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 steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.

Biggest worldwide openings on record

This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. Since 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. Country-by-country variations in release dates are not taken into account.
RankFilmYearOpening
1'2019 $1,223,641,414
2'2018$640,521,291
3The Fate of the Furious2017$541,937,239
4'2015$528,966,675
5Jurassic World2015$525,504,128
6Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
7Captain Marvel2019$456,718,598
8'2017$450,821,889
9'2016$422,507,347
10Furious 72015$397,627,459
11Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
12The Avengers2012$392,538,708
13'2015$392,471,109
14'2011$382,425,000
15Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
16'2016$379,539,142
17'2019$376,150,780
18Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
19Black Panther2018$371,367,531
20Frozen II2019$358,503,293
21Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
22'2011$350,653,677
23'2007$343,972,864
24'2012$340,667,634
25Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
26Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
27'2005$303,949,700
28'2014$302,138,390
29Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
30'2018$298,924,610
31'2019$295,800,000
32'2011$291,022,261
33Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$290,049,210
34Justice League2017$278,842,239
35'2009$274,939,137
36'2014$273,897,634
37Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008$272,150,927
38'2017$271,809,637
39Suicide Squad2016$266,982,248
40Deadpool2016$264,711,361
41'2014$262,866,321
42'2017$256,535,853
43'2018$253,663,104
44Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$252,522,752
45'2003$250,000,534
46The Dark Knight Rises2012$248,887,295
47Joker2019$248,402,337
48Logan2017$247,444,337
492015$247,158,007
50The Lion King2019$245,953,703

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
2002Spider-Man$125.9
2002'$179.3
2002'$189.9
2003The Matrix Revolutions$201.4
2003'$250.0
2005'$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
2015'$529.0
2017The Fate of the Furious$541.9
2018'$640.5
2019$1,223.6

Biggest opening weekends in a single territory

A list of 50 biggest opening weekends for films. Box office between the first Friday and first Sunday of release. The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry. The only other territory in the list is China.
RankFilmYearOpening Weekend
Territory
1'2019$357,115,007United States and Canada
2'2018$257,698,183United States and Canada
3'2015$247,966,675United States and Canada
4'2017$220,009,584United States and Canada
5Jurassic World2015$208,806,270United States and Canada
6The Avengers2012$207,438,708United States and Canada
7Black Panther2018$202,003,951United States and Canada
8The Lion King2019$191,770,759United States and Canada
9'2015$191,271,109United States and Canada
10'2018$191,034,859China
11Monster Hunt 22018$187,908,839China
12The Fate of the Furious2017$184,908,284China
13Incredibles 22018$182,687,905United States and Canada
14Furious 72015$182,400,000China
15The Wandering Earth2019$179,892,945China
16'2016$179,139,142United States and Canada
17'2019$177,383,864United States and Canada
18'2019$175,961,330China
19Beauty and the Beast2017$174,750,616United States and Canada
20Iron Man 32013$174,144,585United States and Canada
21Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$169,189,427United States and Canada
22'2016$166,007,347United States and Canada
23The Dark Knight Rises2012$160,887,295United States and Canada
24The Dark Knight2008$158,411,483United States and Canada
25'2013$158,074,286United States and Canada
26'2015$155,750,000China
27Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$155,081,681United States and Canada
28Detective Chinatown 22018$154,628,274China
29Captain Marvel2019$153,433,423United States and Canada
30The Hunger Games2012$152,535,747United States and Canada
31Dying to Survive2018$152,163,428China
32Spider-Man 32007$151,116,516United States and Canada
33'2018$148,024,610United States and Canada
34Furious 72015$147,187,040United States and Canada
35Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$146,510,104United States and Canada
36'2009$142,839,137United States and Canada
37'2012$141,067,634United States and Canada
38'2011$138,122,261United States and Canada
39'2006$135,634,554United States and Canada
40Finding Dory2016$135,060,273United States and Canada
41Suicide Squad2016$133,682,248United States and Canada
42Deadpool2016$132,434,639United States and Canada
43Hello Mr. Billionaire2018$132,218,778China
44Wolf Warrior 22017$131,773,219China
45Frozen II2019$130,263,358United States and Canada
46Iron Man 22010$128,122,480United States and Canada
47Deadpool 22018$125,507,153United States and Canada
48Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$125,017,372United States and Canada
49It2017$123,403,419United States and Canada
50'2017$122,744,989United States and Canada

Opening weekend record holders in a single territory

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record, defined as between the first Friday and first Sunday of release. The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.
YearTitleOpening weekendTerritory
1975Jaws$7,061,513United States and Canada
1978Jaws 2$9,866,023United States and Canada
1978Star Wars $10,166,336United States and Canada
1978Every Which Way but Loose$10,272,294United States and Canada
1979'$11,926,421United States and Canada
1981Superman II$14,100,523United States and Canada
1982'$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
1997'$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
2006'$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
2015'$247,966,675United States and Canada
2018'$257,698,183United States and Canada
2019$357,115,007United States and Canada

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.
RankMovie nameYearOpening dayTerritory
1'2019$157,461,641United States and Canada
2'2015$119,119,282United States and Canada
3'2019$107,200,000China
4'2018$106,334,939United States and Canada
5'2017$104,684,491United States and Canada
6Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$91,071,119United States and Canada
7'2019$89,615,288United States and Canada
8'2015$84,424,532United States and Canada
9Monster Hunt 22018$China
10Jurassic World2015$81,953,950United States and Canada
11'2016$81,558,505United States and Canada
12The Avengers2012$80,813,985United States and Canada
13The Lion King2019$77,930,758United States and Canada
14Black Panther2018$75,941,146United States and Canada
15The Dark Knight Rises2012$75,754,897United States and Canada
16'2016$75,502,161United States and Canada
17'2009$72,703,754United States and Canada
18'2011$71,642,526United States and Canada
19Incredibles 22018$71,260,321United States and Canada
20'2012$71,167,839United States and Canada
21Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$71,094,394United States and Canada
22'2013$70,950,136United States and Canada
23Iron Man 32013$68,858,555United States and Canada
24'2010$68,533,840United States and Canada
25Furious 72015$67,407,340United States and Canada
26The Hunger Games2012$67,263,650United States and Canada
27The Dark Knight2008$67,165,092United States and Canada
28Suicide Squad2016$64,893,248United States and Canada
29Beauty and the Beast2017$63,777,443United States and Canada
30'2009$62,016,476United States and Canada
31Captain Marvel2019$61,715,051United States and Canada
32The Fate of the Furious2017$China
33Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$61,684,550United States and Canada
34Crazy Alien2019$China
35Spider-Man 32007$59,841,919United States and Canada
36'2018$58,566,870United States and Canada
37'2018$China
38Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$58,175,412United States and Canada
39Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$56,078,520United States and Canada
40'2006$55,830,600United States and Canada
41Furious 72015$China
42'2014$55,139,942United States and Canada
43Finding Dory2016$54,746,405United States and Canada
44Deadpool 22018$53,034,421United States and Canada
45'2017$China
46Detective Chinatown 22018$China
47Iron Man 22010$51,239,677United States and Canada
48'2017$50,780,982United States and Canada
49It2017$50,425,786United States and Canada
50'2005$50,013,859United States and Canada