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.
==Biggest worldwide openings on record==
This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. 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 cannot be made.
Rank	Film 	Year	Opening (USD)
1 	Avengers: Infinity War 	2018	$640,521,291
2 	The Fate of the Furious 	2017	$541,937,239
3 	Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	2015	$528,966,675
4 	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 	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 	2010	$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 	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 	2018	$298,924,610
27 	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 	2011	$291,022,261
28 	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 	2016	$290,049,210
29 	Justice League 	2017	$278,842,239
30 	The Twilight Saga: New Moon 	2009	$274,939,137
31 	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 	2014	$273,897,634
32 	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	2008	$272,150,927
33 	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 	2017	$271,809,637
34 	Suicide Squad 	2016	$266,982,248
35 	Deadpool 	2016	$264,711,361
36 	X-Men: Days of Future Past 	2014	$262,866,321
37 	Spider-Man: Homecoming 	2017	$256,535,853
38 	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 	2017	$252,522,752
39 	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 	2003	$250,000,534
40 	The Dark Knight Rises 	2012	$248,887,295
41 	Logan 	2017	$247,444,337
42 	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 	2015	$247,158,007
43 	Transformers: The Last Knight 	2017	$243,880,073
44 	Fifty Shades of Grey 	2015	$242,360,418
45 	Avatar 	2009	$241,571,046
46 	Incredibles 2 	2018	$235,826,976
47 	The Da Vinci Code 	2006	$232,074,037
48 	Thor: Ragnarok 	2017	$231,831,205
49 	2012 	2009	$230,470,474
50 	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 	2010	$228,893,465
==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 50 biggest opening weekend for films . Box office between the first Friday and first Sunday of release.
Rank	Film 	Year	Opening Weekend(three day)	Inflation-adjusted( 2018 USD)	Inflation-adjusted
(est. tickets)
1 	Avengers: Infinity War 	2018	$257,698,183 	$ 	27,473,200
2 	Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	2015	$247,966,675 	$ 	28,501,900
3 	Star Wars: The Last Jedi 	2017	$220,009,584 	$ 	23,966,200
4 	Jurassic World 	2015	$208,806,270 	$ 	25,309,900
5 	The Avengers 	2012	$207,438,708 	$ 	25,546,600
6 	Black Panther 	2018	$202,003,951 	$ 	22,052,800
7 	Avengers: Age of Ultron 	2015	$191,271,109 	$ 	22,215,000
8 	Incredibles 2 	2018	$182,687,905 	$ 	19,476,300
9 	Captain America: Civil War 	2016	$179,139,142 	$ 	20,519,900
10 	Beauty and the Beast 	2017	$174,750,616 	$ 	19,768,200
11 	Iron Man 3 	2013	$174,144,585 	$ 	20,781,000
12 	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	2011	$169,189,427 	$ 	21,308,500
13 	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 	2016	$166,007,347 	$ 	19,348,200
14 	The Dark Knight Rises 	2012	$160,887,295 	$ 	20,679,600
15 	The Dark Knight 	2008	$158,411,483 	$ 	22,062,900
16 	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 	2013	$158,074,286 	$ 	18,931,100
17 	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 	2016	$155,081,681 	$ 	17,643,000
18 	The Hunger Games 	2012	$152,535,747 	$ 	19,259,600
19 	Spider-Man 3 	2007	$151,116,516 	$ 	21,964,600
20 	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 	2018	$148,024,610 	$ 	15,780,900
21 	Furious 7 	2015	$147,187,040 	$ 	17,094,900
22 	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 	2017	$146,510,104 	$ 	16,369,800
23 	The Twilight Saga: New Moon 	2009	$142,839,137 	$ 	18,769,900
24 	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 	2012	$141,067,634 	$ 	17,523,900
25 	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 	2011	$138,122,261 	$ 	17,640,100
26 	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	2006	$135,634,554 	$ 	20,707,600
27 	Finding Dory 	2016	$135,060,273 	$ 	15,470,800
28 	Suicide Squad 	2016	$133,682,248 	$ 	15,708,800
29 	Deadpool 	2016	$132,434,639 	$ 	15,435,300
30 	Iron Man 2 	2010	$128,122,480 	$ 	16,259,200
31 	Deadpool 2 	2018	$125,507,153 	$ 	13,380,300
32 	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	2010	$125,017,372 	$ 	15,607,700
33 	It 	2017	$123,403,419 	$ 	13,819,000
34 	Thor: Ragnarok 	2017	$122,744,989 	$ 	13,370,900
35 	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 	2014	$121,897,634 	$ 	14,686,500
36 	Shrek the Third 	2007	$121,629,270 	$ 	17,678,700
37 	Spider-Man: Homecoming 	2017	$117,027,503 	$ 	13,105,000
38 	Man of Steel 	2013	$116,619,362 	$ 	13,916,400
39 	Alice in Wonderland 	2010	$116,101,023 	$ 	14,603,900
40 	Minions 	2015	$115,718,405 	$ 	14,026,500
41 	Spider-Man 	2002	$114,844,116 	$ 	19,766,600
42 	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 	2007	$114,732,820 	$ 	16,676,300
43 	Toy Story 3 	2010	$110,307,189 	$ 	13,998,400
44 	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 	2009	$108,966,307 	$ 	14,606,700
45 	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 	2005	$108,435,841 	$ 	16,916,700
46 	Shrek 2 	2004	$108,037,878 	$ 	17,397,400
47 	The Secret Life of Pets 	2016	$104,352,905 	$ 	12,262,400
48 	The Jungle Book 	2016	$103,261,464 	$ 	11,828,300
49 	Wonder Woman 	2017	$103,251,471 	$ 	11,536,500
50 	X-Men: The Last Stand 	2006	$102,750,665 	$ 	15,687,100
==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( USD)	Inflation-adjusted
(est. tickets)
1975	Jaws 	$7,061,513 	$ 	3,000,000
1978	Jaws 2 	$9,866,023 	$ 	4,216,200
1978	Star Wars (re-release) 	$10,166,336 	$ 	N/A
1978	Every Which Way but Loose 	$10,272,294 	$ 	4,389,900
1979	Star Trek: The Motion Picture 	$11,926,421 	$ 	4,751,600
1981	Superman II 	$14,100,523 	$ 	5,072,100
1982	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 	$14,347,221 	$ 	4,880,000
1983	Return of the Jedi 	$23,019,618 	$ 	7,307,800
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 	$25,337,110 	$ 	7,540,800
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II 	$26,348,555 	$ 	6,738,800
1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 	$29,355,021 	$ 	7,394,200
1989	Ghostbusters II 	$29,472,894 	$ 	7,423,900
1989	Batman 	$40,505,884 	$ 	10,198,900
1992	Batman Returns 	$45,687,711 	$ 	11,009,100
1993	Jurassic Park 	$47,026,828 	$ 	11,359,100
1995	Batman Forever 	$52,784,433 	$ 	12,134,400
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park 	$72,132,785 	$ 	15,715,200
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 	$90,294,621 	$ 	15,953,100
2002	Spider-Man 	$114,844,116 	$ 	19,766,600
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	$135,634,554 	$ 	20,707,600
2007	Spider-Man 3 	$151,116,516 	$ 	21,964,600
2008	The Dark Knight 	$158,411,483 	$ 	22,062,900
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$169,189,427 	$ 	21,308,500
2012	The Avengers 	$207,438,708 	$ 	25,546,600
2015	Jurassic World 	$208,806,270 	$ 	25,309,900
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	$247,966,675 	$ 	28,501,900
2018	Avengers: Infinity War 	$257,698,183 	$ 	27,473,200
==Biggest opening day in the U.S. and Canada==
A list of the 50 biggest 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( USD)	Previews
1 	Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	2015	$119,119,282	$ 	$57,000,000
2 	Avengers: Infinity War 	2018	$106,334,939	$ 	$39,000,000
3 	Star Wars: The Last Jedi 	2017	$104,684,491	$ 	$45,000,000
4 	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	2011	$91,071,119 	$ 	$43,500,000
5 	Avengers: Age of Ultron 	2015	$84,424,532 	$ 	$27,600,000
6 	Jurassic World 	2015	$81,953,950 	$ 	$18,500,000
7 	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 	2016	$81,558,505 	$ 	$27,700,000
8 	The Avengers 	2012	$80,813,985 	$ 	$18,700,000
9 	Black Panther 	2018	$75,941,146 	$ 	$25,200,000
10 	The Dark Knight Rises 	2012	$75,754,897 	$ 	$30,640,000
11 	Captain America: Civil War 	2016	$75,502,161 	$ 	$25,000,000
12 	The Twilight Saga: New Moon 	2009	$72,703,754 	$ 	$26,270,000
13 	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 	2011	$71,642,526 	$ 	$30,250,000
14 	Incredibles 2 	2018	$71,260,321 	$ 	$18,500,000
15 	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 	2012	$71,167,839 	$ 	$30,400,000
16 	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 	2016	$71,094,394 	$ 	$29,000,000
17 	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 	2013	$70,950,136 	$ 	$25,250,000
18 	Iron Man 3 	2013	$68,858,555 	$ 	$15,600,000
19 	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 	2010	$68,533,840 	$ 	$30,100,000
20 	Furious 7 	2015	$67,407,340 	$ 	$15,800,000
21 	The Hunger Games 	2012	$67,263,650 	$ 	$19,735,000
22 	The Dark Knight 	2008	$67,165,092 	$ 	$18,500,000
23 	Suicide Squad 	2016	$64,893,248 	$ 	$20,500,000
24 	Beauty and the Beast 	2017	$63,777,443 	$ 	$16,300,000
25 	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 	2009	$62,016,476 	$ 	$16,800,000
26 	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	2010	$61,684,550 	$ 	$24,000,000
27 	Spider-Man 3 	2007	$59,841,919 	$ 	$10,000,000
28 	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 	2018	$58,566,870 	$ 	$15,300,000
29 	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 	2009	$58,175,412 	$ 	$22,200,000
30 	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 	2017	$56,078,520 	$ 	$17,000,000
31 	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	2006	$55,830,600 	$ 	$9,000,000
32 	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 	2014	$55,139,942 	$ 	$17,000,000
33 	Finding Dory 	2016	$54,746,405 	$ 	$9,200,000
34 	Deadpool 2 	2018	$53,034,421 	$ 	$18,600,000
35 	Iron Man 2 	2010	$51,239,677 	$ 	$7,500,000
36 	Spider-Man: Homecoming 	2017	$50,780,982 	$ 	$15,400,000
37 	It 	2017	$50,425,786 	$ 	$13,500,000
38 	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 	2005	$50,013,859 	$ 	$16,900,000
39 	Deadpool 	2016	$53,034,421 	$ 	$12,700,000
40 	Thor: Ragnarok 	2017	$46,470,936 	$ 	$14,500,000
41 	Minions 	2015	$46,042,205 	$ 	$6,200,000
42 	The Fate of the Furious 	2017	$45,695,015 	$ 	$10,400,000
43 	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 	2015	$45,579,056 	$ 	$16,000,000
44 	X-Men: The Last Stand 	2006	$45,102,265 	$ 	
45 	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 	2007	$44,232,338 	$ 	
46 	Man of Steel 	2013	$44,013,367 	$ 	$21,000,000
47 	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 	2007	$42,910,392 	$ 	
48 	Transformers: Age of Extinction 	2014	$41,868,135 	$ 	$8,750,000
49 	Toy Story 3 	2010	$41,148,961 	$ 	$4,000,000
50 	Alice in Wonderland 	2010	$40,804,962 	$ 	
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