Domestic Box Office For May 2012

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1The Avengers$532,463,9804,349$623,357,910May 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Men in Black³$83,003,5534,248$179,020,854May 25Sony Pictures Releasing
3Dark Shadows$66,973,8413,755$79,727,149May 11Warner Bros.
4Battleship$50,312,8503,702$65,422,625May 18Universal Pictures
5The Dictator$46,110,3603,014$59,650,222May 16Paramount Pictures
6Think Like a Man$27,318,2902,052$91,547,205Apr 20Screen Gems
7What to Expect When You're Expecting$26,293,3593,021$41,152,203May 18Lionsgate
8The Hunger Games$24,032,8054,137$408,010,692Mar 23Lionsgate
9The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$20,896,6051,298$46,412,041May 4-
10The Lucky One$18,552,8503,175$60,457,138Apr 20Warner Bros.
11The Five-Year Engagement$16,672,6102,941$28,835,528Apr 27Universal Pictures
12The Pirates! Band of Misfits$16,266,9773,358$31,051,126Apr 27Sony Pictures Releasing
13Chernobyl Diaries$11,371,1142,433$18,119,640May 25Warner Bros.
14Chimpanzee$8,638,6411,567$28,972,764Apr 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
15Safe$8,299,6692,271$17,142,080Apr 27Lionsgate
16The Raven$7,894,6192,209$16,008,272Apr 27Relativity Media
17The Cabin in the Woods$5,857,7332,811$42,073,277Apr 13Lionsgate
18The Three Stooges$5,333,9023,482$44,338,224Apr 13Twentieth Century Fox
1921 Jump Street$4,622,5103,148$138,447,667Mar 16Sony Pictures Releasing
20Mirror Mirror$3,529,3133,618$64,935,167Mar 30Relativity Media
21John Carter$3,389,7423,749$73,078,100Mar 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22American Reunion$3,050,0753,203$57,011,521Apr 6Universal Pictures
23The Lorax$2,665,7603,769$214,151,550Mar 2Universal Pictures
24Bernie$2,644,246332$9,206,470Apr 27Millennium Entertainment
25Girl in Progress$2,479,452322$2,609,412May 11Lionsgate
26Wrath of the Titans$2,377,6223,545$83,670,083Mar 30Warner Bros.
27To the Arctic 3D$1,868,66352$14,560,838Apr 20Warner Bros.
28Titanic
2012 3D Release
$1,393,3403,674$57,884,114Apr 4Paramount Pictures
29Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$1,308,0843,500$103,860,290Feb 10Warner Bros.
30Bully
2012 Re-release
$1,198,765263$3,863,446Apr 13The Weinstein Company
31Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$1,162,188524$9,047,981Mar 9CBS Films
32Monsieur Lazhar$967,71286$2,009,517Apr 13Music Box Films
33Lockout$906,1002,335$14,326,864Apr 13FilmDistrict
34Moonrise Kingdom$860,212924$45,512,466May 25Focus Features
35Marley$689,08573$1,413,480Apr 20Magnolia Pictures
36Born to Be Wild$654,717208$25,978,556Apr 8Warner Bros.
37Headhunters$609,51060$1,200,010Apr 27Magnolia Pictures
38First Position$598,16958$1,014,071May 4IFC Films
39Crooked Arrows$522,912327$1,832,541May 18-
40Hubble$517,692151$52,522,904Mar 19Warner Bros.
41Jiro Dreams of Sushi$508,32480$2,552,478Mar 9Magnolia Pictures
42Safe House$503,8843,121$126,373,434Feb 10Universal Pictures
43Darling Companion$453,35664$793,815Apr 20Sony Pictures Classics
44Damsels in Distress$409,906205$1,008,455Apr 6Sony Pictures Classics
45Footnote$385,550101$2,007,758Mar 9Sony Pictures Classics
46This Means War$372,4083,189$54,760,791Feb 17Twentieth Century Fox
47The Artist$370,6061,756$44,671,682Nov 25The Weinstein Company
48A Thousand Words$369,9511,895$18,450,127Mar 9DreamWorks
49Act of Valor$307,2813,053$70,012,847Feb 24Relativity Media
50Sound of My Voice$293,80348$408,015Apr 27-
51Hysteria$283,697218$1,804,139May 18Sony Pictures Classics
52Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough$277,27127$5,705,874Oct 7National Geographic Entertainment
53Under the Sea 3D$268,849108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
54The Kid with a Bike$268,74786$1,470,000Mar 16IFC Films
55The Vow$227,2353,038$125,014,030Feb 10Screen Gems
56Vicky Donor$225,43250$549,001Apr 20Eros Worldwide
57We Have a Pope$216,82527$548,115Apr 6IFC Films
58The Raid: Redemption$207,647881$4,105,187Mar 23Sony Pictures Classics
59The Deep Blue Sea$202,81261$1,126,525Mar 23Music Box Films
60The Secret World of Arrietty$198,3891,522$19,202,743Feb 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
61Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$183,28414$6,096,582May 283D Entertainment
62Space Station 3D$177,56664$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
63The Intouchables$166,612194$10,198,820May 25The Weinstein Company
64Where Do We Go Now?$166,41537$531,997May 11Sony Pictures Classics
65October Baby
2012 Re-release
$166,230390$5,157,886Mar 23The Samuel Goldwyn Company
66Deadtime$156,07218$156,072May 11Nocturnal Features
67Good Deeds$148,5292,132$35,025,791Feb 24Lionsgate
68Chronicle$146,2412,908$64,575,175Feb 3Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$136,4493,174$51,774,002Feb 17Sony Pictures Releasing
70Jeff, Who Lives at Home$124,911513$4,269,426Mar 16Paramount Vantage
71Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$123,301106$1,213,128Apr 13Codeblack Entertainment
72Tezz$118,83097$229,931Apr 27Eros Worldwide
73Elles$106,86913$157,508Apr 27Kino Lorber
74Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$106,5823,734$133,110,742Dec 16Twentieth Century Fox
75Bill W.$102,95931$809,590May 18Page 124 Productions
76Polisse$102,82921$211,440May 18IFC Films
77A Separation$100,889282$7,099,055Dec 30Sony Pictures Classics
78The Perfect Family$95,79325$110,313May 4Variance Films
79Casa de mi Padre$95,381475$5,909,483Mar 16Lionsgate
80The Road$92,47650$92,476May 11Freestyle Releasing
81Cowgirls 'n Angels$91,26950$120,680May 25The Samuel Goldwyn Company
82Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I$90,57813$136,166Apr 27Well Go USA Entertainment
83Project X$86,8383,055$54,731,865Mar 2Warner Bros.
84Friends with Kids$85,932640$7,251,073Mar 9Roadside Attractions
85In the Family$82,3885$101,934Nov 4In the Family
86God Bless America$82,13715$122,550May 11Magnolia Pictures
87Grand Illusion$77,3714$174,065May 11Rialto Pictures
88Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story$71,44419$112,679May 4International Film Circuit
89Taur Mittran Di$69,51024$69,510May 11Eros Worldwide
90Gerhard Richter Painting$54,4589$242,646Mar 14Kino Lorber
91A Beautiful Soul$54,00820$54,008May 4-
92Goodbye First Love$51,0655$95,000Apr 20IFC Films
93Coriolanus$48,08021$757,195Jan 20The Weinstein Company
94Boy$43,49318$256,211Mar 2-
95Last Call at the Oasis$42,4236$42,423May 4ATO Pictures
96Elena$42,07813$233,380May 16Zeitgeist Films
97Blue Like Jazz$39,197136$595,018Apr 13Roadside Attractions
98I Wish$39,00912$145,808May 11Magnolia Pictures
99The Hunter$38,22817$176,669Apr 6Magnolia Pictures
100Undefeated$38,07421$562,218Feb 17The Weinstein Company
101The Salt of Life$36,74119$317,405Mar 2Zeitgeist Films
102Mansome$36,28020$36,280May 18Paladin
103We Bought a Zoo$36,1543,170$75,624,550Dec 23Twentieth Century Fox
104Deep Sea$35,62047$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
105Housefull 2$34,277121$1,791,780Apr 6Eros Worldwide
106Goon$34,211242$4,168,528Feb 24Magnolia Pictures
107A Simple Life$32,56213$191,826Apr 13China Lion Film Distribution
108Kalakalappu$30,94910$30,949May 11UTV Motion Pictures
109We Need to Talk About Kevin$30,34080$1,738,692Dec 9Oscilloscope
110My Way$26,13822$70,177Apr 20CJ Entertainment
111Red Tails$24,1052,573$49,876,377Jan 20Twentieth Century Fox
112Turn Me On, Dammit!$23,9255$126,085Mar 30New Yorker Films
113Once Upon a Time in Anatolia$23,6336$152,408Jan 4The Cinema Guild
114Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
2012 3D Release
$23,2432,655$43,458,335Feb 10Twentieth Century Fox
115Pina$20,46484$3,524,826Dec 23IFC Films
116Celine and Julie Go Boating$20,0961$31,452May 4New Yorker Films
117Otter 501$19,8364$24,449May 11Paladin
118Touchback$19,43269$204,232Apr 13Anchor Bay Films
119In Darkness$19,19052$1,041,455Feb 10Sony Pictures Classics
120Lovely Molly$18,4645$18,464May 18Image Entertainment
121Grandmaster$17,0779$17,077May 4UTV Motion Pictures
122Oslo, August 31st$16,6007$101,475May 25Strand Releasing
123A Little Bit of Heaven$15,37511$15,375May 4Millennium Entertainment
124This Binary Universe$15,3752$15,875May 4Indican Pictures
125Hit So Hard$15,0074$34,025Apr 13Variance Films
126Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure$14,47627$177,729Mar 30ArtAffects Entertainment
127Space Dogs$14,4085$14,408May 18-
128Surviving Progress$14,3116$53,953Apr 6First Run
129Beyond the Black Rainbow$14,1625$56,491May 18Magnolia Pictures
130Rampart$13,886106$972,512Feb 10Millennium Entertainment
131The Island President$13,4415$76,398Mar 28The Samuel Goldwyn Company
132Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview$11,93813$105,710Nov 16Magnolia Pictures
133Virginia$11,7685$12,728May 18Entertainment One
134Patience$11,7321$15,941May 9The Cinema Guild
135Whores' Glory$11,5833$31,420Apr 27Kino Lorber
136Shanghai Red
2010 Re-release
$11,5693$30,353Feb 12Indican Pictures
137Thin Ice$10,89953$790,421Feb 17ATO Pictures
138The Fairy$10,7956$38,399Feb 24Kino Lorber
139Bonsai$10,5283$21,267May 11Strand Releasing
140Beauty and the Beast
2012 3D Release
$10,4102,625$47,617,067Jan 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141The Highest Pass$10,0462$20,386Apr 27Cinema Libre Studio
142The Graduate
45th Anniversary Reunion
$9,8202$43,466Apr 11Rialto Pictures
143OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie$9,7456$43,583May 25-
144Take Me Home$9,2736$15,760Mar 9Monterey Media
145Here$9,0362$26,743Apr 13Strand Releasing
146The Women on the 6th Floor$8,83517$719,823Oct 7Strand Releasing
147The Woman in Black$8,4542,856$54,333,290Feb 3CBS Films
148Arjun: The Warrior Prince$8,16510$10,017May 25UTV Motion Pictures
149Keyhole$7,5987$22,826Apr 6Monterey Media
150The Color Wheel$7,4663$19,001May 18-
151This Is Not a Film$7,1725$77,016Feb 29Palisades Tartan
152Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment$7,1033$16,734Apr 27First Run
153Nobody Else But You$7,0744$43,040May 11First Run
154W.E.$6,93124$583,455Feb 3The Weinstein Company
155Jesus Henry Christ$6,8863$20,183Apr 20Entertainment One
156Payback$6,8383$17,979Apr 25Zeitgeist Films
157Galapagos$6,27814$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
158Tonight You're Mine$6,2553$6,255May 11Roadside Attractions
159Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2012 Re-release
$6,1945$15,674May 18Music Box Films
160The Giant Mechanical Man$5,9501$7,396Apr 27Tribeca Films
161American Animal$5,9281$5,928May 18Screen Media Films
162Small, Beautifully Moving Parts$5,5571$8,631May 11Long Shot Factory
163The Turin Horse$5,2273$56,391Feb 10The Cinema Guild
164Albert Nobbs$5,094245$3,014,696Jan 27Roadside Attractions
165Never Stand Still$4,8922$14,272May 18First Run
166Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$4,35229$906,666Jul 8International Film Circuit
167Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$4,04782$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
168Free Men$3,9194$53,810Mar 16Film Movement
169Sleepless Night$3,3582$3,358May 11Tribeca Films
170Natural Selection$3,2113$55,282Mar 16The Cinema Guild
171T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$3,19038$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
172Attenberg$3,1782$24,036Mar 9Strand Releasing
173Wallander: Hämnden
2012 Re-release
$3,1652$10,960May 25Music Box Films
174Silent House$3,1132,124$12,754,783Mar 9Open Road Films (II)
175Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story$2,9772$5,549Apr 25Tribeca Films
176The Understudy$2,9252$17,036Mar 16Indican Pictures
177The Extraordinary Voyage$2,8936$52,986Feb 10Flicker Alley
178The Samaritan$2,5213$2,521May 18IFC Films
179Around June$2,4772$12,578Feb 24Indican Pictures
180The Long Day Closes$2,4532$22,765Mar 5The Film Desk
181War Horse$2,4182,856$79,884,879Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
182Terkel in Trouble
2010 Re-release
$2,3924$40,385Oct 15Indican Pictures
183Lost Bohemia$2,3212$23,584May 20Long Shot Factory
1845 Broken Cameras$2,2149$109,983May 30Kino Lorber
185The Whale$1,8815$81,881Sep 9Paladin
186Love in the Buff$1,77314$256,451Mar 30China Lion Film Distribution
187The Devil, Probably$1,7282$26,816Jan 13The Film Desk
188A Dangerous Method$1,590365$5,704,709Nov 23Sony Pictures Classics
189Sing Your Song$1,5024$47,718Jan 13S2BN Films
190Hide Away$1,3145$30,655May 25-
191Michael$1,3012$15,715Feb 15Strand Releasing
192Reuniting the Rubins$1,1944$13,569Mar 16Monterey Media
193Losing Control$1,1543$22,081Mar 23House Lights Media
194Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$1,1385$86,202Nov 25-
195Young Goethe in Love$1,0949$162,138Nov 4Music Box Films
196The Bride Wore Black$1,0482$44,566Nov 4The Film Desk
197Life Happens$1,03216$30,905Apr 13Rogers & Cowan/PMK
198My Reincarnation$9355$92,822Oct 28Long Shot Factory
199The Pruitt-Igoe Myth$9066$44,883Jan 20First Run
200Crazy Horse$90014$157,782Jan 18Zipporah Films