List of highest-grossing openings for films

The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for films. The list is dominated by recent films due to steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.

Biggest worldwide openings on record

This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.

This list does not take into account country-by-country variations in release dates. Therefore, in some cases opening weekend grosses from many, or even most countries may not be included. All figures are not adjusted for inflation and therefore a direct comparison of the films from different years cannot be made.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[1]
1Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,521,291
2The Fate of the Furious2017$541,937,239
3Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$528,966,675
4Jurassic World2015$524,909,010
5Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
6Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$450,821,889
7Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,507,347
8Furious 72015$397,627,459
9Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
10The Avengers2012$392,538,708
11Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$392,471,109
12Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011$382,425,000
13Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
14Captain America: Civil War2016$379,539,142
15Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
16Black Panther2018$371,367,531
17Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
18Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
19Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
20The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
21Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
22Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
23Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005$303,949,700
24Transformers: Age of Extinction2014$302,138,390
25Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
26Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$298,924,610
27The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$291,022,261
28Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$290,049,210
29Justice League2017$278,842,239
30The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$274,939,137
31The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 12014$273,897,634
32Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008$272,150,927
33Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017$271,809,637
34Suicide Squad2016$266,982,248
35Deadpool2016$264,711,361
36X-Men: Days of Future Past2014$262,866,321
37Spider-Man: Homecoming2017$256,535,853
38Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$252,522,752
39The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003$250,000,534
40The Dark Knight Rises2012$248,887,295
41Logan2017$247,444,337
42The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 22015$247,158,007
43Transformers: The Last Knight2017$243,880,073
44Fifty Shades of Grey2015$242,360,418
45Avatar2009$241,571,046
46Incredibles 22018$235,826,976
47The Da Vinci Code2006$232,074,037
48Thor: Ragnarok2017$231,831,205
4920122009$230,470,474
50The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010$228,893,465

Opening weekend record holders worldwide

YearTitleOpening (USD in millions)[2]
2002Spider-Man$125.9
2002Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones$179.3
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$189.9
2003The Matrix Revolutions$201.4
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$250.0
2005Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith$303.9
2007Spider-Man 3$381.7
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$394.0
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$483.2
2015Jurassic World$525.5
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$529.0
2017The Fate of the Furious$541.9
2018Avengers: Infinity War$640.5

Biggest opening weekends in a single territory

A list of 50 biggest opening weekends for films. Box office between the first Friday and first Sunday of release. The United States and Canada is treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[3] The only other territory in the list is China.

RankFilmYearOpening Weekend
(three day)[4]		Territory
1Avengers: Infinity War2018$257,698,183United States and Canada
2Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$247,966,675United States and Canada
3Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$220,009,584United States and Canada
4Jurassic World2015$208,806,270United States and Canada
5The Avengers2012$207,438,708United States and Canada
6Black Panther2018$202,003,951United States and Canada
7Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$191,271,109United States and Canada
8Avengers: Infinity War2018$191,034,859[5]China
9Monster Hunt 22018$187,908,839[6]China
10The Fate of the Furious2017$184,908,284[7]China
11Incredibles 22018$182,687,905United States and Canada
12Furious 72015$182,400,000[8]China
13Captain America: Civil War2016$179,139,142United States and Canada
14Beauty and the Beast2017$174,750,616United States and Canada
15Iron Man 32013$174,144,585United States and Canada
16Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$169,189,427United States and Canada
17Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$166,007,347United States and Canada
18The Dark Knight Rises2012$160,887,295United States and Canada
19The Dark Knight2008$158,411,483United States and Canada
20The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013$158,074,286United States and Canada
21Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$155,750,000[9]China
22Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$155,081,681United States and Canada
23Detective Chinatown 22018$154,628,274[6]China
24The Hunger Games2012$152,535,747United States and Canada
25Dying to Survive2018$152,163,428[10]China
26Spider-Man 32007$151,116,516United States and Canada
27Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$148,024,610United States and Canada
28Furious 72015$147,187,040United States and Canada
29Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$146,510,104United States and Canada
30The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$142,839,137United States and Canada
31The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$141,067,634United States and Canada
32The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 2011$138,122,261United States and Canada
33Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006$135,634,554United States and Canada
34Finding Dory2016$135,060,273United States and Canada
35Suicide Squad2016$133,682,248United States and Canada
36Deadpool2016$132,434,639United States and Canada
37Hello Mr. Billionaire2018$132,218,778[11]China
38Wolf Warrior 22017$131,773,219[12]China
39Iron Man 22010$128,122,480United States and Canada
40Deadpool 22018$125,507,153United States and Canada
41Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$125,017,372United States and Canada
42It2017$123,403,419United States and Canada
43Thor: Ragnarok2017$122,744,989United States and Canada
44The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 12014$121,897,634United States and Canada
45Shrek the Third2007$121,629,270United States and Canada
46The Mermaid2016$120,481,288[13]China
47Transformers: The Last Knight2017$119,682,298[14]China
48Spider-Man: Homecoming2017$117,027,503United States and Canada
49Man of Steel2013$116,619,362United States and Canada
50Alice in Wonderland2010$116,101,023United States and Canada

Opening weekend record holders in a single territory

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.

YearTitleOpening weekend[15]Territory
1975Jaws[nb 1]$7,061,513United States and Canada
1978Jaws 2$9,866,023United States and Canada
1978Star Wars (re-release)$10,166,336United States and Canada
1978Every Which Way but Loose[nb 2]$10,272,294United States and Canada
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture$11,926,421United States and Canada
1981Superman II$14,100,523United States and Canada
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan$14,347,221United States and Canada
1983Return of the Jedi$23,019,618United States and Canada
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$25,337,110United States and Canada
1987Beverly Hills Cop II$26,348,555United States and Canada
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$29,355,021United States and Canada
1989Ghostbusters II$29,472,894United States and Canada
1989Batman$40,505,884United States and Canada
1992Batman Returns$45,687,711United States and Canada
1993Jurassic Park$47,026,828United States and Canada
1995Batman Forever$52,784,433United States and Canada
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park$72,132,785United States and Canada
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone$90,294,621United States and Canada
2002Spider-Man$114,844,116United States and Canada
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$135,634,554United States and Canada
2007Spider-Man 3$151,116,516United States and Canada
2008The Dark Knight$158,411,483United States and Canada
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$169,189,427United States and Canada
2012The Avengers$207,438,708United States and Canada
2015Jurassic World$208,806,270United States and Canada
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$247,966,675United States and Canada
2018Avengers: Infinity War$257,698,183United States and Canada

Biggest opening day in a single territory

A list of the 50 biggest first day of release and previews. Previews from midnight or the previous evening are included in the official opening day gross.

Rank Movie name Year Opening day[20] Territory
1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $119,119,282 United States and Canada
2 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $106,334,939 United States and Canada
3 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $104,684,491 United States and Canada
4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $91,071,119 United States and Canada
5 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $84,424,532 United States and Canada
6 Jurassic World 2015 $81,953,950 United States and Canada
7 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $81,558,505 United States and Canada
8 The Avengers 2012 $80,813,985 United States and Canada
9 Monster Hunt 2 2018 $79,910,000[21] China
10 Black Panther 2018 $75,941,146 United States and Canada
11 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $75,754,897 United States and Canada
12 Captain America: Civil War 2016 $75,502,161 United States and Canada
13 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 $72,703,754 United States and Canada
14 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 2011 $71,642,526 United States and Canada
15 Incredibles 2 2018 $71,260,321 United States and Canada
16 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 2012 $71,167,839 United States and Canada
17 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 $71,094,394 United States and Canada
18 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 $70,950,136 United States and Canada
19 Iron Man 3 2013 $68,858,555 United States and Canada
20 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 $68,533,840 United States and Canada
21 Furious 7 2015 $67,407,340 United States and Canada
22 The Hunger Games 2012 $67,263,650 United States and Canada
23 The Dark Knight 2008 $67,165,092 United States and Canada
24 Suicide Squad 2016 $64,893,248 United States and Canada
25 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $63,777,443 United States and Canada
26 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $62,016,476 United States and Canada
27 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $61,684,550 United States and Canada
28 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $60,950,000[22] China
29 Spider-Man 3 2007 $59,841,919 United States and Canada
30 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 $58,566,870 United States and Canada
31 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $58,175,412 United States and Canada
32 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $56,590,000[23] China
33 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $56,078,520 United States and Canada
34 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $55,830,600 United States and Canada
35 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 2014 $55,139,942 United States and Canada
36 Finding Dory 2016 $54,746,405 United States and Canada
37 Deadpool 2 2018 $53,034,421 United States and Canada
38 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017 $51,970,000[24] China
39 Iron Man 2 2010 $51,239,677 United States and Canada
40 Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017 $50,780,982 United States and Canada
41 Furious 7 2015 $50,610,000[25] China
42 It 2017 $50,425,786 United States and Canada
43 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 $50,013,859 United States and Canada
44 Deadpool 2016 $53,034,421 United States and Canada
45 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $49,800,000[21] China
46 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 $46,470,936 United States and Canada
47 Minions 2015 $46,042,205 United States and Canada
48 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $45,695,015 United States and Canada
49 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2015 $45,579,056 United States and Canada
50 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 $45,102,265 United States and Canada

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ According to a contemporaneous report, The Deep opened to $8,124,316 on 800 screens on the weekend of June 17, 1977 beating the record set by Jaws.[16] Current websites only record data for 731 screen with a gross of $6.8 million.[17] Using the lower figure for The Deep, Jaws lost the overall weekend record to Star Wars in 1977 with a gross of $7,195,573 in its eleventh weekend.[18]
  2. ↑ Every Which Way but Loose held the opening weekend record until the following year but it lost the overall weekend record on the last weekend in 1978 to Superman, which recorded a gross of $10,363,384 in its third weekend.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Worldwide Openings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Worldwide Openings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Numbers - Glossary of Movie Business Terms". www.the-numbers.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Opening Weekends". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "China Box Office, May 11-13, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "China Box Office, February 16-18, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ "China Box Office, April 14-16, 2017". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "China Box Office, April 13-19, 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "China Box Office, May 11-17, 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "China Box Office, July 6-8, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "China Box Office, July 27-29, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "China Box Office, July 28-30, 2017". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ "China Box Office, February 12-14, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "China Box Office, June 23-25, 2017". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Weekend Record Through the Years". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Murphy, A.D. (21 June 1977). "'Deep' Opening a 52-year Col Peak at $8.1 mil". Variety.
  17. ↑ "The Deep (1977) – Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Star Wars (1977) – Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "Superman (1978) – Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Top Single Day Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Daily Box Office > China - 02.16.2018". entgroup.cn. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Daily Box Office > China - 04/14/2017". entgroup.cn. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Daily Box Office > China - 05/11/2018". entgroup.cn. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Daily Box Office > China - 01/28/2017". entgroup.cn. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Daily Box Office > China - 04/12/2015". entgroup.cn. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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