Record Figure Previous record holder Surpassed by Notes Highest-grossing film $760 million[9] Titanic – $600 million[70] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $936 million[71] It passed Titanic‘s gross in 47 days.[72] Highest-grossing non-sequel $785 million[73] Titanic – $600 million[70][73] — Highest-grossing 2009 release $749 million[74] — — Highest gross during the 2010 calendar year $466 million[75] — — Highest IMAX gross $140 million[44] — — Fastest to $500 million 32 days[16] The Dark Knight – 45 days[16] The Avengers – 23 days[16] It grossed $504 million in that time.[16] Fastest to $550 million 38 days[17] Titanic – 121 days[17] The Avengers – 31 days[17] It grossed $551 million in that time.[17] Fastest to $600 million 47 days[18] Titanic – 255 days[18] Jurassic World – 36 days[18] It grossed $601 million in that time.[18] Fastest to $650 million 58 days[19] It was the first movie to reach that gross.[19] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 14 days[19] It grossed $651 million in that time.[19] Fastest to $700 million 72 days[20] It was the first movie to reach that gross.[20] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 16 days[20] It grossed $702 million in that time.[20] Fastest to $750 million 253 days[21] It was the first movie to reach that gross.[21] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 18 days[21] It grossed $750 million in that time.[21] Highest 2nd weekend gross $75.6 million[10] The Dark Knight – $75.1 million[10] The Avengers – $103 million[10] Highest 3rd weekend gross $68.4 million[11] Spider-Man – $45.0 million[11] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $90.2 million[11] Highest 4th weekend gross $50.3 million[12] Titanic – $28.7 million[12] — Highest 5th weekend gross $42.7 million[13] Titanic – $30.0 million[13] — Highest 6th weekend gross $34.9 million[14] Titanic – $25.2 million[14] — Highest 7th weekend gross $31.2 million[15] Titanic – $25.9 million[15] — Highest 37th weekend gross $4.0 million[76] My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2.7 million[76] — Highest Christmas weekend gross $75.6 million[77] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $50.5 million[77] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $149 million[77] In 2009. The Return of the King was in 2003. The Force Awakens was in 2015.[77] Highest Martin Luther King weekend 4-day gross $54.4 million[78][79] Cloverfield – $46.1 million[78][79] American Sniper – $107 million[78][79] In 2010. Cloverfield was in 2008. American Sniper was in 2015.[79] Highest Martin Luther King weekend 3-day gross $42.7 million[80] Cloverfield – $40.0 million[80] American Sniper – $89.2 million[80] Highest January weekend gross $68.4 million[81] Cloverfield – $40.0 million[81] American Sniper – $89.2 million[81] Highest opening weekend gross for an original movie $77 million[82] The Incredibles – $70 million[83][84] Inside Out – $91 million[85] Highest opening weekend IMAX gross $9.5 million[82] Star Trek – $8.5 million[82] Alice in Wonderland – $12.2 million[86][87] Highest opening weekend 3D gross $55 million[82] Up – $35.4 million[82] Alice in Wonderland – $81.3 million[86][87] Highest Christmas Eve gross $11.2 million[88] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $7.7 million[89] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $27.1 million[88] In 2009. The Two Towers was in 2002. The Force Awakens was in 2015.[88][89] Highest New Year’s Day gross $25.2 million[90] Meet the Fockers – $18.2 million[90] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $34.3 million[90] In 2010. Meet the Fockers was in 2005. The Force Awakens was in 2016.[90] Highest January single-day gross $25.2 million[91]
$25.8 million[91] Meet the Fockers – $18.2 million[91] American Sniper – $30.3 million[91] On January 1 and then January 2, 2010. For Meet the Fockers, it was January 1, 2005. For American Sniper, it was January 16, 2015.[91] Highest second Tuesday gross $18.2 million[92] The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $10.2 million[92] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $29.5 million[92] On December 29, 2009. For The Fellowship of the Ring, it was January 1, 2002. For The Force Awakens, it was December 29, 2015.[92] Highest second Wednesday gross $18.4 million[93] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $12.3 million[93] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $28.0 million[93] On December 30, 2009. For The Two Towers, it was December 25, 2002. For The Force Awakens, it was December 30, 2015.[93] Number one film of the highest-grossing single aggregated weekend $269 million[94] July 18–20, 2008 – $260 million[94] June 12–14, 2015 – $273 million[94] The figure represents the combined gross of all movies in theaters on the weekend of December 25–27, 2009. Avatar grossed 28.0%. The Dark Knight grossed 60.7% of the previous record. Jurassic World grossed 76.2% of the record that surpassed Avatar‘s.[94] Number one film of the highest-grossing aggregated December $1.06 billion[95] December 2007 – $993 million[95] December 2015 – 1.30 billion[95] The figure represents the combined gross of all movies in theaters in December 2009. Avatar grossed 26.6%. I Am Legend comprised 20.1% of December 2007’s gross. Star Wars: The Force Awakens comprised 50.0% of December 2015’s gross.[95] Number one film of the highest-grossing aggregated January $1.05 billion[96] January 2009 – $1.01 billion[96] — The figure represents the combined gross of all movies in theaters in January 2010. Avatar grossed 29.5%. Gran Torino comprised 10.2% of January 2009’s gross.[96] Widest 3D release 2,038 theaters[86] — Alice in Wonderland – 2,251 theaters[86] Widest IMAX release 178 theaters[82] Star Trek – 138 theaters[82] Alice in Wonderland – 188 theaters[86] Smallest second weekend drop for a movie opening over $50 million down 1.8%[97] How the Grinch Stole Christmas – down 5.4%[97] — Highest-grossing film in any single December $283 million[98] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $249 million[98] Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $652 million[98] Highest-grossing film in any single January $312 million[99] Titanic – $188 million[99] —