The following is a list of the highest-grossing second weekends for films. Usually by the second weekend in the U.S. and Canada, studios can have an idea of what the final gross may be now that factors such as word-of-mouth and increased competition are starting to show. Many films usually have big drops as they could be "frontloaded" as fans want to watch them on opening weekend to be first to see it, but some could stay relatively modest as word-of-mouth works in the films' favor. The following shows how much the film has dropped compared to its opening weekend. Like the highest-grossing openings, the list is dominated by recent films due to steadily increasing production and marketing budgets, and modern films opening on more screens. Another contributing factor is inflation not being taken into account.
A list of biggest second weekend for films between the second Friday and second Sunday of release. [1] [2]
Rank | Film | Year | Second Weekend (three day) | Opening Weekend (three day) | Change (%) |
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1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | $149,202,860 | $247,966,675 | -39.8 |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | $147,383,211 | $357,115,007 | -58.7 |
3 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $114,774,810 | $257,698,183 | -55.5 |
4 | Black Panther | 2018 | $111,658,835 | $202,003,951 | -44.7 |
5 | Jurassic World | 2015 | $106,588,440 | $208,806,270 | -49.0 |
6 | The Avengers | 2012 | $103,052,274 | $207,438,708 | -50.3 |
7 | Barbie | 2023 | $93,011,602 | $162,022,044 | -42.6 |
8 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | $92,347,190 | $146,361,865 | -36.9 |
9 | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | $90,426,717 | $174,750,616 | -48.3 |
10 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | $90,037,011 | $126,707,459 | -28.9 |
11 | Frozen 2 | 2019 | $85,977,773 | $130,263,358 | -34.0 |
12 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | $84,548,505 | $260,138,569 | -67.5 |
13 | Incredibles 2 | 2018 | $80,347,651 | $182,687,905 | -56.0 |
14 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | $77,746,929 | $191,271,109 | -59.4 |
15 | The Lion King | 2019 | $76,621,553 | $191,770,759 | -60.0 |
16 | Avatar | 2009 | $75,617,183 | $77,025,481 | -1.8 |
17 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | $75,166,466 | $158,411,483 | -52.5 |
18 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | 2013 | $74,179,601 | $158,074,286 | -53.1 |
19 | Finding Dory | 2016 | $72,959,954 | $135,060,273 | -46.0 |
20 | Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | $72,637,142 | $179,139,142 | -59.5 |
21 | Iron Man 3 | 2013 | $72,525,615 | $174,144,585 | -58.4 |
22 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | 2017 | $72,389,590 | $177,383,864 | -59.2 |
23 | Shrek 2 | 2004 | $72,170,363 | $108,037,878 | -33.2 |
24 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | $71,565,498 | $220,009,584 | -67.5 |
25 | Spider-Man | 2002 | $71,417,527 | $114,844,116 | -37.8 |
26 | Captain Marvel | 2019 | $69,365,498 | $153,433,423 | -54.8 |
27 | The Batman | 2022 | $66,511,221 | $134,008,624 | -50.4 |
28 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2022 | $66,482,266 | $181,339,761 | -63.3 |
29 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 2017 | $65,263,492 | $146,510,104 | -55.5 |
30 | American Sniper | 2014 | $64,628,304 | $89,269,066 | -27.6 |
31 | Rogue One | 2016 | $64,033,768 | $155,081,681 | -58.7 |
32 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 2022 | $63,338,210 | $134,100,226 | -52.8 |
33 | Alice in Wonderland | 2010 | $62,714,076 | $116,101,023 | -46.0 |
34 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | $62,345,264 | $135,634,554 | -54.0 |
35 | The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | $62,101,451 | $160,887,295 | -61.4 |
36 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 2023 | $62,008,548 | $118,414,021 | -47.6 |
37 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | $61,755,804 | $187,420,998 | -67 |
38 | The Jungle Book | 2016 | $61,538,821 | $103,261,464 | -40.4 |
39 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 2018 | $60,912,195 | $148,024,610 | -58.8 |
40 | It | 2017 | $60,103,110 | $123,403,419 | -51.3 |
41 | Toy Story 4 | 2019 | $59,700,331 | $120,908,065 | -50.6 |
42 | Furious 7 | 2015 | $59,585,930 | $147,187,040 | -59.5 |
43 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | $59,337,669 | $110,307,189 | -46.2 |
44 | Jurassic World Dominion | 2022 | $59,150,175 | $145,075,625 | -59.2 |
45 | The Hunger Games | 2012 | $58,551,063 | $152,535,747 | -61.6 |
46 | Wonder Woman | 2017 | $58,520,672 | $103,251,471 | -43.3 |
47 | Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | $58,166,256 | $151,116,516 | -61.5 |
48 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 2001 | $57,487,755 | $90,294,621 | -36.3 |
49 | Toy Story 2 | 1999 | $57,388,839 | $300,163 | +19,019 |
50 | Thor: Ragnarok | 2017 | $57,078,306 | $122,744,989 | -53.5 |
These are the films that, when first released, set the second three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
Year | Title | Second weekend |
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1981 | Superman II | $10,765,687 |
1982 | E.T. the Extra-terrestrial | $12,610,610 |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | $17,229,694 |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $21,230,164 |
1989 | Batman | $30,075,189 |
1993 | Jurassic Park | $38,455,860 |
1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | $51,399,863 |
2000 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $52,118,445 |
2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $57,487,755 |
2002 | Spider-Man | $71,417,527 |
2004 | Shrek 2 | $72,170,363 |
2008 | The Dark Knight | $75,166,466 |
2009 | Avatar | $75,617,183 |
2012 | The Avengers | $103,052,274 |
2015 | Jurassic World | $106,558,440 |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $149,202,860 |
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