The 15 movies with the largest opening weekends of all time

Aug 04, 2026 03:20 AM - 1 hour ago 2

Superhero fatigue seems not to count erstwhile it comes to your friends vicinity Spider-Man.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" had a immense opening astatine the container office, bringing successful $360 cardinal its opening weekend, according to Sony, which released the movie. That's the biggest home opening play ever, beating the anterior No. 1, 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," which made $357 cardinal its first weekend.

With the thief of information from Box Office Mojo, we compiled the apical 15 opening weekends ever astatine the home container office.

Kirsten Acuna contributed to erstwhile versions of this story.

15. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)

Opening weekend: $181.3 million

Following the decease of King T'Challa, his sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright), takes the Black Panther disguise to conflict for Wakanda.

14. "Incredibles 2" (2018)

Opening weekend: $182.6 million

The superhero family sets retired connected a caller ngo pinch Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) taking the lead and Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) taking a backmost spot to return attraction of the kids.

13. "Doctor Strange successful the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)

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Opening weekend: $187.4 million

One of the trippiest Marvel movies ever made, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) finds himself going up against the powers of the multiverse and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).

12. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)

Opening weekend: $191.3 million

Tony Stark and Bruce Banner effort to jump-start a peacekeeping programme called Ultron; things spell horribly wrong.

11. "The Lion King" (2019)

Lions look to look successful The Lion King

Opening weekend: $191.7 million

This live-action type of Disney's classical 1994 animated movie follows young Simba connected his travel to go king.

10. "Black Panther" (2018)

Opening weekend: $202 million

Chadwick Boseman plays T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, a technologically precocious African nation. But his throne is challenged by a vengeful outsider, Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).

9. "The Avengers" (2012)

Opening weekend: $207.4 million

Earth's top heroes must fig retired really to activity arsenic a squad to extremity the mischievous Loki.

8. "Jurassic World" (2015)

Opening weekend: $208.8 million

A caller taxable parkland is created connected the tract of the original Jurassic Park, starring to chaos arsenic genetically modified dinosaurs flight containment.

7. "Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024)

Opening weekend: $211.4 million

Deadpool's (Ryan Reynolds) hunt for Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) leads to a thrill thrust filled pinch wrong jokes and tons of F-bombs.

6. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017)

Opening weekend: $220 million

Rey (Daisy Ridley) hones her caller Jedi powers nether the guidance of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who is unsettled by her abilities.

5. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)

Opening weekend: $247.9 million

Three decades aft the Empire's defeat, a caller threat arises successful the militant First Order. A scavenger named Rey gets caught up successful the Resistance's hunt for the missing Luke Skywalker.

4. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)

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Opening weekend: $257.7 million

The Avengers and their friends must beryllium consenting to sacrifice each successful an effort to conclusion the powerful Thanos.

3. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021)

Opening weekend: $260 million

Spider-Man (Tom Holland) finds himself battling aged and caller villains pinch the thief of the Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield) successful the multiverse.

2. "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)

Opening weekend: $357 million

After Thanos did the threat felt astir the world, the remaining Avengers travel together to group everything right.

1. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Tom Holland looking astatine his telephone upside down connected a alloy beam successful Spider-Man suit

Opening weekend: $360 million

With his friends nary longer knowing who he is, Peter Parker goes moreover deeper into his crime-fighting ways. He'll request to heal himself earlier he takes connected a awesome villain.

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