Biggest 26th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Oct 11, 2002 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
$8,453,159 |
2,016 |
$4,193 |
$158,954,054 |
178 |
| 2 |
Mar 10, 2000 |
American Beauty |
$3,664,215 |
1,522 |
$2,408 |
$98,027,002 |
180 |
| 3 |
Dec 4, 1981 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
$2,441,000 |
981 |
$2,488 |
$160,955,434 |
178 |
| 4 |
Dec 3, 1982 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
$2,390,936 |
999 |
$2,393 |
$302,823,973 |
178 |
| 5 |
Dec 9, 1994 |
The Lion King |
$2,211,922 |
1,574 |
$1,405 |
$289,021,690 |
180 |
| 6 |
Nov 18, 1977 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$1,949,157 |
605 |
$3,222 |
$186,924,661 |
180 |
| 7 |
Dec 27, 1985 |
Back to the Future |
$1,859,848 |
911 |
$2,042 |
$189,933,741 |
180 |
| 8 |
May 3, 1991 |
Dances with Wolves |
$1,838,329 |
1,478 |
$1,244 |
$164,961,941 |
178 |
| 9 |
Mar 19, 1982 |
Chariots of Fire |
$1,826,591 |
435 |
$4,199 |
$18,986,239 |
178 |
| 10 |
Apr 16, 1999 |
Life Is Beautiful |
$1,636,781 |
1,113 |
$1,471 |
$50,013,888 |
178 |
| 11 |
May 31, 1985 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
$1,534,371 |
1,073 |
$1,430 |
$220,004,107 |
180 |
| 12 |
Mar 13, 1998 |
L.A. Confidential |
$1,424,423 |
793 |
$1,796 |
$55,434,736 |
178 |
| 13 |
Apr 7, 1995 |
Pulp Fiction |
$1,330,454 |
918 |
$1,449 |
$100,327,435 |
178 |
| 14 |
Nov 7, 1986 |
Top Gun |
$1,258,282 |
864 |
$1,456 |
$162,052,991 |
178 |
| 15 |
Mar 20, 1987 |
Crocodile Dundee |
$1,239,185 |
857 |
$1,446 |
$157,309,340 |
178 |
| 16 |
Jun 12, 1998 |
Titanic |
$1,214,737 |
975 |
$1,246 |
$583,885,184 |
178 |
| 17 |
May 13, 1988 |
The Last Emperor |
$1,055,977 |
763 |
$1,384 |
$38,914,923 |
178 |
| 18 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
Boys Don't Cry |
$984,311 |
365 |
$2,697 |
$9,326,087 |
178 |
| 19 |
Jun 10, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$948,251 |
723 |
$1,312 |
$173,019,532 |
178 |
| 20 |
Mar 15, 1985 |
Amadeus |
$916,131 |
390 |
$2,349 |
$32,660,123 |
180 |
| 21 |
May 20, 2011 |
Tangled |
$910,502 |
191 |
$4,767 |
$200,627,301 |
180 |
| 22 |
Dec 30, 1994 |
Forrest Gump |
$903,409 |
241 |
$3,749 |
$298,535,927 |
180 |
| 23 |
Jan 21, 1983 |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
$901,957 |
555 |
$1,625 |
$115,208,541 |
180 |
| 24 |
Mar 17, 1995 |
The Shawshank Redemption |
$875,446 |
663 |
$1,320 |
$23,507,831 |
178 |
| 25 |
Sep 14, 1990 |
Pretty Woman |
$857,611 |
782 |
$1,097 |
$171,575,541 |
178 |
| 26 |
Oct 7, 1983 |
Flashdance |
$854,804 |
624 |
$1,370 |
$89,539,024 |
178 |
| 27 |
Aug 28, 1998 |
Everest |
$797,429 |
61 |
$13,073 |
$39,256,960 |
178 |
| 28 |
May 10, 1991 |
Home Alone |
$790,657 |
999 |
$791 |
$268,449,784 |
178 |
| 29 |
May 28, 1982 |
On Golden Pond |
$771,239 |
346 |
$2,229 |
$106,463,649 |
178 |
| 30 |
Nov 30, 1984 |
Ghostbusters |
$686,433 |
510 |
$1,346 |
$218,872,755 |
178 |
| 31 |
Jun 8, 1990 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
$642,840 |
964 |
$667 |
$102,647,257 |
180 |
| 32 |
Jun 9, 1989 |
Rain Man |
$607,612 |
667 |
$911 |
$167,238,121 |
178 |
| 33 |
May 20, 1988 |
3 Men and a Baby |
$596,214 |
543 |
$1,098 |
$162,365,605 |
180 |
| 34 |
Mar 21, 1997 |
Secrets & Lies |
$568,984 |
240 |
$2,371 |
$11,768,875 |
177 |
| 35 |
Mar 11, 1988 |
Fatal Attraction |
$565,012 |
445 |
$1,270 |
$148,453,989 |
178 |
| 36 |
Jun 12, 1987 |
Platoon |
$540,865 |
609 |
$888 |
$132,761,962 |
178 |
| 37 |
May 7, 1993 |
Aladdin |
$527,859 |
659 |
$801 |
$202,158,399 |
180 |
| 38 |
Jun 19, 1992 |
Fried Green Tomatoes |
$501,605 |
608 |
$825 |
$78,874,364 |
178 |
| 39 |
May 10, 1996 |
Goldeneye |
$501,448 |
867 |
$578 |
$105,207,504 |
178 |
| 40 |
Jun 3, 1983 |
Gandhi |
$466,650 |
280 |
$1,667 |
$52,324,530 |
180 |
| 41 |
Sep 17, 1982 |
The Beach Girls |
$456,374 |
188 |
$2,428 |
$20,418,789 |
178 |
| 42 |
May 18, 1984 |
Terms of Endearment |
$446,504 |
350 |
$1,276 |
$105,237,012 |
180 |
| 43 |
Mar 15, 1996 |
Se7en |
$419,663 |
324 |
$1,295 |
$98,042,800 |
178 |
| 44 |
Mar 30, 1984 |
Never Cry Wolf |
$414,774 |
404 |
$1,027 |
$26,820,046 |
178 |
| 45 |
Apr 26, 1985 |
The Killing Fields |
$414,548 |
346 |
$1,198 |
$33,015,563 |
178 |
| 46 |
Jun 10, 1988 |
Moonstruck |
$401,767 |
511 |
$786 |
$77,051,120 |
180 |
| 47 |
May 8, 1992 |
Beauty and the Beast |
$390,243 |
481 |
$811 |
$132,756,121 |
180 |
| 48 |
Jun 13, 1997 |
Scream |
$370,172 |
607 |
$610 |
$101,717,267 |
178 |
| 49 |
Oct 15, 1982 |
The Sword and the Sorcerer |
$368,411 |
91 |
$4,048 |
$0 |
178 |
| 50 |
Aug 13, 1993 |
Like Water For Chocolate |
$362,555 |
123 |
$2,948 |
$15,002,639 |
180 |
| 51 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
$335,705 |
49 |
$6,851 |
$10,163,696 |
178 |
| 52 |
Apr 16, 1999 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$331,749 |
30 |
$11,058 |
$11,628,559 |
178 |
| 53 |
Feb 6, 1998 |
The Full Monty |
$329,111 |
263 |
$1,251 |
$38,814,971 |
180 |
| 54 |
Mar 15, 1985 |
Places in the Heart |
$318,027 |
265 |
$1,200 |
$33,167,077 |
178 |
| 55 |
Mar 28, 1997 |
Crash |
$312,799 |
339 |
$923 |
$2,664,812 |
178 |
| 56 |
Jun 6, 1997 |
Jerry Maguire |
$305,552 |
408 |
$749 |
$152,720,926 |
178 |
| 57 |
Nov 25, 1988 |
Big |
$302,193 |
349 |
$866 |
$110,914,367 |
178 |
| 58 |
Apr 29, 1983 |
The Man From Snowy River |
$293,690 |
243 |
$1,209 |
$19,353,515 |
180 |
| 59 |
Jun 21, 1996 |
Mr. Holland's Opus |
$292,371 |
351 |
$833 |
$81,573,226 |
178 |
| 60 |
Nov 26, 1982 |
Poltergeist |
$290,945 |
213 |
$1,366 |
$74,508,431 |
178 |
| 61 |
Aug 7, 2009 |
Under the Sea 3-D |
$288,958 |
40 |
$7,224 |
$15,012,489 |
178 |
| 62 |
Sep 24, 1982 |
Diner |
$280,412 |
200 |
$1,402 |
$11,602,507 |
178 |
| 63 |
Jun 17, 1988 |
Good Morning Vietnam |
$274,228 |
385 |
$712 |
$121,650,966 |
180 |
| 64 |
Jun 1, 2001 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
$269,610 |
276 |
$977 |
$127,152,098 |
178 |
| 65 |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Space Station |
$265,413 |
61 |
$4,351 |
$25,141,374 |
178 |
| 66 |
Jun 4, 1999 |
Shakespeare in Love |
$263,017 |
586 |
$449 |
$97,167,485 |
178 |
| 67 |
Jan 8, 1999 |
There's Something About Mary |
$262,536 |
327 |
$803 |
$175,105,888 |
180 |
| 68 |
Nov 18, 1983 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi |
$259,244 |
121 |
$2,143 |
$243,457,864 |
180 |
| 69 |
Jun 7, 1996 |
Sense and Sensibility |
$257,961 |
283 |
$912 |
$42,416,393 |
182 |
| 70 |
Jan 26, 1996 |
Babe |
$256,880 |
247 |
$1,040 |
$57,554,890 |
178 |
| 71 |
May 21, 1993 |
The Crying Game |
$246,092 |
308 |
$799 |
$61,587,055 |
180 |
| 72 |
Mar 5, 2004 |
Lost in Translation |
$243,105 |
179 |
$1,358 |
$44,161,419 |
178 |
| 73 |
May 16, 1997 |
Sling Blade |
$237,616 |
298 |
$797 |
$22,945,301 |
180 |
| 74 |
Aug 25, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3-D |
$236,904 |
35 |
$6,769 |
$17,832,495 |
178 |
| 75 |
Jan 28, 2000 |
The Sixth Sense |
$235,945 |
220 |
$1,072 |
$278,016,403 |
178 |
| 76 |
May 9, 1997 |
The English Patient |
$232,986 |
315 |
$740 |
$76,259,531 |
178 |
| 77 |
Jan 4, 1985 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
$231,693 |
39 |
$5,941 |
$3,120,040 |
182 |
| 78 |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Leaving Las Vegas |
$225,447 |
254 |
$888 |
$30,841,455 |
178 |
| 79 |
Jun 16, 1989 |
Beaches |
$221,669 |
261 |
$849 |
$54,849,107 |
180 |
| 80 |
Apr 4, 2003 |
Bowling for Columbine |
$206,787 |
144 |
$1,436 |
$20,255,273 |
178 |
| 81 |
Jun 10, 1994 |
Schindler's List |
$206,460 |
279 |
$740 |
$93,667,963 |
180 |
| 82 |
Mar 23, 1984 |
The Big Chill |
$205,518 |
165 |
$1,246 |
$56,077,501 |
180 |
| 83 |
Dec 16, 1988 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
$202,208 |
356 |
$568 |
$149,487,412 |
180 |
| 84 |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
$192,752 |
222 |
$868 |
$43,726,763 |
178 |
| 85 |
Aug 28, 1981 |
On the Right Track |
$191,320 |
36 |
$5,314 |
$9,667,137 |
178 |
| 86 |
Sep 5, 2003 |
Bend it Like Beckham |
$189,963 |
173 |
$1,098 |
$31,979,505 |
180 |
| 87 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
Capote |
$180,100 |
220 |
$819 |
$28,208,108 |
178 |
| 88 |
Jun 14, 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$178,838 |
221 |
$809 |
$311,705,137 |
180 |
| 89 |
Sep 3, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$178,317 |
58 |
$3,074 |
$18,359,197 |
178 |
| 90 |
Dec 26, 1997 |
Men in Black |
$171,828 |
181 |
$949 |
$249,836,052 |
180 |
| 91 |
Dec 31, 2010 |
Despicable Me |
$170,420 |
197 |
$865 |
$251,203,225 |
178 |
| 92 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
Double Jeopardy |
$168,240 |
62 |
$2,714 |
$116,735,231 |
178 |
| 93 |
Jun 15, 2001 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou |
$166,797 |
274 |
$609 |
$44,938,980 |
178 |
| 94 |
May 29, 1998 |
Good Will Hunting |
$165,894 |
299 |
$555 |
$136,322,467 |
178 |
| 95 |
May 12, 2000 |
Toy Story 2 |
$164,186 |
321 |
$511 |
$244,793,235 |
178 |
| 96 |
Sep 10, 2010 |
Hubble 3D |
$164,179 |
60 |
$2,736 |
$15,368,854 |
178 |
| 97 |
Mar 23, 2007 |
The Last King of Scotland |
$152,661 |
136 |
$1,123 |
$17,170,865 |
180 |
| 98 |
Jan 20, 1995 |
The Mask |
$151,412 |
172 |
$880 |
$119,637,872 |
178 |
| 99 |
Jun 4, 1993 |
A Few Good Men |
$140,976 |
167 |
$844 |
$140,525,790 |
178 |
| 100 |
Apr 7, 1995 |
Hoop Dreams |
$136,577 |
92 |
$1,485 |
$7,478,960 |
178 |
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