Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, May 17, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Avengers | $6,208,368 | -2% | -50% | 4,349 | $1,428 | $402,021,415 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) | The Dictator | $2,865,807 | -31% | 3,003 | $954 | $7,041,081 | 2 | |
| 3 | (3) | Dark Shadows | $1,689,368 | -8% | 3,755 | $450 | $38,138,421 | 7 | Previews | Battleship | $650,000 | 0 | – | $650,000 |
| 4 | (5) | The Hunger Games | $384,315 | +2% | -17% | 2,531 | $152 | $388,631,110 | 56 |
| 5 | (4) | Think Like a Man | $377,850 | -1% | -33% | 2,017 | $187 | $83,187,911 | 28 |
| 6 | (7) | The Lucky One | $309,168 | -1% | -30% | 2,839 | $109 | $55,156,175 | 28 |
| 7 | (6) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $304,373 | -5% | +264% | 178 | $1,710 | $4,997,441 | 14 |
| 8 | (8) | The Five-Year Engagement | $274,500 | -4% | -45% | 2,196 | $125 | $25,992,635 | 21 |
| 9 | (9) | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $208,552 | +2% | -32% | 2,848 | $73 | $23,911,504 | 21 |
| 10 | (10) | Chimpanzee | $161,827 | +19% | -26% | 1,559 | $104 | $26,340,987 | 28 |
| 11 | (11) | The Raven | $127,414 | +1% | -53% | 1,888 | $67 | $15,309,136 | 21 |
| 12 | (12) | Safe | $98,590 | -8% | -64% | 1,690 | $58 | $16,295,773 | 21 |
| 13 | (13) | The Cabin in the Woods | $83,605 | -1% | -55% | 1,029 | $81 | $40,170,073 | 35 |
| - | (16) | To the Arctic 3D | $69,015 | +33% | +26% | 49 | $1,408 | $1,617,848 | 28 |
| - | (15) | The Three Stooges | $54,960 | +3% | -39% | 1,027 | $54 | $41,394,137 | 35 |
| - | (14) | Girl in Progress | $54,159 | -13% | 322 | $168 | $1,678,014 | 7 | |
| - | (17) | 21 Jump Street | $49,548 | +6% | -55% | 510 | $97 | $135,357,280 | 63 |
| - | (19) | American Reunion | $40,470 | +12% | -44% | 426 | $95 | $56,231,050 | 42 |
| - | (18) | Mirror Mirror | $36,996 | -2% | -31% | 607 | $61 | $61,147,422 | 49 |
| - | (20) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $32,980 | -6% | +5% | 388 | $85 | $209,732,730 | 77 |
| - | (21) | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,750 | -27% | -28% | 34 | $551 | $18,859,745 | 406 |
| - | (22) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $18,435 | -7% | -46% | 200 | $92 | $8,626,236 | 70 |
| - | (23) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $18,044 | +3% | +4% | 260 | $69 | $102,652,434 | 98 |
| - | (24) | Titanic in 3D | $17,292 | +12% | -62% | 157 | $110 | $658,473,840 | 5,264 |
| - | (25) | Lockout | $16,216 | +7% | +6% | 255 | $64 | $14,203,468 | 35 |
| - | (26) | Wrath of the Titans | $10,323 | -6% | -75% | 265 | $39 | $82,043,963 | 49 |
| - | (27) | Safe House | $8,160 | +9% | -29% | 136 | $60 | $126,181,630 | 98 |
| - | (29) | Sound of My Voice | $6,808 | +7% | -4% | 46 | $148 | $218,816 | 21 |
| - | (28) | This Means War | $6,655 | +3% | -27% | 132 | $50 | $54,612,142 | 91 |
| - | (30) | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,089 | -2% | +109% | 117 | $52 | $4,269,426 | 63 |
| - | (31) | A Thousand Words | $5,920 | -2% | -17% | 127 | $47 | $18,317,626 | 70 |
| - | (33) | Act of Valor | $5,269 | +7% | -41% | 118 | $45 | $69,925,485 | 84 |
| - | (32) | The Road | $5,115 | -7% | 50 | $102 | $82,747 | 7 | |
| - | (35) | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $3,723 | +10% | -39% | 110 | $34 | $35,025,791 | 84 |
| - | (34) | Casa de mi Padre | $3,456 | +1% | -19% | 56 | $62 | $5,909,483 | 63 |
| - | (37) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,988 | +29% | -32% | 67 | $45 | $133,071,773 | 154 |
| - | (36) | Chronicle | $2,918 | +3% | -20% | 51 | $57 | $64,523,159 | 105 |
| - | (38) | Friends with Kids | $2,505 | +21% | 36 | $70 | $7,215,555 | 70 | |
| - | (39) | Project X | $1,769 | -3% | -49% | 40 | $44 | $54,731,865 | 77 |
| - | (40) | We Bought a Zoo | $659 | -1% | 28 | $24 | $75,624,550 | 147 | |
| - | (41) | Blue Like Jazz | $645 | +10% | 11 | $59 | $590,761 | 35 | |
| - | (42) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $530 | +12% | -28% | 12 | $44 | $474,543,918 | 4,748 |
| - | (44) | Red Tails | $347 | +44% | +0% | 9 | $39 | $49,867,761 | 119 |
| - | (43) | Tonight You’re Mine | $226 | -9% | 2 | $113 | $3,152 | 7 | |
| - | (45) | Touchback | $148 | -20% | -68% | 6 | $25 | $203,641 | 35 |
| - | (46) | Albert Nobbs | $20 | -77% | 2 | $10 | $3,014,696 | 149 | |
| Reporting movies: 47 | $14,244,875 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $6,208,368 | 4,349 | $402,021,415 |
| 2 | The Dictator | $2,865,807 | 3,003 | $7,041,081 |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | $1,689,368 | 3,755 | $38,138,421 |
| - | Battleship | $650,000 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 4 | The Hunger Games | $384,315 | 2,531 | $388,631,110 |
| 5 | Think Like a Man | $377,850 | 2,017 | $83,187,911 |
| 6 | The Lucky One | $309,168 | 2,839 | $55,156,175 |
| 7 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $304,373 | 178 | $4,997,441 |
| 8 | The Five-Year Engagement | $274,500 | 2,196 | $25,992,635 |
| 9 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $208,552 | 2,848 | $23,911,504 |
| 10 | Chimpanzee | $161,827 | 1,559 | $26,340,987 |
| 11 | The Raven | $127,414 | 1,888 | $15,309,136 |
| 12 | Safe | $98,590 | 1,690 | $16,295,773 |
| 13 | The Cabin in the Woods | $83,605 | 1,029 | $40,170,073 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $69,015 | 49 | $1,617,848 |
| - | The Three Stooges | $54,960 | 1,027 | $41,394,137 |
| - | Girl in Progress | $54,159 | 322 | $1,678,014 |
| - | 21 Jump Street | $49,548 | 510 | $135,357,280 |
| - | American Reunion | $40,470 | 426 | $56,231,050 |
| - | Mirror Mirror | $36,996 | 607 | $61,147,422 |
| - | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $32,980 | 388 | $209,732,730 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,750 | 34 | $18,859,745 |
| - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $18,435 | 200 | $8,626,236 |
| - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $18,044 | 260 | $102,652,434 |
| - | Titanic in 3D | $17,292 | 157 | $658,473,840 |
| - | Lockout | $16,216 | 255 | $14,203,468 |
| - | Wrath of the Titans | $10,323 | 265 | $82,043,963 |
| - | Safe House | $8,160 | 136 | $126,181,630 |
| - | Sound of My Voice | $6,808 | 46 | $218,816 |
| - | This Means War | $6,655 | 132 | $54,612,142 |
| - | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,089 | 117 | $4,269,426 |
| - | A Thousand Words | $5,920 | 127 | $18,317,626 |
| - | Act of Valor | $5,269 | 118 | $69,925,485 |
| - | The Road | $5,115 | 50 | $82,747 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $3,723 | 110 | $35,025,791 |
| - | Casa de mi Padre | $3,456 | 56 | $5,909,483 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,988 | 67 | $133,071,773 |
| - | Chronicle | $2,918 | 51 | $64,523,159 |
| - | Friends with Kids | $2,505 | 36 | $7,215,555 |
| - | Project X | $1,769 | 40 | $54,731,865 |
| - | We Bought a Zoo | $659 | 28 | $75,624,550 |
| - | Blue Like Jazz | $645 | 11 | $590,761 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $530 | 12 | $474,543,918 |
| - | Red Tails | $347 | 9 | $49,867,761 |
| - | Tonight You’re Mine | $226 | 2 | $3,152 |
| - | Touchback | $148 | 6 | $203,641 |
| - | Albert Nobbs | $20 | 2 | $3,014,696 |
| Reporting: 47 | $14,244,875 | total | ||