Weekend Box Office: June 10 - 12

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  Super 8 - $35.4 million

2.  X-Men: First Class - $24.1 million

3.  The Hangover Part II - $17.6 million

4.  Kung Fu Panda 2 - $16.5 million

5.  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $10.9 million

6.  Bridesmaids - $10 million

7.  Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer - $6 million

8.  Midnight in Paris - $5.8 million

9.  Thor - $2.4 million

10.  Fast Five - $1.7 million

Old-school wins this weekend as the JJ Abrams homage to classic Spielberg Super 8 opens with $35.4 million.  It also made an additional $1 million from Twitter-sponsored screenings on Thursday, hoping to get word out on the movie for the weekend.  That's above expectations, but it's still got awhile to go before we can call it a hit just yet.  It seems to be grownup choice for moviegoers needing a break from the usual superhero-fueled summer fare, so there's a good chance it could hold up well against Green Lantern when that arrives in theaters next weekend.

Meanwhile, X-Men: First Class dropped 56% in its second weekend, earning $24.1 million.  The good news?  That's the X-Men series' second-lowest second-weekend drop (X2 dropped 53% in 2003).  The bad news?  It's still only grossed $98 million since opening on June 3, which is low for an X-Men movie.  Bleah.  Seriously, it's one of the best X-Men films in the series.  So if you haven't seen it yet, go now.

The Hangover Part II crossed $200 million this weekend, earning $17.6 million and passing Fast Five to become the highest-grossing film of 2011 so far, although that won't be for too much longer.  The much funnier Bridesmaids had another terrific weekend, adding another $10 million to its $123 million domestic total.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides also sailed past the $200 domestic mark this weekend, and has amazingly grossed more than three times that total overseas.  Worldwide, the fourth Pirates film has grossed $886 million.  Really.

The weekend's other new release, the kid film Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer didn't do much, earning a quiet $6.1 million.  It was no match for Kung Fu Panda 2, which earned another $16 million this weekend.

Let's all start learning the oath for next weekend, when Green Lantern finally arrives in theaters.