The big new release this weekend was Thor, which earned $66,000,000. This isn't a bad start for a less popular Marvel hero with a relatively unknown lead actor, but we'll need to see how strong ticket sales are over the next few weeks.
After 5 weeks at the box office, Insidious has finally been knocked out of the top 10. Insidious placed 11th and earned $1,324,000 this weekend, for a total US gross of $50,304,000. Scream 4 placed 15th, earning an estimated $702,000 this weekend and bringing its US total to $36,921,000.
1 Thor - $66,000,000
2 Fast Five - $32,519,000
3 Jumping the Broom - $13,700,000
4 Something Borrowed - $13,155,000
5 Rio - $8,200,000
6 Water for Elephants - $5,600,000
7 Madea’s Big Happy Family - $3,900,000
8 Prom - $2,425,000
9 Soul Surfer - $2,100,000
10 Hoodwinked Too! - $1,880,000
Next week's big genre opening is Priest, which will be released on Friday, May 13th.
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