There's no official list that I know of for Midnight numbers, probably because they're so sketchy already and haven't been closely watched until recently. But I'm gonna change that! Here's a list with as many numbers as I could find from Box Office Mojo alone:
MIDNIGHTS1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (7/15/11) -
$43.5 million (3,800 theaters/$11,447)
2. The Dark Knight Rises (7/20/12) -
$30.6 million (3,825/$8,000)
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (11/18/11) -
$30.25 million (3,521/$8,591)
4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (6/30/10) -
$30.1 million (4,000+/$7,525)
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (11/18/09) -
$26.27 million (3,514/$7475)
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (11/17/10) -
$24 million (3,700/$6486)
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (7/15/09) -
$22.2 million (3,003/$7,392)
8. The Hunger Games (3/23/12) -
$19.735 million (2,565/$7,693)
9. The Avengers (5/4/2012) -
$18.7 million (2,500/$7,480)
10. The Dark Knight (7/18/08) -
$18.5 million (3,040/$6085)
11. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (5/19/05) -
$16.9 milllion (2,900/$5,828)
12. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (6/24/09) -
$16.8 million (3,000/$5,600)
13. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12/14/12) -
$12.4 million (3,100/$4,000)
14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (7/10/07) -
$12 million15. The Hangover Part II (5/26/11) -
$10.4 million (2,600/$4000)
16. Spider-Man 3 (5/4/07) - approx.
$10 millionPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (7/7/06) -
$9 million (2,100/$4,285)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (12/12/13) -
$8.8 millionParanormal Activity 3 (10/22/11) -
$8 million (2,200)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (12/17/03) -
$8 million (2,100)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (6/29/11) -
$8 million (2,800)
Iron Man 2 (5/7/10) -
$7.5 million (2,700)
The Amazing Spider-Man (7/2/12) -
$7.5 millionTwilight (11/19/08) -
$7+ millionSpider-Man (5/3/02) -
$7 millionParanormal Activity 2 (10/22/10) -
$6.3 million (1,800)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (11/18/05) -
$6.3 millionStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (5/16/02) -
$6.2 million (1,400)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (5/19/99) -
$6-8 million*X-Men: The Last Stand (5/25/06) -
$5.9 millionSpider-Man 2 (6/30/04) -
$5 million (2,000)
Wolverine (5/1/09) - nearly
$5 million (2,000)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (5/20/11) -
$4.7 million (2,210)
Watchmen (3/6/09) -
$4.55 million (1,595)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (5/22/08) -
$4.5 millionCaptain America: The First Avenger (7/22/11) -
$4 million (2,000)
Toy Story 3 (6/18/10) -
$4 million (1,500)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (12/18/02) -
$4 millionThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (12/19/01) -
$4 millionFast Five (4/29/11) -
$3.8 millionPrometheus (6/8/12) -
$3.56 million (1,368)
Avatar (12/18/09) -
$3.537 million (2,000)
TRON: Legacy (12/17/10) -
$3.5 millionX-Men: First Class (6/3/11) -
$3.37 millionGreen Lantern (6/17/11) -
$3.35 million (1,810)
Thor (5/6/11) -
$3.3 million (1,800)
Inception (7/16/10) -
$3 millionSex and the City 2 (5/27/10) -
$3 millionTerminator: Salvation (5/21/09) -
$3 millionPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End -
$3 million (Had 8:00 Thursday showings)
The Last Airbender (7/1/10) -
$3 millionTed (6/29/12) -
$2.625 million (1,090)
Jackass 3D (10/15/10) -
$2.5 millionSex and the City (5/30/08) -
$2.5 million300 (3/9/07) -
$2.5 million (656)
Skyfall (11/9/12) -
$2.4 millionMagic Mike (6/29/12) -
$2.05 million (1,100)
The Devil Inside (1/6/12) -
$2 million (1,400)
Fast and Furious (4/3/09) -
$1.8 millionSaw 3D (10/29/10) -
$1.7 millionA Nightmare on Elm Street (4/30/10) -
$1.6 millionClash of the Titans (4/2/10) -
$1.6 milionBruno (7/10/09) -
$1.6 million (Nearly 700)
MIB3 (5/25/12) -
$1.55 million (2,233)
Taken 2 (10/5/12) -
$1.5 millionImmortals (11/11/11) -
$1.4 million (900)
Snow White and the Huntsman (6/1/12) -
$1.383 million (1,092)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (8/5/11) -
$1.254 million (1,124)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12/16/11) -
$1.25 millionProject X (3/2/12) -
$1.15 million (1,003)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (12/16/11) -
$1.1 million (425)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (3D) (2/10/12)-
$1.1 millionThe Hangover (6/5/09) -
$1 million (760)
2012 (11/13/09) -
$1 millionWrath of the Titans (3/30/12) -
$1 millionThe Last Exorcism (8/27/10) -
$750,000Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (6/22/12) -
$701,261Cowboys and Aliens (7/29/11) -
$700,000 (1,200)
Battle: Los Angeles (3/11/11) -
$700,000The Vow (2/10/12) -
$700,000Resident Evil: Retribution (9/14/12) -
$665,000American Reunion (4/6/12) -
$660,000The Dictator (5/16/12) -
$650,000The Green Hornet (1/14/11) -
$550,000 (700)
Think Like a Man (4/23/12) -
$550,000Dark Shadows (5/11/12) -
$550,000Safe House (2/10/12) -
$543,000 (1,034)
Super 8 (6/10/11) -
$500,000 (1,200)
Battleship (5/18/12) -
$420,000IMAX Previews/Midnights1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II (7/15/11) -
$2 million2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I (11/18/10) -
$1.4 million (238)
3. Transformers: Age of Extinction (9PM, 6/26/14) -
$1.4 million3. The Avengers (5/4/12) -
$1.31 million (273)
4. The Hunger Games (3/23/12) -
$1.3 million (269)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man (7/2/12) -
$1.2 million (300)
6. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (6/30/10) -
$1+ million (192)
7. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (6/24/09) -
$959,000Early PreviewsThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part II (11/16/12) -
$30.4 millionAvengers: Age of Ultron (4/30/15) - $27.6 millionThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (11/21/13) -
$25.3 millionJurassic World (6/11/15) -
$18.5 millionThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (11/21/14) -
$17 millionFurious 7 (4/2/15) -
$15.8 millionIron Man 3 (8PM, 5/2/13) - $15.6 million
Man of Steel (6/13/13) -
$12 million from Wal-Mart showings (+$9 million midnights)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (12/17/14) -
$11.2 millionGuardians of the Galaxy (7PM, 7/31/14) -
$11.2 millionCaptain America: The Winter Soldier (8PM, 4/3/14) -
$10.2 millionGodzilla (7PM, 5/15/14) -
$9.3 million (3,400)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (9PM, 6/26/14) -
$8.75 millionThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7PM, 5/1/14) -
$8.7 millionFifty Shades of Grey (8PM, 2/12/15) -
$8.6 millionThe Fault in Our Stars - (6/5/14) -
$8.2 millionX-Men: Days of Future Past (10PM, 5/22/14) -
$8.1 million (2,900)
Thor: The Dark World (8PM, 11/7/13) - $7.1 million
Fast & Furious 6 (5/23/13) -
$6.5 millionAnt-Man (7/16/15) -
$6.4 millionMinions (6PM, 7/9/15) -
$6.2 million22 Jump Street (7PM, 6/12/14) -
$5.5 million (2,746)
American Sniper (1/16/15) -
$5.3 millionStraight Outta Compton (8/13/15) -
$4.96 millionDivergent (3/20/14) -
$4.9 millionDespicable Me 2 (7/2/13) -
$4.7 millionTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/8/14) -
$4.6 millionPitch Perfect 2 (5/14/15) -
$4.6 millionParanormal Activity 4 (10/19/12) -
$4.5 millionMaleficent (5/29/14) -
$4.2 million (3,000+)
Divergent Series: Insurgent (3/20/15) -
$4.1 millionThe Wolverine (10PM, 7/25/13) - $4 million
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (10PM, 7/10/14) -
$4.1 millionMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (7/30/15) -
$4 millionMad Max: Fury Road (7PM, 5/14/15) -
$3.7 millionInside Out (7PM, 6/18/15) -
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-inside-leaps-37m-803585World War Z (7PM, 6/20/13) -
$3.6 millionPacific Rim (7/11/13) - $3.6 million
Interstellar (11/7/14) - $3.5 million
The Purge (6/6/13) -
$3.4 millionThe Conjuring (7/18/13) -
$3.31 million300: Rise of an Empire (3/6/14) -
$3.3 millionThe Great Gatsby (5/9/13) -
$3.25 millionSan Andreas (5/28/15) -
$3.1 millionLucy (7/24/14) -
$2.75 millionFantastic Four (8/6/15) -
$2.7 millionMonsters University (6/20/13) -
$2.6 millionThe Purge: Anarchy (7/17/14) -
$2.6 million (2,194)
Ted 2 (6/25/15) -
$2.6 millionNeighbors (8PM, 5/8/14) -
$2.56 millionMagic Mike XXL (7PM, 6/30/15) -
$2.4 millionCinderella (7PM, 3/13/15) -
$2.3 millionGrown Ups 2 (7/11/13) -
$2.3 millionAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues (12/17/13) -
$2.3 millionTerminator: Genisys (7PM, 6/30/15) -
$2.3 millionG.I. Joe Retaliation (3/27/13) - $2.2 million
Hercules (7/24/14) -
$2.1 millionAnnabelle (10/3/14) -
$2.1 millionOz The Great and Powerful (3/7/13) - $2 million
The Lone Ranger (7/2/13) -
$2 millionHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (6/12/14) -
$2 millionEntourage (6/2/15) -
$2 millionPaper Towns (7/23/15) -
$2 millionTrainwreck (7/16/15) -
$1.8 millionGet Hard (3/27/15) -
$1.8 millionEdge of Tomorrow (5/5/14) -
$1.8 millionEvil Dead (10PM, 4/3/13) - $1.8 million
Think Like a Man Too (7PM, 6/19/14) -
$1.8 millionNoah (3/27/14) -
$1.6 millionDumb and Dumber To (11/14/14) -
$1.6 millionTaken 3 (1/9/15) -
$1.6 millionInsidious: Chapter 3 (6/4/15) -
$1.55 millionNow You See Me (5/30/13) - $1.5 million
Spy (6/4/15, 5PM) -
$1.5 millionPixels (7/23/15) -
$1.5 millionJackass: Bad Grandpa (10PM, 10/24/13): $1.4 million
Ender's Game (8PM?, 10/31/13) - $1.4 million
Gravity (10PM, 10/3/13) -
$1.4 millionBig Hero 6 (11/7/14) -
$1.4 millionKingsman: The Secret Service (2/13/15) -
$1.4 millionPoltergeist (5/21/15) -
$1.4 million[/url (2,500)
White House Down (6/27/13) - [url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3696&p=.htm]$1.35 millionGone Girl (10/3/14) -
$1.25 millionFrozen (11/27/13) - 1.2 million
Son of God (2/27/14) -
$1.2 millionSouthpaw (7/23/15) -
$1.2 millionVacation (7/28/15) -
$1.2 millionTexas Chainsaw Massacre (10PM, 1/3/13) - $1.15 million
Oblivion (4/18/13) - $1.1 million
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (7/2/13) -
$1.1 millionAmerican Hustle (12/19/13) -
$1.1 millionNeed for Speed (3/13/14) -
$1.1 millionSex Tape (7/17/14) -
$1.1 millionJupiter Ascending (2/6/15) - $1 million
The Heat (6/27/13) -
$1 millionAfter Earth (5/30/13) - $1 million
Sinister (10/12/12) -
$1 millionChappie (3/6/15) -
$750,000Non-Stop (2/27/14) -
$720,000The Best Man Holiday (11/14/13) -
$689,000