| Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater
Average |
Theaters |
Cumulative
Gross |
| 1 |
May 19, 1995 |
Wings of Courage |
$58,336 |
1 |
$567,013 |
| 2 |
Nov 17, 1995 |
Across The Sea of Time |
$56,829 |
1 |
$518,344 |
| 3 |
Apr 10, 1992 |
Howards End |
$43,556 |
1 |
$380,417 |
| 4 |
Jan 1, 1982 |
On Golden Pond |
$43,235 |
3 |
$819,365 |
| 5 |
Jan 28, 2000 |
Fantasia 2000 |
$34,353 |
54 |
$16,414,359 |
| 6 |
Apr 23, 1999 |
Extreme |
$30,030 |
3 |
$246,573 |
| 7 |
Nov 30, 1984 |
The Killing Fields |
$27,268 |
3 |
$479,282 |
| 8 |
Apr 3, 1998 |
Everest |
$26,270 |
31 |
$4,940,996 |
| 9 |
Aug 12, 1983 |
Zelig |
$25,963 |
21 |
$1,319,118 |
| 10 |
Mar 15, 1985 |
Lost in America |
$25,813 |
6 |
$339,283 |
| 11 |
Sep 3, 1982 |
Pink Floyd: The Wall |
$24,241 |
4 |
$405,212 |
| 12 |
Nov 20, 1998 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$23,207 |
8 |
$1,005,314 |
| 13 |
Jan 14, 2000 |
Topsy Turvy |
$22,978 |
6 |
$382,806 |
| 14 |
Apr 4, 1986 |
Desert Hearts |
$22,862 |
1 |
$22,862 |
| 15 |
Jan 7, 1983 |
Gandhi |
$22,626 |
12 |
$1,795,890 |
| 16 |
Jan 7, 1983 |
Sophie's Choice |
$22,471 |
10 |
$1,711,423 |
| 17 |
Jan 16, 1987 |
Platoon |
$21,441 |
174 |
$11,110,235 |
| 18 |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Brazil |
$20,272 |
10 |
$717,653 |
| 19 |
Dec 16, 1977 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
$19,924 |
270 |
$5,379,460 |
| 20 |
Jan 5, 2001 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
$19,816 |
172 |
$18,496,108 |
| 21 |
Nov 26, 1999 |
Galapagos |
$19,248 |
3 |
$376,597 |
| 22 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
$19,062 |
3 |
$273,122 |
| 23 |
Jan 10, 2003 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
$18,595 |
3 |
$263,774 |
| 24 |
Jun 7, 2002 |
The Fast Runner |
$18,171 |
2 |
$1,041,773 |
| 25 |
Aug 23, 1985 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
$18,142 |
21 |
$1,222,744 |
| 26 |
Jul 7, 2000 |
Dekalog |
$18,044 |
1 |
$157,825 |
| 27 |
Dec 12, 1980 |
Raging Bull |
$17,963 |
4 |
$828,769 |
| 28 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Old Joy |
$17,556 |
1 |
$33,651 |
| 29 |
Jan 23, 2015 |
American Sniper |
$17,444 |
3,705 |
$200,400,417 |
| 30 |
Sep 18, 1981 |
Prince of the City |
$17,185 |
5 |
$853,985 |
| 31 |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot |
$16,899 |
10 |
$2,591,058 |
| 32 |
Jan 6, 1984 |
The Dresser |
$15,459 |
3 |
$328,486 |
| 33 |
Jul 13, 1984 |
Under the Volcano |
$15,099 |
9 |
$405,543 |
| 34 |
Jan 14, 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$14,868 |
122 |
$5,684,881 |
| 35 |
Jan 11, 1985 |
A Passage to India |
$14,816 |
40 |
$2,076,680 |
| 36 |
May 28, 1999 |
Island of the Sharks |
$14,662 |
4 |
$331,369 |
| 37 |
Dec 18, 2015 |
Carol |
$14,446 |
16 |
$1,627,965 |
| 38 |
Oct 24, 1997 |
The Ice Storm |
$14,271 |
23 |
$1,193,935 |
| 39 |
Jan 2, 1998 |
Good Will Hunting |
$14,259 |
164 |
$7,510,617 |
| 40 |
Jan 14, 1994 |
Schindler’s List |
$14,185 |
252 |
$14,750,603 |
| 41 |
Nov 23, 2001 |
Trembling Before G-D |
$13,847 |
1 |
$147,236 |
| 42 |
Jan 15, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$13,776 |
47 |
$2,075,069 |
| 43 |
Jan 20, 2012 |
Pina |
$13,667 |
10 |
$782,131 |
| 44 |
Jun 24, 1977 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$13,571 |
360 |
$20,514,376 |
| 45 |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Ran |
$13,453 |
18 |
$1,560,982 |
| 46 |
Jan 24, 2003 |
Chicago |
$13,375 |
616 |
$40,386,310 |
| 47 |
Nov 28, 2008 |
My Name is Bruce |
$13,284 |
1 |
$119,890 |
| 48 |
May 17, 2002 |
Enigma |
$13,264 |
21 |
$1,245,544 |
| 49 |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Shine |
$13,150 |
10 |
$1,140,418 |
| 50 |
Nov 4, 1983 |
Never Cry Wolf |
$13,074 |
37 |
$988,441 |
| 51 |
Jan 15, 2010 |
Avatar |
$13,025 |
3,285 |
$493,252,617 |
| 52 |
Mar 29, 1985 |
A Private Function |
$12,967 |
2 |
$186,590 |
| 53 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
The Unforeseen |
$12,877 |
1 |
$27,261 |
| 54 |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
$12,873 |
169 |
$8,048,764 |
| 55 |
Jan 8, 2010 |
The Lovely Bones |
$12,857 |
3 |
$448,080 |
| 56 |
Dec 17, 2004 |
La mala educación |
$12,816 |
8 |
$857,344 |
| 57 |
Jun 20, 1980 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
$12,734 |
823 |
$47,332,853 |
| 58 |
Dec 1, 2006 |
Volver |
$12,675 |
30 |
$1,869,832 |
| 59 |
Oct 27, 2006 |
The Queen |
$12,560 |
152 |
$6,289,941 |
| 60 |
Mar 18, 1983 |
Local Hero |
$12,557 |
5 |
$136,080 |
| 61 |
Sep 10, 1982 |
Tempest |
$12,548 |
4 |
$150,147 |
| 62 |
Feb 14, 1992 |
35 Up |
$12,381 |
6 |
$178,624 |
| 63 |
Mar 12, 2010 |
Videocracy |
$12,147 |
1 |
$32,386 |
| 64 |
Feb 25, 2005 |
Aliens of the Deep |
$12,017 |
27 |
$2,724,207 |
| 65 |
Jun 20, 2003 |
Friday Night (Vendredi Soir) |
$11,994 |
1 |
$32,947 |
| 66 |
Jan 6, 2006 |
Brokeback Mountain |
$11,856 |
483 |
$22,436,190 |
| 67 |
Aug 8, 1997 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
$11,834 |
4 |
$401,315 |
| 68 |
Jan 16, 2009 |
The Wrestler |
$11,824 |
144 |
$5,014,663 |
| 69 |
Jan 24, 1986 |
Murphy's Romance |
$11,723 |
20 |
$940,325 |
| 70 |
Sep 5, 1986 |
She's Gotta Have It |
$11,690 |
25 |
$1,036,662 |
| 71 |
Sep 8, 2017 |
L'Économie du Couple |
$11,662 |
1 |
$11,662 |
| 72 |
Nov 14, 1997 |
Snowriders 2 |
$11,607 |
33 |
$1,454,460 |
| 73 |
Jan 18, 2013 |
Amour |
$11,479 |
36 |
$1,184,956 |
| 74 |
Dec 12, 2003 |
My Architect |
$11,415 |
2 |
$250,718 |
| 75 |
Jan 25, 2002 |
Monster's Ball |
$11,411 |
17 |
$1,079,270 |
| 76 |
Jan 3, 1986 |
Runaway Train |
$11,407 |
4 |
$282,311 |
| 77 |
Nov 6, 2009 |
The Damned United |
$11,366 |
3 |
$315,306 |
| 78 |
Jan 31, 1992 |
Daughters of the Dust |
$11,283 |
1 |
$91,258 |
| 79 |
Aug 9, 2002 |
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
$11,231 |
1 |
$50,516 |
| 80 |
Nov 15, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$11,220 |
29 |
$1,243,512 |
| 81 |
Nov 20, 1998 |
Freeriders |
$11,066 |
30 |
$2,312,681 |
| 82 |
Jun 4, 1993 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
$11,063 |
73 |
$4,072,190 |
| 83 |
Apr 9, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$10,916 |
71 |
$7,433,872 |
| 84 |
Sep 28, 1984 |
Choose Me |
$10,864 |
3 |
$382,494 |
| 85 |
Jan 12, 1996 |
Sense and Sensibility |
$10,854 |
203 |
$9,710,786 |
| 86 |
Oct 23, 2009 |
Paranormal Activity |
$10,850 |
1,945 |
$61,580,588 |
| 87 |
Jan 16, 1998 |
Titanic |
$10,846 |
2,767 |
$236,745,003 |
| 88 |
Aug 21, 1981 |
Comin' at Ya! |
$10,781 |
105 |
|
| 89 |
May 16, 2003 |
Winged Migration |
$10,761 |
13 |
$503,660 |
| 90 |
Jun 2, 2000 |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man |
$10,706 |
16 |
$1,185,286 |
| 91 |
Dec 26, 2014 |
The Imitation Game |
$10,619 |
747 |
$14,633,946 |
| 92 |
Jul 15, 1983 |
Fanny och Alexander |
$10,573 |
16 |
$730,062 |
| 93 |
Nov 29, 1985 |
Eleni |
$10,554 |
4 |
$272,988 |
| 94 |
Sep 3, 1999 |
The Sixth Sense |
$10,548 |
2,775 |
$176,245,282 |
| 95 |
Jan 9, 2009 |
Gran Torino |
$10,500 |
2,808 |
$40,524,518 |
| 96 |
Dec 3, 1999 |
Todo sobre mi madre |
$10,422 |
15 |
$628,399 |
| 97 |
Jul 21, 2000 |
The Woman Chaser |
$10,280 |
1 |
$21,120 |
| 98 |
Jan 13, 1995 |
Immortal Beloved |
$10,276 |
100 |
$3,266,046 |
| 99 |
Jan 16, 1998 |
The Apostle |
$10,276 |
5 |
$114,413 |
| 100 |
Jan 17, 1986 |
The Color Purple |
$10,237 |
561 |
$26,148,105 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
