Widest Independent Releases at the Box Office

WIDEST INDEPENDENT RELEASES
(omitting major studios and their subsidiaries, 1982-Present)

OPENING WEEKENDS ALL TIME

Rank& Title (click to view) Studio Theaters Weekend Gross* % of Total Average Total Gross^ Date** Wk#
1 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. 4,124 $15,427,628 5.2% $3,741 $295,659,082 12/04/09 3

2 Scary Movie 4 W/Dim. 3,674 $16,814,942 18.5% $4,576 $90,710,620 4/21/06 2

3 Twilight Sum. 3,649 $7,951,131 4.1% $2,179 $192,769,854 12/12/08 4

4 The Passion of the Christ NM 3,408 $10,605,106 2.9% $3,111 $370,274,604 4/02/04 6

5 Inglourious Basterds Wein. 3,358 $11,629,394 9.6% $3,463 $120,540,719 9/04/09 3

6 Knowing Sum. 3,337 $14,702,187 18.4% $4,406 $79,957,634 3/27/09 2

7 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. 3,320 $5,011,801 19.0% $1,509 $26,437,094 11/03/00 2

8 Saw IV LGF 3,183 $31,756,764 50.2% $9,976 $63,300,095 10/26/07 1

9 Saw III LGF 3,167 $33,610,391 41.9% $10,612 $80,238,724 10/27/06 1

10 Righteous Kill Over. 3,152 $16,288,361 40.6% $5,168 $40,081,410 9/12/08 1

11 The Forbidden Kingdom LGF 3,151 $21,401,121 41.1% $6,791 $52,075,270 4/18/08 1

12 Halloween II (2009) W/Dim. 3,088 $5,745,206 17.2% $1,860 $33,392,973 9/04/09 2

13 Saw V LGF 3,084 $9,741,578 17.2% $3,159 $56,746,769 10/31/08 2

14 Balls of Fury Rog. 3,081 $5,652,852 17.2% $1,834 $32,886,940 9/07/07 2

15 Saw VI LGF 3,036 $14,118,444 51.0% $4,650 $27,693,292 10/23/09 1

16 Hoodwinked Wein. 3,020 $7,480,089 14.6% $2,476 $51,386,611 1/27/06 3

17 Astro Boy Sum. 3,020 $3,460,651 17.7% $1,146 $19,551,067 10/30/09 2

18 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF 3,006 $4,208,366 7.9% $1,399 $53,606,916 9/28/07 4

19 Saw II Lions 2,949 $31,725,652 36.4% $10,758 $87,039,965 10/28/05 1

20 The Spy Next Door LGF 2,924 $9,726,056 40.4% $3,326 $24,049,625 1/15/10 1

21 Law Abiding Citizen Over. 2,890 $21,039,502 28.7% $7,280 $73,357,727 10/16/09 1

22 The Hitcher (2007) Rog. 2,836 $3,632,975 22.1% $1,281 $16,472,961 1/26/07 2

23 Lord of War Lions 2,814 $9,390,144 38.9% $3,336 $24,149,632 9/16/05 1

24 The Comebacks FoxA 2,812 $5,554,594 41.6% $1,975 $13,349,927 10/19/07 1

25 Rambo LGF 2,764 $7,120,649 16.7% $2,576 $42,754,105 2/01/08 2

26 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Wein. 2,735 $10,065,630 32.0% $3,680 $31,457,946 10/31/08 1

27 The Haunting in Connecticut LGF 2,732 $23,004,765 41.5% $8,420 $55,389,516 3/27/09 1

28 Never Back Down Sum. 2,729 $8,603,195 34.6% $3,152 $24,850,922 3/14/08 1

29 From Paris with Love LGF 2,722 $8,158,860 37.4% $2,997 $21,828,473 2/05/10 1

30 Open Water Lions 2,709 $11,413,017 37.3% $4,213 $30,610,863 8/20/04 3

31 Sorority Row Sum. 2,665 $5,059,802 42.3% $1,899 $11,965,282 9/11/09 1

32 Bangkok Dangerous LGF 2,654 $2,592,656 16.9% $977 $15,298,133 9/12/08 2

33 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Free 2,652 $5,423,315 40.0% $2,045 $13,559,812 10/31/08 1

34 The Punisher Lions 2,649 $13,834,527 40.9% $5,222 $33,810,189 4/16/04 1

35 Disaster Movie LGF 2,642 $5,836,973 41.1% $2,209 $14,190,901 8/29/08 1

36 My Best Friend's Girl LGF 2,636 $3,882,912 20.2% $1,473 $19,219,250 9/26/08 2

37 Grindhouse W/Dim. 2,629 $4,331,372 17.3% $1,647 $25,037,897 4/13/07 2

38 Transporter 3 LGF 2,626 $12,063,452 38.0% $4,594 $31,715,062 11/28/08 1

39 Good Luck Chuck LGF 2,612 $13,652,001 39.0% $5,226 $35,017,297 9/21/07 1

40 Employee of the Month LGF 2,579 $11,407,751 40.1% $4,423 $28,444,855 10/06/06 1

41 Extraordinary Measures CBS 2,549 $6,012,594 49.8% $2,359 $12,068,313 1/22/10 1

42 Bats Dest. 2,540 $4,717,902 46.5% $1,857 $10,155,690 10/22/99 1

43 The Blair Witch Project Art. 2,538 $7,265,546 5.2% $2,862 $140,539,099 8/20/99 6

44 My Bloody Valentine 3-D LGF 2,534 $21,241,456 41.2% $8,383 $51,545,952 1/16/09 1

45 What Dreams May Come Poly 2,531 $10,917,143 19.7% $4,313 $55,382,927 10/09/98 2

46 Daybreakers LGF 2,523 $15,146,692 50.3% $6,003 $30,101,577 1/08/10 1

47 The Game Poly 2,521 $5,015,321 10.4% $1,989 $48,323,648 9/26/97 3

48 Crank LGF 2,515 $10,457,367 37.6% $4,157 $27,838,408 9/01/06 1

49 The Spirit LGF 2,509 $6,463,278 32.6% $2,576 $19,806,188 12/26/08 1

50 Punisher: War Zone LGF 2,508 $4,271,451 53.1% $1,703 $8,050,977 12/05/08 1

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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