Weekend Box Office: May 20-22
Mon, May 23, 2011 
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $90.1 million
2. Bridesmaids - $20.8 million
3. Thor - $15.4 million
4. Fast Five - $10.5 million
5. Priest - $4.7 million
6. Rio - $4.6 million
7. Jumping the Broom - $3.7 million
8. Something Borrowed - $3.5 million
9. Water for Elephants - $2.1 million
10. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - $956,589
Well, everyone else seemed like it. While Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opened somewhat below expectations in the US this weekend with $90.1 million, overseas the movie plundered the box office with a whopping $256 million since opening last Wednesday. The 3D may not have helped, with the higher prices likely driving away anyone on the fence about whether or not they wanted to spend the extra cash on the badly reviewed fourth Pirates film (the show I saw on Saturday was only about half-full, with just a handful of people waiting for the next show as we were leaving). On the plus side, the $90.1 million opening haul did manage to top Fast Five's $86.2 million for 2011's best opening weekend so far. But with the summer blockbuster season kicking into high gear, this may be the first Pirates film to not cross the $300 million mark domestically - although it's already passed that worldwide.
It's too bad, the new Pirates is actually quite good.
As expected, Bridesmaids rode the wave of some stellar word-of-mouth to strong second weekend, dropping only 20% to gross $20.8 million, bringing its domestic total up to $59 million. It will be interesting to watch Bridesmaids and The Hangover Part II duke it out over audience next weekend. I suspect it will hold up just fine..
Thor, having lost a good chunk of its audience and its 3D screens to Pirates, dropped to third with $15.4 million. The future Avenger has so far grossed $392 million worldwide.
The upcoming Memorial Day weekend brings with it the return of the Wolfpack with The Hangover Part II, as well as Jack Black's animated Kung Fu Panda 2 for the kids. Wake me up when X-Men: First Class opens next week.
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