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Independence Day Openings
| Movie Summary |  Transformers |  Superman Returns |  War of the Worlds |  Spider-Man 2 |  Terminator 3 |  Hancock |
| Genre | Sci-Fi Action | Action / Adventure | Sci-Fi Horror | Action / Adventure | Sci-Fi Action | Fantasy Drama |
| Studio | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Warner Bros. | Paramount | Sony / Columbia | Warner Bros. | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | July 3, 2007 | June 28, 2006 | June 29, 2005 | June 30, 2004 | July 2, 2003 | July 2, 2008 |
| Domestic Gross | $319,246,193 | $200,081,192 | $234,280,354 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 | $227,946,274 |
| Production Budget | $150 million | $270 million | $132 million | $200 million | $200 million | $150 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 23 min. | 2 hrs. 34 min. | 1 hr. 57 min. | 2 hrs. 7 min. | 1 hr. 49 min. | 1 hr. 32 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | R | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language | some intense action violence | frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images | stylized action violence | strong sci-fi violence and action, language and brief nudity | some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language |
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| Domestic Summary | Transformers | Superman Returns | War of the Worlds | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 | Hancock |
| Total Gross | $319,246,193 | $200,081,192 | $234,280,354 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 | $227,946,274 |
| Opening Weekend* | $70,502,384 | $52,535,096 | $64,878,725 | $88,156,227 | $44,041,440 | $62,603,879 |
| Theaters | 4,011 | 4,065 | 3,908 | 4,152 | 3,504 | 3,965 |
| Average | $17,577 | $12,923 | $16,601 | $21,232 | $12,568 | $15,789 |
| Opening % of Total | 22.1% | 26.3% | 27.7% | 23.6% | 29.3% | 27.5% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -47.5% | -58.5% | -53.0% | -48.7% | -55.8% | -48.8% |
| Widest Release | 4,050 | 4,065 | 3,910 | 4,166 | 3,504 | 3,965 |
| Close Date | November 8, 2007 | November 2, 2006 | November 22, 2005 | December 19, 2004 | October 30, 2003 | September 7, 2008 |
| In Release | n/a | 128 days / 18 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | 159 days / 23 weeks | 121 days / 17 weeks | 72 days / 10 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Transformers | Superman Returns | War of the Worlds | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 | Hancock |
| Worldwide Gross | $709,709,780 | $391,081,192 | $591,745,540 | $783,766,341 | $433,371,112 | $624,386,746 |
| Foreign Gross | $390,463,587 | $191,000,000 | $357,465,186 | $410,180,516 | $283,000,000 | $396,440,472 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 55.0% | 48.8% | 60.4% | 52.3% | 65.3% | 63.5% |
| Domestic Gross | $319,246,193 | $200,081,192 | $234,280,354 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 | $227,946,274 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 45.0% | 51.2% | 39.6% | 47.7% | 34.7% | 36.5% |
| People Summary | Transformers | Superman Returns | War of the Worlds | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 | Hancock |
| Composer: John Williams | - | n/a | #16 | - | - | - |
| Producer: Colin Wilson | - | - | #2 | - | #4 | - |
| Producer: Ian Bryce | #4 | - | - | - | - | #6 |
| Genres & Franchises | Transformers | Superman Returns | War of the Worlds | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 | Hancock |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | - | #17 | - | #6 | - | - |
| Genre: Cyborg / Android / Robot | #3 | - | - | - | #6 | - |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #13 | #40 | - | - | - | - |
| Genre: Sci-Fi - Alien Invasion | #4 | - | #7 | - | - | - |
| Genre: Superhero | - | #17 | - | #6 | - | #14 |
| Showdown: Independence Day Openings | #2 | #5 | #3 | #1 | #6 | #4 |
| Showdown: Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers | - | #5 | #2 | #1 | #6 | - |
| Chart Rankings | Transformers | Superman Returns | War of the Worlds | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 | Hancock |
| All Time Domestic | #30 | #132 | #88 | #22 | #242 | #94 |
| All Time Adjusted | #111 | - | #192 | #55 | - | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #55 | #176 | #79 | #43 | #148 | #69 |
| Worldwide Openings | #33 | #75 | #29 | #36 | - | #39 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | - | - | #25 | - | - | #39 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #14 | #24 | #16 | #7 | #40 | #19 |
| Opening Weeks | #55 | #85 | #62 | #21 | #179 | #78 |
| Opening Day Gross | #52 | #134 | #93 | #24 | - | #146 |
| Opening Wednesdays | - | #17 | #12 | #5 | #25 | #19 |
| Single Day Gross | #127 | #445 | #244 | #44 | #502 | #177 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | #20 | #53 | #22 | #4 | - | #37 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #6 | #42 | #17 | #3 | #33 | #9 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #60 | #27 | #56 | #16 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #1 | - | - | #29 | - | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #81 | #188 | #86 | #33 | - | #141 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #77 | #36 | #42 | #1 | - | #107 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #70 | #174 | #98 | #31 | #195 | #69 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #49 | #98 | #70 | #52 | - | #87 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #11 | #56 | #23 | #8 | #44 | #15 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #2 | #33 | #64 | #21 | - | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #8 | #21 | #14 | #5 | #41 | #23 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #38 | - | - | - | - | #57 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #94 | - | #119 | #54 | - | #137 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #90 | - | #107 | #52 | - | #124 |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #178 | #79 | - | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #57 | #124 | #78 | #35 | #178 | #84 |
| Opening Weekends - July | #11 | - | #14 | #6 | #33 | #17 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #38 | #86 | #52 | #25 | #121 | #57 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #33 | #80 | #49 | #14 | - | #64 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #48 | #159 | #96 | #29 | - | #119 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #38 | - | #62 | #20 | - | #63 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #25 | #63 | #44 | #10 | - | #48 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #24 | #53 | #44 | #8 | #117 | #48 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #26 | #61 | #45 | #10 | - | #49 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #30 | #77 | #49 | #14 | - | #62 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #33 | #74 | #46 | #17 | #117 | #51 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | - | #16 | #13 | #5 | #24 | #11 |
| Independence Day Opening Weekends | #3 | #8 | #4 | #2 | #12 | #6 |
| Independence Day Weekends | #3 | #8 | #4 | #2 | #12 | #6 |
| Second Weekends | #57 | - | #107 | #31 | - | #95 |
| Third Weekends | #72 | - | #168 | #39 | - | - |
| Fourth Weekends | #117 | - | - | #54 | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #304 | #522 | #424 | #334 | #476 | #340 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #686 | #1089 | #912 | #741 | #1006 | #747 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1029 | #1591 | #1334 | #1098 | #1468 | #1104 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2425 | #3362 | #2955 | #2537 | #3171 | #2546 |
| Rated PG-13 | #20 | #73 | #50 | #15 | - | #54 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #42 | #79 | #55 | #27 | - | #58 |
| Widest Releases | #48 | #42 | #69 | #21 | #226 | #55 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #48 | #37 | #68 | #22 | #209 | #52 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #30 | #25 | #36 | #17 | - | #32 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #31 | #28 | #37 | #16 | - | #33 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #35 | #56 | #48 | #29 | #135 | #46 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #22 | #84 | #48 | #19 | - | #49 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #32 | - | #60 | #11 | - | #61 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #28 | - | - | #11 | - | - |
| Fastest to $300 million | #23 | - | - | #14 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #477 | #456 | #464 | #483 | #377 | #466 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #95 | #9 | #67 | #116 | - | #66 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #116 | #339 | #418 | #71 | #449 | #475 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #21 | #31 | #22 | #5 | #44 | #27 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #71 | #87 | #61 | #11 | #177 | #107 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | #27 | - | #24 | #2 | - | #50 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #9 | #46 | #21 | #3 | #31 | #18 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #78 | #27 | #62 | #15 | - | #115 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #1 | - | #71 | #26 | - | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #97 | - | #82 | #23 | - | #174 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #92 | #42 | #46 | #1 | - | #136 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #81 | #184 | #94 | #20 | #163 | #98 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #65 | #95 | #74 | #43 | - | #114 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #14 | #56 | #27 | #7 | #38 | #23 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #2 | #34 | #71 | #19 | - | #125 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #11 | #20 | #15 | #4 | #35 | #24 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #174 | - | #167 | #63 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - July | #14 | - | #15 | #5 | #37 | #21 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #76 | #133 | #81 | #29 | #175 | #107 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #54 | #93 | #56 | #20 | #121 | #75 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted | - | - | #14 | #2 | - | #17 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #72 | - | #119 | #32 | - | #139 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #130 | - | - | #43 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #30 | #90 | #62 | #12 | - | #85 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #56 | #93 | #59 | #22 | - | #74 |
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