Movie Records

All Time US Top 20
All Time US - Inflation Adjusted
All Time Worldwide
Biggest Weekends for a Single Movie
Biggest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend
Smallest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend
Biggest Opening, 2nd, 3rd etc. Weekends
Biggest Weekend by Month
Biggest Days
Biggest Day by Month
Widest Opening Weekend
Fastest to $100m, $200m etc.
Highest grossing movies never to reach number 1
Highest grossing movies never to play in more than 1,000 theaters

All Time US Top 20

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken in the United States over its lifetime.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	1997	Titanic	$600,788,188
2	2008	The Dark Knight	$533,345,358
3	1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$460,998,007
4	2004	Shrek 2	$441,226,247
5	1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$435,110,554
6	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$431,088,297
7	2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$423,315,812
8	2002	Spider-Man	$403,706,375
9	2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$380,270,577
10	2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$377,027,325
11	2004	Spider-Man 2	$373,524,485
12	2004	The Passion of the Christ	$370,782,930
13	1993	Jurassic Park	$357,067,947
14	2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$341,784,377
15	2003	Finding Nemo	$339,714,978
16	2007	Spider-Man 3	$336,530,303
17	1994	Forrest Gump	$329,694,499
18	1994	The Lion King	$328,539,505
19	2007	Shrek the Third	$322,719,944
20	2007	Transformers	$319,246,193

Complete list of $100m movies

Inflation-Adjusted Top 20 Movies Released Since 1977

Note: This chart is adjusted for ticket price inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken in the United States over its lifetime taking into account the cost of tickets.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$1,169,002,703
2	1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	$964,755,189
3	1997	Titanic	$925,007,090
4	1980	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	$693,279,648
5	1983	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi	$667,572,706
6	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$609,211,218
7	1993	Jurassic Park	$607,908,342
8	1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$587,269,640
9	1994	Forrest Gump	$576,655,367
10	1994	The Lion King	$549,149,814
11	1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	$534,475,337
12	2008	The Dark Knight	$533,345,363
13	1978	Grease	$513,248,076
14	2004	Shrek 2	$504,647,671
15	2002	Spider-Man	$498,900,476
16	1996	Independence Day	$497,278,450
17	1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$474,621,112
18	1984	Ghostbusters	$471,947,166
19	1990	Home Alone	$470,553,161
20	2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$464,031,682

Complete list of $100m movies

All Time Worldwide Top 20

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken globally over its lifetime.

	Released	Film Name	Total Box Office
1	1997	Titanic	$1,848,813,795
2	2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,133,027,325
3	2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,065,659,812
4	2008	The Dark Knight	$1,000,245,358
5	2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$976,457,891
6	2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$960,996,492
7	2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$938,468,864
8	2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$926,284,377
9	1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	$924,288,297
10	1993	Jurassic Park	$923,067,947
11	2004	Shrek 2	$919,838,758
12	2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$896,013,036
13	2007	Spider-Man 3	$890,871,626
14	2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$878,987,880
15	2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$868,621,686
16	2003	Finding Nemo	$866,592,978
17	2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$848,998,877
18	2002	Spider-Man	$821,708,551
19	1996	Independence Day	$817,400,878
20	2007	Shrek the Third	$798,958,162

Complete list of $250m worldwide movies

Biggest Weekends at the Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	4,366	$36,283	$158,411,483	3
2	5/4/2007	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	4,252	$35,540	$151,116,516	3
3	7/7/2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554	4,133	$32,817	$135,634,554	3
4	5/18/2007	Shrek the Third	$121,629,270	4,122	$29,507	$122,536,609	3
5	5/3/2002	Spider-Man	$114,844,116	3,615	$31,769	$114,844,116	3
6	5/25/2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$114,732,820	4,362	$26,303	$127,972,864	3
7	6/26/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307	4,234	$25,736	$200,077,255	5
8	5/20/2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$108,435,841	3,661	$29,619	$158,449,700	4
9	5/21/2004	Shrek 2	$108,037,878	4,163	$25,952	$128,983,060	5
10	5/26/2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	$102,750,665	3,690	$27,846	$102,750,665	3
11	11/18/2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$102,335,066	3,858	$26,525	$102,335,066	3
12	5/2/2008	Iron Man	$102,118,668	4,105	$24,877	$102,118,668	3
13	5/23/2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$100,137,835	4,260	$23,507	$125,178,907	4
14	6/4/2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	$93,687,367	3,855	$24,303	$93,687,367	3
15	5/16/2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$91,774,413	3,603	$25,472	$134,282,716	4
16	11/16/2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$90,294,621	3,672	$24,590	$90,294,621	3
17	11/15/2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$88,357,488	3,682	$23,997	$88,357,488	3
18	7/2/2004	Spider-Man 2	$88,156,227	4,152	$21,232	$152,411,751	5
19	5/2/2003	X2	$85,558,731	3,741	$22,871	$85,558,731	3
20	5/1/2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$85,058,003	4,099	$20,751	$85,058,003	3

Complete list of $20m weekends

Biggest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend

Top 5 Biggest Overall Weekends

Rank	Weekend	Total Gross for all Movies	Number One Movie	Gross of Number One Movie
1	Jul 18, 2008	$260,834,133	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483
2	Jul 7, 2006	$218,156,131	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$135,634,554
3	May 25, 2007	$205,563,246	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$114,732,820
4	Dec 26, 2008	$201,354,718	Marley & Me	$36,357,586
5	Jun 26, 2009	$200,736,099	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307

Top 100

Smallest Combined Gross for All Movies in a Single Weekend

Top 5 Smallest Overall Weekends Since January, 2000

Rank	Weekend	Total Gross for all Movies	Number One Movie	Gross of Number One Movie
1	Sep 15, 2000	$54,213,664	The Watcher	$5,805,680
2	Sep 21, 2001	$59,646,379	Hardball	$8,058,338
3	Sep 8, 2000	$61,494,217	The Watcher	$9,062,295
4	Sep 22, 2000	$63,242,095	Urban Legends: Final Cut	$8,505,513
5	Sep 29, 2000	$65,980,017	Remember the Titans	$20,905,831

Top 100

Biggest Opening, 2nd, 3rd etc. Weekends

Weekend Number	Date	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross	Theaters	Cumulative Gross
1	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	4,366	$158,411,483	See full chart
2	7/25/2008	The Dark Knight	$75,166,466	4,366	$313,781,677	See full chart
3	5/17/2002	Spider-Man	$45,036,912	3,615	$285,573,668	See full chart
4	1/9/1998	Titanic	$28,716,310	2,746	$197,881,813	See full chart
5	1/16/1998	Titanic	$36,014,544	2,767	$242,748,914	See full chart
6	1/23/1998	Titanic	$25,238,720	2,771	$274,599,886	See full chart
7	1/30/1998	Titanic	$25,907,172	2,853	$308,100,203	See full chart
8	2/6/1998	Titanic	$23,027,838	2,956	$337,355,666	See full chart
9	2/13/1998	Titanic	$32,876,424	3,002	$376,270,721	See full chart
10	2/20/1998	Titanic	$21,036,343	3,006	$402,561,881	See full chart
11	2/27/1998	Titanic	$19,633,056	3,035	$426,983,888	See full chart
12	3/6/1998	Titanic	$17,605,849	3,103	$449,157,395	See full chart
13	3/13/1998	Titanic	$17,578,815	3,116	$471,446,140	See full chart
14	3/20/1998	Titanic	$17,165,239	3,169	$494,514,331	See full chart
15	3/27/1998	Titanic	$15,213,500	3,233	$515,262,530	See full chart
16	2/27/2009	Slumdog Millionaire	$12,026,343	2,943	$115,024,121	See full chart
17	4/10/1998	Titanic	$8,558,241	3,265	$542,853,691	See full chart
18	4/17/1998	Titanic	$7,407,989	3,012	$554,067,203	See full chart
19	8/23/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$7,261,842	1,329	$63,690,730	See full chart
20	8/30/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$11,100,764	1,619	$82,556,992	See full chart
21	9/6/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$10,372,316	1,695	$95,824,732	See full chart
22	9/13/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$10,772,146	1,764	$110,443,668	See full chart
23	9/20/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,748,969	1,853	$124,052,987	See full chart
24	9/27/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$9,434,602	1,841	$136,628,662	See full chart
25	10/4/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$8,223,801	1,971	$147,717,828	See full chart
26	10/11/2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	$8,453,159	2,016	$158,954,054	See full chart

Biggest Weekend by Month

January	1/18/2008	Cloverfield	$40,058,229	See full chart
February	2/27/2004	The Passion of the Christ	$83,848,082	See full chart
March	3/9/2007	300	$70,885,301	See full chart
April	4/3/2009	Fast & Furious	$70,950,500	See full chart
May	5/4/2007	Spider-Man 3	$151,116,516	See full chart
June	6/26/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$108,966,307	See full chart
July	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	$158,411,483	See full chart
August	8/3/2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$69,283,690	See full chart
September	9/27/2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$35,648,740	See full chart
October	10/24/2003	Scary Movie 3	$48,113,770	See full chart
November	11/18/2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$102,335,066	See full chart
December	12/14/2007	I am Legend	$77,211,321	See full chart

Biggest Single Days at the Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	$67,165,092	4,366	$15,384	$67,165,092	1
2	6/24/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$62,016,476	4,234	$14,647	$62,016,476	1
3	5/4/2007	Spider-Man 3	$59,841,919	4,252	$14,074	$59,841,919	1
4	7/7/2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$55,830,600	4,133	$13,508	$55,830,600	1
5	5/5/2007	Spider-Man 3	$51,336,732	4,252	$12,074	$111,178,651	2
6	5/19/2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$50,013,859	3,661	$13,661	$50,013,859	1
7	7/19/2008	The Dark Knight	$47,650,240	4,366	$10,914	$114,815,332	2
8	5/19/2007	Shrek the Third	$47,077,497	4,122	$11,421	$86,411,827	2
9	5/26/2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	$45,102,265	3,690	$12,223	$45,102,265	1
10	5/22/2004	Shrek 2	$44,797,042	4,163	$10,761	$94,082,519	4
11	7/8/2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$44,443,225	4,133	$10,753	$100,273,825	2
12	7/11/2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$44,232,338	4,181	$10,579	$44,232,338	1
13	5/4/2002	Spider-Man	$43,622,264	3,615	$12,067	$83,029,136	2
14	7/20/2008	The Dark Knight	$43,596,151	4,366	$9,985	$158,411,483	3
15	5/25/2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$42,910,392	4,362	$9,837	$56,150,436	1
16	5/15/2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$42,508,303	3,603	$11,798	$42,508,303	1
17	5/21/2005	Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith	$40,693,760	3,661	$11,115	$124,237,232	3
18	6/30/2004	Spider-Man 2	$40,442,604	4,152	$9,741	$40,442,604	1
19	6/27/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$40,205,083	4,234	$9,496	$168,056,697	4
20	11/18/2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$40,118,363	3,858	$10,399	$40,118,363	1

Color coding:
= Weekend days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
= Public Holidays (New Year's Day, July 4 etc.)

Complete list of $15m days

Biggest Days by Month

January	1/1/2005	Meet the Fockers	$18,271,940	See full chart
February	2/28/2004	The Passion of the Christ	$33,077,939	See full chart
March	3/9/2007	300	$28,106,731	See full chart
April	4/3/2009	Fast & Furious	$30,560,630	See full chart
May	5/4/2007	Spider-Man 3	$59,841,919	See full chart
June	6/24/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$62,016,476	See full chart
July	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	$67,165,092	See full chart
August	8/4/2007	The Bourne Ultimatum	$25,290,665	See full chart
September	9/28/2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$14,707,798	See full chart
October	10/2/2004	Shark Tale	$21,085,643	See full chart
November	11/18/2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$40,118,363	See full chart
December	12/17/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$34,450,834	See full chart

Widest Opening

			Theaters	Weekend Gross
1	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	4,366	$158,411,483
2	5/25/2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	4,362	$114,732,820
3	7/13/2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	4,285	$77,108,414
4	5/23/2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	4,260	$100,137,835
5	5/4/2007	Spider-Man 3	4,252	$151,116,516
6	6/26/2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	4,234	$108,966,307
7	5/21/2004	Shrek 2	4,163	$108,037,878
8	7/2/2004	Spider-Man 2	4,152	$88,156,227
9	7/7/2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	4,133	$135,634,554
10	5/27/2005	Madagascar	4,131	$47,224,594

Fastest to $100m, $200m, $300m, $400m, $500m US Box Office

Total Movie Days

$100m Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2 See complete chart

Spider-Man 3 2 See complete chart

The Dark Knight 2 See complete chart

$200m The Dark Knight 5 See complete chart

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 5 See complete chart

$300m The Dark Knight 10 See complete chart

$400m The Dark Knight 18 See complete chart

$500m The Dark Knight 45 See complete chart

$600m Titanic c.250

Highest Grossing Movies Never to Reach Number 1 in US Chart

Highest
Position Release
Date Movie Total Gross

1 2 4/19/2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $241,437,427

2 2 12/14/2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks $217,326,336

3 2 5/28/2004 The Day After Tomorrow $186,740,799

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Highest Grossing Movies Never to Play in More Than 1,000 Theaters

Most
Theaters Release
Date Movie Total Gross

1 200 9/29/1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The $139,876,417

2 687 2/1/2008 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour $65,280,346

3 917 7/12/1991 Boyz 'n the Hood $56,190,094

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