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ALL TIME OPENING WEEKENDS

Rank
Film
Opening
3 Day Gross
Screens
Total
% of total
Year
101
I Am Legend
11,009,365
n/a
500
25,598,532
43%
2007
102
Oppenheimer
10,891,486
n/a
667
59,584,100
18%
2023
103
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
10,728,503
n/a
521
28,162,654
38%
2011
104
Alice in Wonderland
10,555,220
n/a
533
42,530,542
25%
2010
105
Sing
10,487,380
6,250,000
554
29,648,865
35%
2017
106
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
10,435,193
n/a
504
36,012,127
29%
2004
107
Minions: The Rise of Gru
10,424,758
5,890,000
631
47,931,840
22%
2022
108
The Hangover Part II
10,409,017
8,400,000
469
32,834,176
32%
2011
109
Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
10,391,016
6,300,000
718
26,630,210
39%
2023
110
Dunkirk
10,023,720
n/a
638
56,829,413
18%
2017
111
IT
10,002,443
n/a
606
32,127,852
31%
2017
112
The Jungle Book
9,901,921
n/a
595
46,238,534
21%
2016
113
The Incredibles
9,874,782
n/a
495
32,239,321
31%
2004
114
The Secret Life of Pets
9,793,723
5,900,000
591
36,990,068
26%
2016
115
Ice Age: The Meltdown
9,775,974
n/a
500
29,610,540
33%
2006
116
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
9,753,642
n/a
594
40,900,786
24%
2014
117
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
9,735,930
n/a
702
65,610,857
15%
2018
118
Incredibles 2
9,650,000
n/a
664
56,224,175
17%
2018
119
Paddington In Peru
9,649,984
n/a
731
36,860,351
26%
2024
120
Hancock
9,589,095
n/a
500
24,740,925
39%
2008
121
Lilo & Stitch
9,568,923
7,980,000
685
36,429,864
26%
2025
122
Bohemian Rhapsody
9,530,463
6,400,000
659
55,376,188
17%
2018
123
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
9,512,295
n/a
427
51,063,811
19%
1999
124
The Da Vinci Code
9,501,444
n/a
535
30,549,489
31%
2006
125
Jumanji: The Next Level
9,464,661
n/a
747
40,616,673
23%
2019
126
Logan
9,443,363
n/a
602
24,100,000
39%
2017
127
Spider-Man
9,426,969
n/a
517
29,030,039
32%
2002
128
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
9,374,932
n/a
520
31,956,705
29%
2005
129
Spider-Man: Homecoming
9,369,166
6,800,000
616
30,735,350
30%
2017
130
Ted
9,330,700
n/a
509
30,438,254
31%
2012
131
The Devil Wears Prada 2
9,329,512
n/a
739
33,885,900
28%
2026
132
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
9,325,626
n/a
585
45,048,406
21%
2013
133
Doctor Strange
9,288,898
n/a
603
23,194,019
40%
2016
134
Dune: Part II
9,279,080
n/a
712
39,466,556
24%
2024
135
Monsters, Inc.
9,200,257
n/a
487
37,914,502
24%
2002
136
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9,159,823
n/a
676
30,500,000
30%
2023
137
X-Men: Days of Future Past
9,144,971
n/a
537
30,397,209
30%
2014
138
Die Another Day
9,122,344
n/a
528
36,060,007
25%
2002
139
Gladiator II
9,100,897
n/a
720
32,032,250
28%
2024
140
Avatar: Fire And Ash
9,015,796
n/a
673
42,296,161
21%
2025
141
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
9,011,114
n/a
634
24,211,586
37%
2014
142
Shrek Forever After
8,955,554
n/a
539
32,300,387
28%
2010
143
Wonka
8,904,750
n/a
699
63,596,326
14%
2023
144
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
8,884,111
n/a
530
44,400,024
20%
2005
145
How to Train Your Dragon 2
8,876,403
n/a
555
27,698,395
32%
2014
146
Despicable Me 4
8,856,183
n/a
684
48,365,000
18%
2024
147
Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
8,834,435
n/a
676
19,330,038
46%
2023
148
Sex and the City
8,767,265
n/a
475
26,432,557
33%
2008
149
Spider-Man 2
8,766,902
n/a
504
26,719,256
33%
2004
150
Transformers
8,718,561
n/a
464
23,500,864
37%
2007
151
Fast and Furious 6
8,717,534
n/a
462
25,280,778
34%
2013
152
The Matrix Revolutions
8,712,350
n/a
453
17,994,921
48%
2003
153
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
8,705,995
n/a
561
36,798,788
24%
2014
154
Thor: The Dark World
8,668,172
n/a
522
20,128,907
43%
2013
155
War of the Worlds
8,644,787
n/a
510
30,667,791
28%
2005
156
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
8,579,185
n/a
747
26,354,145
33%
2025
157
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
8,525,664
n/a
602
27,400,000
31%
2017
158
Avatar
8,509,050
n/a
509
93,960,000
9%
2009
159
Neighbors
8,446,240
n/a
523
17,948,748
47%
2014
160
Star Trek Into Darkness
8,431,574
n/a
554
25,543,789
33%
2013
161
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
8,409,375
n/a
520
26,081,743
32%
2008
162
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
8,349,739
n/a
521
26,940,000
31%
2009
163
Paddington 2
8,260,160
n/a
607
42,763,601
19%
2017
164
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
8,188,209
n/a
509
18,072,946
45%
2011
165
Mary Poppins Returns
8,181,541
n/a
735
44,541,719
18%
2018
166
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
8,154,548
5,200,000
553
38,948,028
21%
2017
167
How To Train Your Dragon (2025)
8,145,189
n/a
661
23,448,428
35%
2025
168
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
8,144,594
n/a
658
23,903,525
34%
2025
169
Les Misérables
8,127,991
n/a
589
40,879,215
20%
2013
170
Finding Dory
8,122,075
n/a
589
43,004,905
19%
2016
171
Toy Story 2
8,121,143
n/a
487
46,140,406
18%
2000
172
The Lego Movie
8,051,140
n/a
547
37,927,103
21%
2014
173
Venom
8,031,342
n/a
556
20,659,568
39%
2018
174
The Boss Baby
8,025,886
n/a
598
29,500,030
27%
2017
175
Bridget Jones’s Baby
8,013,318
n/a
639
48,220,290
17%
2016
176
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7,972,168
n/a
520
37,422,609
21%
2005
177
Meet the Fockers
7,917,661
n/a
456
28,949,465
27%
2005
178
The LEGO Batman Movie
7,906,468
n/a
600
29,100,001
27%
2017
179
Finding Nemo
7,743,638
n/a
453
37,368,973
21%
2003
180
Night At the Museum
7,690,312
n/a
525
20,819,417
37%
2006
181
Wuthering Heights
7,665,296
n/a
750
25,302,404
30%
2026
182
Iron Man 2
7,664,732
n/a
521
21,180,000
36%
2010
183
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
7,639,884
n/a
526
35,020,000
22%
2009
184
Jason Bourne
7,600,420
n/a
561
23,454,855
32%
2016
185
Fifty Shades Darker
7,557,485
n/a
604
23,200,000
33%
2017
186
Shark Tale
7,545,074
n/a
504
2,305,048
327%
2004
187
Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood
7,544,445
n/a
649
21,300,000
35%
2019
188
1917
7,446,302
n/a
683
48,054,751
15%
2020
189
Project Hail Mary
7,403,542
4,627,534
692
34,586,246
21%
2026
190
Taken 2
7,378,048
n/a
506
25,743,164
29%
2012
191
Inside Out
7,376,513
n/a
608
39,214,257
19%
2015
192
IT Chapter Two
7,368,586
n/a
652
18,900,000
39%
2019
193
X-Men: Apocalypse
7,354,293
n/a
598
18,273,403
40%
2016
194
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
7,352,761
n/a
714
26,323,601
28%
2024
195
The Day After Tomorrow
7,321,633
n/a
429
25,249,442
29%
2004
196
Mission:Impossible - Fallout
7,300,103
5,400,000
584
24,439,499
30%
2018
197
Peter Rabbit
7,273,207
n/a
599
41,074,970
18%
2018
198
Justice League
7,264,784
n/a
582
17,427,332
42%
2017
199
Bruce Almighty
7,260,467
n/a
446
23,642,048
31%
2003
200
The Golden Compass
7,243,984
n/a
502
26,190,648
28%
2007

*All grosses include preview figures unless specified.
** List inclusive of films grossing over £3m in their opening weekend.

The Undertow - UK Box Office Data
© 2026 by MARK RYAN

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