Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, May 18, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Avengers | $15,236,046 | +145% | -48% | 4,249 | $3,586 | $417,257,461 | 15 |
| 2 | (new) | Battleship | $8,782,225 | 3,690 | $2,380 | $8,782,225 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Dictator | $5,727,753 | +100% | 3,008 | $1,904 | $12,768,834 | 3 | |
| 4 | (new) | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $3,848,774 | 3,021 | $1,274 | $3,848,774 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Dark Shadows | $3,820,203 | +126% | -61% | 3,755 | $1,017 | $41,958,624 | 8 |
| 6 | (7) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $872,968 | +187% | +30% | 354 | $2,466 | $5,870,409 | 15 |
| 7 | (4) | The Hunger Games | $824,397 | +115% | -31% | 2,064 | $399 | $389,455,507 | 57 |
| 8 | (5) | Think Like a Man | $807,145 | +114% | -49% | 1,722 | $469 | $83,995,056 | 29 |
| 9 | (6) | The Lucky One | $598,030 | +93% | -54% | 2,005 | $298 | $55,754,205 | 29 |
| 10 | (9) | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $352,992 | +69% | -52% | 1,840 | $192 | $24,264,496 | 22 |
| 11 | (8) | The Five-Year Engagement | $334,875 | +22% | -65% | 1,175 | $285 | $26,327,510 | 22 |
| - | (26) | Wrath of the Titans | $132,069 | +1,179% | +83% | 360 | $367 | $82,176,032 | 50 |
| - | (16) | Girl in Progress | $123,273 | +128% | -70% | 322 | $383 | $1,801,287 | 8 |
| - | (new) | Crooked Arrows | $119,559 | 55 | $2,174 | $119,559 | 1 | ||
| - | (15) | The Three Stooges | $119,152 | +117% | -56% | 594 | $201 | $41,513,289 | 36 |
| - | (20) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $117,495 | +256% | +10% | 379 | $310 | $209,850,225 | 78 |
| - | (13) | The Cabin in the Woods | $114,250 | +37% | -62% | 448 | $255 | $40,284,323 | 36 |
| - | (17) | 21 Jump Street | $101,417 | +105% | -51% | 261 | $389 | $135,458,697 | 64 |
| - | (19) | Mirror Mirror | $98,921 | +167% | -27% | 407 | $243 | $61,246,343 | 50 |
| - | (14) | To the Arctic 3D | $84,097 | +22% | +14% | 49 | $1,716 | $1,701,945 | 29 |
| - | (18) | American Reunion | $78,300 | +93% | -46% | 290 | $270 | $56,309,350 | 43 |
| - | (12) | Safe | $75,561 | -23% | -80% | 503 | $150 | $16,371,334 | 22 |
| - | (11) | The Raven | $72,716 | -43% | -82% | 432 | $168 | $15,381,852 | 22 |
| - | (23) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $53,059 | +194% | +2% | 245 | $217 | $102,705,493 | 99 |
| - | (21) | Born to be Wild 3D | $28,003 | +49% | +6% | 34 | $824 | $18,887,748 | 407 |
| - | (25) | Lockout | $27,227 | +68% | -50% | 191 | $143 | $14,230,695 | 36 |
| - | (22) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $25,870 | +40% | -45% | 134 | $193 | $8,652,106 | 71 |
| - | (29) | This Means War | $19,189 | +188% | -13% | 90 | $213 | $54,631,331 | 92 |
| - | (31) | A Thousand Words | $13,933 | +135% | -22% | 110 | $127 | $18,331,559 | 71 |
| - | (24) | Titanic in 3D | $13,902 | -20% | -65% | 70 | $199 | $658,487,742 | 5,265 |
| - | (32) | Act of Valor | $10,796 | +105% | -12% | 96 | $112 | $69,936,281 | 85 |
| - | (28) | Sound of My Voice | $9,643 | +42% | -42% | 37 | $261 | $228,459 | 22 |
| - | (37) | Chronicle | $4,876 | +67% | -17% | 39 | $125 | $64,528,035 | 106 |
| - | (38) | Friends with Kids | $2,893 | +15% | -35% | 25 | $116 | $7,218,448 | 71 |
| - | (36) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,153 | -28% | -42% | 40 | $54 | $133,073,926 | 155 |
| - | (33) | The Road | $1,651 | -68% | -90% | 10 | $165 | $84,398 | 8 |
| - | (41) | Blue Like Jazz | $577 | -11% | -52% | 7 | $82 | $591,338 | 36 |
| - | (43) | Red Tails | $231 | -33% | -92% | 3 | $77 | $49,867,992 | 120 |
| - | (45) | Touchback | $127 | -14% | -84% | 3 | $42 | $203,768 | 36 |
| - | (42) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $15 | -97% | -99% | 1 | $15 | $474,543,933 | 4,749 |
| Reporting movies: 40 | $42,656,363 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $15,236,046 | 4,249 | $417,257,461 |
| 2 | Battleship | $8,782,225 | 3,690 | $8,782,225 |
| 3 | The Dictator | $5,727,753 | 3,008 | $12,768,834 |
| 4 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $3,848,774 | 3,021 | $3,848,774 |
| 5 | Dark Shadows | $3,820,203 | 3,755 | $41,958,624 |
| 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $872,968 | 354 | $5,870,409 |
| 7 | The Hunger Games | $824,397 | 2,064 | $389,455,507 |
| 8 | Think Like a Man | $807,145 | 1,722 | $83,995,056 |
| 9 | The Lucky One | $598,030 | 2,005 | $55,754,205 |
| 10 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $352,992 | 1,840 | $24,264,496 |
| 11 | The Five-Year Engagement | $334,875 | 1,175 | $26,327,510 |
| - | Wrath of the Titans | $132,069 | 360 | $82,176,032 |
| - | Girl in Progress | $123,273 | 322 | $1,801,287 |
| - | Crooked Arrows | $119,559 | 55 | $119,559 |
| - | The Three Stooges | $119,152 | 594 | $41,513,289 |
| - | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $117,495 | 379 | $209,850,225 |
| - | The Cabin in the Woods | $114,250 | 448 | $40,284,323 |
| - | 21 Jump Street | $101,417 | 261 | $135,458,697 |
| - | Mirror Mirror | $98,921 | 407 | $61,246,343 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $84,097 | 49 | $1,701,945 |
| - | American Reunion | $78,300 | 290 | $56,309,350 |
| - | Safe | $75,561 | 503 | $16,371,334 |
| - | The Raven | $72,716 | 432 | $15,381,852 |
| - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $53,059 | 245 | $102,705,493 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $28,003 | 34 | $18,887,748 |
| - | Lockout | $27,227 | 191 | $14,230,695 |
| - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $25,870 | 134 | $8,652,106 |
| - | This Means War | $19,189 | 90 | $54,631,331 |
| - | A Thousand Words | $13,933 | 110 | $18,331,559 |
| - | Titanic in 3D | $13,902 | 70 | $658,487,742 |
| - | Act of Valor | $10,796 | 96 | $69,936,281 |
| - | Sound of My Voice | $9,643 | 37 | $228,459 |
| - | Chronicle | $4,876 | 39 | $64,528,035 |
| - | Friends with Kids | $2,893 | 25 | $7,218,448 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,153 | 40 | $133,073,926 |
| - | The Road | $1,651 | 10 | $84,398 |
| - | Blue Like Jazz | $577 | 7 | $591,338 |
| - | Red Tails | $231 | 3 | $49,867,992 |
| - | Touchback | $127 | 3 | $203,768 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $15 | 1 | $474,543,933 |
| Reporting: 40 | $42,656,363 | total | ||