Weekend Box Office

For the weekend of April 29-May 1.

1. Fast Five - $83.63 million - 1 wk (U)
. . . 3,644 screens / $22,950 per screen
2. Rio - $14.4 ($103.63) - 3 wks (Fox) - 45.3%
. . . 3,708 / $3,883
3. Madea's Big Happy Family - $10.05 ($41.08) 2 wks (LG) -59.9%
. . . 2,288 / $4,392
4. Water for Elephants - $9.13 ($32.26) - 3 wks (Fox) - 45.8%
. . . 2,820 / $3,236
5. Prom - $5 - 1 wk (BV)
. . . 2,730 / $1,832
6. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil - $4.14 - 1 wk (Wein)
. . . 2,505 / $1,653
7. Soul Surfer - $3.3 ($33.78) - 4 wks (TS) -39.3%
. . . 2,010 / $1,642

The other new release for the weekend was Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. It opened on 885 screens and landed at #16.

I thought Fast Five was going to be big, but two weeks ago I would've guessed $60 million. $83 million is huge. It means Fast & Furious 6 is guaranteed. It can't make Team Thor happy, but when I look at how much oxygen got sucked out of the box-office by it, maybe it won't be so bad for them after all. Theater chains are going to be anxious to get Arthur and Hop and Scream 4 (and Dylan Dog) out of there.

Prom was cheap. Disney batted for a single and they'll get it. Moviegoers are not going to get Hoodwinked again.