Box Office Report - All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday

Box Office Report - All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday - Independence Day

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All-Time Opening Weekends By Holiday - Independence Day

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

Last Updated on July 8, 2024

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Independence Day (3-Day)

Rank Film Distributor Weekend Locations Average Opening

1 Minions: The Rise of Gru Universal 07/01 - 07/03/2022 4,391 $24,370 $107.010 M

2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon # Paramount / DreamWorks 07/01 - 07/03/2011 4,088 $23,937 $97.853 M

3 Spider-Man: Far from Home # Sony / Columbia 07/05 - 07/07/2019 4,634 $19,978 $92.579 M

4 Spider-Man 2 # Sony / Columbia 07/02 - 07/04/2004 4,152 $21,232 $88.156 M

5 Despicable Me 2 # Universal 07/05 - 07/07/2013 3,997 $20,895 $83.517 M

6 Ant-Man and The Wasp Disney 07/06 - 07/08/2018 4,206 $18,025 $75.812 M

7 Despicable Me 4 # Universal 07/05 - 07/07/2024 4,428 $16,940 $75.009 M

8 Despicable Me 3 Universal 06/30 - 07/02/2017 4,529 $15,993 $72.434 M

9 Transformers # Paramount / DreamWorks 07/06 - 07/08/2007 4,011 $17,577 $70.502 M

10 War of the Worlds # Paramount / DreamWorks 07/01 - 07/03/2005 3,908 $16,602 $64.879 M

11 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse # Summit 07/02 - 07/04/2010 4,468 $14,510 $64.832 M

12 Hancock # Sony / Columbia 07/04 - 07/06/2008 3,965 $15,789 $62.604 M

13 The Amazing Spider-Man # Sony / Columbia 07/06 - 07/08/2012 4,318 $14,360 $62.005 M

14 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Disney 06/30 - 07/02/2023 4,600 $13,124 $60.368 M

15 Superman Returns # Warner Bros. / Legendary 06/30 - 07/02/2006 4,065 $12,924 $52.535 M

16 Men in Black II # Sony / Columbia 07/05 - 07/07/2002 3,557 $14,661 $52.149 M

17 Men in Black # Sony / Columbia 07/04 - 07/06/1997 3,020 $16,910 $51.068 M

18 Independence Day # 20th Century Fox 07/05 - 07/07/1996 2,882 $17,428 $50.228 M

19 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines # Warner Bros. 07/04 - 07/06/2003 3,504 $12,569 $44.041 M

20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs # 20th Century Fox 07/03 - 07/05/2009 4,099 $10,171 $41.690 M

21 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. 06/30 - 07/02/2000 3,407 $12,129 $41.325 M

22 The Last Airbender # Paramount 07/02 - 07/04/2010 3,169 $12,725 $40.325 M

23 The Legend of Tarzan Warner Bros. 07/01 - 07/03/2016 3,561 $10,819 $38.528 M

24 Armageddon # Disney 07/03 - 07/05/1998 3,127 $11,541 $36.090 M

25 Terminator 2: Judgment Day # Sony / TriStar 07/05 - 07/07/1991 2,274 $13,969 $31.766 M

26 The Purge: Election Year Universal 07/01 - 07/03/2016 2,796 $11,271 $31.515 M

27 The Lone Ranger # Disney 07/05 - 07/07/2013 3,904 $7,482 $29.211 M

28 Wild Wild West # Warner Bros. 07/02 - 07/04/1999 3,342 $8,285 $27.687 M

29 The Devil Wears Prada 20th Century Fox 06/30 - 07/02/2006 2,847 $9,672 $27.537 M

30 Terminator Genisys # Paramount 07/03 - 07/05/2015 3,758 $7,190 $27.018 M

Opening Weekends By Holiday

Martin Luther King

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	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Universal	07/01 - 07/03/2022	4,391	$24,370	$107.010 M
2	Transformers: Dark of the Moon #	Paramount / DreamWorks	07/01 - 07/03/2011	4,088	$23,937	$97.853 M
3	Spider-Man: Far from Home #	Sony / Columbia	07/05 - 07/07/2019	4,634	$19,978	$92.579 M
4	Spider-Man 2 #	Sony / Columbia	07/02 - 07/04/2004	4,152	$21,232	$88.156 M
5	Despicable Me 2 #	Universal	07/05 - 07/07/2013	3,997	$20,895	$83.517 M
6	Ant-Man and The Wasp	Disney	07/06 - 07/08/2018	4,206	$18,025	$75.812 M
7	Despicable Me 4 #	Universal	07/05 - 07/07/2024	4,428	$16,940	$75.009 M
8	Despicable Me 3	Universal	06/30 - 07/02/2017	4,529	$15,993	$72.434 M
9	Transformers #	Paramount / DreamWorks	07/06 - 07/08/2007	4,011	$17,577	$70.502 M
10	War of the Worlds #	Paramount / DreamWorks	07/01 - 07/03/2005	3,908	$16,602	$64.879 M
11	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse #	Summit	07/02 - 07/04/2010	4,468	$14,510	$64.832 M
12	Hancock #	Sony / Columbia	07/04 - 07/06/2008	3,965	$15,789	$62.604 M
13	The Amazing Spider-Man #	Sony / Columbia	07/06 - 07/08/2012	4,318	$14,360	$62.005 M
14	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	Disney	06/30 - 07/02/2023	4,600	$13,124	$60.368 M
15	Superman Returns #	Warner Bros. / Legendary	06/30 - 07/02/2006	4,065	$12,924	$52.535 M
16	Men in Black II #	Sony / Columbia	07/05 - 07/07/2002	3,557	$14,661	$52.149 M
17	Men in Black #	Sony / Columbia	07/04 - 07/06/1997	3,020	$16,910	$51.068 M
18	Independence Day #	20th Century Fox	07/05 - 07/07/1996	2,882	$17,428	$50.228 M
19	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines #	Warner Bros.	07/04 - 07/06/2003	3,504	$12,569	$44.041 M
20	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs #	20th Century Fox	07/03 - 07/05/2009	4,099	$10,171	$41.690 M
21	The Perfect Storm	Warner Bros.	06/30 - 07/02/2000	3,407	$12,129	$41.325 M
22	The Last Airbender #	Paramount	07/02 - 07/04/2010	3,169	$12,725	$40.325 M
23	The Legend of Tarzan	Warner Bros.	07/01 - 07/03/2016	3,561	$10,819	$38.528 M
24	Armageddon #	Disney	07/03 - 07/05/1998	3,127	$11,541	$36.090 M
25	Terminator 2: Judgment Day #	Sony / TriStar	07/05 - 07/07/1991	2,274	$13,969	$31.766 M
26	The Purge: Election Year	Universal	07/01 - 07/03/2016	2,796	$11,271	$31.515 M
27	The Lone Ranger #	Disney	07/05 - 07/07/2013	3,904	$7,482	$29.211 M
28	Wild Wild West #	Warner Bros.	07/02 - 07/04/1999	3,342	$8,285	$27.687 M
29	The Devil Wears Prada	20th Century Fox	06/30 - 07/02/2006	2,847	$9,672	$27.537 M
30	Terminator Genisys #	Paramount	07/03 - 07/05/2015	3,758	$7,190	$27.018 M