The Top 100 Biggest Opening Movies Of All Time

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Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Avg.	Total Gross^	Date**
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$169,189,427	44.4%	4,375	$38,672	$381,011,219	7/15/2011
2	The Dark Knight	WB	$158,411,483	29.7%	4,366	$36,283	$533,345,358	7/18/2008
3	The Hunger Games	LGF	$152,535,747	42.6%	4,137	$36,871	$358,075,670	3/23/2012
4	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$151,116,516	44.9%	4,252	$35,540	$336,530,303	5/4/2007
5	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Sum.	$142,839,137	48.2%	4,024	$35,497	$296,623,634	11/20/2009
6	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Sum.	$138,122,261	49.1%	4,061	$34,012	$281,287,133	11/18/2011
7	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$135,634,554	32.0%	4,133	$32,817	$423,315,812	7/7/2006
8	Iron Man 2	Par.	$128,122,480	41.0%	4,380	$29,252	$312,433,331	5/7/2010
9	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	$125,017,372	42.2%	4,125	$30,307	$295,983,305	11/19/2010
10	Shrek the Third	P/DW	$121,629,270	37.7%	4,122	$29,507	$322,719,944	5/18/2007
11	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	BV	$116,101,023	34.7%	3,728	$31,143	$334,191,110	3/5/2010
12	Spider-Man	Sony	$114,844,116	28.4%	3,615	$31,768	$403,706,375	5/3/2002
13	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	BV	$114,732,820	37.1%	4,362	$26,302	$309,420,425	5/25/2007
14	Toy Story 3	BV	$110,307,189	26.6%	4,028	$27,385	$415,004,880	6/18/2010
15	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$108,966,307	27.1%	4,234	$25,736	$402,111,870	6/24/2009
16	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$108,435,841	28.5%	3,661	$29,619	$380,270,577	5/19/2005
17	Shrek 2	DW	$108,037,878	24.5%	4,163	$25,951	$441,226,247	5/19/2004
18	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$102,750,665	43.8%	3,690	$27,845	$234,362,462	5/26/2006
19	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$102,685,961	35.4%	3,858	$26,616	$290,013,036	11/18/2005
20	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$100,137,835	31.6%	4,260	$23,507	$317,101,119	5/22/2008
21	Iron Man	Par.	$98,618,668	31.0%	4,105	$24,024	$318,412,101	5/2/2008
22	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	P/DW	$97,852,865	27.8%	4,088	$23,937	$352,390,543	6/29/2011
23	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$93,687,367	37.5%	3,855	$24,302	$249,541,069	6/4/2004
24	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	$91,774,413	32.6%	3,603	$25,471	$281,576,461	5/15/2003
25	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	WB	$90,294,621	28.4%	3,672	$24,590	$317,575,550	11/16/2001
26	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	BV	$90,151,958	37.4%	4,155	$21,697	$241,071,802	5/20/2011
27	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$88,357,488	33.7%	3,682	$23,997	$261,988,482	11/15/2002
28	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$88,156,227	23.6%	4,152	$21,232	$373,585,825	6/30/2004
29	Fast Five	Uni.	$86,198,765	41.1%	3,644	$23,655	$209,837,675	4/29/2011
30	The Hangover Part II	WB	$85,946,294	33.8%	3,615	$23,775	$254,464,305	5/26/2011
31	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$85,558,731	39.8%	3,741	$22,870	$214,949,694	5/2/2003
32	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$85,058,003	47.3%	4,099	$20,751	$179,883,157	5/1/2009
33	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$83,848,082	22.6%	3,043	$27,554	$370,274,604	2/25/2004
34	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$80,027,814	26.5%	3,161	$25,317	$302,191,252	5/16/2002
35	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$77,835,727	25.8%	4,325	$17,997	$301,959,197	7/15/2009
36	I Am Legend	WB	$77,211,321	30.1%	3,606	$21,411	$256,393,010	12/14/2007
37	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$77,108,414	26.4%	4,285	$17,994	$292,004,738	7/11/2007
38	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$77,073,388	35.4%	3,735	$20,635	$217,536,138	5/19/2006
39	Avatar	Fox	$77,025,481	10.3%	3,452	$22,313	$749,766,139	12/18/2009
40	Star Trek	Par.	$75,204,289	29.2%	3,849	$19,539	$257,730,019	5/8/2009
41	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$74,036,787	40.4%	3,922	$18,877	$183,135,014	7/27/2007
42	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$73,071,188	34.3%	3,613	$20,224	$213,307,889	7/26/2002
43	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$72,629,713	19.3%	3,703	$19,613	$377,027,325	12/17/2003
44	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Uni.	$72,132,785	31.5%	3,281	$21,985	$229,086,679	5/23/1997
45	Fast and Furious	Uni.	$70,950,500	45.8%	3,461	$20,500	$155,064,265	4/3/2009
46	300	WB	$70,885,301	33.7%	3,103	$22,844	$210,614,939	3/9/2007
47	Shrek Forever After	P/DW	$70,838,207	29.7%	4,359	$16,251	$238,736,787	5/21/2010
48	Transformers	P/DW	$70,502,384	22.1%	4,011	$17,577	$319,246,193	7/3/2007
49	The Incredibles	BV	$70,467,623	27.0%	3,933	$17,917	$261,441,092	11/5/2004
50	Finding Nemo	BV	$70,251,710	20.7%	3,374	$20,821	$339,714,978	5/30/2003
51	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	Uni.	$70,217,070	33.9%	3,729	$18,830	$207,263,850	3/2/2012
52	Twilight	Sum.	$69,637,740	36.1%	3,419	$20,368	$192,769,854	11/21/2008
53	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$69,283,690	30.5%	3,660	$18,929	$227,471,070	8/3/2007
54	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$68,743,584	36.8%	3,425	$20,071	$186,740,799	5/28/2004
55	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$68,532,960	38.1%	3,500	$19,580	$180,011,740	7/27/2001
56	The Mummy Returns	Uni.	$68,139,035	33.7%	3,401	$20,035	$202,019,785	5/4/2001
57	Up	BV	$68,108,790	23.2%	3,766	$18,085	$293,004,164	5/29/2009
58	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$68,033,544	34.8%	3,964	$17,162	$195,330,621	3/31/2006
59	Bruce Almighty	Uni.	$67,953,330	28.0%	3,483	$19,510	$242,829,261	5/23/2003
60	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$67,528,882	40.1%	3,451	$19,568	$168,368,427	11/14/2008
61	Rush Hour 2	NL	$67,408,222	29.8%	3,118	$21,619	$226,164,286	8/3/2001
62	Cars 2	BV	$66,135,507	34.5%	4,115	$16,072	$191,452,396	6/24/2011
63	Thor	Par.	$65,723,338	36.3%	3,955	$16,618	$181,030,624	5/6/2011
64	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	BV	$65,556,312	22.5%	3,616	$18,129	$291,710,957	12/9/2005
65	2012	Sony	$65,237,614	39.3%	3,404	$19,165	$166,112,167	11/13/2009
66	Captain America: The First Avenger	Par.	$65,058,524	36.8%	3,715	$17,512	$176,654,505	7/22/2011
67	War of the Worlds	Par.	$64,878,725	27.7%	3,908	$16,601	$234,280,354	6/29/2005
68	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$64,832,191	21.6%	4,468	$14,510	$300,531,751	6/30/2010
69	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$64,820,970	15.0%	2,970	$21,825	$431,088,295	5/19/1999
70	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$63,106,589	35.1%	4,056	$15,559	$180,010,950	11/7/2008
71	WALL-E	BV	$63,087,526	28.2%	3,992	$15,803	$223,808,164	6/27/2008
72	Inception	WB	$62,785,337	21.5%	3,792	$16,557	$292,576,195	7/16/2010
73	Hancock	Sony	$62,603,879	27.5%	3,965	$15,789	$227,946,274	7/2/2008
74	Monsters, Inc.	BV	$62,577,067	24.5%	3,237	$19,331	$255,873,250	11/2/2001
75	Sherlock Holmes	WB	$62,304,277	29.8%	3,626	$17,183	$209,028,679	12/25/2009
76	Hulk	Uni.	$62,128,420	47.0%	3,660	$16,974	$132,177,234	6/20/2003
77	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$62,007,528	18.2%	3,622	$17,119	$339,789,881	12/18/2002
78	Clash of the Titans (2010)	WB	$61,235,105	37.5%	3,777	$16,213	$163,214,888	4/2/2010
79	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$60,239,130	28.0%	4,114	$14,642	$215,434,591	6/6/2008
80	Cars	BV	$60,119,509	24.6%	3,985	$15,086	$244,082,982	6/9/2006
81	Signs	BV	$60,117,080	26.4%	3,264	$18,418	$227,966,634	8/2/2002
82	Monsters Vs. Aliens	P/DW	$59,321,095	29.9%	4,104	$14,454	$198,351,526	3/27/2009
83	Pearl Harbor	BV	$59,078,912	29.8%	3,214	$18,381	$198,542,554	5/25/2001
84	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Fox	$58,051,684	44.0%	3,959	$14,663	$131,921,738	6/15/2007
85	Hannibal	MGM	$58,003,121	35.1%	3,230	$17,957	$165,092,268	2/9/2001
86	Mission: Impossible II	Par.	$57,845,297	26.9%	3,653	$15,835	$215,409,889	5/24/2000
87	Toy Story 2	BV	$57,388,839	23.3%	3,236	$17,734	$245,852,179	11/24/1999
88	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	$57,038,404	37.4%	3,285	$17,363	$152,647,258	5/30/2008
89	Despicable Me	Uni.	$56,397,125	22.4%	3,476	$16,225	$251,513,985	7/9/2010
90	Valentine's Day	WB	$56,260,707	50.9%	3,665	$15,351	$110,485,654	2/12/2010
91	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	WB	$56,178,450	27.2%	3,770	$14,901	$206,459,076	7/15/2005
92	Fantastic Four	Fox	$56,061,504	36.2%	3,602	$15,563	$154,696,080	7/8/2005
93	The Karate Kid	Sony	$55,665,805	31.5%	3,663	$15,197	$176,591,618	6/11/2010
94	The Incredible Hulk	Uni.	$55,414,050	41.1%	3,505	$15,810	$134,806,913	6/13/2008
95	Watchmen	WB	$55,214,334	51.4%	3,611	$15,291	$107,509,799	3/6/2009
96	X-Men: First Class	Fox	$55,101,604	37.6%	3,641	$15,134	$146,408,305	6/3/2011
97	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Uni.	$55,082,330	21.2%	3,127	$17,615	$260,044,825	11/17/2000
98	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	BV	$55,034,805	38.9%	3,929	$14,007	$141,621,490	5/16/2008
99	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	NL	$54,917,604	26.7%	3,312	$16,581	$206,040,086	6/11/1999
100	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$54,806,191	31.0%	3,648	$15,024	$176,760,185	8/5/2011