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
1Avengers: Endgame2019$1,223,641,414
2Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,521,291
3Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$600,506,041
4Zootopia 22025$560,333,554
5The Fate of The Furious2017$541,937,239
6Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$528,966,675
7Jurassic World2015$525,504,128
8Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
9Captain Marvel2019$456,718,598
10Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022$452,000,000
11Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$450,821,889
12Deadpool & Wolverine2024$444,735,291
13Avatar: The Way of Water2022$441,703,887
14Ne Zha 22025$431,280,000
15Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,507,347
16Detective Chinatown 32021$398,000,000
17The [Battle at Lake Changjin II] 2022$398,000,000
18Furious 72015$397,627,459
19Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
20The Avengers2012$392,538,708
21Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$392,471,109
22Moana 22024$389,300,000
23Jurassic World Dominion2022$386,000,000
24Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011$382,425,000
25Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
26Captain America: Civil War2016$379,539,142
27The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023$377,200,000
28Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$373,500,000
29Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
30Black Panther2018$371,367,531
31Frozen 22019$358,200,000
32Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
33Barbie2023$356,322,044
34Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
35Avatar: Fire and Ash2025$347,100,000
36Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
37Lilo & Stitch2025$341,000,000
38The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
39Harry Potter and the [Order of the Phoenix |Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]2007$332,715,157
40Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022$331,600,000
41Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
42Fast X2023$323,838,710
43Jurassic World Rebirth2025$322,099,000
44A Minecraft Movie2025$313,700,000
45Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005$303,949,700
46Transformers: Age of Extinction2014$302,138,390
47Thor: Love and Thunder2022$302,000,000
48Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
49Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$298,924,610
50The Wandering Earth2019$298,110,095

Individual country records

Biggest openings in China

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.
RankFilmYearOpening !
1Ne Zha 22025$431,280,000
2Detective Chinatown 32021$398,000,000
3The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022$398,000,000
4Avengers: Endgame2019$330,528,623
5The Wandering Earth2019$298,110,095
6The Mermaid2016$274,049,983
7Zootopia 22025$271,724,258
8The Captain2019$251,966,468
9The Battle at Lake Changjin2021$235,000,000
10Too Cool to Kill2022$217,000,000

Biggest openings in the United States and Canada

Biggest opening day in the United States and Canada

A list of the biggest opening days of release, including previews from midnight or the previous evening.
RankFilmYearOpening day
1Avengers: Endgame 2019$157,461,641
2Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$121,964,712
3Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$119,119,282
4Avengers: Infinity War2018$106,334,939
5Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$104,684,491
6Deadpool & Wolverine2024$96,189,710
7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$91,071,119
8Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022$90,720,784
9Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$89,615,288
10Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$84,424,532

Biggest opening day in China

RankFilmYearOpening day
1Detective Chinatown 32021$157,660,685
2Avengers: Endgame2019$108,331,722
3The Battle at Lake Changjin II2022$105,000,000
4Monster Hunt 22018$86,166,961 this is equivalent to $86,166,961.efn|name=IWChina|According to EntGroup, Avengers: Infinity War grossed CN¥446,790,000 on its opening day of 11 May 2018. According to the 2018 exchange rate on the day of release, this is equivalent to $70,567,331.efn|name=F8|According to EntGroup, The Fate of the Furious grossed CN¥479,800,000 on its opening day of 14 April 2017. According to the 2017 exchange rate on the day of release, this is equivalent to $69,699,875.efn|name=F7|According to EntGroup, Furious 7 grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 12 April 2015. According to the 2015 exchange rate on the day of release, this is equivalent to $64,179,849.efn|name=CrazyAlien|According to EntGroup, Crazy Alien grossed CN¥410,290,000 on its opening day of 5 February 2019. According to the 2019 exchange rate on the day of release, this is equivalent to $60,833,272.efn|name=F9|According to EntGroup, F9 grossed CN¥398,820,000 on its opening day of 21 May 2021. According to the 2021 exchange rate on the day of release, this is equivalent to $58,829,377.

Record holders

Previous 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.
YearFilmOpening
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher'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

Previous opening weekend record holders in the United States and Canada

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in the United States and Canada.
YearFilmOpening
1975Jaws$7,061,513
1978Jaws 2$9,866,023
1978Star Wars $10,166,336
1978Every Which Way but Loose$10,272,294
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture$11,926,421
1981Superman II$14,100,523
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan$14,347,221
1983Return of the Jedi$23,019,618
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$25,337,110
1987Beverly Hills Cop II$26,348,555
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$29,355,021
1989Ghostbusters II$29,472,894
1989Batman$40,505,884
1992Batman Returns$45,687,711
1993Jurassic Park$47,026,828
1995Batman Forever$52,784,433
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park$72,132,785
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$90,294,621
2002Spider-Man$114,844,116
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$135,634,554
2007Spider-Man 3$151,116,516
2008The Dark Knight$158,411,483
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$169,189,427
2012The Avengers$207,438,708
2015Jurassic World$208,806,270
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$247,966,675
2018Avengers: Infinity War$257,815,482
2019Avengers: Endgame$357,115,007