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Smashing records and setting off early holiday fireworks, Seth MacFarlane’s Ted debuted to a massive $54.1 million at the domestic box office — the best showing ever for an original R-rated comedy. Steven Soderbergh‘s male striptease dramedy Magic Mike likewise overperformed in a big way, grossing $39.2 million. It’s the first time in history that two R-rated movies opened north of $20 million on the same weekend.
The top 12 films of the weekend as of July 1 are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Ted | Universal | $54,107,495 | 3,239 | 16,705 | $54,107,495 |
| 2 | Magic Mike | Warner Bros. | $39,155,000 | 2,930 | 13,363 | $39,155,000 |
| 3 | Brave | Disney | $34,011,000 | 4,164 | 8,167 | $131,685,000 |
| 4 | Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection | Lionsgate | $26,350,000 | 2,161 | 12,193 | $26,350,000 |
| 5 | Madagascar 3 | Paramount | $11,815,000 | 3,715 | 3,180 | $180,011,522 |
| 6 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 20th Century Fox | $6,000,000 | 3,109 | 1,929 | $29,034,193 |
| 7 | Prometheus | 20th Century Fox | $4,925,000 | 1,951 | 2,524 | $118,261,848 |
| 8 | Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | $4,872,878 | 854 | 5,705 | $18,405,810 |
| 9 | Snow White And The Huntsman | Universal | $4,405,245 | 2,337 | 1,885 | $145,591,165 |
| 10 | People Like Us | Disney | $4,306,000 | 2,055 | 2,095 | $4,306,000 |
| 11 | Marvel’s The Avengers | Disney | $4,215,000 | 1,757 | 2,398 | $606,298,000 |
| 12 | Men In Black 3 | Sony | $2,900,000 | 1,902 | 1,524 | $169,640,086 |
