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Biggest worldwide movies 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.


Since many American films do not open in all markets at the same time, the 'opening' gross varies depending on when it was released in the US-Canada market. For example, for films like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which opened in the US-Canada market and in most other major markets during the same weekend, the 'opening' is the total gross of the film during that weekend. On the other hand, for films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War which opened in several markets a week ahead of their respective releases in the US-Canada market, the 'opening' is the sum of the opening grosses in the markets where they were released first and the opening in the US-Canada market. In the latter case, the opening grosses from territories after the initial overseas opening are not included in the 'opening' of the film. In all cases, if a film opens in a market after its release in the US-Canada market, that opening is not included in the 'opening' of the film.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[1]
1Avengers: Endgame2019$1,223,641,414
2Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,521,291
3Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$600,506,041[2]
4The Fate of the Furious2017$541,937,239
5Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$528,966,675
6Jurassic World2015$525,504,128
7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
8Captain Marvel2019$456,718,598
9Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$450,821,889
10Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,507,347
11Detective Chinatown 32021$398,000,000[3]
12Furious 72015$397,627,459
13Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
14The Avengers2012$392,538,708
15Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$392,471,109
16Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011$382,425,000
17Spider-Man 32007$381,660,892
18Captain America: Civil War2016$379,539,142
19Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$376,150,780[citation needed]
20Iron Man 32013$372,553,677
21Black Panther2018$371,367,531
22Frozen II2019$358,503,293[citation needed]
23Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593
24Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
25Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
26The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
27Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
28Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
29Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005$303,949,700
30Transformers: Age of Extinction2014$302,138,390
31Deadpool 22018$300,386,357
32Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$298,924,610
33Spider-Man: Far From Home2019$295,800,000
34The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$291,022,261
35Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016$290,049,210
36Justice League2017$278,842,239
37The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$274,939,137
38The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 12014$273,897,634
39Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008$272,150,927
40Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017$271,809,637
41Suicide Squad2016$266,982,248
42Deadpool2016$264,711,361
43X-Men: Days of Future Past2014$262,866,321
44The Batman2022$258,208,624
45Spider-Man: Homecoming2017$256,535,853
46Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018$253,663,104
47Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$252,522,752
48The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003$250,000,534
49The Dark Knight Rises2012$248,887,295
50Joker2019$248,402,337
Opening weekend record holders in a single territory

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening three-day weekend record, defined as between the first Friday and first Sunday of release (and including Thursday previews). The United States and Canada are treated as a single box office territory in the film industry.
YearTitleOpening weekend[23][6]Territory
1975Jaws[nb 1]$7,061,513United States and Canada
1978Jaws 2$9,866,023United States and Canada
1978Star Wars (re-release)$10,166,336United States and Canada
1978Every Which Way but Loose[nb 2]$10,272,294United States and Canada
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture$11,926,421United States and Canada
1981Superman II$14,100,523United States and Canada
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan$14,347,221United States and Canada
1983Return of the Jedi$23,019,618United States and Canada
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$25,337,110United States and Canada
1987Beverly Hills Cop II$26,348,555United States and Canada
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$29,355,021United States and Canada
1989Ghostbusters II$29,472,894United States and Canada
1989Batman$40,505,884United States and Canada
1992Batman Returns$45,687,711United States and Canada
1993Jurassic Park$47,026,828United States and Canada
1995Batman Forever$52,784,433United States and Canada
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park$72,132,785United States and Canada
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$90,294,621United States and Canada
2002Spider-Man$114,844,116United States and Canada
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$135,634,554United States and Canada
2007Spider-Man 3$151,116,516United States and Canada
2008The Dark Knight$158,411,483United States and Canada
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$169,189,427United States and Canada
2012The Avengers$207,438,708United States and Canada
2015Jurassic World$208,806,270United States and Canada
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$247,966,675United States and Canada
2018Avengers: Infinity War$257,698,183United States and Canada
2019Avengers: Endgame$357,115,007United States and Canada
2021Detective Chinatown 3$398,000,000[3]China

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