#1 The Karate Kid from Sony debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $55.6 million in 3663 theaters. Budget was $40 million.
#2 The A-Team from Fox debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $25.6 million in 3535 theaters. Budget was $110 million.
#3 Shrek Forever After from Paramount/Dreamworks drops from #1 to #3 with a weekend gross of $15.7 million (-38.1%) in 3868 theaters (-518). Total gross to date is $210.0 million. Budget was $165 million.
#4 Get Him to the Greek from Universal drops from #2 to #4 with a weekend gross of $9.9 million (-43.4%) in 2702 theaters (+5). Total gross to date is $36.4 million. Budget was $40 million.
#5 Killers from Lionsgate drops from #3 to #5 with a weekend gross of $8.0 million (-49.4%) in 2859 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $30.2 million. Budget was $75 million.
#6 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time from Buena Vista drops from #4 to #6 with a weekend gross of $6.4 million (-53.7%) in 3108 theaters (-538). Total gross to date is $72.2 million. Budget was $200 million.
Rounding out the top 12 are:
#7 Marmaduke drops from #6 to #7 with a weekend gross of $6.0 million (-48.2%) in 3213 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $22.2 million. Budget was $50 million.
#8 Sex and the City 2 drops from #5 to #8 with a weekend gross of $5.4 million (-55.9%) in 2750 theaters (-695). Total gross to date is $84.6 million. Budget was $100 million.
#9 Iron Man 2 drops from #7 to #9 with a weekend gross of $4.5 million (-42.9%) in 2305 theaters (-702). Total gross to date is $299.2 million. Budget was $200 million.
#10 Splice drops from #8 to #10 with a weekend gross of $2.9 million (-60.2%) in 2450 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $13.1 million. Budget was $30 million.
#11 Robin Hood drops from #9 to #11 with a weekend gross of $2.6 million (-51.3%) in 1895 theaters (-704). Total gross to date is $99.4 million. Budget was $200 million.
#12 Letters to Juliet drops from #10 to #12 with a weekend gross of $1.6 million (-44.2%) in 1331 theaters (-631). Total gross to date is $46.7 million. Budget was $30 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $144.7 million (+18.5%).
A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo