List of highest-grossing openings for films

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.

Biggest worldwide openings on record

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.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[1]
1Avengers: Endgame2019 $1,223,641,414
2Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,521,291
3Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$600,506,041[2]
4The Fate of the Furious2017$541,937,239
5Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$528,966,675
6Jurassic World2015$525,504,128
7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
8Captain Marvel2019$456,718,598
9Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$450,821,889
10Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,507,347
11Detective Chinatown 32021$398,000,000[3]
12The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge)2022$398,000,000[4]
13Furious 72015$397,627,459
14Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
15The Avengers2012$392,538,708
16Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$392,471,109
17Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011$382,425,000
18Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
19Captain America: Civil War2016$379,539,142
20 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$376,150,780
21Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
22Black Panther2018$371,367,531
23Frozen II2019$358,503,293
24Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
25Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
26Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
27The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
28Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
29Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
30Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005$303,949,700
31Transformers: Age of Extinction2014$302,138,390
32Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
33Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$298,924,610
34 The Wandering Earth 2019 $298,110,095[5]
35Spider-Man: Far From Home2019$295,800,000
36The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$291,022,261
37Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$290,049,210
38Justice League2017$278,842,239
39The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$274,939,137
40 The Mermaid 2016 $274,049,983[6]
41The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 12014$273,897,634
42Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008$272,150,927
43Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017$271,809,637
44Suicide Squad2016$266,982,248
45Deadpool2016$264,711,361
46X-Men: Days of Future Past2014$262,866,321
47The Batman2022$258,208,624
48Spider-Man: Homecoming2017$256,535,853
49Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018$253,663,104
50Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$252,522,752

Opening weekend record holders worldwide

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.

YearTitleOpening (USD in millions)[7][1]
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$114.1
2002Spider-Man$125.9
2002Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones$179.3
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$189.9
2003The Matrix Revolutions$201.4
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$250.0
2005Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith$303.9
2007Spider-Man 3$381.7
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$394.0
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$483.2
2015Jurassic World$525.5
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$529.0
2017The Fate of the Furious$541.9
2018Avengers: Infinity War$640.5
2019Avengers: Endgame$1,223.6

Biggest openings in a single territory

A list of the top 50 biggest openings for films in a single box office territory. 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.

The only territories on the list are China and North America; the United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[8]

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[9]Territory
1Detective Chinatown 32021$398,000,000[3]China
2The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge)2022$398,000,000[4]China
3Avengers: Endgame2019$357,115,007United States and Canada
4Avengers: Endgame2019$330,528,623[10]China
5The Wandering Earth2019$298,110,095[5]China
6 The Mermaid 2016 $274,049,983[6] China
7Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$260,138,569United States and Canada
8Avengers: Infinity War2018$257,698,183United States and Canada
9 The Captain 2019 $251,966,468[11] China
10Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$247,966,675United States and Canada
11 The Battle at Lake Changjin 2021 $235,000,000[12] China
12Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$220,009,584United States and Canada
13 Too Cool to Kill 2022 $217,000,000[13] China
14 Crazy Alien 2019 $214,749,033[14] China
15Jurassic World2015$208,806,270United States and Canada
16The Avengers2012$207,438,708United States and Canada
17Black Panther2018$202,003,951United States and Canada
18 Dying to Survive 2018 $200,837,145[15] China
19Avengers: Infinity War2018$200,486,738[16]China
20Hi, Mom2021$195,000,000[17]China
21The Fate of the Furious2017$193,936,620[18]China
22The Lion King2019$191,770,759United States and Canada
23Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$191,271,109United States and Canada
24Monster Hunt 22018$189,784,760[lower-alpha 1] China
25Incredibles 22018$182,687,905United States and Canada
5Furious 72015$182,400,000[21]China
27Captain America: Civil War2016$179,139,142United States and Canada
28Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$177,383,864United States and Canada
29Beauty and the Beast2017$174,750,616United States and Canada
30Iron Man 32013$174,144,585United States and Canada
31Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$169,189,427United States and Canada
32Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$166,007,347United States and Canada
33The Dark Knight Rises2012$160,887,295United States and Canada
34The Dark Knight2008$158,411,483United States and Canada
35The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013$158,074,286United States and Canada
36 My People, My Homeland 2020 $157,500,000[22] China
37Detective Chinatown 22018$156,069,583[lower-alpha 2] China
38Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$155,081,681United States and Canada
39 Pegasus 2019 $154,451,898[24] China
40Captain Marvel2019$153,433,423United States and Canada
41The Hunger Games2012$152,535,747United States and Canada
42 Jiang Ziya (Legend of Deification) 2020 $151,700,000[25] China
43Spider-Man 32007$151,116,516United States and Canada
44 My People, My Country 2019 $151,087,000[26] China
45Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$148,024,610United States and Canada
46Furious 72015$147,187,040United States and Canada
47Wolf Warrior 22017$146,942,986[27]China
48Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$146,510,104United States and Canada
49The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$142,839,137United States and Canada
50The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$141,067,634United States and Canada

Opening record holders in a single territory

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in a single box office territory. 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. The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[8]

Year Title Opening (USD)[28][9] Territory
1975Jaws[nb 1]$7,061,513United States and Canada
1978Jaws 2$9,866,023United States and Canada
1978Star Wars (re-release)$10,166,336United States and Canada
1978Every Which Way but Loose[nb 2]$10,272,294United States and Canada
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture$11,926,421United States and Canada
1981Superman II$14,100,523United States and Canada
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan$14,347,221United States and Canada
1983Return of the Jedi$23,019,618United States and Canada
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$25,337,110United States and Canada
1987Beverly Hills Cop II$26,348,555United States and Canada
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$29,355,021United States and Canada
1989Ghostbusters II$29,472,894United States and Canada
1989Batman$40,505,884United States and Canada
1992Batman Returns$45,687,711United States and Canada
1993Jurassic Park$47,026,828United States and Canada
1995Batman Forever$52,784,433United States and Canada
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park$72,132,785United States and Canada
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$90,294,621United States and Canada
2002Spider-Man$114,844,116United States and Canada
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$135,634,554United States and Canada
2007Spider-Man 3$151,116,516United States and Canada
2008The Dark Knight$158,411,483United States and Canada
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$169,189,427United States and Canada
2012The Avengers$207,438,708United States and Canada
2015Jurassic World$208,806,270United States and Canada
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$247,966,675United States and Canada
2016The Mermaid$274,049,983[6]China
2019 Avengers: Endgame $330,528,623[10] China
$357,115,007United States and Canada
2021Detective Chinatown 3$398,000,000[3]China

Biggest opening day in a single territory

A list of the 50 biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening. The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.[8]

Rank Movie name Year Opening day[33][19] Territory
1 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $157,660,685 [lower-alpha 3] China
2 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $157,461,641 United States and Canada
3 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 $121,964,712 United States and Canada
4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $119,119,282 United States and Canada
5 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $108,331,722[lower-alpha 4] China
6 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $106,334,939 United States and Canada
7 The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022 $105,000,000[36] China
8 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $104,684,491 United States and Canada
9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $91,071,119 United States and Canada
10 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $89,615,288 United States and Canada
11 Monster Hunt 2 2018 $86,166,961[lower-alpha 5] China
12 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $84,424,532 United States and Canada
13 Jurassic World 2015 $81,953,950 United States and Canada
14 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $81,558,505 United States and Canada
15 The Avengers 2012 $80,813,985 United States and Canada
16 The Lion King 2019 $77,930,758 United States and Canada
17 Black Panther 2018 $75,941,146 United States and Canada
18 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $75,754,897 United States and Canada
19 Captain America: Civil War 2016 $75,502,161 United States and Canada
20 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 $72,703,754 United States and Canada
21 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 2011 $71,642,526 United States and Canada
22 Incredibles 2 2018 $71,260,321 United States and Canada
23 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 2012 $71,167,839 United States and Canada
24 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 $71,094,394 United States and Canada
25 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 $70,950,136 United States and Canada
26 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $70,567,331[lower-alpha 6] China
27 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $69,699,875[lower-alpha 7] China
28 Iron Man 3 2013 $68,858,555 United States and Canada
29 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 $68,533,840 United States and Canada
30 Furious 7 2015 $67,407,340 United States and Canada
31 The Hunger Games 2012 $67,263,650 United States and Canada
32 The Dark Knight 2008 $67,165,092 United States and Canada
33 Suicide Squad 2016 $64,893,248 United States and Canada
34 Furious 7 2015 $64,179,849[lower-alpha 8] China
35 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $63,777,443 United States and Canada
36 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $62,016,476 United States and Canada
37 Captain Marvel 2019 $61,715,051 United States and Canada
38 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $61,684,550 United States and Canada
39 Crazy Alien 2019 $60,833,272[lower-alpha 9] China
40 Spider-Man 3 2007 $59,841,919 United States and Canada
41 F9 2021 $58,829,377[lower-alpha 10] China
42 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 $58,566,870 United States and Canada
43 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $58,175,412 United States and Canada
44 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017 $57,984,879[lower-alpha 11] China
45 The Batman 2022 $57,000,000 United States and Canada
46 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $56,078,520 United States and Canada
47 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $55,830,600 United States and Canada
48 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 2014 $55,139,942 United States and Canada
49 Finding Dory 2016 $54,746,405 United States and Canada
50 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $53,699,735[lower-alpha 12] China

See also

Notes
  1. According to a contemporaneous report, The Deep opened to $8,124,316 on 800 screens on the weekend of June 17, 1977 beating the record set by Jaws.[29] Current websites only record data for 731 screen with a gross of $6.8 million.[30] Using the lower figure for The Deep, Jaws lost the overall weekend record to Star Wars in 1977 with a gross of $7,195,573 in its eleventh weekend.[31]
  2. Every Which Way but Loose held the opening weekend record until the following year but it lost the overall weekend record on the last weekend in 1978 to Superman, which recorded a gross of $10,363,384 in its third weekend.[32]
  1. According to EntGroup, Monster Hunt 2 grossed CN¥1,204,450,000 between the first Friday and Sunday of its release in China in Frbruary 2018.[19] According to the 2018 exchange rate during the weekend of release,[20] this is equivalent to $189,784,760.
  2. According to EntGroup, Detective Chinatown 2 grossed CN¥990,480,000 between the first Friday and Sunday of its release in China in February 2018.[19] According to the 2018 exchange rate during the weekend of release,[23] this is equivalent to $156,069,583.
  3. According to EntGroup, Detective Chinatown 3 grossed CN¥1,018,220,000 on its opening day of 12 February 2021.[19] According to the 2021 exchange rate on the day of release,[34] this is equivalent to $157,660,685.
  4. According to EntGroup, Avengers: Endgame grossed CN¥728,130,000 on its opening day of 24 April 2019.[19] According to the 2019 exchange rate on the day of release,[35] this is equivalent to $108,331,722.
  5. According to EntGroup, Monster Hunt 2 grossed CN¥546,850,000 on its opening day of 16 February 2018.[19] According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release,[20] this is equivalent to $86,166,961.
  6. According to EntGroup, Avengers: Infinity War grossed CN¥446,790,000 on its opening day of 11 May 2018.[19] According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release,[37] this is equivalent to $70,567,331.
  7. According to EntGroup, The Fate of the Furious grossed CN¥479,800,000 on its opening day of 14 April 2017.[19] According to the 2017 exchange rate on the day of release,[38] this is equivalent to $69,699,875.
  8. According to EntGroup, Furious 7 grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 12 April 2015.[19] According to the 2015 exchange rate on the day of release,[39] this is equivalent to $64,179,849.
  9. According to EntGroup, Crazy Alien grossed CN¥410,290,000 on its opening day of 5 February 2019.[19] According to the 2019 exchange rate on the day of release,[40] this is equivalent to $60,833,272.
  10. According to EntGroup, F9 grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 21 May 2021.[19] According to the 2021 exchange rate on the day of release,[41] this is equivalent to $58,829,377.
  11. According to EntGroup, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 28 January 2017.[19] According to the 2017 exchange rate on the day of release,[42] this is equivalent to $57,984,879.
  12. According to EntGroup, Detective Chinatown 2 grossed CN¥340,800,000 on its opening day of 16 February 2018.[19] According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release,[43] this is equivalent to $53,699,735.

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