9:54 am, June 2nd, 2012
BOX OFFICE
(Universal)
Snow White and the Huntsman is projected to earn an estimated $55 million in its opening weekend, trouncing previous box office #1 Men In Black 3.
The action-packed fairy tale re-imagining, starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, parlayed strong midnight screenings into a $21 million Friday, and it’s currently cruising toward an easy overall victory.
Men In Black 3 should remain a strong #2 with approximately $29 million in box office receipts, crossing the $100 million mark overall.
In its fifth week, The Avengers is still popular enough for third place, and will add $19 million or so to its enormous cumulative domestic earnings, which have already crossed the half-billion dollar mark.
The chart takes a big drop after the Top 3.
A quartet of holdovers — The Dictator, Battleship, What to Expect When You’re Expecting and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — are all expected to fall into the $4.5-5 million range.
Johnny Depp vampire flick Dark Shadows is tracking toward $3.5 million, giving it the #8 spot.
After that, it’s nuclear fallout horror movie Chernobyl Diaries ($2.8 million) at #9 and The Hunger Games ($2 million) — approaching the $400 million overall mark — in the #10 spot.
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