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‘G.I. Joe’ Dominates Weekend Box Office

G.I. Joe: RetaliationG.I. Joe: Retaliation opened with $132 million at the worldwide box office, one of the best showings ever for the Easter holiday and marking the top international debut of the year so far. G.I. Joe took in $80.3 million overseas and $51.7 million in the United States, including $41.2 million for the weekend proper, the second-best domestic Easter gross behind the 2010 Clash of the Titans ($61.2 million). Internationally, G.I. Joe opened 10 percent ahead of Oz the Great and Powerful, which debuted earlier this month to $69.9 million.

The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 31, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1GI Joe: RetaliationParamount$41,200,0003,71911,078$51,706,875
2Croods, The20th Century Fox$26,500,0004,0656,519$88,618,284
3Tyler Perry’s TemptationLionsgate$22,300,0002,04710,893$22,300,000
4Olympus Has FallenFilmDistrict$14,000,0003,1064,507$54,742,669
5Oz The Great and PowerfulDisney$11,605,0003,3243,491$198,278,000
6Host, TheOpen Road$11,002,0003,2023,435$11,002,000
7Call, TheSony$4,800,0002,4391,968$39,480,037
8AdmissionFocus Features$3,252,9772,1611,505$11,758,742
9Spring BreakersA24 Films$2,758,0001,3792,000$10,100,289
10Incredible Burt Wonderstone, TheWarner Bros.$1,300,0001,575825$20,580,000
11Identity ThiefUniversal$1,092,8201,0821,010$129,910,710
12Jack The Giant SlayerWarner Bros.$965,0001,080893$61,332,116

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