Opening Day Records at the Box Office

> ALL TIME BOX OFFICE

TOP SINGLE DAY GROSSES

Note: This chart only shows $16 million+ days, regardless of sorting.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening Day / % of Total		Theaters / Average		Date	Total Gross
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$91,071,119	23.9%	4,375	$20,816	F 7/15/11	$381,011,219
2	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$80,813,985	13.0%	4,349	$18,582	F 5/04/12	$623,357,910
3	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$75,754,897	16.9%	4,404	$17,201	F 7/20/12	$448,139,099
4	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Sum.	$72,703,754	24.5%	4,024	$18,068	F 11/20/09	$296,623,634
5	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Sum.	$71,642,526	25.5%	4,061	$17,642	F 11/18/11	$281,287,133
6	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2	LG/S	$71,167,839	24.3%	4,070	$17,486	F 11/16/12	$292,324,737
7	Iron Man 3	BV	$68,858,555	20.4%	4,253	$16,191	F 5/03/13	$337,073,000
8	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$68,533,840	22.8%	4,416	$15,519	W 6/30/10	$300,531,751
9	The Hunger Games	LGF	$67,263,650	16.5%	4,137	$16,259	F 3/23/12	$408,010,692
10	The Dark Knight	WB	$67,165,092	12.6%	4,366	$15,384	F 7/18/08	$533,345,358
11	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$62,016,476	15.4%	4,234	$14,647	W 6/24/09	$402,111,870
12	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	$61,684,550	20.8%	4,125	$14,954	F 11/19/10	$295,983,305
13	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$59,841,919	17.8%	4,252	$14,074	F 5/04/07	$336,530,303
14	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$58,175,412	19.3%	4,275	$13,608	W 7/15/09	$301,959,197
15	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$55,830,600	13.2%	4,133	$13,508	F 7/07/06	$423,315,812
16	Iron Man 2	Par.	$51,239,677	16.4%	4,380	$11,699	F 5/07/10	$312,433,331
17	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$50,013,859	13.2%	3,661	$13,661	Th 5/19/05	$380,270,577
18	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$45,102,265	19.2%	3,690	$12,223	F 5/26/06	$234,362,462
19	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$44,232,338	15.1%	4,181	$10,579	W 7/11/07	$292,004,738
20	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	BV	$42,910,392	13.9%	4,362	$9,837	F 5/25/07	$309,420,425
21	Toy Story 3	BV	$41,148,961	9.9%	4,028	$10,216	F 6/18/10	$415,004,880
22	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	BV	$40,804,962	12.2%	3,728	$10,946	F 3/05/10	$334,191,110
23	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$40,442,604	10.8%	4,152	$9,741	W 6/30/04	$373,585,825
24	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$40,118,363	13.8%	3,858	$10,399	F 11/18/05	$290,013,036
25	Spider-Man	Sony	$39,406,872	9.8%	3,615	$10,901	F 5/03/02	$403,706,375
26	Shrek the Third	P/DW	$38,426,991	11.9%	4,122	$9,322	F 5/18/07	$322,719,944
27	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$38,268,295	15.3%	3,855	$9,927	F 6/04/04	$249,541,069
28	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	P/DW	$37,725,329	10.7%	4,011	$9,405	W 6/29/11	$352,390,543
29	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	$37,508,303	13.3%	3,603	$10,410	Th 5/15/03	$281,576,461
30	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	WB	$37,125,547	12.3%	4,045	$9,178	F 12/14/12	$303,003,568
31	Twilight	Sum.	$35,978,348	18.7%	3,419	$10,523	F 11/21/08	$192,769,854
32	Iron Man	Par.	$35,234,361	11.1%	4,105	$8,583	F 5/02/08	$318,412,101
33	The Amazing Spider-Man	Sony	$35,016,884	13.4%	4,318	$8,110	T 7/03/12	$262,030,663
34	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	BV	$34,860,549	14.5%	4,155	$8,390	F 5/20/11	$241,071,802
35	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$34,450,834	9.1%	3,703	$9,303	W 12/17/03	$377,027,325
36	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$34,433,831	19.1%	4,099	$8,401	F 5/01/09	$179,883,157
37	Fast Five	Uni.	$34,399,360	16.4%	3,644	$9,440	F 4/29/11	$209,837,675
38	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	WB	$32,333,203	10.2%	3,672	$8,805	F 11/16/01	$317,575,550
39	The Hangover Part II	WB	$31,610,367	12.4%	3,615	$8,744	Th 5/26/11	$254,464,305
40	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$31,247,979	14.5%	3,741	$8,353	F 5/02/03	$214,949,694
41	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$30,758,269	16.8%	3,922	$7,842	F 7/27/07	$183,135,014
42	Fast and Furious	Uni.	$30,560,630	19.7%	3,461	$8,830	F 4/03/09	$155,064,265
43	Skyfall	Sony	$30,504,077	10.0%	3,505	$8,703	F 11/09/12	$304,360,277
44	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$30,141,471	10.0%	3,161	$9,535	Th 5/16/02	$302,191,252
45	I Am Legend	WB	$30,059,386	11.7%	3,606	$8,336	F 12/14/07	$256,393,010
46	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$29,631,453	11.3%	3,682	$8,048	F 11/15/02	$261,988,482
47	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$28,630,324	13.2%	3,735	$7,665	F 5/19/06	$217,536,138
48	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$28,542,349	6.6%	2,970	$9,610	W 5/19/99	$431,088,295
49	300	WB	$28,106,731	13.3%	3,103	$9,058	F 3/09/07	$210,614,939
50	Transformers	P/DW	$27,851,016	8.7%	4,011	$6,944	T 7/03/07	$319,246,193
51	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$27,007,026	16.0%	3,451	$7,826	F 11/14/08	$168,368,427
52	Star Trek	Par.	$26,893,975	10.4%	3,849	$6,987	F 5/08/09	$257,730,019
53	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	$26,771,052	17.5%	3,285	$8,149	F 5/30/08	$152,647,258
54	Avatar	Fox	$26,752,099	3.6%	3,452	$7,750	F 12/18/09	$749,766,139
55	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$26,556,573	7.2%	3,006	$8,835	W 2/25/04	$370,274,604
56	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$26,452,351	12.4%	3,613	$7,321	F 7/26/02	$213,307,889
57	Paranormal Activity 3	Par.	$26,305,745	25.3%	3,321	$7,921	F 10/21/11	$104,028,807
58	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$26,159,972	7.7%	3,622	$7,223	W 12/18/02	$339,789,881
59	Clash of the Titans (2010)	WB	$26,061,023	16.0%	3,777	$6,900	F 4/02/10	$163,214,888
60	Cars 2	BV	$25,717,785	13.4%	4,115	$6,250	F 6/24/11	$191,452,396
61	Captain America: The First Avenger	Par.	$25,700,189	14.5%	3,715	$6,918	F 7/22/11	$176,654,505
62	Thor	Par.	$25,481,796	14.1%	3,955	$6,443	F 5/06/11	$181,030,624
63	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$25,041,072	7.9%	4,260	$5,878	Th 5/22/08	$317,101,119
64	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$24,668,225	10.8%	3,660	$6,740	F 8/03/07	$227,471,070
65	Brave	BV	$24,635,336	10.4%	4,164	$5,916	F 6/22/12	$237,283,207
66	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$24,612,000	13.7%	3,500	$7,032	F 7/27/01	$180,011,740
67	Sherlock Holmes	WB	$24,608,941	11.8%	3,626	$6,787	F 12/25/09	$209,028,679
68	Watchmen	WB	$24,515,772	22.8%	3,611	$6,789	F 3/06/09	$107,509,799
69	The Matrix Revolutions	WB	$24,311,365	17.5%	3,502	$6,942	W 11/05/03	$139,313,948
70	Hulk	Uni.	$24,284,065	18.4%	3,660	$6,635	F 6/20/03	$132,177,234
71	Oz The Great and Powerful	BV	$24,096,622	10.4%	3,912	$6,160	F 3/08/13	$231,238,000
72	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$23,504,430	12.6%	3,425	$6,863	F 5/28/04	$186,740,799
73	2012	Sony	$23,441,334	14.1%	3,404	$6,886	F 11/13/09	$166,112,167
74	The Mummy Returns	Uni.	$23,381,875	11.6%	3,401	$6,875	F 5/04/01	$202,019,785
75	WALL-E	BV	$23,164,108	10.3%	3,992	$5,803	F 6/27/08	$223,808,164
76	Rush Hour 2	NL	$23,108,000	10.2%	3,118	$7,411	F 8/03/01	$226,164,286
77	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	BV	$23,006,856	7.9%	3,616	$6,363	F 12/09/05	$291,710,957
78	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$22,159,303	14.8%	4,007	$5,530	F 8/07/09	$150,201,498
79	Jackass 3-D	Par.	$22,044,604	18.8%	3,081	$7,155	F 10/15/10	$117,229,692
80	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Fox	$21,990,579	16.7%	3,959	$5,555	F 6/15/07	$131,921,738
81	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$21,788,862	11.2%	3,964	$5,497	F 3/31/06	$195,330,621
82	Inception	WB	$21,782,199	7.4%	3,792	$5,744	F 7/16/10	$292,576,195
83	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Uni.	$21,605,385	9.4%	3,281	$6,585	F 5/23/97	$229,086,679
84	Up	BV	$21,481,834	7.3%	3,766	$5,704	F 5/29/09	$293,004,164
85	The Incredible Hulk	Uni.	$21,468,125	15.9%	3,505	$6,125	F 6/13/08	$134,806,913
86	Prometheus	Fox	$21,466,267	17.0%	3,396	$6,321	F 6/08/12	$126,477,084
87	X-Men: First Class	Fox	$21,398,778	14.6%	3,641	$5,877	F 6/03/11	$146,408,305
88	Green Lantern	WB	$21,386,523	18.3%	3,816	$5,604	F 6/17/11	$116,601,172
89	Despicable Me	Uni.	$21,342,640	8.5%	3,476	$6,140	F 7/09/10	$251,513,985
90	Fantastic Four	Fox	$21,263,992	13.7%	3,602	$5,903	F 7/08/05	$154,696,080
91	War of the Worlds	Par.	$21,256,483	9.1%	3,908	$5,439	W 6/29/05	$234,280,354
92	Signs	BV	$20,884,660	9.2%	3,264	$6,398	F 8/02/02	$227,966,634
93	Shrek Forever After	P/DW	$20,802,341	8.7%	4,359	$4,772	F 5/21/10	$238,736,787
94	X-Men	Fox	$20,785,331	13.2%	3,025	$6,871	F 7/14/00	$157,299,717
95	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	WB	$20,714,395	10.0%	3,770	$5,495	F 7/15/05	$206,459,076
96	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	P/DW	$20,650,819	9.5%	4,258	$4,850	F 6/08/12	$216,391,482
97	Ted	Uni.	$20,583,845	9.4%	3,239	$6,355	F 6/29/12	$218,815,487
98	The Incredibles	BV	$20,503,078	7.8%	3,933	$5,213	F 11/05/04	$261,441,092
99	Snow White and the Huntsman	Uni.	$20,468,525	13.2%	3,773	$5,425	F 6/01/12	$155,332,381
100	The Village	BV	$20,382,664	17.8%	3,730	$5,465	F 7/30/04	$114,197,520
101	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$20,303,918	9.4%	4,114	$4,935	F 6/06/08	$215,434,591
102	Finding Nemo	BV	$20,208,056	5.9%	3,374	$5,989	F 5/30/03	$339,714,978
103	Bruce Almighty	Uni.	$20,114,325	8.3%	3,483	$5,775	F 5/23/03	$242,829,261
104	Paranormal Activity 2	Par.	$20,109,273	23.7%	3,216	$6,253	F 10/22/10	$84,752,907
105	Batman Forever	WB	$20,046,461	10.9%	2,842	$7,054	F 6/16/95	$184,031,112
106	Cars	BV	$19,713,746	8.1%	3,985	$4,947	F 6/09/06	$244,082,982
107	2 Fast 2 Furious	Uni.	$19,664,160	15.5%	3,408	$5,770	F 6/06/03	$127,154,901
108	8 Mile	Uni.	$19,574,765	16.8%	2,470	$7,925	F 11/08/02	$116,750,901
109	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$19,534,699	11.1%	3,648	$5,355	F 8/05/11	$176,760,185
110	Van Helsing	Uni.	$19,519,430	16.2%	3,575	$5,460	F 5/07/04	$120,177,084
111	The Great Gatsby (2013)	WB	$19,412,782	21.5%	3,535	$5,492	F 5/10/13	$90,159,000
112	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	BV	$19,397,743	13.7%	3,929	$4,937	F 5/16/08	$141,621,490
113	Magic Mike	WB	$19,371,387	17.0%	2,930	$6,611	F 6/29/12	$113,721,571
114	Hannibal	MGM	$19,297,000	11.7%	3,230	$5,974	F 2/09/01	$165,092,268
115	Friday the 13th (2009)	WB (NL)	$19,293,446	29.7%	3,105	$6,214	F 2/13/09	$65,002,019
116	Scooby-Doo	WB	$19,204,859	12.5%	3,447	$5,571	F 6/14/02	$153,294,164
117	Jurassic Park III	Uni.	$19,024,360	10.5%	3,434	$5,540	W 7/18/01	$181,171,875
118	Wanted	Uni.	$19,018,335	14.1%	3,175	$5,990	F 6/27/08	$134,508,551
119	Scary Movie 4	W/Dim.	$19,017,001	21.0%	3,602	$5,280	F 4/14/06	$90,710,620
120	Rush Hour 3	NL	$18,954,000	13.5%	3,778	$5,017	F 8/10/07	$140,125,968
121	The Karate Kid	Sony	$18,816,278	10.7%	3,663	$5,137	F 6/11/10	$176,591,618
122	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Fox	$18,801,277	8.6%	3,656	$5,143	W 12/23/09	$219,614,612
123	Pearl Harbor	BV	$18,698,412	9.4%	3,214	$5,818	F 5/25/01	$198,542,554
124	Men in Black II	Sony	$18,599,621	9.8%	3,557	$5,229	W 7/03/02	$190,418,803
125	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$18,436,125	10.5%	3,165	$5,825	F 7/23/04	$176,241,941
126	Scary Movie 3	Dim.	$18,397,000	16.7%	3,505	$5,249	F 10/24/03	$110,003,217
127	Taken 2	Fox	$18,358,057	13.1%	3,661	$5,014	F 10/05/12	$139,854,287
128	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	NL	$18,214,211	5.8%	3,359	$5,423	W 12/19/01	$313,364,114
129	Les Miserables (2012)	Uni.	$18,111,665	12.2%	2,808	$6,450	T 12/25/12	$148,809,770
130	I, Robot	Fox	$18,072,179	12.5%	3,420	$5,284	F 7/16/04	$144,801,023
131	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Par.	$18,066,000	13.8%	3,308	$5,461	F 6/15/01	$131,168,070
132	Superman Returns	WB	$18,037,277	9.0%	3,915	$4,607	W 6/28/06	$200,081,192
133	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Sony	$18,016,961	12.2%	3,803	$4,738	F 8/04/06	$148,213,377
134	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	NL	$17,981,900	8.7%	3,312	$5,429	F 6/11/99	$206,040,086
135	Monsters, Inc.	BV	$17,806,294	7.0%	3,237	$5,501	F 11/02/01	$255,873,250
136	MIB 3	Sony	$17,664,409	9.9%	4,248	$4,158	F 5/25/12	$179,020,854
137	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$17,555,027	9.8%	4,056	$4,328	F 11/07/08	$180,010,950
138	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	Uni.	$17,526,300	8.2%	3,729	$4,700	F 3/02/12	$214,030,500
139	The Last Airbender	Par.	$17,511,097	13.3%	3,169	$5,526	Th 7/01/10	$131,772,187
140	Tron Legacy	BV	$17,509,781	10.2%	3,451	$5,074	F 12/17/10	$172,062,763
141	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Fox	$17,474,908	9.4%	3,424	$5,104	F 6/10/05	$186,336,279
142	Hannah Montana The Movie	BV	$17,436,095	21.9%	3,118	$5,592	F 4/10/09	$79,576,189
143	Independence Day	Fox	$17,406,144	5.7%	2,880	$6,044	W 7/03/96	$306,169,268
144	Hancock	Sony	$17,386,366	7.6%	3,965	$4,385	W 7/02/08	$227,946,274
145	XXX	SonR	$17,311,194	12.2%	3,374	$5,131	F 8/09/02	$142,109,382
146	Cloverfield	Par.	$17,164,536	21.4%	3,411	$5,032	F 1/18/08	$80,048,433
147	Troy	WB	$17,053,740	12.8%	3,411	$5,000	F 5/14/04	$133,378,256
148	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	BV	$16,961,393	18.7%	3,623	$4,682	F 10/24/08	$90,559,416
149	Bad Boys II	Sony	$16,883,057	12.2%	3,186	$5,299	F 7/18/03	$138,608,444
150	The Devil Inside	Par.	$16,756,764	31.5%	2,285	$7,333	F 1/06/12	$53,261,944
151	Monsters Vs. Aliens	P/DW	$16,754,032	8.4%	4,104	$4,082	F 3/27/09	$198,351,526
152	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	BV	$16,739,339	7.6%	3,832	$4,368	F 12/21/07	$219,964,115
153	The Hangover	WB	$16,734,033	6.0%	3,269	$5,119	F 6/05/09	$277,322,503
154	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Fox	$16,728,341	10.4%	3,881	$4,310	F 7/13/12	$161,321,843
155	Mission: Impossible III	Par.	$16,632,157	12.4%	4,054	$4,103	F 5/05/06	$134,029,801
156	Die Another Day	MGM	$16,619,731	10.3%	3,314	$5,015	F 11/22/02	$160,942,139
157	American Pie 2	Uni.	$16,478,940	11.4%	3,063	$5,380	F 8/10/01	$145,103,595
158	Angels & Demons	Sony	$16,471,357	12.3%	3,527	$4,670	F 5/15/09	$133,375,846
159	Ratatouille	BV	$16,452,942	8.0%	3,940	$4,176	F 6/29/07	$206,445,654
160	Alien Vs. Predator	Fox	$16,442,987	20.5%	3,395	$4,843	F 8/13/04	$80,282,231
161	The Longest Yard	Par.	$16,186,262	10.2%	3,634	$4,454	F 5/27/05	$158,119,460
162	Batman and Robin	WB	$16,115,353	15.0%	2,934	$5,493	F 6/20/97	$107,325,195
163	Batman Returns	WB	$16,071,282	9.9%	2,644	$6,078	F 6/19/92	$162,831,698