Biggest 21st Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Sep 6, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$10,372,316	1,695	$6,119	$95,824,732	143
2	Mar 29, 1991	Dances with Wolves	$5,406,366	1,621	$3,335	$144,313,302	143
3	May 8, 1998	Titanic	$3,178,573	2,256	$1,409	$569,820,413	143
4	Oct 29, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$2,793,369	992	$2,816	$282,217,010	143
5	Feb 13, 1987	Crocodile Dundee	$2,689,887	1,200	$2,242	$146,645,972	143
6	Oct 3, 1986	Top Gun	$2,405,090	1,334	$1,803	$150,727,739	143
7	Apr 13, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$2,301,607	918	$2,507	$97,511,176	145
8	Feb 12, 1982	Chariots of Fire	$2,224,865	292	$7,619	$6,492,995	143
9	Jan 30, 2004	Lost in Translation	$2,156,557	632	$3,412	$37,437,901	143
10	Sep 2, 1983	Flashdance	$2,144,957	792	$2,708	$81,493,245	143
11	Mar 3, 1995	Pulp Fiction	$2,134,095	966	$2,209	$85,755,253	143
12	Mar 1, 2013	Argo	$2,103,342	985	$2,135	$132,659,727	143
13	Feb 27, 2004	Mystic River	$2,085,463	1,125	$1,854	$82,234,706	145
14	Apr 4, 1997	The English Patient	$2,029,724	1,300	$1,561	$71,058,188	143
15	Apr 3, 1992	Beauty and the Beast	$1,965,717	1,119	$1,757	$128,136,098	145
16	Apr 5, 1991	Home Alone	$1,954,348	1,588	$1,231	$260,077,797	143
17	Apr 16, 1993	The Crying Game	$1,941,084	974	$1,993	$57,118,500	145
18	Mar 12, 1999	Life Is Beautiful	$1,865,738	646	$2,888	$32,801,942	143
19	Nov 30, 1990	Ghost	$1,850,844	1,528	$1,211	$197,954,919	143
20	Aug 1, 2003	Bend it Like Beckham	$1,813,118	1,002	$1,809	$28,294,045	145
21	Apr 26, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$1,789,313	824	$2,171	$208,309,025	145
22	Nov 22, 1985	Back to the Future	$1,719,525	1,025	$1,678	$180,639,509	145
23	Mar 23, 2012	October Baby	$1,697,130	390	$4,352	$1,697,130	143
24	Apr 23, 1982	On Golden Pond	$1,694,235	744	$2,277	$97,272,206	143
25	May 5, 1989	Rain Man	$1,586,090	1,218	$1,302	$160,400,737	143
26	Apr 3, 1987	Hoosiers	$1,583,202	995	$1,591	$22,519,502	143
27	May 6, 1983	Tootsie	$1,546,976	805	$1,922	$163,485,230	143
28	May 4, 1990	Driving Miss Daisy	$1,534,747	1,120	$1,370	$98,406,081	145
29	Feb 8, 1985	Amadeus	$1,509,004	501	$3,012	$25,595,644	145
30	Mar 22, 1985	The Killing Fields	$1,501,758	609	$2,466	$27,617,095	143
31	Mar 11, 2005	Sideways	$1,326,550	804	$1,650	$68,124,638	143
32	Apr 15, 1994	Mrs. Doubtfire	$1,315,603	962	$1,368	$215,463,939	145
33	Feb 16, 2007	The Queen	$1,315,201	807	$1,630	$51,056,208	142
34	Apr 29, 1983	Gandhi	$1,303,096	579	$2,251	$47,418,460	145
35	May 8, 1987	Platoon	$1,289,247	1,203	$1,072	$125,826,736	143
36	Nov 25, 1994	Forrest Gump	$1,260,602	684	$1,843	$294,268,394	145
37	Feb 24, 1984	Never Cry Wolf	$1,192,265	528	$2,258	$22,485,743	143
38	Feb 5, 1988	Fatal Attraction	$1,180,619	878	$1,345	$142,200,833	143
39	May 6, 1988	Moonstruck	$1,177,630	830	$1,419	$70,791,647	145
40	Dec 4, 1981	Arthur	$1,169,415	817	$1,431	$74,651,604	143
41	Feb 17, 2006	Capote	$1,147,009	559	$2,052	$21,807,453	143
42	May 6, 1994	Schindler's List	$1,129,050	1,170	$965	$89,595,683	145
43	Apr 11, 1997	Sling Blade	$1,090,765	763	$1,430	$19,846,376	145
44	Apr 2, 1993	Aladdin	$1,060,013	824	$1,286	$196,962,510	145
45	Mar 30, 1990	My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown	$1,058,400	510	$2,075	$10,198,751	143
46	Apr 24, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$1,033,604	927	$1,115	$133,038,103	143
47	Oct 26, 1984	Ghostbusters	$1,026,018	753	$1,363	$212,543,273	143
48	Jul 24, 1998	Everest	$1,020,896	62	$16,466	$30,346,624	143
49	Jan 8, 1988	Dirty Dancing	$991,137	809	$1,225	$57,288,167	143
50	Oct 30, 1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$967,723	431	$2,245	$144,963,710	143
51	May 9, 1980	Kramer vs. Kramer	$900,000	500	$1,800	$94,982,763	145
52	Feb 16, 2007	The Last King of Scotland	$884,895	384	$2,304	$12,756,249	145
53	Aug 10, 1990	Pretty Woman	$883,234	729	$1,212	$165,766,684	143
54	Oct 21, 1988	Big	$850,973	782	$1,088	$107,786,070	143
55	Apr 8, 1988	The Last Emperor	$837,400	460	$1,820	$25,169,033	143
56	Apr 30, 1999	Shakespeare in Love	$825,962	1,017	$812	$92,887,782	143
57	Feb 9, 1996	Se7en	$801,502	901	$890	$94,268,795	143
58	Apr 27, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$775,304	683	$1,135	$123,907,354	143
59	Dec 17, 1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	$771,740	742	$1,040	$105,328,633	145
60	Aug 17, 2001	Spy Kids	$764,702	1,202	$636	$110,844,040	143
61	Feb 17, 1984	The Big Chill	$760,766	463	$1,643	$53,441,236	145
62	Apr 15, 1988	3 Men and a Baby	$757,897	597	$1,270	$157,750,857	145
63	May 13, 1988	Good Morning Vietnam	$737,282	634	$1,163	$117,202,233	145
64	May 1, 1998	Scream 2	$731,449	1,211	$604	$99,297,310	143
65	Apr 29, 1983	48 Hrs.	$676,068	468	$1,445	$73,421,578	145
66	Oct 12, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	$662,516	382	$1,734	$174,347,494	145
67	May 9, 1997	Scream	$662,126	784	$845	$95,588,264	143
68	Feb 24, 2006	Good Night and Good Luck	$652,020	272	$2,397	$30,323,531	143
69	Feb 8, 1985	Places in the Heart	$641,280	501	$1,280	$31,243,723	143
70	May 13, 1994	Philadelphia	$639,835	707	$905	$74,654,908	145
71	Oct 14, 1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$622,402	293	$2,124	$240,962,087	145
72	Apr 5, 2013	Silver Linings Playbook	$603,470	524	$1,152	$129,725,117	143
73	Nov 9, 1984	The Karate Kid	$596,665	544	$1,097	$87,659,508	143
74	Feb 22, 2008	Michael Clayton	$594,383	425	$1,399	$48,517,861	143
75	Mar 9, 1984	The Right Stuff	$578,616	454	$1,274	$21,192,102	143
76	May 16, 2003	Chicago	$572,963	520	$1,102	$167,440,667	143
77	May 2, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$562,809	650	$866	$150,429,185	143
78	Nov 21, 1997	Men in Black	$558,608	605	$923	$248,408,779	145
79	Feb 14, 1997	Secrets & Lies	$550,999	162	$3,401	$8,147,277	142
80	Oct 8, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$538,206	550	$979	$426,141,814	145
81	May 9, 1986	The Color Purple	$518,242	586	$884	$91,782,203	145
82	Oct 17, 2003	Finding Nemo	$511,514	445	$1,149	$338,163,432	143
83	Mar 15, 1996	Leaving Las Vegas	$510,879	507	$1,008	$27,220,137	143
84	Aug 13, 1982	The Beach Girls	$509,340	129	$3,948	$16,091,875	143
85	Mar 22, 2002	Amelie	$509,106	245	$2,078	$30,353,807	143
86	Nov 10, 1989	Batman	$503,585	522	$965	$248,497,265	143
87	May 10, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$502,487	440	$1,142	$309,471,992	145
88	Apr 3, 2009	Slumdog Millionaire	$499,257	840	$594	$140,244,722	145
89	Oct 15, 1982	Rocky 3	$475,759	488	$975	$117,432,059	143
90	Sep 21, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$466,320	290	$1,608	$622,888,162	143
91	Apr 19, 1991	Misery	$464,547	474	$980	$60,143,292	143
92	Mar 26, 1999	Elizabeth	$464,009	274	$1,693	$28,571,549	143
93	Nov 28, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$430,070	342	$1,258	$304,879,615	145
94	May 7, 2010	Avatar	$425,085	328	$1,296	$747,946,415	143
95	Feb 6, 1998	L.A. Confidential	$422,308	242	$1,745	$42,050,824	143
96	Mar 12, 1999	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$416,931	29	$14,377	$8,383,503	143
97	Oct 26, 1984	Gremlins	$416,465	454	$917	$146,731,025	143
98	Oct 29, 2004	Napoleon Dynamite	$410,800	387	$1,061	$41,877,647	143
99	Sep 22, 2000	Gladiator	$408,297	522	$782	$185,635,772	143
100	Nov 22, 1996	Independence Day	$404,893	471	$860	$305,400,802	145

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