Box Office Top 10: 5/1-5/3
By citizenkane 4 Comments
The Summer movie season officially kicked off last weekend and the numbers showed it. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the latest installment in the X-Men franchise starring Hugh Jackman reprising his role as clawed-mutant Wolverine, debuted #1 at the box office with an estimated haul of $87.0 million. This marks the largest weekend opening so far this year. Matthew McConaughey's lastest romantic comedy, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, debuted at #2 with an estimated $15.3 million opening weekend while last week's #1, Obessed, starring Idris Elba(of The Wire fame) and Beyonce Knowles, came in at #3 with an estimated gross of #12.2 million.
Here is a complete table of the Box Office Top 10:
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Weeks Released | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Theater Average | # of Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 1 | $87.0M | $87.0M | $21.2K | 4,099 |
| 2 | New | Ghost of Girlfriends Past | 1 | $15.3M | $15.3M | $4.8K | 3,175 |
| 3 | 1 | Obsessed | 2 | $12.2M | $47.M | $4.9K | 2,514 |
| 4 | 2 | 17 Again | 3 | $6.4M | $48.5M | $2.0K | 3,255 |
| 5 | 6 | Monsters vs. Aliens | 6 | $5.8M | $182.4M | $2.2K | 2,626 |
| 6 | 4 | Soloist | 2 | $5.6M | $18.1M | $2.8K | 2,033 |
| 7 | 5 | Earth | 2 | $4.2M | $21.8M | $2.3 | 1,804 |
| 8 | 3 | Fighting | 2 | $4.2M | $17.5M | $1.8K | 2,312 |
| 9 | 8 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | 4 | $4.1M | $70.9M | $1.4K | 2,819 |
| 10 | 7 | State of Play | 3 | $3.7M | $30.9M | $1.5K | 2,445 |