Every Major Holiday’s Highest-Grossing Movie

Special Report

December 25, 2021 8:00 am

Source: Courtesy of American Broadcasting Company

Memorial Day
> Top grossing movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
> Opening weekend: $156.3 million
> Box office total: $309.4 million
> Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Independence Day
> Top grossing movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
> Opening weekend: $194 million
> Box office total: $423.3 million
> Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport

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Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Labor Day
> Top grossing movie: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
> Opening weekend: $75.4 million
> Box office total: $224.5 million
> Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ben Kingsley

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing

Columbus Day
> Top grossing movie: Venom (2018)
> Opening weekend: $80.2 million
> Box office total: $213.5 million
> Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate

Halloween
> Top grossing movie: Saw 3D (Saw: The Final Chapter) (2010)
> Opening weekend: $24.2 million
> Box office total: $45.7 million
> Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Cary Elwes

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