Week 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 | $74,663,373 | -43% | 4,249 | $17,572 | $476,684,788 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | Battleship | $33,505,345 | 3,690 | $9,080 | $33,505,345 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (4) | The Dictator | $24,807,023 | +252% | 3,008 | $8,247 | $31,848,104 | 9 | |
| 4 | (2) | Dark Shadows | $17,344,475 | -55% | 3,755 | $4,619 | $55,482,896 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $15,021,248 | 3,021 | $4,972 | $15,021,248 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (9) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $5,206,055 | +33% | 354 | $14,706 | $10,203,496 | 21 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Hunger Games | $4,377,675 | -29% | 2,064 | $2,121 | $393,008,785 | 63 | |
| 8 | (3) | Think Like a Man | $3,684,030 | -51% | 1,722 | $2,139 | $86,871,941 | 35 | |
| 9 | (6) | The Lucky One | $2,556,658 | -53% | 2,005 | $1,275 | $57,712,833 | 35 | |
| 10 | (8) | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $2,292,800 | -43% | 1,840 | $1,246 | $26,204,304 | 28 | |
| 11 | (7) | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,662,650 | -64% | 1,175 | $1,415 | $27,655,285 | 28 | |
| 12 | (22) | Bernie | $718,670 | +130% | 95 | $7,565 | $1,351,806 | 28 | |
| 13 | (26) | Wrath of the Titans | $651,413 | +142% | 360 | $1,809 | $82,695,376 | 56 | |
| 14 | (20) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $631,040 | +10% | 379 | $1,665 | $210,363,770 | 84 | |
| 15 | (13) | Girl in Progress | $600,259 | -64% | 322 | $1,864 | $2,278,273 | 14 | |
| 16 | (14) | The Cabin in the Woods | $588,648 | -58% | 448 | $1,314 | $40,758,721 | 42 | |
| 17 | (15) | The Three Stooges | $587,217 | -55% | 594 | $989 | $41,981,354 | 42 | |
| 18 | (18) | Mirror Mirror | $570,835 | -24% | 407 | $1,403 | $61,718,257 | 56 | |
| 19 | (16) | 21 Jump Street | $485,447 | -45% | 261 | $1,860 | $135,842,727 | 70 | |
| 20 | (21) | To the Arctic 3D | $466,923 | +13% | 49 | $9,529 | $2,084,771 | 35 | |
| 21 | (11) | Safe | $441,180 | -78% | 503 | $877 | $16,736,953 | 28 | |
| 22 | (12) | The Raven | $366,354 | -81% | 432 | $848 | $15,675,490 | 28 | |
| 23 | (19) | American Reunion | $361,055 | -41% | 290 | $1,245 | $56,592,105 | 49 | |
| 24 | (new) | Crooked Arrows | $319,453 | 55 | $5,808 | $319,453 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (10) | Chimpanzee | $282,165 | -88% | 895 | $315 | $27,373,646 | 35 | |
| 26 | (23) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $281,059 | -9% | 245 | $1,147 | $102,933,493 | 105 | |
| 27 | (25) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $154,599 | -43% | 134 | $1,154 | $8,780,835 | 77 | |
| 28 | (31) | Born to be Wild 3D | $144,111 | +6% | 34 | $4,239 | $19,003,856 | 413 | |
| 29 | (33) | Headhunters | $143,726 | +12% | 39 | $3,685 | $445,824 | 28 | |
| 30 | (32) | First Position | $142,625 | +8% | 41 | $3,479 | $343,457 | 21 | |
| 31 | (29) | Monsieur Lazhar | $140,960 | -27% | 71 | $1,985 | $2,812,413 | 42 | |
| 32 | (34) | Marley | $130,616 | +4% | 55 | $2,375 | $1,092,588 | 35 | |
| 33 | (27) | Lockout | $123,397 | -50% | 191 | $646 | $14,326,865 | 42 | |
| 34 | (39) | Darling Companion | $93,025 | -4% | 60 | $1,550 | $453,835 | 35 | |
| 35 | (28) | Titanic in 3D | $81,939 | -64% | 70 | $1,171 | $658,555,779 | 5,271 | |
| 36 | (40) | This Means War | $80,628 | -13% | 90 | $896 | $54,692,770 | 98 | |
| 37 | (37) | A Thousand Words | $80,492 | -22% | 110 | $732 | $18,398,118 | 77 | |
| 38 | (44) | Act of Valor | $68,792 | +8% | 96 | $717 | $69,994,277 | 91 | |
| 39 | (36) | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $67,505 | -40% | 41 | $1,646 | $2,225,068 | 77 | |
| 40 | (49) | DeadTime | $58,856 | +18% | 13 | $4,527 | $108,752 | 44 | |
| 41 | (new) | Hysteria | $55,806 | 5 | $11,161 | $55,806 | 7 | ||
| 42 | (new) | $55,636 | +1,223% | 11 | $5,058 | $55,636 | 7 | ||
| 42 | (new) | $55,636 | +4,369% | 11 | $5,058 | $55,636 | 7 | ||
| 42 | (new) | $55,636 | +1,250% | 11 | $5,058 | $55,636 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (41) | Sound of My Voice | $54,124 | -38% | 37 | $1,463 | $272,940 | 28 | |
| 44 | (62) | Where Do We Go Now | $39,109 | +62% | 12 | $3,259 | $63,267 | 14 | |
| 45 | (50) | We Have A Pope | $37,033 | -26% | 20 | $1,852 | $397,864 | 49 | |
| 46 | (47) | Kid With A Bike | $35,030 | -34% | 34 | $1,030 | $1,331,223 | 70 | |
| 47 | (56) | Sea Rex 3D | $32,153 | -15% | 12 | $2,679 | $5,539,981 | 728 | |
| 48 | (53) | The Deep Blue Sea | $30,752 | -30% | 41 | $750 | $1,048,428 | 63 | |
| 49 | (58) | Chronicle | $28,620 | -21% | 39 | $734 | $64,551,779 | 112 | |
| 50 | (new) | Polisse | $28,369 | 3 | $9,456 | $28,369 | 7 | ||
| 51 | (55) | God Bless America | $23,900 | -43% | 15 | $1,593 | $66,095 | 14 | |
| 52 | (new) | Mansome | $18,395 | 20 | $920 | $18,395 | 7 | ||
| 53 | (60) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $17,315 | -42% | 40 | $433 | $133,089,088 | 161 | |
| 54 | (64) | Friends with Kids | $17,204 | -22% | 25 | $688 | $7,232,759 | 77 | |
| 55 | (52) | The Perfect Family | $16,974 | -62% | 12 | $1,415 | $83,947 | 21 | |
| 56 | (89) | $14,950 | +256% | 1 | $14,950 | $19,155 | 14 | ||
| 56 | (89) | $14,950 | +1,101% | 1 | $14,950 | $19,155 | 14 | ||
| 56 | (89) | $14,950 | +263% | 1 | $14,950 | $19,155 | 14 | ||
| 57 | (68) | Elles | $12,755 | -17% | 6 | $2,126 | $109,100 | 28 | |
| 58 | (30) | Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day | $12,439 | -91% | 17 | $732 | $1,301,562 | 42 | |
| 59 | (78) | Deep Sea 3-D | $10,421 | +44% | 1 | $10,421 | $44,612,611 | 2,275 | |
| 60 | (42) | The Road | $9,729 | -88% | 10 | $973 | $92,476 | 14 | |
| 61 | (70) | Gerhard Richter Painting | $9,244 | -21% | 5 | $1,849 | $182,097 | 72 | |
| 62 | (98) | More Than Frybread | $9,062 | +213% | 2 | $4,531 | $38,707 | 112 | |
| 63 | (new) | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $8,852 | 2 | $4,426 | $8,852 | 7 | ||
| 64 | (new) | Virginia | $6,915 | 5 | $1,383 | $9,915 | 7 | ||
| 65 | (-) | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $6,048 | 1 | $6,048 | $20,096 | 21 | ||
| 66 | (new) | The Color Wheel | $5,890 | 2 | $2,945 | $5,890 | 7 | ||
| 67 | (73) | Coriolanus | $5,116 | -49% | 8 | $640 | $749,641 | 126 | |
| 68 | (79) | This Binary Universe | $4,835 | -31% | 1 | $4,835 | $15,375 | 21 | |
| 69 | (67) | I Wish | $4,565 | -73% | 3 | $1,522 | $21,510 | 14 | |
| 70 | (92) | Surviving Progress | $4,348 | +23% | 2 | $2,174 | $33,250 | 49 | |
| 71 | (-) | Here | $4,336 | 1 | $4,336 | $24,774 | 42 | ||
| 72 | (82) | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $3,851 | -38% | 11 | $350 | $96,384 | 14 | |
| 73 | (83) | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $3,570 | -42% | 2 | $1,785 | $67,792 | 50 | |
| 74 | (new) | Never Stand Still | $3,380 | 1 | $3,380 | $3,380 | 7 | ||
| 75 | (80) | Blue Like Jazz | $3,213 | -54% | 7 | $459 | $593,974 | 42 | |
| 76 | (new) | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | $2,964 | 2 | $1,482 | $2,964 | 7 | ||
| 77 | (94) | The Hunter | $2,789 | -12% | 3 | $930 | $169,468 | 49 | |
| 78 | (74) | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $2,576 | -74% | 6 | $429 | $1,738,692 | 168 | |
| 79 | (new) | The Samaritan | $2,521 | 3 | $840 | $2,521 | 7 | ||
| 80 | (-) | Payback | $2,252 | 3 | $751 | $53,984 | 30 | ||
| 81 | (63) | Last Call at the Oasis | $2,142 | -91% | 3 | $714 | $40,846 | 21 | |
| 82 | (77) | Red Tails | $2,120 | -73% | 3 | $707 | $49,869,881 | 126 | |
| 83 | (102) | Take Me Home | $2,052 | +42% | 2 | $1,026 | $11,820 | 49 | |
| 84 | (85) | The Salt of Life | $1,955 | -62% | 2 | $978 | $296,447 | 84 | |
| 85 | (97) | The Island President | $1,664 | -46% | 4 | $416 | $75,233 | 58 | |
| 86 | (-) | Attenberg | $1,646 | 1 | $1,646 | $20,441 | 77 | ||
| 87 | (100) | Hit So Hard | $1,424 | -46% | 3 | $475 | $25,941 | 42 | |
| 88 | (71) | Goon | $1,191 | -89% | 4 | $298 | $4,164,911 | 91 | |
| 89 | (101) | Thin Ice | $1,176 | -46% | 3 | $392 | $789,752 | 98 | |
| 90 | (112) | Keyhole | $1,123 | +634% | 4 | $281 | $16,806 | 49 | |
| 91 | (84) | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $1,007 | -82% | 1 | $1,007 | $6,669 | 14 | |
| 92 | (-) | Michael | $737 | 2 | $369 | $15,151 | 100 | ||
| 93 | (105) | The Fairy | $599 | -52% | 2 | $300 | $23,885 | 91 | |
| 94 | (111) | How to Grow a Band | $531 | +140% | 2 | $266 | $10,034 | 42 | |
| 95 | (88) | Touchback | $516 | -88% | 3 | $172 | $204,157 | 42 | |
| 96 | (81) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $509 | -92% | 1 | $509 | $474,544,427 | 4,755 | |
| 97 | (-) | Sing Your Song | $426 | 1 | $426 | $46,715 | 133 | ||
| Reporting movies: 101 | $194,793,352 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $74,663,373 | 4,249 | $476,684,788 |
| 2 | Battleship | $33,505,345 | 3,690 | $33,505,345 |
| 3 | The Dictator | $24,807,023 | 3,008 | $31,848,104 |
| 4 | Dark Shadows | $17,344,475 | 3,755 | $55,482,896 |
| 5 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $15,021,248 | 3,021 | $15,021,248 |
| 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $5,206,055 | 354 | $10,203,496 |
| 7 | The Hunger Games | $4,377,675 | 2,064 | $393,008,785 |
| 8 | Think Like a Man | $3,684,030 | 1,722 | $86,871,941 |
| 9 | The Lucky One | $2,556,658 | 2,005 | $57,712,833 |
| 10 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $2,292,800 | 1,840 | $26,204,304 |
| 11 | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,662,650 | 1,175 | $27,655,285 |
| 12 | Bernie | $718,670 | 95 | $1,351,806 |
| 13 | Wrath of the Titans | $651,413 | 360 | $82,695,376 |
| 14 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $631,040 | 379 | $210,363,770 |
| 15 | Girl in Progress | $600,259 | 322 | $2,278,273 |
| 16 | The Cabin in the Woods | $588,648 | 448 | $40,758,721 |
| 17 | The Three Stooges | $587,217 | 594 | $41,981,354 |
| 18 | Mirror Mirror | $570,835 | 407 | $61,718,257 |
| 19 | 21 Jump Street | $485,447 | 261 | $135,842,727 |
| 20 | To the Arctic 3D | $466,923 | 49 | $2,084,771 |
| 21 | Safe | $441,180 | 503 | $16,736,953 |
| 22 | The Raven | $366,354 | 432 | $15,675,490 |
| 23 | American Reunion | $361,055 | 290 | $56,592,105 |
| 24 | Crooked Arrows | $319,453 | 55 | $319,453 |
| 25 | Chimpanzee | $282,165 | 895 | $27,373,646 |
| 26 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $281,059 | 245 | $102,933,493 |
| 27 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $154,599 | 134 | $8,780,835 |
| 28 | Born to be Wild 3D | $144,111 | 34 | $19,003,856 |
| 29 | Headhunters | $143,726 | 39 | $445,824 |
| 30 | First Position | $142,625 | 41 | $343,457 |
| 31 | Monsieur Lazhar | $140,960 | 71 | $2,812,413 |
| 32 | Marley | $130,616 | 55 | $1,092,588 |
| 33 | Lockout | $123,397 | 191 | $14,326,865 |
| 34 | Darling Companion | $93,025 | 60 | $453,835 |
| 35 | Titanic in 3D | $81,939 | 70 | $658,555,779 |
| 36 | This Means War | $80,628 | 90 | $54,692,770 |
| 37 | A Thousand Words | $80,492 | 110 | $18,398,118 |
| 38 | Act of Valor | $68,792 | 96 | $69,994,277 |
| 39 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $67,505 | 41 | $2,225,068 |
| 40 | DeadTime | $58,856 | 13 | $108,752 |
| 41 | Hysteria | $55,806 | 5 | $55,806 |
| 42 | $55,636 | 11 | $55,636 | |
| 42 | $55,636 | 11 | $55,636 | |
| 42 | $55,636 | 11 | $55,636 | |
| 43 | Sound of My Voice | $54,124 | 37 | $272,940 |
| 44 | Where Do We Go Now | $39,109 | 12 | $63,267 |
| 45 | We Have A Pope | $37,033 | 20 | $397,864 |
| 46 | Kid With A Bike | $35,030 | 34 | $1,331,223 |
| 47 | Sea Rex 3D | $32,153 | 12 | $5,539,981 |
| 48 | The Deep Blue Sea | $30,752 | 41 | $1,048,428 |
| 49 | Chronicle | $28,620 | 39 | $64,551,779 |
| 50 | Polisse | $28,369 | 3 | $28,369 |
| 51 | God Bless America | $23,900 | 15 | $66,095 |
| 52 | Mansome | $18,395 | 20 | $18,395 |
| 53 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $17,315 | 40 | $133,089,088 |
| 54 | Friends with Kids | $17,204 | 25 | $7,232,759 |
| 55 | The Perfect Family | $16,974 | 12 | $83,947 |
| 56 | $14,950 | 1 | $19,155 | |
| 56 | $14,950 | 1 | $19,155 | |
| 56 | $14,950 | 1 | $19,155 | |
| 57 | Elles | $12,755 | 6 | $109,100 |
| 58 | Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day | $12,439 | 17 | $1,301,562 |
| 59 | Deep Sea 3-D | $10,421 | 1 | $44,612,611 |
| 60 | The Road | $9,729 | 10 | $92,476 |
| 61 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $9,244 | 5 | $182,097 |
| 62 | More Than Frybread | $9,062 | 2 | $38,707 |
| 63 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $8,852 | 2 | $8,852 |
| 64 | Virginia | $6,915 | 5 | $9,915 |
| 65 | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $6,048 | 1 | $20,096 |
| 66 | The Color Wheel | $5,890 | 2 | $5,890 |
| 67 | Coriolanus | $5,116 | 8 | $749,641 |
| 68 | This Binary Universe | $4,835 | 1 | $15,375 |
| 69 | I Wish | $4,565 | 3 | $21,510 |
| 70 | Surviving Progress | $4,348 | 2 | $33,250 |
| 71 | Here | $4,336 | 1 | $24,774 |
| 72 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $3,851 | 11 | $96,384 |
| 73 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $3,570 | 2 | $67,792 |
| 74 | Never Stand Still | $3,380 | 1 | $3,380 |
| 75 | Blue Like Jazz | $3,213 | 7 | $593,974 |
| 76 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | $2,964 | 2 | $2,964 |
| 77 | The Hunter | $2,789 | 3 | $169,468 |
| 78 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $2,576 | 6 | $1,738,692 |
| 79 | The Samaritan | $2,521 | 3 | $2,521 |
| 80 | Payback | $2,252 | 3 | $53,984 |
| 81 | Last Call at the Oasis | $2,142 | 3 | $40,846 |
| 82 | Red Tails | $2,120 | 3 | $49,869,881 |
| 83 | Take Me Home | $2,052 | 2 | $11,820 |
| 84 | The Salt of Life | $1,955 | 2 | $296,447 |
| 85 | The Island President | $1,664 | 4 | $75,233 |
| 86 | Attenberg | $1,646 | 1 | $20,441 |
| 87 | Hit So Hard | $1,424 | 3 | $25,941 |
| 88 | Goon | $1,191 | 4 | $4,164,911 |
| 89 | Thin Ice | $1,176 | 3 | $789,752 |
| 90 | Keyhole | $1,123 | 4 | $16,806 |
| 91 | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $1,007 | 1 | $6,669 |
| 92 | Michael | $737 | 2 | $15,151 |
| 93 | The Fairy | $599 | 2 | $23,885 |
| 94 | How to Grow a Band | $531 | 2 | $10,034 |
| 95 | Touchback | $516 | 3 | $204,157 |
| 96 | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $509 | 1 | $474,544,427 |
| 97 | Sing Your Song | $426 | 1 | $46,715 |
| Reporting: 101 | $194,793,352 | total | ||