Biggest August Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Aug 3, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	3,660	$18,930	$69,283,690	3
2	Aug 3, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$67,408,222	3,118	$21,619	$67,408,222	3
3	Aug 2, 2002	Signs	$60,117,080	3,264	$18,418	$60,117,080	3
4	Aug 5, 2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$54,806,191	3,648	$15,024	$54,806,191	3
5	Aug 7, 2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$54,713,046	4,007	$13,654	$54,713,046	3
6	Aug 10, 2007	Rush Hour 3	$49,100,158	3,778	$12,996	$49,100,158	3
7	Aug 4, 2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	$47,042,215	3,803	$12,370	$47,042,215	3
8	Aug 10, 2001	American Pie 2	$45,117,985	3,063	$14,730	$45,117,985	3
9	Aug 9, 2002	xXx	$44,506,103	3,374	$13,191	$44,506,103	3
10	Aug 1, 2008	The Dark Knight	$42,664,219	4,266	$10,001	$393,751,065	17
11	Aug 1, 2008	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	$40,457,770	3,760	$10,760	$40,457,770	3
12	Aug 13, 2004	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	$38,291,056	3,395	$11,279	$38,291,056	3
13	Aug 10, 2012	The Bourne Legacy	$38,142,825	3,745	$10,185	$38,142,825	3
14	Aug 21, 2009	Inglourious Basterds	$38,054,676	3,165	$12,024	$38,070,437	3
15	Aug 14, 2009	District 9	$37,354,308	3,049	$12,251	$37,354,308	3
16	Aug 8, 2003	S.W.A.T.	$37,062,535	3,202	$11,575	$37,062,535	3
17	Aug 15, 2003	Freddy vs. Jason	$36,428,066	3,014	$12,086	$36,428,066	3
18	Aug 3, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$35,737,330	4,242	$8,425	$353,935,094	17
19	Aug 6, 2010	The Other Guys	$35,543,162	3,651	$9,735	$35,543,162	3
20	Aug 13, 2010	The Expendables	$34,825,135	3,270	$10,650	$34,825,135	3
21	Aug 1, 2003	American Wedding	$33,369,440	3,172	$10,520	$33,369,440	3
22	Aug 10, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$33,117,312	3,118	$10,621	$133,525,381	10
23	Aug 17, 2007	Superbad	$33,052,411	2,948	$11,212	$33,052,411	3
24	Aug 10, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$32,879,125	3,686	$8,920	$131,552,425	10
25	Aug 2, 2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	$31,119,108	3,613	$8,613	$141,678,328	11
26	Aug 5, 2005	The Dukes of Hazzard	$30,675,314	3,785	$8,104	$30,675,314	3
27	Aug 9, 2002	Signs	$29,454,603	3,310	$8,899	$117,718,640	10
28	Aug 17, 2012	The Expendables 2	$28,591,370	3,316	$8,622	$28,591,370	3
29	Aug 12, 2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$27,832,307	3,691	$7,541	$105,208,226	10
30	Aug 3, 2001	Planet of the Apes	$27,535,697	3,530	$7,800	$123,740,974	10
31	Aug 28, 2009	The Final Destination	$27,408,309	3,121	$8,782	$27,408,309	3
32	Aug 6, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$26,681,262	2,161	$12,347	$26,681,262	3
33	Aug 10, 2012	The Campaign	$26,588,460	3,205	$8,296	$26,588,460	3
34	Aug 4, 2000	Hollow Man	$26,414,386	2,956	$8,936	$26,414,386	3
35	Aug 31, 2007	Halloween	$26,362,367	3,472	$7,593	$26,362,367	3
36	Aug 8, 2008	The Dark Knight	$26,117,030	4,025	$6,489	$441,628,497	24
37	Aug 12, 2011	The Help	$26,044,590	2,534	$10,278	$35,918,416	5
38	Aug 15, 2008	Tropic Thunder	$25,812,796	3,319	$7,777	$25,812,796	5
39	Aug 13, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$25,764,991	2,395	$10,758	$69,661,654	10
40	Aug 1, 1997	Air Force One	$25,731,622	2,919	$8,815	$80,738,833	10
41	Aug 3, 2012	Total Recall	$25,577,758	3,601	$7,103	$25,577,758	3
42	Aug 3, 2007	The Simpsons Movie	$25,110,873	3,926	$6,396	$128,060,578	10
43	Aug 6, 2004	Collateral	$24,701,458	3,188	$7,748	$24,701,458	3
44	Aug 6, 1999	The Blair Witch Project	$24,347,345	2,142	$11,367	$80,049,728	26
45	Aug 20, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$23,950,008	2,688	$8,910	$107,506,281	17
46	Aug 6, 1993	The Fugitive	$23,758,855	2,340	$10,153	$23,758,855	3
47	Aug 18, 1995	Mortal Kombat	$23,283,887	2,421	$9,617	$23,283,887	3
48	Aug 8, 2008	The Pineapple Express	$23,245,025	3,072	$7,567	$41,318,736	5
49	Aug 13, 2010	Eat Pray Love	$23,104,523	3,082	$7,497	$23,104,523	3
50	Aug 13, 2004	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	$22,956,453	3,472	$6,612	$37,140,203	5
51	Aug 3, 2001	The Princess Diaries	$22,862,269	2,537	$9,012	$22,862,269	3
52	Aug 13, 1993	The Fugitive	$22,438,277	2,364	$9,492	$60,056,238	10
53	Aug 14, 2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$22,324,341	4,007	$5,571	$98,577,529	10
54	Aug 8, 2003	Freaky Friday	$22,203,007	2,954	$7,516	$33,100,977	5
55	Aug 11, 2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	$22,126,226	3,803	$5,818	$90,343,184	10
56	Aug 16, 2002	xXx	$22,111,421	3,388	$6,526	$83,963,506	10
57	Aug 19, 2005	The 40 Year-old Virgin	$21,422,815	2,845	$7,530	$21,422,815	3
58	Aug 17, 2007	Rush Hour 3	$21,353,361	3,778	$5,652	$87,676,529	10
59	Aug 12, 2005	Four Brothers	$21,176,925	2,533	$8,360	$21,176,925	3
60	Aug 17, 2001	American Pie 2	$21,104,656	3,072	$6,870	$87,280,760	10
61	Aug 6, 1999	Runaway Bride	$20,772,654	3,161	$6,572	$73,820,993	10
62	Aug 5, 2011	The Smurfs	$20,702,415	3,395	$6,098	$75,904,246	10
63	Aug 11, 2006	Step Up	$20,659,573	2,467	$8,374	$20,659,573	3
64	Aug 27, 2010	Takers	$20,512,304	2,206	$9,298	$20,512,304	3
65	Aug 27, 2010	The Last Exorcism	$20,366,613	2,874	$7,087	$20,366,613	3
66	Aug 5, 1994	Clear and Present Danger	$20,348,017	2,378	$8,557	$28,810,146	5
67	Aug 27, 1999	The Sixth Sense	$20,099,149	2,763	$7,274	$138,853,903	24
68	Aug 7, 2009	Julie & Julia	$20,027,956	2,354	$8,508	$20,027,956	3
69	Aug 19, 2011	The Help	$20,018,659	2,690	$7,442	$71,340,829	12
70	Aug 17, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$19,874,370	3,701	$5,370	$164,694,690	17
71	Aug 1, 1997	Spawn	$19,738,749	2,536	$7,783	$21,210,131	4
72	Aug 1, 2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	$19,500,260	3,364	$5,797	$68,505,515	10
73	Aug 16, 2002	Signs	$19,362,674	3,344	$5,790	$150,513,131	17
74	Aug 8, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$19,313,566	2,806	$6,883	$19,313,566	3
75	Aug 28, 2009	Inglourious Basterds	$19,303,653	3,165	$6,099	$73,022,841	10
76	Aug 17, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$19,024,208	3,080	$6,177	$164,656,828	17
77	Aug 10, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$18,979,397	3,690	$5,143	$389,588,216	24
78	Aug 1, 2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$18,844,044	3,390	$5,559	$209,531,292	26
79	Aug 11, 2006	World Trade Center	$18,730,762	2,957	$6,334	$26,531,879	5
80	Aug 14, 2009	The Time Traveler's Wife	$18,623,171	2,988	$6,233	$18,623,171	3
81	Aug 6, 2010	Inception	$18,505,470	3,418	$5,414	$227,637,569	24
82	Aug 21, 2009	District 9	$18,213,546	3,050	$5,972	$72,804,317	10
83	Aug 4, 2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	$18,166,965	3,247	$5,595	$76,700,495	10
84	Aug 20, 1993	The Fugitive	$18,148,331	2,388	$7,600	$89,126,724	17
85	Aug 15, 2003	S.W.A.T.	$18,122,486	3,220	$5,628	$69,672,843	10
86	Aug 4, 2000	Space Cowboys	$18,093,776	2,805	$6,451	$18,093,776	3
87	Aug 13, 1999	Bowfinger	$18,062,550	2,706	$6,675	$18,062,550	3
88	Aug 20, 2004	Exorcist: The Beginning	$18,054,001	2,803	$6,441	$18,054,001	3
89	Aug 24, 2007	Superbad	$18,044,369	2,948	$6,121	$68,616,643	10
90	Aug 12, 2011	Final Destination 5	$18,031,396	3,155	$5,715	$18,031,396	3
91	Aug 27, 2004	Jet Li's Hero	$18,004,319	2,031	$8,865	$18,004,319	3
92	Aug 8, 1997	Air Force One	$17,827,096	2,981	$5,980	$110,582,800	17
93	Aug 31, 2012	The Possession	$17,732,480	2,816	$6,297	$17,732,480	3
94	Aug 1, 2003	Seabiscuit	$17,636,985	2,421	$7,285	$49,223,245	10
95	Aug 18, 2000	The Cell	$17,515,050	2,411	$7,265	$17,515,050	3
96	Aug 13, 2010	The Other Guys	$17,408,501	3,651	$4,768	$69,951,822	10
97	Aug 7, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$17,398,000	2,592	$6,712	$103,770,977	17
98	Aug 25, 2000	Bring it On	$17,362,105	2,380	$7,295	$17,362,105	3
99	Aug 4, 2000	Coyote Ugly	$17,319,282	2,653	$6,528	$17,319,282	3
100	Aug 21, 1998	Blade	$17,073,856	2,322	$7,353	$17,073,856	3

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