United States box office records
These records pertain to United States box office, or the revenue produced by a film while in theaters.
With inflation considered, the number one box office intake record is held by Gone with the Wind. The intake for Gone with the Wind adjusted for inflation was $1,329,453,600. Unadjusted the intake was $198,676,459.[1]
Mainstream Cinema
Top 5 Overall Intake Records
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
December 18, 2009 |
$760,507,625 |
| 2 |
Titanic |
Paramount Pictures |
December 19, 1997 |
$600,788,100 |
| 3 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18, 2008 |
$533,090,262 |
| 4 |
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
20th Century Fox |
May 25, 1977 |
$460,998,007 |
| 5 |
Shrek 2 |
DreamWorks SKG |
May 19, 2004 |
$441,226,247 |
Top 5 Multiple Day Records
Three-day (Non-specific)
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 15–17, 2011 |
$169,189,427 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18–20, 2008 (Fri-Sun) |
$158,411,483 |
| 3 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4-06, 2007 (Fri-Sun) |
$151,116,516 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Walt Disney Pictures |
July 7–9, 2006 (Thurs-Sat) |
$135,634,554 |
| 5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
June 24–26, 2009 (Wed-Fri) |
$126,045,788 |
Three-day (Fri-Sun)
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 15–17, 2011 |
$169,189,427 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18–20, 2008 |
$158,411,483 |
| 3 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4–6, 2007 |
$151,116,516 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Walt Disney Pictures |
July 7–9, 2006 |
$135,634,554 |
| 5 |
Shrek the Third |
Paramount Pictures |
May 18–20, 2007 |
$121,629,270 |
Four-day (Non-specific)
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 15–17, 2011 |
$187,225,000 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18–21, 2008 (Fri-Mon) |
$182,904,796 |
| 3 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
June 24–26, 2009 (Wed-Sat) |
$166,645,788 |
| 4 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4–7, 2007 (Fri-Mon) |
$161,401,784 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox |
May 19–22, 2005 (Thurs-Sun) |
$158,449,700 |
Five-day (Non-specific)
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18–22, 2008 (Fri-Tues) |
$203,773,518 |
| 2 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures |
June 24–26, 2009 (Wed-Sun) |
$200,077,255 |
| 3 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox |
May 19–23, 2006 (Thurs-Mon) |
$172,802,507 |
| 4 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Walt Disney Pictures |
July 7–11, 2006 (Fri-Tues) |
$169,506,744 |
| 5 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4–8, 2007 (Fri-Tues) |
$169,444,466 |
Top 5 Daily Intake Records
Non-Specific
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 15, 2011 (Friday) |
$92,100,000 |
| 2 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
November 20, 2009 (Friday) |
$72,703,754 |
| 3 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
Summit Entertainment |
June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) |
$68,533,840 |
| 4 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18, 2008 (Friday) |
$67,165,092 |
| 5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
June 24, 2009 (Wednesday) |
$62,016,476 |
Sunday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 20, 2008 |
$43,596,151 |
| 2 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 6, 2007 |
$39,937,865 |
| 3 |
Shrek the Third |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
May 20, 2007 |
$36,124,782 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 17, 2011 |
$35,703,962 |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Walt Disney Pictures |
July 9, 2007 |
$35,360,729 |
Monday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony Pictures |
July 5, 2004 |
$27,661,137 |
| 2 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures |
May 26, 2008 |
$26,779,538 |
| 3 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
Walt Disney Pictures |
May 28, 2007 |
$25,069,370 |
| 4 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 21, 2008 |
$24,493,313 |
| 5 |
Shrek 2 |
DreamWorks |
May 31, 2004 |
$23,408,002 |
Tuesday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Transformers |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
July 3, 2007 |
$27,851,016 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 22, 2008 |
$20,868,722 |
| 3 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
December 29, 2009 |
$18,290,628 |
| 4 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
December 22, 2009 |
$16,086,461 |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Walt Disney Pictures |
July 11, 2006 |
$15,731,919 |
Wednesday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
Summit Entertainment |
June 30, 2010 |
$68,533,840 |
| 2 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
June 24, 2009 |
$62,016,476 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Warner Bros. |
July 15, 2009 |
$58,175,412 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Warner Bros. |
July 11, 2007 |
$44,232,338 |
| 5 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony Pictures |
June 30, 2004 |
$40,442,604 |
Thursday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox |
May 19, 2005 |
$50,013,859 |
| 2 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
Warner Bros. |
May 15, 2003 |
$37,508,303 |
| 3 |
The Hangover Part II |
Warner Bros. |
May 26, 2011 |
$31,610,367 |
| 4 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
20th Century Fox |
May 16, 2002 |
$30,141,471 |
| 5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
June 25, 2009 |
$29,094,472 |
Friday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Warner Bros. |
July 15, 2011 |
$92,100,000 |
| 2 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
November 20, 2009 |
$72,703,754 |
| 3 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 18, 2008 |
$67,165,092 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 |
Warner Bros. |
November 19, 2010 |
$61,684,550 |
| 5 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4, 2007 |
$59,841,919 |
Saturday
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony Pictures |
May 4, 2007 |
$51,336,732 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
July 19, 2008 |
$47,650,240 |
| 3 |
Shrek the Third |
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures |
May 19, 2007 |
$47,077,497 |
| 4 |
Iron Man 2 |
Paramount Pictures/Marvel Studios |
May 8, 2010 |
$45,776,170 |
| 5 |
Shrek 2 |
DreamWorks |
May 22, 2004 |
$44,797,042 |
Top 5 Holiday Specific Weekend Intakes
Memorial Day Weekend
| Rank |
Movie Title |
Distributor |
Release Date |
Box Office Intake (USD) |
| 1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
Buena Vista Distribution |
May 25–28, 2007 |
$139,802,190 |
| 2 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures |
May 23–26, 2008 |
$126,917,373 |
| 3 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
20th Century Fox |
May 26–29, 2006 |
$122,861,157 |
| 4 |
The Hangover Part II |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
May 27–30, 2011 |
$103,426,875 |
| 5 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Universal Pictures |
May 23–26, 1997 |
$90,161,880 |
References
- ^ All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
(*Box Office Mojo, 2007), [1]. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
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