Weekend Domestic Box Office May 18, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Avengers | $55,644,102 | -46% | 4,249 | $13,096 | $457,665,517 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Battleship | $25,534,825 | 3,690 | $6,920 | $25,534,825 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Dictator | $17,435,092 | 3,008 | $5,796 | $24,476,173 | 5 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Dark Shadows | $12,583,338 | -58% | 3,755 | $3,351 | $50,721,759 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $10,547,068 | 3,021 | $3,491 | $10,547,068 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (8) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,230,584 | +21% | 354 | $9,126 | $8,228,025 | 17 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Hunger Games | $2,950,331 | -35% | 2,064 | $1,429 | $391,581,441 | 59 | |
| 8 | (3) | Think Like a Man | $2,650,549 | -54% | 1,722 | $1,539 | $85,838,460 | 31 | |
| 9 | (5) | The Lucky One | $1,778,453 | -57% | 2,005 | $887 | $56,934,628 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,578,632 | -50% | 1,840 | $858 | $25,490,136 | 24 | |
| 11 | (6) | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,110,375 | -66% | 1,175 | $945 | $27,103,010 | 24 | |
| 12 | (9) | Chimpanzee | $667,528 | -62% | 895 | $746 | $27,008,515 | 31 | |
| 13 | (21) | Bernie | $491,436 | +124% | 95 | $5,173 | $1,124,572 | 24 | |
| 14 | (22) | Wrath of the Titans | $476,327 | +122% | 360 | $1,323 | $82,520,290 | 52 | |
| 15 | (11) | Girl in Progress | $459,357 | -67% | 322 | $1,427 | $2,137,371 | 10 | |
| 16 | (19) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $458,595 | +6% | 379 | $1,210 | $210,191,325 | 80 | |
| 17 | (13) | The Three Stooges | $436,495 | -60% | 594 | $735 | $41,830,632 | 38 | |
| 18 | (17) | Mirror Mirror | $403,814 | -33% | 407 | $992 | $61,551,236 | 52 | |
| 19 | (14) | The Cabin in the Woods | $381,566 | -61% | 448 | $852 | $40,551,639 | 38 | |
| 20 | (15) | John Carter | $368,994 | -52% | 114 | $3,237 | $72,157,379 | 73 | |
| 21 | (16) | 21 Jump Street | $342,953 | -47% | 261 | $1,314 | $135,700,233 | 66 | |
| 22 | (10) | Safe | $294,177 | -80% | 503 | $585 | $16,589,950 | 24 | |
| 23 | (18) | American Reunion | $263,905 | -39% | 290 | $910 | $56,494,955 | 45 | |
| 24 | (new) | Crooked Arrows | $257,364 | 55 | $4,679 | $257,364 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (12) | The Raven | $236,650 | -83% | 432 | $548 | $15,545,786 | 24 | |
| 26 | (23) | To the Arctic 3D | $217,321 | +4% | 49 | $4,435 | $1,835,169 | 31 | |
| 27 | (20) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $207,181 | -12% | 245 | $846 | $102,859,615 | 101 | |
| 28 | (25) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $94,801 | -50% | 134 | $707 | $8,721,037 | 73 | |
| 29 | (31) | First Position | $93,188 | +5% | 41 | $2,273 | $294,020 | 17 | |
| 30 | (29) | Monsieur Lazhar | $91,710 | -28% | 67 | $1,369 | $2,763,163 | 38 | |
| 31 | (28) | Bully | $90,153 | -33% | 204 | $442 | $3,120,129 | 52 | |
| 32 | (30) | Headhunters | $90,055 | +1% | 39 | $2,309 | $392,153 | 24 | |
| 33 | (26) | Lockout | $88,102 | -51% | 191 | $461 | $14,291,570 | 38 | |
| 34 | (33) | Marley | $73,433 | -10% | 55 | $1,335 | $1,035,405 | 31 | |
| 35 | (39) | Born to be Wild 3D | $60,419 | -1% | 34 | $1,777 | $18,920,164 | 409 | |
| 36 | (37) | Darling Companion | $58,831 | -10% | 60 | $981 | $419,641 | 31 | |
| 37 | (36) | This Means War | $58,562 | -13% | 90 | $651 | $54,670,704 | 94 | |
| 38 | (34) | A Thousand Words | $56,901 | -27% | 110 | $517 | $18,374,527 | 73 | |
| 39 | (45) | Act of Valor | $52,955 | +26% | 96 | $552 | $69,978,440 | 87 | |
| 40 | (27) | Titanic in 3D | $50,583 | -68% | 70 | $723 | $658,524,423 | 5,267 | |
| 41 | (35) | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $36,565 | -49% | 41 | $892 | $2,194,128 | 73 | |
| 42 | (new) | Hysteria | $35,656 | 5 | $7,131 | $35,656 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (38) | Footnote | $31,840 | -51% | 52 | $612 | $1,851,573 | 73 | |
| 44 | (40) | Sound of My Voice | $30,911 | -46% | 37 | $835 | $249,727 | 24 | |
| 45 | (54) | The Secret World of Arrietty | $29,705 | +7% | 60 | $495 | $19,140,974 | 94 | |
| 46 | (52) | DeadTime | $27,552 | -9% | 16 | $1,722 | $77,448 | 40 | |
| 47 | (24) | The Artist | $26,842 | -86% | 103 | $261 | $44,459,451 | 178 | |
| 48 | (64) | Where Do We Go Now | $23,621 | +54% | 12 | $1,968 | $47,779 | 10 | |
| 49 | (90) | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $22,806 | +586% | 19 | $1,200 | $38,771 | 17 | |
| 50 | (49) | We Have A Pope | $22,332 | -33% | 20 | $1,117 | $383,163 | 45 | |
| 51 | (48) | Kid With A Bike | $22,158 | -35% | 34 | $652 | $1,318,351 | 66 | |
| 52 | (51) | The Deep Blue Sea | $21,070 | -30% | 39 | $540 | $1,038,746 | 59 | |
| 53 | (-) | Damsels in Distress | $20,740 | 38 | $546 | $800,110 | 45 | ||
| 54 | (58) | Chronicle | $20,054 | -19% | 39 | $514 | $64,543,213 | 108 | |
| 55 | (new) | Mansome | $18,395 | 20 | $920 | $18,395 | 3 | ||
| 56 | (56) | Sea Rex 3D | $16,922 | -35% | 12 | $1,410 | $5,524,750 | 724 | |
| 57 | (new) | Polisse | $16,568 | 3 | $5,523 | $16,568 | 3 | ||
| 58 | (55) | God Bless America | $13,464 | -51% | 15 | $898 | $55,659 | 10 | |
| 59 | (47) | Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day | $12,439 | -64% | 17 | $732 | $1,301,562 | 38 | |
| 60 | (61) | October Baby | $11,623 | -42% | 36 | $323 | $5,321,863 | 59 | |
| 61 | (50) | The Perfect Family | $11,092 | -64% | 12 | $924 | $78,065 | 17 | |
| 62 | (65) | Friends with Kids | $10,955 | -18% | 25 | $438 | $7,226,510 | 73 | |
| 63 | (60) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $10,439 | -49% | 40 | $261 | $133,082,212 | 157 | |
| 64 | (62) | The Raid: Redemption | $10,336 | -39% | 15 | $689 | $4,063,866 | 59 | |
| 65 | (new) | Elena | $9,035 | 1 | $9,035 | $13,240 | 5 | ||
| 66 | (72) | Elles | $7,865 | -15% | 6 | $1,311 | $104,048 | 24 | |
| 67 | (68) | A Separation | $7,846 | -32% | 17 | $462 | $7,063,236 | 143 | |
| 68 | (new) | Virginia | $6,915 | 5 | $1,383 | $9,915 | 3 | ||
| 69 | (41) | The Road | $6,124 | -89% | 10 | $612 | $88,871 | 10 | |
| 70 | (78) | Coriolanus | $5,116 | -10% | 8 | $640 | $749,641 | 122 | |
| 71 | (new) | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $4,957 | 2 | $2,479 | $4,957 | 3 | ||
| 72 | (71) | Boy | $4,835 | -48% | 5 | $967 | $242,008 | 80 | |
| 73 | (80) | Otter 501 | $4,681 | -14% | 4 | $1,170 | $12,911 | 10 | |
| 74 | (85) | Undefeated | $4,098 | -14% | 9 | $455 | $548,470 | 94 | |
| 75 | (new) | The Color Wheel | $3,884 | 2 | $1,942 | $3,884 | 3 | ||
| 76 | (82) | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,615 | -32% | 1 | $3,615 | $44,605,805 | 2,271 | |
| 77 | (79) | Gerhard Richter Painting | $3,284 | -41% | 3 | $1,095 | $176,137 | 68 | |
| 78 | (83) | This Binary Universe | $2,912 | -42% | 1 | $2,912 | $13,452 | 17 | |
| 79 | (-) | Here | $2,785 | 1 | $2,785 | $23,223 | 38 | ||
| 80 | (69) | I Wish | $2,763 | -75% | 3 | $921 | $19,708 | 10 | |
| 81 | (98) | $2,639 | -65% | 2 | $1,320 | $6,761 | 14 | ||
| 81 | (98) | $2,639 | +135% | 2 | $1,320 | $6,761 | 14 | ||
| 81 | (98) | $2,639 | +15% | 2 | $1,320 | $6,761 | 14 | ||
| 82 | (81) | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $2,576 | -51% | 6 | $429 | $1,738,692 | 164 | |
| 83 | (97) | Surviving Progress | $2,256 | -4% | 2 | $1,128 | $31,158 | 45 | |
| 84 | (63) | Last Call at the Oasis | $2,142 | -87% | 3 | $714 | $40,846 | 17 | |
| 85 | (-) | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $2,136 | 1 | $2,136 | $16,184 | 17 | ||
| 86 | (102) | My Way | $2,133 | +5% | 4 | $533 | $67,330 | 31 | |
| 87 | (95) | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $2,121 | -18% | 11 | $193 | $94,654 | 10 | |
| 88 | (new) | Never Stand Still | $1,951 | 1 | $1,951 | $1,951 | 3 | ||
| 89 | (89) | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,911 | -43% | 2 | $956 | $66,133 | 52 | |
| 90 | (84) | Blue Like Jazz | $1,828 | -62% | 7 | $261 | $592,589 | 38 | |
| 91 | (new) | The Samaritan | $1,744 | 3 | $581 | $1,744 | 3 | ||
| 92 | (new) | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | $1,678 | 2 | $839 | $1,678 | 3 | ||
| 93 | (101) | The Island President | $1,664 | -19% | 4 | $416 | $75,233 | 54 | |
| 94 | (-) | Attenberg | $1,646 | 1 | $1,646 | $20,441 | 73 | ||
| 95 | (103) | The Hunter | $1,537 | -20% | 3 | $512 | $168,216 | 45 | |
| 96 | (-) | Just Another Love Story | $1,388 | 1 | $1,388 | $62,630 | 1,228 | ||
| 97 | (107) | Take Me Home | $1,290 | +58% | 2 | $645 | $11,058 | 45 | |
| 98 | (91) | The Salt of Life | $1,226 | -61% | 2 | $613 | $295,718 | 80 | |
| 99 | (104) | Thin Ice | $1,176 | -6% | 3 | $392 | $789,752 | 94 | |
| 100 | (new) | $1,147 | -85% | 1 | $1,147 | $45,353 | 7 | ||
| 100 | (new) | $1,147 | +2% | 1 | $1,147 | $45,353 | 7 | ||
| 100 | (new) | $1,147 | -50% | 1 | $1,147 | $45,353 | 7 | ||
| 101 | (76) | Red Tails | $1,047 | -84% | 3 | $349 | $49,868,808 | 122 | |
| 102 | (117) | Keyhole | $959 | +600% | 4 | $240 | $16,266 | 43 | |
| 103 | (-) | Payback | $917 | 3 | $306 | $52,649 | 26 | ||
| 104 | (-) | The Graduate | $873 | 2 | $437 | $85,527 | 16,223 | ||
| 105 | (-) | Hit So Hard | $859 | 3 | $286 | $25,376 | 38 | ||
| 106 | (70) | Goon | $807 | -92% | 4 | $202 | $4,164,527 | 87 | |
| 107 | (-) | Michael | $737 | 2 | $369 | $15,151 | 96 | ||
| 108 | (87) | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $611 | -84% | 1 | $611 | $6,273 | 10 | |
| 109 | (106) | The Fairy | $498 | -41% | 2 | $249 | $23,784 | 87 | |
| 110 | (116) | Lost Bohemia | $429 | +138% | 1 | $429 | $14,056 | 367 | |
| 111 | (88) | Touchback | $427 | -88% | 3 | $142 | $204,068 | 38 | |
| 112 | (113) | The Trouble with Terkel | $350 | -13% | 1 | $350 | $38,126 | 746 | |
| 113 | (86) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $293 | -93% | 1 | $293 | $474,544,211 | 4,751 | |
| 114 | (114) | How to Grow a Band | $275 | +24% | 2 | $138 | $9,778 | 38 | |
| 115 | (-) | Sing Your Song | $140 | 1 | $140 | $46,429 | 129 | ||
| Reporting movies: 119 | $142,604,488 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $55,644,102 | 4,249 | $457,665,517 |
| 2 | Battleship | $25,534,825 | 3,690 | $25,534,825 |
| 3 | The Dictator | $17,435,092 | 3,008 | $24,476,173 |
| 4 | Dark Shadows | $12,583,338 | 3,755 | $50,721,759 |
| 5 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $10,547,068 | 3,021 | $10,547,068 |
| 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,230,584 | 354 | $8,228,025 |
| 7 | The Hunger Games | $2,950,331 | 2,064 | $391,581,441 |
| 8 | Think Like a Man | $2,650,549 | 1,722 | $85,838,460 |
| 9 | The Lucky One | $1,778,453 | 2,005 | $56,934,628 |
| 10 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,578,632 | 1,840 | $25,490,136 |
| 11 | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,110,375 | 1,175 | $27,103,010 |
| 12 | Chimpanzee | $667,528 | 895 | $27,008,515 |
| 13 | Bernie | $491,436 | 95 | $1,124,572 |
| 14 | Wrath of the Titans | $476,327 | 360 | $82,520,290 |
| 15 | Girl in Progress | $459,357 | 322 | $2,137,371 |
| 16 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $458,595 | 379 | $210,191,325 |
| 17 | The Three Stooges | $436,495 | 594 | $41,830,632 |
| 18 | Mirror Mirror | $403,814 | 407 | $61,551,236 |
| 19 | The Cabin in the Woods | $381,566 | 448 | $40,551,639 |
| 20 | John Carter | $368,994 | 114 | $72,157,379 |
| 21 | 21 Jump Street | $342,953 | 261 | $135,700,233 |
| 22 | Safe | $294,177 | 503 | $16,589,950 |
| 23 | American Reunion | $263,905 | 290 | $56,494,955 |
| 24 | Crooked Arrows | $257,364 | 55 | $257,364 |
| 25 | The Raven | $236,650 | 432 | $15,545,786 |
| 26 | To the Arctic 3D | $217,321 | 49 | $1,835,169 |
| 27 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $207,181 | 245 | $102,859,615 |
| 28 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $94,801 | 134 | $8,721,037 |
| 29 | First Position | $93,188 | 41 | $294,020 |
| 30 | Monsieur Lazhar | $91,710 | 67 | $2,763,163 |
| 31 | Bully | $90,153 | 204 | $3,120,129 |
| 32 | Headhunters | $90,055 | 39 | $392,153 |
| 33 | Lockout | $88,102 | 191 | $14,291,570 |
| 34 | Marley | $73,433 | 55 | $1,035,405 |
| 35 | Born to be Wild 3D | $60,419 | 34 | $18,920,164 |
| 36 | Darling Companion | $58,831 | 60 | $419,641 |
| 37 | This Means War | $58,562 | 90 | $54,670,704 |
| 38 | A Thousand Words | $56,901 | 110 | $18,374,527 |
| 39 | Act of Valor | $52,955 | 96 | $69,978,440 |
| 40 | Titanic in 3D | $50,583 | 70 | $658,524,423 |
| 41 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $36,565 | 41 | $2,194,128 |
| 42 | Hysteria | $35,656 | 5 | $35,656 |
| 43 | Footnote | $31,840 | 52 | $1,851,573 |
| 44 | Sound of My Voice | $30,911 | 37 | $249,727 |
| 45 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $29,705 | 60 | $19,140,974 |
| 46 | DeadTime | $27,552 | 16 | $77,448 |
| 47 | The Artist | $26,842 | 103 | $44,459,451 |
| 48 | Where Do We Go Now | $23,621 | 12 | $47,779 |
| 49 | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $22,806 | 19 | $38,771 |
| 50 | We Have A Pope | $22,332 | 20 | $383,163 |
| 51 | Kid With A Bike | $22,158 | 34 | $1,318,351 |
| 52 | The Deep Blue Sea | $21,070 | 39 | $1,038,746 |
| 53 | Damsels in Distress | $20,740 | 38 | $800,110 |
| 54 | Chronicle | $20,054 | 39 | $64,543,213 |
| 55 | Mansome | $18,395 | 20 | $18,395 |
| 56 | Sea Rex 3D | $16,922 | 12 | $5,524,750 |
| 57 | Polisse | $16,568 | 3 | $16,568 |
| 58 | God Bless America | $13,464 | 15 | $55,659 |
| 59 | Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day | $12,439 | 17 | $1,301,562 |
| 60 | October Baby | $11,623 | 36 | $5,321,863 |
| 61 | The Perfect Family | $11,092 | 12 | $78,065 |
| 62 | Friends with Kids | $10,955 | 25 | $7,226,510 |
| 63 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $10,439 | 40 | $133,082,212 |
| 64 | The Raid: Redemption | $10,336 | 15 | $4,063,866 |
| 65 | Elena | $9,035 | 1 | $13,240 |
| 66 | Elles | $7,865 | 6 | $104,048 |
| 67 | A Separation | $7,846 | 17 | $7,063,236 |
| 68 | Virginia | $6,915 | 5 | $9,915 |
| 69 | The Road | $6,124 | 10 | $88,871 |
| 70 | Coriolanus | $5,116 | 8 | $749,641 |
| 71 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $4,957 | 2 | $4,957 |
| 72 | Boy | $4,835 | 5 | $242,008 |
| 73 | Otter 501 | $4,681 | 4 | $12,911 |
| 74 | Undefeated | $4,098 | 9 | $548,470 |
| 75 | The Color Wheel | $3,884 | 2 | $3,884 |
| 76 | Deep Sea 3-D | $3,615 | 1 | $44,605,805 |
| 77 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $3,284 | 3 | $176,137 |
| 78 | This Binary Universe | $2,912 | 1 | $13,452 |
| 79 | Here | $2,785 | 1 | $23,223 |
| 80 | I Wish | $2,763 | 3 | $19,708 |
| 81 | $2,639 | 2 | $6,761 | |
| 81 | $2,639 | 2 | $6,761 | |
| 81 | $2,639 | 2 | $6,761 | |
| 82 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $2,576 | 6 | $1,738,692 |
| 83 | Surviving Progress | $2,256 | 2 | $31,158 |
| 84 | Last Call at the Oasis | $2,142 | 3 | $40,846 |
| 85 | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $2,136 | 1 | $16,184 |
| 86 | My Way | $2,133 | 4 | $67,330 |
| 87 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $2,121 | 11 | $94,654 |
| 88 | Never Stand Still | $1,951 | 1 | $1,951 |
| 89 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,911 | 2 | $66,133 |
| 90 | Blue Like Jazz | $1,828 | 7 | $592,589 |
| 91 | The Samaritan | $1,744 | 3 | $1,744 |
| 92 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | $1,678 | 2 | $1,678 |
| 93 | The Island President | $1,664 | 4 | $75,233 |
| 94 | Attenberg | $1,646 | 1 | $20,441 |
| 95 | The Hunter | $1,537 | 3 | $168,216 |
| 96 | Just Another Love Story | $1,388 | 1 | $62,630 |
| 97 | Take Me Home | $1,290 | 2 | $11,058 |
| 98 | The Salt of Life | $1,226 | 2 | $295,718 |
| 99 | Thin Ice | $1,176 | 3 | $789,752 |
| 100 | $1,147 | 1 | $45,353 | |
| 100 | $1,147 | 1 | $45,353 | |
| 100 | $1,147 | 1 | $45,353 | |
| 101 | Red Tails | $1,047 | 3 | $49,868,808 |
| 102 | Keyhole | $959 | 4 | $16,266 |
| 103 | Payback | $917 | 3 | $52,649 |
| 104 | The Graduate | $873 | 2 | $85,527 |
| 105 | Hit So Hard | $859 | 3 | $25,376 |
| 106 | Goon | $807 | 4 | $4,164,527 |
| 107 | Michael | $737 | 2 | $15,151 |
| 108 | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $611 | 1 | $6,273 |
| 109 | The Fairy | $498 | 2 | $23,784 |
| 110 | Lost Bohemia | $429 | 1 | $14,056 |
| 111 | Touchback | $427 | 3 | $204,068 |
| 112 | The Trouble with Terkel | $350 | 1 | $38,126 |
| 113 | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $293 | 1 | $474,544,211 |
| 114 | How to Grow a Band | $275 | 2 | $9,778 |
| 115 | Sing Your Song | $140 | 1 | $46,429 |
| Reporting: 119 | $142,604,488 | total | ||