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 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.
Rank Film Year Opening (USD) 1 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $1,223,641,414 2 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026 $932,091,572 3 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $640,521,291 4 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 $600,506,041 5 Zootopia 2 2025 $560,333,554 6 The Fate of The Furious 2017 $541,937,239 7 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $528,966,675 8 Jurassic World 2015 $525,504,128 9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $483,189,427 10 Captain Marvel 2019 $456,718,598 11 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 $452,000,000 12 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $450,821,889 13 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $444,735,291 14 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 $441,703,887 15 Ne Zha 2 2025 $431,280,000 16 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $422,507,347 17 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $399,682,005 18 The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) 2022 $398,000,000 19 Furious 7 2015 $397,627,459 20 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $394,022,354 21 The Avengers 2012 $392,538,708 22 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $392,471,109 23 Moana 2 2024 $389,300,000 24 Jurassic World Dominion2022 $386,000,000 25 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $382,425,000 26 Spider-Man 3 2007 $381,660,892 27 Captain America: Civil War 2016 $379,539,142 28 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 $377,200,000 29 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $373,500,000 30 Iron Man 3 2013 $372,553,677 31 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 2026 $372,500,000 32 Black Panther 2018 $371,367,531 33 Frozen 2 2019 $358,200,000 34 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $357,026,593 35 Barbie 2023 $356,322,044 36 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $350,653,677 37 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 $347,100,000 38 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 $343,972,864 39 Lilo & Stitch2025 $341,000,000 40 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 2012 $340,667,634 41 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $332,715,157 42 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 $331,600,000 43 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $330,017,372 44 Fast X 2023 $323,838,710 45 Jurassic World Rebirth2025 $322,099,000 46 A Minecraft Movie2025 $313,700,000 47 Toy Story 5 2026 $312,000,000 48 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 $303,949,700 49 Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014 $302,138,390 50 Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 $302,000,000
Individual markets
Biggest openings
China 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) 1 Ne Zha 2 2025 $431,280,000 2 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $399,682,005 3 The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) 2022 $398,000,000 4 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $330,528,623 5 The Wandering Earth 2019 $298,110,095 6 The Mermaid 2016 $274,049,9837 Zootopia 2 2025 $271,724,258 8 The Captain2019 $251,966,468 9 The Battle at Lake Changjin2021 $235,000,000 10 Too Cool to Kill2022 $217,000,000
United States and Canada
Rank Film Year Opening (USD) 1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026$360,091,572 2 Avengers: Endgame 2019$357,115,007 3 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 $260,138,569 4 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $257,698,183 5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $247,966,675 6 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $220,009,584 7 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $211,435,291 8 Jurassic World 2015 $208,806,270 9 The Avengers 2012 $207,438,708 10 Black Panther 2018 $202,003,951
Biggest opening day
United States and Canada A list of the biggest opening days of release. Opening day grosses also include earnings from previews which have ranged from noon on the previous day to midnight, and can also include multiple days of previews.
Rank Film Year Opening dayPreviews1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026 $169,843,039$72 million from Wednesday evening and Thursday preview screenings2 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $157,461,641$60 million from Thursday evening preview screenings3 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 $121,964,712$50 million from Thursday evening preview screenings4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $119,119,282$57 million from Thursday evening preview screenings5 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $106,334,939$39 million from Thursday evening preview screenings6 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $104,684,491$45 million from Thursday evening preview screenings7 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $96,189,710$38.5 million from Thursday preview screenings8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $91,071,119$43.5 million from midnight preview screenings9 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022 $90,720,784$36 million from Thursday preview screenings10 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $89,615,288$45 million from Thursday evening preview screenings
China
Rank Film Year Opening day 1 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $157,660,6852 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $108,331,7223 The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022 $105,000,0004 Monster Hunt 2 2018 $86,166,961 5 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $70,567,3316 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $69,699,8757 Ne Zha 2 2025 $67,220,0008 Furious 7 2015 $64,179,8499 Crazy Alien 2019 $60,833,272
Record holders Worldwide These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
Year Film Opening (USD in millions) 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $114.1 2002 Spider-Man$125.9 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones $179.3 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $189.9 2003 The Matrix Revolutions $201.4 2003 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 2015 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
United States and Canada These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in the United States and Canada.
Year Film Opening (USD)1963King Kong vs. Godzilla$337,9111967You Only Live Twice$600,0001969On Her Majesty's Secret Service$1,200,0001971Diamonds Are Forever$1,569,2491974The Man with the Golden Gun$3,441,228 1975 Jaws $7,061,5131977The Deep$8,124,316 1978 Jaws 2 $9,866,023 1978 Star Wars (re-release) $10,166,336 1978 Every Which Way but Loose $10,272,294 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture $11,926,421 1981 Superman II $14,100,523 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan $14,347,2211982Rocky III$16,015,408 1983 Return of the Jedi $23,019,618 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25,337,110 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II $26,348,555 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29,355,021 1989 Ghostbusters II $29,472,8941989 Batman $40,505,884 1992 Batman Returns $45,687,711 1993 Jurassic Park $47,026,828 1995 Batman Forever $52,784,433 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72,132,785 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90,294,621 2002 Spider-Man $114,844,116 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135,634,554 2007 Spider-Man 3 $151,116,516 2008 The Dark Knight $158,411,483 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $169,189,427 2012 The Avengers $207,438,708 2015 Jurassic World $208,806,270 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $247,966,675 2018 Avengers: Infinity War $257,815,4822019 Avengers: Endgame $357,115,007 2026Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360,091,572
See also 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
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