Biggest 23rd Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Sep 20, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,748,969	1,853	$5,261	$124,052,987	157
2	Feb 18, 2000	American Beauty	$6,604,951	1,287	$5,132	$81,422,935	159
3	Nov 18, 1994	The Lion King	$5,509,468	1,456	$3,784	$272,944,052	159
4	May 22, 1998	Titanic	$3,672,703	2,008	$1,829	$577,060,012	157
5	Apr 12, 1991	Dances with Wolves	$3,467,181	1,612	$2,151	$155,257,286	157
6	Oct 28, 1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$3,292,879	739	$4,456	$177,811,345	159
7	Mar 26, 1999	Life Is Beautiful	$3,244,284	1,121	$2,894	$40,685,400	157
8	Nov 12, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$2,988,423	968	$3,087	$289,954,711	157
9	Apr 22, 1988	The Last Emperor	$2,597,418	877	$2,962	$33,097,200	157
10	Feb 20, 1998	L.A. Confidential	$2,376,331	814	$2,919	$48,549,103	157
11	Mar 17, 1995	Pulp Fiction	$2,009,183	1,135	$1,770	$91,565,384	157
12	Oct 17, 1986	Top Gun	$1,874,879	1,292	$1,451	$156,548,833	157
13	Feb 27, 1987	Crocodile Dundee	$1,747,675	1,050	$1,664	$151,755,010	157
14	Feb 24, 1995	The Shawshank Redemption	$1,712,200	822	$2,083	$18,605,911	157
15	Apr 19, 1991	Home Alone	$1,648,188	1,449	$1,137	$264,650,281	157
16	Feb 26, 1982	Chariots of Fire	$1,636,721	293	$5,586	$10,888,029	157
17	Mar 3, 2006	Capote	$1,585,366	744	$2,131	$25,471,928	157
18	Feb 13, 2004	Lost in Translation	$1,492,810	600	$2,488	$41,815,971	157
19	Mar 12, 2004	Mystic River	$1,386,460	927	$1,496	$87,163,685	159
20	May 10, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$1,385,694	738	$1,878	$212,233,719	159
21	Sep 16, 1983	Flashdance	$1,365,163	860	$1,587	$85,341,609	157
22	May 23, 1997	Scream	$1,364,809	854	$1,598	$99,131,100	157
23	Feb 19, 1988	Fatal Attraction	$1,328,606	928	$1,432	$145,112,706	157
24	May 22, 1987	Platoon	$1,310,511	978	$1,340	$129,397,905	157
25	Dec 31, 1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	$1,294,276	590	$2,194	$109,423,776	159
26	May 20, 1983	Tootsie	$1,221,666	689	$1,773	$166,914,703	157
27	Jan 29, 1982	Private Lessons	$1,188,236	219	$5,426	$16,970,151	157
28	May 20, 1988	Moonstruck	$1,176,006	771	$1,525	$73,972,593	159
29	Apr 27, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$1,139,684	655	$1,740	$102,348,450	159
30	May 7, 1982	On Golden Pond	$1,114,026	617	$1,806	$101,674,410	157
31	Nov 13, 1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$1,113,624	410	$2,716	$148,244,536	157
32	Feb 22, 1985	Amadeus	$1,093,433	478	$2,288	$28,746,160	159
33	Nov 9, 1984	Ghostbusters	$1,075,979	375	$2,869	$215,596,868	157
34	May 19, 1989	Rain Man	$1,066,269	1,051	$1,015	$163,734,621	157
35	Jan 16, 1998	The Full Monty	$1,034,175	469	$2,205	$36,845,342	159
36	Feb 17, 1995	Quiz Show	$1,027,618	422	$2,435	$23,055,295	159
37	May 27, 1988	Good Morning Vietnam	$1,010,396	732	$1,380	$119,555,151	159
38	Dec 6, 1985	Back to the Future	$985,468	898	$1,097	$185,091,551	159
39	Aug 7, 1998	Everest	$965,467	63	$15,325	$34,132,807	157
40	Mar 2, 2007	The Last King of Scotland	$961,122	517	$1,859	$15,295,804	159
41	Mar 2, 2007	The Queen	$910,504	545	$1,671	$54,260,831	156
42	Apr 5, 1985	The Killing Fields	$870,489	456	$1,909	$30,593,032	157
43	May 13, 1983	Gandhi	$837,843	390	$2,148	$49,729,399	159
44	Mar 9, 1984	Never Cry Wolf	$830,227	511	$1,625	$24,784,849	157
45	Apr 18, 1997	The English Patient	$813,647	677	$1,202	$74,330,685	157
46	May 23, 1980	Kramer vs. Kramer	$800,000	500	$1,600	$98,982,763	159
47	Apr 16, 1993	Aladdin	$796,703	820	$972	$199,861,046	159
48	Apr 17, 1992	Beauty and the Beast	$774,228	709	$1,092	$130,821,622	159
49	Apr 29, 1994	Mrs. Doubtfire	$737,098	692	$1,065	$217,902,939	159
50	Apr 30, 1993	The Crying Game	$732,480	654	$1,120	$60,046,693	159
51	Nov 25, 1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	$721,424	637	$1,133	$148,375,903	159
52	Mar 29, 1996	Leaving Las Vegas	$713,487	527	$1,354	$29,108,268	157
53	May 14, 1999	Shakespeare in Love	$710,352	903	$787	$94,956,844	157
54	Feb 23, 1996	Se7en	$652,623	680	$960	$96,113,721	157
55	Aug 27, 1982	The Beach Girls	$617,640	176	$3,509	$17,354,492	157
56	May 8, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$600,934	697	$862	$135,061,674	157
57	Nov 4, 1988	Big	$591,668	521	$1,136	$109,464,524	157
58	Nov 23, 1984	The Karate Kid	$582,319	483	$1,206	$89,317,171	157
59	Mar 25, 2005	Sideways	$578,495	413	$1,401	$70,437,851	157
60	Apr 29, 1988	3 Men and a Baby	$550,188	461	$1,193	$159,373,568	159
61	Apr 25, 1997	Sling Blade	$548,131	452	$1,213	$21,714,873	159
62	Apr 19, 2013	Silver Linings Playbook	$547,660	867	$632	$131,030,875	157
63	Feb 28, 1997	Secrets & Lies	$539,483	296	$1,823	$9,666,656	156
64	Dec 9, 1994	Forrest Gump	$532,057	663	$802	$295,954,191	159
65	May 20, 1994	Schindler's List	$516,055	776	$665	$91,967,458	159
66	May 18, 1990	Driving Miss Daisy	$515,297	803	$642	$100,861,228	159
67	Mar 12, 1993	A River Runs Through It	$513,636	538	$955	$41,504,974	157
68	Mar 15, 2013	Argo	$509,207	540	$943	$135,178,251	157
69	Jan 22, 1988	Dirty Dancing	$499,357	642	$778	$58,992,492	157
70	Aug 24, 1990	Pretty Woman	$496,173	402	$1,234	$168,020,393	157
71	May 11, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$481,194	539	$893	$125,460,041	157
72	Mar 10, 2000	Boys Don't Cry	$462,078	186	$2,484	$6,070,561	157
73	Sep 3, 1982	Diner	$450,636	212	$2,126	$9,028,620	157
74	May 15, 1998	Scream 2	$423,204	666	$635	$100,208,537	157
75	Mar 2, 1984	The Big Chill	$413,528	327	$1,265	$54,898,008	159
76	May 13, 1983	48 Hrs.	$409,986	315	$1,302	$74,653,424	159
77	Nov 5, 1982	Poltergeist	$385,617	323	$1,194	$73,485,501	157
78	Mar 26, 1999	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$382,012	30	$12,734	$9,641,073	157
79	May 27, 1994	Philadelphia	$376,171	368	$1,022	$75,967,588	159
80	Apr 21, 2000	Toy Story 2	$365,361	516	$708	$243,907,768	157
81	Aug 31, 2001	Spy Kids	$359,569	1,105	$325	$112,180,203	157
82	May 24, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$358,567	335	$1,070	$310,714,976	159
83	Aug 21, 1992	Basic Instinct	$354,468	436	$813	$115,881,197	157
84	Mar 24, 2000	Beyond the Mat	$351,027	298	$1,178	$1,602,170	157
85	Dec 30, 1994	The Mask	$350,796	277	$1,266	$118,820,184	157
86	Aug 20, 2010	Hubble 3D	$350,020	151	$2,318	$14,031,192	157
87	Oct 28, 1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$338,104	194	$1,743	$242,137,842	159
88	Apr 5, 2002	Amelie	$334,891	144	$2,326	$31,648,056	157
89	Jan 7, 2000	The Sixth Sense	$332,484	255	$1,304	$276,862,853	157
90	May 31, 1996	Mr. Holland's Opus	$330,694	349	$948	$80,062,354	157
91	Feb 24, 1984	Educating Rita	$328,988	295	$1,115	$13,716,389	159
92	Oct 22, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$322,670	386	$836	$427,285,100	159
93	Aug 15, 2003	Bend it Like Beckham	$316,601	277	$1,143	$30,942,939	159
94	Jul 17, 2009	Under the Sea 3-D	$306,390	40	$7,660	$12,894,540	157
95	May 29, 1998	As Good as it Gets	$302,475	367	$824	$147,047,669	159
96	Aug 8, 1986	A Room with a View	$290,127	80	$3,627	$8,648,053	157
97	Oct 31, 2003	Finding Nemo	$289,011	343	$843	$339,159,075	157
98	Aug 4, 2006	Deep Sea 3-D	$284,203	32	$8,881	$16,190,499	157
99	May 16, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$278,594	409	$681	$151,239,479	157
100	Apr 8, 1983	The Man From Snowy River	$274,405	242	$1,134	$18,119,379	159

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