Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Twentieth Century Fox’s Riooutperformed expectations in its U.S. launch, grossing an estimated $40 million from 3,826 theaters to help break the long-running box office slump. The film doubled the take of the holder of the number two spot, Screm 4, which brought in an estimated $19.2 million.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, April 17, 2011 are as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio | 20th Century Fox | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 3,826 | 10,454 |
| 2 | Scream 4 | The Weinstein Company | 19,279,000 | 19,279,000 | 3,305 | 5,833 |
| 3 | HOP | Universal | 11,166,760 | 82,609,160 | 3,608 | 3,095 |
| 4 | Soul Surfer | Sony | 7,400,000 | 19,996,627 | 2,214 | 3,342 |
| 5 | Hanna | Focus Features | 7,326,624 | 23,326,936 | 2,545 | 2,878 |
| 6 | Arthur | Warner Bros. | 6,940,000 | 22,348,417 | 3,276 | 2,118 |
| 7 | Insidious | FilmDistrict | 6,856,554 | 35,982,822 | 2,233 | 3,070 |
| 8 | Source Code | Summit Entertainment | 6,300,000 | 36,989,522 | 2,557 | 2,463 |
| 9 | Conspirator, The | Roadside Attractions | 3,924,000 | 3,924,000 | 707 | 5,550 |
| 10 | Your Highness | Universal | 3,894,660 | 15,952,425 | 2,772 | 1,405 |
| 11 | Lincoln Lawyer, The | Lionsgate | 3,000,000 | 50,569,661 | 1,702 | 1,762 |
| 12 | Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | 20th Century Fox | 2,150,000 | 48,190,829 | 1,849 | 1,162 |
