Outperforming even the loftious expectations, the superhero team-up The Avengers [AVNGR] banked $200.3 million to claim the biggest opening weekend of all times. The previous mark of $169 million was set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II just last year. 52% of the moviegoers paid for 3D. The audience was split 50% under the age of 25, and 60% male. With phenomenal word of mouth, The Avengers may not be frontloaded like most blockbuster openings.
Think Like a Man [TLKAM] finished second adding $8.0 million to bring its total to $73 million.
Pirates! Band of Misfits [PIRTS] and The Five-Year Engagement [5YENG] both dropped 52% in their second weekend to $5.4 million and $5.1 million, respectively.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE AVENGERS | $200,329,000 | $200,329,000 |
| 2 | THINK LIKE A MAN | $8,000,000 | $73,029,000 |
| 3 | THE HUNGER GAMES | $5,700,000 | $380,726,998 |
| 4 | THE LUCKY ONE | $5,510,000 | $47,917,000 |
| 5 | PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS | $5,400,000 | $18,563,000 |
| 6 | THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT | $5,087,930 | $19,191,835 |
| 7 | THE RAVEN | $2,508,000 | $12,047,345 |
| 8 | SAFE | $2,470,000 | $12,873,758 |
| 9 | CHIMPANZEE | $2,395,000 | $23,012,000 |
| 10 | THE THREE STOOGES | $1,800,000 | $39,636,682 |
| 11 | THE CABIN IN THE WOODS | $1,550,000 | $38,003,943 |
| 12 | 21 JUMP STREET | $1,050,000 | $133,985,000 |
Tag(s): AVNGR, TLKAM, PIRTS, 5YENG