Geekologie I Watch Stuff The Superficial

'Avengers' Made a Lot of Money Again, 'Battleship' Somehow Did Not

May 21, 2012 / movie, news, weekend box office

avengers-conference-table.jpg

Your weekend box office:

1. The Avengers - $55.1 million, topping the box office for a third straight week, somehow holding on despite the obvious allure of a movie version of Battleship.

2. Battleship - $25.3 million. Evidently, aliens and a lengthy scene about birthday wishes weren't what people wanted in an inexplicable board game adaptation?

3. The Dictator - $17.4 million, easily beating the opening weekend of the 1915 silent comedy The Dictator. Suck on that, silent film star John Barrymore!

4. Dark Shadows - $12.8 million. In retrospect, Johnny Depp's character probably should have had a funny hat, too.

5. What To Expect When You're Expecting - $10.5 million. Wait, so audiences don't want a naval board game movie NOR a movie based around a self-help book about pregnancy?

Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]

  •
    Rich White Guys Control the Box Office in a New Way
    May 13, 2013
    Your weekend box office: 1. Iron Man 3 - $72.5 million, holding off Baz Luhrmann's new release to remain America's most important literary adaptation. 2. The Great Gatsby - $51 million, a strong debut despite its failing to take out last week's leader. It should hold up reaso... / Continue →
  • Yeah, 'Iron Man 3' Did Pretty Well
    May 6, 2013
    Your weekend box office: 1. Iron Man 3 - $175.3 million, making for the second-biggest opening ever behind The Avengers. People love Gwyneth Paltrow movies! 2. Pain and Gain - $7.6 million, once again proving The Rock to be our closest equivalent to a guy in an inhumanly-powe... / Continue →
  • Weekend Box Office: 'Pain and Gain' Does Alright While Everyone Waits for 'Iron Man 3'
    April 29, 2013
    While Iron Man 3 was out making $195 million overseas this weekend, here's what happened in the domestic box office: 1. Pain and Gain - $20 million. It's a weak opening by Michael Bay standards, but lucky for Michael Bay, he doesn't really worry all that much about standards. ... / Continue →
    • There are Comments