The box office results for this weekend are in!
Thor, the epic Marvel film released last week to positive reviews and hit $66 million in its first weekend, is #1 for a second week in a row. It's set to make $32 million in its second week, followed by
Bridesmaids at $22 million and
Fast Five at $18 million. Also, the action horror/thriller
Priest, an adaptation of a graphic novel, failed miserably with $5.6 million. From
Hit Fix:
Thor still ruled the top five with another $9.1 million and $93.8 in just eight days. The first Marvel Studios release of the summer looks like it will end up with $160-170 million domestically when all is said and done. That's far less than the $300 million mark achieved by the both
Iron Man features, but far better than 2008's
Incredible Hulk which grossed $134 million.
The other significant news Friday was the disappointing opening of Screen Gems' expensive "tentpole"
Priest The 3D horror action flick found only $5.6 million even with higher ticket prices. If
Priest plays like a traditional horror film its looking at anywhere from $13-15 million. Screen Gems will no doubt be hoping it doesn't, but a three-day cume of $17 million or more would be shocking.
Sadly, this will probably mark
Thor's last weekend at the top spot, since
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will inevitably take the top spot easily. Anyways,
Thor and
Priest are both out now at your local theater!