BOX OFFICE REPORT May 6th - 8th Weekend

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