Biggest movie opening weekends
25. "Finding Dory"
Credit: Disney / Pixar
Opening weekend: May 3, 2013
Domestic weekend gross: $135,060,273
Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O'Neill, Albert Brooks
Read our review here.
24. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: July 7, 2006
Domestic weekend gross: $135,634,554
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
23. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Credit: Summit Entertainment
Opening weekend: Nov. 18, 2011
Domestic weekend gross: $138,122,261
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene
Read our review here.
22. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2"
Credit: Summit Entertainment
Opening weekend: Nov. 16, 2012
Domestic weekend gross: $141,067,634
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke
Read our review here.
21. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: Nov. 20, 2009
Domestic weekend gross: $142,839,137
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke
20. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
Credit: Disney / Marvel
Opening weekend: May 5, 2017
Domestic weekend gross: $146,510,104
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper
Read our review here.
19. "Furious 7"
Credit: Universal Pictures
Opening weekend: April 3, 2015
Domestic weekend gross: $147,187,040
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez
Read our review here.
18. "Spider-Man 3"
Credit: Columbia Pictures
Opening weekend: May 4, 2007
Domestic weekend gross: $151,116,516
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church
17. "The Hunger Games"
Credit: Lionsgate Film/Murray Close
Opening weekend: March 23, 2012
Domestic weekend gross: $152,535,747
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks
Read our review here.
16. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
Credit: Giles Keyte
Opening weekend: Dec. 16, 2016
Domestic weekend gross: $155,081,681
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen
Read our review here.
15. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Credit: Lionsgate
Opening weekend: Nov. 22, 2013
Domestic weekend gross: $158,074,286
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks
Read our review here.
14. "The Dark Knight"
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: July 18, 2008
Domestic weekend gross: $158,411,483
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
13. "The Dark Knight Rises"
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: July 20, 2012
Domestic weekend gross: $160,887,295
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
Read our review here.
12. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"
Credit: Warner Bros. Picture / DC Comics / Clay Enos
Opening weekend: March 25, 2016
Domestic weekend gross: $166,007,347
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot
Read our review here.
11. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"
Credit: Warner Bros.
Opening weekend: July 15, 2011
Domestic weekend gross: $169,189,427
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter
Read our review here.
10. "Iron Man 3"
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: May 3, 2013
Domestic weekend gross: $174,144,585
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce
Read our review here.
Credit: Disney via AP
Opening weekend: March 17, 2017
Domestic weekend gross: $174,750,616
Cast: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
Read our review here.
Credit: AP
Opening weekend: May 6, 2016
Domestic weekend gross: $179,139,142
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson
Read our review here.
Credit: Marvel / Jay Maidment
Opening weekend: May 1, 2015
Domestic weekend gross: $191,271,109
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans
Read our review here.
Credit: AP/Matt Kennedy
Opening weekend: Feb. 16, 2018
Domestic weekend gross: $201,797,000
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker
Read our review here.
Opening weekend: May 4, 2012
Domestic weekend gross: $207,438,708
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner
Read our review here.
Credit: Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Opening weekend: June 12, 2015
Domestic weekend gross: $208,806,270
Cast: Nick Robinson, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jake Johnson
Read our review here.
Credit: Lucasfilm / Jonathan Olley
Opening weekend: Dec. 15, 2017
Domestic weekend gross: $220,009,584
Cast: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Read our review here.
Credit: Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Pictures / David James
Opening weekend: Dec. 18, 2015
Domestic weekend gross: $247,966,675
Cast: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o, Warwick Davis
Read our review here.
Credit: Marvel Studios / Chuck Zlotnick
Opening weekend: April 27, 2018
Domestic weekend gross: $250,000,000
Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chadwick Boseman, Scarlett Johansson
Read our review here.
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