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Weekend Recap 4/20-22/2012

The Hunger Games was finally dethroned as the box-office victor this past weekend by two new movies. In first place was the Kevin Hart-led ensemble comedy, Think Like a Man (review coming soon!), which grossed $33 million, averaging $16,377 per theater. Made for just $12 million, the film was a financial success after its very first day of release, which must have made the executives over at Screen Gems very happy.

Second place belonged to The Lucky One, starring Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, which brought in $22.8 million, a decently strong showing for the Nicholas Sparks adaptation, averaging $7,228 per location.

The Hunger Games (review here) settled for third place in its fifth week of release, taking in another $14.5 million. This helped bring its U.S. total to $356.9 million, making the it the 19th highest grossing domestic film ever, right behind Jurassic Park, which it is likely to pass soon. Internationally The Hunger Games has made $572.7 million.

A rainy Earth Day brought in $10.2 million for Chimpanzee, a documentary narrated by Tim Allen, followed by two movies in their 2nd week of release: The Three Stooges with $9.2 million, bringing its total to $29.4 million, and The Cabin in the Woods (review here) with $7.8 million, bringing its total to almost $27 million.

American Reunion (review here) and Titanic 3D both grossed roughly $5 million each for 7th and 8th place, respectively. American Reunion has now totaled $48.3 million, while Titanic 3D has amassed $52.8 million. Rounding out the Top Ten was 21 Jump Street (review here) with a weekend gross of $4.6 million and a $127.1 million total and Mirror Mirror with a $4.1 million weekend and a $55.2 million total.

Around the world, Battleship continues to perform well, adding $58.4 million this past weekend for a total of $129 million. Battleship comes out in the U.S. May 18.

Here’s a snapshot of the Top Ten weekend films:
 

#	Title	Theater Average	Weekend Gross	Total Gross
1	Think Like a Man	$16,377	$33 million	$33 million
2	The Lucky One	$7,228	$22.8 million	$22.8 million
3	The Hunger Games	$3,864	$14.5 million	$356.9 million
4	Chimpanzee	$6,529	$10.2 million	$10.2 million
5	The Three Stooges	$2,642	$9.2 million	$29.4 million
6	The Cabin in the Woods	$2,757	$7.8 million	$27 million
7	American Reunion	$1,714	$5.2 million	$48.3 million
8	Titanic 3D	$1,988	$5 million	$52.8 million
9	21 Jump Street	$1,895	$4.6 million	$127.1 million
10	Mirror Mirror	$1,400	$4.1 million	$55.2 million