Box Office Actuals: May 13-15, 2011

Via Box Office Mojo, The Numbers, Deadline, and other sources:

Retaining the top spot for a second weekend, "Thor" held a better second weekend than most comic book adaptations tend to do and banked another $34.7 million domestically, raising its total to $119.5 million in 10 days. Traditionally, the comic book adaptation film loses more than half of its opening audience in a second weekend, but "Thor" lost just 47.2%. An encouraging figure as Paramount builds towards "X-Men: First Class" and "Captain America..." in the coming months.

As 'Thor" held well, the big story of the weekend was the huge opening for the Kristen Wiig-led "Bridesmaids", which exceeded even the most optimistic projections to score an impressive $26.2 million opening frame. Critics loved the film and audiences grew through the weekend as word-of-mouth spread on this being not just a knockoff of "The Hangover" or other similar R-rated ensemble comedies. Countless other outlets have written about the film's success and whether this is a gamechanger for Hollywood, but Nikki Finke at Deadline is on record as saying that many higher ups in rival studios wanted this film to fail. "Bridesmaids", budgeted at $32.5 million, is a moneymaker by Wednesday and will have virtually no opposition heading into its second weekend. If "Bridesmaids" can pull a second strong weekend, this might be well on its way to a $90-$100 million final haul.

"Priest", Paul Bettany's second film with director Scott Stewart, following 2010's "Legion", was underestimated slightly in its first weekend. Earning just under $15 million, while reportedly budgeted at $60 million, "Priest" may have suffered from its PG-13 rating appearing to be at at odds with its harsh and frightening subject matter and imagery. "Priest" opened on more screens and with a smaller sum than "Legion", which started north of $17 million in January 2010. Screen Gems may make this profitable with grosses from around the world, but not recouping the budget domestically will be a big disappointment. "Priest" looks to land in the $40-$45 million range stateside.

In a somewhat surprising development, "Rio" became the soup du jour for families who were seemingly lost in the shuffle with the recent openings targeting teens and young adults. "Rio" slid a negligible 2.7%, despite losing more than 300 locations from last weekend. In a fifth week, this type of drop of is almost unheard of and the film has made $125.2 million in North America and is chugging along to the tune of $429 million worldwide. "Rio" will lose screens and attendance with "Pirates of the Caribbean" arrives, but the film has another 10 days or so without true competition until the eagerly anticipated "Kung Fu Panda 2" arrives on May 26.

"Soul Surfer" continues to draw return business even as it loses more and more sites. Down just 20.8% this weekend, "Soul Surfer" may have a small take by appearances, $1.8 million, but on an $18 production budget, the film has been an impressive performer with 6 weeks in the Top 10 and overall take just under $40 million. The film has been given a July DVD date, which will be officially announced in the coming days.

Will Ferrell sells drama, a "Cave" finds new heights, and lots and lots of indie films try and stake a claim after the cut:

Opening with an acceptable haul of $825k at 218 locations, Will Ferrell's "Everything Must Go" performed adequately for Roadside Attractions. The drama, the third dramatic effort for the comedic superstar, earned one of the largest per screen averages amongst scaled down new releases ($3,724), but still did not come anywhere near expectations.

If "Everything Must Go" had a rather ho-hum style of an opening, then the much talked about Joseph Gordon-Leavitt project, "Hesher", offered a shoulder shrug in terms of its reception. Just crossing $3,000 per site, the film opened with $126k at 42 locations. Newcomers Wrekin Hill Entertainment had worked the film hard and tried to generate huge word-of-mouth in the months leading up the release, including receiving prominent articles on The Huffington Post and Yahoo! News, as well as with other underground music and film sites. Shot for $7 million, it will be interesting to see if the film can gain traction or stays small and lands less than $1 million in overall box office receipts.

Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" surged past $1 million in total receipts, earning another $427k, increasing 17%, and netting one of the largest per screen averages of the weekend. The film continues to draw huge buzz and IFC's rollout could not be going any better. At just 82 locations, "Cave" is closing in on Herzog's largest grossing documentary, "Grizzly Man", which grossed $3.2 million in 2005.

IFC Films had another glorious success with "L'Amour Fou", a documentary profiling fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent and his longtime partner, Pierre Berge, and their life together, earned a staggering $37k on a mere two screens; easily earning the highest per screen average of any film from the weekend.

Elsewhere, "The First Grader", a fictionalized true story of an 84-year old Kenyan veteran who wants to enroll in public education started impressively, earning $20k at 3 locations.

In the third of a series of Lionsgate released Latin-themed film projects, "Go For It!" was ignored by everyone, amassing a mere $120k at 218 locations for a sad $549 per site average. Following "From Prada To Nada" ($3.0 million) and "No Eres Tu, Soy Yo" ($1.3 million), "Go For It!" may prove that these films are not interesting to the targeted audience. Lionsgate may have to rethink the films they have tapped for this series and go back to the boardroom, as no one went for it in this regard.

The turtle slow rollouts continued for "Meek's Cutoff", "The Double Hour" and "Incendies" and all had more and more strong increases. All three films increased significantly as more people had a chance to see them, with Meek's gaining 58% ($345k total), "Double Hour" rising 32% ($382k total), and "Incendies" surging 116% ($380k total).

THE WEEKEND BREAKDOWN

#1 Film - "Thor", earned $34.7 million

Last Year's #1 Film at this time: "Iron Man 2", held for a second weekend with $52.0 million

Biggest Per Screen Average: "Bridesmaids", $8,995 at 2,918 locations ($26.2 million cumulative)

Worst Per Screen Average (50+ Sites): "No Eres Tu, Soy Yo", $498 at 50 locations ($25k, $1.3 million cumulative)

Largest Increase (50+ Sites): "No Eres Tu, Soy Yo", +72.9%

Steepest Decline (50+ Sites): "There Be Dragons", -79.8%

Films Earning More Than $1m for the weekend: 11

Films Which Surpassed $100m: N/A

Films Which Surpassed Reported Budget This Weekend: "Prom"

The Top 40, with other notables!

TW	LW	DAY	FILM	WKD	TOTAL	% CHG
1	1	10	Thor	$34.7m	$119.5m	-47.2
2	N	3	Bridesmaids	$26.2m	$26.2m	New
3	2	17	Fast Five	$20.4m	$169.7m	-37.0
4	N	3	Priest	$15.0m	$15.0m	New
5	5	31	Rio	$8.3m	$125.2m	-2.7
6	3	10	Jumping The Broom	$7.1m	$25.8m	-53.6
7	4	10	Something Borrowed	$6.9m	$25.5m	-50.7
8	6	24	Water For Elephants	$4.2m	$48.6m	-30.8
9	7	24	Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family	$2.2m	$50.2m	-47.0
10	8	38	Soul Surfer	$1.8m	$39.2m	-20.8
11	10	17	Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil	$1.2m	$8.6m	-43.6
12	11	45	Insidious	$958k	$51.7m	-28.4
13	9	17	Prom	$939k	$9.0m	-57.6
14	12	45	Source Code	$837k	$52.2m	-32.7
15	N	3	Everything Must Go	$825k	$825k	New
16	13	24	African Cats	$667k	$14.0m	-37.4
17	14	38	Hanna	$597k	$38.6m	-28.6
18	24	17	Cave Of Forgotten Dreams	$472k	$1.3m	+17.1
19	17	31	The Conspirator	$464k	$10.5m	-24.9
20	18	59	Win Win	$405k	$8.9m	-23.4
21	20	45	Hop	$402k	$106.9m	-19.0
22	21	59	The Lincoln Lawyer	$398k	$56.1m	-14.6
23	20	59	Limitless	$358k	$77.6m	-26.3
24	23	66	Jane Eyre	$337k	$10.0m	-21.0
25	25	38	Born To Be Wild IMAX	$324k	$4.8m	+11.8
26	27	52	Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	$291k	$51.6m	+32.2
27	16	31	Scream 4	$277k	$37.5m	-60.5
28	22	73	Rango	$258k	$120.8m	-40.6
29	28	38	Arthur	$238k	$32.6m	+8.9
30	32	66	Battle: Los Angeles	$187k	$83.3m	-0.9
31	29	94	Gnomeo And Juliet	$182k	$99.3m	-15.3
32	26	73	The Adjustment Bureau	$169k	$62.3m	-40.0
33	36	10	The Beaver	$161k	$312k	+49.8
34	15	10	There Be Dragons	$142k	$973k	-79.8
35	47	24	Incendies	$135k	$380k	+116.0
36	N	3	Hesher	$126k	$126k	New
37	31	31	Atlas Shrugged Part I	$125k	$4.6m	-36.7
38	N	3	Go For It!	$120k	$120k	New
39	33	87	I Am	$109k	$1.1m	-41.9
40	43	31	The Double Hour	$107k	$382k	+32.8

BUBBLING UNDER INCREASES AND OPENINGS:

42. “Hubble 3D”, $105k, $24.8m total, +27.9%

43. “Meek's Cutoff”, $97k, $345k total, +58.1%

52. “13 Assassins”, $53k, $202k, +9.0%

57. “L'Amour Fou”, $37k, New

59. "Queen To Play", $31k, $209k total, +3.6%

Box Office Bulletin: "Bridesmaids" turn heads while "Thor" stays #1

Via Box Office Mojo, The Numbers, Deadline, and other sources:

Read Robert Hamer's Weekend Openings Column for the May 13-15 weekend...

"Thor" continued to rule the box office universe in its second weekend by avoiding the typical slide that action movies and comic book adaptations tend to suffer from. Hot on its heels and performing well above expectations is the female ensemble comedy, "Bridesmaids", which impressed many pundits with its success.

"Thor" slid less than 50% in weekend 2 and earned an estimated $34.5 million, moving it to $119.3 million stateside in 10 days and $318 million worldwide. Budgeted at $150 million, the film had strong attendance during the week and although "Thor" will likely take a big hit when the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film drops on May 20, everyone is thrilled with the film's success in furthering the build to 2012's "The Avengers". Expectations are also heightened for July's "Captain America: The First Avenger" with "Thor"'s success.

Co-written by Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids" was a test for Hollywood. Wrongly saddled with comparisons to "The Hangover", the all female-ensemble R-rated comedy drew in a much larger than projected audience. While it finished just north of our own Robert Hamer's predictions, "Bridesmaids" banked an estimated $24.4 million on a reported budget of $32.5 million. The movie will likely be profitable by the middle of the week and could holdover strong in its second weekend with no direct competition for its target audience. While audience reports showed attendance as nearly 2:1 female, the film received a 90% Rotten Tomatoes average and was the buzz movie of the weekend. I'll hold back editorializing to some extent, but let me simply say that I think everyone wins with the success of "Bridesmaids" this weekend.

NEW OPENINGS:

In January 2010, Paul Bettany made the leap from dramatic character actor to post-apocalyptic action star with "Legion". After "Legion"'s mediocre but profitable performance, Bettany is back as the star of "Priest", an adaptation of a Korean graphic novel also set in a post-apocalyptic landscape and reuniting Bettany with "Legion"'s director, Scott Stewart.

Shot for $60 million, a much larger budget than "Legion" received, "Priest" did not find the audience it hoped for, landing with a disappointing $14.5 million estimated start, less than "Legion"'s $17.5 million start. Ravaged by critics, "Priest" may have suffered from confusing trailers which never really provided viewers a sense of what they were getting. Also, the PG-13 rating seemed to not fit the horror/science-fiction subject matter, which may have steered folks down the hall to see "Thor" a second time. With this opening, "Priest" will probably struggle to land at $40 million domestically, the same haul which "Legion" enjoyed, but when all is assessed and considered, this is a significant disappointment for studio Screen Gems.

National Geographic Entertainment scores a big opening and Will Ferrell struggles to sell, as well as other notables, after the cut!



ALSO OF NOTE

Roadside Attractions took the cautious route with "Everything Must Go!", a drama featuring Will Ferrell as a man whose wife leaves him and tosses all of his stuff on the lawn. Ferrell decides to live amongst all of his stuff and tries to make a rationalization of the changes in his life. The premise is intriguing, but audiences were either not aware of the film, or put off by the subject matter in tough economic times. Then again, access may have been an issue as the movie opened at just 218 locations with a mediocre $825k. If Roadside expands the film or better promotes it, the film may still find some traction, but shot for a mere $5 million, "Everything Must Go!" may have to wait for DVD to earn its money back.

Following in the footsteps of January's "From Prada To Nada", Lionsgate Films launched its second Latin-themed feature in partnership with Televisa and Latin filmmakers, "Go For It!". No one did and in fact "Go For It!" drew no interest whatsoever from Latino audiences or otherwise, as the film drew a pathetic $505 per screen average, scoring $110k for the opening weekend. Lionsgate dropped the film in the same number of locations as Ferrell's aforementioned "Everything Must Go!", but this "Go" was inert and motionless.

On just 40 screens, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt's turn as "Hesher" drew a lower-than-anticipated response. Mixed-to-positive reviews could not bring this to strong numbers, but the film still earned approximately $127k in its platform opening. Gordon-Leavitt has earned raves for his performance and if upstart studio Wreckin Hill Entertainment can build buzz, the film may have some legs going forward.

Most notable for the weekend estimates, is that the third-highest per screen average of the weekend came from National Geographic Entertainment's inspiring family drama, "The First Grader". Recounting a fictionalized version of a true story of an 84-year old Kenyan soldier who decides to learn how to read, the film scored an impressive $7,533 per screen average in its 3 locations, earning an estimated $23k. Reviews were middling but those in attendance were reportedly moved and National Geographic looks to roll this out incrementally over the next several weeks.

"The Beaver" continued its rollout to dismal per showing totals despite expanding from 22 locations to 105 sites. The film did increase 46% in its second weekend, but scored a passive $1,505 per screen average. The film has earned approximately $308k thus far. It will be interesting to see what Summit Entertainment chooses to do with the film's long-planned wide expansion on May 20. People thus far seem to be largely uninterested.

1980's throwback "Skateland" opened on 2 screens with a mediocre $2,583 per site average and the controversial NC-17 rated "A Serbian Tale" did not have its numbers reported at press time.

Overall, the weekend box office earned an estimated $125 million grossed by the Top 12 films, a drop of an estimated 19.3% from the previous weekend. The Top 12 from the same weekend in 2010 earned $131.4 million, led by a $52.0 million second weekend for "Iron Man 2".

THE TOP 10 (Estimates, with Actuals reported on Monday)

1. "Thor" (Paramount), $34.5 million, $119.3 million, 2 wks
2. "Bridesmaids" (Universal), $24.4 million, NEW
3. "Fast Five" (Universal), $19.5 million, $168.8 million, 3 wks
4. "Priest" (Screen Gems), $14.5 million, NEW
5. "Rio" (20th Century Fox), $8.0 million, $125.0 million, 5 wks
6. "Jumping The Broom" (TriStar/Sony), $7.3 million, $26.0 million, 2 wks
7. "Something Borrowed" (Warner Bros.), $7.0 million, $25.6 million, 2 wks
8. "Water For Elephants" (20th Century Fox), $4.1 million, $48.5 million, 4 wks
9. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family" (Lionsgate), $2.2 million, $50.2 million, 3 wks
10. "Soul Surfer" (TriStar/FilmDistrict), $1.8 million, $39.2 million, 6 wks

Box Office Actuals: May 6-8, 2011

Via Box Office Mojo, The Numbers, Deadline, and other sources:

Despite being one of the few films to have its weekend totals overestimated, "Thor" cruised to a strong opening of $65.7 million to win the box office derby by a slightly more than 2:1 margin of last week's chart topper, "Fast Five". While "Thor"'s opening pales when compared to the comparable "Iron Man" or "Iron Man 2" (which opened the same weekend in 2010), the Marvel Comics adaptation landed the second biggest opening of 2011 thus far.

In some circles, the more impressive story may center on the TriStar/Sony release, "Jumping The Broom", which was underestimated by nearly $1.5 million when initial counts were taken. Made for a mere $6.6 million, "...Broom" surged to a $15.2 million start and had a big Mother's Day attendance, padding its numbers. For Pastor T.D. Jakes, a co-producer on the film, this is already Jakes' highest grossing film, exceeding the $10+ million gross for 2009's "Not Easily Broken" and the $6+ million take for 2004's "Woman Thou Art Loosed!". "...Broom" also had the third highest per screen average for wide releases, netting almost $7,500 per site.

Also underestimated but equally overshadowed is the romantic comedy, "Something Borrowed", which also drew a better than anticipated Sunday attendance and finished the weekend grossing $13.9 million. If the film can hold a decent second weekend, the film should finish near $40 million for its overall gross, exceeding its reported $35 million budget. Critics lambasted the film and audiences were reportedly not too enamored with the film however and it will be interesting to see if female audiences jump to the edgier R-rated "Bridesmaids" and what the effect on "Something Borrowed"'s second weekend will be.

Two other holdovers fared well Mother's Day weekend and saw smaller than expected dropoffs. "Water For Elephants" became profitable this weekend, losing just 35% of its audience in the third weekend and raising its bar to $42.1 million. As audiences shift their attention to bigger and bolder summer fare, it will be interesting to see if "Water...'" can retain its appeal with audiences. "Elephants" looks likely to hit its projected $55 million final gross at this point.

Hanging in the lower reaches of the Top 10, "Soul Surfer" slid just 31.5 % and retained a #8 ranking, with $2.3 million earned and a cumulative $36.9 million gross. People are returning to this film again and again and it has developed a loyal and passionate base of support. "Soul Surfer" has now doubled its production budget, making it a surprising and breakout success.

Within the rest of the Top 10, every other film except "Rio" lost more than 50% of its previous weekend's attendance, largely due to theater counts being slashed with the arrivals of "Thor" and "Fast Five". Then again, it is the transition from spring to summer and large amounts of screens were slashed from films such as "Source Code", "Insidious", "Hanna", and "Scream 4".

"The Beaver" debuts, a "Cave" continues to amaze, contrary to reports - there were no dragons after all, and a possible new record in infamy may have been set. More analysis after the cut:


Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams", continued to turn heads as it increased its visibility from 5 sites to 50 and gained a stunning 189.7% uptick in receipts. Directed by the inimitable Werner Herzog, "Cave..." has started to generate Documentary Oscar talk and its 3-D presentation is drawing raves. Earning a much larger than estimated $403k, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" has rolled up $672k in 10 days of platform release. The film in many ways is already a tremendous success.

The eagerly anticipated Jodie Foster directed and Mel Gibson starring comeback film, "The Beaver" disappointed with a rather dismal $108k earned at 22 strategically selected markets. Summit Entertainment are still planning on going ahead with a large scale release of the picture on May 20 as counterprogramming to Disney's fourth "Pirates Of The Caribbean" film. It will be interesting to see if the film can gain any traction whatsoever, as it scheduled for a high profile play at the Cannes Film Festival. The poor returns likely spell doom for any Best Actor talk for Mel Gibson as the film may be a distant memory by the middle of summer.

The religious themed "There Be Dragons" not only had no dragons but had no audience either, earning a paltry $706k at 269 locations. Budgeted for $36 million, the film is another non-starter for the Samuel Goldwyn Company and earned a mere $2,724 per screen average.

Last week we looked at "Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night", a comic book adaptation starring Brandon Routh which earned a mere $755k in its opening weekend. We noted that the film has the unique distinction of opening at more locations (875) than its per screen average ($863). Freestyle Releasing slashed the film's theater counts nearly in half and as a result, "Dylan Dog" may have set a dubious record for the largest second weekend drop for a wide release in history.

Box Office Mojo did not have the film listed in the applicable rankings at press time, but the film's $95k second weekend resulted in a bloodletting of 87.1% from Weekend 1 to Weekend 2. If this is in fact accurate, it eclipses the 86.4% decline of the Ashlee Simpson drama, "Undiscovered", released in August 2005. From Superman to Dylan Dog and a unwanted place in the records book...it is safe to say that Brandon Routh's career is definitely at a crossroads.

The much talked about and critically acclaimed "Hobo With A Shotgun", the latest in grindhouse-style throwback cinema, had an impressive $6,023 average at its 2 screens and started north of $12k.

On the contrary, the romantic drama, "Last Night" starring Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington earned a disappointing $32k from its 10 locations. TriBeCa Films had released the film ahead of its theatrical run through select On Demand Pay-Per-View outlets.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

"Meek's Cutoff", identified this week as a Best Picture Oscar contender by Awards Circuit Editor, Clayton Davis, continued its steady and measured growth as Oscilloscope expanded to just 19 locations for the film, but saw tickets increase almost 77%, raising its total sum to $217k. Steady is the plan as the $2 million indie is amassing a following around it.

In the "What?" department, the film "Passion Play", a strange mafia movie with Megan Fox playing an angel (?!?) and Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray in prominent roles, scored a ridiculous $2,100 at two screens. Directed by Kelly Lynch's husband, Mitch Glazer, the film has reportedly sat for a long stretch of time and Mickey Rourke recently ripped Fox's performance and the picture as a whole in a recent interview. The film arrives on DVD on May 31.

THE WEEKEND BREAKDOWN

#1 Film - "Thor", earned $65.7 million

Last Year's #1 Film at this time: "Iron Man 2", opened at $128.1 million

Biggest Per Screen Average: "Thor", $16,618 at 3,955 locations ($65.7 million cumulative)

Worst Per Screen Average (50+ Sites): "Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night", $206 at 464 locations ($95k, $1.1 million cumulative)

Largest Increase (50+ Sites): "Cave Of Forgotten Dreams", +189.7%

Steepest Decline (50+ Sites): "Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night", -87.4%

Films Earning More Than $1m for the weekend: 13

Films Which Surpassed $100m: N/A

Films Which Surpassed Reported Budget This Weekend: "Fast Five", "Jumping The Broom", "Water For Elephants"

The Top 40, with other notables!

TW	LW	DAY	FILM (STUDIO)	WKD	TOTAL	% CHG
1	N	3	Thor (Paramount)	$65.7m	$65.7m	New
2	1	10	Fast Five (Universal)	$32.4m	$139.8m	-62.4
3	N	3	Jumping The Broom (TriStar/Sony)	$15.2m	$15.2m	New
4	N	3	Something Borrowed (Warner Bros.)	$13.9m	$13.9m	New
5	2	24	Rio (20th Century Fox)	$8.5m	$115.2m	-42.5
6	4	17	Water For Elephants (20th Century Fox)	$6.1m	$42.1m	-35.0
7	3	17	Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (Lionsgate)	$4.2m	$47.1m	-57.6
8	7	31	Soul Surfer (TriStar/FilmDistrict)	$2.3m	$36.9m	-31.5
9	5	10	Prom (Buena Vista)	$2.2m	$7.6m	-53.0
10	6	10	Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil (Weinstein Co.)	$2.0m	$6.9m	-50.2
11	8	38	Insidious (FilmDistrict)	$1.3m	$50.3m	-50.2
12	10	38	Source Code (Summit)	$1.2m	$50.9m	-50.4
13	11	17	African Cats (Buena Vista)	$1.1m	$12.9m	-55.6
14	12	31	Hanna (Focus)	$836k	$37.6m	-62.9
15	N	3	There Be Dragons (Samuel Goldwyn)	$706k	$706k	New
16	13	24	Scream 4 (Weinstein Co./Dimension)	$701k	$36.9m	--67.8
17	14	24	The Conspirator (Roadside Attractions)	$591k	$9.8m	-46.4
18	19	52	Win Win (Fox Searchlight)	$529k	$8.4m	-20.6
19	9	38	Hop (Universal)	$496k	$106.4m	-81.5
20	15	52	Limitless (Relativity)	$487k	$77.0m	-55.7
21	17	52	The Lincoln Lawyer (Lionsgate)	$465k	$55.5m	-41.0
22	28	66	Rango (Paramount)	$434k	$120.4m	+71.7
23	21	59	Jane Eyre (Focus)	$427k	$9.4m	-16.5
24	29	10	Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (IFC)	$403k	$627k	+189.7
25	26	31	Born To Be Wild IMAX (Warner Bros.)	$290k	$4.3m	-3.0
26	23	66	The Adjustment Bureau (Universal)	$281k	$62.1m	-38.8
27	24	45	Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (20th Century Fox)	$220k	$51.3m	-42.4
28	16	31	Arthur (Warner Bros.)	$218k	$32.2m	-78.3
29	27	87	Gnomeo And Juliet (Buena Vista)	$215k	$99.0m	-26.7
30	25	52	Paul (Universal)	$202k	$37.2m	-32.5
31	22	24	Atlas Shrugged Part I (Rocky Mountain)	$198k	$4.3m	-57.8
32	42	59	Battle: Los Angeles (Sony)	$188k	$83.0m	+162.5
33	32	80	I Am (Paladin)	$188k	$942k	+45.6
34	20	31	Your Highness (Universal)	$180k	$21.4m	-71.5
35	34	45	Potiche (Music Box)	$110k	$1.2m	-7.7
36	N	3	The Beaver (Summit)	$108k	$108k	New
37	50	45	Sucker Punch (Warner Bros.)	$99k	$36.2m	+76.7
38	18	10	Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night (Omni Lab/Freestyle)	$95k	$1.1m	-87.4
39	33	87	Just Go With It (Sony)	$87k	$102.9m	-31.5
40	36	73	Of Gods And Men (Sony Classics)	$87k	$3.6m	-18.1

BUBBLING UNDER INCREASES AND OPENINGS:

43. “Double Hour” (Samuel Goldwyn), $80k, $246k total, +40.2%

45. “In A Better World” (Sony Classics), $74k, $512k total, +3.8%

49. “Meek's Cutoff” (Oscilloscope), $61k, $217k, +76.6%

52. “13 Assassins” (Magnolia), $48k, $120k total, +5.5%

59. "Last Night" (TriBeCa Films), $32k, NEW