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With inflation considered, the number one box office intake record is held by Gone With the Wind. The intake for Gone With the Wind adjusted for inflation was $1,329,453,600. Unadjusted the intake was $198,676,459. [1]
[edit] Mainstream Cinema
[edit] Top 5 Overall Intake Records
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Titanic
| Paramount Pictures
| December 19, 1997
| $600,788,188
|
| 2
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
| 20th Century Fox
| May 25, 1977
| $460,998,007
|
| 3
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 19, 2004
| $441,226,247
|
| 4
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Universal Pictures
| June 11, 1982
| $435,110,554
|
| 5
| Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19, 1999
| $431,088,301
|
[edit] Top 5 Multiple Day Records
[edit] Three-day (Non-specific)
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 04-06, 2007 (Fri-Sun)
| $148,000,000
|
| 2
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19-21, 2005 (Thurs-Sat)
| $124,237,232
|
| 3
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 3-5, 2002 (Fri-Sun)
| $114,844,116
|
| 4
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 20-22, 2005 (Fri-Sun)
| $108,435,841
|
| 5
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 19-21, 2004 (Fri-Sun)
| $108,037,878
|
[edit] Three-day (Fri-Sun)
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 4-6 2007
| $148,000,000
|
| 2
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 7-9, 2006
| $132,028,000
|
| 3
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 3-5, 2002
| $114,844,116
|
| 4
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 20-22, 2005
| $108,435,841
|
| 5
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 19-21, 2004
| $108,037,878
|
[edit] Four-day (Non-specific)
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19-22, 2005 (Thurs-Sun)
| $158,449,700
|
| 2
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 7-10, 2006 (Fri-Mon)
| $153,774,825
|
| 3
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| June 30-July 3, 2004 (Wed-Sat)
| $130,456,123
|
| 4
| The Matrix Reloaded
| Warner Bros.
| May 15-18, 2003 (Thurs-Sun)
| $129,282,716
|
| 5
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 3-6, 2002 (Fri-Mon)
| $125,878,901
|
[edit] Five-day (Non-specific)
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19-23, 2006 (Thurs-Mon)
| $172,802,507
|
| 2
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 7-11, 2006 (Fri-Tues)
| $169,506,744
|
| 3
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| June 30-July 4, 2004 (Wed-Sun)
| $152,411,751
|
| 4
| The Matrix Reloaded
| Warner Bros.
| May 15-19, 2003 (Thurs-Mon)
| $139,391,066
|
| 5
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 3-7, 2002 (Fri-Tues)
| $135,840,755
|
[edit] Top 5 Daily Intake Records
[edit] Non-Specific
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 4, 2007 (Friday)
| $59,841,919
|
| 2
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 7, 2006 (Friday)
| $55,549,000
|
| 3
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 5, 2007 (Saturday)
| $51,336,732
|
| 4
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19, 2005 (Thursday)
| $50,013,859
|
| 5
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| 20th Century Fox
| May 26, 2006 (Friday)
| $45,102,265
|
[edit] Sunday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 6, 2007
| $39,937,865
|
| 2
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 23, 2004
| $34,900,541
|
| 3
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 22, 2005
| $34,212,468
|
| 4
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 9, 2006
| $31,820,000
|
| 5
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 5, 2002
| $31,814,980
|
[edit] Monday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| July 5, 2004
| $27,661,137
|
| 2
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 31, 2004
| $23,408,002
|
| 3
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| 20th Century Fox
| May 29, 2006
| $20,110,492
|
| 4
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 10, 2006
| $18,140,271
|
| 5
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park
| Universal Pictures
| May 26, 1997
| $18,029,095
|
[edit] Tuesday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 11, 2006
| $15,731,919
|
| 2
| The Omen
| 20th Century Fox
| June 6, 2006
| $12,633,666
|
| 3
| Meet the Fockers
| Universal Pictures
| December 28, 2004
| $12,629,620
|
| 4
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| New Line Cinema
| December 23, 2003
| $12,476,242
|
| 5
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| July 6, 2004
| $12,012,472
|
[edit] Wednesday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| June 30, 2004
| $40,442,604
|
| 2
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| New Line Cinema
| December 17, 2003
| $34,450,834
|
| 3
| Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19, 1999
| $28,542,349
|
| 4
| The Passion of the Christ
| Newmarket Films
| February 25, 2004
| $26,556,573
|
| 5
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
| New Line Cinema
| December 18, 2002
| $26,159,972
|
[edit] Thursday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 19, 2005
| $50,013,859
|
| 2
| The Matrix Reloaded
| Warner Bros.
| May 15, 2003
| $37,508,303
|
| 3
| Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
| 20th Century Fox
| May 16, 2002
| $30,141,471
|
| 4
| Spider-Man 2
| Sony Pictures
| July 1, 2004
| $23,812,920
|
| 5
| Independence Day
| 20th Century Fox
| July 4, 1996
| $17,343,388
|
[edit] Friday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 4, 2007
| $59,841,919
|
| 2
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 7, 2006
| $55,549,000
|
| 3
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| 20th Century Fox
| May 26, 2006
| $45,102,265
|
| 4
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
| Warner Bros.
| November 18, 2005
| $40,118,363
|
| 5
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 3, 2002
| $39,406,872
|
[edit] Saturday
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| Spider-Man 3
| Sony Pictures
| May 4, 2007
| $51,336,732
|
| 2
| Shrek 2
| DreamWorks SKG
| May 22, 2004
| $44,797,042
|
| 3
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Buena Vista Distribution
| July 8, 2006
| $44,659,000
|
| 4
| Spider-Man
| Sony Pictures
| May 4, 2002
| $43,622,264
|
| 5
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
| 20th Century Fox
| May 21, 2005
| $40,693,760
|
[edit] Top 5 Holiday Specific Weekend Intakes
[edit] Memorial Day Weekend
| Rank
| Movie Title
| Distributer
| Release Date
| Box Office Intake (USD)
|
| 1
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| 20th Century Fox
| May 26-29, 2006
| $122,861,157
|
| 2
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park
| Universal Pictures
| May 23-26, 1997
| $90,161,880
|
| 3
| The Day After Tomorrow
| 20th Century Fox
| May 28-31, 2004
| $85,807,341
|
| 4
| Bruce Almighty
| Universal Pictures
| May 23-26, 2003
| $85,734,045
|
| 5
| Pearl Harbor
| Buena Vista Distribution
| May 25-28, 2001
| $75,177,654
|
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
(*Box Office Mojo, 2007), [2]. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
