Rise of the Planet of the Apes easily took the top spot this weekend earning $54 million. Its weekend total is higher than expected due to positive word of mouth and critical response. Cowboys and Aliens may have won last week, but it only earned $15 million, taking third place this weekend.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon held on to the tenth spot, bringing its domestic total to $344 million. Next week's big genre release is Final Destination 5, which is also making its debut on IMAX 3D. Here are the top ten results for this weekend:
1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $54,000,000
2. The Smurfs - $21,000,000
3. Cowboys & Aliens - $15,748,000
4. The Change-Up - $13,502,000
5. Captain America: The First Avenger - $13,000,000
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $12,160,000
7. Crazy, Stupid, Love. - $12,100,000
8. Friends with Benefits - $4,700,000
9. Horrible Bosses - $4,620,000
10. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $3,015,000
After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
Daily Dead's Official Podcast! Daily Dead's Official Podcast!
