I hope you all had a good father’s day weekend. GREEN LANTERN claimed the top spot at the box office, but J.J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 was right behind it at #2. It raked in $21.3 million with a drop off of only 40% – which makes sense since it was a good flick to catch with your old man. Its ten-day performance is on par with that of DISTRICT 9.
Matthew Vaughn’s X-MEN: FIRST CLASS pulled in another $11.5 million in its third week. As for the older stuff, Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE made $111,000 at around #22 and Wes Craven’s SCREAM 4, which is still playing a handful of theaters, made $14,000.
There’s nothing genre-related to look forward to next week, just CARS 2 and BAD TEACHER. The following week, however, we will see how the new TRANSFORMERS flick performs. Until then, I suggest catching SUPER 8 if you haven’t already done so.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
| 1. Green Lantern | $ 52.7 Million | NEW |
| 2. Super 8 | $ 21.3 Million | $ 72.8 Million |
| 3. Mr. Popper’s Penguins | $ 18.2 Million | NEW |
| 4. X-Men: First Class | $ 11.5 Million | $ 120 Million |
| 5. The Hangover Part II | $ 9.6 Million | $ 233 Million |
| 6. Kung Fu Panda 2 | $ 8.7 Million | $ 143 Million |
| 7. Bridesmaids | $ 7.5 Million | $ 137 Million |
| 8. Pirates of the Caribbean 4 | $ 6.2 Million | $ 220 Million |
| 9. Midnight in Paris | $ 5.2 Million | $ 21.8 Million |
| 10. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | $ 2.2 Million | $ 11.2 Million |