Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for May 4th, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$207,438,708 |
|
4,349 |
$47,698 |
$207,438,708 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Think Like a Man |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,106,166 |
-54% |
2,010 |
$4,033 |
$73,135,600 |
17 |
| 3 |
(3) |
The Hunger Games |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,587,661 |
-48% |
2,794 |
$2,000 |
$380,614,659 |
45 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$5,502,482 |
-51% |
3,358 |
$1,639 |
$18,665,941 |
10 |
| 5 |
(4) |
The Lucky One |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$5,368,115 |
-50% |
3,005 |
$1,786 |
$47,775,059 |
17 |
| 6 |
(5) |
The Five-Year Engagement |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,029,110 |
-53% |
2,941 |
$1,710 |
$19,133,015 |
10 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Safe |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$2,677,125 |
-66% |
2,271 |
$1,179 |
$13,080,883 |
10 |
| 8 |
(7) |
The Raven |
Relativity |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,636,780 |
-64% |
2,209 |
$1,194 |
$12,176,125 |
10 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Chimpanzee |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$2,484,456 |
-52% |
1,531 |
$1,623 |
$23,101,889 |
17 |
| 10 |
(9) |
The Three Stooges |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$1,832,333 |
-65% |
2,174 |
$843 |
$39,669,015 |
24 |
| 11 |
(10) |
The Cabin in the Woods |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,564,805 |
-66% |
1,669 |
$938 |
$38,018,748 |
24 |
| 12 |
(32) |
John Carter |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,494,367 |
+1,224% |
349 |
$4,282 |
$70,760,807 |
59 |
| 13 |
(11) |
21 Jump Street |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,081,100 |
-64% |
1,040 |
$1,040 |
$134,015,783 |
52 |
| 14 |
(12) |
American Reunion |
Universal |
Comedy |
$817,470 |
-72% |
856 |
$955 |
$55,301,080 |
31 |
| 15 |
(13) |
Mirror Mirror |
Relativity |
Adventure |
$746,247 |
-67% |
922 |
$809 |
$60,174,498 |
38 |
| 16 |
new |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$737,051 |
|
27 |
$27,298 |
$737,051 |
3 |
| 17 |
(14) |
Wrath of the Titans |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$460,190 |
-77% |
715 |
$644 |
$81,619,832 |
38 |
| 18 |
(17) |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Universal |
Adventure |
$427,220 |
-50% |
521 |
$820 |
$209,034,865 |
66 |
| 19 |
(15) |
Titanic |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$365,334 |
-81% |
333 |
$1,097 |
$658,078,696 |
5,253 |
| 20 |
(18) |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$287,017 |
-44% |
303 |
$947 |
$102,273,112 |
87 |
| 21 |
(19) |
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen |
CBS Films |
Drama |
$266,207 |
-38% |
247 |
$1,078 |
$8,225,199 |
59 |
| 22 |
(21) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$222,460 |
-9% |
84 |
$2,648 |
$2,390,007 |
24 |
| 23 |
(16) |
Lockout |
Open Road |
Thriller/Suspense |
$219,454 |
-77% |
311 |
$706 |
$13,894,374 |
24 |
| 24 |
(22) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$186,609 |
-21% |
50 |
$3,732 |
$1,023,548 |
17 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Bully |
Weinstein Co. |
Documentary |
$171,134 |
-48% |
263 |
$651 |
$2,538,011 |
38 |
| 26 |
(37) |
Damsels in Distress |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$150,673 |
+82% |
205 |
$735 |
$621,389 |
29 |
| 27 |
(23) |
Marley |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$119,400 |
-43% |
73 |
$1,636 |
$771,925 |
17 |
| 28 |
(25) |
Safe House |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$106,750 |
-36% |
175 |
$610 |
$126,020,900 |
87 |
| 29 |
(27) |
Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$95,125 |
-37% |
73 |
$1,303 |
$1,990,302 |
59 |
| 30 |
(44) |
Darling Companion |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$91,261 |
+42% |
46 |
$1,984 |
$235,302 |
17 |
| 31 |
(28) |
Footnote |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$87,416 |
-41% |
78 |
$1,121 |
$1,687,280 |
59 |
| 32 |
(35) |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$86,496 |
-5% |
95 |
$910 |
$51,774,002 |
80 |
| 33 |
(24) |
This Means War |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$83,290 |
-52% |
171 |
$487 |
$54,483,967 |
80 |
| 34 |
(49) |
Headhunters |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$80,189 |
+86% |
17 |
$4,717 |
$141,431 |
10 |
| 35 |
(31) |
A Thousand Words |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$77,159 |
-33% |
140 |
$551 |
$18,185,763 |
59 |
| 36 |
(26) |
Act of Valor |
Relativity |
Action |
$74,228 |
-52% |
193 |
$385 |
$69,824,804 |
73 |
| 37 |
(30) |
The Vow |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$73,846 |
-38% |
157 |
$470 |
$124,933,571 |
87 |
| 38 |
(39) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$70,884 |
-10% |
34 |
$2,085 |
$18,641,470 |
395 |
| 39 |
(33) |
Kid With A Bike |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$62,622 |
-44% |
70 |
$895 |
$1,215,604 |
52 |
| 40 |
(72) |
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$58,319 |
+299% |
143 |
$408 |
$34,938,845 |
73 |
| 41 |
(52) |
Sound of My Voice |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$54,296 |
+50% |
28 |
$1,939 |
$103,550 |
10 |
| 42 |
new |
A Beautiful Soul |
Tyscot Manhaddon |
Drama |
$51,800 |
|
20 |
$2,590 |
$51,800 |
7 |
| 43 |
new |
First Position |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$48,024 |
|
5 |
$9,605 |
$48,024 |
3 |
| 44 |
(42) |
The Deep Blue Sea |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$45,043 |
-40% |
43 |
$1,048 |
$954,731 |
45 |
| 45 |
(51) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$42,111 |
+14% |
19 |
$2,216 |
$32,449,825 |
780 |
| 46 |
(79) |
The Lady |
Cohen Media Group |
Drama |
$38,837 |
+276% |
18 |
$2,158 |
$60,230 |
26 |
| 47 |
(29) |
The Raid: Redemption |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$35,778 |
-73% |
43 |
$832 |
$4,004,549 |
45 |
| 48 |
(43) |
The Secret World of Arrietty |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$35,718 |
-50% |
108 |
$331 |
$19,060,034 |
80 |
| 49 |
(47) |
We Have A Pope |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$34,829 |
-37% |
24 |
$1,451 |
$294,837 |
31 |
| 50 |
(41) |
Chronicle |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$32,199 |
-57% |
137 |
$235 |
$64,472,969 |
94 |
| 51 |
(65) |
Casa de mi Padre |
Pantelion Films |
Comedy |
$30,230 |
+40% |
68 |
$445 |
$5,849,224 |
52 |
| 52 |
(40) |
Project X |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$30,051 |
-62% |
72 |
$417 |
$54,697,621 |
66 |
| 53 |
(38) |
Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day |
Codeblack Entertainment |
Drama |
$27,617 |
-66% |
30 |
$921 |
$1,137,173 |
24 |
| 54 |
(55) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$27,349 |
-16% |
12 |
$2,279 |
$31,327,257 |
1,179 |
| 55 |
(61) |
Elles |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$27,237 |
+12% |
13 |
$2,095 |
$64,622 |
10 |
| 56 |
(45) |
Jeff Who Lives at Home |
Paramount Vantage |
Comedy |
$27,035 |
-53% |
47 |
$575 |
$4,190,710 |
52 |
| 57 |
(48) |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$25,066 |
-49% |
135 |
$186 |
$133,030,453 |
143 |
| 58 |
(46) |
A Separation |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$22,200 |
-61% |
31 |
$716 |
$7,027,067 |
129 |
| 59 |
(89) |
Gerhard Richter Painting |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$17,297 |
+235% |
9 |
$1,922 |
$152,229 |
54 |
| 60 |
(56) |
Friends with Kids |
Roadside Attractions |
Romantic Comedy |
$16,103 |
-50% |
34 |
$474 |
$7,185,340 |
59 |
| 61 |
(57) |
The Artist |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$15,370 |
-47% |
41 |
$375 |
$44,242,865 |
164 |
| 62 |
new |
The Perfect Family |
Variance Films |
Comedy |
$14,301 |
|
6 |
$2,384 |
$14,301 |
3 |
| 63 |
(60) |
We Bought a Zoo |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$13,834 |
-47% |
38 |
$364 |
$75,608,722 |
136 |
| 64 |
(69) |
Coriolanus |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$13,004 |
-18% |
18 |
$722 |
$727,676 |
108 |
| 65 |
(-) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$11,460 |
|
2 |
$5,730 |
$85,480,966 |
3,671 |
| 66 |
(54) |
Housefull 2 |
Eros Entertainment |
Comedy |
$10,522 |
-69% |
121 |
$87 |
$1,586,745 |
31 |
| 67 |
(64) |
War Witch |
TriBeca Films |
Drama |
$10,491 |
-52% |
8 |
$1,311 |
$72,988 |
17 |
| 68 |
(50) |
Blue Like Jazz |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$10,245 |
-72% |
19 |
$539 |
$578,095 |
24 |
| 69 |
new |
A Little Bit of Heaven |
Millenium Entertainment |
Romantic Comedy |
$10,011 |
|
11 |
$910 |
$10,011 |
3 |
| 70 |
(63) |
The Hunter |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$9,959 |
-57% |
14 |
$711 |
$158,219 |
31 |
| 71 |
(71) |
Goon |
Alliance Films |
Comedy |
$8,927 |
-43% |
16 |
$558 |
$4,151,179 |
73 |
| 72 |
new |
Last Call at the Oasis |
Participant Media |
Documentary |
$8,899 |
|
3 |
$2,966 |
$8,899 |
3 |
| 73 |
new |
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$7,882 |
|
1 |
$7,882 |
$7,882 |
3 |
| 74 |
(78) |
Pina |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$7,525 |
-34% |
8 |
$941 |
$3,520,458 |
136 |
| 75 |
(59) |
Touchback |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Drama |
$7,422 |
-72% |
12 |
$619 |
$197,219 |
24 |
| 76 |
(67) |
The Salt of Life |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$7,121 |
-63% |
10 |
$712 |
$286,077 |
66 |
| 77 |
(66) |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$6,978 |
-65% |
32 |
$218 |
$474,534,382 |
4,737 |
| 78 |
(96) |
The Graduate |
Embassy |
Comedy |
$6,686 |
+195% |
2 |
$3,343 |
$84,654 |
16,209 |
| 79 |
(102) |
Undefeated |
Weinstein Co. |
Documentary |
$6,625 |
+395% |
13 |
$510 |
$531,094 |
80 |
| 80 |
(76) |
Boy |
Paladin |
Drama |
$6,053 |
-54% |
8 |
$757 |
$221,386 |
66 |
| 81 |
(75) |
We need to Talk About Kevin |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$5,542 |
-59% |
14 |
$396 |
$1,724,046 |
150 |
| 82 |
(-) |
Shanghai Red |
Indican Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,481 |
|
3 |
$1,827 |
$24,265 |
857 |
| 83 |
(98) |
The Fairy |
Kino Lorber |
Comedy |
$4,871 |
+125% |
6 |
$812 |
$19,854 |
73 |
| 84 |
(70) |
Red Tails |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$4,432 |
-72% |
39 |
$114 |
$49,858,406 |
108 |
| 85 |
(91) |
Hit So Hard |
Variance Films |
Documentary |
$4,212 |
+33% |
4 |
$1,053 |
$20,032 |
24 |
| 86 |
(73) |
Goodbye First Love |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$4,033 |
-71% |
3 |
$1,344 |
$56,908 |
17 |
| 87 |
(53) |
In Darkness |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$3,710 |
-90% |
10 |
$371 |
$6,991,367 |
87 |
| 88 |
(77) |
Rampart |
Millenium Entertainment |
Drama |
$3,626 |
-69% |
10 |
$363 |
$969,239 |
87 |
| 89 |
(-) |
The Giant Mechanical Man |
TriBeca Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,831 |
|
1 |
$2,831 |
$5,360 |
10 |
| 90 |
(84) |
W.E. |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$2,664 |
-57% |
6 |
$444 |
$582,075 |
94 |
| 91 |
(87) |
Thin Ice |
ATO Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$2,575 |
-52% |
5 |
$515 |
$785,400 |
80 |
| 92 |
(82) |
Albert Nobbs |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$2,425 |
-65% |
5 |
$485 |
$3,013,629 |
138 |
| 93 |
(83) |
The Island President |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Documentary |
$2,382 |
-62% |
3 |
$794 |
$69,194 |
40 |
| 94 |
(-) |
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$1,850 |
|
1 |
$1,850 |
$905,025 |
304 |
| 95 |
(97) |
Payback |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$1,823 |
-17% |
1 |
$1,823 |
$50,813 |
35 |
| 96 |
new |
This Binary Universe |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$1,794 |
|
2 |
$897 |
$1,794 |
3 |
| 97 |
(95) |
Service Entrance |
Seville |
Comedy |
$1,687 |
-27% |
3 |
$562 |
$706,253 |
339 |
| 98 |
(85) |
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,653 |
-73% |
2 |
$827 |
$9,407 |
12 |
| 99 |
(100) |
Take Me Home |
Monterey Media |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,523 |
+6% |
3 |
$508 |
$7,174 |
31 |
| 100 |
(80) |
Turn Me On, Dammit! |
New Yorker |
Comedy |
$1,500 |
-83% |
1 |
$1,500 |
$57,022 |
38 |
| 101 |
(105) |
Surviving Progress |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,323 |
+55% |
1 |
$1,323 |
$24,604 |
31 |
| 102 |
(107) |
Keyhole |
Monterey Media |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,222 |
+83% |
2 |
$611 |
$14,309 |
29 |
| 103 |
(86) |
Here |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,184 |
-78% |
2 |
$592 |
$19,763 |
24 |
| 104 |
(-) |
Jesus Henry Christ |
Entertainment One |
Drama |
$794 |
|
2 |
$397 |
$13,714 |
17 |
| 105 |
(-) |
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story |
TriBeca Films |
Documentary |
$742 |
|
1 |
$742 |
$5,000 |
12 |
| 106 |
(114) |
My Reincarnation |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$730 |
+433% |
1 |
$730 |
$92,674 |
192 |
| 107 |
(104) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$624 |
-36% |
1 |
$624 |
$53,290,546 |
4,945 |
| 108 |
(101) |
Miss Bala |
Mongrel Media |
Drama |
$520 |
-63% |
1 |
$520 |
$30,713 |
14 |
| 109 |
new |
Death of a Superhero |
TriBeca Films |
Drama |
$345 |
|
1 |
$345 |
$345 |
3 |
| 110 |
(-) |
Windfall |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$260 |
|
1 |
$260 |
$6,093 |
94 |
| 111 |
(-) |
Terkel in Trouble |
|
Adventure |
$250 |
|
1 |
$250 |
$37,376 |
570 |
| 112 |
(-) |
Reuniting the Rubins |
Monterey Media |
Comedy |
$244 |
|
1 |
$244 |
$12,631 |
52 |
| 113 |
new |
Meeting Evil |
Magnet Pictures |
Drama |
$181 |
|
1 |
$181 |
$181 |
3 |
| 114 |
(112) |
Sing Your Song |
S2BN |
Documentary |
$147 |
-35% |
1 |
$147 |
$45,765 |
115 |
| 115 |
(-) |
The Beat Hotel |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$96 |
|
1 |
$96 |
$3,989 |
38 |
| 116 |
(115) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$7 |
-92% |
1 |
$7 |
$18,085,770 |
4,574 |
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