| 
 | 
| Year | 
Title | 
Opening  | 
Theaters  | 
Avg | 
Cume  | 
1st Wk % | 
Distributor  | 
 | 
 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| 96 | 
Twister | 
$ 41,059,405
 | 
2,414  | 
$ 17,009  | 
$
241,888,385  | 
16.97  | 
Warner
Bros.  | 
 | 
 
| 97 | 
The Fifth Element | 
17,031,345
 | 
2,500  | 
6,813  | 
63,549,845
 | 
26.80  | 
Sony
 | 
 | 
 
| 98 | 
Deep Impact | 
41,152,375
 | 
3,156  | 
13,039  | 
140,464,664
 | 
29.30  | 
Paramount
 | 
 | 
 
| 99 | 
The Mummy | 
43,369,635
 | 
3,209  | 
13,515  | 
155,271,753
 | 
27.93  | 
Universal
 | 
 | 
 
| 00 | 
Gladiator | 
34,819,017
 | 
2,938  | 
11,851  | 
187,670,866
 | 
18.55  | 
DreamWorks
 | 
 | 
 
| 01 | 
The Mummy Returns | 
68,139,035
 | 
3,401  | 
20,035  | 
202,007,640
 | 
33.73  | 
Universal
 | 
 | 
 
| 02 | 
Spider-Man | 
114,844,116
 | 
3,615  | 
31,769  | 
403,706,375
 | 
28.45  | 
Sony
 | 
 | 
 
| 03 | 
X2: X-Men United | 
85,558,731
 | 
3,741  | 
22,871  | 
214,949,694
 | 
39.80  | 
Fox
 | 
 | 
 
| 04 | 
Van Helsing | 
51,748,040
 | 
3,575  | 
14,475  | 
120,073,130
 | 
43.10  | 
Universal
 | 
 | 
 
| 05 | 
Kingdom of
Heaven | 
19,635,996
 | 
3,216  | 
6,106  | 
47,398,413
 | 
41.43  | 
Fox
 | 
 | 
 
| 06 | 
Mission: Impossible
III | 
47,743,273
 | 
4,054  | 
11,777  | 
134,029,801
 | 
35.62  | 
Paramount
 | 
 | 
 
| 07 | 
Spider-Man
3 | 
151,116,516
 | 
4,252  | 
35,540  | 
336,530,303
 | 
44.90  | 
Sony
 | 
 | 
 
| 08 | 
Iron Man | 
98,618,668
 | 
4,105  | 
24,024  | 
318,412,101
 | 
30.97  | 
Paramount
 | 
 | 
 
| 09 | 
X-Men Origins:
Wolverine | 
85,058,003
 | 
4,099  | 
20,751  | 
179,869,145
 | 
47.29  | 
Fox
 | 
 | 
 
| 10 | 
Iron Man 2 | 
128,122,480
 | 
4,380  | 
29,252  | 
312,128,345 | 
41.05  | 
Paramount
 | 
 | 
 
| 11 | 
Thor | 
65,723,338
 | 
3,955  | 
16,618  | 
 | 
 | 
Paramount
 | 
 | 
 
 
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