While taking down an impressive $176 million of foreign box office receipts from its first 11 days of international release, Paramount Pictures and Marvel’s new superhero feature hammered down a $66 million debut here in the U.S. over the Mother’s Day weekend. Showing on 3,955 theaters across the nation, the first frame’s numbers has it averaging $16,688 per venue and comes in ahead of the $55 million prediction that insiders had expected from it.
On the U.S front, the sequel starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson found another $32.5 million on its 3,662 theaters, increasing its domestic cume to $139.8 million after only 10 days of release. The film’s second frame has helped it become the highest-grossing release of 2011, ahead of previous champion Rango ($120.4 mil). As you’ll see in our early summer box office ladder down below, the amazing overseas numbers combined with domestic tally has Fast Five leading the list with a global gross of $324.6 million. Not bad at all for a film which cost $125 million to produce.
TriStar Pictures and Sony Screen Gems basically doubled their money after just three days of release from Jumping the Broom. Looking to take a bite out of the box office for those not seeking comic superheroes or car chases, the film found an estimated $13.7 million at 2,035 locations across the nation. It’s yet another example on how Screen Gems is a very intelligent studio, showing off their prowess at keeping budgets low and profits high. The budget for the film is only $6.6 million.
| Rank | Movie | Weekend | Theaters | Average | Total | Budget |
| 1 | Thor | $66.0 mil | 3,955 | $16,688 | $66.0 mil | $150 |
| 2 | Fast Five | $32.5 mil | 3,662 | $8,880 | $139.8 mil | $125 |
| 3 | Jumping the Broom | $13.7 mil | 2,035 | $6,732 | $13.7 mil | $6.6 |
| 4 | Something Borrowed | $13.1 mil | 2,904 | $4,530 | $13.1 mil | $35 |
| 5 | Rio | $8.2 mil | 3,258 | $2,517 | $114.9 mil | $90 |
| 6 | Water for Elephants | $5.6 mil | 2,614 | $2,142 | $41.6 mil | $38 |
| 7 | Madea’s Big Happy Family | $3.9 mil | 1,881 | $2,073 | $46.8 mil | ---- |
| 8 | Prom | $2.4 mil | 2,730 | $888 | $7.8 mil | $8 |
| 9 | Soul Surfer | $2.1 mil | 1,781 | $1,179 | $36.6 mil | $18 |
| 10 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | $1.8 mil | 2,505 | $750 | $6.7 mil | $30 |
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