TOP WEEKEND THEATER AVERAGES 1982-Present
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Average Theaters Weekend Gross* Total Gross^ Date** 1 The Lion King BV $793,377 2 $1,586,753 $312,855,561 6/17/94 2 Pocahontas BV $448,285 6 $2,689,714 $141,579,773 6/16/95 3 Hercules BV $426,051 2 $852,103 $99,112,101 6/20/97 4 The Princess and the Frog BV $393,095 2 $786,190 $100,352,358 11/27/09 5 The Princess and the Frog BV $373,855 2 $747,710 $100,352,358 12/04/09 6 Toy Story 2 BV $300,163 1 $300,163 $245,852,179 11/19/99 7 A Bug's Life BV $291,121 1 $291,121 $162,798,565 11/20/98 8 Hercules BV $249,567 1 $249,567 $99,112,101 6/13/97 9 Atlantis: The Lost Empire BV $164,505 2 $329,011 $84,056,472 6/08/01 10 Brother Bear BV $145,970 2 $291,940 $85,336,277 10/24/03 11 Dreamgirls P/DW $126,316 3 $378,950 $103,365,956 12/15/06 12 Anastasia Fox $120,541 1 $120,541 $58,406,347 11/14/97 13 Brokeback Mountain Focus $109,485 5 $547,425 $83,043,761 12/09/05 14 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire LGF $104,025 18 $1,872,458 $45,545,364 11/06/09 15 Aladdin BV $98,332 2 $196,664 $217,350,219 11/13/92 16 Evita BV $97,542 2 $195,085 $50,047,179 12/27/96 17 Moulin Rouge! Fox $96,549 2 $193,098 $57,386,607 5/25/01 18 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas BV $95,616 2 $191,232 $50,003,043 10/15/93 19 There Will Be Blood ParV $95,370 2 $190,739 $40,222,514 12/28/07 20 Aladdin BV $86,886 2 $173,772 $217,350,219 11/20/92 21 Memoirs of a Geisha Sony $85,313 8 $682,504 $57,490,508 12/09/05 22 Moulin Rouge! Fox $83,770 2 $167,540 $57,386,607 5/18/01 23 Beauty and the Beast BV $81,073 2 $162,146 $145,863,363 11/15/91 24 Edward Scissorhands Fox $79,811 2 $159,622 $56,362,352 12/07/90 25 Up in the Air Par. $78,763 15 $1,181,450 $74,054,480 12/04/09
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