Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opened this weekend, earning an estimated $90 million domestically and almost $350 million worldwide. The US numbers are a bit lower than expected, most likely due to mixed critical reaction and higher 3D ticket prices. By comparison, the third Pirates film earned $114 million in its first weekend, without 3D ticket prices to boost their totals.
Bridesmaids came in at number 2, earning $21 million, and knocking Thor down to the third spot. Priest brought its total domestic gross to almost $24 million, after earning $4.6 million this weekend.
The big releases this coming week are The Hangover 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2, which open on Thursday. Here's this weekend's top 10:
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $90,100,000
2 Bridesmaids - $21,058,000
3 Thor - $15,500,000
4 Fast Five - $10,631,000
5 Rio - $4,650,000
6 Priest - $4,600,000
7 Jumping the Broom - $3,700,000
8 Something Borrowed - $3,425,000
9 Water for Elephants - $2,150,000
10 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - $990,000
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