Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the week of 15-21 June 2012. Madagascar 3 held onto the top spot on the charts for a second week, making $52.4 million, for a two-week total of $137.3 million. Prometheus held steady at #2, thrilling up $29.9 million, for a two-week total of $98.5 million. Classic rock musical Rock of Ages opened at #3, while SNL alumni comedy That’s My Boy opened at #4. Snow White and the Huntsman slipped from #3 to #5, charming up $20.2 million, for a three-week total of $129.0 million. Men in Black 3 slipped from #4 to #6, neuralizing $15.1 million, for a four-week total of $157.7 million. The Avengers slipped from #5 to #7, earning $13.4 million, for a seven-week total of $591.2 million.
Battleship slipped from #9 to #11, battling up $1.8 million, for a five-week total of $62.7 million. The Hunger Games slipped from #12 to #13, fighting up $1.4 million, for a thirteen-week total of $402.3 million. Dark Shadows fell from #11 to #15, vamping up $950 thousand, for a six-week total of $75.5 million. The Lorax held steady at #18, greening up $450 thousand, for a sixteen-week total of $212.7 million. Mirror Mirror fell from #18 to #22, magicking up $400 thousand, for a twelve-week total of $64.1 million.
Falling out of the top 25 this week was:
Chernobyl Diaries (last week’s #14) in its fourth week in release (box office total: $17.7 million)