The following is a list of films with the most weekends as number one at the box office in the United States and Canada.
Films with at least four weekends at number one are listed. They must have been released in 1982 or later to qualify. This limit is in the Box Office Mojo source. On Golden Pond is included with a wide release in 1982 after a limited release in December 1981.
Ties are broken by total domestic box office without adjusting for inflation. E.T. sits atop with 16 weeks at number one (31% of a year). The largest number of films in a year is six in 1986 and 1992.
Six franchises have multiple films on the list: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Black Panther (2018), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Avatar: Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Middle-earth: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King (2003) Police Academy: Police Academy (1984) and Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) and The Force Awakens (2015) The Hunger Games: The Hunger Games (2012) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
Rank Film Weekends atnumber one Year 1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 16 1982 2 Titanic 15 1997 3 Beverly Hills Cop 14 1984 4 Tootsie 1982 5 Home Alone 12 1990 6 Back to the Future 11 1985 7 Ghostbusters 10 1984 8 Crocodile Dundee 9 1986 9 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 10 Fatal Attraction 8 1987 11 Porky's 1982 12 Avatar 7 2009 13 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 14 On Golden Pond 1981 15 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 6 2026 16 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 17 Return of the Jedi 1983 18 The Fugitive 1993 19 Rain Man 1988 20 Rocky IV 1985 21 Terms of Endearment1983 22 Avatar: Fire and Ash 5 2025 23 Black Panther 2018 24 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 25 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 26 Forrest Gump 1994 27 The Sixth Sense 1999 28 Mrs. Doubtfire1993 29 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 30 Three Men and a Baby 1987 31 Look Who's Talking 1989 32 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 33 Wayne's World 1992 34 Basic Instinct 1992 35 Police Academy 1984 36 The Golden Child 1986 37 Mr. Mom 1983 38 The Secret of My Success 1987 39 Stakeout 1987 40 The Croods: A New Age 2020 41 Tenet 2020 42 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4 2015 43 The Dark Knight 2008 44 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 45 Barbie 2023 46 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 47 The Passion of the Christ 2004 48 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 49 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 50 Aladdin 1992 51 Ghost1990 52 The Hunger Games 2012 53 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 54 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021 55 Saving Private Ryan 1998 56 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 57 Toy Story 1995 58 Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 59 Pretty Woman 1990 60 Furious 7 2015 61 Apollo 13 1995 62 Platoon 1986 63 A Few Good Men 1992 64 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2015 65 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 66 The Karate Kid Part II 1986 67 Meet the Parents 2000 68 Dumb and Dumber 1994 69 Hook 1991 70 The Birdcage 1996 71 Twins 1988 72 The Martian 2015 73 Indecent Proposal 1993 74 Driving Miss Daisy1989 75 Seven 1995 76 Aliens 1986 77 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 78 Under Siege 1992 79 Beetlejuice1988 80 Never Say Never Again 1983 81 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994 82 Uncle Buck 1989 83 Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986 84 Hot Shots! 1991 85 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 86 Legends of the Fall 1994 87 Tightrope 1984
See also Lists of box office number-one films List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada
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