1 Spider-Man 2 Sony $40,442,604 10.8% 4,152 $9,741 6/30/04 $373,585,825 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $34,450,834 9.1% 3,703 $9,303 12/17/03 $377,027,325 3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $28,542,349 6.6% 2,970 $9,610 5/19/99 $431,088,301 4 The Passion of the Christ NM $26,556,573 7.2% 3,006 $8,835 2/25/04 $370,274,604 5 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $26,159,972 7.7% 3,622 $7,223 12/18/02 $339,789,881 6 The Matrix Revolutions WB $24,311,365 17.5% 3,502 $6,942 11/05/03 $139,313,948 7 War of the Worlds Par. $21,256,483 9.1% 3,908 $5,439 6/29/05 $234,280,354 8 Superman Returns WB $21,037,277 100.0% 3,915 $5,374 6/28/06 $21,037,277 9 Jurassic Park III Uni. $19,024,360 10.5% 3,434 $5,540 7/18/01 $181,171,875 10 Men in Black II Sony $18,599,621 9.8% 3,557 $5,229 7/03/02 $190,418,803 11 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $18,214,211 5.8% 3,359 $5,423 12/19/01 $313,364,114 12 Independence Day Fox $17,406,144 5.7% 2,880 $6,044 7/03/96 $306,169,268 13 Batman Begins WB $15,068,368 7.3% 3,718 $4,053 6/15/05 $205,343,774 14 Men in Black Sony $14,043,310 5.6% 3,020 $4,650 7/02/97 $250,690,539 15 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $13,509,262 4.4% 3,023 $4,469 7/09/03 $305,413,918 16 Mission: Impossible II Par. $12,516,528 5.8% 3,653 $3,426 5/24/00 $215,409,889 17 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines WB $12,435,320 8.3% 3,355 $3,707 7/02/03 $150,371,112 18 Meet the Fockers Uni. $12,066,740 4.3% 3,518 $3,430 12/22/04 $279,261,160 19 Shrek 2 DW $11,786,415 2.7% 3,737 $3,154 5/19/04 $441,226,247 20 Pokemon: The First Movie WB $10,096,848 11.8% 2,901 $3,480 11/10/99 $85,744,662 21 Catch Me If You Can DW $9,882,063 6.0% 3,156 $3,131 12/25/02 $164,615,351 22 King Kong Uni. $9,755,745 4.5% 3,567 $2,735 12/14/05 $218,080,025 23 Armageddon BV $9,668,216 4.8% 3,090 $3,129 7/01/98 $201,578,182 24 Toy Story 2 BV $9,570,911 3.9% 3,236 $2,958 11/24/99 $245,852,179 25 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $9,261,072 4.5% 2,274 $4,073 7/03/91 $204,843,345 26 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde MGM $9,146,710 10.1% 3,350 $2,730 7/02/03 $90,186,328 27 Cats & Dogs WB $9,023,454 9.7% 3,040 $2,968 7/04/01 $93,385,515 28 Scary Movie 2 Mira. $8,750,158 12.3% 3,220 $2,717 7/04/01 $71,308,997 29 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement BV $8,477,838 8.9% 2,926 $2,897 8/11/04 $95,170,481 30 Godzilla Sony $8,425,468 6.2% 3,310 $2,545 5/20/98 $136,314,294 31 Mission: Impossible Par. $8,358,094 4.6% 3,012 $2,775 5/22/96 $180,981,856 32 Back to the Future Part II Uni. $7,236,200 6.1% 1,865 $3,880 11/22/89 $118,450,002 33 Wild Wild West WB $7,074,603 6.2% 3,309 $2,138 6/30/99 $113,805,681 34 Unbreakable BV $6,813,351 7.2% 2,708 $2,516 11/22/00 $95,011,339 35 Return of the Jedi Fox $6,219,629 2.5% 1,002 $6,207 5/25/83 $252,583,617 36 Freaky Friday BV $6,005,641 5.4% 2,710 $2,216 8/06/03 $110,230,332