After The Hunger Games' four week dominance at the box office, the odds were in the favor of a new champion. Think Like a Man [TLKAM] took the crown with an estimated $33.0 million, a huge opening for a mostly African-American ensemble cast. Rather than skew to women like a romantic comedy, the film brought out a crowd that was 63% male more typical of a raunchy comedy.
The Lucky One [LUCON] opened a distant second at $22.8 million. The Nicholas Sparks romance attracted an audience that was 76% female.
The Hunger Games finished third with $14.5 million added to bring its total to $356.9 million.
Debuting in fourth place Chimpanzee [CHIMP] took in $10.2 million, the best 3-day total yet for a Disneynature opening over Earth Day.
The Three Stooges [3STOG] slipped 46% in its second weekend to $9.2 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THINK LIKE A MAN | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 |
| 2 | THE LUCKY ONE | $22,805,000 | $22,805,000 |
| 3 | THE HUNGER GAMES | $14,500,000 | $356,900,460 |
| 4 | CHIMPANZEE | $10,205,000 | $10,205,000 |
| 5 | THE THREE STOOGES | $9,200,000 | $29,355,446 |
| 6 | THE CABIN IN THE WOODS | $7,750,000 | $26,980,172 |
| 7 | AMERICAN REUNION | $5,231,925 | $48,275,685 |
| 8 | TITANIC 3D | $5,000,000 | $52,828,017 |
| 9 | 21 JUMP STREET | $4,600,000 | $127,066,000 |
| 10 | MIRROR MIRROR | $4,114,000 | $55,205,753 |
| 11 | WRATH OF THE TITANS | $3,825,000 | $77,136,000 |
| 12 | LOCKOUT | $3,094,000 | $11,003,032 |
Tag(s): TLKAM, LUCON, CHIMP, 3STOG