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TOP OPENING GROSSES BY DAYS IN RELEASE

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(Counting the first 5 days of wide release whenever they occurred, not just weekends.)

RankMovie TitleStudioOpening% of
Total		Theaters / AvgTotal GrossRelease
1 The Dark Knight WB $203,773,518 38.3% 4,366 $46,673 $532,478,141 F, 7/18/08
2 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $172,802,507 45.4% 3,661 $47,201 $380,270,577 Th, 5/19/05
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $169,506,744 40.0% 4,133 $41,013 $423,315,812 F, 7/7/06
4 Spider-Man 3 Sony $169,444,466 50.4% 4,252 $39,851 $336,530,303 F, 5/4/07
5 Spider-Man 2 Sony $152,411,751 40.8% 4,152 $36,708 $373,585,825 W, 6/30/04
6 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $151,958,445 47.9% 4,260 $35,671 $317,101,119 Th, 5/22/08
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* BV $147,591,127 47.7% 4,362 $33,836 $309,420,425 F, 5/25/07
8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $139,715,157 47.8% 4,285 $32,606 $292,004,738 W, 7/11/07
9 The Matrix Reloaded* WB $139,391,066 49.5% 3,603 $38,688 $281,576,461 Th, 5/15/03
10 Shrek the Third* P/DW $137,799,493 42.7% 4,122 $33,430 $322,719,944 F, 5/18/07
11 Spider-Man Sony $135,840,755 33.6% 3,615 $37,577 $403,706,375 F, 5/3/02
12 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $130,150,700 55.5% 3,690 $35,271 $234,362,462 F, 5/26/06
13 Shrek 2 DW $128,983,060 29.2% 4,163 $30,983 $441,226,247 W, 5/19/04
14 The Passion of the Christ NM $125,185,971 33.8% 3,043 $41,139 $370,274,604 W, 2/25/04
15 Transformers* P/DW $124,460,262 39.0% 4,011 $31,030 $319,246,193 T, 7/3/07
16 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $124,100,534 32.9% 3,703 $33,514 $377,027,325 W, 12/17/03
17 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $120,829,626 40.0% 3,161 $38,225 $302,191,252 Th, 5/16/02
18 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $119,743,524 41.3% 3,858 $31,038 $290,013,036 F, 11/18/05
19 Iron Man* Par. $112,059,020 35.2% 4,105 $27,298 $318,412,101 F, 5/2/08
20 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $109,363,094 43.8% 3,855 $28,369 $249,541,069 F, 6/4/04
21 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $105,661,237 24.5% 2,970 $35,576 $431,088,301 W, 5/19/99
22 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $104,590,892 32.9% 3,672 $28,483 $317,575,550 F, 11/16/01
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $102,046,212 30.0% 3,622 $28,174 $339,789,881 W, 12/18/02
24 War of the Worlds Par. $100,561,125 42.9% 3,908 $25,732 $234,280,354 W, 6/29/05
25 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $98,421,061 37.6% 3,682 $26,730 $261,988,482 F, 11/15/02
26 X2: X-Men United Fox $98,146,251 45.7% 3,741 $26,235 $214,949,694 F, 5/2/03
27 Hancock* Sony $97,042,412 42.6% 3,965 $24,475 $227,946,274 W, 7/2/08
28 The Lost World: Jurassic Park* Uni. $95,821,605 41.8% 3,281 $29,205 $229,086,679 F, 5/23/97
29 Austin Powers in Goldmember* NL $92,435,479 43.3% 3,613 $25,584 $213,307,889 F, 7/26/02
30 The Da Vinci Code Sony $92,048,850 42.3% 3,735 $24,645 $217,536,138 F, 5/19/06
31 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $91,655,563 49.1% 3,425 $26,761 $186,740,799 F, 5/28/04
32 I Am Legend WB $91,179,888 35.6% 3,606 $25,286 $256,393,010 F, 12/14/07
33 Bruce Almighty Uni. $90,871,470 37.4% 3,483 $26,090 $242,829,261 F, 5/23/03
34 The Simpsons Movie Fox $90,815,727 49.6% 3,922 $23,155 $183,135,014 F, 7/27/07
35 Men in Black II Sony $87,241,586 45.8% 3,557 $24,527 $190,418,803 W, 7/3/02
36 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $85,881,790 37.8% 3,660 $23,465 $227,471,070 F, 8/3/07
37 Rush Hour 2 NL $85,712,105 37.9% 3,118 $27,489 $226,164,286 F, 8/3/01
38 300 WB $85,017,803 40.4% 3,103 $27,399 $210,614,939 F, 3/9/07
39 Independence Day* Fox $84,977,796 27.8% 2,882 $29,486 $306,169,268 W, 7/3/96
40 Finding Nemo BV $84,379,257 24.8% 3,374 $25,009 $339,714,978 F, 5/30/03
41 Planet of the Apes Fox $84,256,079 46.8% 3,500 $24,073 $180,011,740 F, 7/27/01
42 The Matrix Revolutions WB $83,790,000 60.1% 3,502 $23,926 $139,313,948 W, 11/5/03
43 Superman Returns* WB $81,593,540 40.8% 4,065 $20,072 $200,081,192 W, 6/28/06
44 Jurassic Park III Uni. $81,385,755 44.9% 3,434 $23,700 $181,171,875 W, 7/18/01
45 Pearl Harbor BV $80,644,106 40.6% 3,214 $25,092 $198,542,554 F, 5/25/01
46 Twilight Sum. $80,165,620 42.8% 3,419 $23,447 $187,268,032 F, 11/21/08
47 Toy Story 2* BV $80,102,784 32.6% 3,236 $24,754 $245,852,179 W, 11/24/99
48 WALL-E BV $79,601,894 35.6% 3,992 $19,940 $223,808,164 F, 6/27/08
49 Men in Black* Sony $79,318,473 31.6% 3,020 $26,264 $250,690,539 W, 7/2/97
50 Mission: Impossible II Par. $78,848,136 36.6% 3,653 $21,584 $215,409,889 W, 5/24/00
51 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $78,033,720 43.5% 4,056 $19,239 $179,359,302 F, 11/7/08
52 The Mummy Returns Uni. $77,559,805 38.4% 3,401 $22,805 $202,019,785 F, 5/4/01
53 The Incredibles BV $77,482,702 29.6% 3,933 $19,701 $261,441,092 F, 11/5/04
54 Signs BV $76,206,559 33.4% 3,264 $23,348 $227,966,634 F, 8/2/02
55 Quantum of Solace Sony $75,712,342 45.0% 3,451 $21,939 $168,368,427 F, 11/14/08
56 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $75,647,917 38.7% 3,964 $19,084 $195,330,621 F, 3/31/06
57 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $75,129,468 24.0% 3,359 $22,367 $313,364,114 W, 12/19/01
58 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $74,186,139 25.4% 3,616 $20,516 $291,710,957 F, 12/9/05
59 Hulk Uni. $73,310,945 55.5% 3,660 $20,030 $132,177,234 F, 6/20/03
60 Batman Begins WB $72,896,986 35.5% 3,858 $18,895 $205,343,774 W, 6/15/05
61 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $72,620,491 33.7% 4,114 $17,652 $215,434,591 F, 6/6/08
62 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB $72,481,155 35.1% 3,770 $19,226 $206,459,076 F, 7/15/05
63 Cars BV $72,270,878 29.6% 3,985 $18,136 $244,082,982 F, 6/9/06
64 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $70,625,971 23.1% 3,269 $21,605 $305,413,918 W, 7/9/03
65 Meet the Fockers Uni. $70,517,720 25.3% 3,518 $20,045 $279,261,160 W, 12/22/04
66 Monsters, Inc. BV $70,375,603 27.5% 3,237 $21,741 $255,873,250 F, 11/2/01
67 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* NL $69,711,900 33.8% 3,312 $21,048 $206,040,086 F, 6/11/99
68 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fox $69,049,837 52.3% 3,959 $17,441 $131,921,738 F, 6/15/07
69 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* WB $68,352,056 45.5% 3,504 $19,507 $150,371,112 W, 7/2/03
70 Sex and the City WB (NL) $68,056,238 44.6% 3,285 $20,717 $152,647,258 F, 5/30/08

CHART NOTES
* Indicates that the movie had previews or was in limited release prior to its Wide release date. These grosses are excluded to ensure an apples-to-apples comparison (e.g., The Matrix Reloaded's Wednesday night showings prior to its Thursday release have been sifted out).

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