#1 X-Men: First Class from Fox debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $55.1 million in 3641 theaters. Budget was $160 million.
#2 The Hangover Part II from Warner Brothers drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $31.3 million (-63.5%) in 3615 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $185.8 million. Budget was $80 million.
#3 Kung Fu Panda 2 from Paramount/DreamWorks drops from #2 to #3 with a weekend gross of $23.8 million (-49.9%) in 3952 theaters (+27). Total gross to date is $100.0 million. Budget was $150 million.
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides from Buena Vista drops from #3 to #4 with a weekend gross of $17.9 million (-54.9%) in 3966 theaters (-198). Total gross to date is $190.2 million. Budget was $250 million.
#5 Bridesmaids from Universal drops from #4 to #5 with a weekend gross of $12.0 million (-27.3%) in 2919 theaters (-39). Total gross to date is $107.1 million. Budget was $32.5 million.
#6 Thor from Paramount drops from #5 to #6 with a weekend gross of $4.2 million (-55.4%) in 2780 theaters (-516). Total gross to date is $169.2 million. Budget was $150 million.
Rounding out the top 12 are:
#7 Fast Five drops from #6 to #7 with a weekend gross of $3.1 million (-50.6%) in 2237 theaters (-744). Total gross to date is $201.9 million. Budget was $125 million.
#8 Midnight in Paris drops from #7 to #8 with a weekend gross of $2.7 million (+43.6%) in 147 theaters (+89). Total gross to date is $6.7 million. Budget was $30 million.
#9 Something Borrowed drops from #8 to #9 with a weekend gross of $0.8 million (-54.4%) in 688 theaters (-752). Total gross to date is $36.6 million. Budget was $35 million.
#10 Jumping the Broom drops from #9 to #10 with a weekend gross of $0.8 million (-53.7%) in 589 theaters (-350). Total gross to date is $35.9 million. Budget was $6.6 million.
#11 Rio drops from #10 to #11 with a weekend gross of $0.7 million (-59.1%) in 691 theaters (-981). Total gross to date is $136.6 million. Budget was $90 million.
#12 Water for Elephants holds at #12 with a weekend gross of $0.6 million (-36.1%) in 572 theaters (-222). Total gross to date is $55.7 million. Budget was $38 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $153.6 million (-28.9%).
New movies debuting in wide release this weekend are Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer and Super 8 while Midnight in Paris is expanding.
A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo