Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater Average |
Theaters |
Cumulative Gross |
1 |
Dec 15, 1995 |
Across The Sea of Time |
$53,136 |
1 |
$915,103 |
2 |
Jun 16, 1995 |
Wings of Courage |
$35,204 |
2 |
$974,108 |
3 |
Feb 25, 2000 |
Fantasia 2000 |
$29,545 |
54 |
$26,767,161 |
4 |
Jan 25, 2019 |
Werk ohne Autor |
$25,789 |
1 |
$30,325 |
5 |
Nov 11, 2022 |
Clerks III |
$25,233 |
5 |
$4,443,484 |
6 |
Dec 28, 1984 |
The Killing Fields |
$22,584 |
12 |
$1,173,692 |
7 |
May 1, 1998 |
Everest |
$20,317 |
36 |
$10,402,351 |
8 |
Feb 5, 1999 |
Rushmore |
$17,881 |
103 |
$1,923,244 |
9 |
Nov 20, 1981 |
Chariots of Fire |
$15,984 |
11 |
$2,033,937 |
10 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Gomorra |
$15,540 |
5 |
$77,700 |
11 |
Jan 27, 2023 |
Close |
$15,344 |
4 |
$61,376 |
12 |
Aug 10, 2001 |
Ôdishon |
$14,943 |
1 |
$22,854 |
13 |
May 8, 1992 |
Howards End |
$14,903 |
25 |
$2,139,155 |
14 |
Feb 28, 1992 |
Daughters of the Dust |
$14,440 |
3 |
$263,960 |
15 |
May 7, 2004 |
Games People Play |
$14,388 |
1 |
$97,112 |
16 |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Sling Blade |
$13,898 |
2 |
$210,413 |
17 |
May 28, 1982 |
Diner |
$12,901 |
28 |
$660,491 |
18 |
May 20, 2016 |
The Lobster |
$12,827 |
31 |
$1,083,551 |
19 |
Jan 14, 2000 |
42 Up |
$11,471 |
4 |
$157,541 |
20 |
Jan 28, 2000 |
Holy Smoke |
$11,431 |
2 |
$181,246 |
21 |
Jun 14, 2002 |
Space Station |
$11,364 |
55 |
$8,393,244 |
22 |
Dec 24, 1999 |
Galapagos |
$11,047 |
3 |
$629,566 |
23 |
May 21, 1999 |
Extreme |
$11,022 |
6 |
$713,073 |
24 |
Feb 13, 1998 |
Titanic |
$10,952 |
3,002 |
$376,270,721 |
25 |
Feb 13, 1987 |
Platoon |
$10,784 |
1,194 |
$54,774,372 |
26 |
Dec 18, 1998 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$10,558 |
14 |
$1,929,392 |
27 |
Jun 30, 2000 |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man |
$10,022 |
20 |
$2,691,533 |
28 |
Dec 12, 1997 |
Snowriders 2 |
$9,967 |
5 |
$2,263,667 |
29 |
Jan 17, 2020 |
Citizen K |
$9,535 |
1 |
$36,158 |
30 |
Jan 29, 1982 |
On Golden Pond |
$9,206 |
544 |
$12,298,527 |
31 |
Jan 17, 2003 |
The Quiet American |
$9,159 |
9 |
$539,241 |
32 |
Jul 3, 1998 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
$9,150 |
7 |
$648,835 |
33 |
Jun 25, 1999 |
Island of the Sharks |
$9,089 |
8 |
$758,193 |
34 |
Feb 17, 1989 |
Dangerous Liaisons |
$9,009 |
347 |
$12,120,395 |
35 |
Feb 9, 2001 |
Tuvalu |
$8,932 |
1 |
$18,018 |
36 |
Feb 12, 2010 |
Avatar |
$8,794 |
2,685 |
$661,217,278 |
37 |
Feb 3, 1984 |
The Dresser |
$8,624 |
3 |
$521,019 |
38 |
Feb 23, 2001 |
Vatel |
$8,591 |
1 |
$40,643 |
39 |
Jul 22, 1977 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$8,304 |
843 |
$65,887,563 |
40 |
Jun 30, 2000 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
$8,258 |
50 |
$6,518,824 |
41 |
Mar 22, 2002 |
American Adobo |
$7,924 |
2 |
$229,588 |
42 |
Oct 26, 1984 |
Choose Me |
$7,898 |
10 |
$642,622 |
43 |
Feb 28, 2003 |
Ikiru |
$7,818 |
1 |
$32,640 |
44 |
Oct 27, 2000 |
Dark Days |
$7,805 |
2 |
$227,120 |
45 |
Jan 9, 2004 |
My Architect |
$7,776 |
7 |
$439,221 |
46 |
Jun 9, 2000 |
Alien Adventure |
$7,659 |
9 |
$1,192,602 |
47 |
Apr 23, 1999 |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
$7,562 |
6 |
$465,902 |
48 |
Jan 26, 2024 |
The Sweet East |
$7,510 |
3 |
$162,576 |
49 |
Jan 22, 1993 |
The Crying Game |
$7,460 |
192 |
$10,430,045 |
50 |
Jan 11, 1985 |
Un dimanche à la campagne |
$7,279 |
16 |
$737,006 |
51 |
May 7, 1999 |
Wildfire: Feel The Heat |
$7,249 |
4 |
$369,713 |
52 |
Nov 26, 1999 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impos… |
$7,239 |
19 |
$1,377,203 |
53 |
Jan 21, 2005 |
Les Choristes |
$7,199 |
2 |
$2,130,367 |
54 |
Dec 1, 2000 |
Cyberworld 3D |
$7,135 |
37 |
$3,221,221 |
55 |
Sep 9, 1983 |
Zelig |
$7,072 |
71 |
$4,967,508 |
56 |
Sep 20, 1985 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
$7,059 |
108 |
$4,418,054 |
57 |
Apr 29, 1983 |
Baby It's You |
$7,038 |
13 |
$274,642 |
58 |
Apr 28, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$7,004 |
47 |
$7,341,092 |
59 |
May 26, 2000 |
Beau Travail |
$6,977 |
2 |
$142,959 |
60 |
Apr 10, 2009 |
Under the Sea 3D |
$6,955 |
43 |
$5,338,400 |
61 |
Jan 15, 1999 |
Central do Brasil |
$6,894 |
22 |
$1,036,177 |
62 |
Apr 26, 1985 |
A Private Function |
$6,823 |
17 |
$496,833 |
63 |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Ta'm e guilass |
$6,742 |
4 |
$63,317 |
64 |
May 14, 2010 |
Hubble 3D |
$6,714 |
48 |
$5,744,851 |
65 |
Feb 13, 1998 |
The Apostle |
$6,714 |
404 |
$5,033,055 |
66 |
Sep 5, 1997 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
$6,681 |
4 |
$671,813 |
67 |
Apr 12, 1985 |
Lost in America |
$6,668 |
107 |
$2,704,469 |
68 |
Feb 7, 2003 |
Russkiy kovcheg |
$6,654 |
12 |
$631,029 |
69 |
Feb 4, 1983 |
Gandhi |
$6,570 |
357 |
$11,663,441 |
70 |
Jul 2, 1993 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
$6,534 |
201 |
$9,731,364 |
71 |
Feb 8, 1985 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
$6,527 |
29 |
$785,242 |
72 |
Feb 4, 2005 |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Li… |
$6,485 |
12 |
$211,195 |
73 |
Feb 14, 1997 |
Marvin's Room |
$6,470 |
28 |
$1,878,726 |
74 |
Dec 2, 1983 |
Never Cry Wolf |
$6,458 |
90 |
$5,531,102 |
75 |
Aug 1, 2003 |
The Weather Underground |
$6,446 |
5 |
$179,593 |
76 |
May 29, 1998 |
Warners 75th |
$6,405 |
3 |
$498,426 |
77 |
Jan 9, 2009 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
$6,293 |
601 |
$34,127,195 |
78 |
Jan 14, 2005 |
La mala educación |
$6,281 |
60 |
$2,596,728 |
79 |
Jan 18, 2002 |
Second Skin |
$6,279 |
1 |
$139,253 |
80 |
Aug 15, 2003 |
Gloomy Sunday Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod |
$6,244 |
1 |
$92,146 |
81 |
Aug 6, 1982 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
$6,234 |
1,514 |
$187,658,087 |
82 |
Jan 11, 2013 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
$6,196 |
810 |
$41,324,232 |
83 |
Aug 10, 2007 |
Pierrot le fou |
$6,187 |
1 |
$34,541 |
84 |
Dec 14, 1984 |
Stop Making Sense |
$6,176 |
12 |
$1,054,785 |
85 |
Jul 18, 1980 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
$6,172 |
1,089 |
$105,714,000 |
86 |
May 3, 1985 |
The Hit |
$6,124 |
14 |
$358,008 |
87 |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Goal! The Dream Begins |
$6,105 |
6 |
$4,205,160 |
88 |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Shine |
$6,019 |
306 |
$10,680,840 |
89 |
Feb 11, 1994 |
Schindler’s List |
$6,015 |
782 |
$35,629,263 |
90 |
Feb 15, 2019 |
The Last Resort |
$6,011 |
5 |
$62,319 |
91 |
Jan 6, 1984 |
Star 80 |
$6,005 |
12 |
$1,541,223 |
92 |
Feb 4, 1983 |
Sophie's Choice |
$5,981 |
212 |
$8,189,884 |
93 |
Aug 24, 2001 |
Come Undone |
$5,950 |
4 |
$87,929 |
94 |
Feb 2, 2001 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
$5,861 |
1,163 |
$52,982,874 |
95 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
Flamenco, Flamenco |
$5,860 |
1 |
$42,646 |
96 |
Aug 30, 1985 |
Back to the Future |
$5,838 |
1,550 |
$132,754,418 |
97 |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Transamerica |
$5,784 |
82 |
$1,471,160 |
98 |
May 7, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$5,772 |
73 |
$10,476,012 |
99 |
Oct 3, 1986 |
She's Gotta Have It |
$5,729 |
97 |
$3,761,764 |
100 |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Oce… |
$5,720 |
12 |
$962,149 |
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.