Biggest September Days at the Domestic Box Office
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
Sep 29, 2012 |
Hotel Transylvania |
$18,947,063 |
3,349 |
$5,658 |
$29,920,075 |
2 |
| 2 |
Sep 28, 2002 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
$14,707,798 |
3,293 |
$4,466 |
$27,825,735 |
2 |
| 3 |
Sep 19, 1998 |
Rush Hour |
$13,385,000 |
2,638 |
$5,074 |
$23,385,000 |
2 |
| 4 |
Sep 19, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$13,152,744 |
3,119 |
$4,217 |
$21,290,102 |
2 |
| 5 |
Sep 27, 2002 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
$13,117,937 |
3,293 |
$3,984 |
$13,117,937 |
1 |
| 6 |
Sep 30, 2012 |
Hotel Transylvania |
$12,602,119 |
3,349 |
$3,763 |
$42,522,194 |
3 |
| 7 |
Sep 27, 2008 |
Eagle Eye |
$12,378,941 |
3,510 |
$3,527 |
$22,179,125 |
2 |
| 8 |
Sep 10, 2005 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
$11,953,674 |
2,981 |
$4,010 |
$23,232,317 |
2 |
| 9 |
Sep 17, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$11,933,562 |
2,330 |
$5,122 |
$349,392,988 |
6,304 |
| 10 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Jackass: Number Two |
$11,802,348 |
3,059 |
$3,858 |
$11,802,348 |
1 |
| 11 |
Sep 9, 2005 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
$11,278,643 |
2,981 |
$3,784 |
$11,278,643 |
1 |
| 12 |
Sep 26, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$11,184,070 |
3,119 |
$3,586 |
$52,231,757 |
9 |
| 13 |
Sep 28, 2012 |
Hotel Transylvania |
$10,973,012 |
3,349 |
$3,277 |
$10,973,012 |
1 |
| 14 |
Sep 10, 2010 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife |
$10,738,962 |
3,203 |
$3,353 |
$10,738,962 |
1 |
| 15 |
Sep 24, 2005 |
Flightplan |
$10,450,659 |
3,424 |
$3,052 |
$18,650,813 |
2 |
| 16 |
Sep 29, 2007 |
The Game Plan |
$10,361,769 |
3,103 |
$3,339 |
$16,698,159 |
2 |
| 17 |
Sep 30, 2006 |
Open Season |
$10,232,453 |
3,833 |
$2,670 |
$16,445,337 |
2 |
| 18 |
Sep 23, 2006 |
Jackass: Number Two |
$10,150,356 |
3,059 |
$3,318 |
$21,952,704 |
2 |
| 19 |
Sep 25, 1999 |
Double Jeopardy |
$10,109,000 |
2,547 |
$3,969 |
$17,610,000 |
2 |
| 20 |
Sep 18, 1998 |
Rush Hour |
$10,000,000 |
2,638 |
$3,791 |
$10,000,000 |
1 |
| 21 |
Sep 30, 2000 |
Remember the Titans |
$9,978,000 |
1,865 |
$5,350 |
$16,869,000 |
2 |
| 22 |
Sep 12, 2009 |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself |
$9,887,100 |
2,255 |
$4,385 |
$18,487,760 |
2 |
| 23 |
Sep 20, 1998 |
Rush Hour |
$9,883,000 |
2,638 |
$3,746 |
$33,002,000 |
3 |
| 24 |
Sep 11, 2010 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife |
$9,809,654 |
3,203 |
$3,063 |
$20,548,616 |
2 |
| 25 |
Sep 26, 2008 |
Eagle Eye |
$9,800,184 |
3,510 |
$2,792 |
$9,800,184 |
1 |
| 26 |
Sep 21, 2007 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
$9,614,163 |
2,828 |
$3,400 |
$9,614,163 |
1 |
| 27 |
Sep 12, 2003 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico |
$9,459,000 |
3,282 |
$2,882 |
$9,459,000 |
1 |
| 28 |
Sep 18, 2010 |
The Town |
$9,423,433 |
2,861 |
$3,294 |
$17,771,869 |
2 |
| 29 |
Sep 10, 2011 |
Contagion |
$9,421,486 |
3,222 |
$2,924 |
$17,406,050 |
2 |
| 30 |
Sep 10, 2004 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
$9,300,000 |
3,284 |
$2,832 |
$9,300,000 |
1 |
| 31 |
Sep 18, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$9,298,131 |
2,330 |
$3,991 |
$358,691,119 |
6,305 |
| 32 |
Sep 24, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$9,239,018 |
2,330 |
$3,965 |
$383,400,310 |
6,311 |
| 33 |
Sep 20, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$9,014,546 |
3,119 |
$2,890 |
$30,304,648 |
3 |
| 34 |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Underworld |
$8,998,000 |
2,915 |
$3,087 |
$8,998,000 |
1 |
| 35 |
Sep 26, 1998 |
Rush Hour |
$8,936,000 |
2,643 |
$3,381 |
$58,250,000 |
9 |
| 36 |
Sep 16, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$8,919,921 |
2,330 |
$3,828 |
$337,459,426 |
6,303 |
| 37 |
Sep 5, 1999 |
The Sixth Sense |
$8,820,000 |
2,774 |
$3,180 |
$169,575,000 |
31 |
| 38 |
Sep 29, 2012 |
Looper |
$8,726,716 |
2,992 |
$2,917 |
$15,531,697 |
2 |
| 39 |
Sep 22, 2007 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
$8,664,331 |
2,828 |
$3,064 |
$18,278,494 |
2 |
| 40 |
Sep 24, 2011 |
Dolphin Tale |
$8,636,208 |
3,507 |
$2,463 |
$13,733,337 |
2 |
| 41 |
Sep 25, 2004 |
The Forgotton |
$8,627,216 |
3,104 |
$2,779 |
$16,246,911 |
2 |
| 42 |
Sep 11, 2009 |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself |
$8,600,660 |
2,255 |
$3,814 |
$8,600,660 |
1 |
| 43 |
Sep 1, 2007 |
Halloween |
$8,554,661 |
3,472 |
$2,464 |
$19,451,271 |
2 |
| 44 |
Sep 11, 2004 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
$8,487,303 |
3,284 |
$2,584 |
$17,718,311 |
2 |
| 45 |
Sep 4, 1999 |
The Sixth Sense |
$8,428,000 |
2,775 |
$3,037 |
$160,755,000 |
30 |
| 46 |
Sep 24, 2011 |
Moneyball |
$8,374,497 |
2,993 |
$2,798 |
$15,102,692 |
2 |
| 47 |
Sep 14, 2012 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
$8,363,335 |
3,012 |
$2,777 |
$8,363,335 |
1 |
| 48 |
Sep 13, 2003 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico |
$8,358,901 |
3,282 |
$2,547 |
$17,156,692 |
2 |
| 49 |
Sep 17, 2010 |
The Town |
$8,348,436 |
2,861 |
$2,918 |
$8,348,436 |
1 |
| 50 |
Sep 14, 2002 |
Barbershop |
$8,325,000 |
1,605 |
$5,187 |
$15,198,000 |
2 |
| 51 |
Sep 27, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$8,242,798 |
3,119 |
$2,643 |
$60,474,555 |
10 |
| 52 |
Sep 23, 2005 |
Flightplan |
$8,200,154 |
3,424 |
$2,395 |
$8,200,154 |
1 |
| 53 |
Sep 18, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$8,137,358 |
3,119 |
$2,609 |
$8,137,358 |
1 |
| 54 |
Sep 24, 2004 |
The Forgotton |
$8,000,000 |
3,104 |
$2,577 |
$8,000,000 |
1 |
| 55 |
Sep 9, 2011 |
Contagion |
$7,984,564 |
3,222 |
$2,478 |
$7,984,564 |
1 |
| 56 |
Sep 13, 2008 |
Burn After Reading |
$7,937,585 |
2,651 |
$2,994 |
$14,392,149 |
2 |
| 57 |
Sep 20, 2003 |
Underworld |
$7,917,804 |
2,915 |
$2,716 |
$16,521,998 |
2 |
| 58 |
Sep 29, 2002 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
$7,823,005 |
3,293 |
$2,376 |
$35,648,740 |
3 |
| 59 |
Sep 30, 2006 |
The Guardian |
$7,800,000 |
3,241 |
$2,407 |
$13,400,000 |
2 |
| 60 |
Sep 27, 2003 |
The Rundown |
$7,675,120 |
3,152 |
$2,435 |
$13,711,200 |
2 |
| 61 |
Sep 15, 2012 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
$7,634,314 |
3,012 |
$2,535 |
$15,997,649 |
2 |
| 62 |
Sep 25, 2010 |
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps |
$7,631,976 |
3,565 |
$2,141 |
$14,545,136 |
2 |
| 63 |
Sep 24, 1999 |
Double Jeopardy |
$7,520,000 |
2,549 |
$2,950 |
$7,520,000 |
1 |
| 64 |
Sep 24, 2005 |
The Corpse Bride |
$7,504,507 |
3,204 |
$2,342 |
$14,715,653 |
9 |
| 65 |
Sep 29, 2001 |
Don't Say a Word |
$7,450,000 |
2,802 |
$2,659 |
$13,213,000 |
2 |
| 66 |
Sep 11, 1999 |
The Sixth Sense |
$7,423,000 |
2,782 |
$2,668 |
$193,497,000 |
37 |
| 67 |
Sep 13, 2008 |
The Family That Preys |
$7,239,416 |
2,070 |
$3,497 |
$13,501,009 |
2 |
| 68 |
Sep 18, 2010 |
Easy A |
$7,130,306 |
2,856 |
$2,497 |
$13,917,469 |
2 |
| 69 |
Sep 18, 1999 |
Blue Streak |
$7,127,000 |
2,735 |
$2,606 |
$13,486,000 |
2 |
| 70 |
Sep 24, 2006 |
Jackass: Number Two |
$7,049,298 |
3,059 |
$2,304 |
$29,002,002 |
3 |
| 71 |
Sep 15, 2012 |
Finding Nemo |
$7,009,590 |
2,904 |
$2,414 |
$351,780,694 |
3,397 |
| 72 |
Sep 17, 2005 |
Just Like Heaven |
$7,002,081 |
3,508 |
$1,996 |
$12,603,586 |
2 |
| 73 |
Sep 28, 2008 |
Eagle Eye |
$6,971,596 |
3,510 |
$1,986 |
$29,150,721 |
3 |
| 74 |
Sep 29, 2007 |
The Kingdom |
$6,926,640 |
2,792 |
$2,481 |
$12,889,695 |
2 |
| 75 |
Sep 24, 2010 |
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps |
$6,913,160 |
3,565 |
$1,939 |
$6,913,160 |
1 |
| 76 |
Sep 2, 2007 |
Halloween |
$6,911,096 |
3,472 |
$1,991 |
$26,362,367 |
3 |
| 77 |
Sep 25, 2010 |
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D |
$6,891,584 |
3,575 |
$1,928 |
$11,411,010 |
2 |
| 78 |
Sep 29, 2000 |
Remember the Titans |
$6,891,000 |
1,865 |
$3,695 |
$6,891,000 |
1 |
| 79 |
Sep 13, 2002 |
Barbershop |
$6,873,000 |
1,605 |
$4,282 |
$6,873,000 |
1 |
| 80 |
Sep 20, 1997 |
In & Out |
$6,853,552 |
1,992 |
$3,441 |
$11,394,829 |
2 |
| 81 |
Sep 11, 2005 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
$6,821,983 |
2,981 |
$2,288 |
$30,054,300 |
3 |
| 82 |
Sep 11, 1999 |
Stigmata |
$6,805,000 |
2,899 |
$2,347 |
$13,353,000 |
2 |
| 83 |
Sep 28, 2012 |
Looper |
$6,804,981 |
2,992 |
$2,274 |
$6,804,981 |
1 |
| 84 |
Sep 17, 2010 |
Easy A |
$6,787,163 |
2,856 |
$2,376 |
$6,787,163 |
1 |
| 85 |
Sep 23, 2011 |
Moneyball |
$6,728,195 |
2,993 |
$2,248 |
$6,728,195 |
1 |
| 86 |
Sep 23, 2005 |
The Corpse Bride |
$6,700,175 |
3,204 |
$2,091 |
$7,211,146 |
8 |
| 87 |
Sep 25, 2010 |
The Town |
$6,647,083 |
2,885 |
$2,304 |
$44,739,200 |
9 |
| 88 |
Sep 25, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$6,614,597 |
2,330 |
$2,839 |
$390,014,907 |
6,312 |
| 89 |
Sep 10, 1999 |
Stigmata |
$6,580,000 |
2,899 |
$2,270 |
$6,580,000 |
1 |
| 90 |
Sep 18, 2004 |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
$6,529,339 |
3,170 |
$2,060 |
$11,704,850 |
2 |
| 91 |
Sep 20, 2008 |
Lakeview Terrace |
$6,489,762 |
2,464 |
$2,634 |
$11,634,736 |
2 |
| 92 |
Sep 29, 2001 |
Zoolander |
$6,460,000 |
2,507 |
$2,577 |
$11,316,000 |
2 |
| 93 |
Sep 12, 2008 |
Burn After Reading |
$6,454,564 |
2,651 |
$2,435 |
$6,454,564 |
1 |
| 94 |
Sep 17, 2005 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
$6,449,818 |
2,983 |
$2,162 |
$48,200,243 |
9 |
| 95 |
Sep 13, 2008 |
Righteous Kill |
$6,443,984 |
3,152 |
$2,044 |
$12,291,372 |
2 |
| 96 |
Sep 17, 2011 |
Contagion |
$6,441,955 |
3,222 |
$1,999 |
$40,800,089 |
9 |
| 97 |
Sep 6, 1999 |
The Sixth Sense |
$6,374,179 |
2,775 |
$2,297 |
$176,245,282 |
32 |
| 98 |
Sep 17, 1999 |
Blue Streak |
$6,359,000 |
2,735 |
$2,325 |
$6,359,000 |
1 |
| 99 |
Sep 26, 2003 |
The Rundown |
$6,356,000 |
3,152 |
$2,016 |
$6,356,000 |
1 |
| 100 |
Sep 28, 2007 |
The Game Plan |
$6,336,390 |
3,103 |
$2,042 |
$6,336,390 |
1 |
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