25 Biggest Summer Box Office Openings
25. 'Star Trek'
Opening Weekend: $76,500,000
Release Date: 05/08/09
The 'Trek' franchise boldly went back to the drawing board, with a new cast and a new origin story, and fans rewarded J.J. Abrams' vision. The 11th film in the franchise not only earned critical raves, it generated $72.5 million at the weekend box office, plus $4 million at Thursday night preview screenings. Live long and prosper!
'Star Trek' trailer, showtimes & tickets
Paramount
24. 'War of the Worlds'
Opening Weekend: $77,061,953
Release Date: 06/29/05
Infamous couch-jumping escapades aside, the combo of Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and freaky humanity-hating aliens was just too much to pass up.
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23. 'The Da Vinci Code'
Opening Weekend: $77,073,388
Release Date: 05/19/06
International best-seller plus Tom Hanks plus Ron Howard plus religious controversy equals guaranteed box office gold. (Negative points for Tom Hanks' hair.)
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22. 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
Opening Weekend: $77,108,414
Release Date: 07/11/07
There is an exception to every rule. This latest 'Potter' film -- perhaps the most somber of the lot -- didn't surpass its series predecessors; but being in the top 25 openings of all time is nothing to scoff at.
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21. 'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones'
Opening Weekend: $80,027,814
Release Date: 05/16/02
Hayden Christensen's debut as Anakin Skywalker opened even bigger than 'Episode I,' perhaps because he was no longer yelling, "Wheeee!"
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FOX
20. X2: X-Men United
Opening Weekend: $85,558,731
Release Date: 05/02/03
Before he made 'Superman Returns,' director Bryan Singer was all about the team of super-powered mutants. Audiences apparently thought he should stay that way.
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19. 'Bruce Almighty'
Opening Weekend: $85,734,045
Release Date: 05/23/03
His biggest summer opening ever wasn't enough to keep Jim Carrey on board for a sequel.
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UNIVERSAL
18. 'The Day After Tomorrow'
Opening Weekend: $85,807,341
Release Date: 05/28/04
Nothing like a little total world destruction at the hands of Mother Nature to pack us into theaters. Or maybe it was just too warm outside for some reason ...
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FOX
17. 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
Opening Weekend: $87,000,000
Release Date: 05/01/09
Hugh Jackman's Wolverine may have been a tortured soul, but there was nothing tortuous about the $87 million haul his origin story brought in to kick off the 2009 summer movie season.
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' trailer, showtimes & tickets
20th Century Fox
16. 'Lost World: Jurassic Park'
Opening Weekend: $90,161,880
Release Date: 05/23/97
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Now they rule the box office, in Steven Spielberg-directed CGI form, of course.
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UNIVERSAL
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06/22/2009, 2:29 am
Saw Wolverine and was pleased how it tied up the questions leading into the series. However, Star Trek was extremely better and the cast was outstanding. My feelings though Transformers 2 will be the top movie of the summer.
05/29/2009, 6:55 pm
I agree with Peanutkid3527. Although the movie was good, I was really looking forward to Deadpool. One of my favorite characters in the Marvel comics and he was pretty much butchered. I really hope that the writers do the character justice in the Deadpool movie. Ryan Reynolds was the perfect pick and their barely utilized him.
05/13/2009, 9:24 pm
I saw wolverine with my family and we all thought it was good.
05/11/2009, 2:49 am
The movie is great, but "Deadpool" was a hhhuuuggeeee disapointment. I still can't get over how bad they screwed him up.
05/10/2009, 4:35 pm
Wolverine: X-men origins was definitely one of the best X-men films hands down, and what a great way to start of the summer!
05/10/2009, 3:01 am
Wolverine was the best so far of the X-Men Series. I hope there will be more coming up. Janbear
05/04/2009, 4:20 am