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Biggest 20th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 20th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
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| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $11,100,764 | 1,619 | $6,857 | $82,556,992 |
| 2 | Mar 28, 1997 | The English Patient | $3,019,179 | 1,409 | $2,143 | $67,599,231 |
| 3 | Feb 21, 2020 | Parasite (기생충) | $3,010,526 | 1,803 | $1,670 | $48,832,015 |
| 4 | Mar 3, 2017 | Moonlight | $2,300,940 | 1,564 | $1,471 | $25,153,319 |
| 5 | Mar 4, 2005 | Sideways | $2,095,676 | 1,057 | $1,983 | $66,186,292 |
| 6 | Mar 5, 1999 | La vita è bella | $1,925,622 | 672 | $2,866 | $30,131,649 |
| 7 | Feb 27, 2015 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … | $1,923,460 | 1,213 | $1,586 | $40,227,624 |
| 8 | Apr 20, 2001 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $1,416,939 | 1,012 | $1,400 | $122,744,616 |
| 9 | Feb 9, 2007 | The Last King of Scotland | $1,340,740 | 540 | $2,483 | $11,449,370 |
| 10 | Feb 10, 2006 | Capote | $1,267,007 | 930 | $1,362 | $20,129,191 |
| 11 | Mar 27, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,164,903 | 2,578 | $452 | $139,341,484 |
| 12 | Feb 28, 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | $975,931 | 411 | $2,375 | $50,336,296 |
| 13 | Feb 17, 2006 | Good Night, and Good Luck | $739,391 | 315 | $2,347 | $29,294,176 |
| 14 | Mar 8, 1996 | Leaving Las Vegas | $739,129 | 691 | $1,070 | $26,367,509 |
| 15 | Jan 23, 2004 | Lost in Translation | $725,768 | 357 | $2,033 | $34,677,058 |
| 16 | Feb 25, 2005 | Being Julia | $655,749 | 328 | $1,999 | $6,856,158 |
| 17 | Oct 22, 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | $619,569 | 479 | $1,293 | $41,272,184 |
| 18 | Apr 4, 1997 | Shine | $617,460 | 719 | $859 | $34,674,426 |
| 19 | Mar 19, 1999 | Elizabeth | $610,832 | 290 | $2,106 | $27,857,636 |
| 20 | Apr 19, 2019 | Amazing Grace | $603,302 | 190 | $3,175 | $1,348,118 |
| 21 | Feb 18, 2000 | Boys Don't Cry | $583,099 | 118 | $4,942 | $4,370,540 |
| 22 | Feb 26, 2016 | Room | $579,820 | 530 | $1,094 | $13,474,429 |
| 23 | Feb 20, 2015 | Whiplash | $569,000 | 440 | $1,293 | $11,329,538 |
| 24 | Mar 15, 2002 | Le Fabuleux destin d\'Amélie Poulain | $528,994 | 225 | $2,351 | $29,601,521 |
| 25 | Apr 8, 2011 | The King’s Speech | $502,565 | 675 | $745 | $137,538,275 |
| 26 | Mar 18, 2016 | Spotlight | $423,465 | 443 | $956 | $44,000,003 |
| 27 | Apr 4, 2003 | The Quiet American | $377,331 | 240 | $1,572 | $11,221,464 |
| 28 | Mar 14, 2014 | Dallas Buyers Club | $369,034 | 281 | $1,313 | $26,772,386 |
| 29 | Feb 19, 2010 | An Education | $354,481 | 241 | $1,471 | $11,058,964 |
| 30 | Apr 21, 2000 | The Cider House Rules | $354,399 | 422 | $840 | $56,281,556 |
| 31 | Aug 29, 2003 | Winged Migration | $353,822 | 202 | $1,752 | $9,020,139 |
| 32 | Mar 20, 1998 | The Wings of the Dove | $343,245 | 363 | $946 | $13,748,559 |
| 33 | May 10, 1996 | Dead Man Walking | $334,223 | 465 | $719 | $38,000,175 |
| 34 | May 4, 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $329,913 | 347 | $951 | $42,600,526 |
| 35 | Feb 8, 2019 | Free Solo | $325,233 | 153 | $2,126 | $15,934,245 |
| 36 | Sep 1, 2000 | Croupier | $308,494 | 122 | $2,529 | $5,312,322 |
| 37 | May 10, 2002 | Monster's Ball | $308,354 | 251 | $1,229 | $30,649,211 |
| 38 | Jan 9, 2004 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $259,474 | 30 | $8,649 | $1,234,167 |
| 39 | Feb 28, 2020 | Jojo Rabbit | $259,250 | 307 | $844 | $33,122,789 |
| 40 | Mar 23, 2001 | You Can Count on Me | $253,732 | 132 | $1,922 | $8,409,329 |
| 41 | Apr 26, 2002 | The Other Side of Heaven | $252,202 | 197 | $1,280 | $4,000,579 |
| 42 | Jul 27, 2001 | Memento | $252,001 | 178 | $1,416 | $23,844,220 |
| 43 | Dec 26, 1997 | The Full Monty | $242,322 | 119 | $2,036 | $34,834,247 |
| 44 | Feb 23, 2001 | Billy Elliot | $240,495 | 148 | $1,625 | $20,312,595 |
| 45 | Jan 16, 2009 | Che, Part 1: The Argentine | $233,653 | 25 | $9,346 | $527,361 |
| 46 | Mar 21, 2003 | Far From Heaven | $230,799 | 125 | $1,846 | $15,588,212 |
| 47 | Mar 19, 1999 | Gods and Monsters | $227,362 | 103 | $2,207 | $4,706,673 |
| 48 | Jul 25, 2003 | Bend it Like Beckham | $223,567 | 119 | $1,879 | $26,307,646 |
| 49 | May 9, 2003 | The Pianist | $210,685 | 242 | $871 | $32,105,454 |
| 50 | Apr 4, 2003 | Hable con ella | $194,151 | 152 | $1,277 | $8,659,544 |
| 51 | Apr 5, 2002 | In the Bedroom | $191,461 | 215 | $891 | $35,486,803 |
| 52 | Apr 6, 2012 | The Artist | $182,410 | 222 | $822 | $43,848,900 |
| 53 | Sep 30, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $180,622 | 140 | $1,290 | $54,697,329 |
| 54 | Apr 2, 1999 | Central do Brasil | $180,086 | 91 | $1,979 | $4,740,315 |
| 55 | Mar 21, 2008 | No Country for Old Men | $175,512 | 229 | $766 | $74,062,608 |
| 56 | Aug 4, 2006 | Boynton Beach Club | $168,350 | 37 | $4,550 | $754,379 |
| 57 | Feb 20, 1998 | The Sweet Hereafter | $158,947 | 90 | $1,766 | $3,554,070 |
| 58 | Feb 21, 2003 | Bowling for Columbine | $158,857 | 118 | $1,346 | $18,648,592 |
| 59 | Feb 7, 1997 | Secrets & Lies | $158,583 | 93 | $1,705 | $7,500,294 |
| 60 | Apr 7, 2017 | Lion | $155,382 | 203 | $765 | $51,363,565 |
| 61 | Jul 5, 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | $153,703 | 64 | $2,402 | $12,813,610 |
| 62 | Apr 18, 2008 | Juno | $151,908 | 230 | $660 | $143,253,943 |
| 63 | Feb 15, 2008 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $150,572 | 45 | $3,346 | $7,960,033 |
| 64 | May 9, 1997 | Mother | $148,407 | 408 | $364 | $18,993,251 |
| 65 | Mar 18, 2016 | Brooklyn | $147,414 | 152 | $970 | $37,921,262 |
| 66 | Mar 7, 2003 | Frida | $147,333 | 113 | $1,304 | $24,527,488 |
| 67 | Apr 27, 2001 | Pollock | $147,240 | 155 | $950 | $7,928,534 |
| 68 | Feb 16, 2007 | Little Children | $143,490 | 90 | $1,594 | $4,920,405 |
| 69 | Feb 18, 2005 | Vera Drake | $142,806 | 90 | $1,587 | $3,063,420 |
| 70 | Mar 25, 2005 | Finding Neverland | $141,911 | 204 | $696 | $51,390,468 |
| 71 | May 1, 1998 | The Apostle | $137,854 | 201 | $686 | $20,294,343 |
| 72 | Oct 15, 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | $133,275 | 73 | $1,826 | $5,867,968 |
| 73 | Feb 13, 2009 | Rachel Getting Married | $124,494 | 87 | $1,431 | $12,077,692 |
| 74 | Feb 9, 1996 | Persuasion | $121,442 | 55 | $2,208 | $4,735,170 |
| 75 | Mar 22, 2024 | Perfect Days | $114,679 | 77 | $1,489 | $3,235,532 |
| 76 | Apr 23, 1999 | A Simple Plan | $113,313 | 322 | $352 | $16,131,697 |
| 77 | May 10, 1996 | Mr. Holland’s Opus | $113,229 | 219 | $517 | $78,512,175 |
| 78 | Mar 17, 2000 | Todo sobre mi madre | $113,034 | 67 | $1,687 | $6,617,507 |
| 79 | Mar 23, 2018 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Miss… | $110,645 | 128 | $864 | $54,256,921 |
| 80 | Sep 24, 2004 | A Day Without a Mexican | $108,156 | 56 | $1,931 | $3,877,712 |
| 81 | Oct 5, 2012 | Les Intouchables | $106,046 | 84 | $1,262 | $12,639,139 |
| 82 | Apr 9, 2004 | Les Triplettes de Belleville | $102,190 | 76 | $1,345 | $6,550,634 |
| 83 | Apr 23, 1999 | Rushmore | $100,819 | 167 | $604 | $16,685,430 |
| 84 | Sep 28, 2007 | Once | $98,868 | 81 | $1,221 | $9,087,735 |
| 85 | Apr 2, 1999 | Waking Ned Devine | $97,049 | 97 | $1,001 | $23,767,364 |
| 86 | Feb 17, 2006 | The Squid and the Whale | $94,099 | 66 | $1,426 | $7,051,157 |
| 87 | Feb 16, 2001 | Requiem for a Dream | $94,018 | 75 | $1,254 | $3,441,461 |
| 88 | Mar 25, 2022 | Belfast | $93,115 | 696 | $134 | $9,208,355 |
| 89 | Apr 25, 2003 | About Schmidt | $92,168 | 161 | $572 | $64,706,199 |
| 90 | Feb 20, 1998 | Boogie Nights | $90,795 | 156 | $582 | $25,253,351 |
| 91 | Apr 26, 1996 | Sense and Sensibility | $90,582 | 132 | $686 | $41,351,950 |
| 92 | Apr 21, 2006 | The World's Fastest Indian | $86,994 | 106 | $821 | $4,754,388 |
| 93 | Jun 6, 1997 | Kolya | $86,637 | 75 | $1,155 | $5,352,296 |
| 94 | Apr 4, 2014 | Philomena | $86,582 | 197 | $440 | $37,470,370 |
| 95 | Apr 11, 2003 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | $86,272 | 77 | $1,120 | $6,031,193 |
| 96 | Mar 26, 2004 | My Architect | $86,252 | 37 | $2,331 | $1,915,526 |
| 97 | Aug 25, 2017 | Maudie | $85,617 | 96 | $892 | $5,775,577 |
| 98 | Apr 10, 2015 | The Imitation Game | $83,225 | 128 | $650 | $90,944,201 |
| 99 | Nov 29, 1996 | Trainspotting | $83,202 | 87 | $956 | $16,425,298 |
| 100 | Mar 10, 2000 | Being John Malkovich | $82,514 | 70 | $1,179 | $22,268,399 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
Note: the records on this page only consider movies that were initially released in less than 600 theaters and did not have any expansion of more than 1,000 theaters in one week. We only consider movies that were released in 1995 or later, and do not consider movies that only had an IMAX release.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.