The 10 Biggest Second-Week Film Grosses of All-Time

By Josh Kurp | Box Office Round-Ups | May 13, 2012 |

By Josh Kurp | Box Office Round-Ups | May 13, 2012 |

Marvel’s The Avengers — $103,163,000

Avatar — $75,617,183

The Dark Knight — $75,166,466

Shrek 2 — $72,170,363

Spider-Man — $71,417,527

Alice in Wonderland — $62,714,076

(This movie doesn’t deserve a GIF)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — $62,345,264

Toy Story 3 — $59,337,669

The Hunger Games — $58,551,063

Spider-Man 3 — $58,166,256

So, yeah, The Avengers made a lot of money this weekend. A lot more money, actually, to the tune of over $1 billion worldwide. Oh man, with that kind of dough, I would buy SO much shawarma. Elsewhere, Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows finished second with a disappointing $28.8 million. To be fair, that’s only disappointing if you expected a good movie, which Dark Shadows was not — I’m getting a perverse amount of pleasure from the fact that this $150 million (!) gothic turd will have a hard time making its budget back. When reached for comment, star Johnny Depp replied by making a dumb expression.

Think Like a Man and The Hunger Games finished third and fourth with $6.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively, while $4 million worth of people paid to see The Lucky One. Domestically speaking, it’s only $320 million behind The Avengers. Get working, Sparks fans!

1. Marvel’s The Avengers — $103,163,000
2. Dark Shadows — $28,805,000
3. Think Like a Man — $6,300,000
4. The Hunger Games — $4,400,000
5. The Lucky One — $4,055,000
6. The Pirates! Band of Misfits — $3,200,000
7. The Five-Year Engagement — $3,100,000
8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — $2,650,000
9. Chimpanzee — $1,624,000
10. Girl in Progress — $1,350,000