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After three weeks on top, The Dark Knight Rises is expected to give up first place at the box office this weekend to The Bourne Legacy. The reboot/spin-off of the popular action franchise is opening in 3,746 locations, and should earn at least $30 million over its first three days. Also in the running this weekend are Will Ferrell-Zach Galifianakis political comedy The Campaign (3,205 locations), Meryl Streep-Tommy Lee Jones romantic comedy Hope Springs (2,361 theaters), and extreme sports movie Nitro Circus the Movie 3D (800 venues).Matt DamonJeremy Renner

For the third-straight weekend, The Dark Knight Rises easily claimed the top spot at the domestic box office. Meanwhile, both new openers struggled: the Total Recall remake is the latest big-budget, heavily-marketed sci-fi movie to notch an underwhelming debut, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days fell way short of its predecessors. The Top 12 earned $113.8 million, which is off 28 percent from the same frame last year (when Rise of the Planet of the Apes dominated). Christopher Nolan

The Dark Knight Rises held on to first place at the overseas box office for the third weekend in a row with an estimated $67 million from 58 markets. Its top territory was the U.K. with $6.75 million, and the U.K. is also the movie's top market overall at $63.9 million. Overall, the third installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy has earned $378.4 million overseas for a worldwide total of $733 million (second on the year behind The Avengers).

The Total Recall remake provided a little bit of competition yesterday, but it wasn't nearly strong enough to take down reigning champ The Dark Knight Rises. Meanwhile, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days had the lowest start yet for a Wimpy Kid title. Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan's Bat-trilogy concludes this weekend with The Dark Knight Rises, and audiences appear poised to rush out in unprecedented numbers to find out exactly how "The Legend Ends." Heath LedgerAnne HathawayKatie HolmesMaggie Gyllenhaal

Coinciding with its first place domestic debut, Ice Age: Continental Drift reclaimed first place at the overseas box office this weekend with an impressive $96.2 million.Oliver Stone

It wasn't a great opening by any stretch, but Ice Age: Continental Drift did at least prove that there's still life left in this lucrative prehistoric animated franchise. Jennifer LopezChanning Tatum

The weekend's only new release, Ice Age: Continental Drift, got off to a solid start on Friday, though it didn't reach the levels of previous animated movies this Summer. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man had a fairly average drop-off, and Ted continued to play well at the start of its third weekend.Oliver Stone

In a fairly obvious attempt to stay away from The Dark Knight Rises, the major studios are only releasing one significant movie this weekend. Jennifer Lopez

Coinciding with its strong domestic debut, The Amazing Spider-Man expanded throughout most of the rest of the world and earned an estimated $127.5 million overseas this weekend.

The Amazing Spider-Man got off to a very good start over the past six days, though it didn't perform at the same level as the previous series entries. Meanwhile, Ted continued to play well, Savages got off to a decent start, and Katy Perry: Part of Me disappointed. The Top 12 earned an estimated $182.7 million this weekend, which is up 25 percent from the same frame last year.

<< Continued from "'Spider-Man' Swings High But Falls Short of Predecessors" Oliver StoneChanning TatumTyler PerryWes AndersonWoody Allen

The Amazing Spider-Man easily held on its lead on Friday, though it doesn't quite seem to be reaching the heights of previous entries in the franchise. Meanwhile, Oliver Stone's Savages got off to a fine start in fifth place, while Katy Perry: Part of Me looks like it's coming down on the wrong side of the concert genre. Channing TatumWoody Allen

Even with five movies opening to over $50 million, June 2012 wasn't quite strong enough to set a new record. Domestic box office revenues for the month added up to $1.055 billion, which is an improvement over last June but down from the record $1.087 billion tallied in June 2009. Tom CruiseAdam Sandler

In order to take full advantage of the Fourth of July holiday, The Amazing Spider-Man got a jump on the competition with a Tuesday opening. Through its first two days in theaters, the reboot has made $59.2 million, which puts it on track for strong grosses through the end of the weekend. 3D concert movie Katy Perry: Part of Me (2,730 locations) and Oliver Stone's Savages (2,627 theaters) are also trying to get in on the action a bit, though last weekend's winner Ted should wind up in second place behind Spider-Man. Sam RaimiAndrew GarfieldEmma StoneMark WahlbergDenzel WashingtonWoody Allen

Any concerns that audiences wouldn't turn out for another Spider-Man origin story were put to rest on Tuesday, as The Amazing Spider-Man earned a nearly-amazing $35 million in its opening day. That's the highest Tuesday gross ever ahead of the first Transformers movie, which debuted on the exact same day back in 2007.

The Amazing Spider-Man earned an estimated $7.5 million from midnight shows last night. Among comic book movies, that's much lower than The Avengers ($18.7 million) and The Dark Knight, but about on par with Iron Man 2 ($7.5 million). Sony is also reporting that the figure is identical to Spider-Man 3's midnight haul from the first weekend of May 2007. IMAX showings at 300 locations accounted for $1.2 million, or 16 percent of the gross.Sam Raimi

Continuing in the footsteps of other Summer 2012 movies like The Avengers, Battleship and Prometheus, Ice Age: Continental Drift and The Amazing Spider-Man each opened in a handful of major markets this weekend ahead of their domestic debuts. Chris Hemsworth