Jun 112012
Family animated tentpole “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” landed at the top of the box office with a $60.4 million opening, besting the $50 million scored by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic “Prometheus”. “Prometheus” did well for an R-rated, original tentpole, and did more than expected on the strength of Scott’s fan base and 20th Century Fox’s creative marketing materials.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of un 10 are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Madagascar 3 | Paramount | $60,350,000 | 4,258 | 14,173 | $60,350,000 |
| 2 | Prometheus | 20th Century Fox | $50,000,000 | 3,396 | 14,723 | $50,000,000 |
| 3 | Snow White And The Huntsman | Universal | $23,020,815 | 3,777 | 6,095 | $98,499,500 |
| 4 | Men In Black 3 | Sony | $13,500,000 | 3,792 | 3,560 | $135,505,374 |
| 5 | Marvel’s The Avengers | Disney | $10,809,000 | 3,129 | 3,454 | $571,860,000 |
| 6 | Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The | Fox Searchlight | $3,235,000 | 1,298 | 2,492 | $31,008,579 |
| 7 | What To Expect When You’re Expecting | Lionsgate | $2,710,000 | 2,087 | 1,298 | $35,745,372 |
| 8 | Battleship | Universal | $2,286,180 | 1,954 | 1,170 | $59,829,985 |
| 9 | Dictator, The | Paramount | $2,150,000 | 1,651 | 1,302 | $55,188,540 |
| 10 | Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | $1,578,588 | 96 | 16,443 | $3,749,866 |
| 11 | Dark Shadows | Warner Bros. | $1,360,000 | 1,550 | 877 | $73,735,633 |
| 12 | Hunger Games, The | Lionsgate | $1,050,000 | 751 | 1,398 | $400,250,322 |