Historical December Openings
Title
Date
Opening
Adjusted Opening
Screens
PSA
Adj PSA
Total BO
Adjusted Total
Mult
Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King12/19/0372.6272.6237031961419611377.02377.02 
Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe12/9/0565.5665.56361618129.5118131291.17291.17 
Lord of the Rings, The: The Two Towers12/20/0261.563.9436221698017653340.48353.994.89
King Kong12/16/0550.1350.13356814049.9314050218.05218.05 
Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring12/21/0147.2150.3833591405514999313.84334.966.06
Meet the Fockers12/24/0446.1246.1235181311013110279.17279.17 
Night at the Museum12/22/0642.2142.21368811445.9511445250.78250.78 
Ocean's Twelve12/10/0439.1539.15329011900.7211900125.53125.53 
Ocean's 1112/7/0138.1140.6730751239313226183.41195.754.76
What Women Want12/15/0033.6137.5930121115912480182.81204.55.44
Scream 212/12/973343.3526631239216279101.36133.153.07
Catch Me If You Can12/27/0230.0831.27315695329908164.61171.144.85
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events12/17/0430.0630.0636208304.358304118.63118.63 
Cast Away12/22/0028.8832.327741041111644233.63261.365.86
Titanic12/19/9728.6437.6226741071114069600.79789.2520.98
Cheaper by the Dozen12/26/0327.5627.5632988355.878357138.61138.61 
Pursuit of Happyness, The12/15/0626.5426.5428529306.359306162.59162.59 
Patch Adams12/25/9825.2632.472712931411973135.01173.585.34
Tomorrow Never Dies12/19/9725.1433.022807895611763125.28164.584.98
Vanilla Sky12/14/0125.0226.7274291239737100.61107.383.96
Last Samurai, The12/5/0324.2724.27290883468346111.11111.11 
Eragon12/15/0623.2423.2430207695.33769575.0275.02 
Star Trek:Insurrection12/11/9822.0528.34262084161081770.1290.153.18
Fun with Dick and Jane12/23/0521.5321.5330567045.217045109.99109.99 
Beavis and Butthead Do America12/20/9620.1127.43219091831252563.04863.13
Stepmom12/25/9819.1424.6235881171043391.03117.034.76
Maid in Manhattan12/13/0218.7119.4528386593685393.9397.655.02
Star Trek: Nemesis12/13/0218.5119.2427116828709743.1244.832.33
You've Got Mail12/18/9818.4323.69269168498803115.73148.796.28
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country12/6/9118.1626.011804100671441874.74107.054.12
Green Mile, The12/10/9918.0221.47287562687468136.8163.027.59
Michael12/27/9617.4423.79214181461111295.35130.084.88
Jerry Maguire12/13/9617.0823.3253167489206153.75209.769
Rocky Balboa12/22/06171730175636.03563570.0370.03 
Pelican Brief12/17/9316.8624.551993846012318100.77146.775.98
Dumb and Dumber12/16/9416.3624.17244766869877127.18187.957.77
Something's Gotta Give12/12/0316.0616.06267760015999124.59124.59 
Blade: Trinity12/10/0416.0616.0629125515.55551552.452.4 
Few Good Men, A12/11/9215.5222.551925806211714141.34205.369.11
Vertical Limit12/8/0015.5117.3523076723752168.4776.594.41
Cheaper by the Dozen 212/23/0515.3415.3431754831.71483182.4182.41 
Stuart Little12/17/9915.0217.89287852196216140.02166.869.32
Apocalypto12/8/0615.0115.0124656087.47608950.8350.83 
Kindergarten Cop **12/21/9014.7221.03183380311147390.57129.416.15
Ali12/28/0114.7115.6924466014641558.1862.092.59
Cold Mountain12/26/0314.5714.5721636737.96673695.6395.63 
Prince of Egypt, The12/18/9814.5218.66311846575985101.22130.136.97
Two Weeks Notice12/20/0214.414.9727555227543493.3597.056.48
Good Shepherd, The12/22/0614.1414.1422156384.99638459.8759.87 
Waiting to Exhale *12/22/9514.1319.581253112771562667.0192.884.74
Godfather Part III, The **12/21/9014.0220.03182077031100566.2994.724.73
Dude, Where's My Car?12/15/0013.8515.4920876634742246.7252.263.37
Jimmy Neutron:Boy Genius12/21/0113.8314.7631394407470280.8686.35.74
Any Given Sunday12/24/9913.5816.1825055421645975.53905.04
Hook12/13/9113.5219.36219761548812119.65171.378.59
Wayne's World 212/10/9313.5219.6924005633820447.0768.553.48
Paycheck12/26/0313.4613.4627624874.14487353.7953.79 
Honey12/5/0312.8612.8619426620662230.2230.22 
Holiday, The12/8/0612.7812.7826104896.14489763.2263.22 
Talented Mr. Ripley, The ^12/25/9912.7415.1823075522658081.2996.876.38
Aeon Flux12/2/0512.6612.6626084854.72485425.8625.86 
Not Another Teen Movie12/14/0112.6213.4623655334569137.8840.423
As Good as it Gets12/26/9712.6116.561572802210534147.65193.969.22
Drumline12/13/0212.6113.1118366868714156.3958.624.47
Family Stone, The12/16/0512.5212.5224665077.46507760.0660.06 
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo12/10/9912.2214.5621545673676065.5478.15.36
Christmas Vacation12/1/8911.7517.75174467371017871.3107.756.07
Faculty, The12/25/9811.6314.9523654918632140.0651.53.44
Mona Lisa Smile12/19/0311.5311.5326774306430763.763.7 
Charlotte's Web12/15/0611.4611.4635663212.94321481.7381.73 
Peter Pan12/26/0311.1411.1428133960396048.4248.42 
Father of the Bride 212/8/9511.1315.4219495711791276.59106.166.88
Jumanji12/15/9511.0815.35248744556172100.48139.289.07
Analyze That12/6/0211.0311.4626354186434932.1233.392.91
Distinguished Gentleman, The12/4/9210.6115.4119335489797246.4367.464.38
Mighty Joe Young12/25/9810.613.6225024237544450.6365.094.78
Family Man12/22/0010.5611.8123884422494675.7684.755.02
Proof of Life12/8/0010.2111.4227053774422232.5636.423.19
Disclosure12/9/9410.0714.8816756012888483.02122.698.24
Miss Congeniality12/22/0010.0511.24266836674213106.81119.487.71
Prince of Tides, The12/27/9110.0414.38140571461023572.77104.226.91
Psycho12/4/9810.0312.8924774049520421.5127.652.14
Fat Albert12/24/0410.0210.0226743747.76374748.1148.11 
Daylight12/6/9610.0113.6521754602627632.9144.893.29
Emperor's New Groove, The12/15/009.8110.9728013502391688.7699.299.04
Kate & Leopold12/28/019.7310.3824523966423347.150.264.06
War of the Roses, The12/8/899.6914.64125976971162884.13127.148.68
Street Fighter *12/23/949.5114.0516715691840833.2449.123.5
Stuck on You12/12/039.419.4130033134313433.8333.83 
Mars Attacks!12/13/969.3812.7919554798654237.7751.524.03
Gangs of New York12/20/029.129.4815046051630377.7380.818.52
Jackie Brown12/26/979.0111.8313706577863539.6752.113.08
Blood Diamond12/8/068.858.8519104527.92463457.3157.31 
Spanglish12/17/048.828.8224383616.84361842.0442.04 
We Are Marshall12/22/068.588.5826063293.36329243.4643.46 
Heat12/15/958.4511.7113256377883867.493.427.98
Bicentennial Man12/17/998.239.825193267389058.2269.387.07
Look Who's Talking Too12/14/908.111.5715765140734146.6166.65.75
Last Boy Scout12/13/917.9211.3418234344622159.5185.237.51
Nativity Story, The12/1/067.857.8531832466.01246636.7336.73 
Grumpier Old Men *12/22/957.810.8119953910541971.5299.149.17
Closer12/3/047.717.7147616193.221619733.9933.99 
Ringer, The12/23/057.77.718294211.28421035.4235.42 
Preacher's Wife, The12/13/967.6510.4317834291585048.165.626.29
Sister Act 212/10/937.5711.0221323551516956.9782.977.53
American Werewolf in Paris, An12/26/977.549.917284363572926.5534.872.42
Rumor Has It...12/23/057.527.5228152669.82267142.9242.92 
Man on the Moon12/24/997.528.9620793617431034.5841.23.97
Hot Chick, The12/13/027.47.6922173338346935.0836.474.71
Dungeons and Dragons12/8/007.248.0920783484389315.1916.992.1
Jack Frost12/11/987.19.1221523299423834.5644.434.87
How High12/21/017.17.5712665610597931.1633.254.38
Father of the Bride12/20/917.0310.0615614504644589.1127.6112.67
Rain Man12/16/887.0110.28124856148237171.19251.1524.42
Galaxy Quest ^12/25/997.018.3524122906346270.2683.7210.02
Tango & Cash *12/22/896.6310.0114094705710463.495.819.56
Tombstone12/24/936.459.3915044289624355.9281.448.67
Hoffa12/25/926.419.3110666013873423.3733.953.65
Scream12/20/966.358.66141344946129103.03140.5616.23
Edward Scissorhands12/14/906.339.0410805861837053.9877.138.53
Love Don't Cost a Thing12/12/036.326.3218443425342721.921.9 
Empire12/6/026.286.528677243752017.518.192.79
One Fine Day12/20/966.238.4919463201436346.1162.97.4
Dracula 200012/22/006.236.962204282731583336.913.82
Darkness12/24/046.166.1617003625.47362422.1622.16 
Drop Zone12/9/946.149.0720203040449028.6142.284.66
Wild Thornberrys, The12/20/026.16.3430122025210543.1244.837.07
Mouse Hunt12/19/976.067.9626742266297761.8481.2310.2
Munich12/23/056.046.04532113551135347.3847.38 
For Richer For Poorer12/12/976.027.919043162414931.6541.575.26
Beethoven's 2nd12/17/936.028.7620262971432452.6476.678.74
Richie Rich *12/23/945.838.6117483335492638.0656.246.53
Unaccompanied Minors12/8/065.825.8227752095.67209716.6116.61 
Forever Young12/18/925.618.1517103281476655.9481.289.75
Sabrina12/15/955.567.718213053422853.5674.249.63
Rookie, The12/7/905.517.8718622959422720.6129.443.74
Little Women *12/23/945.37.8315033526521049.7873.569.39
Postman, The12/26/975.256.8922072379312217.4422.912.56
Anna and the King12/17/995.226.2221332447291639.2546.777.52
JFK12/20/915.227.4711644485641870.41100.8413.49
Amistad12/26/975.18