List of films with the most weekends at number one

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The following is a list of films with the most weekends as number one at the box office in the United States and Canada.

Films with at least four weekends at number one are listed. They must have been released in 1982 or later to qualify. This limit is in the Box Office Mojo source.[1] On Golden Pond is included with a wide release in 1982 after a limited release in December 1981.

Ties are broken by total domestic box office without adjusting for inflation. The list goes up to the weekend of October 18–20, 2019. E.T. sits atop with 16 weeks at number one (31% of a year). The largest number of films in a year is six in 1986 and 1992.

Six franchises have two films on the list:

  • Marvel Cinematic Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Black Panther (2018)
  • Middle-earth: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King (2003)
  • Police Academy: Police Academy (1984) and Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
  • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) and The Force Awakens (2015)
  • The Hunger Games: The Hunger Games (2012) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
Rank Film Weekends at
number one 		Year Ref
1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 16 1982 [1]
2 Titanic 15 1997
3 Beverly Hills Cop 14 1984
4 Tootsie 1982
5 Home Alone 12 1990
6 Back to the Future 11 1985
7 Ghostbusters 10 1984
8 Crocodile Dundee 9 1986
9 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987
10 Fatal Attraction 8 1987
11 Porky's 1982
12 Avatar 7 2009
13 On Golden Pond 1981
14 Return of the Jedi 6 1983
15 The Fugitive 1993
16 Rain Man 1988
17 Rocky IV 1985
18 Terms of Endearment 1983
19 Forrest Gump 5 1994
20 Black Panther 2018
21 The Sixth Sense 1999
22 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993
23 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
24 Three Men and a Baby 1987
25 Look Who's Talking 1989
26 The Silence of the Lambs 1991
27 Wayne's World 1992
28 Basic Instinct 1992
29 Police Academy 1984
30 The Golden Child 1986
31 Mr. Mom 1983
32 The Secret of My Success 1987
33 Stakeout 1987
34 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4 2015
35 The Dark Knight 2008
36 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
37 The Passion of the Christ 2004
38 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
39 Aladdin 1992
40 Ghost 1990
41 The Hunger Games 2012
42 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
43 Saving Private Ryan 1998
44 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017
45 Toy Story 1995
46 Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985
47 Pretty Woman 1990
48 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
49 Furious 7 2015
50 Apollo 13 1995
51 Platoon 1986
52 A Few Good Men 1992
53 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2015
53 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990
55 The Karate Kid Part II 1986
56 Meet the Parents 2000
57 Dumb and Dumber 1994
58 Hook 1991
59 The Birdcage 1996
60 Twins 1988
61 The Martian 2015
62 Indecent Proposal 1993
63 Driving Miss Daisy 1989
64 Seven 1995
65 Aliens 1986
66 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992
67 Under Siege 1992
68 Beetlejuice 1988
69 Never Say Never Again 1983
70 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994
71 Uncle Buck 1989
72 Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986
73 Hot Shots! 1991
74 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985
75 Legends of the Fall 1994
76 Tightrope 1984

See also[]

  • Lists of box office number-one films
  • List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Best ranking movies by Weekend Rank, 1982-Present". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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