the top ten movies in north america

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies 
at the North American box office for the May 13-15 weekend, according to 
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.

[***] 1 (1) Thor ............................ $34.5 million  119.3 million
[***] 2 (+) Bridesmaids ..................... $24.4 million   24.4 million
[***] 3 (2) Fast Five ....................... $19.5 million  168.8 million
       4 (+) Priest .......................... $14.5 million   14.5 million
[***] 5 (5) Rio .............................. $8.0 million  125.0 million
       6 (3) Jumping the Broom ................ $7.3 million   26.0 million
[***] 7 (4) Something Borrowed ............... $7.0 million   25.6 million
[***] 8 (6) Water for Elephants .............. $4.1 million   48.5 million
       9 (7) Tyler Perry's Madea's Big ... .... $2.2 million   50.2 million
[***] 10(8) Soul Surfer ...................... $1.8 million   39.2 million

NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.

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FWIW, Fast Five is now the top-grossing film of the franchise both 
domestically and overseas, with $440.5 million worldwide.  The previous 
best in this series was the $363.2 million worldwide earned two years ago 
by the fourth film, which was called simply Fast & Furious.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=fastvs.htm

Also FWIW, Thor has passed The Incredible Hulk worldwide (though it won't 
pass TIH domestically until next week, probably) and is the first of the 
"Avengers" movies (which also include Iron Man and Iron Man 2) to make 
more than half of its worldwide gross overseas.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=avengersassemble.htm

Also FWIW, Rio has passed Rango to become the top-grossing cartoon of the 
year, domestically.  (It is already way, way ahead of Rango overseas.)

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=spring11famvs.htm

Also FWIW, Thor (with $119.3 million domestically and $317.7 million 
worldwide) has passed Black Swan (2010, $107 million domestically, $304.9 
million worldwide) to become the top-grossing Natalie Portman film that 
isn't a Star Wars film.  It is also easily the 2nd-highest-grossing film 
that Kenneth Branagh has ever been involved with, behind only Harry Potter 
2 (2002, $262 million domestically, $878.6 million worldwide).

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=natalieportman.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=kennethbranagh.htm

Also FWIW, Priest opened a few million dollars behind the opening of last 
year's Legion, which was the previous religious-themed horror-action flick 
to team Paul Bettany with director Scott Charles Stewart.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=scottcharlesstewart.htm

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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/thor-hammers-bridesmaids-box-office-ap

LOS ANGELES - "Thor" nailed down the No. 1 spot at the box office again.

Paramount's 3-D superhero film starring Chris Hemsworth as Marvel's 
hammer-toting god of thunder earned $34.5 million in its second weekend, 
according to studio estimates Sunday.

That brings the total haul of "Thor" to $119.2 million, though not quite 
as impressive as fellow comic book hero "Iron Man 2," which earned $211.2 
million by its second weekend the same time last year.

"`Thor' had a really great playing field to work on for its second weekend 
in theaters," said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for 
Hollywood.com. "For a big-budget Marvel Comics film that opened very 
solidly to drop only 48 percent indicates some very strong word of mouth. 
I think Kenneth Branagh being the director really brought a lot to the 
table."

Universal's "Bridesmaids," the raunchy comedy starring Kristen Wiig as a 
down-on-her-luck maid of honor, debuted above expectations in second place 
with $24.4 million. Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, 
attributed the movie's good reviews and word of mouth to wide audience 
appeal: 67 percent of the audience was female; 33 percent male.

"That's pretty good considering this is a picture titled 'Bridesmaids,'" 
said Rocco.

The next adversary for "Thor" arrives next week with the opening of 
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," the fourth film in the 
blockbuster Disney franchise starring Johnny Depp as mischievous pirate 
Capt. Jack Sparrow. On Memorial Day weekend come the sequels "The Hangover 
Part II" from Warner Bros. and "Kung Fu Panda 2" from Paramount.

"The cavalry is about to arrive," said Dergarabedian. "We're poised for a 
strong Memorial Day weekend. We're down year-to-date about 13 percent on 
revenue. A month ago, we were down 20 percent. We're making up ground, and 
this weekend was down only 3 percent, which is impressive considering the 
strength of 'Iron Man 2' in its second weekend a year ago."

Universal's car-racing sequel "Fast Five" with Dwayne Johnson shifted into 
the third position with $19.5 million in its third weekend in theaters.

Sony's 3-D vampire-hunting graphic novel adaptation "Priest" opened in 
fourth place with $14.5 million, while Fox's animated bird tale "Rio" 
landed at fifth place with $8 million in its fifth weekend in theaters.

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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/thor-hammers-away-box-office-competition-again-reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Thor" reigned at the North American box office 
for the second weekend in a row, as the raunchy women's comedy 
"Bridesmaids" beat expectations to come in second.

According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the Marvel comics 3D film 
"Thor," about the earthly adventures of the god of thunder, sold $34.5 
million worth of tickets over the weekend while "Bridesmaids" did $24.4 
million in sales.

The action movie "Fast Five," in its third week at theaters, had a strong 
showing with $19.5 million and came in third, leaving fourth place to the 
action horror flick "Priest," which opened with a disappointing $14.5 
million.

"Thor," which is distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc, 
opened last week with sales of $66 million, so its second weekend in 
theaters was considered strong by box office analysts because it only 
dropped 48 percent.

The $24.4 million total for "Bridesmaids," from Universal Pictures, is at 
least $10 million higher than expectations, said Paul Dergarabedian, head 
of tracking firm Hollywood.com Box Office. Universal Pictures is a unit of 
Comcast Corp-controlled NBC Universal.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Eric Beech)

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm

The Domestic Top 10 of 2011 (as of May 15, 2011)

[***] 1 (1) Fast Five (PG-13)                               $168.8 million
[***] 2 (3) Rio (G)                                         $125.0 million
[***] 3 (2) Rango (PG)                                      $120.7 million
[***] 4(12) Thor (PG-13)                                    $119.3 million
[***] 5 (4) Hop (PG)                                        $106.8 million
[***] 6 (5) Just Go with It (PG-13)                         $102.9 million
[***] 7 (6) Gnomeo and Juliet (G)                            $99.1 million
[***] 8 (7) The Green Hornet (PG-13)                         $98.8 million
[***] 9 (8) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)                      $83.0 million
[***] 10(9) Limitless (PG-13)                                $77.2 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2011&p=.htm

The Worldwide Top 10 of 2011 (as of May 15, 2011)

[***] 1  Fast Five (PG-13)                   168.8 + 271.7 = 440.5 million
[***] 2  Rio (G)                             125.0 + 303.6 = 428.6 million
[***] 3  Thor (PG-13)                        119.3 + 198.4 = 317.7 million
[***] 4  Rango (PG)                          120.7 + 119.0 = 239.7 million
[***] 5  The Green Hornet (PG-13)             98.8 + 129.5 = 228.3 million
[***] 6  Just Go with It (PG-13)             102.9 + 109.8 = 212.7 million
[***] 7  Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)          83.0 + 118.6 = 201.7 million
[***] 8  Gnomeo and Juliet (G)                99.1 +  78.0 = 177.1 million
[***] 9  Hop (PG)                            106.8 +  61.9 = 168.7 million
[***] 10 No Strings Attached (R)              70.7 +  76.9 = 147.5 million

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/

The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of May 8, 2011)

[*2*] 1  Avatar (2009)                                      $760.5 million
[*2*] 2  Titanic (1997)                                     $600.8 million
[***] 3  The Dark Knight (2008)                             $533.3 million
[*7*] 4  Star Wars (1977)                                   $461.0 million
[***] 5  Shrek 2 (2004)                                     $441.2 million
[*4*] 6  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)                  $435.1 million
[*3*] 7  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)   $431.1 million
[***] 8  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)  $423.3 million
[***] 9  Toy Story 3 (2010)                                 $415.0 million
[*2*] 10 Spider-Man (2002)                                  $403.7 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

The Worldwide Top 10 of All Time (as of May 8, 2011)

[*2*] 1  Avatar (2009)                     760.5 + 2021.8 = 2782.3 million
[*2*] 2  Titanic (1997)                    600.8 + 1242.4 = 1843.2 million
[*4*] 3  The Lord of the Rings: ... (2003) 377.0 +  742.1 = 1119.1 million
[***] 4  Pirates of the ... Chest (2006)   423.3 +  642.9 = 1066.2 million
[***] 5  Toy Story 3 (2010)                415.0 +  648.2 = 1063.2 million
[***] 6  Alice in Wonderland (2010)        334.2 +  690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 7  The Dark Knight (2008)            533.3 +  468.6 = 1001.9 million
[*2*] 8  Harry Potter and the ... (2001)   317.6 +  657.2 =  974.7 million
[***] 9  Pirates of the ... End (2007)     309.4 +  651.6 =  961.0 million
[***] 10 Harry Potter and the ... (2010)   295.0 +  659.5 =  954.5 million

--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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