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.

Rank Film Year Second Weekend(three day) Opening Weekend(three day) Change (%) 1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $149,202,860 $247,966,675 2 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $147,383,211 $357,115,007 3Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026$144,254,386$360,091,5724Avengers: Infinity War2018$114,774,810$257,698,183 5 Black Panther 2018 $111,658,835 $202,003,951 6 Jurassic World 2015 $106,588,440 $208,806,270 7 The Avengers 2012 $103,052,274 $207,438,708 8Inside Out 22024$101,210,550$154,201,673 9Deadpool & Wolverine2024$96,809,328 $211,435,291 10Barbie2023$93,011,602$162,022,044 11 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 $92,347,190 $146,361,865 12 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $90,426,717 $174,750,616 13Top Gun: Maverick2022$90,037,011$126,707,459 14 The Odyssey 2026 $90,022,510 $123,502,900 15 Frozen 2 2019 $85,977,773 $130,263,358 16 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 $84,548,505 $260,138,569 17Wicked2024$81,173,815$112,508,890 18 Incredibles 2 2018 $80,347,651 $182,687,905 19A Minecraft Movie2025$78,503,124$162,753,003 20 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $77,746,929 $191,271,109 21 The Lion King 2019 $76,621,553 $191,770,759 22 Avatar 2009 $75,617,183 $77,025,481 23 The Dark Knight 2008 $75,166,466 $158,411,483 24 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 $74,179,601 $158,074,286 25 Finding Dory 2016 $72,959,954 $135,060,273 26 Captain America: Civil War 2016 $72,637,142 $179,139,142 27 Iron Man 3 2013 $72,525,615 $174,144,585 28 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $72,389,590 $177,383,864 29 Shrek 2 2004 $72,170,363 $108,037,878 30 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $71,565,498 $220,009,584 31 Spider-Man 2002 $71,417,527 $114,844,116 32 Toy Story 5 2026 $70,829,028 $159,677,837 33The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 2026 $68,083,645 $131,703,340 34 Captain Marvel 2019 $67,988,130 $153,433,423 35 The Batman 2022 $66,511,221 $134,008,624 36 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 $66,482,266 $181,339,761 37 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 $65,263,492 $146,510,104 38 American Sniper 2014 $64,628,304 $89,269,066 39 Rogue One 2016 $64,033,768 $155,081,681 40 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 $63,338,210 $134,100,226 41Avatar: Fire and Ash2025$63,087,667$89,160,860 42 Alice in Wonderland 2010 $62,714,076 $116,101,023 43 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $62,345,264 $135,634,554 44 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $62,101,451 $160,887,295 45Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023$62,008,548$118,414,021 46Lilo & Stitch2025$61,808,626$146,016,175 47 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022 $61,755,804 $187,420,998 48Wicked: For Good2025$61,732,755$147,004,640 49 The Jungle Book 2016 $61,538,821 $103,261,464 50 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 $60,912,195 $148,024,610

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.

Year Title Second weekend 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

See also

Second weekend in box office performance List of highest-grossing openings for films List of highest-grossing openings for animated films

References