,958$11,489,982Jan 11, 1985Universal Pictures
344The Bedroom Window$2,919,65723.1%930$3,139$12,640,385Jan 16, 1987De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
345Sense and Sensibility$2,907,7056.7%608$4,782$43,182,776Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
346Screamers$2,904,14050.8%1,560$1,861$5,711,695Jan 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
347I, Tonya$2,861,1689.5%799$3,580$30,014,539Jan 19, 2018Neon
348BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul$2,860,01681.5%997$2,868$3,509,917Jan 25, 2019Fathom Events
349Sideways$2,851,9554%699$4,080$71,503,593Jan 21, 2005-
350Wanted: Dead or Alive$2,845,83637.7%1,017$2,798$7,555,000Jan 16, 1987New World Pictures
351Alone in the Dark$2,834,42154.7%2,124$1,334$5,178,569Jan 28, 2005Lionsgate Films
352Narc$2,825,80727%822$3,437$10,465,659Jan 10, 2003Paramount Pictures
353Yentl$2,799,5667%609$4,596$40,218,899Jan 6, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
354Taps$2,787,6557.8%623$4,474$35,856,053Jan 8, 1982Twentieth Century Fox
355Assassination$2,787,44945.9%1,000$2,787$6,075,793Jan 9, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
356Black Moon Rising$2,775,38841.8%902$3,076$6,637,565Jan 10, 1986New World Pictures
357Inherent Vice$2,773,26034.2%645$4,299$8,110,975Jan 9, 2015Warner Bros.
358Zeus and Roxanne$2,755,38238.1%1,745$1,579$7,233,324Jan 24, 1997Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
359The Loft$2,747,34245.8%1,841$1,492$6,002,684Jan 30, 2015Open Road Films (II)
360Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice$2,719,75039%946$2,875$6,980,986Jan 29, 1993Miramax
361The Rhythm Section$2,715,38449.9%3,049$890$5,437,971Jan 31, 2020Paramount Pictures
362Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III$2,692,08746.7%1,107$2,431$5,765,562Jan 12, 1990New Line Cinema
363Gridlock'd$2,678,37248.1%743$3,604$5,571,205Jan 31, 1997Gramercy Pictures (I)
364Notes on a Scandal$2,603,70314.9%641$4,061$17,510,118Jan 26, 2007-
365Runaway Train$2,601,48033.9%965$2,695$7,683,620Jan 17, 1986Cannon Film Distributors
366Troll$2,595,05447.6%959$2,706$5,450,815Jan 17, 1986Empire Pictures
367Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$2,589,33410.2%68$38,078$25,487,190Jan 4, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
368Mother$2,586,42413.5%621$4,164$19,145,198Jan 24, 1997Paramount Pictures
369The Book of Clarence$2,557,02741.7%2,010$1,272$6,132,813Jan 12, 2024Sony Pictures Releasing
370Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist$2,553,15270%1,407$1,814$3,649,422Jan 27, 2023Fathom Events
371The Impossible$2,531,11713.3%808$3,132$19,019,882Jan 11, 2013Lionsgate Films
372Infinity Pool$2,514,36449.5%1,835$1,370$5,078,400Jan 27, 2023Neon
373Leprechaun$2,493,02029.1%620$4,021$8,556,940Jan 8, 1993Trimark Pictures
374Teacher's Pet$2,461,25237.9%2,027$1,214$6,491,969Jan 16, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
375The Best of Times$2,419,80031.1%872$2,775$7,790,931Jan 31, 1986Universal Pictures
376If Beale Street Could Talk$2,406,74216.1%1,018$2,364$14,915,773Jan 11, 2019Annapurna Pictures
377The Reader$2,380,3767%1,002$2,375$34,194,407Jan 30, 2009The Weinstein Company
378Reds$2,379,8095.9%644$3,695$40,382,659Jan 8, 1982Paramount Pictures
379Replicas$2,375,32558.7%2,329$1,019$4,046,429Jan 11, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
380The Artist$2,371,8035.3%662$3,582$44,671,682Jan 20, 2012The Weinstein Company
381The Wrestler$2,313,1498.8%722$3,203$26,238,243Jan 30, 2009-
382Angel$2,214,82412.7%330$6,711$17,488,564Jan 13, 1984New World Pictures
383Braddock: Missing in Action III$2,208,11635.6%1,040$2,123$6,193,901Jan 22, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
384Gloria$2,143,08951.1%1,527$1,403$4,197,729Jan 22, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
385127 Hours$2,136,80111.7%916$2,332$18,335,230Jan 28, 2011-
386Meet Wally Sparks$2,131,00152.3%1,552$1,373$4,073,582Jan 31, 1997Trimark Pictures
387A Monster Calls$2,080,05155.6%1,523$1,365$3,740,823Jan 6, 2017Focus Features
388Blood and Chocolate$2,074,30058.8%1,200$1,728$3,526,847Jan 26, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
389Lion$2,073,4334%600$3,455$51,738,905Jan 6, 2017The Weinstein Company
390The Lonely Guy$2,072,13036.2%717$2,890$5,718,573Jan 27, 1984Universal Pictures
391Nixon$2,016,60114.7%977$2,064$13,681,765Jan 5, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
392The Orphanage$2,015,60528.1%707$2,850$7,161,284Jan 11, 2008Picturehouse
393Queen Rock Montreal$2,000,000100%387$5,167$2,000,000Jan 19, 2024-
394Wisdom$1,994,19734.9%788$2,530$5,715,174Jan 2, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
395Eliminators$1,987,07243.2%993$2,001$4,601,256Jan 31, 1986Empire Pictures
396Silence$1,984,53028%747$2,656$7,100,177Jan 13, 2017Paramount Pictures
397Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold$1,960,35252.3%1,000$1,960$3,751,699Jan 30, 1987Cannon Film Distributors
398Head Office$1,937,93457.1%907$2,136$3,393,807Jan 3, 1986TriStar Pictures
399Inside Llewyn Davis$1,882,54814.2%729$2,582$13,235,319Jan 10, 2014CBS Films
400Curse of the Golden Flower$1,872,86228.5%1,234$1,517$6,566,773Jan 12, 2007Sony Pictures Classics