Daily Box Office For May 2010
Data as of May 15, 1:56 PDT
| Date | Day | Day # | Top 10 Gross | %± YD | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 Memorial Day | Monday | 151 | $38,585,500 | -16.9% | +214.8% | 42 | Shrek Forever After | $13,749,371 |
| May 30 | Sunday | 150 | $46,456,053 | -10.5% | +15.9% | 42 | Shrek Forever After | $15,034,800 |
| May 29 | Saturday | 149 | $51,882,339 | +14.1% | -11.9% | 42 | Shrek Forever After | $16,915,426 |
| May 28 | Friday | 148 | $45,459,419 | +89.5% | +7.1% | 42 | Sex and the City 2 | $12,926,288 |
| May 27 | Thursday | 147 | $23,983,952 | +155.8% | +181.6% | 45 | Sex and the City 2 | $14,208,097 |
| May 26 | Wednesday | 146 | $9,374,608 | -11% | +5.4% | 44 | Shrek Forever After | $4,076,616 |
| May 25 | Tuesday | 145 | $10,534,857 | -14% | +2.2% | 44 | Shrek Forever After | $4,688,230 |
| May 24 | Monday | 144 | $12,256,833 | -69.4% | +19.9% | 43 | Shrek Forever After | $5,705,388 |
| May 23 | Sunday | 143 | $40,094,496 | -31.9% | +19.9% | 45 | Shrek Forever After | $21,145,279 |
| May 22 | Saturday | 142 | $58,904,486 | +38.8% | +8.8% | 45 | Shrek Forever After | $28,890,587 |
| May 21 | Friday | 141 | $42,439,979 | +398.2% | +1.8% | 45 | Shrek Forever After | $20,802,341 |
| May 20 | Thursday | 140 | $8,518,073 | -4.2% | -7.6% | 44 | Iron Man 2 | $3,037,827 |
| May 19 | Wednesday | 139 | $8,893,216 | -13.7% | -10.6% | 44 | Iron Man 2 | $3,145,551 |
| May 18 | Tuesday | 138 | $10,304,457 | +0.8% | -11.6% | 45 | Iron Man 2 | $3,565,064 |
| May 17 | Monday | 137 | $10,219,676 | -69.4% | -16.5% | 45 | Iron Man 2 | $3,715,485 |
| May 16 | Sunday | 136 | $33,427,478 | -38.3% | -23.9% | 46 | Iron Man 2 | $14,277,492 |
| May 15 | Saturday | 135 | $54,144,384 | +29.8% | -12.2% | 46 | Iron Man 2 | $22,642,564 |
| May 14 | Friday | 134 | $41,703,226 | +352.4% | -33.1% | 46 | Iron Man 2 | $15,120,949 |
| May 13 | Thursday | 133 | $9,217,865 | -7.3% | +99.6% | 43 | Iron Man 2 | $6,338,848 |
| May 12 | Wednesday | 132 | $9,947,114 | -14.7% | +117% | 43 | Iron Man 2 | $6,951,326 |
| May 11 | Tuesday | 131 | $11,659,091 | -4.7% | +101.2% | 42 | Iron Man 2 | $8,380,235 |
| May 10 | Monday | 130 | $12,235,538 | -72.1% | +109.7% | 42 | Iron Man 2 | $9,366,982 |
| May 9 | Sunday | 129 | $43,927,491 | -28.8% | +103.7% | 44 | Iron Man 2 | $31,106,633 |
| May 8 | Saturday | 128 | $61,673,522 | -1.1% | +79% | 44 | Iron Man 2 | $45,776,170 |
| May 7 | Friday | 127 | $62,338,864 | +1,249.6% | +95.3% | 44 | Iron Man 2 | $51,239,677 |
| May 6 | Thursday | 126 | $4,619,070 | +0.8% | -19.4% | 45 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,278,021 |
| May 5 | Wednesday | 125 | $4,583,958 | -20.9% | -18.7% | 44 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,293,444 |
| May 4 | Tuesday | 124 | $5,794,021 | -0.7% | -11.1% | 44 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,809,362 |
| May 3 | Monday | 123 | $5,836,116 | -72.9% | -4% | 44 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $2,077,045 |
| May 2 | Sunday | 122 | $21,569,809 | -37.4% | -8.6% | 45 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $6,575,371 |
| May 1 | Saturday | 121 | $34,454,167 | +7.9% | -5.6% | 45 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $10,590,972 |
