{"id":142938,"date":"2025-05-29T13:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=142938"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:07:59","slug":"top-5-movies-that-have-ruled-memorial-day-weekend-with-pirates-of-the-caribbean-top-gun-maverick-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-5-movies-that-have-ruled-memorial-day-weekend-with-pirates-of-the-caribbean-top-gun-maverick-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5: Movies that have ruled Memorial Day weekend, with Pirates of the Caribbean, Top Gun: Maverick, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Memorial Day<\/strong> weekend has always been a hot spot for Hollywood films. Movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End were all about the hype of the final saga. Other fan-favorite franchises like Jurassic Park, X-Men, and Indiana Jones also claimed their moments in the Memorial Day spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s count down the top 5 Memorial Day weekend earners of all time\u2014adjusted for inflation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) \u2013 $160M<\/strong><br \/>\nTom Cruise flew back into our hearts (popcorn buckets) with this long-awaited sequel. Maverick delivered nostalgia and stunts that kept theaters buzzing all weekend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/giXco2jaZ_4?si=kG-P_Pd5-Wb4HHT_\" title=\"Top Gun: Maverick | NEW Official Trailer (2022 Movie) - Tom Cruise\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giXco2jaZ_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) \u2013 $162M<\/strong><br \/>\nIndiana Jones\u2019 return had fans racing to theaters. Despite mixed reviews, Harrison Ford\u2019s whip-cracking comeback gave the box office a major boost.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WAdJf4wTC5Y?si=MPU-BxiUWHKhMdSO\" title=\"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAdJf4wTC5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) \u2013 $182.5M<\/strong><br \/>\nMutants took over Memorial Day in 2006. The third film in the X-Men series brought explosive action, fan-favorite characters, and big drama\u2014which clearly paid off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZQ0v5dXbw7M?si=3h8XbdFBP9DtWU20\" title=\"X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQ0v5dXbw7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) \u2013 $182.9M<\/strong><br \/>\nDinosaurs + Jeff Goldblum = a box office formula that never fails! This sequel roared into theaters and cashed in big with thrilling prehistoric chaos.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/500Fvom_GqM?si=59GnwNLnnLa60h4a\" title=\"The Tyrannosaurus Rex&#039;s Attack The Camp | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Science Fiction Station\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/500Fvom_GqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End (2007) \u2013 $194M<\/strong><br \/>\nThe ultimate Memorial Day champ. Johnny Depp and the crew delivered peak pirate drama, closing the trilogy with massive fan hype. It\u2019s still the king of the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HKSZtp_OGHY?si=XuBUuMDdGe2RI-UO\" title=\"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&#039;s End (2007) Official Trailer #1 - Johnny Depp Movie HD\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKSZtp_OGHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day weekend has always been a hot spot for Hollywood films. Movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End were all about the hype of the final saga. Other fan-favorite franchises like Jurassic Park, X-Men, and Indiana Jones also claimed their moments in the Memorial Day spotlight. Let\u2019s count down the top 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":142939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,1402,1399],"tags":[],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-list","9":"category-movies"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142938"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=142938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}