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Biggest 12th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 12th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 30, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | $7,628,713 | 1,635 | $4,666 | $67,193,169 |
| 2 | Feb 11, 2011 | The King’s Speech | $7,230,790 | 2,263 | $3,195 | $93,675,671 |
| 3 | Feb 23, 2001 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $6,592,223 | 1,749 | $3,769 | $81,940,326 |
| 4 | Feb 22, 2008 | Juno | $4,154,502 | 1,727 | $2,406 | $130,431,948 |
| 5 | Feb 25, 2000 | The Cider House Rules | $4,066,251 | 1,346 | $3,021 | $31,914,836 |
| 6 | Feb 10, 2017 | Lion | $3,950,610 | 1,337 | $2,955 | $30,236,332 |
| 7 | Jan 26, 2018 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Miss… | $3,840,684 | 1,457 | $2,636 | $37,251,635 |
| 8 | Feb 13, 2015 | The Imitation Game | $3,487,137 | 1,551 | $2,248 | $79,619,560 |
| 9 | Mar 5, 2010 | Crazy Heart | $3,312,591 | 1,274 | $2,600 | $29,532,002 |
| 10 | Feb 27, 2009 | The Reader | $2,860,429 | 1,203 | $2,378 | $26,949,964 |
| 11 | Jan 28, 2005 | Finding Neverland | $2,755,230 | 1,258 | $2,190 | $35,942,714 |
| 12 | Jul 5, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,508,748 | 499 | $5,028 | $23,576,174 |
| 13 | Jan 25, 2008 | No Country for Old Men | $2,423,409 | 1,107 | $2,189 | $51,956,842 |
| 14 | Feb 24, 2006 | Brokeback Mountain | $2,293,859 | 1,359 | $1,688 | $75,383,067 |
| 15 | Feb 10, 2012 | The Artist | $2,240,252 | 808 | $2,773 | $24,002,038 |
| 16 | Mar 15, 1996 | Mr. Holland’s Opus | $2,228,781 | 1,475 | $1,511 | $69,930,705 |
| 17 | Aug 27, 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | $2,083,493 | 706 | $2,951 | $22,380,194 |
| 18 | Feb 26, 1999 | Rushmore | $1,974,063 | 790 | $2,499 | $12,477,433 |
| 19 | Jan 7, 2005 | Sideways | $1,907,439 | 365 | $5,226 | $25,123,613 |
| 20 | Feb 28, 2003 | About Schmidt | $1,860,510 | 1,007 | $1,848 | $57,979,861 |
| 21 | Jan 31, 1997 | The English Patient | $1,853,099 | 655 | $2,829 | $39,205,217 |
| 22 | Jan 22, 2016 | Brooklyn | $1,720,675 | 962 | $1,789 | $27,584,996 |
| 23 | Mar 9, 2001 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $1,705,723 | 826 | $2,065 | $33,103,683 |
| 24 | Feb 8, 2002 | In the Bedroom | $1,694,211 | 737 | $2,299 | $19,291,142 |
| 25 | Jan 12, 1996 | Leaving Las Vegas | $1,652,002 | 167 | $9,892 | $5,109,312 |
| 26 | Feb 9, 2018 | Darkest Hour | $1,604,995 | 1,045 | $1,536 | $51,485,087 |
| 27 | Mar 1, 1996 | Sense and Sensibility | $1,603,174 | 958 | $1,673 | $34,634,466 |
| 28 | Mar 17, 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | $1,553,037 | 54 | $28,760 | $33,690,679 |
| 29 | Mar 6, 1998 | The Apostle | $1,512,756 | 747 | $2,025 | $13,231,775 |
| 30 | Mar 15, 2002 | Gosford Park | $1,450,159 | 856 | $1,694 | $35,531,979 |
| 31 | Mar 12, 2004 | Monster | $1,385,802 | 1,012 | $1,369 | $32,112,739 |
| 32 | Oct 31, 1997 | The Full Monty | $1,384,583 | 721 | $1,920 | $26,659,028 |
| 33 | Feb 5, 1999 | Waking Ned Devine | $1,340,020 | 540 | $2,482 | $18,590,457 |
| 34 | Mar 15, 2002 | Monster's Ball | $1,333,960 | 609 | $2,190 | $17,528,865 |
| 35 | Feb 18, 2011 | Black Swan | $1,327,788 | 656 | $2,024 | $101,536,863 |
| 36 | Feb 3, 2017 | Manchester by the Sea | $1,326,341 | 974 | $1,362 | $43,801,154 |
| 37 | Mar 14, 2003 | The Pianist | $1,303,069 | 574 | $2,270 | $18,630,180 |
| 38 | Jan 22, 2016 | Spotlight | $1,273,626 | 1,030 | $1,237 | $32,902,971 |
| 39 | Jan 23, 2015 | The Theory of Everything | $1,262,967 | 858 | $1,472 | $29,055,497 |
| 40 | Mar 14, 2003 | The Hours | $1,250,613 | 814 | $1,536 | $37,294,195 |
| 41 | Mar 15, 1996 | Dead Man Walking | $1,211,581 | 766 | $1,582 | $28,299,423 |
| 42 | Feb 22, 2008 | Atonement | $1,204,022 | 755 | $1,595 | $49,391,133 |
| 43 | Jan 19, 2018 | Lady Bird | $1,194,401 | 675 | $1,769 | $39,053,636 |
| 44 | Jan 31, 2014 | Nebraska | $1,142,673 | 875 | $1,306 | $13,659,571 |
| 45 | Jan 18, 2002 | Le Fabuleux destin d\'Amélie Poulain | $1,095,543 | 298 | $3,676 | $21,127,194 |
| 46 | Jun 1, 2001 | Memento | $1,090,562 | 479 | $2,277 | $16,051,557 |
| 47 | May 30, 2003 | Bend it Like Beckham | $1,074,148 | 491 | $2,188 | $19,203,593 |
| 48 | Feb 7, 1997 | Shine | $1,030,587 | 314 | $3,282 | $15,992,423 |
| 49 | Feb 24, 2006 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | $1,001,298 | 504 | $1,987 | $7,140,655 |
| 50 | Jun 10, 2016 | The Lobster | $994,949 | 560 | $1,777 | $5,665,284 |
| 51 | Aug 5, 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $981,867 | 399 | $2,461 | $48,486,541 |
| 52 | Jan 17, 2014 | Dallas Buyers Club | $941,207 | 419 | $2,246 | $17,813,220 |
| 53 | Jan 8, 1999 | La vita è bella | $904,692 | 228 | $3,968 | $12,758,122 |
| 54 | Feb 13, 2009 | Milk | $878,057 | 387 | $2,269 | $26,542,976 |
| 55 | Oct 13, 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | $872,422 | 505 | $1,728 | $56,362,905 |
| 56 | Jan 2, 2015 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of … | $860,582 | 282 | $3,052 | $25,424,568 |
| 57 | Feb 23, 2001 | Snatch | $855,247 | 402 | $2,127 | $28,723,512 |
| 58 | Feb 7, 2014 | Philomena | $797,653 | 504 | $1,583 | $28,672,575 |
| 59 | Feb 13, 2004 | In America | $796,833 | 334 | $2,386 | $12,263,556 |
| 60 | Feb 13, 2004 | Les Triplettes de Belleville | $771,436 | 463 | $1,666 | $3,457,005 |
| 61 | Jul 25, 2014 | Chef | $763,624 | 405 | $1,885 | $27,262,926 |
| 62 | Mar 18, 2016 | Anomalisa | $760,451 | 573 | $1,327 | $3,445,135 |
| 63 | Mar 6, 2009 | The Wrestler | $744,172 | 677 | $1,099 | $24,711,985 |
| 64 | Feb 21, 2020 | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | $693,218 | 130 | $5,332 | $1,428,332 |
| 65 | Mar 11, 2005 | Hotel Rwanda | $678,012 | 485 | $1,398 | $21,761,845 |
| 66 | Feb 9, 2018 | Call Me by Your Name | $675,269 | 475 | $1,422 | $13,937,405 |
| 67 | Mar 2, 2001 | Pollock | $667,160 | 104 | $6,415 | $1,735,842 |
| 68 | May 23, 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | $657,051 | 360 | $1,825 | $56,589,497 |
| 69 | Feb 20, 2009 | Frost/Nixon | $653,580 | 381 | $1,715 | $17,386,586 |
| 70 | Mar 3, 2006 | Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada | $651,997 | 356 | $1,831 | $2,833,279 |
| 71 | Aug 10, 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | $614,394 | 447 | $1,374 | $42,074,792 |
| 72 | Aug 22, 2003 | Whale Rider | $612,495 | 338 | $1,812 | $15,049,989 |
| 73 | Feb 17, 2006 | Transamerica | $605,445 | 158 | $3,832 | $3,655,820 |
| 74 | Feb 23, 2018 | I, Tonya | $582,853 | 423 | $1,378 | $28,096,626 |
| 75 | Mar 1, 2002 | Iris | $580,777 | 120 | $4,840 | $1,667,573 |
| 76 | Feb 23, 2024 | Poor Things | $575,451 | 540 | $1,066 | $32,908,216 |
| 77 | Feb 21, 2003 | Adaptation | $575,083 | 390 | $1,475 | $19,427,398 |
| 78 | Dec 27, 2019 | Parasite (기생충) | $569,267 | 170 | $3,349 | $22,344,939 |
| 79 | Jan 22, 1999 | Elizabeth | $561,256 | 378 | $1,485 | $19,603,529 |
| 80 | Nov 28, 2003 | Lost in Translation | $544,363 | 177 | $3,075 | $28,901,949 |
| 81 | May 10, 2002 | Monsoon Wedding | $543,361 | 253 | $2,148 | $9,773,820 |
| 82 | May 24, 1996 | Fargo | $542,633 | 272 | $1,995 | $21,723,440 |
| 83 | Feb 7, 2003 | The Quiet American | $538,321 | 44 | $12,235 | $1,290,702 |
| 84 | Jan 19, 2007 | Volver | $535,947 | 147 | $3,646 | $7,507,680 |
| 85 | Feb 6, 2004 | 21 Grams | $529,735 | 256 | $2,069 | $13,925,237 |
| 86 | Dec 6, 2019 | Promare | $525,543 | 612 | $859 | $1,944,175 |
| 87 | Oct 3, 1997 | Mrs. Brown | $522,456 | 432 | $1,209 | $6,859,173 |
| 88 | Jan 14, 2000 | Being John Malkovich | $509,722 | 218 | $2,338 | $19,744,510 |
| 89 | Sep 6, 1996 | Lone Star | $479,096 | 195 | $2,457 | $9,353,259 |
| 90 | Mar 16, 2012 | Jodaeiye Nader az Simin | $470,880 | 282 | $1,670 | $5,562,570 |
| 91 | Feb 27, 2004 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $464,648 | 238 | $1,952 | $9,298,540 |
| 92 | Mar 16, 2007 | El Laberinto del Fauno | $455,277 | 376 | $1,211 | $36,207,983 |
| 93 | Sep 1, 1995 | Il Postino | $454,206 | 121 | $3,754 | $6,548,891 |
| 94 | Mar 1, 2002 | The Royal Tenenbaums | $454,060 | 285 | $1,593 | $50,169,177 |
| 95 | Oct 15, 2004 | Garden State | $452,519 | 301 | $1,503 | $25,242,957 |
| 96 | Feb 24, 2006 | The World's Fastest Indian | $441,888 | 218 | $2,027 | $2,078,035 |
| 97 | Jul 4, 2003 | Winged Migration | $439,461 | 108 | $4,069 | $4,698,634 |
| 98 | Mar 5, 2004 | The Fog of War | $434,162 | 261 | $1,663 | $2,850,932 |
| 99 | Mar 16, 2012 | The Iron Lady | $426,486 | 456 | $935 | $28,615,757 |
| 100 | Dec 27, 2002 | Bowling for Columbine | $417,215 | 175 | $2,384 | $15,203,743 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
Note: the records on this page only consider movies that were initially released in less than 600 theaters and did not have any expansion of more than 1,000 theaters in one week. We only consider movies that were released in 1995 or later, and do not consider movies that only had an IMAX release.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.