Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Avengers’ Shatters Records Bringing In 200.3 Million

The Avengers shattered the box office opening weekend record bringing in $200.3 million dollars, topping the previous opening weekend record of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 by $30 million. With The Avengers cleaning up at the box office, all the holdovers suffered. Think Like a Man fell a spot to #2 with $8 million. The Hunger Games held even at #3 in its seventh week with $5.7 million. Holding even in its third week was The Lucky One, which came in at #4 again which grossed $5.5 million. Falling quite a ways in its second weekend was the family film The Pirates! Band of Misfits, which dropped three spots to #5 with $5.4 million.

BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
1. The Avengers – $200.3 million ($200.3 million total)
2. Think Like a Man – $8 million ($73.0 million total)
3. The Hunger Games – $5.7 million ($380.7 million total)
4. The Lucky One – $5.5 million ($47.9 million total)
5. The Pirates: Band of Misfits – $5.4 million ($18.6 million total)
6. The Five-Year Engagement – $5.1 million ($19.2 million total)
7. The Raven – $2.5 million ($12.0 million total)
8. Safe – $2.5 million ($12.8 million total)
9. Chimpanzee – $2.4 million ($23.0 million total)
10. The Three Stooges – $1.8 million ($39.6 million total)