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Biggest 40th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 40th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
| ←Biggest 39th Weekend Limited Release | Biggest 41st Weekend Limited Release→ |
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 17, 2003 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,173,330 | 1,171 | $1,856 | $234,268,965 |
| 2 | Mar 15, 1996 | Il Postino | $729,550 | 347 | $2,102 | $15,250,703 |
| 3 | Jul 4, 2008 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $201,315 | 45 | $4,474 | $15,231,238 |
| 4 | Aug 15, 1997 | The English Patient | $165,173 | 318 | $519 | $78,258,295 |
| 5 | Mar 1, 2002 | Le pacte des loups | $159,605 | 137 | $1,165 | $10,517,793 |
| 6 | Feb 6, 2004 | Les invasions barbares | $109,553 | 56 | $1,956 | $1,117,128 |
| 7 | Sep 24, 2010 | Flickan som lekte med elden | $85,290 | 111 | $768 | $8,747,682 |
| 8 | Sep 29, 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | $68,859 | 30 | $2,295 | $59,537,592 |
| 9 | Jan 3, 1997 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman… | $42,555 | 17 | $2,503 | $959,699 |
| 10 | Mar 7, 2008 | La Môme | $38,841 | 31 | $1,253 | $10,189,568 |
| 11 | Aug 25, 2006 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | $31,079 | 15 | $2,072 | $1,343,695 |
| 12 | Oct 26, 2001 | Escanaba in Da Moonlight | $22,663 | 24 | $944 | $2,246,554 |
| 13 | May 15, 2009 | Fly Me To the Moon | $18,260 | 6 | $3,043 | $13,752,637 |
| 14 | Jul 3, 2015 | Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönst… | $17,369 | 23 | $755 | $912,551 |
| 15 | Oct 13, 2000 | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | $16,796 | 21 | $800 | $1,638,918 |
| 16 | May 6, 2005 | Saints and Soldiers | $13,814 | 12 | $1,151 | $1,292,427 |
| 17 | Aug 3, 2018 | 1945 | $13,324 | 11 | $1,211 | $803,337 |
| 18 | Jun 22, 2001 | Left Luggage | $12,716 | 7 | $1,817 | $1,113,208 |
| 19 | Jan 28, 2011 | Luftslottet som sprängdes | $12,185 | 22 | $554 | $5,407,311 |
| 20 | Mar 9, 2001 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | $11,283 | 5 | $2,257 | $1,315,573 |
| 21 | May 4, 2001 | I'm the One That I Want | $10,678 | 4 | $2,670 | $996,390 |
| 22 | May 16, 2008 | Sukkar banat | $10,418 | 12 | $868 | $1,008,545 |
| 23 | Mar 14, 2014 | 20 Feet From Stardom | $9,853 | 18 | $547 | $4,929,609 |
| 24 | May 11, 2007 | La Tourneuse de Pages | $9,845 | 11 | $895 | $184,611 |
| 25 | Feb 17, 2012 | Midnight in Paris | $9,791 | 16 | $612 | $56,553,416 |
| 26 | Jun 12, 2009 | Enlighten Up! | $9,558 | 6 | $1,593 | $207,677 |
| 27 | Oct 24, 2008 | U2 3D | $8,872 | 8 | $1,109 | $9,593,061 |
| 28 | Oct 17, 2003 | Cidade de Deus | $7,568 | 3 | $2,523 | $4,676,802 |
| 29 | Dec 28, 2001 | Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef | $6,208 | 4 | $1,552 | $2,389,475 |
| 30 | Apr 26, 2013 | Searching for Sugar Man | $5,287 | 8 | $661 | $3,648,145 |
| 31 | Jul 22, 2005 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $4,967 | 3 | $1,656 | $317,374 |
| 32 | Jan 28, 2000 | The King of Masks | $4,924 | 3 | $1,641 | $1,069,951 |
| 33 | Jul 27, 2001 | George Washington | $4,798 | 3 | $1,599 | $225,141 |
| 34 | Jul 31, 2009 | Plus tard | $4,700 | 1 | $4,700 | $135,888 |
| 35 | Mar 11, 2011 | Winter’s Bone | $4,580 | 9 | $509 | $6,527,448 |
| 36 | Sep 12, 2003 | Russkiy kovcheg | $4,480 | 3 | $1,493 | $2,360,219 |
| 37 | Dec 14, 2001 | Gabriela | $4,372 | 4 | $1,093 | $2,297,307 |
| 38 | Jun 2, 2000 | West Beirut | $4,188 | 2 | $2,094 | $295,538 |
| 39 | Jul 1, 2005 | Therese | $4,149 | 2 | $2,075 | $2,454,018 |
| 40 | Aug 27, 1999 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $3,550 | 3 | $1,183 | $628,173 |
| 41 | Nov 11, 2005 | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | $3,400 | 3 | $1,133 | $3,010,999 |
| 42 | Apr 7, 2000 | Genghis Blues | $3,397 | 2 | $1,699 | $334,124 |
| 43 | Feb 2, 2001 | The Basket | $2,833 | 5 | $567 | $588,370 |
| 44 | Apr 17, 2009 | The Legend of God's Gun | $2,814 | 1 | $2,814 | $207,496 |
| 45 | Aug 22, 2003 | The Bread, My Sweet | $2,741 | 2 | $1,371 | $745,066 |
| 46 | Jan 26, 2007 | L'armée des ombres | $2,583 | 3 | $861 | $706,998 |
| 47 | Jul 25, 2003 | Time Changer | $2,491 | 4 | $623 | $1,267,916 |
| 48 | Aug 1, 2003 | Quai des Orfevres | $2,224 | 2 | $1,112 | $152,961 |
| 49 | Jul 15, 2011 | Poema de Salvación | $1,994 | 2 | $997 | $902,779 |
| 50 | May 5, 2006 | Darwin's Nightmare | $1,900 | 3 | $633 | $198,792 |
| 51 | Jul 6, 2001 | Taboo | $1,710 | 1 | $1,710 | $112,556 |
| 52 | Mar 1, 2013 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,682 | 2 | $841 | $100,576 |
| 53 | Jul 12, 2002 | Fat Girl | $1,664 | 2 | $832 | $680,931 |
| 54 | Sep 5, 2008 | The Singing Revolution | $1,632 | 3 | $544 | $377,193 |
| 55 | Oct 17, 2003 | Divine Intervention | $1,611 | 2 | $806 | $415,977 |
| 56 | Jun 2, 2000 | Bedrooms and Hallways | $1,548 | 1 | $1,548 | $136,049 |
| 57 | Jul 10, 2015 | Awake: The Life of Yogananda | $1,488 | 2 | $744 | $1,510,654 |
| 58 | Nov 22, 2002 | Sex with Strangers | $1,395 | 1 | $1,395 | $247,740 |
| 59 | Aug 1, 2008 | Bushi no ichibun | $1,357 | 1 | $1,357 | $38,130 |
| 60 | Jan 28, 2000 | Edge of Seventeen | $1,323 | 1 | $1,323 | $870,751 |
| 61 | Aug 16, 2002 | The Fluffer | $1,320 | 1 | $1,320 | $560,800 |
| 62 | Aug 8, 2008 | The Sensation of Sight | $1,226 | 2 | $613 | $18,704 |
| 63 | Mar 5, 2010 | Seraphine | $1,209 | 3 | $403 | $881,839 |
| 64 | Feb 11, 2000 | Wandafuru raifu | $1,104 | 2 | $552 | $795,746 |
| 65 | Aug 18, 2000 | 42 Up | $985 | 1 | $985 | $300,680 |
| 66 | Nov 10, 2017 | KEDi | $926 | 2 | $463 | $2,834,262 |
| 67 | Nov 1, 2002 | The Singles Ward | $875 | 2 | $438 | $1,250,798 |
| 68 | Jul 1, 2011 | Nine Nation Animation | $866 | 1 | $866 | $29,476 |
| 69 | Apr 25, 2003 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | $797 | 2 | $399 | $512,596 |
| 70 | Feb 7, 2003 | The Cockettes | $773 | 1 | $773 | $220,077 |
| 71 | Feb 18, 2000 | The Saragossa Manuscript | $761 | 1 | $761 | $98,196 |
| 72 | Nov 30, 2007 | Die große Stille | $683 | 1 | $683 | $790,452 |
| 73 | Jul 15, 2005 | Face | $682 | 1 | $682 | $91,832 |
| 74 | Dec 13, 2002 | Promises | $575 | 1 | $575 | $243,769 |
| 75 | Jun 18, 2004 | To Be and To Have | $555 | 1 | $555 | $777,129 |
| 76 | Nov 5, 1999 | Dry Cleaning | $539 | 1 | $539 | $142,363 |
| 77 | Aug 10, 2001 | Suzhou River | $498 | 1 | $498 | $95,042 |
| 78 | Sep 4, 2015 | She's Beautiful When She's Angry | $459 | 2 | $230 | $413,454 |
| 79 | Sep 7, 2001 | Boys Life 3 | $401 | 1 | $401 | $208,076 |
| 80 | Mar 22, 2002 | Life and Debt | $389 | 1 | $389 | $241,297 |
| 81 | Mar 19, 2004 | Bonhoeffer | $384 | 1 | $384 | $295,083 |
| 82 | Jan 17, 2020 | Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice… | $277 | 1 | $277 | $114,864 |
| 83 | Jun 11, 2010 | Crude | $265 | 1 | $265 | $168,871 |
| 84 | Aug 22, 2008 | Yiddish Theater: A Love Story | $255 | 1 | $255 | $37,216 |
| 85 | Jun 20, 2003 | His Secret Life | $220 | 1 | $220 | $215,339 |
| 86 | Oct 31, 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | $150 | 1 | $150 | $2,922,169 |
| 87 | Dec 13, 2013 | M | $76 | 1 | $76 | $35,350 |
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.