After a month of so-so box office returns outside of the realm of animation, June ended with a bang this weekend with two R-rated comedies dominating the returns.
"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane's feature film directorial debut, "Ted," vastly exceeded expectations, grossing a massive $54.1 million. Not only was it good enough for first place, the total was the eighth highest opening weekend for an R-rated film ever.
Debuting in second place was the similarly R-rated "Magic Mike," from director Steven Soderbergh, which took home $39.1 million.
Falling to third place was last week's winner "Brave," which grossed a solid second-week total of $34 million. Over its first 10 days, the Pixar film has earned $131 million.
"Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" was in fourth place with $26.3 million, more than its entire production budget.
"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" added another $11.8 million in its fourth weekend, good enough to round out the top five and bringing its sizable total to $180 million.
Wes Anderon's "Moonrise Kingdom," enjoyed a solid expansion over the weekend, jumping to eighth place with $4.8 million.
Meanwhile, "People Like Us," the fourth major release of the weekend, barely made the top 10 with only $4.3 million.
The complete list of the weekend's top 10 grossing films is:
1. "Ted," $54.1 million (New)
2. "Magic Mike," $39.1 million (New)
3. "Brave," $34 million (Total: $131.6 million)
4. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $26.3 million (New)
5. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $11.8 million (Total: $180 million)
6. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," $6 million (Total: $29 million)
7. "Prometheus," $4.9 million (Total: $118.2 million)
8. "Moonrise Kingdom," $4.8 million (Total: $18.4)
9. "Snow White and the Huntsman," $4.4 million (Total: $145.5 million)
10. "People Like Us," $4.3 million (New)
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| The comedy grossed $54.1 million. |
Debuting in second place was the similarly R-rated "Magic Mike," from director Steven Soderbergh, which took home $39.1 million.
Falling to third place was last week's winner "Brave," which grossed a solid second-week total of $34 million. Over its first 10 days, the Pixar film has earned $131 million.
"Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" was in fourth place with $26.3 million, more than its entire production budget.
"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" added another $11.8 million in its fourth weekend, good enough to round out the top five and bringing its sizable total to $180 million.
Wes Anderon's "Moonrise Kingdom," enjoyed a solid expansion over the weekend, jumping to eighth place with $4.8 million.
Meanwhile, "People Like Us," the fourth major release of the weekend, barely made the top 10 with only $4.3 million.
The complete list of the weekend's top 10 grossing films is:
1. "Ted," $54.1 million (New)
2. "Magic Mike," $39.1 million (New)
3. "Brave," $34 million (Total: $131.6 million)
4. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $26.3 million (New)
5. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $11.8 million (Total: $180 million)
6. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," $6 million (Total: $29 million)
7. "Prometheus," $4.9 million (Total: $118.2 million)
8. "Moonrise Kingdom," $4.8 million (Total: $18.4)
9. "Snow White and the Huntsman," $4.4 million (Total: $145.5 million)
10. "People Like Us," $4.3 million (New)
