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Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Thtr Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
Dark Knight, The 07-18-08 03-05-09 533,345,358 158,411,483 4366 4366 29.70 122,159 Warner Bros.
Spider-Man 3 05-04-07 08-19-07 336,530,303 151,116,516 4252 4324 44.90 77,828 Sony
Twilight Saga: New Moon, The 11-20-09 04-01-10 296,623,634 142,839,137 4024 4124 48.16 71,926 Summit
Pirates of the Caribbean: AWE 05-25-07 10-04-07 * 309,420,425 139,802,190 4362 4362 45.18 70,935 Buena Vista
Pirates of the Caribbean: DMC 07-07-06 12-07-06 423,315,812 135,634,554 4133 4133 32.04 102,423 Buena Vista
Iron Man 2 05-07-10 08-19-10 312,128,345 128,122,480 4380 4390 41.05 71,100 Paramount
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom... 05-22-08 10-16-08 * 317,101,119 126,917,373 4260 4264 40.02 74,367 Paramount
X-Men: The Last Stand 05-26-06 09-28-06 * 234,362,462 122,861,157 3690 3714 52.42 63,102 Fox
Shrek the Third 05-18-07 08-09-07 322,719,944 121,629,270 4122 4172 37.69 77,354 Paramount
Alice in Wonderland 03-05-10 07-08-10 334,191,110 116,101,023 3728 3739 34.74 89,380 Buena Vista
Spider-Man 05-03-02 08-22-02 403,706,375 114,844,116 3615 3876 28.45 104,155 Sony
Toy Story 3 06-18-10 110,307,189 4028 4028 Buena Vista
Transformers: ROTF 06-24-09 10-15-09 402,111,870 108,966,307 4234 4293 27.10 93,667 Paramount
Star Wars Episode III 05-19-05 10-20-05 380,270,577 108,435,841 3661 3663 28.52 103,814 Fox
Shrek 2 05-19-04 08-26-04 436,721,703 108,037,878 4163 4223 24.74 103,415 DreamWorks
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11-18-05 04-06-06 290,013,036 102,686,637 3858 3858 35.41 75,172 Warner Bros.
Iron Man 05-02-08 10-02-08 318,412,101 98,618,668 4105 4154 30.97 76,652 Paramount
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 06-04-04 11-04-04 249,367,187 93,687,367 3855 3855 37.57 64,687 Warner Bros.
Lost World, The 05-23-97 10-16-97 * 229,086,679 92,729,064 3281 3565 40.48 64,260 Universal
Matrix Reloaded, The 05-15-03 10-06-03 281,576,461 91,774,413 3603 3603 32.59 78,151 Warner Bros.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 11-16-01 05-23-02 317,557,891 90,294,621 3672 3672 28.43 86,481 Warner Bros.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 11-15-02 05-08-03 261,988,482 88,357,488 3682 3682 33.73 71,154 Warner Bros.
Spider-Man 2 06-30-04 11-18-04 373,377,893 88,156,227 4152 4166 23.61 89,625 Sony
Day After Tomorrow, The 05-28-04 11-04-04 * 186,740,799 85,807,341 3425 3444 45.95 54,222 Fox
Bruce Almighty 05-23-03 11-13-03 * 242,829,261 85,734,045 3483 3549 35.31 68,422 Universal
X2: X-Men United 05-02-03 09-25-03 214,949,694 85,558,731 3741 3749 39.80 57,335 Fox
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 05-01-09 09-03-09 179,869,145 85,058,003 4099 4102 47.29 43,849 Fox
Passion of the Christ, The 02-25-04 07-29-04 370,274,604 83,848,082 3043 3408 22.64 108,649 NewMarket
Star Wars Episode II (incl. Imax) 05-16-02 05-01-03 310,676,740 80,027,814 3161 3161 25.76 98,284 Fox
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 07-15-09 12-17-09 301,959,197 77,835,727 4325 4455 25.78 67,780 Warner Bros.
I Am Legend 12-14-07 04-10-08 256,393,010 77,211,321 3606 3648 30.11 70,283 Warner Bros.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 07-11-07 12-13-07 292,004,738 77,108,414 4285 4285 26.41 68,146 Warner Bros.
Da Vinci Code, The 05-19-06 08-24-06 217,536,138 77,073,388 3735 3757 35.43 57,902 Sony
Avatar 12-18-09 08-08-10 749,766,139 77,025,481 3452 3461 10.27 216,633 Fox
Austin Powers in Goldmember 07-26-02 11-21-02 213,307,889 76,624,907 3613 3613 35.92 59,039 New Line
Star Trek 05-08-09 10-01-09 257,730,019 75,204,289 3849 4053 29.18 63,590 Paramount
Pearl Harbor 05-25-01 11-22-01 * 198,539,855 75,177,654 3214 3255 37.87 60,995 Buena Vista
Simpsons Movie, The 07-27-07 12-20-07 183,135,014 74,036,787 3922 3926 40.43 46,647 Fox
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 12-17-03 06-03-04 377,019,252 72,629,713 3703 3703 19.26 101,815 New Line
Fast & Furious 04-03-09 07-02-09 155,064,265 70,950,500 3461 3674 45.76 42,206 Universal
300 03-09-07 07-12-07 210,614,939 70,885,301 3103 3280 33.66 64,212 Warner Bros.
Shrek Forever After 05-21-10 09-09-10 238,395,990 70,838,207 4359 4386 29.71 54,354 Paramount
Mission: Impossible 2 05-24-00 10-19-00 * 215,397,307 70,816,215 3653 3669 32.88 58,707 Paramount
Transformers 07-03-07 11-08-07 319,246,193 70,502,384 4011 4050 22.08 78,826 Paramount
Incredibles, The 11-05-04 04-14-05 261,437,578 70,467,623 3933 3933 26.95 66,473 Buena Vista
Finding Nemo 05-30-03 12-18-03 339,714,978 70,251,710 3374 3425 20.68 99,187 Buena Vista
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 05-22-09 11-01-09 * 177,243,721 70,052,004 4096 4101 39.52 43,220 Fox
Twilight 11-21-08 04-02-09 191,465,414 69,637,740 3419 3649 36.37 52,471 Summit
Bourne Ultimatum, The 08-03-07 11-29-07 227,471,070 69,283,690 3660 3701 30.46 61,462 Universal
Planet of the Apes 07-27-01 01-31-02 180,011,740 68,532,960 3500 3530 38.07 50,995 Fox
Mummy Returns, The 05-04-01 10-04-01 202,007,640 68,139,035 3401 3553 33.73 56,856 Universal
Up 05-29-09 11-05-09 293,004,164 68,108,790 3766 3886 23.24 75,400 Buena Vista
Ice Age: The Meltdown 03-31-06 09-07-06 195,330,621 68,033,544 3964 3969 34.83 49,214 Fox
Quantum of Solace 11-14-08 01-25-09 168,368,427 67,528,882 3451 3501 40.11 48,092 Sony
Rush Hour 2 08-03-01 12-20-01 226,164,286 67,408,222 3118 3118 29.80 72,535 New Line
Chronicles of Narnia, The 12-09-05 05-11-06 291,710,957 65,556,312 3616 3853 22.47 75,710 Buena Vista
2012 11-13-09 02-25-10 166,112,167 65,237,614 3404 3444 39.27 48,232 Sony
War of the Worlds 06-29-05 11-24-05 234,280,354 64,878,725 3908 3910 27.69 59,918 Paramount
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The 06-30-10 64,832,191 4468 4468 Summit
Star Wars Episode I 05-19-99 02-03-00 431,088,297 64,810,970 2970 3126 15.03 137,904 Fox
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 11-07-08 02-26-09 180,010,950 63,106,589 4056 4065 35.06 44,283 Paramount
WALL•E 06-27-08 01-08-09 223,808,164 63,087,526 3992 3992 28.19 56,064 Buena Vista
Inception 07-16-10 62,785,337 3792 3792 Warner Bros.
Hancock 07-02-08 09-07-08 227,946,274 62,603,879 3965 3965 27.46 57,490 Sony
Monsters, Inc. 11-02-01 09-26-02 255,873,250 62,577,067 3237 3649 24.46 70,121 Buena Vista
Sherlock Holmes 12-25-09 04-29-10 209,028,679 62,304,277 3626 3626 29.81 57,647 Warner Bros.
Hulk 06-20-03 10-02-03 132,177,234 62,128,420 3660 3674 47.00 35,976 Universal
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The 12-18-02 08-28-03 339,789,881 62,007,528 3622 3622 18.25 93,813 New Line
Clash of the Titans 04-02-10 07-22-10 163,214,888 61,235,105 3777 3802 37.52 42,929 Warner Bros.
Madagascar 05-27-05 10-13-05 * 193,202,933 61,012,130 4131 4142 31.58 46,645 DreamWorks
Kung Fu Panda 06-06-08 10-09-08 215,434,591 60,239,130 4114 4136 27.96 52,088 Paramount
Cars 06-09-06 10-19-06 244,082,982 60,119,509 3985 3988 24.63 61,204 Buena Vista
Signs 08-02-02 02-06-03 227,966,634 60,117,080 3264 3453 26.37 66,020 Buena Vista
Monsters vs. Aliens 03-27-09 08-27-09 198,351,526 59,321,095 4104 4136 29.91 47,957 Paramount
Longest Yard, The 05-27-05 10-06-05 * 158,119,460 58,613,245 3634 3654 37.07 43,273 Paramount
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 06-15-07 10-18-07 131,921,738 58,051,684 3959 3963 44.00 33,288 Fox
Hannibal 02-09-01 08-16-01 165,091,986 58,003,121 3230 3238 35.13 50,986 MGM/UA
Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me 06-11-99 09-23-99 205,526,345 57,442,682 3312 3314 27.95 62,018 New Line
Toy Story 2 11-19-99 07-20-00 245,823,397 57,388,839 1 3257 23.35 75,475 Buena Vista
Sex and the City 05-30-08 09-18-08 152,647,258 56,848,056 3285 3325 37.24 45,909 New Line
Mission: Impossible 05-22-96 10-24-96 * 180,981,986 56,811,602 3012 3012 31.39 60,087 Paramount
Despicable Me 07-09-10 56,397,125 3476 3602 Universal
Valentine's Day 02-12-10 05-06-10 110,485,654 56,260,707 3665 3665 50.92 30,146 Warner Bros.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 07-15-05 12-08-05 206,459,076 56,178,450 3770 3790 27.21 54,475 Warner Bros.
Fantastic Four 07-08-05 12-29-05 154,696,080 56,061,504 3602 3619 36.24 42,746 Fox
Godzilla 05-20-98 09-24-98 * 136,314,294 55,726,951 3310 3310 40.88 41,183 Sony
Karate Kid, The 06-11-10 55,665,805 3663 3740 Sony
Incredible Hulk, The 06-13-08 09-04-08 134,806,913 55,414,050 3505 3508 41.11 38,428 Universal
Watchmen 03-06-09 05-28-09 107,509,799 55,214,334 3611 3611 51.36 29,773 Warner Bros.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas 11-17-00 03-01-01 260,044,825 55,082,330 3127 3256 21.18 79,866 Universal
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The 05-16-08 09-04-08 141,621,490 55,034,805 3929 3929 38.86 36,045 Buena Vista
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 08-07-09 11-05-09 150,201,498 54,713,046 4007 4007 36.43 37,485 Paramount
X-Men 07-14-00 11-23-00 157,299,718 54,471,475 3025 3112 34.63 50,546 Fox
Scooby Doo 06-14-02 10-31-02 153,294,164 54,155,312 3447 3447 35.33 44,472 Warner Bros.
Batman Forever 06-16-95 11-09-95 184,031,112 52,784,433 2842 2893 28.68 63,613 Warner Bros.
Superman Returns 06-28-06 11-02-06 200,081,192 52,535,096 4065 4065 26.26 49,220 Warner Bros.
Bourne Supremacy, The 07-23-04 12-02-04 176,087,450 52,521,865 3165 3304 29.83 53,295 Universal
I, Robot 07-16-04 12-30-04 144,795,350 52,179,887 3420 3494 36.04 41,441 Fox
Men in Black II 07-03-02 09-05-02 190,418,803 52,148,751 3557 3641 27.39 52,298 Sony
Terminator Salvation 05-21-09 09-10-09 * 125,322,469 51,943,726 3530 3602 41.45 34,792 Warner Bros.
Van Helsing 05-07-04 08-05-04 120,073,130 51,748,040 3575 3580 43.10 33,540 Universal
8 Mile 11-08-02 03-13-03 116,744,370 51,240,555 2470 2585 43.89 45,162 Universal
Men in Black 07-02-97 01-15-98 250,147,615 51,068,455 3020 3180 20.42 78,663 Sony
Wanted 06-27-08 09-18-08 134,508,551 50,927,085 3175 3185 37.86 42,232 Universal
Jurassic Park III 07-18-01 12-20-01 181,171,875 50,771,645 3434 3462 28.02 52,332 Universal
Village, The 07-30-04 12-02-04 114,195,633 50,746,142 3730 3733 44.44 30,591 Buena Vista
2 Fast 2 Furious 06-06-03 10-02-03 127,154,901 50,472,480 3408 3418 39.69 37,202 Universal
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 06-10-05 12-15-05 186,336,279 50,342,878 3424 3451 27.02 53,995 Fox
Independence Day 07-03-96 12-19-96 306,169,255 50,228,264 2882 2977 16.41 102,845 Fox
Jurassic Park 06-11-93 10-20-94 356,783,914 50,159,460 2404 2565 14.06 139,097 Universal
King Kong 12-14-05 04-06-06 218,080,025 50,130,145 3568 3627 22.99 60,127 Universal