List of box office records in United States and Canada
Box office is the revenue produced by a film while in theaters. All records here are for the United States and Canada together, a market known as the North American box office and the domestic box office,[1][2][3] and where gross is defined in US dollars.
Due to different ways of measuring film revenue, there are various record holders, depending on the time period over which the revenue was measured, and whether the revenue is adjusted for inflation.
Top 5 overall intake records
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[4] |
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1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Walt Disney Studios | December 18, 2015 | $936,662,225 |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | April 26, 2019 | $858,373,000 | |
3 | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | December 18, 2009 | $760,507,625 |
4 | Black Panther | Walt Disney Studios | February 16, 2018 | $700,059,566 |
5 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27, 2018 | $678,815,482 |
Top 5 overall intake records adjusted for inflation
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release year | Inflation-adjusted gross (USD)[5] | Unadjusted gross (USD) |
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1 | Gone with the Wind | MGM | 1939 | $1,825,055,106 | $198,676,459 |
2 | Star Wars | 20th Century Fox | 1977 | $1,608,419,988 | $460,998,007 |
3 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | $1,286,011,062 | $158,671,368 | |
4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal Pictures | 1982 | $1,280,994,329 | $435,110,554 |
5 | Titanic | Paramount Pictures | 1997 | $1,224,033,657 | $659,363,944 |
Top 5 multiple day records
The opening weekend is the first Friday to Sunday in wide release. The three-day to ten-day records are counted from the first day in wide release.
Opening weekend
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[6] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26–28, 2019 | $357,115,007 |
2 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27–29, 2018 | $257,698,183 | |
3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–20, 2015 | $247,966,675 | |
4 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15–17, 2017 | $220,009,584 | |
5 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 12–15, 2015 | $208,806,270 |
Three-day
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[7] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26–28, 2019 (Fri–Sun) | $357,115,007 |
2 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27–29, 2018 (Fri–Sun) | $257,698,183 | |
3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–20, 2015 (Fri–Sun) | $247,966,675 | |
4 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15–17, 2017 (Fri–Sun) | $220,009,584 | |
5 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 12–15, 2015 (Fri–Sun) | $208,806,270 |
Four-day
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[8] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26–29, 2019 (Fri–Mon) | $393,989,446 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–21, 2015 (Fri–Mon) | $288,076,417 | |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27–30, 2018 (Fri–Mon) | $282,438,300 | |
4 | Black Panther | February 16–19, 2018 (Fri–Mon) | $242,155,680 | |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15–18, 2017 (Fri–Mon) | $241,565,957 |
Five-day
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[9] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26–30, 2019 (Fri–Tues) | $427,099,795 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–22, 2015 (Fri–Tues) | $325,438,146 | |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27 – May 1, 2018 (Fri–Tues) | $305,864,408 | |
4 | Black Panther | February 16–20, 2018 (Fri–Tues) | $263,013,041 | |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15–19, 2017 (Fri–Tues) | $261,820,146 |
Seven-day
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[10] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26 – May 2, 2019 (Fri–Thurs) | $473,894,638 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–24, 2015 (Fri–Thurs) | $390,856,054 | |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27 – May 3, 2018 (Fri–Thurs) | $338,332,540 | |
4 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15–21, 2017 (Fri–Thurs) | $296,602,356 | |
5 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 6–12, 2015 (Fri–Thurs) | $296,211,655 |
Ten-day
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[11] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26 – May 5, 2019 (Fri–Sun) | $621,277,849 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18–27, 2015 (Fri–Sun) | $540,058,914 | |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27 – May 6, 2018 (Fri–Sun) | $453,107,350 | |
4 | Black Panther | February 16–25, 2018 (Fri–Sun) | $403,613,257 | |
5 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 6–15, 2015 (Fri–Sun) | $402,800,065 |
Top 5 daily intake records
Non-Specific
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[12] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26, 2019 (Friday) | $157,461,641 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18, 2015 (Friday) | $119,119,282 | |
3 | Avengers: Endgame | April 27, 2019 (Saturday) | $109,264,122 | |
4 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27, 2018 (Friday) | $105,978,264 | |
5 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15, 2017 (Friday) | $104,684,491 |
Sunday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[13] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 28, 2019 | $90,389,244 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 20, 2015 | $60,553,189 | |
3 | Black Panther | February 18, 2018 | $60,096,000 | |
4 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 14, 2015 | $57,207,490 |
5 | The Avengers | Walt Disney Studios | May 6, 2012 | $57,066,733 |
Monday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[14] |
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1 | Black Panther | Walt Disney Studios | February 19, 2018 | $40,151,729 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 21, 2015 | $40,109,742 | |
3 | Avengers: Endgame | April 29, 2019 | $36,874,439 | |
4 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | December 26, 2016 | $32,085,637 | |
5 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 28, 2015 | $31,362,029 |
Tuesday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[15] |
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1 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures | July 2, 2019 | $39,255,628 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Walt Disney Studios | December 22, 2015 | $37,361,729 |
3 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | July 3, 2012 | $35,016,884 |
4 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 30, 2019 | $33,110,349 |
5 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 29, 2015 | $29,528,583 |
Wednesday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[16] |
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1 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit Entertainment | June 30, 2010 | $68,533,840 |
2 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures | June 24, 2009 | $62,016,476 |
3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | July 15, 2009 | $58,175,412 |
4 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | July 11, 2007 | $44,232,338 | |
5 | Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures | June 30, 2004 | $40,442,604 |
Thursday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[17] |
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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 | The Hangover Part II | May 26, 2011 | $31,610,367 | |
4 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | May 16, 2002 | $30,141,471 |
5 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures | June 25, 2009 | $29,094,472 |
Friday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[18] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 26, 2019 | $157,461,641 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18, 2015 | $119,119,282 | |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 27, 2018 | $105,978,264 | |
4 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | December 15, 2017 | $104,684,491 | |
5 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Bros. | July 15, 2011 | $91,071,119 |
Saturday
Rank | Film | Distributor | Date | Box office intake (USD)[19] |
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1 | Avengers: Endgame | Walt Disney Studios | April 27, 2019 | $109,264,122 |
2 | Avengers: Infinity War | April 28, 2018 | $83,017,000 | |
3 | Jurassic World | Universal Pictures | June 13, 2015 | $69,644,830 |
4 | Marvel's The Avengers | Walt Disney Studios | May 5, 2012 | $69,557,990 |
5 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 19, 2015 | $68,294,204 |
Top 5 holiday specific weekend intakes
Memorial Day weekend
For the holiday weekend including Memorial Day:
Rank | Film | Distributor | Release date | Box office intake (USD)[20] |
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1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Walt Disney Studios | May 25–28, 2007 | $139,802,190 |
2 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures | May 23–26, 2008 | $126,917,373 |
3 | X-Men: The Last Stand | 20th Century Fox | May 26–29, 2006 | $122,861,157 |
4 | Fast & Furious 6 | Universal Pictures | May 24–27, 2013 | $117,036,995 |
5 | Aladdin | Walt Disney Studios | May 24–27, 2019 | $116,805,962 |
Animated films
Record | Film | Year | Box office intake (USD) |
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Highest-grossing animated film | Incredibles 2 | 2018 | $608,581,744 |
Highest-grossing computer animated film | |||
Highest-grossing animated film adjusted for ticket-price inflation | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $982,090,000 |
Highest-grossing traditional animated film | The Lion King | 1994 | $422,783,777 |
Highest-grossing anime animated film | Pokémon: The First Movie | 1999 | $85,744,662 |
Highest-grossing stop-motion animated film | Chicken Run | 2000 | $106,834,564 |
Highest-grossing animated film franchise | Shrek | 2001 | $1,419,608,493 |
Top 5 highest-grossing franchises and film series
Rank | Series | Distributor | No. of films | Total box office (in millions of USD) | Average of films (in millions of USD) | Highest-grossing film |
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1 | Marvel Cinematic UniverseS | Walt Disney Studios / Sony Pictures / Paramount Pictures / Universal Pictures | 23 | $8,545.0 | $371.5 | Avengers: Endgame ($858.4 million) |
2 | Star Wars | Walt Disney Studios / 20th Century Fox | 11 | $4,220.7 | $383.7 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.7 million) |
3 | Disney live-action remakes of animated films* | Walt Disney Studios | 13 | $3,078.2 | $236.8 | The Lion King ($540.6 million) |
4 | Wizarding World | Warner Bros. | 10* | $2,785.4 | $278.5 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($381.0 million) |
5 | The AvengersS | Walt Disney Studios | 4 | $2,619.6 | $654.9 | Avengers: Endgame ($858.4 million) |
*Box Office Mojo says there are 11 Wizarding World films because they count an IMAX Marathon of the eight Harry Potter films as a ninth film. This is not done here.
*Using the chart from WP, List of Disney live-action remakes of animated films#Box office performance, since BOM uses "Oz the Great and Powerful", which was never a Disney animated film, & "Pete's Dragon", a remake of a live action/animation hybrid film.
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...easily beat four new films to win the U.S. and Canadian box office race.... Think Like a Man led domestic charts with...
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