#1 Wall-E from Disney and Pixar soundly beats out Wanted for the #1 position this weekend bringing in $62.5 million. Wall-E showed in 3992 theaters and cost roughly $180 million to make.
#2 Wanted from Universal debuts at the #2 spot bringing in $51.1 million. Wanted showed in 3175 theaters. Budget was roughly $75 million.
#3 Get Smart drops to the #3 spot bringing in $20 million, thats down 48.3% from last weekend. Get Smart showed in 3,915 theaters, up 4 over last weekend. Budget was roughly $80 million.
Rounding out the top 10 are:
#4 Kung Fu Panda: Weekend Gross: $11,746,000 down 46.5% / Theaters: 3,670 down 383 / Gross $179,330,000 / Budget: $130 million.
#5 The Incredible Hulk: Weekend Gross: $9,226,000 down 58.3% / Theaters: 3,349 down 159 / Gross $115,508,000 / Budget: $150 million.
#6 The Love Guru: Weekend Gross: $5,440,000 down 60.9% / Theaters: 3,012 Unchanged / Gross $25,322,000 / Budget: $62 million.
#7 Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull: Weekend Gross: $5,030,000 down 41.1% / Theaters: 2,556 down 615 / Gross $299,936,000 / Budget: $185 million
#8 The Happening: Weekend Gross: $3,850,000 down 63.3% / Theaters: 2,483 down 503 / Gross $59,063,000 / Budget: $60 million.
#9 Sex And The City: Weekend Gross: $3,770,000 million, down % 42.3 / Theaters: 1,755 down 687 / Gross: $140,132,000 / Budget $65 million.
#10 You Don’t Mess with the Zohan: Weekend Gross: $3,200,000 down 57.1% / Theaters: 2147 down 1131 / Gross $91,215,000 / Budget: $90 million.
A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo