Weekend Box Office: April 6 - 8

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  The Hunger Games - $33.1 million

2.  American Reunion - $21.5 million

3.  Titanic 3D - $17.2 million

4.  Wrath of the Titans - $14.7 million

5.  Mirror Mirror - $11 million

6.  21 Jump Street - $10 million

7.  The Lorax - $5 million

8.  Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - $992,428

9.  Housefull 2 - $847,132

10.  John Carter - $830,305

On this holiday weekend, The Hunger Games fought off a wave of 90s nostalgia to hold the first place spot for the third weekend in a row with $33.1 million.  That officially puts it over the $300 million mark domestically, where it has also officially outgrossed all of the Twilight movies and six of the Harry Potter films.  It hasn't quite caught on as well overseas with a foreign total of $157.1 million...but worldwide it's already made $459 million, so Lionsgate can certainly deal with that.

In second place was American Reunion, which opened with $21.5 million.  That's lower than the previous American Pie sequels, but a decent opening nonetheless - and certainly a better addition to the series than those awful direct-to-video American Pie spinoffs.  For what it's worth, it's also the best opening weekend for a R-rated film on Easter weekend.  Yes, apparently there's a record for that.

Titanic 3D took third place with $17.2 million, although that movie opened on Wednesday, so the re-release has actually earned $25.6 million so far.  That is the lowest opening weekend of the recent 3D re-release phenomenon...however, keep in mind that Titanic is well over three hours long, which means fewer shows per day than say, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

Wrath of the Titans continues to not do nearly as well as its predecessor, as it dropped 56% to earn $14.7 million.  Mirror Mirror held up better with just a 39% drop, but that family film has earned just $36 million domestically so far.  21 Jump Street managed to cross the $100 mark this weekend with another $10 million, which The Lorax inched that much closer to $200 million with $5 million over the holiday.

In limited release, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen continued to do well with $992,448 in just 524 theaters, while the Indian action comedy Housefull 2 earned $847,132 at just 121 theaters.  By comparison, both films fared better than John Carter - which earned a meager $830,305 at 1015 theaters. 

Next weekend sees a handful of new releases:  the big screen version of The Three Stooges, the long delayed but already well-reviewed horror film The Cabin in the Woods, and the sci-fi action thriller Lockout.  Sounds like the horror movie's got the best shot at beating The Hunger Games next weekend.