Box Office Records > Domestic > All Movies > Holiday 3-Day Opening Weekend > Independence Day
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day)
See also: Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) - Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) - Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)
Other Domestic Holiday 3-Day Opening Weekend records: New Year's Day - Martin Luther King - Super Bowl - Washington's Birthday - Easter - Memorial Day - Labor Day - Columbus Day - Halloween - Veterans Day - Thanksgiving - Christmas
This chart contains the domestic box office for movies for Independence Day 3-Day Weekends (Opening Weekend).
Only movies that made at least $1.0 million during their 3 day opening weekend are included in this chart.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend | Total Gross |
Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 7, 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s … | $135,634,554 | $423,315,812 | 1 |
| 2 | Jul 7, 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $117,027,503 | $334,580,976 | 1 |
| 3 | Jul 1, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $107,010,140 | $370,270,765 | 1 |
| 4 | Jul 1, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $97,852,865 | $352,390,543 | 1 |
| 5 | Jul 5, 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | $92,579,212 | $391,362,492 | 1 |
| 6 | Jul 2, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $88,156,227 | $374,715,055 | 1 |
| 7 | Jul 5, 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | $84,227,980 | $368,065,385 | 1 |
| 8 | Jul 6, 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | $75,812,205 | $216,648,740 | 1 |
| 9 | Jul 5, 2024 | Despicable Me 4 | $75,009,210 | $361,004,205 | 1 |
| 10 | Jul 6, 2007 | Transformers | $70,502,384 | $319,246,193 | 1 |
| 11 | Jul 1, 2005 | War of the Worlds | $64,878,725 | $234,280,354 | 1 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $64,832,191 | $300,531,751 | 1 |
| 13 | Jul 4, 2008 | Hancock | $62,603,879 | $227,946,274 | 1 |
| 14 | Jul 6, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $62,004,688 | $262,717,220 | 1 |
| 15 | Jul 5, 2002 | Men in Black 2 | $52,148,751 | $190,418,803 | 1 |
| 16 | Jul 4, 1997 | Men in Black | $51,068,455 | $250,690,539 | 1 |
| 17 | Jul 5, 1996 | Independence Day | $50,228,264 | $306,169,255 | 1 |
| 18 | Jul 4, 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $44,041,440 | $150,358,296 | 1 |
| 19 | Jul 7, 2000 | Scary Movie | $42,346,669 | $157,019,771 | 1 |
| 20 | Jul 3, 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $41,690,382 | $196,573,705 | 1 |
| 21 | Jul 2, 2010 | The Last Airbender | $40,325,019 | $131,772,187 | 1 |
| 22 | Jul 1, 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | $38,527,856 | $126,643,061 | 1 |
| 23 | Jul 3, 1998 | Armageddon | $36,089,972 | $201,578,182 | 1 |
| 24 | Jul 7, 2023 | Insidious: The Red Door | $33,013,036 | $82,156,962 | 1 |
| 25 | Jul 2, 1993 | The Firm | $32,476,785 | $158,340,892 | 1 |
| 26 | Jul 5, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $31,765,506 | $203,464,105 | 1 |
| 27 | Jul 1, 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | $31,515,110 | $79,042,440 | 1 |
| 28 | Jul 5, 2013 | The Lone Ranger | $29,210,849 | $89,302,115 | 1 |
| 29 | Jul 2, 1999 | Wild Wild West | $27,687,484 | $113,805,681 | 1 |
| 30 | Jul 3, 2015 | Terminator: Genisys | $27,018,486 | $89,760,956 | 1 |
| 31 | Jul 3, 2009 | Public Enemies | $25,271,675 | $97,104,620 | 1 |
| 32 | Jul 5, 1996 | Phenomenon | $24,517,121 | $104,636,382 | 1 |
| 33 | Jul 4, 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | $22,220,670 | $90,639,088 | 1 |
| 34 | Jul 6, 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $21,744,661 | $117,323,878 | 1 |
| 35 | Jul 6, 2001 | Cats & Dogs | $21,707,617 | $93,375,151 | 1 |
| 36 | Jul 4, 2014 | Tammy | $21,577,049 | $84,525,432 | 1 |
| 37 | Jul 1, 1988 | Coming to America | $21,404,420 | $128,152,301 | 1 |
| 38 | Jul 6, 2001 | Scary Movie 2 | $20,503,356 | $71,277,420 | 1 |
| 39 | Jul 7, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $20,388,800 | $147,253,986 | 1 |
| 40 | Jul 7, 2023 | Sound of Freedom | $19,680,879 | $184,178,046 | 1 |
| 41 | Jul 1, 2016 | The BFG | $18,775,350 | $55,483,770 | 1 |
| 42 | Jul 6, 2018 | The First Purge | $17,374,280 | $69,488,745 | 1 |
| 43 | Jul 7, 1995 | Species | $17,161,943 | $60,054,449 | 1 |
| 44 | Jul 6, 2012 | Savages | $16,016,910 | $47,323,100 | 1 |
| 45 | Jul 2, 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | $16,000,665 | $57,300,280 | 1 |
| 46 | Jul 2, 1999 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | $14,774,666 | $52,037,603 | 1 |
| 47 | Jul 3, 1992 | A League of Their Own | $13,739,456 | $107,533,925 | 1 |
| 48 | Jul 3, 1992 | Boomerang | $13,640,706 | $70,052,444 | 1 |
| 49 | Jul 6, 2001 | Kiss of the Dragon | $13,304,027 | $36,833,473 | 1 |
| 50 | Jul 1, 2011 | Larry Crowne | $13,096,065 | $35,608,245 | 1 |
| 51 | Jul 3, 2015 | Magic Mike XXL | $12,857,184 | $66,013,057 | 1 |
| 52 | Jul 7, 2000 | The Kid | $12,687,726 | $69,688,384 | 1 |
| 53 | Jul 2, 2021 | The Forever Purge | $12,551,220 | $44,539,245 | 1 |
| 54 | Jul 5, 2002 | Like Mike | $12,179,420 | $51,432,423 | 1 |
| 55 | Jul 1, 1994 | The Shadow | $11,713,845 | $31,835,600 | 1 |
| 56 | Jul 5, 1985 | Back to the Future | $11,332,134 | $215,136,452 | 1 |
| 57 | Jul 7, 1995 | First Knight | $10,856,442 | $37,361,412 | 1 |
| 58 | Jul 1, 1994 | Blown Away | $10,424,873 | $30,133,002 | 1 |
| 59 | Jul 6, 2007 | License to Wed | $10,422,258 | $43,799,818 | 1 |
| 60 | Jul 5, 2013 | Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | $10,030,463 | $32,244,051 | 1 |
| 61 | Jul 4, 2014 | Deliver Us from Evil | $9,740,471 | $30,577,122 | 1 |
| 62 | Jul 4, 2014 | Earth to Echo | $8,364,199 | $38,934,842 | 1 |
| 63 | Jul 2, 1999 | Summer of Sam | $7,991,450 | $19,288,130 | 1 |
| 64 | Jul 1, 1994 | I Love Trouble | $7,827,002 | $30,806,194 | 1 |
| 65 | Jul 1, 2011 | Monte Carlo | $7,453,944 | $23,186,769 | 1 |
| 66 | Jul 6, 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $7,138,266 | $25,326,071 | 1 |
| 67 | Jul 2, 1993 | Son in Law | $7,033,310 | $25,989,889 | 1 |
| 68 | Jul 4, 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $6,874,477 | $26,483,452 | 1 |
| 69 | Jul 5, 2024 | MaXXXine | $6,705,038 | $15,097,633 | 1 |
| 70 | Jul 5, 2019 | Midsommar | $6,560,030 | $27,426,363 | 1 |
| 71 | Jul 4, 1997 | Out to Sea | $5,887,675 | $28,985,323 | 1 |
| 72 | Jul 7, 2023 | Joy Ride | $5,806,277 | $12,897,789 | 1 |
| 73 | Jul 5, 1991 | Problem Child 2 | $5,372,880 | $25,104,700 | 1 |
| 74 | Jul 1, 2005 | Rebound | $5,033,848 | $16,809,014 | 1 |
| 75 | Jul 6, 1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | $5,029,640 | $19,543,985 | 1 |
| 76 | Jul 3, 1987 | Innerspace | $4,739,913 | $19,816,619 | 1 |
| 77 | Jul 1, 1983 | Stroker Ace | $4,668,135 | $13,000,000 | 1 |
| 78 | Jul 7, 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's | $4,506,086 | $30,218,387 | 1 |
| 79 | Jul 5, 1985 | The Emerald Forest | $4,345,150 | $24,468,550 | 1 |
| 80 | Jul 1, 1994 | Baby’s Day Out | $4,044,662 | $16,581,575 | 1 |
| 81 | Jul 5, 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls | $3,583,114 | $11,411,644 | 1 |
| 82 | Jul 4, 1986 | Psycho III | $3,238,401 | $14,481,606 | 1 |
| 83 | Jul 4, 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | $3,220,225 | $23,605,534 | 1 |
| 84 | Jul 4, 1986 | About Last Night... | $3,152,469 | $38,702,310 | 1 |
| 85 | Jul 4, 1986 | Under the Cherry Moon | $3,150,924 | $10,090,429 | 1 |
| 86 | Jul 1, 1994 | Little Big League | $3,105,618 | $12,124,754 | 1 |
| 87 | Jul 5, 2024 | Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot | $3,078,758 | $11,647,099 | 1 |
| 88 | Jul 3, 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | $2,901,297 | $33,790,923 | 1 |
| 89 | Jul 4, 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | $2,723,211 | $11,100,000 | 1 |
| 90 | Jul 4, 1997 | Wild America | $1,810,586 | $7,365,417 | 1 |
| 91 | Jul 6, 2018 | Whitney | $1,265,572 | $3,026,558 | 1 |
| 92 | Jul 2, 2021 | Zola | $1,200,013 | $4,844,399 | 1 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.