The last weekend before blockbuster season proved lighter than usual as Pain & Gain [PAING] topped the box office with just $20 million. The action comedy attracted an audience that was 51% male and 63% over the age of 25.
Last week's champ Oblivion tumbled 53% to $17.4 million. The sci-fi film has grossed $64.7 million.
42 [42] took third with another $10.7 million to bring its running total to $69.1 million.
The Big Wedding [TBWED] debuted in fourth place with a disappointing $7.5 million. The romantic comedy skewed female at 77%.
Opening in just 363 theaters, Mud [MUD] earned $2.2 million for eleventh overall.
Company You Keep [COYKP] tallied $1.2 million in its wide expansion to 807 theaters.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | PAIN & GAIN | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2 | OBLIVION | $17,443,200 | $64,730,700 |
| 3 | 42 | $10,725,000 | $69,079,000 |
| 4 | THE BIG WEDDING | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 5 | THE CROODS | $6,600,000 | $163,024,800 |
| 6 | G.I. JOE: RETALIATION | $3,620,000 | $116,396,000 |
| 7 | SCARY MOVIE V | $3,457,000 | $27,493,936 |
| 8 | OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | $2,768,000 | $93,076,472 |
| 9 | THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES | $2,699,140 | $16,204,863 |
| 10 | JURASSIC PARK 3D | $2,310,000 | $42,000,375 |
| 11 | MUD | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 12 | EVIL DEAD | $2,000,000 | $51,868,000 |
Tag(s): PAING, 42, TBWED, MUD, COYKP