THANKSGIVING WEEKENDS
(1982-Present)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening* | % of Total | Theaters | Avg. | Total Gross^ | Release Date% | | 1 |
Toy Story 2 |
BV |
$57,388,839 |
23.3% |
3,236 |
$17,734 |
$245,852,179 |
11/24/99 |
| 2 |
Tangled |
BV |
$48,767,052 |
24.3% |
3,603 |
$13,535 |
$200,821,936 |
11/24/10 |
| 3 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$34,440,317 |
26.9% |
3,730 |
$9,233 |
$127,807,262 |
11/21/07 |
| 4 |
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
BV |
$33,504,025 |
24.6% |
2,794 |
$11,991 |
$136,189,294 |
11/27/96 |
| 5 |
A Bug's Life |
BV |
$33,258,052 |
20.4% |
2,686 |
$12,382 |
$162,798,565 |
11/27/98 |
| 6 |
Four Christmases |
WB (NL) |
$31,069,826 |
25.9% |
3,310 |
$9,387 |
$120,146,040 |
11/26/08 |
| 7 |
Unbreakable |
BV |
$30,330,771 |
31.9% |
2,708 |
$11,200 |
$95,011,339 |
11/22/00 |
| 8 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$29,239,026 |
33.0% |
3,440 |
$8,500 |
$88,631,237 |
11/23/11 |
| 9 |
Toy Story |
BV |
$29,140,617 |
15.2% |
2,457 |
$11,860 |
$191,796,233 |
11/22/95 |
| 10 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Uni. |
$27,835,125 |
23.5% |
1,865 |
$14,925 |
$118,450,002 |
11/22/89 |
| 11 |
Flubber |
BV |
$26,725,207 |
28.7% |
2,641 |
$10,119 |
$92,977,226 |
11/26/97 |
| 12 |
The Haunted Mansion |
BV |
$24,278,410 |
32.0% |
3,122 |
$7,776 |
$75,847,266 |
11/26/03 |
| 13 |
Rise of the Guardians |
P/DW |
$23,773,465 |
23.0% |
3,653 |
$6,508 |
$103,412,758 |
11/21/12 |
| 14 |
Life of Pi |
Fox |
$22,451,514 |
18.0% |
2,927 |
$7,670 |
$124,875,279 |
11/21/12 |
| 15 |
Spy Game |
Uni. |
$21,689,125 |
34.8% |
2,770 |
$7,830 |
$62,362,560 |
11/21/01 |
| 16 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
SonR |
$21,570,867 |
29.2% |
3,393 |
$6,357 |
$73,780,539 |
11/24/04 |
| 17 |
Deja Vu |
BV |
$20,574,802 |
32.1% |
3,108 |
$6,619 |
$64,038,616 |
11/22/06 |
| 18 |
End of Days |
Uni. |
$20,523,595 |
30.7% |
2,593 |
$7,915 |
$66,889,043 |
11/24/99 |
| 19 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$20,468,847 |
9.3% |
1,605 |
$12,753 |
$219,195,243 |
11/24/93 |
| 20 |
Rocky IV |
UA |
$19,991,537 |
15.6% |
1,325 |
$15,087 |
$127,873,716 |
11/27/85 |
| 21 |
102 Dalmatians |
BV |
$19,883,351 |
29.7% |
2,704 |
$7,353 |
$66,957,026 |
11/22/00 |
| 22 |
Aladdin |
BV |
$19,289,073 |
8.9% |
1,131 |
$17,054 |
$217,350,219 |
11/25/92 |
| 23 |
This Christmas |
SGem |
$17,958,183 |
36.6% |
1,858 |
$9,665 |
$49,121,934 |
11/21/07 |
| 24 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Par. |
$17,461,108 |
32.7% |
3,206 |
$5,446 |
$53,412,862 |
11/23/05 |
| 25 |
Old Dogs |
BV |
$16,894,511 |
34.1% |
3,425 |
$4,933 |
$49,492,060 |
11/25/09 |
| 26 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$16,881,888 |
15.4% |
1,349 |
$12,514 |
$109,713,132 |
11/26/86 |
| 27 |
The Bodyguard |
WB |
$16,611,793 |
13.6% |
1,717 |
$9,674 |
$121,945,720 |
11/25/92 |
| 28 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$16,474,092 |
34.5% |
2,415 |
$6,821 |
$47,795,658 |
11/26/97 |
| 29 |
Australia |
Fox |
$14,800,723 |
29.9% |
2,642 |
$5,602 |
$49,554,002 |
11/26/08 |
| 30 |
Red Dawn (2012) |
FD |
$14,276,668 |
31.9% |
2,724 |
$5,241 |
$44,806,783 |
11/21/12 |
| 31 |
Three Men and a Little Lady |
BV |
$13,774,642 |
19.2% |
1,281 |
$10,753 |
$71,609,321 |
11/21/90 |
| 32 |
Alexander |
WB |
$13,687,087 |
39.9% |
2,445 |
$5,597 |
$34,297,191 |
11/24/04 |
| 33 |
Ninja Assassin |
WB |
$13,316,158 |
34.9% |
2,503 |
$5,320 |
$38,122,883 |
11/25/09 |
| 34 |
Hitman |
Fox |
$13,180,769 |
33.2% |
2,458 |
$5,362 |
$39,687,694 |
11/21/07 |
| 35 |
Scrooged |
Par. |
$13,027,842 |
21.6% |
1,262 |
$10,323 |
$60,328,558 |
11/23/88 |
| 36 |
My Girl |
Col. |
$12,391,783 |
20.8% |
2,080 |
$5,957 |
$59,489,799 |
11/27/91 |
| 37 |
Bad Santa |
Dim. |
$12,292,952 |
20.5% |
2,005 |
$6,131 |
$60,060,328 |
11/26/03 |
| 38 |
Treasure Planet |
BV |
$12,083,248 |
31.7% |
3,227 |
$3,744 |
$38,176,783 |
11/27/02 |
| 39 |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony |
$12,068,931 |
26.0% |
3,376 |
$3,575 |
$46,462,469 |
11/23/11 |
| 40 |
Transporter 3 |
LGF |
$12,063,452 |
38.0% |
2,626 |
$4,594 |
$31,715,062 |
11/26/08 |
| 41 |
Deck the Halls |
Fox |
$12,001,256 |
34.2% |
3,205 |
$3,744 |
$35,093,569 |
11/22/06 |
| 42 |
Burlesque |
SGem |
$11,947,744 |
30.3% |
3,037 |
$3,934 |
$39,440,655 |
11/24/10 |
| 43 |
Hugo |
Par. |
$11,364,505 |
15.4% |
1,277 |
$8,899 |
$73,864,507 |
11/23/11 |
| 44 |
Black Knight |
Fox |
$11,102,948 |
33.2% |
2,571 |
$4,318 |
$33,426,971 |
11/21/01 |
| 45 |
The Missing |
SonR |
$10,833,633 |
40.1% |
2,756 |
$3,930 |
$27,011,180 |
11/26/03 |
| 46 |
Money Train |
Sony |
$10,608,297 |
29.9% |
2,522 |
$4,206 |
$35,431,113 |
11/22/95 |
| 47 |
Three Men and a Baby |
BV |
$10,384,392 |
6.2% |
1,006 |
$10,322 |
$167,780,960 |
11/25/87 |
| 48 |
Rent |
SonR |
$10,016,021 |
34.4% |
2,433 |
$4,116 |
$29,077,547 |
11/23/05 |
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CHART NOTES
Chart shows wide releases grossing more than $10 million over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend only.
* Weekend gross is the 3-day, Fri-Sun gross over the Thanksgiving weekend.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
% Release Date is the date the movie went into wide release.
Highlighted rows indicate movie is currently in release and total gross is not final.
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