Top Weekend Blockbusters

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With the release of Batman 'Dark Knight Rises' film last weekend, everybody anticipated that it will top $200 million mark for weekend opener. But it didn't and total weekend earnings was $160.9 million.

So far only one movie (#1) have made it pass $200 million mark--as we count down top 20 highest opening weekend $ earners.

Ranked accordingly:

20. 'X-Men: The Last Stand'
Opening Weekend: $102,750,665
Total Gross: $234,362,462

19. 'Shrek 2'
Opening Weekend: $108,037,878
Total Gross: $441,226,247

18. 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'
Opening Weekend: $108,435,841
Total Gross: $380,270,577

17. 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'
Opening Weekend: $108,966,307
Total Gross: $402,111,870

16. 'Toy Story 3'
Opening Weekend: $110,307,189
Total Gross: $415,004,880

15. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'
Opening Weekend: $114,732,820
Total Gross: $309,420,425

14. 'Spider-Man'
Opening Weekend: $114,844,116
Total Gross: $403,706,375

13. 'Alice in Wonderland'
Opening Weekend: $116,101,023
Total Gross: $334,191,110

12. 'Shrek the Third'
Opening Weekend: $121,629,270
Total Gross: $322,719,944

11. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1'
Opening Weekend: $125,017,372
Total Gross: $295,983,305

10. 'Iron Man 2'
Opening Weekend: $128,122,480
Total Gross: $312,433,331


9. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Opening Weekend: $135,634,554
Total Gross: $423,315,812


8. 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1'
Opening Weekend: $138,122,261
Total Gross: $281,287,133


7. 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
Opening Weekend: $142,839,137
Total gate: $296,623,634


6. 'Spider-Man 3'
Opening Weekend: $151,116,516
Total Gross: $336,530,303


5. 'The Hunger Games'
Opening Weekend: $152,535,747
Total Gross: $404,875,000


4. 'The Dark Knight'
Opening Weekend: $158,411,483
Total Gross: $533,345,358


3. 'Dark Knight Rises'
Opening Weekend: $160.9 million
Total Gross: N/A


2. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'
Opening Weekend: $169,189,427
Total Gross: $381,011,219


1. 'Marvel's The Avengers'
Opening Weekend: $207,438,708
Total Gross: $613,548,000


The 30 Top Weekend Blockbusters of All Time - MSN Movies