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. Country-by-country variations in release dates are not taken into account.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[1]
1Avengers: Endgame2019 $1,223,641,414
2Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,521,291
3The Fate of the Furious2017$541,937,239
4Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$528,966,675
5Jurassic World2015$525,504,128
6Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
7Captain Marvel2019$456,718,598
8Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$450,821,889
9Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,507,347
10Furious 72015$397,627,459
11Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
12The Avengers2012$392,538,708
13Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$392,471,109
14Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011$382,425,000
15Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
16Captain America: Civil War2016$379,539,142
17 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$376,150,780
18Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
19Black Panther2018$371,367,531
20Frozen II2019$358,503,293
21Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
22Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
23Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
24The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
25Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
26Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
27Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005$303,949,700
28Transformers: Age of Extinction2014$302,138,390
29Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
30Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$298,924,610
31Spider-Man: Far From Home2019$295,800,000
32The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$291,022,261
33Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$290,049,210
34Justice League2017$278,842,239
35The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$274,939,137
36The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 12014$273,897,634
37Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008$272,150,927
38Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017$271,809,637
39Suicide Squad2016$266,982,248
40Deadpool2016$264,711,361
41X-Men: Days of Future Past2014$262,866,321
42Spider-Man: Homecoming2017$256,535,853
43Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018$253,663,104
44Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$252,522,752
45The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003$250,000,534
46The Dark Knight Rises2012$248,887,295
47Joker2019$248,402,337
48Logan2017$247,444,337
49The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 22015$247,158,007
50The Lion King2019$245,953,703

Opening weekend record holders worldwide

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

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
2019Avengers: Endgame$1,223.6

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 (and including Thursday previews). The United States and Canada are 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: Endgame2019$357,115,007United States and Canada
2Avengers: Infinity War2018$257,698,183United States and Canada
3Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$247,966,675United States and Canada
4Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$220,009,584United States and Canada
5Jurassic World2015$208,806,270United States and Canada
6The Avengers2012$207,438,708United States and Canada
7Black Panther2018$202,003,951United States and Canada
8The Lion King2019$191,770,759United States and Canada
9Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$191,271,109United States and Canada
10Avengers: Infinity War2018$191,034,859[5]China
11Monster Hunt 22018$187,908,839[6]China
12The Fate of the Furious2017$184,908,284[7]China
13Incredibles 22018$182,687,905United States and Canada
14Furious 72015$182,400,000[8]China
15The Wandering Earth2019$179,892,945[9]China
16Captain America: Civil War2016$179,139,142United States and Canada
17Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$177,383,864United States and Canada
18Avengers: Endgame2019$175,961,330[10]China
19Beauty and the Beast2017$174,750,616United States and Canada
20Iron Man 32013$174,144,585United States and Canada
21Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$169,189,427United States and Canada
22Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$166,007,347United States and Canada
23The Dark Knight Rises2012$160,887,295United States and Canada
24The Dark Knight2008$158,411,483United States and Canada
25The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013$158,074,286United States and Canada
26Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$155,750,000[11]China
27Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$155,081,681United States and Canada
28Detective Chinatown 22018$154,628,274[6]China
29Captain Marvel2019$153,433,423United States and Canada
30The Hunger Games2012$152,535,747United States and Canada
31Dying to Survive2018$152,163,428[12]China
32Spider-Man 32007$151,116,516United States and Canada
33Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$148,024,610United States and Canada
34Furious 72015$147,187,040United States and Canada
35Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$146,510,104United States and Canada
36The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$142,839,137United States and Canada
37The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$141,067,634United States and Canada
38The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$138,122,261United States and Canada
39Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006$135,634,554United States and Canada
40Finding Dory2016$135,060,273United States and Canada
41Suicide Squad2016$133,682,248United States and Canada
42Deadpool2016$132,434,639United States and Canada
43Hello Mr. Billionaire2018$132,218,778[13]China
44Wolf Warrior 22017$131,773,219[14]China
45Frozen II2019$130,263,358United States and Canada
46Iron Man 22010$128,122,480United States and Canada
47Deadpool 22018$125,507,153United States and Canada
48Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$125,017,372United States and Canada
49It2017$123,403,419United States and Canada
50Thor: Ragnarok2017$122,744,989United 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, defined as between the first Friday and first Sunday of release (and including Thursday previews). The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[3]

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 Sorcerer'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
2019Avengers: Endgame$357,115,007United States and Canada

Biggest opening day in a single territory

A list of the 50 biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening. The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[3]

Rank Movie name Year Opening day[20][21] Territory
1 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $157,461,641 United States and Canada
2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $119,119,282 United States and Canada
3 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $107,200,000[22][23] China
4 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $106,334,939 United States and Canada
5 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $104,684,491 United States and Canada
6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $91,071,119 United States and Canada
7 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $89,615,288 United States and Canada
8 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $84,424,532 United States and Canada
9 Monster Hunt 2 2018 $82,605,740[21] China
10 Jurassic World 2015 $81,953,950 United States and Canada
11 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $81,558,505 United States and Canada
12 The Avengers 2012 $80,813,985 United States and Canada
13 The Lion King 2019 $77,930,758 United States and Canada
14 Black Panther 2018 $75,941,146 United States and Canada
15 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $75,754,897 United States and Canada
16 Captain America: Civil War 2016 $75,502,161 United States and Canada
17 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 $72,703,754 United States and Canada
18 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 2011 $71,642,526 United States and Canada
19 Incredibles 2 2018 $71,260,321 United States and Canada
20 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 2012 $71,167,839 United States and Canada
21 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 $71,094,394 United States and Canada
22 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 $70,950,136 United States and Canada
23 Iron Man 3 2013 $68,858,555 United States and Canada
24 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 $68,533,840 United States and Canada
25 Furious 7 2015 $67,407,340 United States and Canada
26 The Hunger Games 2012 $67,263,650 United States and Canada
27 The Dark Knight 2008 $67,165,092 United States and Canada
28 Suicide Squad 2016 $64,893,248 United States and Canada
29 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $63,777,443 United States and Canada
30 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $62,016,476 United States and Canada
31 Captain Marvel 2019 $61,715,051 United States and Canada
32 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $61,708,833[21] China
33 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $61,684,550 United States and Canada
34 Crazy Alien 2019 $61,462,236[21] China
35 Spider-Man 3 2007 $59,841,919 United States and Canada
36 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 $58,566,870 United States and Canada
37 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $58,500,000[21] China
38 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $58,175,412 United States and Canada
39 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $56,078,520 United States and Canada
40 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $55,830,600 United States and Canada
41 Furious 7 2015 $55,620,684[21] China
42 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 2014 $55,139,942 United States and Canada
43 Finding Dory 2016 $54,746,405 United States and Canada
44 Deadpool 2 2018 $53,034,421 United States and Canada
45 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017 $52,612,813[21] China
46 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $51,474,320[21] China
47 Iron Man 2 2010 $51,239,677 United States and Canada
48 Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017 $50,780,982 United States and Canada
49 It 2017 $50,425,786 United States and Canada
50 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 $50,013,859 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]

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