Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for May 18th, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$55,644,102 |
-46% |
4,249 |
$13,096 |
$457,665,517 |
17 |
| 2 |
new |
Battleship |
Universal |
Action |
$25,534,825 |
|
3,690 |
$6,920 |
$25,534,825 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
The Dictator |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$17,435,092 |
|
3,008 |
$5,796 |
$24,476,173 |
5 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Dark Shadows |
Warner Bros. |
Black Comedy |
$12,583,338 |
-58% |
3,755 |
$3,351 |
$50,721,759 |
10 |
| 5 |
new |
What to Expect When You're Expecting |
Lionsgate |
Romantic Comedy |
$10,547,068 |
|
3,021 |
$3,491 |
$10,547,068 |
3 |
| 6 |
(8) |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$3,230,584 |
+21% |
354 |
$9,126 |
$8,228,025 |
17 |
| 7 |
(4) |
The Hunger Games |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,950,331 |
-35% |
2,064 |
$1,429 |
$391,581,441 |
59 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Think Like a Man |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,650,549 |
-54% |
1,722 |
$1,539 |
$85,838,460 |
31 |
| 9 |
(5) |
The Lucky One |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$1,778,453 |
-57% |
2,005 |
$887 |
$56,934,628 |
31 |
| 10 |
(7) |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$1,578,632 |
-50% |
1,840 |
$858 |
$25,490,136 |
24 |
| 11 |
(6) |
The Five-Year Engagement |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,110,375 |
-66% |
1,175 |
$945 |
$27,103,010 |
24 |
| 12 |
(9) |
Chimpanzee |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$667,528 |
-62% |
895 |
$746 |
$27,008,515 |
31 |
| 13 |
(21) |
Bernie |
Millenium Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$491,436 |
+124% |
95 |
$5,173 |
$1,124,572 |
24 |
| 14 |
(22) |
Wrath of the Titans |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$476,327 |
+122% |
360 |
$1,323 |
$82,520,290 |
52 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Girl in Progress |
Pantelion Films |
Drama |
$459,357 |
-67% |
322 |
$1,427 |
$2,137,371 |
10 |
| 16 |
(19) |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Universal |
Adventure |
$458,595 |
+6% |
379 |
$1,210 |
$210,191,325 |
80 |
| 17 |
(13) |
The Three Stooges |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$436,495 |
-60% |
594 |
$735 |
$41,830,632 |
38 |
| 18 |
(17) |
Mirror Mirror |
Relativity |
Adventure |
$403,814 |
-33% |
407 |
$992 |
$61,551,236 |
52 |
| 19 |
(14) |
The Cabin in the Woods |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$381,566 |
-61% |
448 |
$852 |
$40,551,639 |
38 |
| 20 |
(15) |
John Carter |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$368,994 |
-52% |
114 |
$3,237 |
$72,157,379 |
73 |
| 21 |
(16) |
21 Jump Street |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$342,953 |
-47% |
261 |
$1,314 |
$135,700,233 |
66 |
| 22 |
(10) |
Safe |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$294,177 |
-80% |
503 |
$585 |
$16,589,950 |
24 |
| 23 |
(18) |
American Reunion |
Universal |
Comedy |
$263,905 |
-39% |
290 |
$910 |
$56,494,955 |
45 |
| 24 |
new |
Crooked Arrows |
Branded Entertainment |
Drama |
$257,364 |
|
55 |
$4,679 |
$257,364 |
3 |
| 25 |
(12) |
The Raven |
Relativity |
Thriller/Suspense |
$236,650 |
-83% |
432 |
$548 |
$15,545,786 |
24 |
| 26 |
(23) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$217,321 |
+4% |
49 |
$4,435 |
$1,835,169 |
31 |
| 27 |
(20) |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$207,181 |
-12% |
245 |
$846 |
$102,859,615 |
101 |
| 28 |
(25) |
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen |
CBS Films |
Drama |
$94,801 |
-50% |
134 |
$707 |
$8,721,037 |
73 |
| 29 |
(31) |
First Position |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$93,188 |
+5% |
41 |
$2,273 |
$294,020 |
17 |
| 30 |
(29) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$91,710 |
-28% |
67 |
$1,369 |
$2,763,163 |
38 |
| 31 |
(28) |
Bully |
Weinstein Co. |
Documentary |
$90,153 |
-33% |
204 |
$442 |
$3,120,129 |
52 |
| 32 |
(30) |
Headhunters |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$90,055 |
+1% |
39 |
$2,309 |
$392,153 |
24 |
| 33 |
(26) |
Lockout |
Open Road |
Thriller/Suspense |
$88,102 |
-51% |
191 |
$461 |
$14,291,570 |
38 |
| 34 |
(33) |
Marley |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$73,433 |
-10% |
55 |
$1,335 |
$1,035,405 |
31 |
| 35 |
(39) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$60,419 |
-1% |
34 |
$1,777 |
$18,920,164 |
409 |
| 36 |
(37) |
Darling Companion |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$58,831 |
-10% |
60 |
$981 |
$419,641 |
31 |
| 37 |
(36) |
This Means War |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$58,562 |
-13% |
90 |
$651 |
$54,670,704 |
94 |
| 38 |
(34) |
A Thousand Words |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$56,901 |
-27% |
110 |
$517 |
$18,374,527 |
73 |
| 39 |
(45) |
Act of Valor |
Relativity |
Action |
$52,955 |
+26% |
96 |
$552 |
$69,978,440 |
87 |
| 40 |
(27) |
Titanic |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$50,583 |
-68% |
70 |
$723 |
$658,524,423 |
5,267 |
| 41 |
(35) |
Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$36,565 |
-49% |
41 |
$892 |
$2,194,128 |
73 |
| 42 |
new |
Hysteria |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$35,656 |
|
5 |
$7,131 |
$35,656 |
3 |
| 43 |
(38) |
Footnote |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$31,840 |
-51% |
52 |
$612 |
$1,851,573 |
73 |
| 44 |
(40) |
Sound of My Voice |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$30,911 |
-46% |
37 |
$835 |
$249,727 |
24 |
| 45 |
(54) |
The Secret World of Arrietty |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$29,705 |
+7% |
60 |
$495 |
$19,140,974 |
94 |
| 46 |
(52) |
DeadTime |
Nocturnal Features |
Horror |
$27,552 |
-9% |
16 |
$1,722 |
$77,448 |
40 |
| 47 |
(24) |
The Artist |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$26,842 |
-86% |
103 |
$261 |
$44,459,451 |
178 |
| 48 |
(64) |
Where Do We Go Now |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$23,621 |
+54% |
12 |
$1,968 |
$47,779 |
10 |
| 49 |
(90) |
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$22,806 |
+586% |
19 |
$1,200 |
$38,771 |
17 |
| 50 |
(49) |
We Have A Pope |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$22,332 |
-33% |
20 |
$1,117 |
$383,163 |
45 |
| 51 |
(48) |
Kid With A Bike |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$22,158 |
-35% |
34 |
$652 |
$1,318,351 |
66 |
| 52 |
(51) |
The Deep Blue Sea |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$21,070 |
-30% |
39 |
$540 |
$1,038,746 |
59 |
| 53 |
(-) |
Damsels in Distress |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$20,740 |
|
38 |
$546 |
$800,110 |
45 |
| 54 |
(58) |
Chronicle |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$20,054 |
-19% |
39 |
$514 |
$64,543,213 |
108 |
| 55 |
new |
Mansome |
Paladin |
Documentary |
$18,395 |
|
20 |
$920 |
$18,395 |
3 |
| 56 |
(56) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$16,922 |
-35% |
12 |
$1,410 |
$5,524,750 |
724 |
| 57 |
new |
Polisse |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$16,568 |
|
3 |
$5,523 |
$16,568 |
3 |
| 58 |
(55) |
God Bless America |
Magnet Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$13,464 |
-51% |
15 |
$898 |
$55,659 |
10 |
| 59 |
(47) |
Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day |
Codeblack Entertainment |
Drama |
$12,439 |
-64% |
17 |
$732 |
$1,301,562 |
38 |
| 60 |
(61) |
October Baby |
Five & Two Pictures |
Drama |
$11,623 |
-42% |
36 |
$323 |
$5,321,863 |
59 |
| 61 |
(50) |
The Perfect Family |
Variance Films |
Comedy |
$11,092 |
-64% |
12 |
$924 |
$78,065 |
17 |
| 62 |
(65) |
Friends with Kids |
Roadside Attractions |
Romantic Comedy |
$10,955 |
-18% |
25 |
$438 |
$7,226,510 |
73 |
| 63 |
(60) |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$10,439 |
-49% |
40 |
$261 |
$133,082,212 |
157 |
| 64 |
(62) |
The Raid: Redemption |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$10,336 |
-39% |
15 |
$689 |
$4,063,866 |
59 |
| 65 |
new |
Elena |
Zeitgeist |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,035 |
|
1 |
$9,035 |
$13,240 |
5 |
| 66 |
(72) |
Elles |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$7,865 |
-15% |
6 |
$1,311 |
$104,048 |
24 |
| 67 |
(68) |
A Separation |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$7,846 |
-32% |
17 |
$462 |
$7,063,236 |
143 |
| 68 |
new |
Virginia |
Entertainment One |
Drama |
$6,915 |
|
5 |
$1,383 |
$9,915 |
3 |
| 69 |
(41) |
The Road |
Freestyle Releasing |
Horror |
$6,124 |
-89% |
10 |
$612 |
$88,871 |
10 |
| 70 |
(78) |
Coriolanus |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$5,116 |
-10% |
8 |
$640 |
$749,641 |
122 |
| 71 |
new |
Beyond the Black Rainbow |
Mongrel Media |
Drama |
$4,957 |
|
2 |
$2,479 |
$4,957 |
3 |
| 72 |
(71) |
Boy |
Paladin |
Drama |
$4,835 |
-48% |
5 |
$967 |
$242,008 |
80 |
| 73 |
(80) |
Otter 501 |
Paladin |
Documentary |
$4,681 |
-14% |
4 |
$1,170 |
$12,911 |
10 |
| 74 |
(84) |
Undefeated |
Weinstein Co. |
Documentary |
$4,098 |
-14% |
9 |
$455 |
$548,470 |
94 |
| 75 |
new |
The Color Wheel |
APD/Cinema Conservancy |
Comedy |
$3,884 |
|
2 |
$1,942 |
$3,884 |
3 |
| 76 |
(79) |
Gerhard Richter Painting |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$3,284 |
-41% |
3 |
$1,095 |
$176,071 |
68 |
| 77 |
(82) |
This Binary Universe |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,912 |
-42% |
1 |
$2,912 |
$13,452 |
17 |
| 78 |
(-) |
Here |
Strand |
Drama |
$2,785 |
|
1 |
$2,785 |
$23,223 |
38 |
| 79 |
(69) |
I Wish |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$2,763 |
-75% |
3 |
$921 |
$19,708 |
10 |
| 81 |
(81) |
We need to Talk About Kevin |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$2,576 |
-51% |
6 |
$429 |
$1,738,692 |
164 |
| 82 |
(97) |
Surviving Progress |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,256 |
-4% |
2 |
$1,128 |
$31,158 |
45 |
| 83 |
(63) |
Last Call at the Oasis |
Participant Media |
Documentary |
$2,142 |
-87% |
3 |
$714 |
$40,846 |
17 |
| 84 |
(-) |
Celine & Julie Go Boating |
New Yorker |
|
$2,136 |
|
1 |
$2,136 |
$16,184 |
17 |
| 85 |
(102) |
My Way |
PMK*BNC |
Drama |
$2,133 |
+5% |
4 |
$533 |
$67,330 |
31 |
| 86 |
(95) |
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,121 |
-18% |
11 |
$193 |
$94,654 |
10 |
| 87 |
new |
Never Stand Still |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,951 |
|
1 |
$1,951 |
$1,951 |
3 |
| 88 |
(89) |
Turn Me On, Dammit! |
New Yorker |
Comedy |
$1,911 |
-43% |
2 |
$956 |
$66,133 |
52 |
| 89 |
(83) |
Blue Like Jazz |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$1,828 |
-62% |
7 |
$261 |
$592,589 |
38 |
| 90 |
new |
The Samaritan |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,744 |
|
3 |
$581 |
$1,744 |
3 |
| 91 |
new |
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,678 |
|
2 |
$839 |
$1,678 |
3 |
| 92 |
(101) |
The Island President |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Documentary |
$1,664 |
-19% |
4 |
$416 |
$75,233 |
54 |
| 93 |
(-) |
Attenberg |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,646 |
|
1 |
$1,646 |
$20,441 |
73 |
| 94 |
(103) |
The Hunter |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$1,537 |
-20% |
3 |
$512 |
$168,216 |
45 |
| 95 |
(-) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films |
Drama |
$1,388 |
|
1 |
$1,388 |
$62,630 |
1,228 |
| 96 |
(107) |
Take Me Home |
Monterey Media |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,290 |
+58% |
2 |
$645 |
$11,058 |
45 |
| 97 |
(91) |
The Salt of Life |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$1,226 |
-61% |
2 |
$613 |
$295,718 |
80 |
| 98 |
(104) |
Thin Ice |
ATO Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$1,176 |
-6% |
3 |
$392 |
$789,752 |
94 |
| 100 |
(76) |
Red Tails |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$1,047 |
-84% |
3 |
$349 |
$49,868,808 |
122 |
| 101 |
(117) |
Keyhole |
Monterey Media |
Thriller/Suspense |
$959 |
+600% |
4 |
$240 |
$16,266 |
43 |
| 102 |
(-) |
Payback |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$917 |
|
3 |
$306 |
$52,649 |
26 |
| 103 |
(-) |
The Graduate |
Embassy |
Comedy |
$873 |
|
2 |
$437 |
$85,527 |
16,223 |
| 104 |
(-) |
Hit So Hard |
Variance Films |
Documentary |
$859 |
|
3 |
$286 |
$25,376 |
38 |
| 105 |
(70) |
Goon |
Alliance Films |
Comedy |
$807 |
-92% |
4 |
$202 |
$4,164,527 |
87 |
| 106 |
(-) |
Michael |
Strand |
Drama |
$737 |
|
2 |
$369 |
$15,151 |
96 |
| 107 |
(87) |
Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$611 |
-84% |
1 |
$611 |
$6,273 |
10 |
| 108 |
(106) |
The Fairy |
Kino Lorber |
Comedy |
$498 |
-41% |
2 |
$249 |
$23,784 |
87 |
| 109 |
(116) |
Lost Bohemai |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$429 |
+138% |
1 |
$429 |
$14,056 |
367 |
| 110 |
(88) |
Touchback |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Drama |
$427 |
-88% |
3 |
$142 |
$204,068 |
38 |
| 111 |
(113) |
Terkel in Trouble |
|
Adventure |
$350 |
-13% |
1 |
$350 |
$38,126 |
584 |
| 112 |
(85) |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$293 |
-93% |
1 |
$293 |
$474,544,211 |
4,751 |
| 113 |
(114) |
How to Grow a Band |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$275 |
+24% |
2 |
$138 |
$9,778 |
38 |
| 114 |
(-) |
Sing Your Song |
S2BN |
Documentary |
$140 |
|
1 |
$140 |
$46,429 |
129 |
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