5:00 AM PDT, July 4, 2011
Opened: 2003 Made: $44 million
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10. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
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Warner Bros.
Opened: 2003 Made: $44 million
9. Independence Day
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20th Century Fox
Opened: 1996 Made: $50.2 million
8. Men in Black
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Columbia Pictures
Opened: 1997 Made: $51 million
7. Men in Black II
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Sony
Opened: 2002 Made: $52.1 million
6. Superman Returns
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Warner Bros.
Opened: 2006 Made: $52.5 million
5. Hancock
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Columbia Pictures
Opened: 2008 Made: $63 million
4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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Summit Entertainment
Opened: 2010 Made: $65 million
3. War of the Worlds
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Amblin Entertainment
Opened: 2005 Made: $64.8 million
2. Transformers
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Paramount
Opened: 2007 Made: $70.5 million
1. Spider-Man 2
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Sony Pictures
Opened: 2004 Made: $88.2 million
Record July 4 Openings
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20th Century Fox
Many Americans are following a long held July 4 tradition by escaping the heat and heading for cool movie theaters on one of the biggest film weekends of the year. Check out these past flicks that blew up the box office just as fireworks were lighting up the night sky!