Weekend Box Office: 'MIB 3' Dethrones 'Avengers'
After a three-week dominance at the box office, Marvel's The Avengers has been dethroned as the No. 1 box office film by Men in Black 3, which grossed an estimated $55 million in its debut weekend.
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The Avengers, which maintained its strong sales at the box office, finished in second with an estimated $36.9 million to bring its domestic total to $513.5 million.
Board game adaptation Battleship dropped over 50 percent in its second week in theaters, finishing in third with $10.9 million over the weekend.
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Trailing behind The Dictator, which pulled in $9.3 million in its second weekend, was thriller Chernobyl Diaries with $8 million in its debut weekend.
Weekend Gross (in millions) Total Gross
1. MIB 3 $55.0 $55.0
2. The Avengers $36.9 $513.5
3. Battleship $10.9 $44.4
4. The Dictator $9.3 $41.1
5. Chernobyl Diaries $8.0 $8.0
6. Dark Shadows $7.5 $63.0
7. What to Expect When You're Expecting $7.1 $22.1
8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $6.4 $16.6
9. The Hunger Games $2.3 $395.3
10. Think Like a Man $1.4 $88.3