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‘Dark Shadows’ Fails To Take A Bite Out Of ‘The Avengers’

AvengersAs “The Avengers” racked up more box office records and easily topped the box office, “Dark Shadows,” the campy Tm Burton remake of the 60s soap opera, failed to meet studio expectations in its opening window. The film took second place with $28 million, bringing in just over one quarter of ‘The Avengers’ second week box office earnings. The $100 million vampire film failed to generate the $35-40 million opening weekend that Warner Bros. had hoped for.

The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, May 11, 2012, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Marvel’s The AvengersDisney$103,163,0004,34923,721$373,182,000
2Dark ShadowsWarner Bros.$28,805,0003,7557,671$28,805,000
3Think Like A ManSony$6,300,0002,0523,070$81,916,732
4Hunger Games, TheLionsgate$4,400,0002,5311,738$386,901,686
5Lucky One, TheWarner Bros.$4,055,0002,8391,428$53,735,741
6Pirates! Band of Misfits, TheSony$3,200,0003,0791,039$23,103,558
7Five-Year Engagement, TheUniversal$3,095,6452,5691,205$24,405,055
8Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, TheFox Searchlight$2,650,00017814,887$3,722,516
9ChimpanzeeDisney$1,624,0001,5591,041$25,586,000
10Girl In ProgressLionsgate$1,350,0003224,192$1,350,000
11Raven, TheRelativity Media$1,300,0001,888688$14,644,928
12SafeLionsgate$1,275,0001,690754$15,545,255

 

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