Biggest Opening Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

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Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	May 4, 2012	Marvel's The Avengers	$207,438,708	4,349	$47,698	$207,438,708	3
2	May 3, 2013	Iron Man 3	$174,144,585	4,253	$40,946	$174,144,585	3
3	Jul 15, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	$169,189,427	4,375	$38,672	$169,189,427	3
4	Jul 20, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295	4,404	$36,532	$160,887,295	3
5	Jul 18, 2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	4,366	$36,283	$158,411,483	3
6	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	4,137	$36,871	$152,535,747	3
7	May 4, 2007	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	4,252	$35,540	$151,116,516	3
8	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$142,839,137	4,024	$35,497	$142,839,137	3
9	Nov 16, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2	$141,067,634	4,070	$34,660	$141,067,634	4
10	Nov 18, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1	$138,122,261	4,061	$34,012	$138,122,261	3
11	Jul 7, 2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554	4,133	$32,817	$135,634,554	3
12	May 7, 2010	Iron Man 2	$128,122,480	4,380	$29,252	$128,122,480	3
13	Nov 19, 2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$125,017,372	4,125	$30,307	$125,017,372	3
14	May 18, 2007	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	4,122	$29,507	$122,536,609	3
15	Mar 5, 2010	Alice in Wonderland	$116,101,023	3,728	$31,143	$116,101,023	3
16	May 3, 2002	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	3,615	$31,769	$114,844,116	3
17	May 25, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$114,732,820	4,362	$26,303	$127,972,864	3
18	Jun 18, 2010	Toy Story 3	$110,307,189	4,028	$27,385	$110,307,189	3
19	Jun 26, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307	4,234	$25,736	$200,077,255	5
20	May 20, 2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	3,661	$29,619	$158,449,700	4
21	May 21, 2004	Shrek 2	$108,037,878	4,163	$25,952	$128,983,060	5
22	May 26, 2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	$102,750,665	3,690	$27,846	$102,750,665	3
23	Nov 18, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$102,685,961	3,858	$26,616	$102,685,961	3
24	May 2, 2008	Iron Man	$102,118,668	4,105	$24,877	$102,118,668	3
25	May 23, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$100,137,835	4,260	$23,507	$125,178,907	4
26	Jul 1, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$97,852,865	4,088	$23,937	$162,618,212	5
27	Jun 4, 2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	$93,687,367	3,855	$24,303	$93,687,367	3
28	May 16, 2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$91,774,413	3,603	$25,472	$134,282,716	4
29	Nov 16, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$90,294,621	3,672	$24,590	$90,294,621	3
30	May 20, 2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$90,151,958	4,155	$21,697	$90,151,958	3
31	Nov 9, 2012	Skyfall	$88,364,714	3,505	$25,211	$90,564,714	4
32	Nov 15, 2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$88,357,488	3,682	$23,997	$88,357,488	3
33	Jul 2, 2004	Spider-Man 2	$88,156,227	4,152	$21,232	$152,411,751	5
34	Apr 29, 2011	Fast Five	$86,198,765	3,644	$23,655	$86,198,765	3
35	May 27, 2011	The Hangover Part II	$85,946,294	3,615	$23,775	$117,556,661	4
36	May 2, 2003	X2	$85,558,731	3,741	$22,871	$85,558,731	3
37	May 1, 2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$85,058,003	4,099	$20,751	$85,058,003	3
38	Dec 14, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$84,617,303	4,045	$20,919	$84,617,303	3
39	Feb 27, 2004	The Passion of the Christ	$83,848,082	3,043	$27,554	$125,185,971	5
40	May 17, 2002	Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones	$80,027,814	3,161	$25,317	$110,169,231	4
41	May 8, 2009	Star Trek	$79,204,289	3,849	$20,578	$79,204,289	3
42	Mar 8, 2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	$79,110,453	3,912	$20,223	$79,110,453	3
43	Jul 17, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$77,835,727	4,325	$17,997	$158,022,354	5
44	Dec 14, 2007	I am Legend	$77,211,321	3,606	$21,412	$77,211,321	3
45	Jul 13, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$77,108,414	4,285	$17,995	$139,715,157	5
46	May 19, 2006	The Da Vinci Code	$77,073,388	3,735	$20,635	$77,073,388	3
47	Dec 18, 2009	Avatar	$77,025,481	3,452	$22,313	$77,025,481	3
48	Jul 27, 2007	The Simpsons Movie	$74,036,787	3,922	$18,877	$74,036,787	3
49	Jul 26, 2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	$73,071,188	3,613	$20,225	$76,624,907	4
50	Dec 19, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$72,629,713	3,703	$19,614	$124,100,534	5
51	May 23, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$72,132,785	3,281	$21,985	$98,388,402	3
52	Apr 3, 2009	Fast & Furious	$70,950,500	3,461	$20,500	$70,950,500	3
53	Mar 9, 2007	300	$70,885,301	3,103	$22,844	$70,885,301	3
54	May 21, 2010	Shrek Forever After	$70,838,207	4,359	$16,251	$70,838,207	3
55	Jul 6, 2007	Transformers	$70,502,384	4,011	$17,577	$150,405,412	6
56	Nov 5, 2004	The Incredibles	$70,467,623	3,933	$17,917	$70,467,623	3
57	May 30, 2003	Finding Nemo	$70,251,710	3,374	$20,821	$70,251,710	3
58	Mar 2, 2012	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	$70,217,070	3,729	$18,830	$70,217,070	3
59	May 17, 2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	$70,165,559	3,868	$18,140	$83,701,981	3
60	Nov 21, 2008	Twilight	$69,637,740	3,419	$20,368	$69,637,740	3
61	Aug 3, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	3,660	$18,930	$69,283,690	3
62	May 28, 2004	The Day After Tomorrow	$68,743,584	3,425	$20,071	$68,743,584	3
63	Jul 27, 2001	Planet of the Apes	$68,532,960	3,500	$19,581	$68,532,960	3
64	May 4, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$68,139,035	3,401	$20,035	$68,139,035	3
65	May 29, 2009	Up	$68,108,790	3,766	$18,085	$68,108,790	3
66	Mar 31, 2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	$68,033,544	3,964	$17,163	$68,033,544	3
67	May 23, 2003	Bruce Almighty	$67,953,330	3,483	$19,510	$67,953,330	3
68	Nov 14, 2008	Quantum of Solace	$67,528,882	3,451	$19,568	$67,528,882	3
69	Aug 3, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$67,408,222	3,118	$21,619	$67,408,222	3
70	Jun 22, 2012	Brave	$66,323,594	4,164	$15,928	$66,323,594	3
71	Jun 24, 2011	Cars 2	$66,135,507	4,115	$16,072	$66,135,507	3
72	May 6, 2011	Thor	$65,723,338	3,955	$16,618	$65,723,338	3
73	Dec 9, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$65,556,312	3,616	$18,130	$65,556,312	3
74	Nov 13, 2009	2012	$65,237,614	3,404	$19,165	$65,237,614	3
75	Jul 22, 2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	$65,058,524	3,715	$17,512	$65,058,524	3
76	Jul 1, 2005	The War of the Worlds	$64,878,725	3,908	$16,602	$100,561,125	5
77	Jul 2, 2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$64,832,191	4,468	$14,510	$157,577,169	5
78	May 21, 1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$64,810,970	2,970	$21,822	$105,661,237	5
79	Nov 7, 2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	$63,106,589	4,056	$15,559	$63,106,589	3
80	Jun 27, 2008	WALL-E	$63,087,526	3,992	$15,803	$63,087,526	3
81	Jul 16, 2010	Inception	$62,785,337	3,792	$16,557	$62,785,337	3
82	Jul 4, 2008	Hancock	$62,603,879	3,965	$15,789	$103,877,446	5
83	Nov 2, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$62,577,067	3,237	$19,332	$62,577,067	3
84	Dec 25, 2009	Sherlock Holmes	$62,304,277	3,626	$17,183	$62,304,277	3
85	Jun 20, 2003	Hulk	$62,128,420	3,660	$16,975	$62,128,420	3
86	Dec 20, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$62,007,528	3,622	$17,120	$102,046,212	5
87	Jul 6, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$62,004,688	4,318	$14,360	$137,022,258	7
88	Apr 2, 2010	Clash of the Titans	$61,235,105	3,777	$16,213	$63,890,110	3
89	Jun 8, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	$60,316,738	4,258	$14,166	$60,316,738	3
90	Jun 6, 2008	Kung Fu Panda	$60,239,130	4,114	$14,642	$60,239,130	3
91	Jun 9, 2006	Cars	$60,119,509	3,985	$15,086	$60,119,509	3
92	Aug 2, 2002	Signs	$60,117,080	3,264	$18,418	$60,117,080	3
93	Mar 27, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$59,321,095	4,104	$14,454	$59,321,095	3
94	May 25, 2001	Pearl Harbor	$59,078,912	3,214	$18,382	$59,078,912	3
95	Jun 15, 2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	$58,051,684	3,959	$14,663	$58,051,684	3
96	Feb 9, 2001	Hannibal	$58,003,121	3,230	$17,958	$58,003,121	3
97	May 26, 2000	Mission: Impossible 2	$57,845,297	3,653	$15,835	$78,201,695	5
98	May 30, 2008	Sex and the City	$56,848,056	3,285	$17,305	$56,848,056	3
99	Jul 9, 2010	Despicable Me	$56,397,125	3,476	$16,225	$56,397,125	3
100	Feb 12, 2010	Valentine's Day	$56,260,707	3,665	$15,351	$56,260,707	3