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Movies with Most Front-Loaded Opening Weekend
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This list shows movies with the most front-loaded opening weekend, as measured by the percentage of the (3-day) opening weekend at the domestic box office that was earned on Friday. The higher the percentage, the more front-loaded the film. For this chart we consider movies that were released on a Friday, and that opened in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Released | Movie | Friday Share |
Opening Theaters |
Friday | Opening Weekend |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Salaar: Cease Fire — Part 1 | 68.4% | 802 | $3,843,436 | $5,618,511 | $8,929,282 |
| 2 | 2024 | City of Dreams | 68.4% | 774 | $851,434 | $1,245,167 | $1,707,930 |
| 3 | 2024 | Skincare | 67.1% | 760 | $217,307 | $323,856 | $456,590 |
| 4 | 2023 | The Chosen Season 3 Finale | 62.6% | 1,731 | $2,270,000 | $3,623,742 | $5,525,069 |
| 5 | 2023 | Anyone But You | 58.0% | 3,055 | $3,477,429 | $6,000,344 | $88,319,668 |
| 6 | 2022 | RRR | 56.8% | 1,200 | $5,400,000 | $9,500,000 | $14,473,124 |
| 7 | 2013 | One Direction: This is Us | 56.1% | 2,735 | $8,868,530 | $15,815,497 | $28,873,374 |
| 8 | 2024 | Someone Like You | 55.9% | 1,802 | $1,665,210 | $2,979,692 | $5,937,306 |
| 9 | 2023 | It’s A Wonderful Knife | 55.9% | 923 | $334,623 | $598,826 | $811,818 |
| 10 | 2014 | Endless Love | 55.8% | 2,896 | $7,428,245 | $13,307,125 | $23,438,250 |
| 11 | 2001 | Bones | 55.6% | 847 | $1,569,000 | $2,823,548 | $7,316,658 |
| 12 | 2011 | African Cats | 55.4% | 1,220 | $3,327,053 | $6,003,200 | $15,428,747 |
| 13 | 2023 | Paint | 55.4% | 819 | $315,993 | $570,512 | $811,739 |
| 14 | 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | 54.3% | 3,173 | $26,062,046 | $48,002,523 | $124,872,350 |
| 15 | 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | 53.9% | 3,118 | $17,436,095 | $32,324,487 | $79,576,189 |
| 16 | 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:… | 53.8% | 4,375 | $91,071,119 | $169,189,427 | $381,193,157 |
| 17 | 2003 | Tupac Resurrection | 53.8% | 801 | $2,491,000 | $4,632,847 | $7,718,961 |
| 18 | 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | 53.3% | 3,447 | $10,625,150 | $19,928,525 | $104,897,530 |
| 19 | 2023 | RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ | 53.3% | 2,539 | $11,619,984 | $21,801,216 | $33,889,684 |
| 20 | 2022 | The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie … | 53.0% | 910 | $266,000 | $502,000 | $502,000 |
| 21 | 2024 | Slingshot | 52.6% | 845 | $258,266 | $491,405 | $735,739 |
| 22 | 2024 | Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle a… | 52.5% | 1,119 | $1,913,472 | $3,645,301 | $7,071,622 |
| 23 | 2018 | Super Troopers 2 | 52.3% | 2,038 | $7,945,555 | $15,181,624 | $30,617,396 |
| 24 | 2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | 52.3% | 1,362 | $1,354,347 | $2,591,985 | $6,423,605 |
| 25 | 2012 | Paranormal Activity 4 | 52.1% | 3,412 | $15,110,106 | $29,003,866 | $53,900,335 |
| 26 | 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | 51.9% | 4,061 | $71,642,526 | $138,122,261 | $281,287,133 |
| 27 | 2022 | One Piece Film: Red | 51.8% | 2,367 | $4,838,903 | $9,340,245 | $12,768,073 |
| 28 | 2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (ラゴンボール… | 51.7% | 3,018 | $10,915,414 | $21,124,049 | $32,132,374 |
| 29 | 2008 | Twilight | 51.7% | 3,419 | $35,978,348 | $69,637,740 | $192,769,854 |
| 30 | 2020 | The Photograph | 51.6% | 2,516 | $6,287,485 | $12,181,865 | $20,578,185 |
| 31 | 2015 | The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death | 51.5% | 2,602 | $7,746,085 | $15,027,415 | $26,501,323 |
| 32 | 2023 | The Iron Claw | 51.3% | 2,774 | $2,496,600 | $4,868,370 | $35,611,828 |
| 33 | 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 50.9% | 4,024 | $72,703,754 | $142,839,137 | $296,623,634 |
| 34 | 2022 | Halloween Ends | 50.9% | 3,901 | $20,375,495 | $40,050,355 | $64,079,860 |
| 35 | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | 50.5% | 4,406 | $89,615,288 | $177,383,864 | $515,202,542 |
| 36 | 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | 50.4% | 4,070 | $71,167,839 | $141,067,634 | $292,324,737 |
| 37 | 2013 | The Host | 50.3% | 3,202 | $5,337,111 | $10,600,112 | $26,623,701 |
| 38 | 2013 | Insidious Chapter 2 | 50.2% | 3,049 | $20,231,363 | $40,272,103 | $83,586,447 |
| 39 | 2014 | About Last Night | 50.2% | 2,253 | $12,871,109 | $25,649,011 | $48,637,684 |
| 40 | 2014 | Winter’s Tale | 50.1% | 2,965 | $3,652,687 | $7,297,694 | $12,600,231 |
| 41 | 2011 | Paranormal Activity 3 | 50.0% | 3,321 | $26,305,745 | $52,568,183 | $104,028,807 |
| 42 | 2015 | Paper Towns | 50.0% | 3,031 | $6,328,167 | $12,650,140 | $32,000,304 |
| 43 | 2023 | Magic Mike’s Last Dance | 49.9% | 1,496 | $4,141,216 | $8,305,317 | $26,033,633 |
| 44 | 2023 | Waitress: The Musical | 49.7% | 1,214 | $1,416,231 | $2,847,421 | $5,402,148 |
| 45 | 2012 | The Devil Inside | 49.7% | 2,285 | $16,756,764 | $33,732,515 | $53,262,945 |
| 46 | 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy’s | 49.6% | 3,675 | $39,645,580 | $80,001,720 | $137,275,620 |
| 47 | 2012 | Magic Mike | 49.5% | 2,930 | $19,371,387 | $39,127,170 | $113,721,571 |
| 48 | 2010 | Paranormal Activity 2 | 49.4% | 3,216 | $20,109,273 | $40,678,424 | $84,752,907 |
| 49 | 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | 49.4% | 3,706 | $13,681,754 | $27,686,211 | $124,481,226 |
| 50 | 2024 | Out of Darkness | 49.4% | 897 | $484,186 | $979,822 | $1,951,546 |
| 51 | 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:… | 49.3% | 4,125 | $61,684,550 | $125,017,372 | $296,837,581 |
| 52 | 2015 | Little Boy | 49.3% | 1,045 | $1,355,876 | $2,750,356 | $6,485,961 |
| 53 | 2009 | Saw VI | 49.3% | 3,036 | $6,957,263 | $14,118,444 | $27,693,292 |
| 54 | 2013 | The Purge | 49.3% | 2,536 | $16,775,640 | $34,058,360 | $64,473,115 |
| 55 | 2024 | Boy Kills World | 49.2% | 1,993 | $828,560 | $1,682,525 | $2,626,127 |
| 56 | 2000 | Pokemon 2000 | 49.2% | 2,752 | $9,639,373 | $19,575,608 | $43,746,923 |
| 57 | 2024 | Blue Lock The Movie -Episode Nagi- (劇… | 49.2% | 857 | $514,034 | $1,045,016 | $1,855,384 |
| 58 | 2021 | Black Widow | 49.2% | 4,160 | $39,510,446 | $80,366,312 | $183,651,655 |
| 59 | 2024 | The Long Game | 49.2% | 1,030 | $639,255 | $1,300,398 | $3,060,040 |
| 60 | 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | 49.1% | 4,242 | $81,558,505 | $166,007,347 | $330,360,194 |
| 61 | 2023 | Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story | 49.1% | 3,856 | $8,552,178 | $17,410,552 | $44,428,554 |
| 62 | 2018 | Little Women | 49.1% | 643 | $346,121 | $705,063 | $1,379,497 |
| 63 | 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | 49.1% | 3,644 | $7,850,390 | $16,000,665 | $57,300,280 |
| 64 | 2022 | Don’t Worry, Darling | 48.9% | 4,113 | $9,469,881 | $19,353,213 | $45,309,403 |
| 65 | 2019 | After | 48.9% | 2,138 | $2,932,423 | $6,002,349 | $12,138,565 |
| 66 | 2024 | Guntur Kaaram | 48.8% | 800 | $2,000,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 |
| 67 | 2015 | Magic Mike XXL | 48.8% | 3,355 | $6,269,228 | $12,857,184 | $66,013,057 |
| 68 | 2024 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… | 48.7% | 1,949 | $5,602,987 | $11,505,414 | $17,657,658 |
| 69 | 2016 | Suicide Squad | 48.5% | 4,255 | $64,893,248 | $133,682,248 | $325,100,054 |
| 70 | 2017 | All Eyez on Me | 48.5% | 2,471 | $12,811,328 | $26,435,354 | $44,922,302 |
| 71 | 2024 | It Ends With Us | 48.4% | 3,611 | $24,221,593 | $50,016,652 | $145,660,913 |
| 72 | 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of M… | 48.4% | 4,534 | $90,720,784 | $187,420,998 | $411,331,607 |
| 73 | 2014 | Bears | 48.4% | 1,720 | $2,311,688 | $4,776,267 | $17,780,194 |
| 74 | 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | 48.2% | 4,375 | $69,554,073 | $144,165,107 | $343,256,830 |
| 75 | 2022 | Gekijouban Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | 48.2% | 2,286 | $8,675,953 | $18,003,204 | $33,919,605 |
| 76 | 2023 | The Oath | 48.2% | 640 | $112,165 | $232,833 | $509,470 |
| 77 | 2001 | Josie and the Pussycats | 48.1% | 2,556 | $2,195,500 | $4,562,455 | $14,252,830 |
| 78 | 2006 | The Grudge 2 | 48.1% | 3,211 | $10,018,039 | $20,825,300 | $39,143,839 |
| 79 | 2023 | That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Sli… | 48.1% | 1,473 | $701,958 | $1,459,515 | $1,891,488 |
| 80 | 2015 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | 48.0% | 4,134 | $119,119,282 | $247,966,675 | $936,662,225 |
| 81 | 2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | 47.8% | 3,332 | $15,735,956 | $32,902,299 | $63,075,011 |
| 82 | 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | 47.7% | 3,768 | $18,407,850 | $38,560,195 | $100,407,760 |
| 83 | 2008 | Saw V | 47.7% | 3,060 | $14,345,874 | $30,053,954 | $56,746,769 |
| 84 | 2024 | In a Violent Nature | 47.6% | 1,426 | $1,026,303 | $2,155,346 | $4,229,999 |
| 85 | 2024 | Fly Me to the Moon | 47.6% | 3,356 | $4,476,129 | $9,402,176 | $20,532,222 |
| 86 | 2017 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | 47.6% | 4,232 | $104,684,491 | $220,009,584 | $620,181,382 |
| 87 | 2009 | Friday the 13th | 47.6% | 3,105 | $19,293,446 | $40,570,365 | $65,002,019 |
| 88 | 2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | 47.5% | 2,867 | $8,722,144 | $18,343,611 | $32,462,372 |
| 89 | 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumb… | 47.5% | 4,208 | $20,027,334 | $42,151,256 | $95,850,844 |
| 90 | 2024 | MaXXXine | 47.5% | 2,450 | $3,185,000 | $6,705,038 | $15,097,633 |
| 91 | 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | 47.3% | 3,602 | $19,017,001 | $40,222,875 | $90,710,620 |
| 92 | 2008 | Sex and the City | 47.1% | 3,285 | $26,771,052 | $56,848,056 | $152,647,258 |
| 93 | 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | 47.1% | 4,404 | $75,754,897 | $160,887,295 | $448,139,099 |
| 94 | 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | 47.0% | 2,654 | $10,227,996 | $21,744,470 | $34,341,945 |
| 95 | 2009 | Brüno | 47.0% | 2,756 | $14,400,065 | $30,619,130 | $60,054,530 |
| 96 | 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | 47.0% | 2,147 | $2,990,000 | $6,360,968 | $14,271,297 |
| 97 | 2020 | The Grudge | 47.0% | 2,642 | $5,355,614 | $11,404,113 | $21,216,148 |
| 98 | 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 46.9% | 4,336 | $121,964,712 | $260,138,569 | $814,811,535 |
| 99 | 2024 | Unsung Hero | 46.9% | 2,832 | $3,623,796 | $7,731,539 | $20,335,239 |
| 100 | 2023 | The Marvels | 46.9% | 4,030 | $21,603,104 | $46,110,859 | $84,500,223 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.