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Biggest 48th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 48th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
| ←Biggest 47th Weekend Limited Release | Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release→ |
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29, 2008 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $98,482 | 46 | $2,141 | $18,485,492 |
| 2 | Apr 2, 2004 | Les invasions barbares | $72,764 | 82 | $887 | $3,120,018 |
| 3 | Nov 24, 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | $60,900 | 30 | $2,030 | $60,114,681 |
| 4 | May 10, 1996 | Il Postino | $56,363 | 43 | $1,311 | $18,385,195 |
| 5 | Sep 17, 1999 | La vita è bella | $32,668 | 26 | $1,256 | $57,563,264 |
| 6 | Mar 14, 2003 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $20,903 | 74 | $282 | $241,406,779 |
| 7 | Feb 1, 2008 | Les Témoins | $14,800 | 3 | $4,933 | $14,800 |
| 8 | Apr 24, 2009 | Il Divo | $13,867 | 2 | $6,934 | $13,867 |
| 9 | Oct 20, 2006 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | $12,360 | 14 | $883 | $1,624,405 |
| 10 | May 10, 2002 | Lagaan | $10,736 | 2 | $5,368 | $11,719 |
| 11 | Dec 12, 2003 | Cidade de Deus | $10,168 | 5 | $2,034 | $4,765,728 |
| 12 | Jul 12, 2002 | Songs from the Second Floor | $9,365 | 1 | $9,365 | $40,483 |
| 13 | Jun 29, 2001 | I'm the One That I Want | $9,211 | 3 | $3,070 | $1,123,863 |
| 14 | Sep 28, 2018 | 1945 | $7,879 | 11 | $716 | $919,617 |
| 15 | May 27, 2016 | Chevalier | $5,968 | 3 | $1,989 | $5,968 |
| 16 | Nov 19, 2010 | Flickan som lekte med elden | $5,233 | 14 | $374 | $9,072,161 |
| 17 | Aug 17, 2001 | Left Luggage | $5,191 | 4 | $1,298 | $1,005,586 |
| 18 | Oct 9, 2009 | Fuel | $4,315 | 2 | $2,158 | $163,891 |
| 19 | Aug 26, 2005 | Therese | $4,074 | 4 | $1,019 | $2,480,026 |
| 20 | Aug 28, 2015 | Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönst… | $4,066 | 3 | $1,355 | $1,076,672 |
| 21 | Sep 16, 2005 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $3,864 | 2 | $1,932 | $358,564 |
| 22 | Mar 20, 2020 | Phoenix, Oregon | $3,842 | 17 | $226 | $22,198 |
| 23 | Apr 26, 2002 | Le pacte des loups | $3,535 | 7 | $505 | $10,925,773 |
| 24 | Nov 26, 2004 | Postmen in the Mountains | $2,800 | 3 | $933 | $80,843 |
| 25 | Apr 26, 2013 | 5 Broken Cameras | $2,785 | 1 | $2,785 | $106,902 |
| 26 | Feb 22, 2002 | Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef | $2,723 | 2 | $1,362 | $2,430,717 |
| 27 | Feb 8, 2002 | Gabriela | $2,566 | 2 | $1,283 | $2,329,339 |
| 28 | Mar 27, 2015 | Ida | $2,538 | 4 | $635 | $3,819,928 |
| 29 | Oct 22, 1999 | The Mirror | $2,219 | 1 | $2,219 | $56,157 |
| 30 | Aug 22, 2003 | Shanghai Ghetto | $2,062 | 2 | $1,031 | $698,216 |
| 31 | Oct 30, 1998 | Marius et Jeannette | $2,046 | 4 | $512 | $266,664 |
| 32 | May 9, 2008 | Irina Palm | $2,020 | 2 | $1,010 | $36,386 |
| 33 | Dec 19, 2008 | U2 3D | $1,847 | 1 | $1,847 | $9,647,929 |
| 34 | Mar 30, 2001 | The Basket | $1,826 | 2 | $913 | $603,259 |
| 35 | Mar 23, 2007 | L'armée des ombres | $1,739 | 3 | $580 | $730,311 |
| 36 | Sep 21, 2001 | Venus Beauty Institute | $1,479 | 1 | $1,479 | $416,464 |
| 37 | May 17, 2002 | Life and Debt | $1,347 | 2 | $674 | $251,842 |
| 38 | Jan 6, 2006 | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | $1,050 | 3 | $350 | $3,047,786 |
| 39 | Apr 4, 2003 | Hybrid | $946 | 1 | $946 | $156,848 |
| 40 | Jun 12, 2009 | The Legend of God's Gun | $922 | 1 | $922 | $235,506 |
| 41 | Dec 25, 1998 | It’s in the Water | $876 | 1 | $876 | $129,780 |
| 42 | Sep 9, 2005 | Face | $861 | 1 | $861 | $103,430 |
| 43 | Jun 21, 2013 | Searching for Sugar Man | $684 | 2 | $342 | $3,687,511 |
| 44 | Oct 31, 2008 | The Singing Revolution | $657 | 2 | $329 | $391,137 |
| 45 | Mar 28, 2014 | Free the Mind | $636 | 1 | $636 | $157,077 |
| 46 | Sep 19, 2003 | Time Changer | $558 | 3 | $186 | $1,282,757 |
| 47 | Jun 6, 2003 | Last Dance | $530 | 1 | $530 | $14,781 |
| 48 | Nov 8, 2002 | Kandahar | $514 | 1 | $514 | $1,413,475 |
| 49 | May 17, 2024 | Make Me Famous | $504 | 1 | $504 | $50,042 |
| 50 | Apr 1, 2011 | Terkel i knibe | $500 | 1 | $500 | $34,188 |
| 51 | Sep 5, 2003 | Bowling for Columbine | $480 | 3 | $160 | $21,575,207 |
| 52 | Apr 2, 2004 | Le Papillon | $470 | 1 | $470 | $19,426 |
| 53 | Aug 26, 2011 | Nine Nation Animation | $466 | 1 | $466 | $37,528 |
| 54 | Jul 28, 2000 | West Beirut | $431 | 1 | $431 | $315,239 |
| 55 | Oct 22, 2010 | L'Argent de poche | $353 | 1 | $353 | $33,013 |
| 56 | May 9, 2014 | 20 Feet From Stardom | $250 | 1 | $250 | $4,945,139 |
| 57 | Oct 26, 2001 | Aïe | $228 | 1 | $228 | $8,517 |
| 58 | Aug 6, 2010 | Crude | $115 | 2 | $58 | $169,796 |
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.