WIDEST OPENINGS BY MPAA RATING
| Rank* | Title (click to view) | Studio | Theaters | Weekend Gross** | % of Total | Average | Total Gross*** | Date^ | | 1 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
WB |
4,325 |
$77,835,727 |
25.8% |
$17,997 |
$301,959,197 |
7/15/09 |
| 2 |
Shrek 2 |
DW |
4,163 |
$108,037,878 |
24.5% |
$25,951 |
$441,226,247 |
5/19/04 |
| 3 |
Madagascar |
DW |
4,131 |
$47,224,594 |
24.4% |
$11,431 |
$193,595,521 |
5/27/05 |
| 4 |
Shrek the Third |
P/DW |
4,122 |
$121,629,270 |
37.7% |
$29,507 |
$322,719,944 |
5/18/07 |
| 5 |
Kung Fu Panda |
P/DW |
4,114 |
$60,239,130 |
28.0% |
$14,642 |
$215,434,591 |
6/6/08 |
| 6 |
Monsters Vs. Aliens |
P/DW |
4,104 |
$59,321,095 |
29.9% |
$14,454 |
$198,351,526 |
3/27/09 |
| 7 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
Fox |
4,099 |
$41,690,382 |
21.2% |
$10,171 |
$196,573,705 |
7/1/09 |
| 8 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
Fox |
4,096 |
$54,173,286 |
30.6% |
$13,226 |
$177,243,721 |
5/22/09 |
| 9 |
Over the Hedge |
P/DW |
4,059 |
$38,457,003 |
24.8% |
$9,474 |
$155,019,340 |
5/19/06 |
| 10 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
P/DW |
4,056 |
$63,106,589 |
35.1% |
$15,559 |
$180,010,950 |
11/7/08 |
| 11 |
Shark Tale |
DW |
4,016 |
$47,604,606 |
29.6% |
$11,853 |
$160,861,908 |
10/1/04 |
| 12 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Fox |
3,964 |
$68,033,544 |
34.8% |
$17,162 |
$195,330,621 |
3/31/06 |
| 13 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
Fox |
3,959 |
$58,051,684 |
44.0% |
$14,663 |
$131,921,738 |
6/15/07 |
| 14 |
The Incredibles |
BV |
3,933 |
$70,467,623 |
27.0% |
$17,917 |
$261,441,092 |
11/5/04 |
| 15 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
BV |
3,929 |
$55,034,805 |
38.9% |
$14,007 |
$141,621,490 |
5/16/08 |
| 16 |
Bee Movie |
P/DW |
3,928 |
$38,021,044 |
30.0% |
$9,679 |
$126,631,277 |
11/2/07 |
| 17 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
WB |
3,855 |
$93,687,367 |
37.5% |
$24,302 |
$249,541,069 |
6/4/04 |
| 18 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles |
Par. |
3,847 |
$19,004,058 |
26.7% |
$4,940 |
$71,195,053 |
2/14/08 |
| 19 |
Open Season |
Sony |
3,833 |
$23,624,548 |
27.8% |
$6,163 |
$85,105,259 |
9/29/06 |
| 20 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
BV |
3,832 |
$44,783,772 |
20.4% |
$11,686 |
$219,964,115 |
12/21/07 |
| 21 |
Happy Feet |
WB |
3,804 |
$41,533,432 |
21.0% |
$10,918 |
$198,000,317 |
11/17/06 |
| 22 |
Robots |
Fox |
3,776 |
$36,045,301 |
28.1% |
$9,545 |
$128,200,012 |
3/11/05 |
| 23 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
WB |
3,770 |
$56,178,450 |
27.2% |
$14,901 |
$206,459,076 |
7/15/05 |
| 24 |
Up |
BV |
3,766 |
$68,108,790 |
23.2% |
$18,085 |
$293,004,164 |
5/29/09 |
| 25 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
WB |
3,735 |
$32,695,407 |
43.1% |
$8,754 |
$75,833,839 |
10/16/09 |
| 26 |
Enchanted |
BV |
3,730 |
$34,440,317 |
26.9% |
$9,233 |
$127,807,262 |
11/21/07 |
| 27 |
Flushed Away |
P/DW |
3,707 |
$18,814,323 |
29.1% |
$5,075 |
$64,665,672 |
11/3/06 |
| 28 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
Fox |
3,700 |
$48,875,415 |
40.5% |
$13,210 |
$120,745,000 |
12/23/09 |
| 29 |
G-Force |
BV |
3,697 |
$31,706,934 |
26.5% |
$8,576 |
$119,436,770 |
7/24/09 |
| 30 |
Night at the Museum |
Fox |
3,685 |
$30,433,781 |
12.1% |
$8,258 |
$250,863,268 |
12/22/06 |
| 31 |
A Christmas Carol (2009) |
BV |
3,683 |
$30,051,075 |
22.0% |
$8,159 |
$136,686,871 |
11/6/09 |
| 32 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
WB |
3,682 |
$88,357,488 |
33.7% |
$23,997 |
$261,988,482 |
11/15/02 |
| 33 |
Bedtime Stories |
BV |
3,681 |
$27,450,296 |
24.9% |
$7,457 |
$110,101,975 |
12/25/08 |
| 34 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
WB |
3,672 |
$90,294,621 |
28.4% |
$24,590 |
$317,575,550 |
11/16/01 |
| 35 |
Bolt |
BV |
3,651 |
$26,223,128 |
23.0% |
$7,182 |
$114,053,579 |
11/21/08 |
| 36 |
RV |
Sony |
3,639 |
$16,414,767 |
22.9% |
$4,510 |
$71,726,025 |
4/28/06 |
| 37 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Par. |
3,620 |
$30,061,756 |
25.3% |
$8,304 |
$118,634,549 |
12/17/04 |
| 38 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
BV |
3,616 |
$65,556,312 |
22.5% |
$18,129 |
$291,710,957 |
12/9/05 |
| 39 |
Speed Racer |
WB |
3,606 |
$18,561,337 |
42.2% |
$5,147 |
$43,945,766 |
5/9/08 |
| 40 |
Evan Almighty |
Uni. |
3,604 |
$31,192,615 |
31.0% |
$8,654 |
$100,462,298 |
6/22/07 |
| 41 |
Fred Claus |
WB |
3,603 |
$18,515,473 |
25.7% |
$5,138 |
$72,006,777 |
11/9/07 |
| 42 |
Shrek |
DW |
3,587 |
$42,347,760 |
15.8% |
$11,805 |
$267,665,011 |
5/16/01 |
| 43 |
Monster House |
Sony |
3,553 |
$22,217,226 |
30.2% |
$6,253 |
$73,661,010 |
7/21/06 |
| 44 |
Surf's Up |
Sony |
3,528 |
$17,640,249 |
30.0% |
$5,000 |
$58,867,694 |
6/8/07 |
| 45 |
The Legend of Zorro |
Sony |
3,520 |
$16,328,506 |
35.1% |
$4,638 |
$46,464,023 |
10/28/05 |
| 46 |
Nim's Island |
Fox |
3,513 |
$13,210,579 |
27.5% |
$3,760 |
$48,006,762 |
4/4/08 |
| 47 |
The Shaggy Dog |
BV |
3,501 |
$16,310,058 |
26.7% |
$4,658 |
$61,123,569 |
3/10/06 |
| 48 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It |
Sony |
3,481 |
$23,234,394 |
32.2% |
$6,675 |
$72,091,016 |
10/28/09 |
| 49 |
Marley and Me |
Fox |
3,480 |
$36,357,586 |
25.4% |
$10,448 |
$143,153,751 |
12/25/08 |
| 50 |
The Pink Panther (2006) |
Sony |
3,477 |
$20,220,412 |
24.6% |
$5,815 |
$82,226,474 |
2/10/06 |
| CHART NOTES
* Ties in rank are broken by release date in favor of the movie that was released first.
** Weekend equals Fri-Sat-Sun. Movies that do not have a 3-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
*** Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
^ First weekend of wide release.
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