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Sunday, May 8, 2011

'Thor' Makes Thundering Debut at Box Office

"Thor" shows off his strength at North American box office. The superhero movie lands at the first place by grossing approximately $66 million. Costing about $150 million to produce, the film received a "B plus" rating from CinemaScore. 

Meanwhile, Justin Lin-directed "Fast Five" makes a stop at number two. The last week champion now drops to the runner-up position with an estimated $32.5 million. The movie which stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson grosses a total of $139.8 million in its second week.

Drama comedy "Jumping the Broom" opens with a soft landing at the third place. Drawing 70% female audience, the PG-13-rated movie grosses $13.7 million and gets an "A" rating from CinemaScore.

"Something Borrowed" secures the fourth spot with an estimated $13.2 million on its opening weekend. In the meantime, "Rio" has to drop another slot to number five after obtaining approximately $8.2 million, or decreasing about 44.5% from last week's cum.

Top Ten Movies at Box Office for May 6-8:
  1. "Thor" - $66 million
  2. "Fast Five" - $32.5 million
  3. "Jumping the Broom" - $13.7 million
  4. "Something Borrowed" - $13.2 million
  5. "Rio" - $8.2 million
  6. "Water for Elephants" - $5.6 million
  7. "Madea's Big Happy Family" - $3.9 million
  8. "Prom" - $2.4 million
  9. "Soul Surfer" - $2.1 million
  10. "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil" - $1.9 million

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