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Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
Spider-Man 05-03-02 114,844,116 3615 3876 Sony
Lost World, The 05-23-97 10-16-97 * 229,086,679 92,729,064 3281 3565 40.48 64,260 Universal
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 11-16-01 05-23-02 317,557,891 90,294,621 3672 3672 28.43 86,481 Warner Bros.
Star Wars Episode II 05-16-02 80,027,814 3161 3161 Fox
Pearl Harbor 05-25-01 11-22-01 * 198,539,855 75,177,654 3214 3255 37.87 60,995 Buena Vista
Mission: Impossible 2 05-24-00 10-19-00 * 215,397,307 70,816,215 3653 3669 32.88 58,707 Paramount
Planet of the Apes 07-27-01 01-31-02 180,011,740 68,532,960 3500 3530 38.07 50,995 Fox
Mummy Returns, The 05-04-01 10-04-01 202,007,640 68,139,035 3401 3553 33.73 56,856 Universal
Rush Hour 2 08-03-01 12-20-01 226,164,286 67,408,222 3118 3118 29.80 72,535 New Line
Star Wars Episode I 05-19-99 02-03-00 431,088,297 64,810,970 2970 3126 15.03 137,904 Fox
Monsters, Inc. 11-02-01 06-20-02 255,284,677 62,577,067 3237 3649 24.51 69,960 Buena Vista
Hannibal 02-09-01 08-16-01 165,091,986 58,003,121 3230 3238 35.13 50,986 MGM/UA
Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me 06-11-99 09-23-99 205,526,345 57,442,682 3312 3314 27.95 62,018 New Line
Toy Story 2 11-19-99 07-20-00 245,823,397 57,388,839 1 3257 23.35 75,475 Buena Vista
Mission: Impossible 05-22-96 10-24-96 * 180,981,986 56,811,602 3012 3012 31.39 60,087 Paramount
Godzilla 05-20-98 09-24-98 * 136,314,294 55,726,951 3310 3310 40.88 41,183 Sony
How The Grinch Stole Christmas 11-17-00 03-01-01 260,044,825 55,082,330 3127 3256 21.18 79,866 Universal
X-Men 07-14-00 11-23-00 157,299,718 54,471,475 3025 3112 34.63 50,546 Fox
Scooby Doo 06-14-02 54,155,312 3447 3447 Warner Bros.
Batman Forever 06-16-95 11-09-95 184,031,112 52,784,433 2842 2893 28.68 63,613 Warner Bros.
Men in Black II 07-03-02 52,148,751 3557 Sony
Men in Black 07-02-97 01-15-98 250,147,615 51,068,455 3020 3180 20.42 78,663 Sony
Jurassic Park III 07-18-01 12-20-01 181,171,875 50,771,645 3434 3462 28.02 52,332 Universal
Independence Day 07-03-96 12-19-96 306,169,255 50,228,264 2882 2977 16.41 102,845 Fox
Jurassic Park 06-11-93 10-20-94 356,783,914 50,159,460 2404 2565 14.06 139,097 Universal
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 06-15-01 09-27-01 131,168,070 47,735,743 3308 3349 36.39 39,166 Paramount
Batman Returns 06-19-92 10-15-92 162,831,698 47,720,711 2640 2640 29.31 61,679 Warner Bros.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The 12-19-01 47,211,490 3359 3381 New Line
Ice Age 03-15-02 46,312,454 3316 3345 Fox
American Pie 2 08-10-01 12-06-01 145,096,820 45,117,985 3063 3157 31.10 45,960 Universal
Mummy, The 05-07-99 09-16-99 155,271,753 43,369,635 3209 3411 27.93 45,521 Universal
Batman & Robin 06-20-97 09-25-97 107,325,195 42,872,606 2934 2942 39.95 36,480 Warner Bros.
Batman 06-23-89 12-14-89 251,188,924 42,705,884 2194 2201 17.00 114,125 Warner Bros.
Nutty Professor II : The Klumps 07-28-00 01-04-01 123,307,945 42,518,830 3242 3251 34.48 37,929 Universal
Shrek 05-18-01 12-06-01 267,652,016 42,347,760 3587 3715 15.82 72,046 DreamWorks
Scary Movie 07-07-00 11-23-00 156,997,084 42,346,669 2912 3301 26.97 47,560 Miramax
Big Daddy 06-25-99 11-04-99 163,479,795 41,536,370 3027 3254 25.41 50,240 Sony
Perfect Storm, The 06-30-00 12-07-00 182,605,083 41,325,042 3407 3407 22.63 53,597 Warner Bros.
Deep Impact 05-08-98 09-24-98 140,464,664 41,152,375 3156 3280 29.30 42,825 Paramount
Twister 05-10-96 10-24-96 241,888,385 41,059,405 2414 2808 16.97 86,143 Warner Bros.
Lion King, The 06-15-94 03-16-95 312,775,367 40,888,194 2 2624 13.07 119,198 Buena Vista
Charlie's Angels 11-03-00 03-01-01 125,305,545 40,128,550 3037 3037 32.02 41,260 Sony
Fast and the Furious, The 06-22-01 11-01-01 144,533,925 40,089,015 2628 2899 27.74 49,856 Universal
Cast Away 12-22-00 07-21-01 * 233,630,478 39,852,075 2774 3061 17.06 76,325 Fox
Waterboy, The 11-06-98 04-22-99 161,487,252 39,414,071 2664 2782 24.41 58,047 Buena Vista
Dinosaur 05-19-00 01-04-01 137,748,063 38,854,851 3257 3319 28.21 41,503 Buena Vista
Ocean's Eleven 12-07-01 05-02-02 183,405,771 38,107,822 3075 3075 20.78 59,644 Warner Bros.
Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls 11-10-95 03-28-96 108,360,063 37,804,076 2652 2705 34.89 40,059 Warner Bros.
Flintstones, The 05-27-94 10-13-94 * 130,531,208 37,182,745 2498 2587 28.49 50,457 Universal
Mr. Deeds 06-28-02 37,162,787 3231 Sony
Air Force One 07-25-97 02-05-98 172,650,002 37,132,505 2919 2981 21.51 57,917 Sony
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade 05-24-89 02-01-90 * 197,171,806 37,031,573 2327 2327 18.78 84,732 Paramount
Interview with the Vampire 11-11-94 03-16-95 105,264,608 36,389,705 2604 2604 34.57 40,424 Warner Bros.
Armageddon 07-01-98 12-10-98 201,578,182 36,089,972 3127 3184 17.90 63,310 Buena Vista
Scorpion King, The 04-19-02 06-27-02 90,450,350 36,075,875 3444 3466 39.88 26,096 Universal
Star Wars - Special Edition 01-31-97 05-08-97 138,207,268 35,906,661 2104 2375 25.98 58,193 Fox
Minority Report 06-21-02 35,677,125 3001 3001 Fox
World Is Not Enough, The 11-19-99 04-27-00 126,930,660 35,519,007 3163 3163 27.98 40,130 MGM/UA
Lilo & Stitch 06-21-02 35,260,212 3191 3222 Buena Vista
Runaway Bride 07-30-99 01-13-00 152,170,201 35,055,556 3158 3240 23.04 46,966 Paramount
Gladiator 05-05-00 04-19-01 187,670,866 34,819,017 2938 3188 18.55 58,868 DreamWorks
Scream 3 02-04-00 06-22-00 89,138,076 34,713,342 3467 3467 38.94 25,710 Miramax
Tarzan 06-18-99 02-25-00 171,085,177 34,221,968 3005 3131 20.00 54,642 Buena Vista
Ransom 11-08-96 04-17-97 136,492,681 34,216,088 2676 2768 25.07 49,311 Buena Vista
Lethal Weapon 4 07-10-98 11-05-98 129,756,815 34,048,124 3117 3117 26.24 41,629 Warner Bros.
What Women Want 12-15-00 05-31-01 182,783,727 33,614,543 3012 3092 18.39 59,115 Paramount
101 Dalmatians 11-27-96 05-08-97 136,189,294 33,504,025 2794 2901 24.60 46,946 Buena Vista
Haunting, The 07-23-99 10-28-99 91,187,712 33,435,140 2808 2881 36.67 31,651 DreamWorks
Bug's Life, A 11-20-98 05-20-99 162,792,677 33,258,052 1 2773 20.43 58,706 Buena Vista
Lethal Weapon 3 05-15-92 11-19-92 144,731,527 33,243,086 2510 2510 22.97 57,662 Warner Bros.
Rush Hour 09-18-98 02-25-99 141,167,365 33,001,803 2638 2724 23.38 51,824 New Line
Scream 2 12-12-97 06-25-98 101,363,301 32,926,342 2663 2688 32.48 37,710 Miramax
Blade II 03-22-02 05-31-02 81,645,152 32,528,016 2707 2707 39.84 30,161 New Line
Firm, The 06-30-93 12-16-93 * 158,348,367 32,476,785 2393 2393 20.51 66,171 Paramount
Terminator 2 : Judgment Day 07-03-91 01-16-92 204,843,345 31,765,506 2274 2495 15.51 82,102 TriStar
Truman Show, The 06-05-98 10-15-98 125,603,360 31,542,121 2315 2911 25.11 43,148 Paramount
Liar, Liar 03-21-97 10-16-97 181,410,615 31,423,025 2845 2909 17.32 62,362 Universal
Sum of All Fears, The 05-31-02 31,178,526 3183 3230 Paramount
Home Alone 2 11-20-92 04-22-93 172,704,311 31,126,882 2222 2461 18.02 70,176 Fox
Pokémon : The First Movie 11-10-99 02-25-00 85,693,123 31,036,678 3043 3043 36.22 28,161 Warner Bros.
Star Trek : First Contact 11-22-96 03-20-97 91,981,500 30,716,131 2812 2812 33.39 32,710 Paramount
Saving Private Ryan 07-24-98 06-03-99 216,263,949 30,576,104 2463 2807 14.14 77,045 DreamWorks
Bram Stoker's Dracula 11-13-92 01-14-93 82,493,000 30,521,679 2491 2491 37.00 33,116 Columbia
Unbreakable 11-22-00 04-19-01 94,999,143 30,330,771 2708 2708 31.93 35,081 Buena Vista
America's Sweethearts 07-20-01 10-04-01 93,323,856 30,181,877 3011 3011 32.34 30,994 Sony
X Files : Fight the Future, The 06-19-98 10-15-98 83,892,374 30,138,758 2629 2650 35.93 31,657 Fox
Sleepy Hollow 11-19-99 05-11-00 101,068,340 30,060,467 3064 3069 29.74 32,932 Paramount
Panic Room 03-29-02 06-15-02 95,308,367 30,056,751 3053 3119 31.54 30,557 Sony