The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for films. The list is dominated by recent films due to inflation, steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens.
This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. Since many films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.
Since many American films do not open in all markets at the same time, the 'opening' gross varies depending on when it was released in the US-Canada market. For example, for films like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which opened in the US-Canada market and in most other major markets during the same weekend, the 'opening' is the total gross of the film during that weekend. On the other hand, for films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War which opened in several markets a week ahead of their respective releases in the US-Canada market, the 'opening' is the sum of the opening grosses in the markets where they were released first and the opening in the US-Canada market. In the latter case, the opening grosses from territories after the initial overseas opening are not included in the 'opening' of the film. In all cases, if a film opens in a market after its release in the US-Canada market, that opening is not included in the 'opening' of the film.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a
worldwide view of the subject. (July 2022) |
Since many films do not open on Fridays in many markets (such as China), the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release.
Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD)! [21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $398,000,000 [6] |
2 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) | 2022 | $398,000,000 [7] |
3 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $330,528,623 [22] |
4 | The Wandering Earth | 2019 | $298,110,095 [17] |
5 | The Mermaid | 2016 | $274,049,983 [20] |
6 | The Captain | 2019 | $251,966,468 [23] |
7 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | $235,000,000 [24] |
8 | Too Cool to Kill | 2022 | $217,000,000 [25] |
9 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $214,749,033 [26] |
10 | Dying to Survive | 2018 | $200,837,145 [27] |
Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD)! [21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $357,115,007 |
2 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | $260,138,569 |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $257,698,183 |
4 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | $247,966,675 |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | $220,009,584 |
6 | Jurassic World | 2015 | $208,806,270 |
7 | The Avengers | 2012 | $207,438,708 |
8 | Black Panther | 2018 | $202,003,951 |
9 | The Lion King | 2019 | $191,770,759 |
10 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | $191,271,109 |
A list of the biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening.
Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day [28] [29] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $157,461,641 |
2 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | $121,964,712 |
3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | $119,119,282 |
4 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $106,334,939 |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | $104,684,491 |
6 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | 2011 | $91,071,119 |
7 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | $90,720,784 |
8 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | 2019 | $89,615,288 |
9 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | $84,424,532 |
10 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2022 | $84,285,721 |
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citations that do not
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WP:Original research. The US dollar figure is generated by applying the conversion rate in the second source to the Remninbi figure in the first source. Currency conversions are not
WP:Routine calculations. (December 2019) |
Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day [28] [29] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $157,660,685 [a] |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $108,331,722 [b] |
3 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | 2022 | $105,000,000 [32] |
4 | Monster Hunt 2 | 2018 | $86,166,961 [c] [ original research] this is equivalent to $86,166,961.}} |
5 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $70,567,331 [d] |
6 | The Fate of the Furious | 2017 | $69,699,875 [e] |
7 | Furious 7 | 2015 | $64,179,849 [f] |
8 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $60,833,272 [g] |
9 | F9 | 2021 | $58,829,377 [h] |
10 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | 2017 | $57,984,879 [i] |
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
Year | Title | Opening (USD in millions) [40] [1] |
---|---|---|
2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | $114.1 |
2002 | Spider-Man | $125.9 |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | $179.3 | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $189.9 | |
2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | $201.4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $250.0 | |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | $303.9 |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | $381.7 |
2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $394.0 |
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $483.2 |
2015 | Jurassic World | $525.5 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $529.0 | |
2017 | The Fate of the Furious | $541.9 |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $640.5 |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | $1,223.6 |
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in the United States and Canada.
In 49 material offshore markets, the Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer conjured $265M for an estimated $450M worldwide debut including domestic [Note: the "domestic" figure of $185 million was later revised to $187 million]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness came in ahead of Disney's $185M weekend projection with $187M this morning after a $39M Sunday, -32%
If overseas is still at $173M by tomorrow AM, then the new global opening record for an animated movie set by Super Mario Bros stands at $377.2M.
The global opening is $373.5M with plenty of lucrative holiday play ahead
The studio reports that the international box office debut has risen $5M from yesterday's estimate to hit $228.2M, while global is now looking at $358.2M, including a higher estimated $130M domestic bow.
Worldwide, Frozen 2 is a record opening for an animated pic, hands downs with a revised upward take of $228.2M international, $358.2M global.
The following is a list of the highest-grossing opening weekends for films. The list is dominated by recent films due to inflation, steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens.
This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. Since many films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.
Since many American films do not open in all markets at the same time, the 'opening' gross varies depending on when it was released in the US-Canada market. For example, for films like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which opened in the US-Canada market and in most other major markets during the same weekend, the 'opening' is the total gross of the film during that weekend. On the other hand, for films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War which opened in several markets a week ahead of their respective releases in the US-Canada market, the 'opening' is the sum of the opening grosses in the markets where they were released first and the opening in the US-Canada market. In the latter case, the opening grosses from territories after the initial overseas opening are not included in the 'opening' of the film. In all cases, if a film opens in a market after its release in the US-Canada market, that opening is not included in the 'opening' of the film.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a
worldwide view of the subject. (July 2022) |
Since many films do not open on Fridays in many markets (such as China), the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release.
Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD)! [21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $398,000,000 [6] |
2 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) | 2022 | $398,000,000 [7] |
3 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $330,528,623 [22] |
4 | The Wandering Earth | 2019 | $298,110,095 [17] |
5 | The Mermaid | 2016 | $274,049,983 [20] |
6 | The Captain | 2019 | $251,966,468 [23] |
7 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | $235,000,000 [24] |
8 | Too Cool to Kill | 2022 | $217,000,000 [25] |
9 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $214,749,033 [26] |
10 | Dying to Survive | 2018 | $200,837,145 [27] |
Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD)! [21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $357,115,007 |
2 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | $260,138,569 |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $257,698,183 |
4 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | $247,966,675 |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | $220,009,584 |
6 | Jurassic World | 2015 | $208,806,270 |
7 | The Avengers | 2012 | $207,438,708 |
8 | Black Panther | 2018 | $202,003,951 |
9 | The Lion King | 2019 | $191,770,759 |
10 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | $191,271,109 |
A list of the biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening.
Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day [28] [29] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $157,461,641 |
2 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | $121,964,712 |
3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | $119,119,282 |
4 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $106,334,939 |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | $104,684,491 |
6 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | 2011 | $91,071,119 |
7 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | $90,720,784 |
8 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | 2019 | $89,615,288 |
9 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | $84,424,532 |
10 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2022 | $84,285,721 |
This section
may contain
citations that do not
verify the text. The reason given is: The Chinese grosses are
WP:Original research. The US dollar figure is generated by applying the conversion rate in the second source to the Remninbi figure in the first source. Currency conversions are not
WP:Routine calculations. (December 2019) |
Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day [28] [29] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $157,660,685 [a] |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $108,331,722 [b] |
3 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | 2022 | $105,000,000 [32] |
4 | Monster Hunt 2 | 2018 | $86,166,961 [c] [ original research] this is equivalent to $86,166,961.}} |
5 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $70,567,331 [d] |
6 | The Fate of the Furious | 2017 | $69,699,875 [e] |
7 | Furious 7 | 2015 | $64,179,849 [f] |
8 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $60,833,272 [g] |
9 | F9 | 2021 | $58,829,377 [h] |
10 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | 2017 | $57,984,879 [i] |
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
Year | Title | Opening (USD in millions) [40] [1] |
---|---|---|
2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | $114.1 |
2002 | Spider-Man | $125.9 |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | $179.3 | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $189.9 | |
2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | $201.4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $250.0 | |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | $303.9 |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | $381.7 |
2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $394.0 |
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $483.2 |
2015 | Jurassic World | $525.5 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $529.0 | |
2017 | The Fate of the Furious | $541.9 |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $640.5 |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | $1,223.6 |
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in the United States and Canada.
In 49 material offshore markets, the Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer conjured $265M for an estimated $450M worldwide debut including domestic [Note: the "domestic" figure of $185 million was later revised to $187 million]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness came in ahead of Disney's $185M weekend projection with $187M this morning after a $39M Sunday, -32%
If overseas is still at $173M by tomorrow AM, then the new global opening record for an animated movie set by Super Mario Bros stands at $377.2M.
The global opening is $373.5M with plenty of lucrative holiday play ahead
The studio reports that the international box office debut has risen $5M from yesterday's estimate to hit $228.2M, while global is now looking at $358.2M, including a higher estimated $130M domestic bow.
Worldwide, Frozen 2 is a record opening for an animated pic, hands downs with a revised upward take of $228.2M international, $358.2M global.