The following is a list of

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s with the most weekends as number one at the

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in the United States and Canada. Films with at least four weekends at number one are listed. They must have been released in 1982 or later to qualify. This limit is in the ''

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'' source. '' On Golden Pond'' is included with a wide release in 1982 after a

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in December 1981. Ties are broken by total domestic box office without adjusting for inflation. ''

E.T. ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dub ...

'' sits atop with 16 weeks at number one (31% of a year). The largest number of films in a year is six in

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and

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. Six

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have multiple films on the list: *

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: '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...

'' (2018), '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' (2021), '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), and '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022) * Avatar: '' Avatar'' (2009) and '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022) * Middle-earth: '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) and '' The Return of the King'' (2003) * Police Academy: '' Police Academy'' (1984) and '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'' (1985) *

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

: '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983) and '' The Force Awakens'' (2015) * The Hunger Games: '' The Hunger Games'' (2012) and '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'' (2015)

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