Box Office Report - All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday

Box Office Report - All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday - Halloween

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All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday - Halloween

The 30 highest grossing 3-day opening weekends at the domestic box office over Halloween weekend.

Last Updated on May 28, 2024

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Halloween (3-Day)

Rank Film Distributor Weekend Locations Average Opening

1 Five Nights at Freddy's Universal 10/27 - 10/29/2023 3,675 $21,769 $80.002 M

2 Puss in Boots Paramount / DW Animation 10/28 - 10/30/2011 3,952 $8,623 $34.077 M

3 Saw III Lionsgate 10/27 - 10/29/2006 3,167 $10,613 $33.610 M

4 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Paramount 10/25 - 10/27/2013 3,336 $9,609 $32.055 M

5 Saw IV Lionsgate 10/26 - 10/28/2007 3,183 $9,977 $31.757 M

6 Saw II Lionsgate 10/28 - 10/30/2005 2,949 $10,758 $31.726 M

7 Saw 3D Lionsgate 10/29 - 10/31/2010 2,808 $8,629 $24.230 M

8 Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony / Columbia 10/30 - 11/01/2009 3,481 $6,675 $23.234 M

9 Jackass: The Movie Paramount 10/25 - 10/27/2002 2,509 $9,073 $22.763 M

10 Ray Universal 10/29 - 10/31/2004 2,006 $9,990 $20.040 M

11 Brother Bear ^ Disney 10/31 - 11/02/2003 3,030 $6,410 $19.421 M

12 Saw Lionsgate 10/29 - 10/31/2004 2,315 $7,895 $18.276 M

13 K-PAX Universal 10/26 - 10/28/2001 2,541 $6,775 $17.215 M

14 Stargate MGM/UA 10/28 - 10/30/1994 2,033 $8,190 $16.651 M

15 Jigsaw Lionsgate 10/27 - 10/29/2017 2,941 $5,658 $16.640 M

16 The Legend of Zorro Sony / Columbia 10/28 - 10/30/2005 3,520 $4,639 $16.329 M

17 House on Haunted Hill Warner Bros. 10/29 - 10/31/1999 2,710 $5,884 $15.946 M

18 Thir13en Ghosts Warner Bros. 10/26 - 10/28/2001 2,781 $5,453 $15.165 M

19 Inferno Sony / Columbia 10/28 - 10/30/2016 3,576 $4,156 $14.860 M

20 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Artisan 10/27 - 10/29/2000 3,317 $3,987 $13.224 M

21 In Time 20th Century Fox 10/28 - 10/30/2011 3,122 $3,860 $12.050 M

22 Dan in Real Life Disney 10/26 - 10/28/2007 1,921 $6,148 $11.809 M

23 Ghost Ship Warner Bros. 10/25 - 10/27/2002 2,787 $4,128 $11.503 M

24 Nightcrawler Open Road 10/31 - 11/02/2014 2,766 $3,775 $10.441 M

25 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Weinstein Company 10/31 - 11/02/2008 2,735 $3,680 $10.066 M

26 Cloud Atlas Warner Bros. 10/26 - 10/28/2012 2,008 $4,787 $9.612 M

27 Changeling ^ Universal 10/31 - 11/02/2008 1,850 $5,055 $9.352 M

28 John Carpenter's Vampires Sony / Columbia 10/30 - 11/01/1998 1,793 $5,079 $9.106 M

29 Countdown STXfilms 10/25 - 10/27/2019 2,675 $3,314 $8.865 M

30 Black and Blue Sony / Screen Gems 10/25 - 10/27/2019 2,062 $4,062 $8.377 M

Opening Weekends By Holiday

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Super Bowl

Presidents' Day

Easter

Mother's Day

Memorial Day

Father's Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus / Indigenous Peoples'

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

- Grosses from Thursday evening shows are included in weekend grosses.
- Films that opened during the midweek are indicated with a #
- Films that expanded into wide release after an initial limited release are indicated with a ^

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Rank	Film	Distributor	Weekend	Locations	Average	Opening
1	Five Nights at Freddy's	Universal	10/27 - 10/29/2023	3,675	$21,769	$80.002 M
2	Puss in Boots	Paramount / DW Animation	10/28 - 10/30/2011	3,952	$8,623	$34.077 M
3	Saw III	Lionsgate	10/27 - 10/29/2006	3,167	$10,613	$33.610 M
4	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa	Paramount	10/25 - 10/27/2013	3,336	$9,609	$32.055 M
5	Saw IV	Lionsgate	10/26 - 10/28/2007	3,183	$9,977	$31.757 M
6	Saw II	Lionsgate	10/28 - 10/30/2005	2,949	$10,758	$31.726 M
7	Saw 3D	Lionsgate	10/29 - 10/31/2010	2,808	$8,629	$24.230 M
8	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony / Columbia	10/30 - 11/01/2009	3,481	$6,675	$23.234 M
9	Jackass: The Movie	Paramount	10/25 - 10/27/2002	2,509	$9,073	$22.763 M
10	Ray	Universal	10/29 - 10/31/2004	2,006	$9,990	$20.040 M
11	Brother Bear ^	Disney	10/31 - 11/02/2003	3,030	$6,410	$19.421 M
12	Saw	Lionsgate	10/29 - 10/31/2004	2,315	$7,895	$18.276 M
13	K-PAX	Universal	10/26 - 10/28/2001	2,541	$6,775	$17.215 M
14	Stargate	MGM/UA	10/28 - 10/30/1994	2,033	$8,190	$16.651 M
15	Jigsaw	Lionsgate	10/27 - 10/29/2017	2,941	$5,658	$16.640 M
16	The Legend of Zorro	Sony / Columbia	10/28 - 10/30/2005	3,520	$4,639	$16.329 M
17	House on Haunted Hill	Warner Bros.	10/29 - 10/31/1999	2,710	$5,884	$15.946 M
18	Thir13en Ghosts	Warner Bros.	10/26 - 10/28/2001	2,781	$5,453	$15.165 M
19	Inferno	Sony / Columbia	10/28 - 10/30/2016	3,576	$4,156	$14.860 M
20	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Artisan	10/27 - 10/29/2000	3,317	$3,987	$13.224 M
21	In Time	20th Century Fox	10/28 - 10/30/2011	3,122	$3,860	$12.050 M
22	Dan in Real Life	Disney	10/26 - 10/28/2007	1,921	$6,148	$11.809 M
23	Ghost Ship	Warner Bros.	10/25 - 10/27/2002	2,787	$4,128	$11.503 M
24	Nightcrawler	Open Road	10/31 - 11/02/2014	2,766	$3,775	$10.441 M
25	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Weinstein Company	10/31 - 11/02/2008	2,735	$3,680	$10.066 M
26	Cloud Atlas	Warner Bros.	10/26 - 10/28/2012	2,008	$4,787	$9.612 M
27	Changeling ^	Universal	10/31 - 11/02/2008	1,850	$5,055	$9.352 M
28	John Carpenter's Vampires	Sony / Columbia	10/30 - 11/01/1998	1,793	$5,079	$9.106 M
29	Countdown	STXfilms	10/25 - 10/27/2019	2,675	$3,314	$8.865 M
30	Black and Blue	Sony / Screen Gems	10/25 - 10/27/2019	2,062	$4,062	$8.377 M