List of highest-grossing openings for films
The following is a list of thehighest-grossing opening weekends for films.The list is dominated by recent films due toinflation,steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens.
Biggest worldwide openings on record[edit]
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 thegrossbetween 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 likeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2andBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicewhich 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 likeAvengers: Age of UltronandCaptain America: Civil Warwhich 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.
Individual country records[edit]
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Biggest openings in China[edit]
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)![22] |
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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[23] |
4 | The Wandering Earth | 2019 | $298,110,095[17] |
5 | The Mermaid | 2016 | $274,049,983[21] |
6 | The Captain | 2019 | $251,966,468[24] |
7 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | $235,000,000[25] |
8 | Too Cool to Kill | 2022 | $217,000,000[26] |
9 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $214,749,033[27] |
10 | Dying to Survive | 2018 | $200,837,145[28] |
Biggest openings in the United States and Canada[edit]
Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD)![22] |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Biggest opening day in the United States[edit]
A list of the biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening.
Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[29][30] |
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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 |
Biggest opening day in China[edit]
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Rank | Movie name | Year | Opening day[29][30] |
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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[33] |
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] |
Record holders[edit]
Previous opening weekend record holders worldwide[edit]
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)[41][1] |
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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 |
Previous opening weekend record holders in the United States and Canada[edit]
These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in the United States and Canada.
See also[edit]
- List of fastest-grossing films
- List of highest-grossing openings for animated films
- List of highest-grossing second weekends for films
- Second weekend in box office performance
Notes[edit]
- ^According to contemporaneous reports,The Deepopened to $8,124,316 on 800 screens on the weekend of June 17, 1977 beating the record set byJaws.[43][44]Current websites only record data for 731 screen with a gross of $6.8 million.[45]Using the lower figure forThe Deep,Jawslost the overall weekend record toStar Warsin 1977 with a gross of $7,195,573 in its eleventh weekend.[46]
- ^Every Which Way but Looseheld the opening weekend record until the following year but it lost the overall weekend record on the last weekend in 1978 toSuperman,which recorded a gross of $10,363,384 in its third weekend.[47]
- ^According to EntGroup,Detective Chinatown 3grossed CN¥1,018,220,000 on its opening day of 12 February 2021.[30]According to the 2021 exchange rate on the day of release,[31]this is equivalent to $157,660,685.
- ^According to EntGroup,Avengers: Endgamegrossed CN¥728,130,000 on its opening day of 24 April 2019.[30]According to the 2019 exchange rate on the day of release,[32]this is equivalent to $108,331,722.
- ^According to EntGroup,Monster Hunt 2grossed CN¥546,850,000 on its opening day of 16 February 2018.[30]According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release,[34]this is equivalent to $189,784,760.
- ^According to EntGroup,Avengers: Infinity Wargrossed CN¥446,790,000 on its opening day of 11 May 2018.[30]According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release,[35]this is equivalent to $70,567,331.
- ^According to EntGroup,The Fate of the Furiousgrossed CN¥479,800,000 on its opening day of 14 April 2017.[30]According to the 2017 exchange rate on the day of release,[36]this is equivalent to $69,699,875.
- ^According to EntGroup,Furious 7grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 12 April 2015.[30]According to the 2015 exchange rate on the day of release,[37]this is equivalent to $64,179,849.
- ^According to EntGroup,Crazy Aliengrossed CN¥410,290,000 on its opening day of 5 February 2019.[30]According to the 2019 exchange rate on the day of release,[38]this is equivalent to $60,833,272.
- ^According to EntGroup,F9grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 21 May 2021.[30]According to the 2021 exchange rate on the day of release,[39]this is equivalent to $58,829,377.
- ^According to EntGroup,Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Backgrossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 28 January 2017.[30]According to the 2017 exchange rate on the day of release,[40]this is equivalent to $57,984,879.
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