The first DreamWorks Animation movie to be distributed by Fox, the prehistoric family tale The Croods [CROOD] banked $44.7 million to lead the weekend box office. Families were 70% of the audience, which gave an CinemaScore of A indicating strong word of mouth.
Gerard Butler has a hit again as Olympus Has Fallen [OLYHF] debuted in second place with a strong $30.5 million. The first two action films set in the White House appealed to males over the age of 25 that made up 73% of the audience.
Oz: The Great and Powerful [OZTGP] finished third with $22.0 million to bring its cumulative total to $177.6 million. The Call [TCALL] dropped 49% in its second weekend to $8.7 million.
Admission [ADMSN] took in just $6.4 million to open in the fifth slot, followed by Spring Breakers [SPBRK] with $5.0 million in its wide expansion.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE CROODS | $44,700,000 | $44,700,000 |
| 2 | OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | $30,500,000 | $30,500,000 |
| 3 | OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | $22,031,000 | $177,559,000 |
| 4 | THE CALL | $8,700,000 | $30,904,000 |
| 5 | ADMISSION | $6,445,650 | $6,445,650 |
| 6 | SPRING BREAKERS | $5,000,000 | $5,406,858 |
| 7 | THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE | $4,275,000 | $17,365,000 |
| 8 | JACK THE GIANT SLAYER | $2,965,000 | $59,052,000 |
| 9 | IDENTITY THIEF | $2,545,050 | $127,726,995 |
| 10 | SNITCH | $1,930,000 | $40,342,549 |
| 11 | SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | $1,620,000 | $127,198,543 |
| 12 | SAFE HAVEN | $1,152,000 | $68,932,145 |
Tag(s): CROOD, OLYHF, OZTGP, TCALL, ADMSN, SPBRK