Paramount’s Captain America: The First Avenger. The adaptation of the best-selling Marvel superhero jumped out to an early lead Friday by taking down $25 million over its first day and held onto the 1st place spot throughout, with an estimated bow of $65.8 million over its first three days. If the numbers stay at that mark or come in higher when tomorrow’s actual statistics are confirmed, it would mean that Paramount and Marvel Studios have just released the highest opening superhero pic of the summer, ahead of Thor’s $65.7 million premiere.
Following in 2nd place is last weekend’s champion, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2. Experiencing a severe 72% drop over its second weekend, the final installment in Warner Bros. Pictures’ cash-friendly franchise conjured up only $48.0 million, a far cry from the record-breaking $169 million it grabbed over its first three days. The final Potter adventure did win the international box office race hands down for its second frame by pulling in another $121.3 million, increasing its foreign take to $560.4 million.
The other new wide release for this weekend is Sony Screen Gems’ Friends with Benefits. The comedy which pokes fun at most romantic comedies managed to find the 3rd place spot in its debut by grabbing $18.5 million on 2,926 theaters across the states. The studio reports the opening audience consisted mostly of the female persuasion, with 62% of the gender making up its demographics. Mania.com
| Rank | Movie | Weekend | Theaters | Average | Total | Budget |
| 1 | Captain America | $65.8 mil | 3,715 | $17,719 | $65.8 mil | $140 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 | $48.0 mil | 4,375 | $10,986 | $274.1 mil | $200 |
| 3 | Friends with Benefits | $18.5 mil | 2,926 | $6,323 | $18.5 mil | $35 |
| 4 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $12.0 mil | 3,375 | $3,556 | $325.7 mil | $195 |
| 5 | Horrible Bosses | $11.7 mil | 3,104 | $3,776 | $82.4 mil | $35 |
| 6 | Zookeeper | $8.7 mil | 3,215 | $2,706 | $59.2 mil | $80 |
| 7 | Cars 2 | $5.7 mil | 2,668 | $2,146 | $176.4 mil | $200 |
| 8 | Winnie the Pooh | $5.1 mil | 2,405 | $2,138 | $17.5 mil | $30 |
| 9 | Bad Teacher | $2.6 mil | 2,034 | $1,278 | $94.3 mil | $20 |
| 10 | Midnight in Paris | $1.8 mil | 621 | $3,058 | $44.8 mil | $30 |
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