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Biggest August Weekend at the Domestic Box Office
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This chart contains figures for the Biggest August Weekends at the Domestic Box Office.
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Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
Week |
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1 | Aug 5, 2016 | Suicide Squad | $133,682,248 | 4,255 | $31,418 | $133,682,248 | 1 |
2 | Aug 1, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $94,320,883 | 4,080 | $23,118 | $94,320,883 | 1 |
3 | Aug 3, 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $69,283,690 | 3,660 | $18,930 | $69,283,690 | 1 |
4 | Aug 3, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $67,408,222 | 3,118 | $21,619 | $67,408,222 | 1 |
5 | Aug 8, 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $65,575,105 | 3,845 | $17,055 | $65,575,105 | 1 |
6 | Aug 14, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | $60,200,180 | 2,757 | $21,835 | $60,200,180 | 1 |
7 | Aug 2, 2002 | Signs | $60,116,619 | 3,264 | $18,418 | $60,116,619 | 1 |
8 | Aug 2, 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $60,038,950 | 4,253 | $14,117 | $60,038,950 | 1 |
9 | Aug 5, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $54,806,191 | 3,648 | $15,024 | $54,806,191 | 1 |
10 | Aug 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $54,713,046 | 4,007 | $13,654 | $54,713,046 | 1 |
11 | Aug 4, 2023 | Barbie | $53,008,647 | 4,178 | $12,688 | $459,390,060 | 3 |
12 | Aug 10, 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | $49,100,158 | 3,778 | $12,996 | $49,100,158 | 1 |
13 | Aug 4, 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky… | $47,042,215 | 3,803 | $12,370 | $47,042,215 | 1 |
14 | Aug 10, 2018 | The Meg | $45,402,195 | 4,118 | $11,025 | $45,402,195 | 1 |
15 | Aug 10, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $45,117,985 | 3,063 | $14,730 | $45,117,985 | 1 |
16 | Aug 9, 2002 | xXx | $44,506,103 | 3,374 | $13,191 | $44,506,103 | 1 |
17 | Aug 12, 2016 | Suicide Squad | $43,536,013 | 4,255 | $10,232 | $222,640,741 | 2 |
18 | Aug 1, 2008 | The Dark Knight | $42,664,219 | 4,266 | $10,001 | $393,751,065 | 3 |
19 | Aug 8, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $42,124,922 | 4,088 | $10,305 | $176,515,761 | 2 |
20 | Aug 1, 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $40,457,770 | 3,760 | $10,760 | $40,457,770 | 1 |
21 | Aug 2, 2019 | The Lion King | $38,520,022 | 4,802 | $8,022 | $431,163,100 | 3 |
22 | Aug 13, 2004 | AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | $38,291,056 | 3,395 | $11,279 | $38,291,056 | 1 |
23 | Aug 10, 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | $38,142,825 | 3,745 | $10,185 | $38,142,825 | 1 |
24 | Aug 21, 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | $38,054,676 | 3,165 | $12,024 | $38,070,437 | 1 |
25 | Aug 14, 2009 | District 9 | $37,354,308 | 3,049 | $12,251 | $37,354,308 | 1 |
26 | Aug 8, 2003 | S.W.A.T. | $37,062,535 | 3,202 | $11,575 | $37,062,535 | 1 |
27 | Aug 15, 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | $36,428,066 | 3,014 | $12,086 | $36,428,066 | 1 |
28 | Aug 3, 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | $35,737,330 | 4,242 | $8,425 | $353,935,094 | 3 |
29 | Aug 6, 2010 | The Other Guys | $35,543,162 | 3,651 | $9,735 | $35,543,162 | 1 |
30 | Aug 3, 2018 | Mission: Impossible—Fallout | $35,323,815 | 4,395 | $8,037 | $124,811,186 | 2 |
31 | Aug 11, 2017 | Annabelle: Creation | $35,006,404 | 3,502 | $9,996 | $35,006,404 | 1 |
32 | Aug 13, 2010 | The Expendables | $34,825,135 | 3,270 | $10,650 | $34,825,135 | 1 |
33 | Aug 12, 2016 | Sausage Party | $34,263,534 | 3,103 | $11,042 | $34,263,534 | 1 |
34 | Aug 11, 2023 | Barbie | $33,833,294 | 4,178 | $8,098 | $526,442,188 | 4 |
35 | Aug 1, 2003 | American Wedding | $33,369,440 | 3,172 | $10,520 | $33,369,440 | 1 |
36 | Aug 10, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $33,117,312 | 3,118 | $10,621 | $133,525,381 | 2 |
37 | Aug 17, 2007 | Superbad | $33,052,411 | 2,948 | $11,212 | $33,052,411 | 1 |
38 | Aug 10, 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $32,879,125 | 3,686 | $8,920 | $131,552,425 | 2 |
39 | Aug 2, 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $31,119,108 | 3,613 | $8,613 | $141,678,328 | 2 |
40 | Aug 5, 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | $30,675,314 | 3,785 | $8,104 | $30,675,314 | 1 |
41 | Aug 5, 2022 | Bullet Train | $30,030,156 | 4,357 | $6,892 | $30,030,156 | 1 |
42 | Aug 4, 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | $30,002,735 | 3,503 | $8,565 | $30,002,735 | 1 |
43 | Aug 9, 2013 | Elysium | $29,807,393 | 3,284 | $9,077 | $29,807,393 | 1 |
44 | Aug 9, 2002 | Signs | $29,454,659 | 3,310 | $8,899 | $117,717,875 | 2 |
45 | Aug 4, 2023 | Oppenheimer | $29,121,040 | 3,612 | $8,062 | $228,989,660 | 3 |
46 | Aug 17, 2012 | The Expendables 2 | $28,591,370 | 3,316 | $8,622 | $28,591,370 | 1 |
47 | Aug 15, 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $28,523,147 | 3,980 | $7,167 | $117,765,383 | 2 |
48 | Aug 7, 2015 | Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation | $28,502,372 | 3,988 | $7,147 | $107,756,579 | 2 |
49 | Aug 13, 2021 | Free Guy | $28,365,416 | 4,165 | $6,810 | $28,365,416 | 1 |
50 | Aug 4, 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant … | $28,007,544 | 3,858 | $7,260 | $43,081,012 | 1 |
51 | Aug 12, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $27,832,307 | 3,691 | $7,541 | $105,208,226 | 2 |
52 | Aug 3, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $27,535,697 | 3,530 | $7,800 | $123,740,974 | 2 |
53 | Aug 28, 2009 | The Final Destination | $27,408,309 | 3,121 | $8,782 | $27,408,309 | 1 |
54 | Aug 2, 2013 | 2 Guns | $27,059,130 | 3,025 | $8,945 | $27,059,130 | 1 |
55 | Aug 6, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | $26,681,262 | 2,161 | $12,347 | $26,681,262 | 1 |
56 | Aug 10, 2012 | The Campaign | $26,588,460 | 3,205 | $8,296 | $26,588,460 | 1 |
57 | Aug 17, 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | $26,510,140 | 3,384 | $7,834 | $35,276,909 | 1 |
58 | Aug 9, 2013 | We’re the Millers | $26,419,396 | 3,260 | $8,104 | $37,908,179 | 1 |
59 | Aug 4, 2000 | Hollow Man | $26,414,386 | 2,956 | $8,936 | $26,414,386 | 1 |
60 | Aug 26, 2016 | Don’t Breathe | $26,411,706 | 3,051 | $8,657 | $26,411,706 | 1 |
61 | Aug 21, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | $26,364,020 | 3,025 | $8,715 | $111,087,490 | 2 |
62 | Aug 31, 2007 | Halloween | $26,362,367 | 3,472 | $7,593 | $26,362,367 | 1 |
63 | Aug 6, 2021 | The Suicide Squad | $26,205,415 | 4,002 | $6,548 | $26,205,415 | 1 |
64 | Aug 8, 2008 | The Dark Knight | $26,117,030 | 4,025 | $6,489 | $441,628,497 | 4 |
65 | Aug 12, 2011 | The Help | $26,044,590 | 2,534 | $10,278 | $35,918,416 | 1 |
66 | Aug 15, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | $25,812,796 | 3,319 | $7,777 | $25,812,796 | 1 |
67 | Aug 13, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | $25,764,991 | 2,395 | $10,758 | $69,661,654 | 2 |
68 | Aug 1, 1997 | Air Force One | $25,731,622 | 2,919 | $8,815 | $80,738,833 | 2 |
69 | Aug 7, 2015 | Fantastic Four | $25,685,737 | 3,995 | $6,429 | $25,685,737 | 1 |
70 | Aug 3, 2012 | Total Recall | $25,577,758 | 3,601 | $7,103 | $25,577,758 | 1 |
71 | Aug 9, 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $25,265,795 | 4,344 | $5,816 | $108,379,575 | 2 |
72 | Aug 15, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $25,115,564 | 3,697 | $6,793 | $222,661,385 | 3 |
73 | Aug 3, 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | $25,110,873 | 3,926 | $6,396 | $128,060,578 | 2 |
74 | Aug 18, 2023 | Blue Beetle | $25,030,225 | 3,871 | $6,466 | $25,030,225 | 1 |
75 | Aug 24, 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | $24,808,202 | 3,526 | $7,036 | $76,617,149 | 2 |
76 | Aug 6, 2004 | Collateral | $24,701,458 | 3,188 | $7,748 | $24,701,458 | 1 |
77 | Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | $24,637,312 | 2,933 | $8,400 | $24,637,312 | 1 |
78 | Aug 3, 2018 | Christopher Robin | $24,585,139 | 3,602 | $6,825 | $24,585,139 | 1 |
79 | Aug 6, 1999 | The Blair Witch Project | $24,347,345 | 2,142 | $11,367 | $80,049,728 | 4 |
80 | Aug 20, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | $23,950,008 | 2,688 | $8,910 | $107,506,281 | 3 |
81 | Aug 6, 1993 | The Fugitive | $23,758,855 | 2,340 | $10,153 | $23,758,855 | 1 |
82 | Aug 18, 1995 | Mortal Kombat | $23,283,887 | 2,421 | $9,617 | $23,283,887 | 1 |
83 | Aug 8, 2008 | Pineapple Express | $23,245,025 | 3,072 | $7,567 | $41,318,736 | 1 |
84 | Aug 13, 2010 | Eat Pray Love | $23,104,523 | 3,082 | $7,497 | $23,104,523 | 1 |
85 | Aug 13, 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $22,956,453 | 3,472 | $6,612 | $37,140,203 | 1 |
86 | Aug 3, 2001 | The Princess Diaries | $22,862,269 | 2,537 | $9,012 | $22,862,269 | 1 |
87 | Aug 13, 1993 | The Fugitive | $22,438,277 | 2,364 | $9,492 | $60,056,238 | 2 |
88 | Aug 5, 2016 | Jason Bourne | $22,405,125 | 4,039 | $5,547 | $103,111,145 | 2 |
89 | Aug 14, 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $22,324,341 | 4,007 | $5,571 | $98,577,529 | 2 |
90 | Aug 9, 2013 | Disney Planes | $22,232,291 | 3,702 | $6,005 | $22,232,291 | 1 |
91 | Aug 8, 2003 | Freaky Friday | $22,203,007 | 2,954 | $7,516 | $33,100,977 | 1 |
92 | Aug 11, 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky… | $22,126,226 | 3,803 | $5,818 | $90,343,184 | 2 |
93 | Aug 16, 2002 | xXx | $22,111,421 | 3,388 | $6,526 | $83,963,506 | 2 |
94 | Aug 27, 2021 | Candyman | $22,001,750 | 3,569 | $6,165 | $22,001,750 | 1 |
95 | Aug 31, 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | $21,964,345 | 3,865 | $5,683 | $110,691,733 | 3 |
96 | Aug 12, 2016 | Pete’s Dragon | $21,514,095 | 3,702 | $5,811 | $21,514,095 | 1 |
97 | Aug 19, 2005 | The 40 Year-old Virgin | $21,422,815 | 2,845 | $7,530 | $21,422,815 | 1 |
98 | Aug 16, 2019 | Good Boys | $21,402,605 | 3,204 | $6,680 | $21,402,605 | 1 |
99 | Aug 18, 2017 | The Hitman’s Bodyguard | $21,384,504 | 3,377 | $6,332 | $21,384,504 | 1 |
100 | Aug 23, 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | $21,380,987 | 3,286 | $6,507 | $21,380,987 | 1 |
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.