Captain Jack Sparrow reclaimed his spot atop the box office this weekend.
Even without franchise stars Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides topped the box office this weekend with $90.1 million. While it's a great number for an opening box office, it failed to reach the $100 million mark that the other three films opened with during their respective releases.
Nonetheless, Pirates remains a huge success. Pirates 4 currently holds the record for the highest five-day opening in history with $346.4 million.
Last week's new releases remained to take in great numbers. Thor slipped to the No. 3 spot with $15.5 million. In its third week at theaters, Thor has amassed $145.4 million domestically. The chick R-rated comedy Bridesmaids didn't budge from it's No. 2 spot. The Kristen Wiig led comedy took in $21 million over the weekend. After two weeks at the box office, Bridesmaids total cume sits at $59.5 million.
Fast Five continues to be the highest grossing film for the summer blockbuster season. After four weeks at the box office, Fast Five has taken in $186.2 million.
Here's the top 10 movies for the weekend:
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, $90.1 million
2. Bridesmaids, $21 million
3. Thor, $15.5 million
4. Fast Five, $10.6 million
5. Rio, $4.7 million
6. Priest, $4.6 million
7. Jumping the Broom, $3.7 million
8. Something Borrowed, $3.4 million
9. Water for Elephants, $2.2 million
10. Madea's Big Happy Family, $990,000
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