List of highest-grossing second weekends for films


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.

Biggest second weekends in the U.S. and Canada

A list of biggest second weekend for films between the second Friday and second Sunday of release.
RankFilmYearSecond Weekend
Opening Weekend
Change
1Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015$149,202,860$247,966,675
2Avengers: Endgame2019$147,383,211$357,115,007
3Avengers: Infinity War2018$114,774,810$257,698,183
4Black Panther2018$111,658,835$202,003,951
5Jurassic World2015$106,588,440$208,806,270
6The Avengers2012$103,052,274$207,438,708
7Inside Out 22024$101,210,550$154,201,673
8Deadpool & Wolverine2024$96,809,328$211,435,291
9Barbie2023$93,011,602$162,022,044
10The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023$92,347,190$146,361,865
11Beauty and the Beast2017$90,426,717$174,750,616
12Top Gun: Maverick2022$90,037,011$126,707,459
13Frozen 22019$85,977,773$130,263,358
14Spider-Man: No Way Home2021$84,548,505$260,138,569
15Incredibles 22018$80,347,651$182,687,905
16A Minecraft Movie2025$78,503,124$162,753,003
17Avengers: Age of Ultron2015$77,746,929$191,271,109
18The Lion King2019$76,621,553$191,770,759
19Avatar2009$75,617,183$77,025,481
20The Dark Knight2008$75,166,466$158,411,483
21The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013$74,179,601$158,074,286
22Finding Dory2016$72,959,954$135,060,273
23Captain America: Civil War2016$72,637,142$179,139,142
24Iron Man 32013$72,525,615$174,144,585
25Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019$72,389,590$177,383,864
26Shrek 22004$72,170,363$108,037,878
27Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017$71,565,498$220,009,584
28Spider-Man2002$71,417,527$114,844,116
29Captain Marvel2019$69,365,498$153,433,423
30The Batman2022$66,511,221$134,008,624
31Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022$66,482,266$181,339,761
32Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017$65,263,492$146,510,104
33American Sniper2014$64,628,304$89,269,066
34Rogue One2016$64,033,768$155,081,681
35Avatar: The Way of Water2022$63,338,210$134,100,226
36Alice in Wonderland2010$62,714,076$116,101,023
37Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006$62,345,264$135,634,554
38The Dark Knight Rises2012$62,101,451$160,887,295
39Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023$62,008,548$118,414,021
40Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022$61,755,804$187,420,998
41The Jungle Book2016$61,538,821$103,261,464
42Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018$60,912,195$148,024,610
43It2017$60,103,110$123,403,419
44Toy Story 42019$59,700,331$120,908,065
45Furious 72015$59,585,930$147,187,040
46Toy Story 32010$59,337,669$110,307,189
47Jurassic World Dominion2022$59,150,175$145,075,625
48The Hunger Games2012$58,551,063$152,535,747
49Wonder Woman2017$58,520,672$103,251,471
50Spider-Man 32007$58,166,256$151,116,516

Second weekend record holders in U.S. and Canada

These are the films that, when first released, set the second three-day weekend record after going into wide release.
YearTitleSecond weekend
1981Superman II$10,765,687
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$12,610,610
1983Return of the Jedi$17,229,694
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$21,230,164
1989Batman$30,075,189
1993Jurassic Park$38,455,860
1999Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace$51,399,863
2000Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas$52,118,445
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$57,487,755
2002Spider-Man$71,417,527
2004Shrek 2$72,170,363
2008The Dark Knight$75,166,466
2009Avatar$75,617,183
2012The Avengers$103,052,274
2015Jurassic World$106,558,440
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens$149,202,860