The nearly $53 million it did grab from 3,816 theaters across the nation has it landing behind the recent comic openings of Thor ($65.7 million) and X-Men: First Class ($55.1 million). It’s also well short of past comic ventures like Fantastic Four ($56.0 mil), Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer ($58.0 mil) and The Incredible Hulk ($55.4 mil). Its estimated Father’s Day weekend attendance was even less than known comic fare such as Daredevil and Ghost Rider.
Following in 2nd place is last weekend’s winner, Super 8. The J.J. Abrams-directed sci-fi thriller fell only 40% in its sophomore effort, finding another $21.2 million in coin. With the film showing in 3,408 theaters across the states, the second frame’s numbers increased its domestic cume to $72.7 million after 10 days of release. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg managed to keep its production budget down to only $50 million so it’s a decent venture for the folks at Paramount.
Fox had the other new wide release this weekend with Mr. Popper’s Penguins debuting in 3rd place. Despite its marketing campaign geared straight towards the Father’s Day audience and coming in with the family-friendly PG rating, the adaptation of the classic children’s tale found only $18.2 million on 3,339 theaters. Still, it’s not too bad an opening for Jim Carrey here as director Mark S. Waters kept his budget down to $55 million.
Taking down the 4th place spot is the returning X-Men: First Class. The Fox comic prequel crossed the $100 million mark at the beginning of the week and with the $11.5 million it found over its third frame has a domestic score of $119.9 million. With an international haul of $162.1 million over it first two weeks in foreign markets, the latest X-Men installment has $282.0 million worldwide. Budget was set at $160 million. Mania.com
| Rank | Movie | Weekend | Theaters | Average | Total | Budget |
| 1 | Green Lantern | $52.6 mil | 3,816 | $13,806 | $52.6 mil | $200 |
| 2 | Super 8 | $21.2 mil | 3,408 | $6,235 | $72.7 mil | $50 |
| 3 | Mr. Popper’s Penguins | $18.2 mil | 3,339 | $5,451 | $18.2 mil | $55 |
| 4 | X-Men: First Class | $11.5 mil | 3,375 | $3,407 | $119.9 mil | $160 |
| 5 | Hangover Part II | $9.6 mil | 3,460 | $2,785 | $232.6 mil | $80 |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $8.7 mil | 3,469 | $2,508 | $143.3 mil | $150 |
| 7 | Bridesmaids | $7.4 mil | 2,573 | $2,910 | $136.8 mil | $32.5 |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean 4 | $6.2 mil | 2,742 | $2,274 | $220.3 mil | $250 |
| 9 | Midnight in Paris | $5.2 mil | 1,038 | $5,045 | $21.7 mil | $30 |
| 10 | Judy Moody | $2.2 mil | 2,524 | $888 | $11.1 mil | $20 |
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