Hollywood's Highest Grossing Weekends of All-Time

By: Paul Toscano, Producer, CNBC.com | 30 Dec 2009 | 10:39 AM ET

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Highest Grossing Movie Weekends
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The highly anticipated blockbuster "Avatar" helped set records over the 2009 holiday weekend, generating $75.62 million in revenue, which contributed to the biggest total box office numbers in American history. Along with revenue from the newly released Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks, the weekend of December 25-27, 2009 exceeded $259 million for the top 12 films in theaters, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.In the wake of the record breaking weekend, BoxOfficeMojo compiled a list of the all-time highest grossing weekends for Hollywood films, which are typically summer or winter weekends with several highly anticipated releases hitting US theaters. The totals include the 12 highest grossing movies from each weekend, which represents a significant majority of total box office revenues in any given weekend.So, what are the highest grossing box office weekends of all-time? Click ahead to find out!By Paul ToscanoPosted 30 Dec 2009
10. May 4-6, 2007
Photo Courtesy: Sony/Columbia
Top 12 Gross: $181.32 millionTheaters: 28,224New Releases: 2Top 3 Movies:1. Spider-Man 3 - $151.11 million2. Disturbia - $5.84 million3. Fracture - $3.69 million
9. June 4-6, 2004
Photo Courtesy: Warner Brothers
Top 12 Gross: $182.74 millionTheaters: 23,755New Releases: 1Top 3 Movies:1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - $93.69 million2. Shrek 2 - $37.93 million3. The Day After Tomorrow - $27.87 million
8. May 28-30, 2004
Photo Courtesy: Dreamworks
Top 12 Gross: $185.64 millionTheaters: 24,973New Releases: 3Top 3 Movies:1. Shrek 2 - $72.17 million2. The Day After Tomorrow - $68.74 million3. Troy - $11.96 million
7. May 26-28, 2006
Photo Courtesy: Fox
Top 12 Gross: $188.41 millionTheaters: 25,424New Releases: 2Top 3 Movies:1. X-Men: The Last Stand - $102.75 million2. The Da Vinci Code - $34.03 million3. Over the Hedge - $27.06 million
6. June 26-28, 2009
Photo Courtesy: Paramount
Top 12 Gross: $192.89 millionTheaters: 29,907New Releases: 2Top 3 Movies:1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $108.97 million2. The Proposal - $18.58 million3. The Hangover - $17.02 million
5. May 25-27, 2007
Photo Courtesy: Buena Vista
Top 12 Gross: $199.22 millionTheaters: 22,023New Releases: 2Top 3 Movies:1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $114.73 million2. Shrek the Third - $53.04 million3. Spider-Man 3 - $14.34 million
4. July 7-9, 2006
Photo Courtesy: Buena Vista
Top 12 Gross: $209.88 millionTheaters: 28,080New Releases: 1Top 3 Movies:1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $135.63 million2. Superman Returns - $21.81 million3. The Devil Wears Prada - $15.01 million
3. November 20-22, 2009
Photo Courtesy: Summit Entertainment
Top 12 Gross: $250.01 millionTheaters: 27,050New Releases: 3Top 3 Movies:1. The Twilight Saga: The New Moon - $142.84 million2. The Blind Side - $34.12 million3. 2012 - $26.41 million
2. July 18-20, 2008
Photo Courtesy: Warner Brothers
Top 12 Gross: $253.59 millionTheaters: 32,822New Releases: 3Top 3 Movies:1. The Dark Knight - $158.41 million2. Mamma Mia! - $27.75 million3. Hancock - $14.04 million
1. December 25-27, 2009
Photo Courtesy: Fox
Top 12 Gross: $259.92 millionTheaters: 29,807New Releases: 4Top 3 Movies:1. Avatar - $75.62 million2. Sherlock Holmes - $62.39 million3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - $48.88 million

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