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Weekly Box Office

May 18-24, 2012

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TWLWTitle (Click to view)StudioWeekly Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $74,663,373 -43.4% 4,249 -100 $17,572 $476,684,788 $220 3
2 N Battleship Uni. $33,505,345 - 3,690 - $9,080 $33,505,345 $209 1
3 4 The Dictator Par. $24,807,023 +252.3% 3,008 +5 $8,247 $31,848,104 $65 1
4 2 Dark Shadows WB $17,344,475 -54.5% 3,755 - $4,619 $55,482,896 $150 2
5 N What to Expect When You're Expecting LGF $15,021,248 - 3,021 - $4,972 $15,021,248 $40 1
6 9 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $5,206,055 +32.6% 354 +176 $14,706 $10,203,496 $10 3
7 5 The Hunger Games LGF $4,377,675 -28.6% 2,064 -467 $2,121 $393,008,785 $78 9
8 3 Think Like a Man SGem $3,684,030 -51.3% 1,722 -330 $2,139 $86,871,941 $12 5
9 6 The Lucky One WB $2,556,658 -53.3% 2,005 -834 $1,275 $57,712,833 - 5
10 8 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $2,292,800 -42.8% 1,840 -1,239 $1,246 $26,204,304 $55 4
11 7 The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $1,662,650 -64.5% 1,175 -1,394 $1,415 $27,655,285 $30 4
12 22 Bernie MNE $718,670 +129.9% 95 +59 $7,565 $1,351,806 - 4
13 27 Wrath of the Titans WB $651,413 +142.4% 360 +95 $1,809 $82,695,376 $150 8
14 20 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $631,040 +10.1% 379 -76 $1,665 $210,363,770 $70 12
15 13 Girl in Progress LGF $600,259 -64.2% 322 - $1,864 $2,278,273 - 2
16 14 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $588,648 -57.6% 448 -581 $1,314 $40,758,721 - 6
17 15 The Three Stooges Fox $587,217 -55.5% 594 -822 $989 $41,981,354 $30 6
18 18 Mirror Mirror Rela. $570,835 -24.2% 407 -200 $1,403 $61,718,257 $85 8
19 16 21 Jump Street Sony $485,447 -45.1% 261 -328 $1,860 $135,842,727 $42 10
20 21 To the Arctic (IMAX) WB $455,864 +8.2% 49 - $9,303 $2,080,999 - 5
21 11 Safe (2012) LGF $441,180 -78.2% 503 -1,187 $877 $16,736,953 - 4
22 17 John Carter BV $437,234 -47.2% 349 - $1,253 $72,225,619 $250 11
23 10 Chimpanzee BV $403,055 -83.1% 895 -505 $450 $27,373,646 - 5
24 12 The Raven Rela. $366,354 -81.3% 432 -1,456 $848 $15,675,490 $26 4
25 19 American Reunion Uni. $361,055 -41.1% 290 -231 $1,245 $56,592,105 $50 7
26 N Crooked Arrows BPE $319,453 - 55 - $5,808 $319,453 - 1
27 23 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $281,059 -8.5% 245 -15 $1,147 $102,933,493 $79 15
28 24 Bully (PG-13) Wein. $224,497 -25.4% 204 -59 $1,100 $2,975,271 - 6
29 25 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen CBS $154,599 -43.4% 134 -66 $1,154 $8,780,836 - 11
30 31 Born to Be Wild (IMAX) WB $154,372 +13.4% 34 - $4,540 $19,014,117 - 59
31 33 Headhunters Magn. $143,726 +11.5% 39 +15 $3,685 $445,824 - 4
32 32 First Position IFC $142,625 +8.2% 41 +17 $3,479 $343,457 - 3
33 30 Monsieur Lazhar (U.S.-only) MBox $140,960 -26.8% 71 -12 $1,985 $1,336,606 - 6
34 34 Marley Magn. $130,616 +4.2% 55 -13 $2,375 $1,092,588 - 5
35 28 Lockout FD $123,396 -50.0% 191 -64 $646 $14,326,864 $20 6
36 35 Hubble 3D WB $119,621 +1.0% 20 +1 $5,981 $32,436,460 - 114
37 40 Darling Companion SPC $93,025 -3.6% 60 -4 $1,550 $453,835 - 5
38 29 Titanic 3D Par. $81,939 -64.2% 70 -87 $1,171 $57,767,591 $18 7
39 41 This Means War Fox $80,628 -13.1% 90 -42 $896 $54,692,770 $65 14
40 38 A Thousand Words P/DW $80,492 -22.0% 110 -14 $732 $18,398,118 $40 11
41 47 Act of Valor Rela. $68,792 +8.3% 96 -22 $717 $69,994,277 $12 13
42 37 Jiro Dreams of Sushi Magn. $67,505 -39.7% 41 -13 $1,646 $2,225,068 - 11
43 48 Under the Sea 3D WB $64,495 +1.5% 18 +4 $3,583 $30,055,365 - 171
44 53 Deadtime Noct. $58,856 +18.0% 16 -2 $3,679 $108,752 - 2
45 51 Flying Monsters NGE $57,061 +5.5% 18 - $3,170 $1,822,264 - 22
46 N Hysteria SPC $55,806 - 5 - $11,161 $55,806 - 1
- N Bill W. P124 $55,636 - 11 - $5,058 $55,636 - 1
47 43 Sound of My Voice FoxS $54,124 -38.2% 37 -9 $1,463 $272,940 - 4
48 39 Footnote SPC $49,124 -49.2% 52 -39 $945 $1,868,847 - 11
49 62 The Secret World of Arrietty BV $43,386 +16.9% 60 -28 $723 $19,154,655 - 14
50 26 The Artist Wein. $41,141 -84.9% 103 -648 $399 $44,563,750 $15 26
51 67 Where Do We Go Now? SPC $39,109 +61.9% 12 +9 $3,259 $63,267 - 2
52 95 Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story ICir $38,954 +679.2% 19 +17 $2,050 $54,919 - 3
53 55 Space Station 3-D (IMAX) Imax $37,956 -17.7% 7 +2 $5,422 $85,560,234 - 527
54 54 We Have a Pope IFC $37,033 -25.7% 20 -6 $1,852 $397,864 - 7
55 52 Kid With a Bike IFC $35,030 -33.6% 34 -26 $1,030 $1,331,223 - 10
56 73 Grand Illusion (2012 re-release) Rialto $34,592 +98.0% 3 +2 $11,531 $52,065 - 2
57 42 Damsels in Distress SPC $33,330 -62.6% 38 -74 $877 $812,700 - 7
- 61 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World 3D $32,153 -14.7% 12 - $2,679 $5,539,981 $5 104
58 N Mansome Pala. $30,993 - 20 - $1,550 $30,993 - 1
59 57 The Deep Blue Sea MBox $30,752 -30.3% 41 -4 $750 $1,048,428 - 9
60 63 Chronicle (2012) Fox $28,620 -20.8% 39 -12 $734 $64,551,779 $12 16
61 N Polisse IFC $28,369 - 3 - $9,456 $28,369 - 1
62 60 God Bless America Magn. $23,900 -43.4% 15 +1 $1,593 $66,095 - 2
63 66 The Raid: Redemption SPC $19,146 -27.2% 15 -1 $1,276 $4,072,676 - 9
64 64 October Baby (2012) Gold. $18,490 -41.7% 36 -15 $514 $5,129,288 - 9
65 59 Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day Code $17,560 -58.7% 17 -6 $1,033 $1,206,683 - 6
66 65 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Fox $17,315 -41.9% 40 -27 $433 $133,089,088 $75 23
67 69 Friends with Kids RAtt. $17,204 -22.3% 25 +15 $688 $7,232,759 - 11
68 56 The Perfect Family Vari. $16,974 -61.7% 12 -13 $1,415 $83,947 - 3
69 N Lovely Molly Imag. $16,555 - 5 - $3,311 $16,555 - 1
70 97 Elena Zeit. $14,950 +255.5% 1 - $14,950 $19,155 - 1
71 72 A Separation SPC $14,424 -21.6% 17 -7 $848 $7,069,814 - 21
72 75 Elles KL $12,755 -17.1% 6 -6 $2,126 $109,100 - 4
73 85 Deep Sea 3D (IMAX) WB $10,421 +43.7% 1 - $10,421 $44,612,611 - 325
74 81 Coriolanus Wein. $9,777 -2.9% 8 -3 $1,222 $754,302 - 18
75 44 The Road (2012) Free $9,729 -88.2% 10 -40 $973 $92,476 - 2
76 N Virginia EOne $9,553 - 5 - $1,911 $9,553 - 1
77 78 Gerhard Richter Painting KL $9,244 -20.5% 5 +2 $1,849 $182,097 - 10
78 N Beyond the Black Rainbow Magn. $8,852 - 2 - $4,426 $8,852 - 1
79 76 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale WGUSA $7,765 -44.4% 6 -4 $1,294 $133,758 $23 4
80 112 Red Tails Fox $7,707 +251.3% 3 -6 $2,569 $49,869,881 $58 18
81 84 Undefeated (2012) Wein. $6,842 -12.6% 9 -4 $760 $551,214 - 14
82 83 Otter 501 Pala. $6,832 -17.0% 4 +1 $1,708 $15,062 - 2
83 - Celine & Julie Go Boating (re-issue) NYer $6,556 - 1 - $6,556 $20,096 - 3
84 77 Boy (2012) PalUni $5,912 -49.2% 5 -1 $1,182 $243,085 - 12
85 N The Color Wheel APD/C $5,890 - 2 - $2,945 $5,890 - 1
86 - Once Upon a Time in Anatolia CGld $5,030 -12.6% 2 +1 $2,515 $125,223 - 20
87 74 I Wish Magn. $4,565 -73.1% 3 -2 $1,522 $21,510 - 2
88 100 Surviving Progress FRun $4,348 +23.3% 2 -1 $2,174 $33,250 - 7
89 - Here (2012) Strand $4,336 - 1 - $4,336 $24,774 - 6
90 89 Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview Magn. $3,851 -37.7% 11 -2 $350 $96,384 - 11
91 68 Last Call at the Oasis ATO $3,719 -83.8% 3 -3 $1,240 $42,423 - 3
92 86 This Binary Universe Indic. $3,598 -49.0% 1 -1 $3,598 $14,138 - 3
93 90 Turn Me On, Dammit! NYer $3,570 -41.9% 2 -2 $1,785 $67,792 - 8
94 N Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow FRun $3,380 - 1 - $3,380 $3,380 - 1
95 87 Blue Like Jazz RAtt. $3,213 -53.6% 7 -4 $459 $593,974 - 6
96 98 Bonsai Strand $3,192 -22.6% 2 +1 $1,596 $7,314 - 2
97 - This is Not a Film PalT $3,050 - 2 - $1,525 $64,292 - 12
98 106 My Way (2012) CJ $3,002 -3.9% 4 -3 $751 $68,199 - 5
99 N Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog MBox $2,964 - 2 - $1,482 $2,964 - 1
100 - Attenberg Strand $2,848 - 1 - $2,848 $21,643 - 11
101 107 The Island President Gold. $2,829 -8.8% 4 -1 $707 $76,398 - 8
102 104 The Hunter (2012) Magn. $2,789 -11.6% 3 -2 $930 $169,468 - 7
103 117 Galapagos (IMAX) Imax $2,736 +90.8% 2 +1 $1,368 $18,088,134 - 656
104 N The Samaritan IFC $2,521 - 3 - $840 $2,521 - 1
105 - A Simple Life CL $2,474 -53.5% 2 -1 $1,237 $190,407 - 6
106 - Payback (2012) Zeit. $2,252 - 3 +2 $751 $11,798 - 4
107 116 Take Me Home Mont. $2,057 +42.1% 2 +1 $1,029 $12,795 - 11
108 93 The Salt of Life Zeit. $1,955 -61.6% 2 -4 $978 $296,447 - 12
109 113 Thin Ice ATO $1,845 -15.2% 3 -1 $615 $790,421 - 14
110 111 Hit So Hard Vari. $1,424 -46.5% 3 -1 $475 $25,941 - 6
111 - Michael (2012) Strand $1,301 - 2 - $651 $15,715 - 7
112 80 Goon Magn. $1,191 -89.1% 4 -7 $298 $4,164,911 - 13
115 127 Keyhole Mont. $1,183 +172.0% 5 +1 $237 $17,148 - 7
- - A Trip to the Moon/The Extraordinary Voyage FA $1,147 -11,570.0% 1 - $1,147 $45,353 - 15
113 91 Nobody Else But You FRun $1,007 -82.2% 1 -1 $1,007 $6,669 - 2
- - Crazy Wisdom AM $981 - 1 - $981 $67,042 - 20
114 114 Jesus Henry Christ EOne $960 -50.6% 1 -1 $960 $17,132 - 5
- 128 The Graduate: 45th Anniversary Reunion Rialto $873 +245.1% 2 +1 $437 $24,981 - 6
- 124 Lost Bohemia Long Shot $696 - 1 - $696 $14,323 - 53
116 119 The Fairy KL $599 -51.6% 2 - $300 $23,885 - 13
- - The Long Day Closes (2012 re-release) FDesk $593 -33.4% 2 - $297 $19,199 - 11
117 130 How to Grow a Band ICir $531 +140.3% 2 +1 $266 $10,034 - 6
118 88 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) Fox $509 -92.1% 1 -11 $509 $43,456,132 - 15
119 - The Bride Wore Black (2011 re-release) FDesk $448 - 1 - $448 $32,293 - 29
120 - Magnificent Desolation (IMAX) Imax $432 - 1 - $432 $34,110,899 - 328
- - Sing Your Song S2BN $426 - 1 - $426 $46,715 - 19
121 126 The Trouble with Terkel Indic. $350 -12.5% 1 - $350 $38,126 - 32
TOTAL (129 MOVIES):$196,098,556-14.4%34,741-4,655$5,645 
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* Production Budget in millions. Studios get on average 55 percent of the final gross.


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