Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the week of 22-28 April 2011. Rio held onto the top spot for a second week, flying away with $34.7 million, for a two-week total of $89.2 million. Madea’s Big Happy Family and Water for Elephants opened at #2 and #3, respectively. Hop slipped from #3 to #4, finding $14.7 million, for a four-week total of $102.7 million. Scream 4 fell from #2 to #5, scaring up $9.3 million, for a two-week total of $33.3 million. African Cats opened at #6. Hanna slipped from #5 to #8, slaying $7.3 million, for a three-week total of $33.7 million. Insidious slipped from #7 to #9, taking in $6.8 million, for a four-week total of $45.6 million. Source Code slipped from #8 to #10, arresting $6.8 million, for a four-week total of $46.4 million.
Limitless slipped from #10 to #12, earning $3.7 million, for a six-week total of $75.0 million. Your Highness fell from #9 to #15, making $2.4 million, for a three-week total of $20.5 million. Rango slipped from #18 to #21, rounding up $550 thousand, for an eight-week total of $119.7 million. Gnomeo & Juliet held steady at #22, romancing up $500 thousand, for an eleven-week total of $98.5 million. The Adjustment Bureau slipped from #23 to #25, arranging $350 thousand, for an eight-week total of $61.2 million.
Falling out of the top 25 this week were:
Battle: Los Angeles (last week’s #20) in its seventh week in release (box office total: $82.7 million)
Paul (last week’s #21) in its sixth week in release (box office total: $36.6 million)