List of highest - grossing Openings for films - wikipedia 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. Contents 1 Biggest worldwide openings on record 2 Opening weekend record holders worldwide 3 Biggest opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada 4 Opening weekend record holders in U.S. and Canada 5 Biggest opening day in the U.S. and Canada 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links Biggest Worldwide Openings on record This list charts films that had openings in excess of $200 million worldwide. 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. This list does not take into account country - by - country variations in release dates. Therefore, in some cases opening weekend grosses from many, or even most countries may not be included. All figures are not adjusted for inflation and therefore a direct comparison of the films from different years can not be made. Rank Film Year Opening ( USD ) Avengers : Infinity War 2018 $640,521,291 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $541,937,239 Star Wars : The Force Awakens 2015 $528,966,675 Jurassic World 2015 $524,909,010 5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 2011 $483,189,427 6 Star Wars : The Last Jedi 2017 $450,821,889 7 Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice 2016 $422,507,347 8 Furious 7 2015 $397,627,459 9 Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince 2009 $394,022,354 10 Marvel 's The Avengers 2012 $392,538,708 11 Avengers : Age of Ultron 2015 $392,471,109 12 Transformers : Dark of the Moon 2011 $382,425,000 13 Spider - Man 3 2007 $381,660,892 14 Captain America : Civil War 2016 $379,539,142 15 Iron Man 3 2013 $372,553,677 16 Black Panther 2018 $371,367,531 17 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $357,026,593 18 Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides 2011 $350,653,677 19 Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End 2007 $343,972,864 20 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 2012 $340,667,634 21 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $332,715,157 22 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 $330,017,372 23 Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 $303,949,700 24 Transformers : Age of Extinction 2014 $302,138,390 25 Deadpool 2 2018 $300,386,357 26 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 2011 $291,022,261 27 Rogue One : A Star Wars Story 2016 $290,049,210 28 Justice League 2017 $278,842,239 29 The Twilight Saga : New Moon 2009 $274,939,137 30 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 2014 $273,897,634 31 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $272,150,927 32 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 $271,809,637 33 Suicide Squad 2016 $266,982,248 34 Deadpool 2016 $264,711,361 35 X-Men : Days of Future Past 2014 $262,866,321 36 Spider - Man : Homecoming 2017 $256,535,853 37 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $252,522,752 38 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 2003 $250,000,534 39 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $248,887,295 40 Logan 2017 $247,444,337 41 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 2015 $247,158,007 42 Transformers : The Last Knight 2017 $243,880,073 43 Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 $242,360,418 44 Avatar 2009 $241,571,046 45 The Da Vinci Code 2006 $232,074,037 46 Thor : Ragnarok 2017 $231,831,205 47 2012 2009 $230,470,474 48 The Twilight Saga : Eclipse $228,893,465 49 Wonder Woman 2017 $228,251,471 50 The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey 2012 $222,617,303 51 Iron Man 2 $220,766,270 52 Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $219,921,171 53 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 $219,903,387 54 Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 $218,430,064 55 The Hunger Games 2012 $211,785,747 56 Alice in Wonderland $210,101,023 57 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug 2013 $209,845,197 58 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $207,197,367 59 War of the Worlds 2005 $203,061,125 60 Man of Steel 2013 $201,981,486 61 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $201,390,000 62 Iron Man 2008 $201,174,140 Opening weekend record holders worldwide Year Title Opening ( USD in millions ) 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 Biggest opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada A list of films that grossed in excess of $100 million between the first Friday and first Sunday of release. Rank Film Year Opening Weekend ( three day ) Inflation - adjusted ( 2018 USD ) Avengers : Infinity War 2018 $257,698,183 $257,698,183 Star Wars : The Force Awakens 2015 $247,966,675 $256,008,273 Star Wars : The Last Jedi 2017 $220,009,584 $220,009,584 Jurassic World 2015 $208,806,270 $215,577,890 5 Marvel 's The Avengers 2012 $207,438,708 $221,119,620 6 Black Panther 2018 $202,003,951 $202,003,951 7 Avengers : Age of Ultron 2015 $191,271,109 $197,474,061 8 Captain America : Civil War 2016 $179,139,142 $182,666,285 9 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $174,750,616 $174,750,616 10 Iron Man 3 2013 $174,144,585 $182,951,325 11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 2011 $169,189,427 $184,056,072 12 Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice 2016 $166,007,347 $169,275,933 13 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $160,887,295 $171,498,067 14 The Dark Knight 2008 $158,411,483 $180,055,339 15 The Hunger Games : Catching Fire 2013 $158,074,286 $166,068,328 16 Rogue One : A Star Wars Story 2016 $155,081,681 $158,135,147 17 The Hunger Games 2012 $152,535,747 $162,595,722 18 Spider - Man 3 2007 $151,116,516 $178,351,927 19 Furious 7 2015 $147,187,040 $151,960,339 20 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $146,510,104 $146,510,104 21 The Twilight Saga : New Moon 2009 $142,839,137 $162,934,545 22 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 2012 $141,067,634 $150,371,268 23 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 2011 $138,122,261 $150,259,040 24 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest 2006 $135,634,554 $164,651,124 25 Finding Dory 2016 $135,060,273 $137,719,530 26 Suicide Squad 2016 $133,682,248 $136,314,372 27 Deadpool 2016 $132,434,639 $135,042,198 28 Iron Man 2 $128,122,480 $143,783,415 29 Deadpool 2 2018 $125,507,153 $125,507,153 30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 $125,017,372 $140,298,757 31 It 2017 $123,403,419 $123,403,419 32 Thor : Ragnarok 2017 $122,744,989 $122,744,989 33 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 2014 $121,897,634 $126,010,008 34 Shrek the Third 2007 $121,629,270 $143,550,257 35 Spider - Man : Homecoming 2017 $117,027,503 $117,027,503 36 Man of Steel 2013 $116,619,362 $122,516,970 37 Alice in Wonderland $116,101,023 $130,292,526 38 Minions 2015 $115,718,405 $119,471,171 39 Spider - Man 2002 $114,844,116 $156,255,991 40 Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End 2007 $114,732,820 $135,410,874 41 Toy Story 3 $110,307,189 $123,790,488 42 Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $108,966,307 $124,296,296 43 Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 $108,435,841 $135,872,751 44 Shrek 2 $108,037,878 $139,977,194 45 The Secret Life of Pets 2016 $104,352,905 $106,407,552 46 The Jungle Book 2016 $103,261,464 $105,294,621 47 Wonder Woman 2017 $103,251,471 $103,251,471 48 X-Men : The Last Stand 2006 $102,750,665 $124,732,319 49 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $102,685,961 $128,668,011 50 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 2015 $102,665,981 $105,995,455 51 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $100,137,835 $113,819,728 52 Transformers : Age of Extinction 2014 $100,038,390 $103,413,315 Opening weekend record holders in U.S. and Canada These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three - day weekend record after going into wide release. Year Title Opening weekend Inflation - adjusted ( 2018 USD ) Jaws $7,061,513 $32,115,255 1978 Jaws 2 $9,866,023 $37,017,721 1978 Star Wars ( re-release ) $10,166,336 $38,144,508 1978 Every Which Way but Loose $10,272,294 $38,542,066 1979 Star Trek : The Motion Picture $11,926,421 $40,214,076 1981 Superman II $14,100,523 $37,955,800 1982 Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan $14,347,221 $36,382,574 Return of the Jedi $23,019,618 $56,560,732 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25,337,110 $59,682,610 Beverly Hills Cop II $26,348,555 $56,756,671 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29,355,021 $57,953,510 1989 Ghostbusters II $29,472,894 $58,186,218 1989 Batman $40,505,884 $79,967,858 1992 Batman Returns $45,687,711 $79,674,514 1993 Jurassic Park $47,026,828 $79,667,195 1995 Batman Forever $52,784,433 $84,773,252 1997 The Lost World : Jurassic Park $72,132,785 $109,963,620 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone $90,294,621 $124,793,581 2002 Spider - Man $114,844,116 $156,255,991 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest $135,634,554 $164,651,124 2007 Spider - Man 3 $151,116,516 $178,351,927 2008 The Dark Knight $158,411,483 $180,055,339 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 $169,189,427 $184,056,072 2012 Marvel 's The Avengers $207,438,708 $221,119,620 2015 Jurassic World $208,806,270 $215,577,890 2015 Star Wars : The Force Awakens $247,966,675 $256,008,273 2018 Avengers : Infinity War $257,698,183 $257,698,183 Biggest opening day in the U.S. and Canada A list of films that grossed in excess of $50 million from the first day of release and previews. Previews from midnight or the previous evening are included in the official opening day gross. Largest opening day in the U.S. and Canada Rank Movie name Year Opening day Inflation - adjusted ( 2018 USD ) Previews Star Wars : The Force Awakens 2015 $119,119,282 $122,982,339 $57,000,000 Avengers : Infinity War 2018 $106,334,939 $106,334,939 $39,000,000 Star Wars : The Last Jedi 2017 $104,684,491 $104,684,491 $45,000,000 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 2011 $91,071,119 $99,073,522 $43,500,000 5 Avengers : Age of Ultron 2015 $84,424,532 $87,162,433 $27,600,000 6 Jurassic World 2015 $81,953,950 $84,611,729 $18,500,000 7 Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice 2016 $81,558,505 $83,164,344 $27,700,000 8 Marvel 's The Avengers 2012 $80,813,985 $86,143,796 $18,700,000 9 Black Panther 2018 $75,941,146 $75,941,146 $25,200,000 10 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $75,754,897 $80,751,053 $30,640,000 11 Captain America : Civil War 2016 $75,502,161 $76,988,754 $25,000,000 12 The Twilight Saga : New Moon 2009 $72,703,754 $82,932,125 $26,270,000 13 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 2011 $71,642,526 $77,937,742 $30,250,000 14 The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 2012 $71,167,839 $75,861,471 $30,400,000 15 Rogue One : A Star Wars Story 2016 $71,094,394 $72,494,200 $29,000,000 16 The Hunger Games : Catching Fire 2013 $70,950,136 $74,538,186 $25,250,000 17 Iron Man 3 2013 $68,858,555 $72,340,830 $15,600,000 18 The Twilight Saga : Eclipse $68,533,840 $76,911,012 $30,100,000 19 Furious 7 2015 $67,407,340 $69,593,371 $15,800,000 20 The Hunger Games 2012 $67,263,650 $71,699,794 $19,735,000 21 The Dark Knight 2008 $67,165,092 $76,341,899 $18,500,000 22 Suicide Squad 2016 $64,893,248 $66,170,958 $20,500,000 23 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $63,777,443 $63,777,443 $16,300,000 24 Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $62,016,476 $70,741,301 $16,800,000 25 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 $61,684,550 $69,224,505 $24,000,000 26 Spider - Man 3 2007 $59,841,919 $70,627,102 $10,000,000 27 Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince 2009 $58,175,412 $66,359,854 $22,200,000 28 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $56,078,520 $56,078,520 $17,000,000 29 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest 2006 $55,830,600 $67,774,551 $9,000,000 30 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 2014 $55,139,942 $57,000,159 $17,000,000 31 Finding Dory 2016 $54,746,405 $55,824,329 $9,200,000 32 Deadpool 2 2018 $53,034,421 $53,034,421 $18,600,000 33 Iron Man 2 $51,239,677 $57,502,912 $7,500,000 34 Spider - Man : Homecoming 2017 $50,780,982 $50,780,982 $15,400,000 35 It 2017 $50,425,786 $50,425,786 $13,500,000 36 Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 $50,013,859 $62,668,584 $16,900,000 See also List of highest - grossing second weekends for films Second weekend in box office performance List of highest - grossing openings for animated films Notes ^ Jump up to : Inflation - adjusted numbers use the general consumer price index and not average ticket prices which would usually have adjusted to a higher number. Jump up ^ The $100 million opening for Transformers : Age of Extinction is disputed within the industry. According to Rentrak -- which has a direct line into the vast majority of theaters in the United States and Canada to track actual ticket sales -- about 4,100 of the 4,233 theaters playing the film generated $95.9 million. The projected total from the Rentrak sales data would put the opening three - day weekend gross at around $97.5 million. For Transformers to have crossed the $100 million threshold, it would have needed to gross more than the nationwide average in the theaters not tracked by Rentrak. Some media outlets have elected to go with the Rentrak figure. Jump up ^ According to a contemporaneous report, The Deep opened to $8,124,316 on 800 screens on the weekend of June 17, 1977 beating the record set by Jaws. Current websites only record data for 731 screen with a gross of $6.8 million. Using the lower figure for The Deep, Jaws lost the overall weekend record to Star Wars in 1977 with a gross of $7,195,573 in its eleventh weekend. Jump up ^ Every Which Way but Loose held the opening weekend record until the following year but it lost the overall weekend record on the last weekend in 1978 to Superman, which recorded a gross of $10,363,384 in its third weekend. References Jump up ^ `` Worldwide Openings ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Worldwide Openings ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Opening Weekends ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 December 2015. Jump up ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. `` Consumer Price Index ( estimate ) 1800 -- ''. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Adjusting for Movie Ticket Price Inflation ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 June 2017. Jump up ^ Fritz, Ben ( June 30, 2014 ). `` $100 Million Debate : ' Transformers ' Debut Was Big, but How Big ? ''. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( June 30, 2014 ). `` Box Office : ' Transformers ' Controversy Erupts As Paramount Stakes Claim To $100 M Three - Day Gross, No One 's Buying It ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 30, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Weekend Record Through the Years ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2015. Jump up ^ Murphy, A.D. ( 21 June 1977 ). `` ' Deep ' Opening a 52 - year Col Peak at $8.1 mil ''. Variety. Jump up ^ `` The Deep ( 1977 ) -- Weekend Box Office Results ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Star Wars ( 1977 ) -- Weekend Box Office Results ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Superman ( 1978 ) -- Weekend Box Office Results ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top Single Day Grosses ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 February 2018. 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