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Biggest 50th Weekend at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies
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This chart contains figures for the biggest 50th Weekends at the Domestic Box Office for Limited Release Movies.
| ←Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release | Biggest 51st Weekend Limited Release→ |
| Rank | Date | Movie | Gross | Theaters | Per Theater |
Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 24, 1996 | Il Postino | $387,612 | 356 | $1,089 | $18,865,332 |
| 2 | Sep 12, 2008 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $60,265 | 45 | $1,339 | $18,866,633 |
| 3 | Dec 8, 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | $40,035 | 30 | $1,335 | $60,273,630 |
| 4 | Aug 29, 2003 | Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) | $38,425 | 18 | $2,135 | $10,045,816 |
| 5 | Apr 16, 2004 | Les invasions barbares | $21,729 | 35 | $621 | $3,247,256 |
| 6 | May 8, 2009 | Il Divo | $21,713 | 5 | $4,343 | $86,535 |
| 7 | Feb 15, 2008 | Les Témoins | $13,345 | 6 | $2,224 | $46,732 |
| 8 | Oct 31, 2003 | The Bread, My Sweet | $11,704 | 6 | $1,951 | $877,090 |
| 9 | Sep 7, 2001 | Barenaked in America | $11,464 | 4 | $2,866 | |
| 10 | Jan 2, 2009 | U2 3D | $10,826 | 4 | $2,707 | $9,674,438 |
| 11 | Nov 3, 2006 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | $9,634 | 9 | $1,070 | $1,657,031 |
| 12 | May 24, 2002 | Lagaan | $8,568 | 3 | $2,856 | $44,562 |
| 13 | May 16, 2003 | 30 Years to Life | $8,223 | 6 | $1,371 | $39,566 |
| 14 | Oct 12, 2018 | 1945 | $7,752 | 10 | $775 | $942,244 |
| 15 | Sep 9, 2005 | Therese | $6,878 | 4 | $1,720 | $2,491,673 |
| 16 | Oct 1, 1999 | La vita è bella | $6,216 | 12 | $518 | $57,598,247 |
| 17 | Jul 13, 2001 | I'm the One That I Want | $6,024 | 2 | $3,012 | $1,143,515 |
| 18 | Mar 28, 2003 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $5,587 | 21 | $266 | $241,433,282 |
| 19 | Dec 10, 2004 | Postmen in the Mountains | $4,720 | 3 | $1,573 | $98,650 |
| 20 | Dec 26, 2003 | Cidade de Deus | $4,362 | 4 | $1,091 | $4,782,356 |
| 21 | Oct 4, 2002 | Trembling Before G-D | $3,792 | 2 | $1,896 | $763,755 |
| 22 | Aug 31, 2001 | Left Luggage | $3,563 | 2 | $1,782 | $1,014,655 |
| 23 | Jun 10, 2016 | Chevalier | $3,465 | 7 | $495 | $20,025 |
| 24 | Apr 3, 2020 | Phoenix, Oregon | $2,903 | 27 | $108 | $28,670 |
| 25 | Jul 26, 2002 | Songs from the Second Floor | $2,772 | 1 | $2,772 | $54,073 |
| 26 | Sep 30, 2005 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $2,465 | 1 | $2,465 | $367,635 |
| 27 | Oct 31, 2003 | O Fantasma | $1,971 | 1 | $1,971 | $124,053 |
| 28 | Nov 14, 2008 | The Singing Revolution | $1,673 | 3 | $558 | $392,943 |
| 29 | Feb 22, 2002 | Gabriela | $1,195 | 2 | $598 | $2,334,720 |
| 30 | Oct 23, 2009 | Fuel | $1,134 | 2 | $567 | $172,658 |
| 31 | May 14, 2004 | The Weather Underground | $1,100 | 1 | $1,100 | $559,293 |
| 32 | Dec 3, 2010 | Flickan som lekte med elden | $844 | 4 | $211 | $9,076,206 |
| 33 | Aug 12, 2011 | My Dog Tulip | $835 | 1 | $835 | $246,574 |
| 34 | May 31, 2002 | Life and Debt | $788 | 1 | $788 | $254,885 |
| 35 | Sep 9, 2011 | Nine Nation Animation | $663 | 2 | $332 | $38,191 |
| 36 | Jul 19, 2013 | Searching for Sugar Man | $648 | 1 | $648 | $3,691,668 |
| 37 | Oct 10, 2008 | Bushi no ichibun | $466 | 1 | $466 | $59,104 |
| 38 | Apr 10, 2015 | Ida | $461 | 3 | $154 | $3,823,505 |
| 39 | Nov 23, 2007 | El Topo | $400 | 1 | $400 | $76,097 |
| 40 | May 23, 2014 | 20 Feet From Stardom | $332 | 2 | $166 | $4,945,604 |
| 41 | Mar 14, 2003 | Komediant | $292 | 1 | $292 | $119,377 |
| 42 | May 23, 2008 | Irina Palm | $265 | 2 | $133 | $41,882 |
| 43 | Nov 13, 1998 | Marius et Jeannette | $218 | 1 | $218 | $269,779 |
| 44 | Mar 27, 2020 | Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice… | $192 | 1 | $192 | $115,684 |
| 45 | Jun 26, 2009 | The Legend of God's Gun | $181 | 1 | $181 | $236,580 |
| 46 | Nov 22, 2002 | The Other Side of Heaven | $54 | 1 | $54 | $4,720,112 |
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.