Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, May 16, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Avengers | $6,339,757 | -25% | -53% | 4,349 | $1,458 | $395,813,047 | 13 |
| 2 | (new) | The Dictator | $4,175,274 | 3,003 | $1,390 | $4,175,274 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Dark Shadows | $1,841,116 | -29% | 3,755 | $490 | $36,449,053 | 6 | |
| 4 | (3) | Think Like a Man | $380,482 | -26% | -32% | 2,017 | $189 | $82,810,061 | 27 |
| 5 | (4) | The Hunger Games | $376,509 | -19% | -18% | 2,531 | $149 | $388,246,795 | 55 |
| 6 | (7) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $321,998 | -7% | +273% | 178 | $1,809 | $4,693,068 | 13 |
| 7 | (6) | The Lucky One | $311,464 | -28% | -32% | 2,839 | $110 | $54,847,007 | 27 |
| 8 | (5) | The Five-Year Engagement | $285,480 | -38% | -46% | 2,196 | $130 | $25,718,135 | 20 |
| 9 | (8) | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $205,009 | -19% | -32% | 2,848 | $72 | $23,702,952 | 20 |
| 10 | (10) | Chimpanzee | $136,187 | -25% | -33% | 1,559 | $87 | $26,179,160 | 27 |
| 11 | (11) | The Raven | $125,848 | -27% | -56% | 1,888 | $67 | $15,181,722 | 20 |
| 12 | (9) | Safe | $107,369 | -49% | -61% | 1,690 | $64 | $16,197,183 | 20 |
| 13 | (12) | The Cabin in the Woods | $84,206 | -35% | -55% | 1,029 | $82 | $40,086,468 | 34 |
| 14 | (13) | Girl in Progress | $62,300 | -27% | 322 | $193 | $1,623,855 | 6 | |
| - | (15) | The Three Stooges | $53,417 | -24% | -46% | 1,027 | $52 | $41,339,177 | 34 |
| - | (18) | To the Arctic 3D | $51,940 | +22% | +14% | 49 | $1,060 | $1,548,833 | 27 |
| - | (14) | 21 Jump Street | $46,637 | -41% | -55% | 510 | $91 | $135,307,732 | 62 |
| - | (17) | Mirror Mirror | $37,738 | -13% | -33% | 607 | $62 | $61,110,426 | 48 |
| - | (16) | American Reunion | $36,210 | -42% | -50% | 426 | $85 | $56,190,580 | 41 |
| - | (19) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $34,920 | -4% | +23% | 388 | $90 | $209,699,750 | 76 |
| - | (25) | Born to be Wild 3D | $25,800 | +53% | +2% | 34 | $759 | $18,840,995 | 405 |
| - | (20) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $19,836 | -17% | -41% | 200 | $99 | $8,607,801 | 69 |
| - | (22) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $17,517 | -11% | +5% | 260 | $67 | $102,634,390 | 97 |
| - | (21) | Titanic in 3D | $15,463 | -26% | -60% | 157 | $98 | $658,456,548 | 5,263 |
| - | (23) | Lockout | $15,129 | -19% | -9% | 255 | $59 | $14,187,252 | 34 |
| - | (24) | Wrath of the Titans | $10,932 | -40% | -71% | 265 | $41 | $82,033,640 | 48 |
| - | (27) | Safe House | $7,495 | -15% | -34% | 136 | $55 | $126,173,470 | 97 |
| - | (31) | This Means War | $6,468 | -1% | -27% | 132 | $49 | $54,605,487 | 90 |
| - | (26) | Sound of My Voice | $6,356 | -29% | -20% | 46 | $138 | $212,008 | 20 |
| - | (29) | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,186 | -9% | +66% | 117 | $53 | $4,263,337 | 62 |
| - | (30) | A Thousand Words | $6,067 | -10% | -11% | 127 | $48 | $18,311,706 | 69 |
| - | (28) | The Road | $5,503 | -31% | 50 | $110 | $77,632 | 6 | |
| - | (32) | Act of Valor | $4,938 | -18% | -47% | 118 | $42 | $69,920,216 | 83 |
| - | (34) | Casa de mi Padre | $3,436 | -5% | -16% | 56 | $61 | $5,906,027 | 62 |
| - | (33) | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $3,384 | -27% | -42% | 110 | $31 | $35,022,068 | 83 |
| - | (35) | Chronicle | $2,845 | -5% | -24% | 51 | $56 | $64,520,241 | 104 |
| - | (37) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,317 | +0% | -24% | 67 | $35 | $133,068,785 | 153 |
| - | (36) | Friends with Kids | $2,063 | -17% | 36 | $57 | $7,213,050 | 69 | |
| - | (38) | Project X | $1,823 | -7% | -47% | 40 | $46 | $54,730,096 | 76 |
| - | (39) | We Bought a Zoo | $664 | -7% | 28 | $24 | $75,623,891 | 146 | |
| - | (41) | Blue Like Jazz | $587 | +32% | 11 | $53 | $590,116 | 34 | |
| - | (40) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $473 | -15% | -35% | 12 | $39 | $474,543,388 | 4,747 |
| - | (42) | Tonight You’re Mine | $249 | -11% | 2 | $125 | $2,926 | 6 | |
| - | (44) | Red Tails | $241 | +90% | -57% | 9 | $27 | $49,867,414 | 118 |
| - | (43) | Touchback | $184 | -3% | -62% | 6 | $31 | $203,493 | 34 |
| - | (45) | Albert Nobbs | $88 | +1,157% | 2 | $44 | $3,014,676 | 148 | |
| Reporting movies: 46 | $15,179,905 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $6,339,757 | 4,349 | $395,813,047 |
| 2 | The Dictator | $4,175,274 | 3,003 | $4,175,274 |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | $1,841,116 | 3,755 | $36,449,053 |
| 4 | Think Like a Man | $380,482 | 2,017 | $82,810,061 |
| 5 | The Hunger Games | $376,509 | 2,531 | $388,246,795 |
| 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $321,998 | 178 | $4,693,068 |
| 7 | The Lucky One | $311,464 | 2,839 | $54,847,007 |
| 8 | The Five-Year Engagement | $285,480 | 2,196 | $25,718,135 |
| 9 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $205,009 | 2,848 | $23,702,952 |
| 10 | Chimpanzee | $136,187 | 1,559 | $26,179,160 |
| 11 | The Raven | $125,848 | 1,888 | $15,181,722 |
| 12 | Safe | $107,369 | 1,690 | $16,197,183 |
| 13 | The Cabin in the Woods | $84,206 | 1,029 | $40,086,468 |
| 14 | Girl in Progress | $62,300 | 322 | $1,623,855 |
| - | The Three Stooges | $53,417 | 1,027 | $41,339,177 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $51,940 | 49 | $1,548,833 |
| - | 21 Jump Street | $46,637 | 510 | $135,307,732 |
| - | Mirror Mirror | $37,738 | 607 | $61,110,426 |
| - | American Reunion | $36,210 | 426 | $56,190,580 |
| - | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $34,920 | 388 | $209,699,750 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $25,800 | 34 | $18,840,995 |
| - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $19,836 | 200 | $8,607,801 |
| - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $17,517 | 260 | $102,634,390 |
| - | Titanic in 3D | $15,463 | 157 | $658,456,548 |
| - | Lockout | $15,129 | 255 | $14,187,252 |
| - | Wrath of the Titans | $10,932 | 265 | $82,033,640 |
| - | Safe House | $7,495 | 136 | $126,173,470 |
| - | This Means War | $6,468 | 132 | $54,605,487 |
| - | Sound of My Voice | $6,356 | 46 | $212,008 |
| - | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,186 | 117 | $4,263,337 |
| - | A Thousand Words | $6,067 | 127 | $18,311,706 |
| - | The Road | $5,503 | 50 | $77,632 |
| - | Act of Valor | $4,938 | 118 | $69,920,216 |
| - | Casa de mi Padre | $3,436 | 56 | $5,906,027 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $3,384 | 110 | $35,022,068 |
| - | Chronicle | $2,845 | 51 | $64,520,241 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,317 | 67 | $133,068,785 |
| - | Friends with Kids | $2,063 | 36 | $7,213,050 |
| - | Project X | $1,823 | 40 | $54,730,096 |
| - | We Bought a Zoo | $664 | 28 | $75,623,891 |
| - | Blue Like Jazz | $587 | 11 | $590,116 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $473 | 12 | $474,543,388 |
| - | Tonight You’re Mine | $249 | 2 | $2,926 |
| - | Red Tails | $241 | 9 | $49,867,414 |
| - | Touchback | $184 | 6 | $203,493 |
| - | Albert Nobbs | $88 | 2 | $3,014,676 |
| Reporting: 46 | $15,179,905 | total | ||