Biggest 24th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Sep 27, 2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,434,602	1,841	$5,125	$136,628,662	164
2	Nov 25, 1994	The Lion King	$6,267,047	1,510	$4,150	$281,838,756	166
3	Feb 25, 2000	American Beauty	$4,607,709	1,323	$3,483	$87,525,789	166
4	Nov 20, 1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$3,307,347	1,232	$2,685	$151,938,500	164
5	Apr 19, 1991	Dances with Wolves	$2,940,860	1,625	$1,810	$159,510,493	164
6	Nov 19, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$2,895,074	1,027	$2,819	$293,613,626	164
7	Apr 2, 1999	Life Is Beautiful	$2,669,480	1,130	$2,362	$44,720,425	164
8	Nov 4, 1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$2,626,914	665	$3,950	$181,289,965	166
9	Mar 24, 1995	Pulp Fiction	$2,510,260	1,102	$2,278	$95,069,344	164
10	May 27, 1983	Tootsie	$2,439,315	835	$2,921	$169,884,870	164
11	Mar 5, 1982	Chariots of Fire	$2,229,501	442	$5,044	$13,593,029	164
12	Feb 27, 1998	L.A. Confidential	$2,151,911	859	$2,505	$51,405,394	164
13	May 17, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$1,881,899	912	$2,063	$214,556,950	166
14	May 29, 1998	Titanic	$1,783,579	1,562	$1,142	$579,419,474	164
15	Apr 29, 1988	The Last Emperor	$1,780,196	851	$2,092	$35,635,164	164
16	Oct 24, 1986	Top Gun	$1,576,139	1,168	$1,349	$158,722,140	164
17	Mar 3, 1995	The Shawshank Redemption	$1,458,720	762	$1,914	$20,638,821	164
18	Mar 6, 1987	Crocodile Dundee	$1,454,603	1,012	$1,437	$153,720,911	164
19	Jan 7, 1983	An Officer and a Gentleman	$1,312,008	590	$2,224	$111,350,878	166
20	Dec 21, 1990	Ghost	$1,237,697	988	$1,253	$202,815,382	164
21	Sep 23, 1983	Flashdance	$1,186,594	838	$1,416	$87,014,585	164
22	May 26, 1989	Rain Man	$1,177,597	907	$1,298	$165,303,331	164
23	May 27, 1988	Moonstruck	$1,126,234	734	$1,534	$75,492,040	166
24	Apr 26, 1991	Home Alone	$1,122,205	1,248	$899	$266,197,786	164
25	Mar 10, 2006	Capote	$1,040,598	689	$1,510	$27,060,267	164
26	Mar 1, 1985	Amadeus	$1,000,472	435	$2,300	$30,133,694	166
27	Jun 5, 1992	Fried Green Tomatoes	$921,905	878	$1,050	$76,743,604	164
28	Aug 14, 1998	Everest	$910,848	62	$14,691	$35,993,525	164
29	Feb 26, 1988	Fatal Attraction	$888,368	718	$1,237	$146,488,799	164
30	Aug 31, 1990	Pretty Woman	$875,296	583	$1,501	$169,154,009	164
31	Feb 5, 1982	Private Lessons	$863,236	224	$3,854	$18,064,851	164
32	May 4, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$855,779	467	$1,833	$103,683,458	166
33	May 29, 1987	Platoon	$850,043	883	$963	$130,600,043	164
34	Feb 20, 2004	Lost in Translation	$831,250	481	$1,728	$43,217,012	164
35	May 30, 1997	Scream	$780,199	796	$980	$100,248,091	164
36	May 21, 1999	Shakespeare in Love	$745,400	1,223	$609	$95,940,373	164
37	Nov 16, 1984	Ghostbusters	$736,591	566	$1,301	$216,643,458	164
38	May 14, 1982	On Golden Pond	$718,469	420	$1,711	$103,403,369	164
39	Mar 23, 1990	Look Who's Talking	$711,360	624	$1,140	$134,837,533	164
40	Dec 13, 1985	Back to the Future	$700,232	717	$977	$186,030,955	166
41	May 6, 1988	3 Men and a Baby	$672,601	570	$1,180	$160,239,587	166
42	Apr 23, 1993	Aladdin	$666,561	739	$902	$200,820,537	166
43	Apr 25, 1997	The English Patient	$657,697	516	$1,275	$75,309,422	164
44	Mar 9, 2007	The Last King of Scotland	$656,921	490	$1,341	$16,262,830	166
45	Apr 12, 1985	The Killing Fields	$641,902	415	$1,547	$31,600,715	164
46	Mar 19, 2004	Mystic River	$634,388	670	$947	$88,284,152	166
47	Mar 16, 1984	Never Cry Wolf	$599,100	414	$1,447	$25,616,757	164
48	May 27, 1994	Schindler's List	$592,860	482	$1,230	$92,852,228	166
49	Sep 3, 1982	The Beach Girls	$586,642	150	$3,911	$18,861,607	164
50	May 20, 1983	Gandhi	$582,746	346	$1,684	$50,498,856	166
51	Jan 23, 1998	The Full Monty	$581,484	407	$1,429	$37,671,423	166
52	Apr 24, 1992	Beauty and the Beast	$574,209	550	$1,044	$131,839,997	166
53	Mar 9, 2007	The Queen	$573,487	460	$1,247	$55,154,689	163
54	Jun 3, 1988	Good Morning Vietnam	$540,891	621	$871	$120,356,916	166
55	Mar 1, 1996	Se7en	$531,096	510	$1,041	$96,826,751	164
56	Mar 17, 2000	Boys Don't Cry	$512,618	260	$1,972	$6,817,529	164
57	Feb 24, 1995	Quiz Show	$511,816	352	$1,454	$23,744,736	166
58	May 23, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$505,238	406	$1,244	$151,829,539	164
59	Jan 29, 1988	Dirty Dancing	$501,039	645	$777	$60,449,463	164
60	Sep 10, 1982	Diner	$489,824	266	$1,841	$9,531,200	164
61	Mar 7, 1997	Secrets & Lies	$487,507	229	$2,129	$10,359,338	163
62	Apr 5, 1996	Leaving Las Vegas	$484,787	511	$949	$29,890,321	164
63	May 7, 1993	The Crying Game	$478,140	510	$938	$60,719,528	166
64	May 20, 1983	48 Hrs.	$467,853	325	$1,440	$75,275,990	166
65	May 25, 1990	Driving Miss Daisy	$454,422	674	$674	$101,514,555	166
66	May 21, 1993	A Few Good Men	$452,670	398	$1,137	$140,015,213	164
67	Nov 11, 1988	Big	$440,105	414	$1,063	$110,028,707	164
68	Jan 14, 2000	The Sixth Sense	$415,562	237	$1,753	$277,400,187	164
69	Apr 2, 1999	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$414,746	30	$13,825	$10,368,300	164
70	May 18, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$395,399	438	$903	$126,071,283	164
71	May 15, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$389,822	574	$679	$135,637,756	164
72	May 2, 1997	Sling Blade	$378,924	329	$1,152	$22,262,899	166
73	May 6, 1994	Mrs. Doubtfire	$363,383	514	$707	$218,415,912	166
74	Aug 15, 1986	A Room with a View	$358,351	100	$3,584	$9,130,744	164
75	Nov 4, 1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$355,538	157	$2,265	$242,621,536	166
76	May 22, 1998	Scream 2	$347,914	443	$785	$100,693,014	164
77	Dec 16, 1994	Forrest Gump	$340,990	406	$840	$295,514,354	166
78	Jul 24, 2009	Under the Sea 3-D	$337,940	40	$8,449	$13,617,069	164
79	Nov 30, 1984	The Karate Kid	$329,289	380	$867	$89,953,587	164
80	Dec 2, 1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	$328,816	406	$810	$148,882,574	166
81	Apr 15, 1983	The Man From Snowy River	$325,136	262	$1,241	$18,526,643	166
82	Apr 1, 2005	Sideways	$321,271	304	$1,057	$70,991,037	164
83	May 30, 1986	The Color Purple	$315,744	414	$763	$93,589,701	166
84	Mar 9, 1984	The Big Chill	$314,686	248	$1,269	$55,376,667	166
85	Jun 1, 2001	O Brother, Where Art Thou	$314,271	372	$845	$44,207,095	164
86	Aug 11, 2006	Deep Sea 3-D	$282,799	31	$9,123	$16,812,071	164
87	Apr 12, 1991	China Cry: A True Story	$268,332	145	$1,851	$3,254,801	164
88	Mar 1, 1985	Places in the Heart	$266,000	195	$1,364	$32,561,407	164
89	Aug 27, 2010	Hubble 3D	$263,530	151	$1,745	$14,558,691	164
90	Oct 26, 2001	Shrek	$261,875	332	$789	$266,982,666	164
91	Sep 27, 2002	Space Station	$256,983	57	$4,508	$24,209,519	164
92	Apr 28, 2000	Toy Story 2	$256,826	434	$592	$244,350,833	164
93	Dec 25, 1998	There's Something About Mary	$249,334	313	$797	$174,151,288	166
94	Mar 31, 1995	Bullets Over Broadway	$247,905	209	$1,186	$12,911,800	164
95	Mar 24, 1995	Hoop Dreams	$246,276	118	$2,087	$7,068,154	164
96	Apr 12, 2002	Amelie	$233,952	130	$1,800	$32,012,485	164
97	Jun 7, 1996	Mr. Holland's Opus	$233,183	251	$929	$80,463,554	164
98	Aug 29, 1997	Liar Liar	$228,690	189	$1,210	$180,551,970	164
99	Jan 6, 1995	The Mask	$226,377	256	$884	$119,134,304	164
100	May 31, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$224,662	259	$867	$311,053,126	166

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