Biggest 24th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 24th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 27, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $9,434,602 | 1,841 | $5,125 | $136,628,662 |
| 2 | Apr 2, 1999 | La vita è bella | $2,669,480 | 1,130 | $2,362 | $44,720,425 |
| 3 | Mar 10, 2006 | Capote | $1,040,598 | 689 | $1,510 | $27,060,267 |
| 4 | Feb 20, 2004 | Lost in Translation | $831,250 | 481 | $1,728 | $43,217,012 |
| 5 | Apr 25, 1997 | The English Patient | $657,697 | 516 | $1,275 | $75,309,422 |
| 6 | Mar 9, 2007 | The Last King of Scotland | $656,921 | 490 | $1,341 | $16,262,830 |
| 7 | Jan 23, 1998 | The Full Monty | $581,484 | 407 | $1,429 | $37,671,423 |
| 8 | Mar 17, 2000 | Boys Don't Cry | $512,618 | 260 | $1,972 | $6,817,529 |
| 9 | Mar 7, 1997 | Secrets & Lies | $487,507 | 229 | $2,129 | $10,359,338 |
| 10 | Apr 5, 1996 | Leaving Las Vegas | $484,787 | 511 | $949 | $29,890,321 |
| 11 | May 18, 2001 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $395,399 | 438 | $903 | $126,071,283 |
| 12 | Apr 1, 2005 | Sideways | $321,271 | 304 | $1,057 | $70,991,037 |
| 13 | Jun 1, 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $314,271 | 372 | $845 | $44,207,095 |
| 14 | Apr 12, 2002 | Le Fabuleux destin d\'Amélie Poulain | $233,952 | 130 | $1,800 | $32,012,485 |
| 15 | Jun 7, 1996 | Mr. Holland’s Opus | $233,183 | 251 | $929 | $80,463,554 |
| 16 | Sep 1, 2006 | Boynton Beach Club | $224,661 | 63 | $3,566 | $2,077,732 |
| 17 | May 17, 2019 | Amazing Grace | $220,545 | 227 | $972 | $3,728,229 |
| 18 | Aug 22, 2003 | Bend it Like Beckham | $193,830 | 161 | $1,204 | $31,329,986 |
| 19 | Mar 23, 2001 | Billy Elliot | $182,055 | 159 | $1,145 | $21,442,945 |
| 20 | Mar 20, 1998 | Boogie Nights | $178,077 | 259 | $688 | $25,983,457 |
| 21 | Apr 16, 1999 | Elizabeth | $168,904 | 186 | $908 | $29,647,689 |
| 22 | Nov 19, 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | $168,006 | 170 | $988 | $43,068,185 |
| 23 | Mar 14, 2008 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $166,588 | 45 | $3,702 | $9,029,475 |
| 24 | Mar 21, 2003 | Bowling for Columbine | $156,550 | 106 | $1,477 | $19,550,172 |
| 25 | Jul 20, 2007 | Das Leben der Anderen | $153,721 | 253 | $608 | $11,032,457 |
| 26 | May 2, 2003 | The Quiet American | $142,490 | 168 | $848 | $12,491,266 |
| 27 | Mar 8, 2019 | Free Solo | $137,203 | 119 | $1,153 | $17,235,945 |
| 28 | Mar 28, 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | $134,083 | 228 | $588 | $56,378,410 |
| 29 | Apr 5, 1996 | Mighty Aphrodite | $123,417 | 89 | $1,387 | $6,036,247 |
| 30 | Apr 16, 1999 | Gods and Monsters | $116,726 | 95 | $1,229 | $6,021,646 |
| 31 | Apr 4, 2003 | Frida | $115,605 | 87 | $1,329 | $25,561,720 |
| 32 | Jan 25, 2019 | The Wife | $114,984 | 105 | $1,095 | $8,700,552 |
| 33 | Mar 31, 2000 | Beyond the Mat | $110,531 | 167 | $662 | $1,837,219 |
| 34 | Sep 26, 2003 | Winged Migration | $105,275 | 88 | $1,196 | $10,200,223 |
| 35 | May 20, 2022 | The Duke | $100,271 | 180 | $557 | $1,209,964 |
| 36 | Apr 14, 2000 | Todo sobre mi madre | $99,947 | 66 | $1,514 | $7,532,474 |
| 37 | Aug 24, 2001 | Memento | $97,592 | 118 | $827 | $25,042,545 |
| 38 | Sep 12, 1997 | Chasing Amy | $96,276 | 233 | $413 | $11,813,637 |
| 39 | May 31, 2019 | All is True | $90,704 | 81 | $1,120 | $464,904 |
| 40 | Jun 7, 1996 | Dead Man Walking | $86,630 | 160 | $541 | $39,144,125 |
| 41 | Nov 24, 1995 | Il Postino | $81,306 | 31 | $2,623 | $8,851,754 |
| 42 | Sep 29, 2000 | Croupier | $81,006 | 117 | $692 | $6,028,676 |
| 43 | Mar 9, 2001 | Best in Show | $79,303 | 117 | $678 | $18,255,112 |
| 44 | May 25, 2001 | Pollock | $79,068 | 68 | $1,163 | $8,452,032 |
| 45 | May 2, 1997 | Shine | $74,733 | 135 | $554 | $35,571,543 |
| 46 | Apr 30, 1999 | Waking Ned Devine | $72,106 | 129 | $559 | $24,394,059 |
| 47 | Apr 24, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | $71,403 | 131 | $545 | $141,171,367 |
| 48 | Apr 30, 1999 | Central do Brasil | $71,031 | 68 | $1,045 | $5,862,993 |
| 49 | Mar 19, 2010 | An Education | $70,769 | 117 | $605 | $12,440,758 |
| 50 | Nov 12, 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | $70,088 | 50 | $1,402 | $6,496,683 |
| 51 | Sep 11, 1998 | The Spanish Prisoner | $68,530 | 61 | $1,123 | $9,312,030 |
| 52 | Oct 28, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $61,167 | 61 | $1,003 | $55,378,524 |
| 53 | Apr 23, 2004 | My Architect | $60,267 | 35 | $1,722 | $2,321,771 |
| 54 | Mar 24, 2000 | The Straight Story | $60,235 | 52 | $1,158 | $6,038,937 |
| 55 | Aug 2, 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | $59,535 | 30 | $1,985 | $13,398,485 |
| 56 | May 6, 2011 | The King’s Speech | $57,768 | 90 | $642 | $138,647,695 |
| 57 | Mar 20, 2015 | Whiplash | $56,778 | 73 | $778 | $13,044,778 |
| 58 | Mar 20, 1998 | The Sweet Hereafter | $56,522 | 74 | $764 | $4,161,768 |
| 59 | Jun 23, 2000 | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | $54,955 | 15 | $3,664 | $625,611 |
| 60 | Mar 17, 2006 | CSA: The Confederate States of America | $53,909 | 24 | $2,246 | $308,651 |
| 61 | May 19, 2000 | The Cider House Rules | $53,498 | 102 | $524 | $56,901,886 |
| 62 | Feb 13, 2009 | Che, Part 1: The Argentine | $52,761 | 26 | $2,029 | $1,295,816 |
| 63 | Apr 7, 2000 | Being John Malkovich | $49,405 | 74 | $668 | $22,701,293 |
| 64 | Jul 14, 1995 | The Secret of Roan Inish | $49,067 | 42 | $1,168 | $5,802,650 |
| 65 | Apr 15, 2016 | Spotlight | $45,247 | 103 | $439 | $44,808,479 |
| 66 | Sep 7, 2001 | Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef | $43,846 | 32 | $1,370 | $1,862,020 |
| 67 | Jul 4, 2008 | U2 3D | $43,598 | 11 | $3,963 | $8,709,159 |
| 68 | Mar 25, 2011 | Poema de Salvación | $43,054 | 11 | $3,914 | $644,724 |
| 69 | Mar 31, 2017 | Moonlight | $41,677 | 69 | $604 | $27,768,288 |
| 70 | Mar 18, 2005 | Vera Drake | $40,992 | 62 | $661 | $3,698,094 |
| 71 | Mar 27, 2015 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … | $39,669 | 46 | $862 | $42,273,153 |
| 72 | Aug 16, 1996 | Fargo | $39,140 | 36 | $1,087 | $24,015,679 |
| 73 | May 23, 2003 | Russkiy kovcheg | $37,873 | 20 | $1,894 | $1,992,246 |
| 74 | Nov 17, 2000 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | $37,450 | 11 | $3,405 | $736,958 |
| 75 | Mar 13, 2009 | Rachel Getting Married | $36,329 | 55 | $661 | $12,748,504 |
| 76 | Mar 16, 2007 | Little Children | $36,164 | 47 | $769 | $5,369,440 |
| 77 | Jan 23, 2009 | Fly Me To the Moon | $35,577 | 13 | $2,737 | $12,734,551 |
| 78 | May 6, 2005 | Paper Clips | $35,402 | 42 | $843 | $980,974 |
| 79 | May 7, 2004 | Les Triplettes de Belleville | $35,382 | 35 | $1,011 | $6,854,976 |
| 80 | May 29, 1998 | The Apostle | $34,969 | 65 | $538 | $20,659,842 |
| 81 | May 2, 2003 | Hable con ella | $34,593 | 37 | $935 | $9,198,380 |
| 82 | May 24, 2002 | The Royal Tenenbaums | $32,250 | 36 | $896 | $52,273,005 |
| 83 | May 3, 2002 | In the Bedroom | $31,954 | 83 | $385 | $35,873,974 |
| 84 | Mar 22, 2002 | Mulholland Drive | $31,855 | 32 | $995 | $7,126,633 |
| 85 | Jun 29, 2001 | Les Rivières Pourpres | $31,734 | 7 | $4,533 | $594,966 |
| 86 | Jul 22, 2005 | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | $31,631 | 35 | $904 | $2,664,174 |
| 87 | Feb 29, 2008 | Into the Wild | $31,435 | 54 | $582 | $18,304,261 |
| 88 | Nov 17, 1995 | Smoke | $31,434 | 33 | $953 | $8,142,930 |
| 89 | Nov 2, 2012 | Les Intouchables | $31,273 | 28 | $1,117 | $12,937,504 |
| 90 | Apr 20, 2001 | You Can Count on Me | $30,533 | 48 | $636 | $8,915,986 |
| 91 | Jul 4, 1997 | Kolya | $28,263 | 22 | $1,285 | $5,693,230 |
| 92 | May 11, 2001 | Panic | $27,993 | 10 | $2,799 | $535,919 |
| 93 | Jan 5, 2007 | Little Miss Sunshine | $27,865 | 39 | $714 | $59,548,063 |
| 94 | Apr 19, 2024 | Perfect Days | $27,770 | 37 | $751 | $3,657,485 |
| 95 | Nov 26, 1999 | Lola rennt | $27,543 | 18 | $1,530 | $6,986,204 |
| 96 | Jan 4, 2002 | Pane e tulipani | $27,526 | 22 | $1,251 | $5,229,957 |
| 97 | May 12, 2006 | Transamerica | $27,457 | 21 | $1,307 | $8,971,992 |
| 98 | Jan 4, 2013 | Searching for Sugar Man | $26,723 | 26 | $1,028 | $3,058,667 |
| 99 | Dec 19, 1997 | Shall We Dance? | $26,190 | 33 | $794 | $9,477,215 |
| 100 | Mar 25, 2005 | Being Julia | $26,159 | 45 | $581 | $7,714,718 |
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.