Biggest 7th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Jan 29, 2010	Avatar	$31,280,029	3,074	$10,176	$595,752,416	45
2	Jan 30, 1998	Titanic	$25,907,172	2,853	$9,081	$308,100,203	45
3	Dec 28, 1990	Home Alone	$25,148,406	2,141	$11,746	$152,103,249	45
4	Jan 23, 2009	Gran Torino	$16,244,462	3,045	$5,335	$97,819,975	45
5	Apr 9, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$15,216,723	3,240	$4,697	$353,006,351	47
6	Dec 25, 1992	Aladdin	$13,381,926	2,255	$5,934	$80,440,097	47
7	Jul 2, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$13,291,659	2,628	$5,058	$373,166,970	47
8	Dec 31, 1999	Toy Story 2	$12,424,539	3,102	$4,005	$208,851,257	45
9	Jan 28, 2005	Million Dollar Baby	$12,265,482	2,010	$6,102	$21,579,631	47
10	Jan 1, 2010	The Blind Side	$11,912,749	2,926	$4,071	$208,476,067	45
11	Jan 16, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$11,757,488	1,819	$6,464	$35,351,824	45
12	Jan 7, 1994	Mrs. Doubtfire	$11,536,024	2,345	$4,919	$138,095,965	47
13	Aug 19, 1994	Forrest Gump	$11,248,160	2,230	$5,044	$206,713,081	47
14	Sep 17, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$11,207,422	2,788	$4,020	$213,275,834	45
15	Jul 23, 1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$11,089,490	1,493	$7,428	$151,022,925	45
16	Dec 28, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$10,978,760	3,186	$3,446	$291,594,218	45
17	Feb 7, 2003	Chicago	$10,786,533	1,841	$5,859	$63,803,153	45
18	Dec 27, 1991	Beauty and the Beast	$10,670,669	1,940	$5,500	$63,690,996	47
19	Jan 18, 2008	Juno	$9,954,874	2,534	$3,929	$85,081,407	47
20	Jul 29, 1994	The Lion King	$9,946,473	2,577	$3,860	$218,645,104	47
21	Dec 23, 1994	The Santa Clause	$9,784,889	2,352	$4,160	$123,230,876	45
22	Jan 1, 1993	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	$9,562,917	2,461	$3,886	$145,769,282	45
23	Dec 29, 1989	The Little Mermaid	$9,235,512	1,521	$6,072	$49,401,857	47
24	Jun 15, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$8,905,467	2,582	$3,449	$586,794,371	45
25	Jan 1, 1999	A Bug's Life	$8,830,882	2,551	$3,462	$136,420,446	45
26	Sep 4, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$8,825,090	2,807	$3,144	$167,071,590	45
27	Jul 20, 1984	Ghostbusters	$8,734,278	1,468	$5,950	$130,017,036	45
28	Aug 29, 2008	The Dark Knight	$8,622,879	2,750	$3,136	$502,293,926	45
29	Feb 5, 1988	Good Morning Vietnam	$8,564,496	1,579	$5,424	$51,568,528	47
30	Jul 11, 2003	Finding Nemo	$8,465,110	2,643	$3,203	$291,068,455	45
31	Jul 23, 1993	Jurassic Park	$8,420,160	2,352	$3,580	$270,958,085	45
32	Jan 22, 2010	The Lovely Bones	$8,418,192	2,571	$3,274	$31,242,633	45
33	Feb 1, 2002	A Beautiful Mind	$8,403,690	2,250	$3,735	$104,502,101	45
34	Aug 28, 1998	There's Something About Mary	$8,374,865	2,401	$3,488	$116,232,467	47
35	Jan 30, 1987	Platoon	$8,352,394	590	$14,157	$26,560,509	45
36	Jan 14, 2011	Black Swan	$8,342,648	2,328	$3,584	$73,211,006	45
37	Jul 4, 1980	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$8,309,772	880	$9,443	$81,958,005	47
38	Nov 6, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$8,278,605	2,558	$3,236	$97,108,475	45
39	Sep 2, 1983	Mr. Mom	$8,221,715	1,362	$6,037	$31,517,392	45
40	Jul 17, 2009	The Hangover	$8,177,272	2,667	$3,066	$235,744,423	45
41	Jan 8, 1988	3 Men and a Baby	$8,103,282	1,804	$4,492	$94,709,861	47
42	Jan 19, 2001	Snatch	$8,005,163	1,444	$5,544	$8,065,214	45
43	Feb 8, 2002	Black Hawk Down	$8,003,621	2,964	$2,700	$86,716,746	45
44	Nov 24, 1989	Look Who's Talking	$7,878,228	1,651	$4,772	$96,607,137	45
45	Jun 29, 2001	Shrek	$7,707,203	2,704	$2,850	$228,142,129	45
46	Dec 25, 1992	Forever Young	$7,678,877	1,710	$4,491	$18,286,480	47
47	Dec 29, 2006	Happy Feet	$7,650,181	2,565	$2,983	$175,967,627	45
48	Jan 28, 2005	The Aviator	$7,550,128	2,503	$3,016	$68,233,031	45
49	Jun 14, 2002	Spider-Man	$7,515,984	2,702	$2,782	$382,537,669	45
50	Jan 27, 2006	Hoodwinked	$7,480,089	3,020	$2,477	$37,767,800	45
51	Aug 24, 1990	Ghost	$7,474,702	1,766	$4,233	$111,468,095	45
52	Feb 2, 2001	Cast Away	$7,469,464	2,648	$2,821	$203,010,647	45
53	Jan 20, 2006	Brokeback Mountain	$7,430,942	1,196	$6,213	$41,730,237	45
54	Dec 30, 1988	Oliver & Company	$7,403,439	1,503	$4,926	$40,215,756	45
55	Jul 8, 1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$7,337,926	1,301	$5,640	$170,210,203	47
56	Aug 16, 1985	Back to the Future	$7,332,083	1,506	$4,869	$109,409,078	47
57	Jan 28, 1983	Tootsie	$7,325,537	1,222	$5,995	$91,621,405	45
58	Dec 29, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$7,286,100	3,161	$2,305	$253,367,455	45
59	Aug 22, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$7,275,447	2,404	$3,026	$260,925,697	47
60	Sep 17, 1993	The Fugitive	$7,141,890	2,332	$3,063	$154,293,908	45
61	Aug 5, 2005	March of the Penguins	$7,117,206	1,867	$3,812	$26,414,009	45
62	Jan 23, 2004	Big Fish	$7,110,138	2,438	$2,916	$48,934,111	47
63	Jan 5, 1996	Toy Story	$7,061,114	2,469	$2,860	$160,800,738	47
64	Jan 27, 1989	Rain Man	$6,829,705	1,563	$4,370	$88,805,610	45
65	May 4, 1990	Pretty Woman	$6,810,883	1,726	$3,946	$90,643,957	45
66	Dec 31, 2004	National Treasure	$6,768,112	2,282	$2,966	$154,522,305	45
67	Feb 9, 1996	Mr. Holland's Opus	$6,755,438	1,659	$4,072	$40,256,830	45
68	Jan 26, 2007	Dreamgirls	$6,741,985	2,785	$2,421	$86,775,468	45
69	Aug 4, 1989	Batman	$6,702,916	2,072	$3,235	$212,137,783	45
70	May 7, 2010	How to Train Your Dragon	$6,680,374	3,003	$2,225	$201,013,867	45
71	Jun 21, 1996	Twister	$6,573,065	2,532	$2,596	$211,440,689	45
72	Mar 13, 2009	Taken	$6,568,651	2,858	$2,298	$126,752,054	45
73	Dec 24, 2004	The Polar Express	$6,527,163	2,618	$2,493	$140,233,149	47
74	Aug 24, 2012	2016: Obama's America	$6,509,433	1,091	$5,966	$9,347,309	45
75	Jan 18, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$6,475,055	1,906	$3,397	$122,104,617	47
76	Dec 27, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$6,474,267	2,505	$2,585	$240,307,533	45
77	Jul 5, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$6,428,108	1,820	$3,532	$118,333,488	47
78	Jan 7, 2011	The King's Speech	$6,414,407	758	$8,462	$32,896,665	45
79	Oct 30, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$6,407,677	1,347	$4,757	$75,899,211	45
80	Nov 7, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$6,392,661	1,485	$4,305	$68,229,726	45
81	Feb 2, 2007	Night at the Museum	$6,385,843	3,003	$2,126	$225,001,335	45
82	Nov 17, 2000	Meet the Parents	$6,367,685	2,412	$2,640	$138,513,485	45
83	Dec 29, 1989	Steel Magnolias	$6,248,970	1,365	$4,578	$44,598,414	47
84	Jan 20, 2006	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$6,236,570	2,757	$2,262	$271,852,138	45
85	Jan 6, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$6,234,421	1,027	$6,071	$48,435,726	47
86	Jul 10, 1992	Sister Act	$6,233,487	1,984	$3,142	$89,206,560	45
87	Jul 8, 1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$6,197,462	589	$10,522	$0	47
88	Feb 7, 1992	Fried Green Tomatoes	$6,157,290	1,229	$5,010	$25,342,589	45
89	Jan 22, 1993	A Few Good Men	$6,125,660	2,100	$2,917	$109,126,937	45
90	Aug 31, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$6,116,335	2,187	$2,797	$431,430,285	45
91	Jan 19, 2001	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	$6,080,357	837	$7,264	$37,287,527	45
92	Aug 26, 2005	The Wedding Crashers	$6,051,445	2,737	$2,211	$187,519,203	45
93	Jul 24, 1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$6,046,274	1,182	$5,115	$78,743,581	45
94	Sep 1, 2000	What Lies Beneath	$5,952,607	2,407	$2,473	$138,783,687	45
95	Dec 21, 1990	Dances with Wolves	$5,906,935	1,254	$4,710	$46,269,616	45
96	Aug 5, 1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	$5,895,616	1,435	$4,108	$105,420,503	47
97	May 2, 1997	Liar Liar	$5,858,255	2,675	$2,190	$151,487,405	45
98	Jul 2, 2004	Shrek 2	$5,838,371	2,609	$2,238	$408,139,196	47
99	Feb 4, 1994	Philadelphia	$5,819,694	1,594	$3,651	$44,827,015	47
100	Aug 16, 1996	Independence Day	$5,810,981	2,257	$2,575	$266,963,804	47

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